Pennsylvania’s energy efficiency workforce could grow from about 75,000 jobs now to 200,000, according to a study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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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.
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The $80,000 grant from the community transition fund in Centralia, Wa. helped replace the Juice Box Public House's roof and failing heating system.
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Under pressure from climate activists to close, the Centralia, Wa. plant agreed to a deadline and put millions in a transition fund. StateImpact Pennsylvania spent several days there to explore how time and money has affected preparations for what lies ahead.
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The final rule, announced by Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, cuts in half the permissible exposure limit for crystalline silica for an 8-hour shift.