Environment
Wind in Pennsylvania a boom-or-bust business
Heading eastbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, just as you approach the Somerset service plaza, a striking sight appears in the distance
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Pennsylvania’s coal industry faces uncertain future
Looking out the car window on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, you can see a massive pile of waste coal near mile marker 117 in Somerset
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Johnstown reconsiders its industrial rivers for recreation
As Johnstown works to attract new residents, new businesses, and new types of industry, its rivers are also getting a second look.
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First public natural gas fueling station opens in Philadelphia, despite low demand
The first filling station for natural gas vehicles in Philadelphia is now open to the public, bringing the total number of stations offer
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Fire at western Pa. gas well pad forces evacuation
A fire at a northwestern Pennsylvania gas well briefly forced the evacuation of homes within a one-mile radius of the well pad.
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DEP publishes details on 248 cases of water damage from gas development
For the first time, Pennsylvania environmental regulators are publicly releasing documents about cases when natural gas operations have d
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DEP: 3 Range frackwater impoundments are leaking
The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a violation to Range Resources because a fracking wastewater impoundment has
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US plans wide seismic testing of sea floor
The federal government is planning to use sound blasting to conduct research on the ocean floor along most of the East Coast, using techn
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Science explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie
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Listen 6:28US mayors to vote on climate change resolution
U.S. mayors gathered in Texas will decide whether to endorse a call for cities to use nature to fight the effects of climate change.
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Judge orders mediated talks over claims of contaminated soil dumping in N.J.
A judge has ordered a soil cleanup company and an environmental group to meet at the mediation table within the next 30 days.
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AG Kane files criminal charges against Marcellus Shale waste hauler
State Attorney General Kathleen Kane has filed 64 criminal charges against a Northumberland County company that hauls waste and equipment
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DEP: Philadelphia region’s air quality is improving
Living in and around a major city, some amount of air pollution comes with the territory. But the Pennsylvania Department of Environmenta
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Corbett lifts moratorium on gas leasing of state park and forest land
Governor Corbett issued
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EPA calls for measuring benzene, other things wafting over from refineries
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new emissions rules for refineries aimed at protecting neighborhoods nearby from to
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