Energy
With nuke plant shutting down, N.J. community inherits 1.7M pounds of waste
After U.S. plan to dispose of spent fuel rods fails, Lacey Township wants compensation for holding the radioactive waste from the Oyster Creek plant.
7 years ago
Listen 5:32A tree falls in Puerto Rico, and 840,000 customers lose power
It would seem remarkable that a single tree could plunge more than half of the commonwealth's population into darkness. But it was so.
7 years ago
FirstEnergy: If feds don’t help us, more power plants will close. Trump’s thinking about it
FirstEnergy filed for bankruptcy last month and plans to close three nuclear plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
7 years ago
Bill would weaken standards on conventional oil and gas drillers in Pa.
The measure marks the latest move in a protracted legal and political battle over how to regulate the state’s oil and gas industry.
7 years ago
Pipeline opponents offer their own $10k reward for information on Mariner East vandalism
Two separate $10,000 rewards are now offered for information on who vandalized a backhoe and bulldozer last week in Chester County.
7 years ago
State to send $25M to help clean up a dozen abandoned coal mine sites
Pennsylvania announced approval of $25 million in funding for cleanup of abandoned mines at 12 sites around the state.
7 years ago
A dispute over a local law that opens up much of a Pittsburgh suburb to oil and gas drilling has made it to a Westmoreland County courtroom.
7 years ago
‘The Shale Dilemma’ goes global: Author discusses shale gas development across the world
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran a University of Pittsburgh professor and editor of The Shale Dilemma, sat down for an interview about the topic.
7 years ago
Interior secretary: ‘Opposition’ to offshore drill plan
"There is a lot of opposition, particularly off the East Coast and the West Coast, on oil and gas," Zinke said.
7 years ago
Vandals damage Mariner East equipment in Chester County, Sunoco says
Sunoco Pipeline offered a $10,000 reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of vandals who the company said attacked construction equipment.
7 years ago
Murphy: Danish off-shore wind firm coming to Atlantic City
"Opening of this office is just the beginning," Murphy said.
7 years ago
N.J. lawmaker wants utilities better prepared to handle storm-driven outages
Measure would establish standards for emergency preparation and restoration of service after a major power outage.
7 years ago
While legislation stalls in Pennsylvania, West Virginia acts on natural gas royalties
7 years ago
Poll: Public concern grows over natural gas industry’s environmental impact
7 years ago
EPA moves to weaken landmark fuel efficiency rules
The Trump Administration today moved to weaken fuel economy standards for automobiles, saying the current ones are inappropriate and wrong.
7 years ago