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Energy

Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration's Midas Well pad, the first Marcellus shale gas well in the Pittsburgh suburb of Plum. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP investigating gas well for water supply complaint in Pittsburgh suburb

It would be the first water supply impacted by drilling in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

US Steel's Clairton Coke Works.
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Officials fine U.S. Steel for Clairton emissions from 2018, note situation has been improving

It comes after two other significant fines last year for similar problems after inspectors noted an uptick in leaks of coke oven gas.

6 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state's Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn't threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County plaintiffs settle class-action suit with Sunoco over Mariner East

Sunoco denied the claims of negligence during Mariner East pipeline construction on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.

6 years ago

Crews are shown welding a pipeline connecting to a natural gas well in northern Pennsylvania. The Mariner East 2 plan would build two natural gas pipelines across southern Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. Natural Gas wants to spend big on pipeline, other projects

New Jersey Natural Gas is seeking approval for investments that would increase residential customers’ monthly bills.

6 years ago

In March 1979, Middletown Borough was home to approximately 11,000 residents. It was estimated at that time that 20 percent of the population packed up and temporarily left the area due to the uncertainty of what might transpire at Three Mile Island (Courtesy of the Historical Society of Dauphin County)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

40 years later, the prospect of a Three Mile Island-related evacuation remains daunting

The last several decades have brought more detailed plans and better technology, but the people responsible for TMI disaster prep say there will always be unknowns.

6 years ago

In this file photo taken Aug. 19, 2008, the Chevron Genesis Oil Rig Platform is seen in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, La. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Shore congressman introduces legislation to ban offshore oil, gas projects

A freshman Shore congressman has introduced a bill to ban offshore drilling and seismic testing off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. 

6 years ago

Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R- Dauphin) unveils a bill aimed a preventing the early closure of two of Pennsylvania's five nuclear power plants. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Poll: Public split on whether state should act to prop up nuclear industry

A new poll found Pennsylvania voters generally support nuclear energy, but on the question of whether the state should prop up struggling plants, that support is mixed.

6 years ago

Protesters gather for a vigil outside the north gate of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Civil disobedience at Three Mile Island vigil

'Sometimes you have to teach the younger generation that they have to come out and cross a line to make a point.'

6 years ago

As a boy, Yuji Onuma won a contest to create the town slogan for Futaba, Japan. His phrase --
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘I am the witness’: Post-Fukushima, a Japanese man’s regrets mirror his country’s turn against nuclear power

In Fukushima, farmers and residents put their stock in solar.

6 years ago

Listen 6:48
In this May 22, 2017 file photo shown is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa.. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Science

Three Mile Island anniversary and the future of nuclear power

On the 40th anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, we look back at the disaster and discuss the effect it had on the nuclear power industry then and now.

Air Date: March 28, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
Cows graze in a field at Willow Run Farm in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. Farmer Deanne Boyer uses forward-thinking farming techniques in raising her cattle in a way that she says is best for the animals, the land and the environment as a whole. (Matt Smith/ for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Should we stop eating meat to fight climate change?

Cut way back on red meat, say scientists, who came up with a controversial diet recommended for our health, and the planet’s.

6 years ago

Listen 08:32
In this May 22, 2017 file photo shown is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa.. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community
PA Post

40 years after Three Mile Island accident, debate over safety of nuclear energy still goes back and forth

Forty years after the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island changed the trajectory of nuclear energy in this country, the debate over its safety and viability continues.

6 years ago

Aerial view of Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pa., scene of a nuclear accident, Thursday, March 28, 1979. The plant started leaking radioactive steam, contaminating the area. (AP Photo)
The Why
Science

Chasing clean power: Why Three Mile Island is fighting to stay open

Forty years after the country's worst nuclear accident, Three Mile Island could close. That's sparked a debate about the risks and benefits of this carbon-free energy source.

Air Date: March 27, 2019

Listen 13:50
Exelon Corporation Three Mile Island nuclear generating station Unit 1 cooling towers in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County. May 22, 2017. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Community

Public will never know truth behind Three Mile Island, anti-nuclear energy advocates say

"Three Mile Island is an accident without an ending," TMI Alert’s Eric Epstein said.

6 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money
PA Post

If Three Mile Island shuts down, counties could lose grant money

If Three Mile Island shuts down, the counties and communities surrounding the plant could see less money for emergency management.

6 years ago

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