Department of Energy | StateImpact Pennsylvania Skip Navigation

Energy. Environment. Economy.

A reporting project of  NPR member stations

TAG | Department of Energy
25 Stories
The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub will produce hydrogen from region's fracked natural gas.
August 2, 2024 | 10:33 AM

Dept. of Energy and Appalachia hydrogen hub reach agreement, providing $30 million for planning

By Reid Frazier
May 26, 2020 | 5:05 AM

Pa. businesses to get $2.2M in Department of Energy research grants

By Anne Danahy
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry answers questions during a media availability following a tour of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Perry said he was confident that Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratory will continue to play significant roles in the nation's weapons program.
October 25, 2018 | 5:32 PM

Energy Sec. Perry stumps for ‘all of the above’ energy in Philadelphia, Camden

By Susan Phillips
The Bruce Mansfield Power Plant burns coal to generate electricity in Beaver County.
June 1, 2018 | 11:24 AM

Report: Draft memo points to Trump invoking national security in bailing out coal, nuclear

Plan could cost ratepayers more in mid-Atlantic, guarantee profits for some power plants
By Reid Frazier
April 30, 2018 | 4:52 PM

PJM will study ‘fuel security’ of electric grid as natural gas use rises

By Reid Frazier
A Norfolk Southern freight train hauling coal makes it way through downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. A plan introduced Nov. 12, 2020 proposes $600 billion in investment to help Appalachia transition from fossil fuels to greener energy sources.
January 8, 2018 | 8:07 PM

Federal commission kills Trump’s plan to save coal plants

By Reid Frazier
A Norfolk Southern freight train hauling coal makes it way through downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. A plan introduced Nov. 12, 2020 proposes $600 billion in investment to help Appalachia transition from fossil fuels to greener energy sources.
January 4, 2018 | 3:03 PM

Who will pay for Trump’s plan to save coal?

By Reid Frazier
August 24, 2015 | 3:29 PM

Penn State wins federal grant to develop solar technology in national initiative

By Jon Hurdle
July 29, 2014 | 5:15 PM

U.S. Department of Energy seeks to curb methane emissions from gas infrastructure

By Marie Cusick
July 30, 2013 | 3:31 PM

Moniz Touts Obama’s Energy Plan In Coal Country

By Marie Cusick
LOAD MORE