Energy
Landowners tear up PennEast leases as New Jersey shelves permit application
They will not agree to the company’s plans to build the pipeline on their land — at the price offered, or in some cases at any price.
7 years ago
Oldest nuke plant in the US closing a year ahead of schedule
Chicago-based Exelon Generation says the Oyster Creek plant in Lacey Township, New Jersey, will close this fall.
7 years ago
Wolf’s campaign website has misleading claims about his environmental record
At the top of Governor Tom Wolf’s list of accomplishments on his reelection campaign website is an inaccurate claim he instituted a moratorium on natural gas drilling.
7 years ago
Murphy says N.J. joins neighbors in opposing fracking
Murphy, a Democrat, announced the decision on the banks of the Delaware River in Phillipsburg Thursday.
7 years ago
What Trump’s tariff on solar panels means for Pa.
A solar panel that arrives in the United States from overseas now comes with a higher price tag.
7 years ago
New Jersey ordered to rev up recruitment of offshore wind providers
At the site of an onshore wind farm in Atlantic City, Murphy signed an executive order to move ahead with the program.
7 years ago
Trump’s oxymoronic ode to ‘beautiful clean coal’
What best explains Trump's bizarre love affair with coal?
7 years ago
Natural gas impact fee revenue expected to rise this year in Pa.
Pennsylvania is expected to bring in $46.1 million more this year from natural gas impact fees.
7 years ago
Trump’s speech light on energy specifics. Here’s the lowdown behind mentions of coal, exports.
While the president mentioned energy in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday night, he offered few details about his energy priorities.
7 years ago
Pipelines remain critical infrastructure that deserve support
The state Department of Environmental Protection recently halted work on Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline. That’s too bad. The project is critically important infrastructure.
7 years ago
The refinery is Philadelphia’s single largest generator of particulate emission air pollution, according to city data.
7 years ago
Environmentalists want more action from Tom Wolf. More talk would be nice, too
Many environmentalists say his record, so far, has been disappointing.
7 years ago
In reversal, EPA suspends Alaska mining proposal to preserve watershed protections
EPA said it was suspending its effort to withdraw proposed protections for a southwest Alaska watershed to make room for a new mine.
7 years ago
Coal company, watershed group reach settlement over new mine
A proposed coal mine is moving forward in southwestern Pennsylvania after its operator reached a settlement with an environmental group.
7 years ago