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FILE - Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. Facing the need to win Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn off any prior assertion that she opposed fracking. But that hasn't stopped Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump from wielding her now-abandoned position as to win over working-class voters in the key battleground state where the industry means jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
August 5, 2024 | 9:52 AM

Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
A wind turbine in Cambria County
June 27, 2024 | 10:02 AM

Pa. lawmakers begin debate on new renewable energy goals

In March, Shapiro announced a plan to get 35% of the stateā€™s electricity from clean sources by 2035.

By Rachel McDevitt
The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in a statement last month. Cheniere Energy Inc. expects to ship the first cargo of liquefied natural gas on Wednesday to Brazil with another tanker to be loaded a few days later, marking the historic start of U.S. shale exports and sending its shares up the most in more than a month. Photographer: Lindsey Janies/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Updated: April 11, 2024 | 8:49 am

House GOP lawmakers rail against Bidenā€™s liquefied natural gas export approval pause

By Ben Wasserstein
The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg.
June 23, 2023 | 5:07 AM

Safety, oversight concerns raised as Pa. lawmakers pursue billions for hydrogen hubs

Pennsylvania is trying to attract billions in federal dollars to build hydrogen hubs, but some lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isnā€™t prepared to take on oversight responsibilities.

By Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA
Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable, but experts say removing them will cost billions.
March 15, 2023 | 11:55 AM

EPA proposes first limits on toxic ā€˜forever chemicalsā€™ for public drinking water

While states like Pennsylvania and New Jersey have already set PFAS limits for public water systems, the EPA proposal is more restrictive and would apply nationwide.
By Zoƫ Read/WHYY
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and top state lawmakers are hurriedly negotiating a massive economic development package that would encourage natural gas development in Pennsylvania.
October 24, 2022 | 1:57 PM

Tom Wolf and Pa. lawmakers look to push through massive tax incentives for natural gas, as Nov. 8 election approaches,

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and top state lawmakers are hurriedly negotiating a massive economic development package that would encourage natural gas development in Pennsylvania.

By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA
Attorney General Josh Shapiro, left, and Sen. Doug Mastriano, right.
August 4, 2022 | 9:56 AM

What questions would you ask Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor?

Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano and state Attorney General Josh Shapiro are running to be Pennsylvania’s next governor, what questions to you have for them?

By Staff
July 29, 2022 | 9:19 AM

ĀæQuĆ© preguntas le harĆ­a a los candidatos para gobernador de Pensilvania?

By Staff
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
May 11, 2022 | 5:15 AM

Where Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates stand on energy, climate issues

StateImpact Pennsylvania checked in on how climate change and energy issues are playing out in the race for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat.

By Rachel McDevitt
The Pennsylvania State Capitol building on Monday, June 22, 2020.
May 10, 2022 | 5:00 AM

Pennsylvania governor candidates show support for fossil fuels, ignore climate in runup to primary

StateImpact Pennsylvania checked in on how climate change and energy issues are playing out in the state’s race for governor.

By Rachel McDevitt
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