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Energy

President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices

It is a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

4 years ago

This 2017 file photo shows a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site in Bradford County, Pa. (Ralph Wilson / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. GOP measures to boost natural gas output unlikely to succeed, analysts say

Despite Republican calls for higher gas production, IFO figures show it actually increased by 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with a year earlier.

4 years ago

A gas rig in the Tiadaghton State Forest.
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lawmakers push pro-fossil fuel bills, citing Russia’s war and need for energy security

A slate of bills reference the energy situation in Europe caused by Russia’s war with Ukraine, though many of the issues the bills would address have lingered for years.

4 years ago

File photo: A member of the Delaware River Fishermen's Association fishes for catfish in Bucks County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

A battle brews over use of the Delaware River: Recreational vs. commercial

As more kayakers, paddleboarders, and swimmers take to the Delaware, the commercial shipping industry pushes back, citing safety issues.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen standing in the background.
Politics & Policy

U.S., EU announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy

U.S. President Joe Biden asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses energy to “coerce and manipulate his neighbors.”

4 years ago

File photo: The logo for Halliburton appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 23, 2018. U.S. oil field services companies Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger are suspending their operations in Russia as the Houston, Texas-based businesses react to U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Politics & Policy

Baker Hughes joins Halliburton and Schlumberger in pausing Russian operations

As the war continues, companies that remain are under increasing pressure to leave.

4 years ago

Aug. 15, 2016, a wind turbine, front, being assembled off Block Island, Rhode Island. (Michael Dwyer/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. to study environmental impacts of offshore wind projects

New Jersey officials will commission studies on the environmental impact of offshore wind energy projects on animals as large as whales a ...

4 years ago

Protesters gather in a parking lot at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery office on Passayunk Avenue in South Philadelphia on Feb. 9, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania is revising its environmental justice policy. Here’s what’s changing

Pennsylvanians have until May to comment on the state’s policy for engaging with communities that face disproportionate environmental hazards.

4 years ago

Gas prices are shown on a Sheetz billboard, with prices listed as $4.19 a gallon.
Politics & Policy

Yes, prices at the pump are high. Republican primary candidates in Pa. have noticed too

They’re blaming the party in power: Biden and down-ballot Democrats. It’s a political strategy that can sting, as the 1970s energy crises showed.

4 years ago

Christina Digiulio stands with her arms crossed in front of Marsh Creek
Politics & Policy

Mariner East pipeline motivates activist’s Green Party run for Pa. governor

Christina Digiulio, a pipeline opponent from Upper Uwchlan, said she wants to give voice to people affected by industrial pollution.

4 years ago

Person holds a sign that reads,
Politics & Policy

PUC approves PECO natural gas project for neighborhood business area of Marple Twp.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission granted PECO special exceptions to the neighborhood zoning code, clearing the way for construction.

4 years ago

File photo: Aerial view of Sunoco's Mariner East pipeline construction at the Glen Riddle Station Apartments in Media. (P.K. Ditty)
Courts & Law

Judge: Pipeline company failed to safeguard residents

Sunoco Pipeline LP, developer of the Mariner East pipeline network, plans to appeal the decision to the five-member PUC.

4 years ago

Gas prices are shown Monday, March 7, 2022, in Tumwater, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Russian oil, energy dependence and the U.S. ban

President Biden banned Russian oil and gas imports. We discuss the impact on the U.S. and the global economy and on Putin's war with Ukraine.

Air Date: March 9, 2022 10:00 am

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Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Community

As gas prices rise, Philadelphia area residents rethink how they work

Soaring gas prices are making life difficult for gig workers who depend on using their cars to make ends meet.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014, file photo, truck drivers stop at a gas station in Emerson, Ga., north of metro Atlanta, to fill up their tractor trailer rigs. A new government rule being announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, requires an estimated 3 million commercial truck and bus drivers to electronically record their hours behind the wheel in an effort to enforce regulations to prevent fatigue. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

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