CNX sues nonprofit news outlet for defamation over fracking coverage
Natural gas company CNX is suing Capital & Main for defamation in federal court for its article about the company’s air monitoring initiative.
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CNX plan to turn mine gas into jet fuel a ‘win-win’, or carbon accounting ‘gimmick’?
CNX wants to use coal mine methane to make sustainable aviation fuel. Some experts say its a huge waste of taxpayer money, and "the most generous tax credit in U.S. energy policy history."
DEP: CNX pipeline project in Westmoreland County withdrawn, lacked wildlife permits
DEP found that CNX's project failed to get federal wildlife clearances. The project was near the Beaver Run Reservoir.
Gov. Shapiro announces ‘first of its kind’ agreement with CNX on fracking health measures, says new regulations coming
The agreement includes many measures recommended by a 2020 grand jury report. Voluntary air monitoring and data-sharing will take place at two CNX drilling sites.
CNX fined $200K for spills of fracking fluids in Greene County
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.
CNX pleads to criminal charges for misreporting air pollution in Washington County
The company agreed to donate $30,000 to restore part of Chartiers Creek and for township park improvements. It will also donate 184 acres to Allegheny County.
DEP Fines CNX for Well Failure Near Westmoreland County Reservoir
The natural gas well is near the Beaver Run Reservoir, which provides drinking water for 130,000 people. Water quality was not affected.
DEP fines CNX $310,000 for Pipeline Spills in Washington County
Spills of drilling waste and drilling mud killed vegetation and contaminated soil, a groundwater seep, and a nearby stream.
CNX Agrees to Restore Trout Stream in Washington County as Part of a Settlement with DEP
The $180,000 project is part of a settlement for erosion violations at gas drilling sites in Washington and Greene counties.
Episode for November 7, 2025
The Pennsylvania natural gas company CNX is suing a California-based news outlet for defamation in federal court over an article the news site published about the company’s voluntary air monitoring initiative. A fungal disease has been killing hibernating bats in Pennsylvania. We'll hear from some of the people trying to save bats in the state. A group of seniors is using their retirement to track microplastics in streams and in the lab. A writer contemplates the legacy of the trash she finds on her Westmoreland County farm.
