Rachel McDevitt
Reporter at WITF-TV (Harrisburg, PA)
Reporter at WITF-FM (Harrisburg, PA)
Reporter for @StateImpactPA and @witfnews Talk to me about energy, the environment, and climate change: [email protected]
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1 month ago |
wesa.fm | Rachel McDevitt
Utility regulators are bracing for a surge in electricity demand driven in large part by the opening of new, power-intensive data centers in Pennsylvania. The buildings house large numbers of sophisticated computers that make our digital lives possible, from cloud storage and streaming movies to generative artificial intelligence. AI is particularly energy-hungry and could transform the energy sector over the next decade, according to the International Energy Agency.
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1 month ago |
lancasteronline.com | Rachel McDevitt
Utility regulators are bracing for a surge in electricity demand driven in large part by the opening of new, power-intensive data centers in Pennsylvania. The buildings house large numbers of sophisticated computers that make our digital lives possible, from cloud storage and streaming movies to generative artificial intelligence. AI is particularly energy-hungry and could transform the energy sector over the next decade, according to the International Energy Agency.
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1 month ago |
lancasteronline.com | Rachel McDevitt
Wildfire smoke from Canada and the western U.S. that blanketed the region in June 2023 nearly doubled the average number of days with unhealthy air alerts in Lancaster County over a three-year period, according to the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
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2 months ago |
radio.wpsu.org | Rachel McDevitt
State parks are preparing for an influx of visitors looking for alternatives to federally-run campgrounds this summer. Some popular sites, such as Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County, are not accepting overnight reservations due to staffing shortages driven by the Trump Administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce.
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2 months ago |
lancasteronline.com | Rachel McDevitt
State parks are preparing for an influx of visitors looking for alternatives to federally-run campgrounds this summer. Some popular sites, such as Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County, are not accepting overnight reservations due to staffing shortages driven by the Trump Administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce.
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Pa. communities start to see impact of federal climate spending, as upcoming election casts doubt on programs’ futures https://t.co/bM3rnBvJij
Thanks Brett!
Good piece by @_rachelmcdevitt looks at life after coal in Homer City near where I grew up. I remember streams running orange with acid main drainage, like she describes, and the good news is, some of those streams have since seen successful remediation -- where money was spent.
Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward. https://t.co/9HOFETyKWJ
