Pa. Attorney General Charges Cabot Oil and Gas with Environmental Crimes in Dimock

Susan PhillipsJune 16, 2020

AG Shapiro filed 15 criminal charges, including nine felonies, after more than a decade since Cabot's fracking activities caused well water contamination.

EnergyWater

Range Resources Pleads No Contest to Environmental Crimes at Southwest Pa. Well Sites

Reid FrazierJune 15, 2020

Attorney General Josh Shapiro charged the company for leaks and spills at gas well sites in Washington County.

Energy

House Committee Takes First Step to Block Pa.’s Entry into Cap-and-Trade Program

Rachel McDevittJune 12, 2020

The cap-and-trade program would address climate change by putting a price on carbon emissions. Republicans say it's a tax.

Climate ChangeEconomyEnergy

Pa. House Speaker Turzai accepted $11K flight from businessman with fracking-related companies

Reid FrazierJune 5, 2020

A watchdog group calls giving a gift like this to a politician when a person has business before the state, a bribe. Spokesperson said Turzai was being transparent in his disclosure.

EnergyPolitics

Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project Calls Ohio Approval a ‘Poison Pill’

Julie GrantMay 29, 2020

The first-ever offshore wind project in the Great Lakes was approved, but would have to shut down at night for 8 months of the year.

Climate ChangeEnergyWildlife

How the Coronavirus Is Impacting 4 Environmental Issues

Kara HolsoppleMay 22, 2020

From less traffic to more plastic, how the coronavirus shut-down has impacted Pittsburgh.

Climate ChangeCoronavirusEnergyYour Environment Update

Study Finds Methane Leaks in Pa Are Much Higher Than State Reports

Reid FrazierMay 14, 2020

The Environmental Defense Fund found estimates don't capture leaks from 'abnormal' conditions. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Green Energy Industry Slowed by COVID-19, But It Should Bounce Back

Anne DanahyMay 12, 2020

Energy companies work to ensure hospitals are ready to respond. Meanwhile, the solar industry has been hit hard.

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

Oil and Gas companies Asked, Then Received Changes to Coronavirus Stimulus Program

Reid FrazierMay 11, 2020

These companies can use federal stimulus dollars to pay off existing debt, a move critics are calling a "stealth bailout."

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

DEP Says It’s Found Hundreds of New Violations for the Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County

Reid FrazierMay 7, 2020

Since January, DEP inspectors observed hillsides slip, erosion barriers fail and sediment getting into streams. Energy Transfer was fined $30 million for an explosion in 2018.

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