energy and the environment

HARRISBURG — A skeptical high court grilled state officials this week about whether the money it wants to collect from a regional anti-pollution pact ...

HARRISBURG — A bill to ensure Pennsylvania residents have choices when it comes to fuel availability was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Local G...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) —In January, former Vice President Al Gore listed hisArlington, Virginia, mansion for rent, asking $9,000 a month. Reportedly Gore i...

HARRISBURG — Studying the viability of renewable energy projects on Lake Erie was the topic of discussion at a recent House Environmental & Natural Re...

HARRISBURG – The demand from schools for solar project funding across Pennsylvania is outpacing available resources, state data reveals. In its pilot ...

Pennsylvania's rich oil history and the explosion of shale gas drilling over the last 15 years have brought more than fossil fuels to the surface: The...

The Inflation Reduction Act could be three times as expensive as originally believed, while falling short of its goals for cutting greenhouse gas emis...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Frustration with orphan well-plugging efforts in Pennsylvania came out during a Department of Environmental Protection budget heari...

HARRISBURG — A new deal could dampen the shock of anticipated price spikes from rising energy costs. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said P...

For the third year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been named one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, ac...

An initial greenhouse gas inventory performed by the University of Pittsburgh shows that its Bradford campus has made progress in limiting the amount ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania relies on nuclear power more than any other state except Illinois — and there’s talk of growth. One way would be to revive T...

There has quite possibly never been a better time to live in rural America — and certainly in rural Pennsylvania. Thanks to an avalanche of strategic ...

Like the “Jeopardy!” game show, green energy subsidies have been Congress’ answer to every energy policy question. The first OPEC oil embargo of 1973-...

OFF THE GRID: A survey by BusinessElectric.com showed that some of our local region lands on the list of sought-after places for off-the-grid living. ...

It’s a remarkable coincidence: In the waste produced by extracting fossil fuels, there is a huge supply of a key resource in weaning the world economy...

Even artificial intelligence doesn’t have the smarts to square the left’s green agenda with the energy needs of the future. Some of today’s biggest gr...

RIDGWAY – The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission reminds small- and medium-sized manufacturers within the six-cou...

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian capital on Friday kicked off a sweeping plan to reduce its record-high air pollution by limiting the numbers of cars on th...

BEIJING (AP) — China's capital Beijing issued its second smog red alert of the month, triggering vehicle restrictions and forcing schools to close. A ...