Energy

Local officials are seeking contractors to help replace the city’s 105,000 street lights with more energy-efficient LEDs.

Brian Abernathy, who co-chaired the city’s Refinery Advisory Group, said Hilco Redevelopment Partners envisions warehouse and logistics space as likely uses.

The Chicago-based real estate company was the winning bidder for the South Philly complex as part of Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ bankruptcy, according to documents filed.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined Sunoco Pipeline almost $2 million for pollution releases into Raystown Lake during pipeline construction.

A New York law office will host the bankruptcy sale of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, closed since June’s explosion and fire.

The city knew about the high levels of benzene at the refinery, but decided not to inform the public.

The Republican governor said that Pennsylvania is “repeatedly falling short” of goals to curb pollution flowing down the Susquehanna River into the bay.

Republicans are pushing for looser regulations on conventional oil and gas drillers, who generally run small operations and work with relatively shallow wells.

If the request is granted, the 10-mile evacuation zone surrounding TMI would cease to exist.

Murphy administration has ambitions to switch New Jersey from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, but fundamental questions about the effects of that switch remain

Gas prices have edged up in New Jersey and around the nation, with analysts citing rising crude oil prices and the year-end spike in holiday travel.

Moving on hasn’t been easy since the June fire disrupted livelihoods and sent the refinery back into bankruptcy. Some have new jobs; some don’t.

Taxes and bans on single use plastics try to combat plastics in the oceans.

The new regulation will mandate all non-residential buildings over 50,000 square foot get tune-ups to improve energy and water efficiency.

Environmental groups say cargoes would risk public safety, set back climate efforts.