Federal funding has supercharged well-plugging in PA, but Trump administration uncertainty is creating anxiety for businesses ...

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Action News Investigates has learned there are dozens of other abandoned mines in Western Pennsylvania that could pose a similar risk. Pollard, 64, was searching for her cat when she fell into a ...

Abandoned mine waste pollutes the nearby Little Anderson Creek. On a sunny afternoon in late February, Reed Johnson trudges through the slushy snow on his 33-acre property in central Pennsylvania.

Gov. Josh Shapiro this week said plugging leaking abandoned wells reduces methane emissions, creates jobs, protects public health and opens up opportunities for rural communities. Shapiro and ...

A Pennsylvania hiker had followed his dog off a mountain trail this week when he glanced toward a deep coal pit below and saw a tail move near a pile of rocks. Collin Leiby, an avid hiker and ...

Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officials joined Penn Mechanical Group and local ...

As Pennsylvania celebrates plugging 300 abandoned oil and gas wells since 2023, ongoing lawsuits against the Trump administration over hundreds of millions of federal dollars are creating uncertainty ...

we can ensure that Pennsylvania’s inventory of orphaned and abandoned wells continues to shrink, while creating jobs and protecting the environment in the process,” Shirley said. DEP has ...