Oversight board’s approval starts next phase of Pennsylvania’s contested attempt to join regional cap-and-trade program
Rachel McDevitt, State Impact,
Pennsylvania is one step closer to joining a regional program meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Quality Board on Tuesday approved a draft regulation to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative …
A misguided strategy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Editorial, Sept. 8, 2020.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler was in the Hill District on Aug. 13 to confirm the Trump administration’s decision to rescind federal regulations on methane emissions. This shortsighted rule change will not …
The largest solar array of its kind in the U.S. now sits atop a former Pittsburgh steel mill
Kiley Koscinski/WESA,
A 133,000-square-foot solar array is now functional at Hazelwood Green’s Mill 19. It’s a project that marries the story of Pittsburgh’s past with its future: bridge workers applied 4,784 solar panels to the …
RECLAIM Act To Boost Coal Communities Passes House As Part Of Infrastructure Bill
The House of Representatives Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that includes two provisions that would specifically help coal-reliant communities in the Ohio Valley.
The bill, called the
Solidarity with BLM
Given the recent desire to visibly show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement 350Pittsburgh member Dianne Peterson created a fundraiser that will provide a lawn sign, funds for organizations working locally in the Black community, and a resources doc…
Solar Power Deal Accelerates Pitt’s Sustainability Progress
Pittwire, Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
The University of Pittsburgh is continuing to drive progress toward achieving carbon neutrality through a new solar power purchase agreement that will supply approximately 13% of the Pittsburgh campus’ annual electricity usage.
Under the 20-year …
Reading is Getting Ready for Climate Change
By Lisa Scheid, Reading Eagle, May 26, 2020.
Reading’s path to committing to 100% renewable energy began almost four years ago with a worried community college writing professor.
Stephanie Anderson of Reading Area Community College found herself looking for a …
Two PA Colleges Hit Carbon Neutrality Goals
Public Source: Four environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region to keep your eyes on in the age of COVID-19
By, Public Source,
Climate change, air pollution, oil prices and waste could be transformed by the pandemic.
“COVID-19 cost jobs, closed businesses and limited travel. But the economic ruin has also led to record …