Energy
Could membranes at coal-fired power plants help stop climate change?
Pittsburgh researchers are working on potentially cheaper ways to capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.
6 years ago
AG Shapiro investigating ‘environmental crimes’ in Pa.
The woman who sued natural gas driller Range Resources over alleged air and water contamination at her Mt. Pleasant, Pa. home, testified before an investigative grand jury.
6 years ago
Delaware County asks to join ‘safety seven’ suit challenging Mariner East pipeline
Delaware County is the latest public entity seeking to join the ongoing lawsuit, which alleges unsafe conditions and a need for more emergency planning.
6 years ago
Offshore wind company considers using Shore power plants for energy distribution
A Danish offshore wind company is considering adaptively reusing two New Jersey power plants set to be decommissioned.
6 years ago
Inside Pa.’s Peach Bottom nuclear power plant
Three Mile Island might close down this year. But operators at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station hope to stay in business until at least 2053.
6 years ago
Report shows how more Pennsylvania drivers can go electric
Of the 8 million vehicles registered in Pennsylvania, just 15,000 of them are electric.
6 years ago
Uncertainty shadows Pennsylvania’s debate over nuclear power
Four decades after Three Mile Island's commercial nuclear power accident, financial rescues of nuclear power plants are stirring the highest levels of government.
6 years ago
PSEG: We’re not bluffing about shutting down nuke plants
PSEG Nuclear rebuked opponents of its bid for subsidies, vowing to close the units unless each is awarded financial incentives, beginning as soon as this fall.
6 years ago
Environmental groups plan to sue U.S. Steel after Clairton fire
A pair of environmental groups say they plan to sue U.S. Steel following the December fire at Clairton Coke Works that damaged pollution control equipment.
6 years ago
Solar jobs grow in Pennsylvania while declining nationally
Jobs in Pennsylvania’s solar industry grew 10 percent last year while declining three percent nationally, according to a new analysis.
6 years ago
Americans say they’re worried about climate change – so why don’t they vote that way?
According to a survey, “record numbers of Americans say they care about global warming.” But voters do not identify climate issues as key drivers of their voting decisions.
6 years ago
Why Venezuela’s oil money could keep undermining its economy and democracy
As political and economic crises threaten to topple Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, political scientists like us are not surprised that he has run into trouble.
6 years ago
Pa. DEP halts new pipeline permits for Mariner East
The Wolf administration says the PUC should take more 'aggressive' action against the pipeline builder.
6 years ago
Despite few details and much doubt, the Green New Deal generates enthusiasm
The resolution has few details, but it aims to overhaul the U.S. economy and spread wealth more evenly.
6 years ago
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez releases Green New Deal outline
In very broad strokes, the Green New Deal legislation laid out by Ocasio-Cortez and Markey sets goals for some drastic measures to cut carbon emissions across the economy.
6 years ago