Energy

Philadelphia’s future LNG plant gets grant for solar panels. Environmentalists say that doesn’t make the fossil fuel project right.

Croda Inc. released more 2,600 pounds of highly flammable ethylene oxide in November. Officials want to resume production in two months but state says more must be done.

The regulator demanded information on how the local population would be affected by any pipeline failure.

The first 80 workers have been let go at the shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, more than a week earlier than expected.

A new poll from Franklin and Marshall College finds widespread support among Pennsylvania voters for Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

Chester County DA Thomas Hogan says constables overstepped their bounds when patrolling a suburban development.

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery has started neutralizing and eliminating a highly toxic chemical still present at the site. It will take weeks.

Authorities will begin neutralizing hydrofluoric acid at Philadelphia Energy Solutions any day now, but doing so comes with significant risks.

PES and our elected officials must do more to make sure workers have the opportunity to develop new skills and find meaningful work in our country’s evolving energy sector.

Philadelphia residents concerned about health and environmental impacts dominated the first public meeting of the city’s refinery advisory group.

Resident reports loud explosion; company says no liquids leaked from line

Delaware aims to reduce carbon emissions by increasing its fleet of electric buses with help from a new federal grant.

The chemical is one of the most dangerous industrial substances in use. It was an integral part of the unit that exploded at PES back in June.

The state plans to spend $8.5 million of its $118 million share on new school buses, public buses, trash trucks, and electric-vehicle charging stations.

Philadelphia wants input from all stakeholders, including those with environmental expertise, neighbors who live near the refinery, and workers.