October 21, 2024 | 5:13 PM
Nuclear boosters, skeptics eyeing Three Mile Island restart
The owner of the TMI Unit 1 reactor opened up the closed plant to media to show their confidence that the site can repower without issue.
Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward.
Pa. coal communities have been left to navigate the energy transition mainly on their own.
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Rachel McDevitt | October 17, 2024 | 4:35 PM
‘Life Waste’ is a musical tour of the potential of biogas
Valley Traction plans to perform Life Waste: a Biogas Musical this weekend on the Dickinson College Farm in Boiling Springs.
| October 2, 2024 | 7:53 AM
How volunteers are restoring Pennsylvania’s trails to withstand climate change
| August 27, 2024 | 1:51 PM
Centralia, Wash.’s coal plant has to close next year. Can Pa. communities learn from Centralia’s transition?
The western Washington town has been cited as a model for how to successfully transition away from coal. StateImpact Pennsylvania spent several days there to explore how time and money has affected preparations for what lies ahead.
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Rachel McDevitt | April 10, 2024 | 5:00 AM
HEADLINES
October 1, 2024 | 5:05 PM
Pa. solar companies would need to plan for eventual cleanup under bill in state House
The measure asks solar companies to show they can afford to clean up projects once they stop generating power.
October 1, 2024 | 9:43 AM
Fracking in Pennsylvania hasn’t gone as well as some may think
With all the talk of fracking in Pennsylvania during this presidential race, it’s worth looking at what is at stake for workers, leaseholders and residents who live near oil and gas operations.
One quick but important reality check — a president cannot ban fracking in Pennsylvania. Only an act of Congress can prohibit fracking on a national level on private and state land, which is where fracking occurs in Pennsylvania.
September 30, 2024 | 9:30 AM
Solar co-op aims to lower cost for rooftop panels
Partners in Dauphin and Cumberland counties are working to help homeowners and businesses get a discount on solar power.
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September 25, 2024 | 5:10 PM
Fear, hope among mixed reactions as Three Mile Island plans to restart
TMI’s restart is being hailed by those who want to cut climate pollution, but it’s opposed by people concerned about the risks of radiation from nuclear power and waste.
Updated: September 24, 2024 | 2:57 pm
Pieces of Three Mile Island to be preserved for history
The plant’s control panel and a model of the reactor core will be preserved, as well as signs, maps, and photos from the time of TMI-2’s partial meltdown in 1979.
September 17, 2024 | 5:37 PM
Pa. Senate votes to repeal climate program
The RGGI rule was finalized more than 2 years ago, but has never been enforced because of court challenges.
September 12, 2024 | 4:45 PM
Pa. gas drilling slowed in spring 2024, prices expected to rise this winter
The number of new wells has been falling since the third quarter of 2023.
September 12, 2024 | 10:10 AM
Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says
EDF’s images and modeling show the basins could be releasing enough gas to meet the energy needs of more than half of U.S. homes annually.
Updated: September 5, 2024 | 11:12 am
Report calls for tougher lead testing standards for Pa. school districts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there is no safe level of lead in the blood.
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