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.

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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. 

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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

Pa. schools can apply for up to $10M for environmental repairs

Jillian ForstadtMay 2, 2024

Schools can address environmental concerns, such as lead, asbestos and mold. In one survey, more than 90% of Pa. schools reported lead in their drinking water.

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