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Harrisburg settles with ACLU over conditions for climate event

Better Path Coalition and the ACLU of Pennsylvania sued Harrisburg over what they say was a lack of transparent standards and fixed permit fees as the group tried to organize a climate action march in June.

By Rachel McDevitt

Green groups give mixed review of Pa. DEP head as he leaves agency

Some environmental groups praised Secretary Patrick McDonnell’s work on climate change while others said he didn’t do enough.

By Rachel McDevitt

Influx of renewables has regional operator planning for future electric grid

Over the next 15 years PJM Interconnection expects to add 100,000 megawatts of renewable power.

By Rachel McDevitt



Updated: May 23, 2022 | 8:38 pm

Pennsylvania’s top environmental regulator to step down

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell will be replaced in July

By Rachel McDevitt

Planned treatment plant called a new threat to Dimock’s water

A state court on Tuesday denied an application to temporarily block a permit for construction of a wastewater plant in the town of Dimock,

By Jon Hurdle

Worried by Ukraine war impacts, environmentalists petition feds to dump LNG by rail

Environmental groups are urging the Biden administration to reverse a Trump-era rule that allows rail shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG).

By Susan Phillips

Even moderate air pollution in Allegheny County raises ER visits for kids with asthma, study finds

Even moderate amounts of air pollution increase the number of children going to emergency rooms for asthma in Allegheny County, a new study finds. 

By Reid Frazier
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