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Energy

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

Crews work at the site of a sinkhole along the Mariner East pipeline route near the Pennsylvania State Police barracks on Route 1 in Delaware County on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Pipeline builder said there were no leaks and no pipelines were exposed. (Kimberly Paynter / WHYY)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sinkhole opens up along ME2 route in Delaware County; no leaks or injuries

Sunoco says hole has been filled and pipeline operations continue

6 years ago

Candidates for Philadelphia City Council At-Large discussed their positions on the environment Wednesday evening at the Academy of Natural Sciences. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly Council candidates talk plastic bag bans, zero-emissions public transit at forum

Six candidates for Philadelphia City Council at-large seats laid out their wide-ranging ideas for a greener city at an environmental forum Wednesday night.

6 years ago

Anyone who owns property in Philly can sign up to receive a free solar assessment of their home or business. 2019 is the last year to qualify for a 30% federal tax credit. (Courtesy of Solar States)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

Solar ‘ambassadors,’ discounts on installations all part of Philly’s plan to make 2019 the year of sun power

Anyone who owns property in Philly can sign up to receive a free solar assessment of their home or business. 2019 is the last year to qualify for a 30% federal tax credit.

6 years ago

Windmills at a sewer plant in Atlantic City, N.J., turn in the wind on Monday Jan. 4, 2016. The Environment New Jersey environmental group issued a report Monday saying that New Jersey has the greatest potential to develop offshore wind energy of any mid-Atlantic or New England state. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Urban Planning
NJ Spotlight

Which N.J. ports could be offshore-wind industry hubs? Edge for Paulsboro?

N.J is beginning to inventory its port facilities across which could function as hubs for economic growth as part of Murphy’s agenda to create a robust offshore-wind industry.

6 years ago

Researcher Melissa Sullivan uses an infrared FLIR camera to determine if methane is leaking from a well site. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Methane hearing draws concern over state rules, talk of promising new technology

While Pennsylvania officials weigh how to regulate emissions from natural gas well sites, a panel of state senators heard how leak detection technology is creating more jobs.

6 years ago

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