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2d ago
Emma Stanton • Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

State Investigating ‘Seismic Event’ Near Allegheny Twp. Fracking Well

State environmental officials say an earthquake struck Allegheny Township last month, but it was so small it’s likely no one but seismologists...

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5d ago
John Luciew • PennLive

A Mountain of Coal Waste is Burning. How It Started is a Mystery.

The majestic fall scene belies the 1,000-degree-plus coal refuse fire burning just a mile away. A little more than a week ago, fog and smoke blotted...

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1w ago
John Cole • The Center Square

What Do Shapiro and Garrity Think of Higher Gas Prices?

Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity agree: gasoline prices are too high in Pennsylvania. However, they cite different factors...

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1w ago

Some Feel-Good Energy News to Counter the Scary Headlines

Conor Lamb And Kate Harper • RealClearPennsylvania • October 29, 2026

As we approach Halloween, here’s a real scare for you.

According to our regional electric grid provider, we are increasingly at risk of power outages thanks to the combination of slow deployment of new generation and unprecedented demand 

3w ago
B. Krawczeniuk • WVIA

In Forum, Flynn, Soltis Sparano Agree On a Lot

State Sen. Marty Flynn, a Democrat, and Sharon Soltis Sparano, a Republican, spoke at a candidate forum Wednesday at Wilkes University. Both want to...

3w agoRead it on WVIA
10/13/26
Chrissy Suttles • Axios Pittsburgh

Report: Pennsylvania Gas Power to Grow 15% By 2030

Pennsylvania's data center boom is expected to drive a new wave of natural gas development, as developers required by the state to supply their own...

10/13/26Read it on Axios Pittsburgh
10/13/26
Rebecca McCarthy • PA Capital-Star

What Happened to Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs?

Three years ago, hydrogen seemed poised for a long-awaited breakthrough. The Biden administration announced $7 billion in federal funding for seven...

10/13/26Read it on PA Capital-Star
10/07/26
Kate Huangpu • Spotlight PA

Retiree's Quest to Help Track Down PA's Abandoned Oil Wells

Thousands of abandoned wells remain across Pennsylvania. One Bradford retiree has spent years helping find the ones the state doesn’t know about....

10/07/26Read it on Spotlight PA
10/05/26
Pennsylvania

AMERICA AT 250: Computers, the Internet and Artificial Intelligence

Gene Pisasale • RealClearPennsylvania • October 5, 2026

“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”

 -Popular Mechanics magazine, 1949

10/02/26
Elizabeth DeOrnellas • Allentown Morning Call

Lehigh Valley Farmers Under Pressure as Fuel Prices Rise

Lehigh Valley farmers face an ever-growing list of pressure points, topped by preharvest spikes in diesel fuel prices....

10/02/26Read it on Allentown Morning Call
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