The Department of Energy is awarding $90 million to a company that has promised to build what would be the largest solar project in the state on a former coal mine in central Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is unveiling a plan to fight climate change. Shapiro announced Wednesday that he'll back legislation to make power plant owners in the state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. The plan also would require utilities to buy more electricity from renewable sources.
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The Delaware Riverkeeper Network and other groups objected to the fact that the public meeting was being held at the steamfitters union hall.
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A Columbia Gas representative told reporters that the house was not served by Columbia Gas but rather by a private gas well on the property.
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The idea of the proposed agriculture innovation funding is to create a grant program that enhances efficiency and saves labor for farmers.
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The Biden administration’s recent announcement that it would hold off on regulating carbon emissions from existing natural gas plants means the agency will wait until after the election to regulate one of Pennsylvania’s largest sources of carbon pollution: existing natural gas-fired power plants.
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East Palestine residents are sharing their frustration over the news that the controlled release of chemicals after last year’s toxic train derailment wasn’t necessary.
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Pa. manufacturers could make a dent in carbon emissions, if they’re convinced it’s good for businessPennsylvania is one of the nation’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, including CO2, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels and methane. The industrial sector, including manufacturing, accounts for more than 30% of the state's emissions.
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The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday that the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them three days after the Norfolk Southern train derailed last year wasn't justified.
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Authorities in Pennsylvania say a woman was seriously injured in a bear attack when she let her dog outside. State game commission workers then killed the mother bear and tranquilized her three yearling cubs so they can be moved into the wilderness.
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There are thousands of abandoned wells in Pennsylvania that leak a powerful greenhouse gas. Environmentalists say the state needs to do more to target the worst ones.