Mountain Valley Pipeline fined $34,000 for 29 environmental violations Roxy ToddMarch 28, 2024 Virginia fined the MVP for inadequate erosion controls, impacts to wetlands and other violations. Activists say the fine is far too low. EnergyPollution
Paused Ohio chemical recycling plant puts spotlight on Appalachia as ‘prime target’ for the controversial practice Kristina MarusicMarch 27, 2024 Chemical recycling uses heat, chemicals or both to break down plastic waste into component parts for reuse as plastic feedstocks or as fuel. Environmental JusticeHealthPollutionYour Environment Update
EPA seeks entry to abandoned land near Dubois contaminated with lead, arsenic, other pollutants Reid FrazierMarch 21, 2024 The EPA filed a request for a court order to enter the unclaimed triangular parcel that sits in the Jackson Ceramix Superfund site. Pollution
Survey finds Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban is working, but room for improvement Kiley KoscinskiMarch 20, 2024 A survey found that Pittsburgh retailers have overwhelmingly complied with the ban, but about a third of restaurants have not. Pollution
Taxpayers subsidize polluting plastics plants like Shell’s ethane cracker, report finds Reid FrazierMarch 19, 2024 Many plastics plants that have received tax incentives like Shell's Beaver County facility routinely break environmental laws. EnergyPollution
As Mountain Valley Pipeline nears completion, some residents say their concerns are being ignored Roxy ToddMarch 14, 2024 The MVP will start transporting gas from West Virginia to Virginia in June. So far, 42 complaints in Virginia allege pollution from construction. EnergyPollution
Allegheny County fines U.S. Steel nearly $2 million for air quality violations 90.5 WESAMarch 1, 2024 Allegheny County Health Department fined U.S. Steel again, this time for 362 operating permit violations at its Clairton Coke Works. Pollution
Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones Rachel McDevittFebruary 27, 2024 Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of abandoned gas wells. Last year, the state plugged just 139, while gaining more than 500. Climate ChangeEnergyPollution
How the latest Supreme Court air pollution case could bring more smog to Pennsylvania Julie GrantFebruary 23, 2024 The case heard Wednesday could put a rule on hold that reduces smog-forming pollution from states like Ohio that wafts downwind to states like Pennsylvania. PoliticsPollution
Marsh Creek State Park cleanup due to Mariner East pipeline construction Susan PhillipsFebruary 23, 2024 Mariner East pipeline builder Energy Transfer is back at the area near Marsh Creek State Park to clean up more drilling mud. EnergyPollutionWater
