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.
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.
By
Rachel McDevitt | April 10, 2024 | 5:00 AM
Homer City, Pa. navigates an uncertain future after its coal plant closes
| July 15, 2024 | 10:35 AM
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HEADLINES
September 4, 2024 | 3:24 PM
Pa. activists try to head off nuclear restart at Three Mile Island
TMI Unit 1 owner Constellation said this summer it would be technically possible to repower the plant, but it does not have concrete plans to restart it.
September 2, 2024 | 12:00 PM
Listen to the radio adaptation of ‘Between Hevan and Eartha’
Six very different people find themselves thrown together during a storm for a focus group on climate change in Pennsylvania.
August 30, 2024 | 10:08 AM
Franklin County Transource project: How did we get here?
An electricity transmission line in Franklin County that has faced opposition since 2018 got a green light from the county, which struck a $9 million deal to allow Transource to build the line. The project is tied up in court, though, and might not be built. How did we get here?
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MORE HEADLINES
August 29, 2024 | 5:35 PM
Slow demand growth depresses gas prices ahead of Labor Day weekend
The federal Energy Information Administration says, nationally, gas prices are 13% lower than last Labor Day.
August 26, 2024 | 8:27 AM
Pa. urges insurer flexibility for people affected by remnants of Debby
Debby, as a post-tropical depression, tore through the middle of the state, from the Maryland to the New York border, on Aug. 9.
August 20, 2024 | 4:58 PM
Stormwater runoff not an issue in solar fields with proper management, study finds
Researchers measured soil moisture at two solar fields near State College that are built on hillsides.
Updated: August 12, 2024 | 3:03 pm
Harrisburg cleanup from Debby could take weeks
Cleanup efforts could continue for weeks as homeowners and businesses take stock of the damage.
August 9, 2024 | 9:43 AM
Pa. Supreme Court collecting briefs in RGGI case
Coal power industry groups won a lower court decision blocking the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
August 9, 2024 | 9:21 AM
Nine wells in Franklin County found with high PFAS levels
Letterkenny Army Depot continues to test for the chemicals, which are linked to health problems like cancer, reproductive issues and developmental delays in children.
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