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Energy

Gov. Tom Wolf (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Wolf administration, two years after climate pledge: ‘no specific timeline’ on methane regulations

New requirements for the oil and gas industry don't affect thousands of existing wells.

7 years ago

Methane leaks throughout the entire process of developing natural gas– from well sites, to storage and processing facilities and pipelines. (Joe Ulrich/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania, for first time, sets methane regulations on natural gas wells

Gov. Wolf touts the rules, which apply only to new wells.

7 years ago

In March, residents of Chester County’s West Whiteland Township pressed pipeline regulators for answers on Sunoco’s Mariner East construction after it produced sink holes behind some local homes. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Chesco commissioners slam Sunoco for ‘appalling’ lack of pipeline information

The letter urges the PUC to uphold the judge's order halting Mariner East construction.

7 years ago

Oyster Creek Generating Station in Forked River. (Exelon Corporation, file)
Money

Owner of nation’s oldest nuke plant files $1.4B closing plan

It will cost $1.4 billion and take 60 years to shut down the site due to close in October.

7 years ago

An unconventional drilling site is prepared in Butler County, Pennsylvania in the winter of 2014. (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Study finds health threats from oil and gas wastewater spread on roads

Pennsylvania stopped the practice after a lawsuit alleging pollution.

7 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said last week that the agency “will take the next step under the Safe Drinking Water Act process to evaluate the need of a maximum contaminant level for PFOA and PFOS. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Rep. Fitzpatrick: ‘Unacceptable’ for Pruitt to say he can’t release chemical study

The Republican says the public should know if health risk from PFAS is bigger than EPA has stated.

7 years ago

The Environmental Protection Agency (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Feds charge 5 with scheme to get around Clean Air Act

They allegedly tampered with diesel trucks.

7 years ago

Jeff Miller
Politics & Policy

New swamp: Ex-Perry adviser lobbies for energy firm bailout

At a West Virginia rally on tax cuts, President Donald Trump veered off on a subject that likely puzzled most of his audience.

7 years ago

Three Mile Island nuclear plant is scheduled to be dismantled between 2034 and 2044. (Joanne Casarro/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Money

Three Mile Island’s future looks bleaker as it fails at power auction

Failing to clear the auction means the plants are not able to produce power at a price the market is willing to pay.

7 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 which will now be shut down again following a judge’s order. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Courts & Law

Mariner East construction, operation halted again in Chester County

“I find there to be an imminent risk to the public and a need for immediate relief and further study to be done," the judge wrote.

7 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Community

Jobs, economy vs. environment at air permit hearing for Marcus Hook energy hub

Sunoco wants to create a terminal for natural gas liquids.

7 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy signs legislation committing up to $300 million a year from New Jersey ratepayers to three nuclear power plants in Salem County.  The subsidy is needed to keep the plants functioning in light of increasing competition from natural gas-generated energy. (Phil Murphy/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. governor OKs $300 million annual bailout from ratepayers to Salem nuke plants

Ratepayers will foot the bill for assistance to three nuclear energy-generating plants in South Jersey.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 22, 2018

Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on worker rights, will cause more labor disputes to move from the courts into private arbitrati ...

Air Date: May 22, 2018

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rooftop solar panels
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly introduces affordable route to rooftop solar

Solarize Philly, the city group-buying program rolled out in April, promises an additional 20 percent savings on monthly energy bills for those who participate.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Down the Shore
Money

Portions of N.J. seeing $3 a gallon gas prices as holiday weekend looms

New Jersey isn't even in the 10 most expensive markets, which range from California at the top to Pennsylvania at number 10.

7 years ago

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