Former DEP secretary wants spreading conventional oil and gas wastewater on roads to remain illegal Kara HolsoppleJune 7, 2024 State regulators haven't issued a permit for conventional oil and gas well owners to dump wastewater on roads for years, but it still happens. EnergyPollutionWater
EPA coke oven rule to bring new monitoring requirements to U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant Reid FrazierJune 6, 2024 The new rule will require U.S. Steel to set up fenceline monitoring for benzene, a carginogen, around its coke plant. Environmental JusticePollution
Mountain Valley Pipeline’s completion delayed again, builder says Curtis TateMay 29, 2024 Equitrans Midstream is still doing hydrostatic testing. A section of the pipeline ruptured earlier this month during testing. EnergyPollutionYour Environment Update
Air pollution decreased, but still causes hundreds of deaths a year in Allegheny County Julie GrantMay 24, 2024 The report finds up to 1373 people died annually in Allegheny County from 2020 to 2022 from exposures to fine particulate matter. HealthPollution
EPA, Norfolk Southern reach $310 million settlement for East Palestine derailment Reid FrazierMay 24, 2024 It includes $235 million for EPA’s past and future expenses for the cleanup of toxic chemicals, with only $15 million assessed as a civil penalty. East PalestinePollutionTransportation
Allegheny County’s Clean Air Fund could do more to fight pollution, controller says Julia ZenkevichMay 23, 2024 County Controller Corey O'Connor says the fund is “not being spent quick enough and it's not being spent in communities that need it the most." Pollution
New EPA rules could force emissions limits, monitoring at Clairton Coke Works Reid FrazierMay 21, 2024 The coke oven rules are expected to set new limits for several hazardous chemicals and require fenceline monitoring for benzene. Pollution
Ohio orders company to suspend operations at 3 drilling wastewater wells Julie GrantMay 3, 2024 The state found waste could be migrating through fractures in the shale and that the impacts create an “imminent danger” to health and the environment. EnergyPollutionWater
Ohio AG wants Pa. company held in contempt for failing to clean up radioactive drilling waste Glynis BoardMay 3, 2024 The company along the Ohio River was found to have radioactive liquids and sludge on the floor of its facility, among other "egregious" violations. EnergyPollutionWater
A new book takes on the dangers of radioactivity in the oil and gas industry Kara HolsoppleMay 3, 2024 Science journalist Justin Nobel's shocking seven-year investigation looks at how the industry has skirted regulations and endangered public health. EnergyHealthPollutionYour Environment Update
