Driving an EV in Pennsylvania: range anxiety, charging and maintenance Rachel McDevittNovember 25, 2022 We asked for your questions about EVs. Here's what we found out. Climate ChangeTransportation
A natural gas storage facility in Cambria County is leaking gas again Reid FrazierNovember 18, 2022 The natural gas from an underground storage site is leaking again, despite the company stopping it overnight. EnergyPollution
CNX fined $200K for spills of fracking fluids in Greene County Reid FrazierNovember 17, 2022 The spills occurred at well pads in Richhill Township. CNX didn't fully remediate one spill for nearly 70 days while it continued to frack. EnergyPollutionWild Pennsylvania
Natural gas leak at underground storage site in Cambria County stopped after 11 days Reid FrazierNovember 17, 2022 While the company needs to determine the actual amount of gas that leaked, it estimates that it could be 100 million cubic feet/day. EnergyPollution
Shell’s ethane cracker, a mammoth plastics plant near Pittsburgh, begins operations Reid FrazierNovember 15, 2022 The $6 billion ethane cracker will take ethane from natural gas from fracking in the region to make 1.6 million metric tons of plastic/year. EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
Climate change prompts Pa. farmers to adapt crops and businesses Rachel McDevittNovember 11, 2022 As the climate changes and brings more risks to traditional farming, farmers are looking for ways to make sure their crops survive. Climate ChangeFood and Agriculture
EPA awards more than $4 million for new air monitoring in Pa. environmental justice areas Reid FrazierNovember 4, 2022 The grants will pay for 11 projects around Pennsylvania, totaling $4.27 million, to monitor around communities overburdened by air pollution. News
In Pa. Senate race, Fetterman and Oz change views on fracking, trying to match voters Reid FrazierOctober 28, 2022 They were once both against it. Now they're both for it. But do voters care? Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
Inversions trap pollution in Allegheny County this fall, despite new rule Reid FrazierOctober 21, 2022 Despite a new rule, hydrogen sulfide and soot levels surged in Allegheny County during a weather inversion this month. HealthPollution
DEP fines Shell $670K for erosion, spills during Falcon pipeline construction Reid FrazierOctober 13, 2022 Violations occurred numerous times along the Falcon pipeline that will feed ethane to Shell's Beaver County ethane cracker. EnergyPollutionWater
