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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders in the Indian Treaty Room on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. The White House has selected the Philadelphia area and West Virginia for two regional hubs to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel, an important part of the Biden administration's clean energy plan, according to a person familiar with the plan.
October 13, 2023 | 4:04 PM

Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels

By Matthew Daly and Marc Levy/ The Associated Press
East Palestine, Ohio resident Eric Cozza attends the National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing at the East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, June 22, 2023.
June 23, 2023 | 12:03 PM

NTSB hearing focuses on equipment that failed before fiery derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border

The NTSB said in its preliminary report that an overheating wheel bearing likely caused the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment.

By Josh Funk/The Associated Press
FILE - A small boat travels along the Honga River near the Chesapeake Bay, as the sky lights up at sunrise in Fishing Creek, Md., May 14, 2020. A report on the Chesapeake Bay released Tuesday, June 6, 2023, found strong disparities between communities in different parts of the bay's watershed in terms of health, economics and social justice concerns, presenting the challenges of improving the health of the nation's largest estuary in a larger context.
June 6, 2023 | 3:58 PM

Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities

By Brian White/ The Associated Press
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is headquartered in the Rachel Carson State Office Building.
January 10, 2023 | 6:12 PM

Josh Shapiro nominates former Philadelphia deputy mayor to top environmental job

The Shapiro transition team says Negrin will be the first Latino to lead DEP.

By Rachel McDevitt and The Associated Press
FILE - A small boat travels along the Honga River near the Chesapeake Bay, as the sky lights up at sunrise in Fishing Creek, Md., May 14, 2020. In an evaluation released on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, an environmental group, gave the Chesapeake Bay watershed a D-plus grade, the same grade it gave the watershed in its last report in 2020.
January 5, 2023 | 1:49 PM

The Chesapeake Bay earns a D+ in latest report.

By The Associated Press
Ray Kemble of Dimock, displays a jug of what he identifies as his contaminated well water in this August 2013 file photo.
November 24, 2022 | 5:09 AM

Plea hearing scheduled in ‘Gasland’ drilling pollution case in Dimock

Dimock drew national notoriety after people were filmed lighting their tap water on fire in the Emmy Award-winning 2010 documentary.

By The Associated Press
This Nov. 7, 2022, photo, released by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection shows a methane leak at a well owned by Equitrans Midstream at their Rager Mountain storage facility near Jackson Township, Pa. A vent at the underground natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania has been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for more than 11 days. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection via AP)
November 20, 2022 | 6:40 PM

Natural gas leak in western Pa. that released methane for 2 weeks stopped

By Michael Biesecker/ The Associated Press
A gas meters keep tabs on usage at this Jackson, Miss., residence, Feb. 22, 2022.
July 12, 2022 | 5:15 AM

Gov. Wolf vetoes bid to block all-electric building codes in Pennsylvania

The Democratic governor said the legislation takes away “local decision-making” from municipalities that are looking to address climate change.

By The Associated Press
Water vapor rises from a coal powered power plant stack. Pollution from burning coal affects a larger area than vehicle emissions.
July 12, 2022 | 5:09 AM

Pennsylvania appeals court order blocking climate plan

The Wolf administration estimates that the initiative will reduce Pennsylvania’s carbon dioxide emissions by up to 225 million tons through 2030.

By The Associated Press
FILE - Deepwater Wind's turbines stand in the water off Block Island, R.I., on Aug. 23, 2019. The White House is launching a formal partnership with 12 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry. It's a key element of President Joe Biden's plan for climate change.
June 23, 2022 | 9:02 AM

Pennsylvania, East Coast governors team up with Biden for offshore wind power

The White House is launching a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry

By Matthew Daly/ The Associated Press
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