Pennsylvania Drilling Pollutes Private Wells
"WPX Energy Appalachia has paid a $1.2 million civil penalty for oil and gas violations that affected groundwater and private water supplies in Westmoreland County."
Source: Penn Live, 02/28/2017
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Daughter Of Coal Country Battles Climate Change And Her Father's Doubt
"The economy in southwestern Pennsylvania has been hit twice, once by the collapse of big mining and steel employers, and again by the environmental destruction that accompanied those industries."
Source: NPR, 02/17/2017
"Study Finds Rise in Methane in Pennsylvania Gas Country"
"New research shows a recent three-year surge in methane levels in northeastern Pennsylvania, a hub of the state's natural gas production."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/13/2017
"Path To Improving Atlantic Flyway At Blackwater Is Filled With Mud"
"Converting low marsh to high marsh will help offset erosion caused by rising sea level".
Source: Bay Journal, 02/07/2017
Md. Legislature Overrides Veto, Strengthens Green-Energy Standards
The Maryland Senate voted 32 to 13 on Thursday to override Gov. Hogan’s veto of a bill to boost the state’s use of renewable energy.
Source: Washington Post, 02/03/2017
Coal Leasing on Federal Lands
While resurrecting the declining U.S. coal industry, as promised by the new administration, is probably not possible, it may not stop a lifting of the moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands. TipSheet looks at how the issue moved front and center, and whether the move would help coal country.
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Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment 2017
Feb 3, 2017 3 - 5 p.m. ET #SEJ2017 The Society of Environmental Journalists launched SEJ's new report, "Journalists' Guide to Energy and Environment 2017," at the Woodrow Wilson Center introduced by SEJ Board President and Climate Central Senior Science Writer Bobby Magill (pictured). The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with leading reporters and editors, a reception and exhibit opening of the exhibit, "Climate Change in Our World," featuring the photography of SEJ member Gary Braasch.
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"At Blackwater Refuge, Rising Sea Levels Drown Habitat"
"The view from the observation deck over a meadow of brown marsh grasses would make a nice postcard. Eagles roost on tall pines, muskrats burrow in mounds of mud and straw, and black ducks splash in a pond."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 01/02/2017
Will State, Local Government Replace Feds on Climate Change?
Even if the incoming Trump Administration retreats from climate action, as many fear, state and local governments may fill the gap on climate policy. Our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a closer look, and offers sources and resources to help you cover the more localized climate stories that may result.
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