The task of cleaning up the country’s toxic old well sites could be the start of a so-called just transition. But first, there’s a fundamental hurdle: Most of the companies that plug wells aren’t unionized.

Two progressive Keystone State activists tell editor Michael Tomasky what’s happening on the ground in the crucial battleground state.

Fracking and corn-based ethanol have a lot in common.

Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro stole one of Republicans’ favorite words, with great success. Now his Democratic peers—including President Biden—are emulating him.

Private schools can reject disabled applicants, expel LGBTQ students, and teach creationism all they want—even though hundreds of millions of public dollars flow to them every year.

A crucial special election in the Philadelphia suburbs will tell us a lot about 2024. We spoke to the Democratic candidate about what he’s seeing on the ground.

In an exclusive interview, the junior Pennsylvania Democratic senator talks about Israel and the border—and insists that he’s the same politician as when he was elected.

For years, these fake clinics enjoyed taxpayer funding, but Governor Josh Shapiro just put an end to that arrangement.

Local and national progressives from the Pittsburgh area are centering corporate power while maintaining traditional Democratic concerns.

Our new research shows that the Scranton–Wilkes Barre Democrat has the formula that can attract more working-class voters.

Pennsylvania authorities have ended a moratorium on fracking in the town of Dimock, highlighting the contradictory nature of fossil fuel politics in the region.

The passions of Pennsylvania were on full display in the last week of the campaign in the battleground state. Photographer Mark Peterson was there to capture the action.

Republican candidates took Trump’s “Big Lie” and ran for office on delusional claims of voter fraud. They won’t be thwarted from doing it again.

Ahead of a challenging election, a spike in voter enthusiasm has given Democrats a small reason to hope that they might stem the expected red tide.

State legislatures matter—and will matter even more come 2024. Here are the races to watch.

Having learned a thing or two from his failed effort to overturn the 2020 election, the former president will test new, bolder strategies next month.

It’s one of the oldest moves in the GOP’s campaign playbook: When in doubt, blow the racial dog whistle. But is it as effective as Democrats fear?

An ad from an outside group isn’t designed to get Black voters to give Oz a look. It’s just supposed to hurt Fetterman. And it is.

Some Democrats are hitting their GOP opponents with tough January 6 ads. Will they work? Control of the Senate could depend on it.

The charismatic everyman Senate candidate from Pennsylvania might actually broaden his lead over Dr. Oz by talking about global warming. Even better, he might convert new voters to the cause.