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Energy

An oil and gas well in Forward Township, Allegheny County. (Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Natural gas driller EQT fined $330K for erosion violations in Allegheny County

Natural gas driller EQT was fined $330,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for erosion violations at two natural gas sites in Allegheny County.

6 years ago

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig is seen here in July 2010, shortly before the Macondo well was capped after spilling oil for 87 days. The Trump administration has proposed revisions to Obama-era rules that aimed to prevent similar disasters. (Dave Martin/Associated Press)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration moves to roll back offshore drilling safety regulations

The Trump Administration is rolling back some Obama-era safety regulations for offshore drilling that were meant to prevent a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, speaks during the We the People Membership Summit, featuring the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, at the Warner Theater, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Inslee’s climate change proposal: 100% clean energy by 2030

Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee is calling for the nation's entire electrical grid and all new vehicles and buildings to be carbon pollution free by 2030.

6 years ago

Elected officials help LS Power break ground on a project to install a 230-kilovolt power line underneath the Delaware River between Salem, New Jersey and an area just south of Port Penn, Delaware. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

Work begins on underwater power cable connecting New Jersey, Delaware

Electric line connecting Delaware and New Jersey will stretch below Delaware River in an effort to improve power grid reliability, eliminate power bottleneck.

6 years ago

A sinkhole that opened up in January was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County state Rep. faces backlash for bringing Nazis into pipeline debate

In a now-deleted tweet, Friel Otten responded that “The Nazis were just doing their jobs too,” and linked a PBS article on coercion by people in power.

6 years ago

BL England generating station in Marmora, Upper Township, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

N.J. coal plant retiring, imperiling pipeline plan while boosting offshore wind

A Danish offshore wind company is eyeing the N.J. coal plant as a site to connect offshore wind turbines to the electric grid.

6 years ago

Once it is safe to remove the spent fuel from the pool, it's stored outside in metal casks. They are lined up on a concrete base, behind razor wire and against a hillside near the power plant. (Olivia Sun/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

As nuclear waste piles up, private companies pitch new ways to store it

Nuclear power plants across the U.S. are running out of room to store spent fuel. Plans for a permanent disposal site are stalled, so private companies are pitching solutions.

6 years ago

This photo taken on July 11, 2012, shows the Marcus Hook Refinery in Marcus Hook, Pa. The facility, which is owned and operated by Sunoco Logistics, is an international hub for natural gas liquids, propane, ethane, and butane from the Marcellus Shale region of Western Pennsylvania. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

In Pa., two disparate visions for natural gas

The state House Speaker and other Republican lawmakers announced a slate of bills Monday that are aimed at bolstering Pennsylvania's natural gas industry.

6 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Groups sue U.S. Steel, allege potentially ‘thousands’ of Clean Air Act violations

Pollution controls were off-line for over three months following a Christmas Eve fire.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2, 2018 after sinkholes opened in the area. That caused one of the ME2 project's many delays. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco buys two homes at Chester County site of Mariner East 2-related sinkhole

State and county documents show the company paid $400,000 each for the properties in Chester County.

6 years ago

Newsmen and spectators stand in front of the main gate of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Middletown, Penn., April 2, 1979. (Jack Kanthal/The Associated Press)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Legacy of Three Mile Island accident, political power of gas industry makes nuclear subsidies an uphill battle in Pennsylvania

The nuclear industry argues the design of the power market is flawed.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, March 19, 2019 photo, the blades of wind turbines catch the breeze at the Saddleback Ridge wind farm in Carthage, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Democrat-controlled statehouses endorsing clean energy

State legislatures have introduced at least 329 climate change bills this year that address greenhouse gas emissions.

6 years ago

A Mariner East pipeline construction clearing in Delaware County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Suburban Philadelphia state senators seek answers from DEP chief over Mariner East pipeline

The lawmakers say Patrick McDonnell's re-appointment should be delayed until pipeline investigations are complete.

6 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. AG Grewal applauds Trump administration move to abandon offshore drilling plans

The Trump administration has halted its plans for offshore drilling all along East Coast, but New Jersey is proceeding with two suits against U.S. over the issue.

6 years ago

A sign on Riegelsville Road in Holland Township, New Jersey, shows local opposition to the PennEast pipeline. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

More delays possible for PennEast pipeline due to historic N.J. sites along route

Nine sites of potential historical significance are along the pipeline’s proposed route, presenting yet another challenge for the controversial project.

6 years ago

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