VIDEO: Newly Obtained XTO Well Pad Explosion Footage
Gas poured from the well head at a rate estimated by the EPA of 100 million cubic feet per day for 20 days before crews were able to plug it it on March 7.
Julie Grant
Natural Gas Leak Capped After 20 Days
It's estimated that 100 million cubic feet of natural gas and other substances, like brine water, spewed out of the well each day.
Group Intends to Sue Over Chronic Delays in Pollution Permit Process
The lawsuit charges that the Allegheny County Health Department is failing to ensure that some of the most dangerous sources of air pollution in the region are operating in compliance with air quality laws.
Have You Seen This Bad Bug?
Agriculture officials are asking people who see a spotted lanternfly in any form -- egg masses or full grown insects -- to double bag them, throw them away - and report it to the state at BadBug@pa.gov
More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well
In addition to monitoring the air, regulators have set up floating booms in nearby Captina Creek to protect it from salty brine water that’s also pouring from the well.
Well Pad Explosion in Eastern Ohio Causes Evacuation of Residents
Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the combination of methane and brine flowing out of the well in an uncontrolled manner created the flames.
Ohio River Compact Considers Eliminating Pollution Standards
The Ohio River is cleaner than it used to be. So what's the argument for changing the current regulatory system?
Are Pipelines to Blame for Decline in Ancient Salamanders?
Eastern hellbender salamanders need clean streams with high water quality and silt-free stream beds to find their prey and avoid predators. Pipeline construction isn't making that easy.
Pittsburgh’s Nights Getting Hotter. But Not in the Way You Think.
Pennsylvania has seen a 1 to 2 degree Fahrenheit rise in temperature in the last 100-150 years, but the warming isn't happening during the day.
The Incredible Shrinking Monuments
The Trump administration is shrinking the size of some national monuments, and opening other public land to industry like drilling. For some, that flies in the face of history.
