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
Department of Health Says It Is Looking Into Fracking Risks Following Grand Jury Report Brett SholtisJune 30, 2020 DOH said it has already done some of the recommendations like setting up a registry for people to submit health complaints. EnergyHealth
Pa. Grand Jury Report on Fracking: DEP Failed to Protect Public Health Reid FrazierJune 25, 2020 A Pennsylvania grand jury report two years in the making slammed the Department of Environmental Protection for failing to protect the public from the health effects of fracking. EnergyHealth
Pa. Says 2 Gas Drilling Companies Committed Environmental Crimes. Here’s Why Corporations, Not People, Are Usually Charged Susan PhillipsJune 25, 2020 Attorney General Josh Shapiro: “We are in the first quarter of a long process that will result in more criminal charges.” EnergyPollution
