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? EnergyNewsPodcastsPolitics
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. EnergyHazardous to Your HealthHealth
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
Advocates Say Vehicle Electrification Is The Future And PA Is Lagging Behind Margaret J. KraussSeptember 17, 2019 They say Pennsylvania is squandering a financial windfall and missing out on air quality improvements. Climate ChangeEnergy
