CNX plans $1.5B hydrogen fuels plant at Pittsburgh airport, but wants federal tax credit to build it
Natural gas producer CNX Resources says it will only build the plant if President Joe Biden’s administration allows coal mine methane to qualify for hydrogen production tax credits.
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Lee's position on environmental issues has long been underscored by concerns that pollution hurts low-income communities most.
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In 2021, Mellon Park became Pittsburgh’s first designated Arboretum; Westinghouse Park in the Point Breeze neighborhood is the other.
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A new report by the non-partisan, non-profit group Alliance for the Great Lakes found that 86% of litter collected on Great Lakes beaches contains plastics.
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The most sweeping of the rules are the CO2 limits on coal and new natural gas plants. They require carbon capture, improved efficiency or co-firing with “low-emitting” fuels at these plants.
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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.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited the Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works in Lyndora, Pa. on Monday to tout the Biden administration’s investments and policies supporting American-made steel.
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U.S. Forest Service chief visits Pittsburgh on Earth Day, celebrates urban forestry efforts
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A new report by ReImagine Appalachia examines how investments are being used to restore the Pittsburgh region's natural resources while training a disconnected workforce.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry charged Shell Pipeline Friday with chronically underreporting spills of industrial waste during construction of a pipeline feeding the company’s Beaver County ethane cracker.
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The efforts include giving more money to public transit, mandating prevailing wages for clean energy projects, and updating efficiency standards for appliances.