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Updated: 2019-12-17 14:12:27

Environmentalists pressure Wolf to act faster on methane emissions

Their call for action comes as the Trump administration works to loosen federal regulations on the powerful greenhouse gas.
By Katie Meyer
Little Blue Run, the largest coal ash pond east of the Mississippi, along the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border.
Updated: 2019-03-05 13:53:50

Report: Coal Ash contamination widespread in U.S., PA

One western Pa. site has arsenic 372 times the 'safe' level
By Reid Frazier
PJM Interconnection headquarters in Audubon, Pennsylvania
November 1, 2018 | 6:24 PM

PJM: There is no grid emergency (at least for the next five years)

The nation’s largest electric grid studied whether its reliance on natural gas could threaten the system. The answer: Not now, but a perfect storm of events could cause problems.

By Reid Frazier
People testify before the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transporation Wednesday in Pittsburgh on a proposed rule to set weaker vehicle emission standards.
September 27, 2018 | 6:37 AM

Trump’s plan to roll back vehicle emission standards gets an airing in Pittsburgh

By Amy Sisk
The Bruce Mansfield Power Plant burns coal to generate electricity in Beaver County.
Updated: 2018-08-29 21:28:43

FirstEnergy to close Bruce Mansfield, state’s largest coal-fired power plant

The company says there is still time for a federal bailout to save its struggling coal plants
By Reid Frazier
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