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Energy

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Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa.’s natural gas industry set to get billions in state tax credits

Environmental groups criticize the tax credits because they would heavily subsidize natural gas production, a process that emits the potent greenhouse gas methane.

4 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in June 2019, hours after a series of early morning explosions at the 150-year-old industrial complex at 3100 W. Passyunk Ave. (Emma Lee / WHYY)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PES refinery explosion investigation says EPA should scrutinize deadly chemical hydroflouric acid

The Chemical Safety Board’s investigation points to a corroded pipe as the source of the explosion. It also says several safety provisions failed to kick in immediately or wer

4 years ago

In this 2018 file photo, Energy Transfer, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2022: Where governor candidates Mastriano, Shapiro stand on energy and the environment

Polling shows that voters in the state are increasingly concerned about climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels and the industry’s impacts on the environment.

4 years ago

Workers repair an electrical wire in front of a tall building.
NPR
Community

More than 100,000 clients in Puerto Rico are still without power 2 weeks after Fiona

Nearly a third of customers in Puerto Rico's westernmost municipalities are still waiting for electricity.

4 years ago

Shops, cars, and attractions are seen at Rehoboth Beach during the summer
Urban Planning

Rehoboth considers ban on gas-powered mowers and other yard equipment

A Rehoboth Beach committee is expected to recommend a phased-in ban on gas-powered gear to cut down on pollution and noise.

4 years ago

Wind turbines spin to generate electrical power in Atlantic City
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy addresses opposition to offshore wind energy in New Jersey

New Jersey is committed to producing 11,000 megawatts of wind energy by 2040.

4 years ago

Wind turbines are seen up close and in the distance in the ocean.
Community

Rehoboth hosts update on wind projects off Delaware beaches

The Rehoboth Beach commissioners offered an update Tuesday on a pair of offshore wind projects proposed off the Delaware coast.

4 years ago

A person stands in the midst of fallen branches.
Community

Puerto Ricans seething over lack of power days after Fiona

Many Puerto Ricans are questioning why it is taking so long to restore power since that Fiona was a Category 1 storm that did not affect the entire island.

4 years ago

Mud and pieces of a road are falling apart on a highway.
NPR
Community

Isolated communities in Puerto Rico struggle to regain water and power after Fiona

Hurricane Fiona's rains led to swollen rivers and washed out roads and bridges in many areas of Puerto Rico. It has isolated many mountain communities and slowed recovery.

4 years ago

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Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. Gov. Murphy orders big jump in offshore wind

Governor boosts goal for green power, key to carbon-free target.

4 years ago

Climate activists with the Earth Quaker Action Team protest Vanguard's fossil fuel investments at their headquarters in Malvern. Eight people who sought to meet with an executive were arrested after refusing to leave and charged with misdemeanor defiant trespass. (Courtesy of Earth Quaker Action Team)
Politics & Policy

8 climate activists arrested at Vanguard headquarters in Malvern

Activists say the company should be using its economic muscle to force companies to de-carbonize. But instead, they say it has increased its investments in fossil fuels.

4 years ago

Protesters demanding the University of Pennsylvania divest from fossil fuel companies formed an encampment outside the school's administration building, camping into the morning of September 15, 2022.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Penn students camp out to demand university take further action against climate change

Nearly a dozen students slept on a campus green Wednesday night, according to an organizer. Among their demands for UPenn: divest from fossil fuels

4 years ago

Protesters confront a construction crew for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in central Pennsylvania. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law

Catholic nuns seek damages against pipeline company, citing religious freedom

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ say the Transco Atlantic Sunrise pipeline that runs through their land violates their commitment to care for the Earth.

4 years ago

Transfer pipes carry liquified natural gas to and from a holding tank. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Community

Environmentalists decry permit extension approval for natural gas terminal in South Jersey

The extended permit gives Delaware River Partners, an affiliate of New Fortress Energy, until June 2025 to build a dock on the Delaware River in Gibbstown, Gloucester County.

4 years ago

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Community

Higher electric vehicle rebates available in Pennsylvania

The maximum rebate has more than doubled, and the revamped program is now focused on working-class families.

4 years ago

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