Marie Cusick
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Study: Methane emissions cancel near-term climate benefits of natural gas
A new study finds climate-damaging methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry are nearly 60 percent higher than Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania’s gas impact fees rise to $209 million this year
Money goes to local governments, but there is little oversight of how it's spent.
7 years ago
Wolf administration, two years after climate pledge: ‘no specific timeline’ on methane regulations
New requirements for the oil and gas industry don't affect thousands of existing wells.
7 years ago
Virus linked to smallmouth bass deaths in Pa.
The illness is seen as a key piece of the puzzle in population decline.
7 years ago
Three Mile Island’s future looks bleaker as it fails at power auction
Failing to clear the auction means the plants are not able to produce power at a price the market is willing to pay.
7 years ago
Pa. wants to audit gas companies’ hiring of women, minorities
The oil and gas industry is among the worst performing for women and African Americans, in terms of both pay gaps and employment representation.
7 years ago
Ethics investigation of Wolf aide advances; gas industry conflict of interest alleged
The State Ethics Commission is moving ahead with a full investigation of Governor Tom Wolf’s deputy chief of staff, Yesenia Bane.
7 years ago
Pa. House panel OKs bill to gut environmental standards for conventional drillers
The controversial bill would eliminate many environmental requirements for Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry.
7 years ago
State senator files complaint asking PUC to halt Mariner East pipeline construction in Chesco
State Senator Andy Dinniman is trying to halt construction on two natural gas liquids pipelines.
7 years ago
Wolf skips environmental awards ceremony, hits Sixers playoff game instead
PennLive reported the governor was an invited guest of the Sixers’ part-owner Michael Rubin, who gave Wolf’s campaign a $250,000 donation on March 2.
7 years ago
Proposed bill takes ‘principled position’: By 2050, Pennsylvania should use only renewable energy
A bipartisan group of state legislators want Pennsylvania to aim for 100 percent renewable energy by the middle of this century.
7 years ago
Bill would weaken standards on conventional oil and gas drillers in Pa.
The measure marks the latest move in a protracted legal and political battle over how to regulate the state’s oil and gas industry.
7 years ago