Big Dog Energy installed 30 natural gas-powered generators and a gas-producing unit at a well pad without authorization from DEP. Now, EPA is involved.
Big Sewickley Creek runs through Beaver and Allegheny counties and is known for fishing and swimming. A watershed group, anglers, and a state legislator want DEP to reject the plan.
Many small communities had to figure out how to deal with fracking with little guidance, and try to avoid the worst of the boom-bust cycle that energy extraction brings.
Researchers looked at millions of Medicare records and found elderly people living downwind of fracking sites had a 3.1 percent increased risk of dying prematurely.
