“Polluting behemoth” Homer City Generating Station was the state's largest coal-fired power plant.
A bill in the Legislature would advance Pennsylvania’s meager renewable energy development. Trade groups are already putting their foot down.
Powerful lobbyists represent both oil and gas interests and environmental groups.
Voluntary agreement on health and safety reforms hailed as progress but critics say it lacks teeth.
As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative stalls in the courts, front-line communities ask the administration to prioritize their input.
Residents and scientists had called for research on health risks for years, while industry campaign denied links.
Legislation aims to rein in an unregulated industry with ballooning environmental effects.
Two blocked climate bills show the oil and gas industry, related unions can still sway the new Democratic House majority.
A new bill would marry labor, environmental and educational interests — potentially forging a new path for bipartisan climate policy.
After a deal last year kneecapped regulators’ ability to address the crisis of abandoned oil and gas wells, Dems aim to reset environmental law.
Homer City Generating Station has been used to delay environmental regulations. Could the infamous site become a symbol for the just transition?
Proposed legislation would prohibit new fracking wells within 2,500 feet of an existing building or water well.
Before obtaining the required permits, Diversified Energy began installing cryptocurrency mining infrastructure on one of its thousands of well pads.
Josh Shapiro has revealed little about his policy proposals.
Order was quietly signed on the same day that residents celebrated the energy company’s plea deal on charges of environmental crimes.
Long-suffering residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania, feel cautiously hopeful after Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro announces plea deal with natural gas company.
Shapiro and Fetterman defeat pro-drilling candidates, but their policies on key issues remain uncertain.
As the state’s top prosecutor, gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro promised Dimock residents justice for years of water pollution. Resolution has yet to come.
The Democratic and Republican hopefuls diverge on most issues, though not on support of fracking.
The state’s powerful oil and gas industry wields influence in ways that could blunt the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act.