Energy Reporter

Reid R. Frazier covers energy for The Allegheny Front. His work has taken him as far away as Texas and Louisiana to report on the petrochemical industry and as close to home as Greene County, Pennsylvania to cover the shale gas boom. His award-winning work has also aired on NPR, Marketplace and other outlets. Reid recently received a fellowship from MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative.

Reid Frazier

Corroded equipment led to catastrophic fire at U.S. Steel plant, court documents reveal

Reid Frazier·November 18, 2021

Documents from a lawsuit regarding the 2018 Christmas Eve Fire at the Clairton Coke Works show problems went undetected for years; conditions at the plant were described as “decrepit” and “alarming.”

Health Pollution Your Environment Update

Back online, Monessen coke plant again draws air pollution complaints

Reid Frazier·October 8, 2021

When the coke plant in Monessen started back up in September, so did the air quality complaints. Its previous owner agreed to a nearly $2 million settlement for air violations.

Pollution

The proposed site of the Beech Hollow power plan

Proposed natural gas power plant in Washington County asks state to withdraw permits

Reid Frazier·October 8, 2021

The company that proposed the "Beech Hollow" gas power plant asked DEP to withdraw its air permits, a victory for environmentalists.

Energy

U.S. Steel is trying to block Allegheny County’s new coke oven rules

Reid Frazier·October 1, 2021

The new regulations target 'rotten egg' gas the plant has emitted dozens of times since 2020.

News

DEP cites Shell for ‘malodors’ outside cracker plant construction site

Reid Frazier·September 29, 2021

Residents said they smelled a sweet maple syrup odor for several days. DEP and Shell are still investigating the cause.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

Allegheny County Takes Aim at Air Pollution During Inversions

Reid Frazier·September 24, 2021

A new rule calls for industries in the Mon Valley to develop plans to lower air emissions during inversions that trap pollution close to the ground.

Health Pollution

Group Sues to Stop Permit for New Natural Gas Power Plant

Reid Frazier·September 16, 2021

Clean Air Council contends the company should go through a new permitting process for a gas power plant in Washington County.

Energy

Judge Vacates Trump’s Rollback of Protections for Streams, Wetlands

Reid Frazier·September 1, 2021

It's back to the drawing board for a rule to define which streams, wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act after a judge found the Trump-era rule risks "serious environmental harm."

Water Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Federal Pipeline Agency Issues Warning Letter to Shell for Falcon Project

Reid Frazier·August 25, 2021

The agency didn't issue Shell a fine for "probable violations" along sections of the Falcon pipeline but instead ordered the company to fix the problem.

Energy Follow the Pipeline The Coming Chemical Boom

Proposed Coal Mine in the Mon Valley Hits Roadblock at Township Meeting

Reid Frazier·August 19, 2021

The Forward Township planning commission unanimously rejected a challenge to rezone the property to allow for coal mining. Community members in attendance were "100 percent against" the mine.

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