Group Hopes Grand Jury Report Will Put Health at Center of Fracking Debate

Kara HolsoppleJuly 9, 2020

The report outlines health problems of people living near fracking wells. The Environmental Health Project says it's about time public health takes center stage.

EconomyHealthYour Environment Update

U.S. Department of Energy Touts Petrochemicals, Puts Money into Coal ‘Innovation’ Grants

Reid FrazierJuly 2, 2020

DOE says Appalachia's future for coal and petrochemicals is rosy and is investing in research to find new uses for coal.

EconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom

Coal Towns Were Counting on Recreation for New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit.

Brittany PattersonJuly 2, 2020

Communities that invested in outdoor recreation and tourism as coal faded are hopeful that they'll make it through the pandemic.

CoronavirusEconomyRecreation

Impact Fees Collected From Gas Drillers Dropped in 2019

Rachel McDevittJune 18, 2020

Drillers paid just over $200 million last year, about $51 million less than in 2018. The money goes to communities where drilling happens, to help offset the effects of the industry.

EconomyEnergy

House Committee Takes First Step to Block Pa.’s Entry into Cap-and-Trade Program

Rachel McDevittJune 12, 2020

The cap-and-trade program would address climate change by putting a price on carbon emissions. Republicans say it's a tax.

Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy

Green Energy Industry Slowed by COVID-19, But It Should Bounce Back

Anne DanahyMay 12, 2020

Energy companies work to ensure hospitals are ready to respond. Meanwhile, the solar industry has been hit hard.

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

Oil and Gas companies Asked, Then Received Changes to Coronavirus Stimulus Program

Reid FrazierMay 11, 2020

These companies can use federal stimulus dollars to pay off existing debt, a move critics are calling a "stealth bailout."

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

Report: Chesapeake Energy Plans to File for Bankruptcy

Susan PhillipsMay 4, 2020

The Oklahoma-based company led the land rush in Pennsylvania that helped kick off the fracking boom a decade ago.

EconomyEnergy

Decision to Build Ohio Cracker Plant on Hold Due to Pandemic

Julie GrantApril 30, 2020

The decision was supposed to come this summer. The company says the project is still a "top priority."

CoronavirusEconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom

A Struggling Coal Industry Is Getting Hammered by Coronavirus

Reid FrazierApril 27, 2020

“Just about everything that can go wrong, has gone wrong for the coal industry.” Demand for coal is down 35-40% this year.

CoronavirusEconomy