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Energy

 The Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lower Alloways Creek, N.J., is one of two nuclear sites in the state. (Brian Branch-Price/AP Photo, file)
Money
NJ Spotlight

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.

7 years ago

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

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.

7 years ago

Patrick Whittaker of Solar States installs solar panels on the roof of a home in Bryn Mawr.
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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.

7 years ago

In 2018, Washington voters rejected a proposed carbon tax. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy
The Conversation

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.

7 years ago

A sculpture of an oil pump held by a human hand stands outside the headquarters of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company. (Fernando Llano/AP Photo)
Money
The Conversation

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.

7 years ago

The site of the Revolution Pipeline explosion that occurred in September 2018. (Marcellus Air)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. DEP halts new pipeline permits for Mariner East

The Wolf administration says the PUC should take more 'aggressive' action against the pipeline builder.

7 years ago

Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi this past December. They plan more sit-ins to push for support of a sweeping resolution to address climate change. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

7 years ago

The Green New Deal legislation laid out by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey sets goals for some drastic measures to cut carbon emissions across the economy. In the process, it aims to create jobs and boost the economy.
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

7 years ago

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. (Joanne Cassaro/WITF)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. lawmakers seek support for nuclear bailout bill

Pennsylvania lawmakers are taking the first steps toward introducing legislation aimed at bailing out Pennsylvania’s nuclear power industry.

7 years ago

Crews worked on Monday Jan. 21 to stabilize a new sinkhole that opened up at Lisa Drive, a suburban development in West Whiteland Township, Chester County where Sunoco operates its Mariner East pipelines. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC seeks school evacuation drills on Mariner pipeline route

The PUC has asked Sunoco to work with Chester County emergency officials and some school districts to plan evacuation drills in case of a leak.

7 years ago

Ray Kemble of Dimock, displays a jug of what he identifies as his contaminated well water in this August 2013 file photo (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gas driller Cabot wants Dimock man thrown in jail for contempt

A gas driller is escalating its campaign against a Pennsylvania homeowner who’s long accused the company of polluting his water, demanding that he be thrown in jail over his f

7 years ago

A view of the PJM control room. (Courtesy of PJM)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Bitter cold tests electricity, natural gas systems in Pa.

Residents of the mid-Atlantic and Midwest stayed indoors this week to avoid the Arctic air that swept the region, and used a lot of electricity and natural gas to keep warm.

7 years ago

Sarah Olexsak manages transportation electrification for Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf just set a lofty climate goal. What will it take to get there?

vGov. Tom Wolf kicked off the new year with an ambitious climate change goal: reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent by 2025, and 80 percent by 2050.

7 years ago

A gas well pad in the Tiadaghton State Forest. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Money
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Impact fee collected from gas drillers expected to reach new record in Pa.

The fee Pennsylvania collects from natural gas drillers is expected to reach a record $247 million this year, according to figures released Thursday by the IFO.

7 years ago

A new sinkhole that opened up on Sunday was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
(Eric Friedman/Provided)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco empties pipeline to deal with Chester County sinkhole

No natural gas liquids are flowing in Mariner East 1 anywhere in Pennsylvania, the PUC says.

7 years ago

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