Study: Radiation Levels Higher Downwind of Fracking Sites Reid FrazierOctober 16, 2020 Researchers found elevated levels of radioactivity on air particles measured downwind of fracking sites around the country. They say health effects are possible, though not imminent. EnergyHealth
Climate Change Could Shift Pennsylvania’s Wildfire Season Rachel McDevittOctober 15, 2020 Pennsylvania wildfires usually happen in the spring, but that could be changing. Climate ChangeConservationWild Pennsylvania
DEP Issues New Fines for Westmoreland County Landfill That Accepts Drilling Waste Reid FrazierOctober 15, 2020 The agency fined Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill $59,000 for multiple violations over the past year, including spills and leaks. EnergyPollution
Trump Pounds Fracking as a Wedge Issue in Pa. Will It help? Susan PhillipsOctober 9, 2020 President Trump gets fracking job numbers, and Biden's position on the industry, wrong as he makes play for rural voters. But will it work? 2020 ElectionEnergyPolitics
Air Permitting Backlog Improving in Allegheny County, Audit Says Reid FrazierOctober 8, 2020 Actions on permit applications and renewals was better than five years ago, when some sat for up to twenty years. Pollution
DEP Allows Work on Revolution Pipeline to Start Back Up Reid FrazierSeptember 29, 2020 The pipeline blew up in Beaver County and destroyed a home two years ago. Now, DEP has given the go-ahead to re-route the pipeline. EnergyFollow the Pipeline
What Do You Want Elected Officials To Do About Climate Change? Rachel McDevittSeptember 25, 2020 StateImpact and The Allegheny Front want to know what type of action you're looking for from elected officials to address climate change. Climate ChangePoliticsYour Environment Update
Trump’s Energy Secretary Questions Mainstream Science on Human Impacts of Climate Change Reid FrazierSeptember 22, 2020 "What is the exact impact that we’re having? That has not been resolved." Scientists say that doesn't have a "scientific leg to stand on." Climate ChangeThe Coming Chemical Boom
Oversight Board Approves Pennsylvania’s Attempt to Join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Rachel McDevittSeptember 17, 2020 A environmental oversight board gave the go-ahead for draft regulations for Pa. to join the cap-and-trade program. Climate ChangeEnergy
Natural Gas Production in Pennsylvania Hits Record High Rachel McDevittSeptember 15, 2020 The volume of gas hit at a record high in 2019, while the number of new gas wells was down from its peak in 2014. Energy
