Pennsylvania faces a significant legacy challenge, with estimates suggesting as many as 700,000 abandoned oil and gas wells across the Commonwealth, the most of any state except Texas. Southwestern and Western Pennsylvania carry the heaviest burden of these historical, pre-regulation extraction sites dating back to the 19th century. Many of these wells can leak methane, threaten water quality, and create public health and environmental risks. Pennsylvania has already undert

On August 18th, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Environmental Protection to only review permit applications if developers have made a legally binding commitment to meet the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Requirements and have received local approval. The GRID Requirements represent a commonsense approach that requires developers to meet strict standards on energy affordability, environmental

AI AI data warehouse has thousands of servers, the brain of an AI system like ChatGPT. Three AI data warehouses are planned for Westmoreland County and more than 100 statewide. Their impact on our local communities is enormous. A medium-sized AI data warehouse consumes more than 100 million gallons of water per year and requires enough electricity to power 50,000 to 100,000 homes. That’s just for a medium-sized facility. With recurring drought conditions in our area and an

MAX Environmental, formerly Mill Service, has a history of violations of under the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and...