Michael Sauers September 1, 2026 If you are looking for a good example of state level corporate welfare, with all the markings of a cluster dance, here it is! The PA Coal Waste Industry gets hundreds of millions in public subsidies primarily through the Alternative...
Written by: Linda Christman Posted by:Michael Sauers May 21, 2025 As of May 1, the State Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has approved the permit to allow the Panther Creek Power Plant to burn tire shreds in addition to waste coal. The plant produces...
Michael Sauers August 23, 2024 Jakey Hollow is a 59 acre natural area snuggled in Columbia County just outside Bloomsburg. It is part of the Weiser State Forest under the auspices of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It is also part of the...
Written by Linda Christman Posted June 19, 2024 The Panther Creek Power Plant in Nesquehoning has asked for permission to burn tires as fuel. The plant has been burning waste coal since 1992 and now proposes to add tire shreds to the fuel mix. Waste coal burned as...