StateImpact Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania is a collaboration among WPSU, WITF, WHYY and The Allegheny Front. Reporters cover the fiscal and environmental impact of Pennsylvania’s booming energy economy.
Local support for StateImpact Pennsylvania comes from the Benkovic Family Foundation of State College.
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Plastic permeates Pennsylvania’s waterways, according to a study released Wednesday by PennEnvironment’s Research & Policy Center.The environmental…
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Solar Panels From A Wastewater Authority? In Centre County, Renewable Energy Has An Unlikely BoosterIf you’re thinking about getting solar panels on your home or business, the local wastewater authority is probably not the first place you would call. But…
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Well-known climate scientist and Penn State professor Michael Mann argues in a new book that there are many tools for addressing climate change and…
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As governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm helped lead efforts to bail out the auto industry, including offering government incentives to invest in…
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Penn State President Eric Barron said he’s looking forward to environmental issues getting more attention — and possibly funding — under President-elect…
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For Ron Reese, a dairy farmer in western Centre County, a tour of the farm on a warm fall day includes a short history lesson. After World War II, the…
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The November election will likely have big consequences for climate policy in the United States.President Donald Trump recently said he doesn’t “think…
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When COVID-19 hit Pennsylvania in March, universities moved to shut down in-person classes and suspend some lab work work and field research. For…
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In 2007, Terry Engelder, then a professor of geosciences at Penn State, estimated how much natural gas could be accessed in the Marcellus Shale formation…
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Regan Hosterman, operations manager at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, started a truck that runs on compressed natural gas.“Much…