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Kiley Bense is a journalist based in Pennsylvania who covers the environment, culture and politics.

A new generation is discovering the rambling Southern route of William Bartram and his legendary 1791 travelogue

Environmentalists were heartened by the agency’s move after the chemical burned in a train derailment in February in East Palestine, Ohio. The Vinyl Institute expressed confidence that the review would show “the production of vinyl chloride and use of PVC products are safe.”

Appalachia’s fracking boom is fueling the expansion of American plastics manufacturing, including production of vinyl chloride, the carcinogen used to make PVC that burned in East Palestine, Ohio.

Documents reveal a secret committee packed with energy companies that will determine if Pa. would benefit from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate race is among the most closely watched this year because it could determine control of the Senate.

The annual U.N. climate talks will focus on protecting people and places from the growing threat of extreme weather events. In Philadelphia, Hurricane Ida deluged highways, households and infrastructure one year ago.