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

Pa. Lawmakers Hear From Industry, Environmental Advocates on Impact of Cap-and-Trade Program

Rachel McDevittJune 25, 2020

They're weighing the risks and benefits of Pennsylvania joining a regional cap-and trade-program targeting greenhouse gases.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Mineworkers’ Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of COVID-19 Safety Rules

Reid FrazierJune 19, 2020

Unions say coal miners are at a high risk for COVID-19 because of cramped quarters and exposure to silica and diesel emissions.

CoronavirusEnergy

Impact Fees Collected From Gas Drillers Dropped in 2019

Rachel McDevittJune 18, 2020

Drillers paid just over $200 million last year, about $51 million less than in 2018. The money goes to communities where drilling happens, to help offset the effects of the industry.

EconomyEnergy