Norfolk Southern will pay modest $15 million fine as part of federal settlement over Ohio derailment
Residents who had to evacuate their homes after the derailment were generally underwhelmed by the deal, which doesn’t include any criminal charges.
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The most sweeping of the rules are the CO2 limits on coal and new natural gas plants. They require carbon capture, improved efficiency or co-firing with “low-emitting” fuels at these plants.
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The measure from Rep. Donna Bullock (D-Philadelphia) would require companies to estimate the total environmental impact of new or expanded plants on environmental justice areas.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited the Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works in Lyndora, Pa. on Monday to tout the Biden administration’s investments and policies supporting American-made steel.
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U.S. Forest Service chief visits Pittsburgh on Earth Day, celebrates urban forestry efforts
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A new report by ReImagine Appalachia examines how investments are being used to restore the Pittsburgh region's natural resources while training a disconnected workforce.
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The efforts include giving more money to public transit, mandating prevailing wages for clean energy projects, and updating efficiency standards for appliances.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry charged Shell Pipeline Friday with chronically underreporting spills of industrial waste during construction of a pipeline feeding the company’s Beaver County ethane cracker.
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SNAP benefits, crop insurance, and conservation programs are funded through the Farm Bill, but the 2024 reauthorization is delayed in Congress.
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A Washington high school got $65,000 in energy transition grants to upgrade its fish hatchery program to one that rivals commercial operations.
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Lewis County Transit got a $1.8 million grant from the coal transition fund to install a micro-sized hydrogen electrolyzer, which will use electricity to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.