Reid Frazier | Allegheny Front
Energy Reporter for The Allegheny Front-
The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The action, announced Monday at the G20 "Energy Abundance Ministerial" in Houston, eliminates limits set by the Biden administration in 2024.
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Meta says it has reached a deal to purchase power from the Beaver Valley nuclear plant in western Pennsylvania and two others in Ohio, as part of its efforts to power its artificial intelligence ambitions.
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The U.S. Steel plant has a history of maintenance issues, explosions and environmental violations.
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The Department of Energy is awarding $90 million to a company that has promised to build what would be the largest solar project in the state on a former coal mine in Clearfield County.
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A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found children living near shale gas activities in Southwest Pennsylvania had a higher risk of developing lymphoma. But the group found no association between oil and gas activity and other childhood cancers, including Ewing’s sarcoma.
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A new study found higher levels of radioactive materials in rivers and streams near municipal wastewater treatment plants that handled runoff from landfills that accept fracking waste from Pennsylvania.