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An aerial view of the Delaware County site where residents say construction continues. Energy Transfer says the work is remediation or restoration
Community

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.

4 years ago

Part of a Russian missile shot down by Ukrainian air defense
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant
Science
NJ Spotlight

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.

4 years ago

Three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

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Weather
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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.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 22, 2019 file photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa
Community

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.

4 years ago

Scott Perry
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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.

4 years ago

Police stop traffic on Broad Street
Radio Times
Community

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 49:12
Philadelphia Gas Works at 1601 S. Broad Street. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Emails 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.

4 years ago

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A Philadelphia Gas Works sign
Community

City Council hears options for decarbonizing Philadelphia Gas Works. Divergent visions of the future emerge

The hearing’s focus was the 81-page PGW Business Diversification Study. Utility CEO Seth Shapiro offered one view; environmentalists, another.

4 years ago

Listen 1:54
High-voltage electric transmission lines pass through a wind farm.
Science
NJ Spotlight

Nation’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.

4 years ago

Metal caps marked ''WATER'' are the only evidence of the 400-foot wells beneath the parking lot of the German Society of Pennsylvania on Spring Garden Street. The wells tap the geothermal energy of the earth to heat and cool the society's building. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

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.

4 years ago

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Snow blankets a row of homes after a snowstorm in Bellevue, Ky., on Friday.
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NPR
Weather

Here’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.

4 years ago

Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant
Politics & Policy

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.

4 years ago

An abandoned, unplugged well
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania could get $100M in federal money to plug leaky, old gas wells

Old wells leak the potent greenhouse gas methane and toxins that can cause health issues for people who live nearby.

4 years ago

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