Harrisburg, Lancaster get F grades for air pollution
Harrisburg earned an F for year-round particle pollution and ranked 37th-worst in the country for that measure.
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.
The Juice Box got an $80,000 grant in 2022 to help replace the roof and the failing heating system.
Community leaders are hoping hydrogen can help replace some of the jobs lost from the coal industry.
Grants totaling $65,000 were used to upgrade a high school’s fish hatchery program.
Harrisburg earned an F for year-round particle pollution and ranked 37th-worst in the country for that measure.
The bill would let state regulators deny permits if a plant would create too much of a burden on environmental justice communities.
Three bills from the package have already passed the House with bipartisan support.
The Rager Mountain storage field owned by Equitrans spewed methane gas for nearly two weeks.
Shapiro estimates the proposals would save ratepayers $250 million over five years and create 14,500 jobs.