Researchers find spreading drilling wastewater on Pa. roads can lead to harmful runoff
Wastewater from oil and gas drilling has been used as a cheap dust suppressant in rural Pa. for years, but it can contain toxins.
Pollution
Energy Transfer held criminally responsible for damage from Mariner East pipeline construction
The company will have a permanent criminal record for causing damage to drinking water, wetlands and waterways across Pennsylvania.
What to know about Pa.’s newest plan to reduce pollution to the Chesapeake Bay
It calls for reducing nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment by 2025. With a price tag of $324 million a year, paying for it could be a problem.
After years of contamination at Pittsburgh airport, nearby drinking water still hasn’t been tested
The airport has known about the potential PFAS contamination for years. Now, its $1.4 billion construction project could make it worse.
Why Pennsylvania and 15 other states are suing the U.S. Postal Service over lack of electric vehicles
Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro called the Postal Service plan to replace a only fraction of its fleet with EVs "hastily and sloppily done.”
New novel imagines a future where all we’re left with is our plastic pollution
Alison Stine’s "Trashlands" depicts a dystopian Appalachia, exploited for its last valuable resource, but also full of ingenuity and resilience.
A new rule requires Mon Valley polluters to ease up on dirty air pollution days. Will it work?
Clairton residents say it's hard to breathe when air pollution is bad. They say the new rule is long overdue.
1 in 3 Pennsylvania drinking water systems exceed new EPA levels for ‘forever chemicals’
The new health advisory was set based on a growing body of research that shows the pervasive health impacts of PFAS chemicals.
Major export terminal pitched in Chester sets up clash between Biden’s LNG, environmental justice goals
Activists were surprised to learn of the proposal to process natural gas for export. And they're not happy. “We will not be prostituted for pollution."
Surveying the Ohio River for plastic nurdles, as Shell readies to open cracker
Activists have teamed up with local scientists to find out how many pellets are in the river now, to know if the plant spills any after it opens.
