Energy
Most PECO electric customers will see bills drop starting in December
The average residential customer that uses PECO’s default service will see their monthly bill go down by around $5 starting Dec. 1.
4 months ago
Gov. Shapiro appeals decision blocking plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gases
In a statement, Shapiro didn’t pledge to enforce the regulation, should his administration win the appeal at the state Supreme Court.
4 months ago
New Jersey banning sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035
The rule has been hotly opposed by business groups since word that the state was moving to implement it started circulating earlier this year.
4 months ago
Pa. families call on Josh Shapiro to fulfill recommendations of fracking grand jury
Families that live near fracking in Washington County are disappointed in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent partnership with a major gas driller.
4 months ago
This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution
Emissions of planet-warming gases are still rising globally, and the most ambitious climate goal set by world leaders is all but impossible to meet.
4 months ago
Despite loss of 2 major projects, New Jersey is moving forward with its offshore wind power goals
The state is moving forward with its plans to support and grow the nascent industry.
4 months ago
Amtrak backs off plan to install natural gas boilers at 30th Street Station
Crediting climate activists and new climate goals, Amtrak reversed its plans to replace a steam system with natural gas boilers.
4 months ago
Listen 1:03Companies behind Mariner East II pipeline paid $42 million in pollution fines to Pennsylvania
$10 million of that total comes from a plea deal the state attorney general’s office brokered with Energy Transfer, but little has gone toward residents directly affected.
4 months ago
PGW customers’ gas bills go up at the end of November. But the rate increase regulators OK’d is much smaller than what PGW asked for.
5 months ago
Orsted wants out of $300M forfeiture for scrapped New Jersey offshore wind farms
Gov. Phil Murphy reacted angrily when Orsted canceled its two large projects, saying his administration would hold the company accountable to its cancellation obligations.
5 months ago
Hundreds of workers at AC Electric go on strike amid contract negotiations
AC Electric says they have a contingency plan ready and say service will not be impacted.
5 months ago
Pennsylvania to partner with natural gas driller on in-depth study of air emissions, water quality
State officials are touting the collaboration with CNX Resources Corp. as the first of its kind.
5 months ago
Pa. court rules climate program is an illegal tax, says state cannot join RGGI
Commonwealth Court said the Department of Environmental Protection did not have the constitutional authority to collect revenue from the program.
5 months ago
Gov. Murphy slams Orsted for ditching offshore wind, company says it was just business
The Danish company says inflation, supply chain issues, and rising interest rates gave them no choice but to pull out of Ocean Wind 1 and 2.
5 months ago
Pa.’s new environmental justice policy doesn’t solve the problem, advocates say
“The community has to have a determining voice,” one critic said. “This policy doesn't do that.”
5 months ago