Energy
EPA rule would make heavy trucks cut smog, soot pollution
The proposal would require the industry to cut smog-and-soot-forming nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90% per truck over current standards by 2031.
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Residents near Mariner East say ‘restoration’ work looks like more construction to them
Pipeline builder Energy Transfer announced in February that the project was done. This week, a section of pipe was switched out in Delco.
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Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released
The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency said that a Russian “projectile” hit a training center at the Zaporizhzhia plant.
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Switch to electric buildings or miss climate goals, N.J. advocates say
The analysis calls on the state to step up efforts to transition buildings to electric power and to end heating homes with natural gas and other fossil fuels.
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Offshore wind leases top $4 billion for coastal New Jersey and New York
The Biden Administration’s first offshore wind lease sales topped $4 billion for 488,000 acres, blowing away previous records.
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Nearly 600 PECO customers without power after snow squall, strong winds impact region
Experts say it's important for homeowners to monitor the trees surrounding their homes.
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Mariner East pipeline project is finished, after years of environmental damage, construction delays
Energy Transfer says it has completed the troubled 350-mile-long natural gas liquids pipeline, two years behind the initial schedule.
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High-ranking oil and gas official resigns from DEP
The top deputy for oil and gas programs is out at the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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The Regional Roundup – February 14th
We look at geothermal energy as a switch from fossil fuels in the region. A new law prohibits traffic stops for minor offenses in Philly. And, Covid in white-tailed deer.
Air Date: February 14, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:12Emails about PGW’s role in ‘energy choice’ bill pit Councilmember Gym against utility’s CEO
A City Council hearing on moving Philadelphia Gas Works away from fossil fuels was the first time Seth Shapiro spoke publicly about the controversial bill.
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Listen 3:21The hearing’s focus was the 81-page PGW Business Diversification Study. Utility CEO Seth Shapiro offered one view; environmentalists, another.
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Listen 1:54Nation’s largest power grid moves to clear logjam of energy projects
If the solar projects held up in the logjam are not cleared, that jeopardizes New Jersey’s own efforts to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
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Geothermal energy lies right beneath our feet. Could Philadelphia tap into it?
Philadelphia’s decarbonization goals run right up against PGW, the gas utility it owns. Some say the solution lies below the city.
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Listen 7:19Here’s how to best protect your home from freezing temperatures
We spoke with experts to help compile some tips to help get your home through the colder months of the year.
2 years ago
Wolf sues to force carbon-pricing plan to take effect
Publishing the regulation would mean it takes immediate effect, and would make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon prrcing policy.
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