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ICN Pennsylvania

Democrats’ Big Statehouse Wins Could Transform Climate and Energy Policy

On track to capture all six state “trifectas” they targeted, the party is set to enter 2027 with opportunities to reshape agendas in key states.

By Dan Gearino

Nevada Gov.-elect Aaron Ford celebrates with supporters at an election results watch party in Las Vegas early on Wednesday. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Crushed hickory nuts before they enter a press that will extract edible oil. Credit: Liv Hamilton/Bloom Farm

Hunting for a Cooking Oil Replacement in Pennsylvania’s Forests

By Jessica Klein

Pennsylvania Gov. speaks during an event with Luzerne County Democrats in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Oct. 18. Credit: Heather Ainsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Will Josh Shapiro’s Data Center Past Haunt His Political Future?

By Kyle Bagenstose

An oil wastewater pond and storage tanks at a site in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Credit: Ted Auch/FracTracker Alliance

Pennsylvania Opens a New Loophole for Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal

By Rebecca Egan McCarthy

State Rep. Greg Vitali listens to a budget address on Feb. 3. Credit: PA House of Representatives

Pennsylvania’s Legislature Is Losing Its Climate Champion 

By Kyle Bagenstose

Lehigh Valley resident Laurie Gilley helped form the South Whitehall Township Civic Alliance to fight a proposed data center in her community. Credit: Emilie Lounsberry/Inside Climate News

Data Centers Are ‘Front and Center’ in Pennsylvania’s Competitive Congressional Elections

By Emilie Lounsberry

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers a keynote speech during the AI Horizons Summit on Sept. 17 in Pittsburgh. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

With a Trifecta, Pennsylvania Democrats Would Pass Energy Reforms and Rein in Data Centers

By Ben Seal

A hydrogen plant in Puertollano, Spain. Credit: Valentin Bontemps/AFP via Getty Images

What Happened to Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs?

By Rebecca Egan McCarthy

The construction site of a natural gas well sits in the background of a farm in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 6, 2024. Credit: Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images

In Harrisburg, Advocates Rally for Tougher Rules on Fracking

By Marie Cusick

The EPA finalized its repeal of most greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants in September. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants

By Lisa Sorg

A fracking pad in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Credit: Ted Auch/FracTracker Alliance

Study of Groundwater Near Fracking Sites Finds Low Radium Levels, but Raises Concerns About Increased Salinity

By Jon Hurdle

Nicole Williams’ home was built on land that once belonged to the farm behind her, which has been identified as the source of PFAS in her well. Credit: Ben Seal/Inside Climate News

The Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities

By Ben Seal

Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouds the sky in Pringle, Pa., on June 6, 2023. Credit: Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In Rural Pennsylvania, Doctors Confront the Hidden Health Impacts of Environmental Disasters

By Marie Cusick

The construction site of an Amazon Web Services data center is seen in front of a nuclear power plant on July 3 in Berwick, Pa. Credit: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s AI Boom Is Repeating Old Patterns of Exploitation

By Jon Hurdle

A view of an abandoned coal mine in Waynesburg, Pa. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Could Abandoned Mines House Pennsylvania’s Unwanted Data Centers? 

By Jessica Klein

A sign marks the location of a polling place as residents vote in Wisconsin’s primary election on Aug. 11 in Madison. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

These State Elections Could Reshape Climate and Energy Policy

By Dan Gearino

The author’s Chevrolet Bolt charges at an Applegreen Electric station at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop near Newburg in July. Credit: Kyle Bagenstose/Inside Climate News

Pennsylvania Is Building More EV Chargers. Will Drivers Come?

By Kyle Bagenstose

A marker for an Energy Transfer petroleum pipeline stands near the Delaware River in Upper Makefield Township, Pa. Credit: Tracie Van Auken/Inside Climate News

A Pipeline Giant That Spilled Jet Fuel in Pennsylvania Is Trying to Weaken a Clean Water Law

By Marianne Lavelle

A rendering of Philadelphia’s Bellwether District. Credit: HRP Group

Will a Data Center Join the Philadelphia Bellwether District’s Mix of Manufacturers and Warehouses?

By Daniel Perrin

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