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A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge

By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Amy Green, Dylan Baddour, Jake Bolster, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz, Phil McKenna

Lancaster County residents Suzy Hamme and Stephen Haldeman bought their own air quality sensor, as government pollution monitoring is inadequate in the region. Credit: Rambo Talabong/Inside Climate News

Millions Left in Air Pollution ‘Blind Spots’ Despite Stricter EPA Standards

By Rambo Talabong

Rusted barrels and cracked concrete are all that remain of the former Glidden Paint Plant in Reading, Pa. State funding has been allocated to remediate the site prior to a planned redevelopment. Credit: Daniel Propp/Inside Climate News

How North America’s Leading Brownfield Redeveloper Makes Millions by Not Redeveloping Brownfields

By Daniel Propp

A close-up photo of the mussel, shell open, is shown in the gloved hand of the biologist with water in the background

Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania’s Freshwater Mussels 

By Kiley Bense

David Hester inspects damage to his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 28 in Horseshoe Beach, Fla. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The Year in Climate: Record Heat, an Election, a Push for Justice and Reasons for Hope

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

A view of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery after a massive fire triggered several large explosions at the complex in South Philadelphia on June 21, 2019. Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

Five Years After Philadelphia Refinery’s Closure, Pollution Concerns Persist

By Jon Hurdle

Members of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network lean into the release of the movie "Wicked" to protest outside a green hydrogen conference in Philadelphia on Nov. 19. Credit: Kyle Bagenstose/Inside Climate News

It’s Do or Die Time for Philly Hydrogen Hub, and Some Green Groups Are Rooting for Death

By Kyle Bagenstose

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) gives a concession speech during an Election Night party on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Brown lost his re-election bid to Republican Bernie Moreno. Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

With Republicans Claiming the Senate and Possibly the House, Congress Expected to Reverse Course on Climate

By James Bruggers

A portion of a ten-acre solar panel array is seen on the campus of Central Columbia High School in Bloomsburg, Pa. Solar energy production in the state has quadrupled, but that still puts Pennsylvania behind 28 other states. Credit: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Pennsylvania Lags Many Other States in Adoption of Renewable Energy, Report Says

By Jon Hurdle

Steam rises from a cooling tower at Clairton Coke Works, one of the world’s largest producers coke, in Pennsylvania. Credit: Scott Goldsmith/Inside Climate News

Adding up the Public Health Costs of Using Coal to Make Steel

By Kiley Bense

The first panels are erected for the “Bellwether District” as construction begins in April at the site of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery. Credit: HRP Group

Developer of Former Philadelphia Refinery Site Finalizes Pact With Community Activists

By Jon Hurdle

A view of hydrogen storage tanks at a hydrogen plant in Xinjiang, China. Credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images

Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Plan Struggles Amid Economic Worries, Study Says

By Jon Hurdle

With Independence Hall in the background, a crowd of people hold signs with messages including "No Drilling," "Ban Fracking," "No More Frackwaste Where We Live" and "Stop the Pipelines"

Polling Shows Pennsylvania Voters Are Divided on Fracking

By Kiley Bense

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey (left) and Republican Dave McCormick talk energy issues during Pennsylvania’s first Senate debate on Thursday. Credit: WHTM

Fact Checking the Pennsylvania Senate Candidates’ Debate Claims on Energy

By Kiley Bense

The first debate between Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Republican challenger Dave McCormick will take place on Thursday. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images and Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket

7 Debate Questions about Climate Change and Energy for Pennsylvania’s Senate Candidates

By Kiley Bense

A view of U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works on March 20 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

In the Fight to Decide the Fate of US Steel, Climate and Public Health Take a Backseat to Politics

By Kiley Bense

An array of solar panels is seen near a dairy farm in St George, Vermont. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Digging Deep to Understand Rural Opposition to Solar Power

By Dan Gearino

A view of a fracking site in Marianna, Pennsylvania, on October 22, 2020. Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

A Company’s Struggles Raise Questions About the Future of Lithium Extraction in Pennsylvania

By Kiley Bense

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