For Now, Latest Federal Rollback of Coal Regs Won’t Affect PA Plants
The Trump administration's rollback exempts some coal-fired power plants from Obama-era rules for wastewater containing toxins like mercury, arsenic and selenium.
Water
DEP Fines CNX for Well Failure Near Westmoreland County Reservoir
The natural gas well is near the Beaver Run Reservoir, which provides drinking water for 130,000 people. Water quality was not affected.
Pa. Attorney General Charges Cabot Oil and Gas with Environmental Crimes in Dimock
AG Shapiro filed 15 criminal charges, including nine felonies, after more than a decade since Cabot's fracking activities caused well water contamination.
Why the Lower Youghiogheny River Landed on Most Endangered Rivers List
River recreation and the GAP trail make the Lower Yough a popular destination. American Rivers put the river on the list because of gas development.
EPA limits states’ ability to regulate pipelines under the Clean Water Act
New York and New Jersey have used a provision of the Clean Water Act to halt pipeline projects carrying shale gas from Pennsylvania across state lines.
River Alliance Charts Coordinated Path for the Ohio Watershed
The Ohio River Basin Alliance has several goals for the 15-state watershed like being a world-class destination for outdoor recreation.
Ever Hear of a Nurdle? This New Form of Pollution Could be Coming to the Ohio River
Plastic pellets can escape petrochemical plants like the one Shell is building in Beaver County, Pa. Is the Ohio Valley ready?
Whose Job Is it to Reduce Toxic Mercury in the Ohio River?
The brain-harming metal is discharged directly into the river or carried to it on air currents. Some argue authorities are doing too little to stop both routes of pollution.
Report: Poultry Farming Sends More Pollution to Chesapeake Bay Than Previously Thought
The Environmental Integrity Project says about a million more pounds of nitrogen pollution are getting into the bay. Half of Pa. land drains into the Chesapeake.
Warmer, Wetter Weather Will Bring More Chicken Farms to Pennsylvania, Report Says
Pa.'s climate assessment predicts chicken farms will move to Pennsylvania to escape sweltering temperatures in the South, causing more water pollution.
