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A view of the Air Liquide hydrogen plant in northern France. The plant produces hydrogen by “reforming” natural gas—a process the planned “hydrogen hub” in the Appalachian region would also use. Credit: Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images

A Debate Rages Over the Putative Environmental Benefits of the ARCH2 ‘Hydrogen Hub’ in Appalachia

By Jon Hurdle

The Shell cracker plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania will produce more than a million tons of plastic along the Ohio River. Credit: Mark Dixon/CC BY 2.0 Deed

Q&A: Is Pittsburgh Becoming ‘the Plastic City’?

By Kiley Bense

Maya van Rossum has been the Delaware Riverkeeper for 30 years. As the river’s environmental guardian and the leader of the nonprofit Delaware Riverkeeper Network, van Rossum advocates for the health of the river and its ecosystem from New York to Delaware. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News

Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World

By Kiley Bense

The Shell ethane cracker plant in Beaver County was fined $10 million for air quality violations in May 2023. Credit: Mark Dixon/CC BY 2.0 Deed

Behind the Scenes: How a Plastics Plant Has Plagued a Pennsylvania County

By Kiley Price

The Shell plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania takes ethane and heats it to extremely high temperatures, “cracking” the molecular bonds holding it together to form ethylene and polyethylene pellets called nurdles. Credit: Mark Dixon/CC BY 2.0 Deed

A Plastics Plant Promised Pennsylvania Prosperity, but to Some Residents It’s Become a ‘Shockingly Bad’ Neighbor

By Kiley Bense

An Equitrans compressor station in Washington County. Last month, EQT announced it would acquire the pipeline operator to better compete “in a global era of natural gas.” Credit: Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource

EQT Says Fracked Gas Is a Climate Solution, but Scientists Call That Deceptive Greenwashing

By Quinn Glabicki, PublicSource

The site of the formerly proposed Encina chemical recycling plant for plastic waste in Point Township, Penn. Credit: James Bruggers/Inside Climate News

A Giant Plastics Chemical Recycling Plant Planned for Pennsylvania Died After Two Years. What Happened?

By James Bruggers

The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 8, 2024. Mount Rainer is visible to the left of the plant. Credit: Jeremy Long/WITF

A Washington State Coal Plant Has to Close Next Year. Can Pennsylvania Communities Learn From Centralia’s Transition?

By Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania

Rep. Summer Lee attends a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on May 16, 2023. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

As a Contested Pittsburgh Primary Nears, Climate Advocates Rally Around a Progressive Fracking Opponent, Rep. Summer Lee

By Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense

Members of Climate Defiance use the eclipse to raise awareness about climate issues during totality in Burlington, Vermont. Credit: Courtesy of Climate Defiance

Across the US, Awe Unites During the Darkness of a Total Solar Eclipse

By Lee Hedgepeth, Erin Schulte, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Liza Gross, Phil McKenna

More Federal Money to Speed Repair of Historic Mining Harms in Pennsylvania

By Jon Hurdle

An aerial view of Doylestown, the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Credit: Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A Pennsylvania County Is Suing the Fossil Fuel Industry for Damages Linked to Climate Change

By Kiley Bense

Natural gas is flared off during an oil-drilling operation in the Permian Basin in Stanton, Texas. A new study examined flaring and venting during oil and gas production. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Flaring and Venting at Industrial Plants Causes Roughly Two Premature Deaths Each Day, a New Study Finds

By Victoria St. Martin

Cherry blossoms from Washington, D.C. to Japan have been blooming earlier as temperatures warm. Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images

Earlier Springs Have Cascading Effects on Animals, Plants and Pastimes

By Kiley Price

Clairton Coke Works is one of the world’s largest producers of coke, which leads to the emission of a raft of chemicals. Credit: Scott Goldsmith/Inside Climate News

In the ‘Armpit of the Universe,’ a Window Into the Persistent Inequities of Environmental Policy

By Kiley Bense, Victoria St. Martin

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's proposal would replace the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

Pennsylvania’s Governor Wants to Cut Power Plant Emissions With His Own Cap-and-Invest Program

By Jon Hurdle

The Delaware Riverkeeper, Maya van Rossum, was joined by several other activists in a coordinated effort to force Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to hear their questions at a public meeting on Monday. Credit: Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, Shouts Down Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Over a Proposed ‘Hydrogen Hub’

By Kiley Bense

About 130 people gathered at the “Green New Deal for the People” rally in Pittsburgh last Thursday. Credit: Elevate Inc/Green New Deal Network

A National Tour Calling for a Reborn and Ramped Up Green New Deal Lands in Pittsburgh

By Keerti Gopal

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