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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

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NewsWorks Tonight, May 22, 2018

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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

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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

A backhoe digs a path for a pipeline in Pennsylvania

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Candidates (from left) seeking the Republican Party’s nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s re-election bid next year, Pennsylvania Sen. Scott Wagner R-York County, Laura Ellsworth and Paul Mango. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

Politics & Policy

Climate change, pipelines, severance tax: Where the GOP gubernatorial candidates stand

Pittsburgh attorney Laura Ellsworth, Pittsburgh businessman Paul Mango, and state Sen. Scott Wagner (R-York County) are running for the Republican nomination.

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. (Marie Cusick/WITF)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco at PUC hearing: No alternative to building ME2 in Chesco

Sunoco rejected a state senator’s demand that it halt construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Chester County.

7 years ago

Gas companies have gotten better at responding to a legally-mandated state diversity survey, but most still aren't using the required state database to find women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses to contract with. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. wants to audit gas companies’ hiring of women, minorities

The oil and gas industry is among the worst performing for women and African Americans, in terms of both pay gaps and employment representation.

7 years ago

An environmental group says it will sue Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, Pa., accusing it of violating its air pollution permit. In a letter to the plant’s owner, the Sierra Club says Cheswick is allowing soot and coal ash to fall on the surrounding community. (Reid Frazier/State Impact)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sierra Club says it will sue Cheswick power plant over air pollution

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

StateImpact Pennsylvania

As nuclear power loses ground to natural gas, environmentalists are torn: Are the risks worth saving it for climate’s sake?

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf aide, Yesenia Bane, speaking on a panel discussion at the Marcellus Shale Coalition's Shale Insight conference in 2016 in Pittsburgh. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

Politics & Policy

Ethics investigation of Wolf aide advances; gas industry conflict of interest alleged

The State Ethics Commission is moving ahead with a full investigation of Governor Tom Wolf’s deputy chief of staff, Yesenia Bane.

7 years ago

Environmental advocates are pushing for a faster transition from diesel to electric buses in Pennsylvania. (WESA)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

As transit agencies inch toward electric buses, environmental groups want more progress

More than 23,000 diesel-powered transit and school buses exist throughout the state.

7 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf is renewing his annual call for a severance tax on natural gas. Most Republicans have no intention of supporting one. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Politics & Policy

Wolf again readies plan for Pa. severance tax

The gas industry and most Republicans are meeting it with a resounding 'no.'

7 years ago

Tree clearing for construction of the Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline at site in Delaware County. DEP has issued more than 50 violations to Sunoco during the past year of construction. The agency recently fined the company for additional drilling mud spills. (Emily Cohen for StateImpact Pennsylvania)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP hits Sunoco with another fine for Mariner East 2 pipeline construction

The Department of Environmental Protection fined Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners an additional $355,622.

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. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)

StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC safety officials recommend restart of Mariner East 1 after inspection

Safety inspectors are recommending that Sunoco’s Mariner East 1 pipeline be restarted.

7 years ago

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