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Energy

A natural gas power plant under construction in Bradford County, Pa. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
NJ Spotlight

PSEG plans to power down all but three natural-gas power plants

Company indicates that making the closeouts a done deal by 2046 is critical to goal of reducing climate-warming emissions to net zero by 2050.

7 years ago

Micro-wind turbines and solar panels installed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia are pictured Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Mark Stehle/Invision for NRG/AP Images)
Community
NBC10

What happened to the wind turbines at Lincoln Financial Field?

The football stadium's "iconic symbols" of clean energy are being re-evaluated after recent repairs, an Eagles team official says.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Anthony Williams questions a witness during a hearing on the PES refinery fire at the University of Pennsylvania. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

PES refinery fire highlights need for better air monitoring, experts tell Pa. lawmakers

Scientists and regulators appeared before state lawmakers to discuss environmental impacts of June’s blaze at Philadelphia Energy Solutions.

7 years ago

A drill worker covered in Marcellus shale, and drill cuttings seals off a well and cleans the blowout preventer at a Cabot Oil & Gas natural gas drill site in Kingsley, Pa. Washington County has nearly 1,700 Marcellus shale gas wells. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. court issues split decision on industry challenge to state’s natural gas regulations

The rules include requirements to clean up well sites shortly after drilling activities end and to make sure nearby abandoned wells aren’t contaminated by new drilling.

7 years ago

A smoke stack at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

U.S. bankruptcy judge approves $65 million loan for PES refinery

Philadelphia Energy Solutions says the goal after reorganization is to rebuild and continue to operate its South Philadelphia refinery complex.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Fire-damaged South Philadelphia refinery files for bankruptcy again

Damage pushes the refinery to file for Chapter 11 again. Philadelphia Energy Solutions expects to restructure with a $100 million financial agreement.

7 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A hydrogen fluoride release during PES fire could have been disastrous. Some say the toxic chemical shouldn’t be used

It's used to make cleaner-burning gasoline in about four dozen refineries in the U.S., including two in Philly region.

7 years ago

A large flare burns off fuel at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery while firefighters battle a fire there. The wind carried the black smoke toward residential areas of South Philadelphia. (Emma lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Science
PlanPhilly

Extreme weather causes fumes to escape fire-stricken PES refinery

Heavy rain shifted the lid of a tank at PES refinery causing fumes to escape. City officials say there is no sign abnormal pollutants were released

7 years ago

In this file photo, Liberian LNG tanker Al Hamra arrives at a port in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo,  Monday, April 21, 2014. (Koji Sasahara/AP Photo)
Community
NJ Spotlight

Gloucester County LNG export terminal would take 360 trucks a day, 24/7, Army Corps says

Agency releases new details about planned Gloucester County facility after "conversations" with developer.

7 years ago

The settlement does not cover violations from a fire that broke out in February, releasing hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide into the air. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Delaware City Refining Company agrees to $950,000 settlement

A Delaware refinery has reached a settlement over its release of toxic chemicals into the air.

7 years ago

Protesters blocked pipeline construction equipment on the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns, in Lancaster County last year. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law

Trespass charges dropped against Atlantic Sunrise pipeline protesters

A Lancaster County judge on Monday dismissed trespassing charges against seven protesters who blocked construction of the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline.

7 years ago

The entrance to Erie Coke. (Amanda Gillooly/Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP))
Courts & Law

Erie coke plant to keep operating pending ruling on appeal

A company attorney said the failure to grant relief would impose "a corporate 'death penalty'" on the company by destroying its primary asset — two batteries of coke ovens.

7 years ago

Leatra Harper started the FreshWater Accountability Project because, she said, she wanted to protect Ohio waters from the effects of natural gas development. (Julie Grant / The Allegheny Front)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Fracking in Ohio: Citizens stepped in to protect water when the state did not

Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pa., but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it.

7 years ago

A ground-mounted solar panel at Millersville University tracks the sun’s path across the sky. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science

Inside one of Pennsylvania’s most energy-efficient buildings

In 2018, the building generated 75% more energy than it consumed–thanks to more than 500 solar panels on the roof, a ground-mounted solar array, and 20 geothermal wells.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Energy Solutions extends pay for refinery workers

PES said it was continuing its efforts “to secure the facility” in anticipation of a possible sale and restart after an explosion and fire in late June.

7 years ago

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