Rachel McDevitt
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StateImpact Pennsylvania
The measure from Rep. Donna Bullock (D-Philadelphia) would require companies to estimate the total environmental impact of new or expanded plants on environmental justice areas.
Julie Grant
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The Allegheny Front
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Lewis County Transit got a $1.8 million grant from the coal transition fund to install a micro-sized hydrogen electrolyzer, which will use electricity to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. -
The $80,000 grant from the community transition fund in Centralia, Wa. helped replace the Juice Box Public House's roof and failing heating system. -
Under pressure from climate activists to close, the Centralia, Wa. plant agreed to a deadline and put millions in a transition fund. StateImpact Pennsylvania spent several days there to explore how time and money has affected preparations for what lies ahead. -
The final rule, announced by Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, cuts in half the permissible exposure limit for crystalline silica for an 8-hour shift. -
The deal has raised concerns about what the sale could mean for unionized workers, supply chains and U.S. national security, and is opposed by President Joe Biden. -
An extraordinarily wet start to the month of April has pushed what was already a very damp 2024 in Pittsburgh into all-time record territory. -
Teens from across the region will gather at the David Lawrence Convention Center this weekend for a day-long summit on climate action. -
The Rager Mountain storage field owned by Equitrans spewed methane gas for nearly two weeks, from Nov. 6-19, 2022. -
Some residents have criticized a $600 million preliminary settlement agreement related to the 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. But the lawyers who negotiated the settlement said it was a "very, very good deal" and asked for patience until they can help to explain it more. -
In January, Biden said in a statement the pause is to take a look “at the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, America’s energy security, and our environment.”
