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Pa. communities start to see impact of federal climate spending, as upcoming election casts doubt on programs’ futures

More than $5.6 billion has been awarded to hundreds of projects across Pennsylvania.

By Rachel McDevitt

Three Mile Island owner lays out reopening timeline in public hearing

Constellation provided a timeline for restarting the plant during a public meeting Friday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

By Rachel McDevitt

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

‘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.

By Rachel McDevitt

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

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.

By Susan Phillips

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

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.

By Rachel McDevitt

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.

By Rachel McDevitt
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