EPA issues $2.4 M fine to Eastman Chemical for pollution at western Pa. site
The facility along the Monongahela River violated the Clean Water and Clean Air acts, including spills of chemicals like styrene.
Reid Frazier
Shell’s air pollution violations result in $10M fine for Beaver County ethane cracker
Shell's ethane cracker has racked up air quality violations since its start-up and more than 43 malfunctions since 2022.
Shell’s air pollution problems have some in Beaver County questioning its ability to be a good neighbor
Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County has had air pollution problems since it started up in the fall. Now, some of its supporters are beginning to question its ability to be a good neighbor.
Incinerated waste from East Palestine raises concerns in Ohio town
An incinerator with a history of compliance problems in East Liverpool is accepting waste from the train derailment site, worrying some residents.
State investigating odor event at Shell ethane cracker
Residents said the odor was as if their backyard was doused in gasoline and it smelled like "burning gas and maple syrup mixed together."
Homer City — Pa.’s largest coal-fired power plant — will close in July
The announcement means all five of the state’s remaining coal plants are slated to be shut down or converted to natural gas by 2028.
U.S. Steel reaches tentative settlement with Allegheny County, groups over air pollution following 2018 fire
The federal lawsuit had asked for $42 million fine for U.S. Steel under the Clean Air Act. The fire knocked out pollution controls for more than 100 days.
EPA Office of Inspector General to investigate agency’s response to East Palestine train derailment
The inquiry will look at issues like hazardous waste disposal, air and water monitoring, soil and sediment sampling, and risk communication.
Former EPA official calls agency’s response in East Palestine too weak
Judith Enck says U.S. EPA is deferring too much to Ohio agencies, which don't have enough expertise and experience in dealing with chemical emergencies.
U.S. EPA coordinator says East Palestine cleanup is following ‘sound science’
Mark Durno, EPA's onsite coordinator in East Palestine, says agencies and contractors are following sound science in the derailment cleanup.
