
Energy
Offshore-wind developers, N.J. officials won’t reveal key details of proposals
Three developers are vying to build offshore-wind farms aimed at achieving the Murphy administration’s goal of building 1,100 megawatts of capacity off the Jersey coast.
7 years ago
Mariner East startup renews safety fears for some residents in Delaware County
Homeowners are focused on the integrity of a repurposed 12-inch pipeline first built in 1930s.
7 years ago
Danish company seeks to build offshore wind farm 15 miles from Atlantic City
A Danish energy firm has submitted a bid to build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm.
7 years ago
Powerless: What it sounds and looks like when a gas driller overruns your land
For some residents, gas operations aren’t down the road or up the hollow, but right on their farm, forest or driveway.
7 years ago
Mariner East 2 pipeline is up and running, Sunoco says
The company said in a notice that the 350-mile line, which spans Pennsylvania, will be carrying ethane, butane and propane to the Marcus Hook industrial complex.
7 years ago
Trump EPA says mercury limits on coal plants too costly, not ‘necessary’
The National Mining Association welcomed the move, calling the mercury limits "punitive" and "massively unbalanced."
7 years ago
Efficiencies, pipelines help propel Pa. gas production in 2018
Natural gas production in Pennsylvania is expected to reach a new high by year’s end: 6 trillion cubic feet.
7 years ago
Keeping an open mine: Are President Trump’s policies reviving Pa.’s coal industry?
A new coal mine is opening soon in Pennsylvania. Are President Trump's energy policies to thank?
Air Date: December 27, 2018
Listen 12:45Solar co-ops grow in Western Pa.
While the bulk of solar energy in Pennsylvania exists in the eastern half of the state, co-ops are popping up across western part of the commonwealth to help people go solar.
7 years ago
Climate change in Pennsylvania: A look back at 2018 and ahead at 2019
Here’s a look at how Pennsylvania has been working to reduce emissions in 2018 and a preview of what may be in store for next year.
7 years ago
Man injured in Pa. gas plant blast dies
The blast happened December 13 at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility in Chartiers Township.
7 years ago
DEP approves ethane pipeline to Shell’s cracker in Beaver County
Shell won state approval Thursday on a pair of permits for the pipeline that will feed ethane to its $6 billion chemical plant in Beaver County.
7 years ago
New Jersey sues Trump administration to block offshore drilling
New Jersey is among nine states joining a federal lawsuit to block the Trump administration from allowing seismic testing off the East Coast.
7 years ago
Chesco DA opens criminal investigation into Mariner East pipeline project
Potential charges include causing a catastrophe and environmental crimes, DA says.
7 years ago
PUC investigators: We didn’t say the 12-inch Mariner East 2 line was safe
Investigators at the Pa. Public Utility Commission said they didn’t confirm that the 12-inch pipeline of Mariner East 2 was safe, despite a statement by Sunoco.
7 years ago