A commission approved bids to frack under Ohio’s largest state park, wildlife areas and other properties. An author of a new book on deer asks us to examine our relationship with these ubiquitous animals. And a new plant in Weirton is gearing up to make storage batteries for renewable energy plants.
We have news about construction problems along the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a withdrawal of another gas pipeline in Westmoreland County and the state is capping abandoned gas wells, while companies keep abandoning new ones.
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Residents in Virginia report sediment in spring water near Mountain Valley Pipeline construction
New book about deer invites us to take a closer look at ourselves, too - Erika Howsare's "The Age of Deer" investigates the relationship between deer and people throughout history.
DEP: CNX pipeline project in Westmoreland County withdrawn, lacked wildlife permits - DEP found that CNX's project failed to get federal wildlife clearances. The project was near the Beaver Run Reservoir.
Pa. gains new abandoned gas wells as it sets records capping old ones - Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of abandoned gas wells. Last year, the state plugged just 139, while gaining more than 500.
Commission approves bids to frack Ohio’s largest state park and two wildlife areas - The commission approved bids to frack under Salt Fork State Park as well as wildlife areas and other state property, while protestors yelled and held signs.
Form Energy to begin manufacturing iron air batteries in Weirton to stabilize electrical grid - These utility-scale batteries will provide days of backup power for power plants reliant on renewable energy.
