Range Resources Pleads No Contest to Environmental Crimes at Southwest Pa. Well Sites

Reid FrazierJune 15, 2020

Attorney General Josh Shapiro charged the company for leaks and spills at gas well sites in Washington County.

Energy

EPA limits states’ ability to regulate pipelines under the Clean Water Act

Susan PhillipsJune 5, 2020

New York and New Jersey have used a provision of the Clean Water Act to halt pipeline projects carrying shale gas from Pennsylvania across state lines.

Follow the PipelineWater

Pa. House Speaker Turzai accepted $11K flight from businessman with fracking-related companies

Reid FrazierJune 5, 2020

A watchdog group calls giving a gift like this to a politician when a person has business before the state, a bribe. Spokesperson said Turzai was being transparent in his disclosure.

EnergyPolitics

PA DEP Faces Flat Funding to Start Next Fiscal Year

Rachel McDevittMay 29, 2020

DEP was hoping to add more staff, but now funding may remain flat due to revenue losses from the coronavirus shutdown.

CoronavirusPolitics

Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill That Would Halt New Regulations During Pandemic

Rachel McDevittMay 21, 2020

Environmental and other groups opposed the bill. GOP says lawmakers and agencies need time to focus on the coronavirus crisis.

CoronavirusPolitics

Has the Pandemic Cleaned Up Our Air? Answers Could Lie on Your Doorstep

Susan PhillipsMay 18, 2020

Fewer cars, less coal-powered electricity, and industrial shutdowns combined with a cool and breezy spring has improved air quality in many areas.

CoronavirusHealthPollution

Study Finds Methane Leaks in Pa Are Much Higher Than State Reports

Reid FrazierMay 14, 2020

The Environmental Defense Fund found estimates don't capture leaks from 'abnormal' conditions. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Green Energy Industry Slowed by COVID-19, But It Should Bounce Back

Anne DanahyMay 12, 2020

Energy companies work to ensure hospitals are ready to respond. Meanwhile, the solar industry has been hit hard.

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

Oil and Gas companies Asked, Then Received Changes to Coronavirus Stimulus Program

Reid FrazierMay 11, 2020

These companies can use federal stimulus dollars to pay off existing debt, a move critics are calling a "stealth bailout."

CoronavirusEconomyEnergy

DEP Says It’s Found Hundreds of New Violations for the Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County

Reid FrazierMay 7, 2020

Since January, DEP inspectors observed hillsides slip, erosion barriers fail and sediment getting into streams. Energy Transfer was fined $30 million for an explosion in 2018.

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