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
At a refinery in Scotland, a plastics evangelist says U.S. shale gas is vital Reid FrazierSeptember 16, 2019 Shale gas from Pennsylvania is fueling a plastics industry in Scotland. EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
Report: “Trade Secret” Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times at Oil and Gas Wells in Ohio Julie GrantSeptember 15, 2019 Not knowing the identity of all chemicals used at fracking sites makes emergency responders nervous. Energy
Why I’m following Pa’s Marcellus shale gas to Scotland Reid FrazierSeptember 13, 2019 Here's a hint: plastics. EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
