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Biden infrastructure plan: Climate focus aims to curb carbon emissions whyy.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whyy.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Credits: Photo collage via ESI Previous image Next image More extreme weather, heat waves, and inland flooding are some of the impacts that the state of Pennsylvania expects to see with a changing climate. And scientists and economists agree that, if we don’t quickly reduce the greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels like coal and gas that contribute to warming the planet, these impacts will only grow more costly and dangerous. Yet parts of western Pennsylvania, like many regions of the United States, rely on coal and gas production to support the local economy. Through its Here and Real project, the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) is investigating solutions that reduce carbon pollution and are economically just for communities that are reliant on fossil fuel production. ....
A Pennsylvania county went from bust to boom times with natural gas; now, it's nearly broke. | Spotlight Pa gettysburgtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gettysburgtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
WAYNESBURG Greene County is going broke. Despite receiving millions in payouts from the natural gas industry to compensate such counties as Greene that host natural gas wells, it is struggling to balance its more than $40 million budget. This year, amid a pandemic, commissioners raised property taxes for the first time since 2010. Without major changes, county budget office projections show that Greene may not have the revenue or reserves to cover its costs by 2023. It’s a financial predicament that seemed all but guaranteed as the coal mining industry here has nearly disappeared, hollowing out the backbone of the local economy. That was, until the natural gas boom and a massive influx of money that came with it offered a different path. ....