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Here Comes the Sun: PennFuture's Guide to Planning for Grid-Scale Solar Development

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Grid-scale solar (large, ground-mounted solar arrays, often referred to as solar farms) is the fastest-growing and le…

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What We Learned from the December 2022 Deep Freeze: Dont Rely on Natural Gas When Its Fracking Cold Part 2

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In our previous article, we explained how Pennsylvania's energy grid became perilously close to a brownout event duri…

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What We Learned from the December 2022 Deep Freeze: Dont Rely on Natural Gas When Its Fracking Cold Part 1

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Thisarticle is the first in a two-part series. Read Part 2: How Fracked Gas Failed Pennsylvania. As the 2022 holiday…

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Delaware River Basin Commission's New Fracking Regulations Mark Incremental Progress

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This month, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) finalized regulations banning the discharge of fracking wastew…

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How we helped create "A Shared Vision for Pennsylvania's Environment and Communities" and where we go next

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Our mission at PennFuture is to protect the air, water, and land for the benefit of all Pennsylvanians. We act on thi…

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PA Environmental Leaders, State Senators Discuss the Failure of Shale Gas Policies and Negative Public Health Impacts of Industry

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On June 2nd, State Senator Katie Muth, chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Senator J…

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DEP's Revised Environmental Justice Policy: A Good Start but More Needs to Be Done to Protect PA's Environmental Justice Communities

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Earlier this year, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released its revised Environmental Justice Pub…

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PennFuture Celebrates Lake Erie and Introduces New Erie Campaign Manager During PA Clean Water Education Week

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PennFuture is celebrating its sixth annual PA Clean Water Education Week, dedicated to showcasing the Commonwealth's…

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Fallacy, Fiction, and Falsehoods: Debunking the Fossil Fuel Industry's Stance on Russia's War in Ukraine

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On Feb. 24, Russia commenced its unprovoked and atrocious invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. It didn't take long for f…

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During Black History Month, State Legislators Fighting Against Jim Crow 2.0 in Pennsylvania

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A generation ago my mother was born in "Jim Crow-era" North Carolina. A generation before that, my grandmother was pr…

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During Press Conference, State Senators Openly Choose Profits Over Pennsylvanians, Our Environment

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They're getting nervous. On October 20, 2021, State Senators Camera Bartolotta, Gene Yaw, and Independent John Yudich…

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Nigerian Princes: How the Fracked Gas Industry Killed Pennsylvania Coal and Raised Electricity Prices While Swimming in Taxpayer Subsidies

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At one point or another we all likely received one of those emails. A Nigerian prince, or some attorney, bank officer…

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PennFuture, Partners Appeal Air Installation Permit for Proposed Gas-Burning Plant in Elizabeth Township

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The Allegheny County Health Department ("ACHD") recently issued an air installation permit for a proposed Invenergy A…

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