Is cutting more of one kind of pollution in exchange for less of another a fair trade? That's what Shell is asking the DEP to consider to meet pollution requirements for its new petrochemical plant.
Shell's plans to build an ethane cracker near Pittsburgh are moving full-speed ahead. But the company still needs an important permit from a local township.
Back in 2014, Ten Mile Creek was suspected to have dangerously high levels of radium. But recent tests by the Pennsylvania DEP now show that levels are within federal safety standards.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society—which represents a quarter of the state’s doctors—is reversing course and calling for a moratorium on new hydraulic fracturing operations.
Donald Trump has promised a renaissance for the coal industry. But analysts say the market forces causing the decline of coal and the rise of renewables may be difficult to stop.
The Allegheny County Health Department has been so late in keeping up on its paperwork for air quality permits that three environmental groups are asking the U.S. EPA to get involved.
When the history of the climate change era is written, Tom Steyer will likely get more than a footnote. But can bringing big money to the fight really make a difference?
Our energy reporter Reid Frazier digs into whether Donald Trump really thinks climate change is a hoax; and whether Hillary Clinton can deliver on one of her most ambitious campaign promises.
It's not that companies aren't applying to renew their permits. It's that government regulators are failing to act on new applications—sometimes for years.
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.
