A few years ago, Pennsylvania gave Shell the largest tax credit in state history to build its massive petrochemical plant in Beaver County. The company may already be thinking about selling the ethane cracker.
Stronghold Digital Mining will clean up its unpermitted coal ash dump at its waste coal power plant in Venango County, which fuels its crypto mining operations.
We talk with a former DOJ environmental enforcement lawyer who says Trump's funding pauses and cuts to staff at climate and environment programs will have a lasting impact.
A report by the Ohio River Valley Institute found population, gross domestic product and employment declined since 2012, when the Shell ethane cracker was announced.
Fifteen environmental justice communities in the county are eligible for funding to address flooding with projects like rain gardens, green infrastructure and debris removal.
Reid R. Frazier covers energy for The Allegheny Front. His work has taken him as far away as Texas and Louisiana to report on the petrochemical industry and as close to home as Greene County, Pennsylvania to cover the shale gas boom. His award-winning work has also aired on NPR, Marketplace and other outlets. Reid recently received a fellowship from MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative.
