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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 Biden’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 isn’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 ‘forever chemicals’ 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 Zoë 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

¿Qué preguntas le haría 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
Megan and Bob White with their three kids in their Chester County backyard. Work on the Mariner East 2 pipeline has turned half the property into a construction site, and the project has been plagued by sinkholes and schedule overruns.
August 16, 2021 | 10:24 AM

Jobs or the environment? Ahead of 2022, Pa. Dems thread needle on ‘false choice’

Democrats have to deal with two major priorities in their base that often seem at-odds — supporting labor, and protecting the environment.

By Katie Meyer/WHYY
Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Philadelphia and three other municipalities in Pennsylvania sued the state over what they say was a covert abuse of legislative power to temporarily halt local bans or taxes on plastic bags handed out to customers by retailers.
June 29, 2021 | 5:52 PM

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh move ahead with plastic bag bans as Pennsylvania’s preemption nears its end

The Republican-controlled legislature did not renew a statewide preemption on single-use plastics, opening the door for cities and municipalities to institute their own bans.

By Lindsay Weber for Spotlight PA
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