DEP fines CNX $310,000 for Pipeline Spills in Washington County Reid FrazierJuly 29, 2020 Spills of drilling waste and drilling mud killed vegetation and contaminated soil, a groundwater seep, and a nearby stream. EnergyPollution
What Major Pipeline Decisions Mean for Energy Dominance, the Environment and Indigenous Rights Reid FrazierJuly 24, 2020 A journalist and an Indigenous rights activist weigh in recent court rulings against the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines and the scrapping of the Atlantic Coast pipeline. EnergyYour Environment Update
AG Charges Two Pipeline Companies Over Spills in Washington County Reid FrazierJuly 23, 2020 Shapiro said grand jury evidence showed pipeline builders ignored a spill. Foreman told to "look the other way." EnergyPollution
Shell Putting COVID Testing Site at Its Beaver County Cracker Reid FrazierJuly 17, 2020 Workers will be tested and get results within four hours. Five workers tested positive in the last week. CoronavirusEnergy
Wolf, Legislature Draw Closer to More Natural Gas Tax Breaks Rachel McDevittJuly 15, 2020 Lawmakers say Wolf has agreed to a compromise measure to incentivize the use of natural gas in fertilizer and petrochemical manufacturing. EnergyPoliticsThe Coming Chemical Boom
Investor Pulls Out of Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Brittany PattersonJuly 14, 2020 Still, PTTGC America says building the cracker plant - 65 miles southwest of Pittsburgh - remains a top priority. EconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
Bill McKibben on the Divestment Movement The Allegheny FrontJuly 9, 2020 The author of “The End of Nature” and co-founder of 350.org reflects on what the divestment movement has achieved so far and how it all began. Climate ChangeEconomyEnergyPodcasts
Family that Lost Hundreds of Trees to Failed Pipeline Project Gets Land Back Susan PhillipsJuly 8, 2020 The Hollerans settled with the pipeline company and got their 5 acres back, after 500 maple trees were cut down on their farm. EnergyFollow the Pipeline
A Legal Victory for Landowners Fighting Pipelines Julie GrantJuly 8, 2020 A federal appeals court said the agency in charge of interstate pipelines cannot indefinitely delay landowner appeals of pipeline projects. EnergyFollow the PipelineYour 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
