Environment
Report: Mariner East pipelines could have a $9 billion financial impact
Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners, which is building the $2.5 billion pipeline, paid for the report.
8 years ago
Study: Rivers getting saltier, compromising water quality
The study looked at decades of streamwater data at U.S. Geological Survey monitoring sites.
8 years ago
Delawareans denounce Trump proposal to end Clean Power Plan
The only public hearing scheduled by the EPA to discuss the decision to end the Clean Power Plan was held in West Virginia, so Delaware leaders held their own hearing.
8 years ago
Normal operations resume at nation’s oldest nuclear plant
Unusually low tides and high winds impacted the water levels in its intake canal.
8 years ago
Changing climate and Philly’s freezing temperatures
Warming oceans put more moisture and energy into the atmosphere, creating conditions for stronger storms.
8 years ago
With coal consumption down, production ticks up from some Appalachian mines
U.S. coal companies also ramped up production as demand in China increased.
8 years ago
Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling
The five-year plan includes the Atlantic, Arctic, and waters off the California coast.
8 years ago
When furnaces can’t keep up, Philly homeowners get creative to battle cold
The ongoing frigid temperatures is forcing many people to abandon central heating and shrink their lives to just a couple rooms with space heaters.
8 years ago
Snatched by hungry eagle, little Pa. dog lives to bark the tale
Zoey the 8-pound bichon frise was gone — taken by a hungry raptor.
8 years ago
Federal repeal of fracking regulations affects relatively small amount of Pa. land
8 years ago
Delaware to sue EPA over pollutant controls
The state of Delaware threaten to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to protect its residents from poor air quality, unless it takes action.
8 years ago
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