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 recently received a fellowship from MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative.

Reid Frazier

Allegheny County fines U.S. Steel $1M for Clairton Coke Works air pollution

Reid Frazier·June 29, 2018

The health department says pollution at the plant has gotten worse since, leading to dozens of violations. The agency also said U.S. Steel employees tried to mask air violations.

News Pollution

A Year Ago Peduto Challenged Trump on Climate Change. What’s Happened Since?

Reid Frazier·June 29, 2018

In his now famous tweet, Peduto told President Trump that Pittsburgh would follow the Paris Climate Agreement "for our people, our economy & future." So what can cities like Pittsburgh do to address climate change?

Climate Change Hazardous to Your Health Politics

Rachel Carson Trail Near Pittsburgh Has a New Feature: A Fracking Well

Reid Frazier·June 22, 2018

Range Resources is building a shale gas well along a ridge a few hundred feet from the popular trail. A pipeline right-of-way, about 50 feet wide, has been cut through a wooded section that hikers will see as they pass by.

Energy Recreation

The Making of Scott Pruitt

Reid Frazier·June 8, 2018

How does EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's faith shape his views on the environment? Our latest Trump on Earth episode digs deep into Pruitt's roots.

Culture Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

Four large box-like structures with huge fans sits across a gravel lot

For First Time, PA Sets Methane Requirements on Natural Gas Wells

Reid Frazier·June 8, 2018

Permits for new and modified natural gas wells and compressor stations will require more leak detection for methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. DEP can also now penalize those companies that don't comply.

Climate Change Politics Pollution

Report: Draft Memo Points to Trump Invoking National Security in Bailing Out Coal, Nuclear

Reid Frazier·June 4, 2018

The plan could cost ratepayers more in the mid-Atlantic region and guarantee profits for some power plants.

Economy Energy Politics

Study Finds Health Threats From Oil and Gas Wastewater Spread on Roads

Reid Frazier·June 1, 2018

Spreading oil and gas wastewater has been a cheap way for municipalities to suppress dust on unpaved roads in parts of Pennsylvania for years. But the waste can contain high levels of radioactive materials and other pollutants that are bad for water quality and human health.

Energy Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution

little brown bat with White-nose Syndrome

Building a Better Bat Cave to Combat White-Nose Syndrome

Reid Frazier·June 1, 2018

Researchers in Pennsylvania have a plan to make an old roadside attraction into a cooler cave for bats.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Sierra Club Says it Will Sue Cheswick Power Plant Over Air Pollution

Reid Frazier·May 11, 2018

The group says the coal-fired power plant is allowing soot and coal ash to fall on the surrounding community, and isn’t operating its pollution control scrubbers as much as it could be.

Pollution

Pruitt’s Transparency Rule is Not What it Sounds Like

Reid Frazier·May 11, 2018

Pruitt wants to throw out a vast amount of public health data in the name of transparency. Here's why that's a bad idea.

Health News Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

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