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StateImpact Pennsylvania is a collaboration between @WITFNews, @WHYYNews, and @AlleghenyFront covering Pennsylvania's energy economy.

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PJM, which operates the electrical grid for the northeast region including Pennsylvania, says it can meet the increased demand for electricity during the heat wave that’s expected to continue through Sunday. stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Amid heat wave, Pa. can meet its energy demand. The electrical grid operator is concerned that...

PJM says fossil-fuel plants are closing and renewables aren’t coming online quickly enough.

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“The lungs don’t care what the source of the air pollution is. What they’re interested in is, ‘am I getting healthy air to breathe?’” said Kevin Stewart, environmental health director for the American Lung Association. stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Harrisburg, Lancaster get F grades for air pollution | StateImpact Pennsylvania

Harrisburg earned an F for year-round particle pollution and ranked 37th-worst in the country for that measure.

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Centralia, Wash.’s coal plant has to close next year. Can Pa. communities learn from Centralia’s transition? stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

In Washington state, coal plant shutdown came with a deal setting up a town for what’s next....

Centralia, Washington’s coal-fired power plant is closing by the end of 2025. Pennsylvania’s robust fossil-fuel economy intersects with the drive to cut carbon emissions that fuel climate change....

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Pa.'s governor says 70% of money raised through the emissions cap-and-trade program he's proposing would go to electricity bill rebates. stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Cutting emissions means making fundamental changes, and manufacturers are often wary, says a consultant who works to support businesses. stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Pa.’s manufacturers could make a dent in carbon emissions — if they’re convinced it’s good for...

Cutting emissions means making fundamental business changes, and manufacturers are often wary, says a consultant who works with those businesses on topics including sustainability.

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A group of neighbors from Harrisburg's Allison Hill neighborhood tell the climate change story from their ground-level view. stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Penn State study shows themes for farmers negotiating solar leases stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Pa. environmental, religious and other groups criticize Shapiro plan for ignoring climate change stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Pa. environmental, religious and other groups criticize Shapiro plan for ignoring climate change |...

More than 100 advocacy groups say Shapiro’s “fossil fuels-first all-of-the-above energy strategy” does not move at the speed of climate change.

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Climate change could contribute to honey declines, study says stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Climate change could contribute to honey declines, study says | StateImpact Pennsylvania

Penn State researchers looked at 50 years worth of data on honey production by state as a way of measuring how the landscape of available flowers has shifted over that time.

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Pa. tells frackers to disclose chemicals, but it’s not clear exactly what changes the public will see stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Across Pa., heavy duty diesel vehicles to be replaced with electric through grant program funded by Volkswagen settlement stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Heavy duty diesel vehicles to be replaced with electric through grant program funded by Volkswagen...

The money is slated for electric garbage trucks, freight trucks, and delivery vehicles, as well as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and charging stations.

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Crews in training to remove last of fuel from Three Mile Island Unit 2 stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Pa. drilling fees for 2023 estimated to be among lowest on record stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Pa. drilling fees for 2023 estimated to be among lowest on record | StateImpact Pennsylvania

The Independent Fiscal Office estimates drillers owe $174 million in impact fees for 2023.

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Pa. drilling activity, gas prices fall, report says stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Pa. drilling activity, gas prices fall, report says | StateImpact Pennsylvania

In the past year, Pennsylvania production growth has been lagging other major gas-producing states.

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Pa. will have two years to update methane rules to match EPA stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Analysis says clean energy dollars are flowing into Pa., but results remain to be seen stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Controversial solar project near Gettysburg loses in court again stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Controversial solar project near Gettysburg loses in court again | StateImpact Pennsylvania

The decision could inform future cases in which communities fight proposed development.

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Annual gas production falls in Pa. for first time since the fracking boom stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…

Annual gas production falls in Pa. for first time since the fracking boom | StateImpact Pennsylvania

Drillers produced 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in 2022, down from 7.6 trillion cubic feet in 2021.

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Pa. lawmakers look for hydrogen models after hub announcement stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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Shapiro to appeal court decision that stopped Pa. from joining climate program stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv…
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