AG Charges Two Pipeline Companies Over Spills in Washington County

Reid FrazierJuly 23, 2020

Shapiro said grand jury evidence showed pipeline builders ignored a spill. Foreman told to "look the other way."

EnergyPollution

Shell Putting COVID Testing Site at Its Beaver County Cracker

Reid FrazierJuly 17, 2020

Workers will be tested and get results within four hours. Five workers tested positive in the last week.

CoronavirusEnergy

Trump Administration Finalizing Rollback of Rules for Landmark Environmental Law

Reid FrazierJuly 16, 2020

NEPA requires federal assessments of environmental impacts for projects like large pipelines and highways. The new rules will limit and, in some cases, eliminate these reviews.

EconomyYour Environment Update

Wolf, Legislature Draw Closer to More Natural Gas Tax Breaks

Rachel McDevittJuly 15, 2020

Lawmakers say Wolf has agreed to a compromise measure to incentivize the use of natural gas in fertilizer and petrochemical manufacturing.

EnergyPoliticsThe Coming Chemical Boom

Family that Lost Hundreds of Trees to Failed Pipeline Project Gets Land Back

Susan PhillipsJuly 8, 2020

The Hollerans settled with the pipeline company and got their 5 acres back, after 500 maple trees were cut down on their farm.

EnergyFollow the Pipeline

U.S. Department of Energy Touts Petrochemicals, Puts Money into Coal ‘Innovation’ Grants

Reid FrazierJuly 2, 2020

DOE says Appalachia's future for coal and petrochemicals is rosy and is investing in research to find new uses for coal.

EconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom

Department of Health Says It Is Looking Into Fracking Risks Following Grand Jury Report

Brett SholtisJune 30, 2020

DOH said it has already done some of the recommendations like setting up a registry for people to submit health complaints.

EnergyHealth

Pa. Grand Jury Report on Fracking: DEP Failed to Protect Public Health

Reid FrazierJune 25, 2020

A Pennsylvania grand jury report two years in the making slammed the Department of Environmental Protection for failing to protect the public from the health effects of fracking.

EnergyHealth

Pa. Says 2 Gas Drilling Companies Committed Environmental Crimes. Here’s Why Corporations, Not People, Are Usually Charged

Susan PhillipsJune 25, 2020

Attorney General Josh Shapiro: “We are in the first quarter of a long process that will result in more criminal charges.”

EnergyPollution

Pa. Lawmakers Hear From Industry, Environmental Advocates on Impact of Cap-and-Trade Program

Rachel McDevittJune 25, 2020

They're weighing the risks and benefits of Pennsylvania joining a regional cap-and trade-program targeting greenhouse gases.

Climate ChangeEnergy