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Study finds radioactive materials in waterways near treatment plants associated with fracking waste

Reid Frazier·July 20, 2023

Pitt and Duquesne University researchers found radium downstream of wastewater treatment plants that treat runoff from landfills that accept frack waste.

Energy Water

Above shot of energy pipeline and sinkhole

New sinkhole forms along Mariner East pipeline in Chester County

Susan Phillips·July 18, 2023

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is investigating a sinkhole along the Mariner East natural gas liquids pipeline in Chester County.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

Renewable energy projects could come online faster with new grid policy in PA

StateImpact Pennsylvania·July 13, 2023

PJM Interconnection is changing how it approves new electricity projects, intending to speed up the process. About 8 in 10 of the more than 2,600 projects waiting for approval are from renewable sources.

Climate Change Energy

Pa. leads in EV incentives, but lags in planning and goals, report says

Rachel McDevitt·July 7, 2023

Pennsylvania falls in the middle of the pack when it comes to state policies that make it easier for people to use electric vehicles.

Climate Change Energy Transportation

Company seeks former mine lands for reforestation

Kat Bolus·July 7, 2023

Owners of formerly-mined lands now have a chance to transform their properties into young, healthy forests.

Conservation Energy

Activists holding signs gathered at Salt Fork State Park

Activists rally to prevent fracking under Ohio’s largest state park

Julie Grant·July 7, 2023

They’re fighting against a new law that requires state agencies to consider proposals to drill for oil and gas under Ohio’s public lands.

Conservation Energy Your Environment Update

Pa. gas drillers pay record amount in impact fees

StateImpact Pennsylvania·June 30, 2023

Natural gas drillers paid more than $278 million in impact fees in 2022, their largest amount since the payments began in 2012.

Economy Energy

Safety, oversight concerns raised as Pa. lawmakers pursue billions for hydrogen hubs

Spotlight PA·June 23, 2023

Some lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isn’t prepared to take on oversight for capturing carbon and storing it deep underground.

Climate Change Energy Politics

Residents rally against Shell plastics plant pollution in Beaver County

Reid Frazier·June 8, 2023

They want Shell to be held accountable for pollution from its ethane cracker, including for it to be shut down during air pollution events.

Energy Health Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

Abandoned oil and gas wells emit carcinogens and other harmful pollutants, groundbreaking study shows

Inside Climate News·June 6, 2023

A new study shows benzene and other hazardous air pollutants are being released by abandoned oil and gas wells, putting people who live near by at risk. Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of these wells.

Climate Change Energy Health

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