It would take Mother Nature decades—if not centuries—to reforest millions of acres of strip-mined lands across central Appalachia. But researchers are experimenting with ways to jump start that restoration.
Just a few weeks after Congress cut off an important tax credit for the wind industry, a turbine manufacturer in Pennsylvania announced it will shut its doors. Will more follow suit?
Shell is moving forward with plans to build an ethane cracker facility near Pittsburgh. But what the heck is an ethane cracker? And what are the potential risks?
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.
