Report Faults DEP for Failure to Protect Streams from Mining in Western Pa.

Reid FrazierJanuary 22, 2021

The report says DEP is allowing dozens of miles of streambeds to be damaged from longwall mining in southwestern Pa.

EnergyWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Proposal to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Draws 13,000 Comments

Rachel McDevittJanuary 22, 2021

Enviro groups claim support for the rule, which will help address climate change. Industry supporters say online system shut out people without reliable internet.

Climate ChangeEnergy

In the Ohio River Valley, the Petrochemical Boom Is on Hold

Reid FrazierDecember 31, 2020

Has the pandemic and other economic woes made the plastics boom a bust? Some in the community are hopeful it will still come to the region.

CoronavirusEconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom

RGGI, Behind the Rhetoric: What We Know About the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Rachel McDevittDecember 31, 2020

RGGI has been touted as a either a key climate action or job killer. Find out the facts of RGGI.

Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy

Groups Sue EPA over Coal Plant Air Pollution in Indiana County

Reid FrazierDecember 23, 2020

The lawsuit is challenging a plan to allow spikes of sulfur dioxide at two power plants. Even at low levels, SO2 can affect asthmatics in as little as two minutes.

EnergyHealthPollution

Study: Pa. Heart Failure Patients Near Fracking More Likely to be Hospitalized

Reid FrazierDecember 21, 2020

A new study found heart failure patients living near fracking operations were more likely to be hospitalized than those farther away.

EnergyHealth

‘Anti-Protest’ Bill Passes Ohio House

Julie GrantDecember 18, 2020

The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests.

EnergyYour Environment Update

When a Gas Plant Moves Next Door

Julie GrantDecember 11, 2020

Next to the site of one of the largest gas power plants of its kind in the country, neighbors say they have lost much.

EnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update

Fears for Safety and Climate Surround LNG Export Terminal Planned on the Delaware River

Susan PhillipsDecember 11, 2020

What scares people the most is transporting flammable LNG 200 miles along the I-95 corridor through densely populated areas.

Climate ChangeEnergyHealth

DEP Deals Blow to Fracking Plan at U.S. Steel Mill Near Pittsburgh

Reid FrazierDecember 11, 2020

The agency says it will suspend reviewing environmental permits for the controversial well after it lost its local zoning permit.

Energy