President Trump Rips Paris Agreement, Democrats While in Pittsburgh

Chris PotterOctober 24, 2019

Saying again that he represents Pittsburgh not Paris, Trump asked if the plans of some Democratic candidates to end the burning of fossil fuels are based on stupidity or evil.

EnergyPolitics

Connecting the Dots Between Rick Perry, Ukraine’s Natural Gas and Impeachment

Reid FrazierOctober 18, 2019

President Trump says a key phone call at the center of the Ukraine scandal was Rick Perry’s idea. Is he throwing his Energy Secretary under the bus?

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What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills

Kara HolsoppleOctober 17, 2019

Energize PA's most controversial bill would remove permitting authority from DEP and put it in the hands of a politically-appointed commission.

EnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

Report: ExxonMobil Scouting Property for 2nd Cracker in Beaver County

Reid FrazierOctober 17, 2019

Energy companies are taking advantage of cheap natural gas from the region’s fracking industry.

EconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom

Washington County Families Tell State to ‘Fix’ Their Cancer Study

Reid FrazierOctober 8, 2019

Families of people diagnosed with a rare cancer want the state to revise their study and look into whether fracking could be involved.

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Gov. Wolf Plans for Pennsylvania to Join a Regional Effort to Cut Carbon Emissions

Susan PhillipsOctober 4, 2019

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative requires power plants to pay for their emissions. Wolf bypassed the legislature with an executive order.

Climate ChangeEnergyVideo

Ethane from Pa.’s Fracking Boom Is Fueling Plastics Production Overseas

Reid FrazierOctober 2, 2019

The plastics industry relies on dirt-cheap American shale gas to feed its chemical plants and the globe’s growing hunger for plastics.

EnergyFollowing Pennsylvania Gas to Scotland

Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections at Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant

Julie GrantSeptember 24, 2019

The groups will drop their appeal of the plant's air permit in exchange for additional monitoring and disclosures. If built, the Ohio plant would be similar to Shell's cracker in Pa., shown above.

EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom

In Scotland, Residents Say The Local Refinery And U.S. Shale Gas Keep Their Town Afloat

Reid FrazierSeptember 24, 2019

They depend on the refinery for jobs and business, but they say their town is neglected.

Energy

There’s no fracking in the UK, so U.S. shale gas fuels plastics and more

Reid FrazierSeptember 19, 2019

A moratorium in Scotland, a lukewarm public and tricky geology have kept fracking out of the UK. U.S. gas fills the gap.

EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom