DEP says leaks, spill damage continue at storage site where gas leaked for weeks

Reid FrazierDecember 10, 2022

More problems have been found at the Cambria County site. DEP has ordered the company to stop injecting gas into its storage wells and submit a clean-up plan.

EnergyPollution

What’s stopping wind energy on the Great Lakes?

Points NorthDecember 9, 2022

There’s no shortage of wind blowing across the Great Lakes. But why has off-shore wind on the lakes been a hard sell?

Climate ChangeEnergy

Pennsylvania emissions rule for conventional oil and gas sites moves ahead

Rachel McDevittNovember 30, 2022

DEP issued a notice Friday that the regulation to prevent leaks of volatile organic compounds and methane is final and effective.

Climate ChangeEnergyPollution

What you need to know about the massive gas leak in Cambria County

Kara HolsoppleNovember 30, 2022

The massive natural gas leak at a storage facility near Johnstown ranks up there with some of the biggest in recent memory.

Climate ChangeEnergyPollutionYour Environment Update

‘Gasland’ driller will pay millions for new water system in Dimock

Susan PhillipsNovember 30, 2022

Cabot Oil and Gas pleaded no contest to criminal charges and will pay $16.29 million for a water system, ending a 14-year saga.

EnergyPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Pennsylvania boosts carbon capture research with investment in state geological survey

Rachel McDevittNovember 28, 2022

Pennsylvania is trying to position itself as a potential hub for carbon capture and storage, a technology that has been billed as a way to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use.

Climate ChangeEnergy

A gas leak at Cambria County storage site has been plugged

Reid FrazierNovember 21, 2022

A gas leak at a Cambria County underground natural gas storage site has been plugged, according to its owner. It had been venting gas since Nov. 6.

EnergyPollution

How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas

Kara HolsoppleNovember 18, 2022

We dig into how the tax credits will encourage natural gas drilling, why Wolf and Democrats supported it, and how hydrogen fits in.

EconomyEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

A natural gas storage facility in Cambria County is leaking gas again

Reid FrazierNovember 18, 2022

The natural gas from an underground storage site is leaking again, despite the company stopping it overnight.

EnergyPollution

CNX fined $200K for spills of fracking fluids in Greene County

Reid FrazierNovember 17, 2022

The spills occurred at well pads in Richhill Township. CNX didn't fully remediate one spill for nearly 70 days while it continued to frack.

EnergyPollutionWild Pennsylvania