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Chesapeake Fined $1.9 Million for Wetland, Stream Violations in PA

Reid FrazierMarch 26, 2021

The company damaged dozens of waterways at its gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania. It will have to restore 55 acres of wetlands and repair 4,000 feet of streams.

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DEP Pointed Feds to Whistleblower Complaints About Shell Pipeline

Reid FrazierMarch 18, 2021

The complaint alleges that defective corrosion coatings were used on the Falcone pipeline that will feed Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County.

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Groups Want Fracking Waste Included in Health Study

Reid FrazierMarch 6, 2021

Fracking waste can be radioactive. Advocates want it included in a pair of state-sponsored studies into fracking and childhood cancer, asthma, and poor birth outcomes.

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Revolution Pipeline, Part of Which Exploded in 2018, Is Back in Service

Reid FrazierMarch 3, 2021

DEP lifted its order barring the re-start of the pipeline, saying the company has put in enough safety precautions and it is now safe.

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DEP gives OK to Public Comment on Fracking Wastewater Permits

Reid FrazierFebruary 19, 2021

49 facilities were given permits with no comment period.

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Groups Oppose Pittsburgh-Area Fracking Waste Injection Well

Reid FrazierFebruary 12, 2021

The groups are concerned about drinking water contamination and earthquakes. Regulators say it's safe.

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Range Resources Fined Nearly $300K for Misclassifying Wells

Reid FrazierFebruary 11, 2021

The wells should have been declared abandoned and plugged. If left unplugged, they can cause air, water and soil contamination.

What You Need to Know About Air Quality Improvements in Allegheny County

Reid FrazierFebruary 5, 2021

We have the details about which air quality standards Allegheny County now meets, how these gains were made, and if they will last.

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For the First Time Ever, Allegheny County Meets Federal Air Quality Standards

Reid FrazierJanuary 29, 2021

All eight monitors met the standards, including the most polluted one near the Clairton Coke Works.

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Report Faults DEP for Failure to Protect Streams from Mining in Western Pa.

Reid FrazierJanuary 22, 2021

The report says DEP is allowing dozens of miles of streambeds to be damaged from longwall mining in southwestern Pa.

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Reid Frazier

Energy Reporter

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 is currently contributing to StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaboration among The Allegheny Front, WESA, WITF and WHYY covering the Commonwealth's energy economy.