Rachel McDevitt | StateImpact Pennsylvania
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The Department of Environmental Protection’s latest Oil and Gas Annual Report shows drillers produced 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas last year. That’s down from 7.6 trillion cubic feet in 2021.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro is appealing a court decision that stopped Pennsylvania’s effort to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions.
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Red Cross volunteers are preparing to offer emergency shelter to people who might be displaced by disaster.
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Families that live near fracking in Washington County are disappointed in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent partnership with a major gas driller, saying it doesn’t do enough to bring accountability to the industry.
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There are now 9.1 million acres of land in the watershed that are permanently protected from development, according to the Chesapeake Bay Program.
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A new report from renewable energy boosters says increased coordination between regional electric grids could save people billions of dollars on energy bills.
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Commonwealth Court is stopping Pennsylvania’s effort to join a cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions. Interest groups expect the state will appeal.
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The Energy Information Administration expects retail natural gas prices to be 21% lower than last year.
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Texas-based Encina plans to build a plant on the Susquehanna River in Point Township, Northumberland County.
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Governor Shapiro celebrated the 100th well plugged this year at a state park in Washington County on Wednesday.