Environment
Preparing for the next hurricane requires making tough decisions
Two years after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, many of New Jersey’s coastal communities continue to struggle with reco ...
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Township moves to ban drilling near homes in Pa.
A western Pennsylvania township has created an advisory board on gas drilling and authorized restrictions on such development on resident ...
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First responders in Philadelphia prepare for oil train accidents
Over the last year, a sharp increase in accidents involving trains carrying crude oil has prompted emergency planners in Pennsylvania to ...
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Pa. borough investigates frack water dumped into sewer
A southwestern Pennsylvania borough is trying to figure out who dumped 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of hydraulic fracturing water into its sewe ...
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Marcellus Life: One Greene County man’s encounter with a landman
Leigh Shields refused to allow seismic testing for natural gas on his 88 acres in Spraggs, Greene County. He thought if he said no to the ...
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As feds set carbon rules, a renewed interest in nuclear power
The Three Mile Island power plant has a conspicuous place near the Pennsylvania Turnpike and in the history of the world’s nuclear ...
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Philadelphia refinery capitalizes on the shale boom
The Valley Forge toll plaza is where route 76 splits from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and becomes the Schuylkill Expressway to Philadelphia ...
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Despite ups and downs, solar power still shining in Pennsylvania
Standing next to this solar farm in Morgantown, Berks County, you can see the Pennsylvania Turnpike traffic, but the place still feels l ...
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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. Th ...
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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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