DEP Orders Energy Transfer to Restore Streams it ‘illegally eliminated’ in Western Pa
Agency says the company filled in thousands of feet of streambed, altered stream length for 120 waterways during construction of Revolution pipeline.
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U.S. Steel Hit with Another Six-Figure Fine Over Excessive Emissions
The $300,000 fine is for violations at the Clairton Coke Works during the first quarter of 2019. U.S. Steel has been fined a total of $2.6 million in the last year.
Judge Turned Down Range Resources’ Request to See Reporters’ Documents, Communications with Sources
Judge rules natural gas company's request would break the law on protecting confidential sources.
EQT Fined $330K for Erosion Violations in Allegheny County
Sediment from two well pads in Forward Township was eroding into a tributary of the Mon River. The company blames record rainfall for problems.
Pa Prosecutors Eye Potential ‘Environmental Crimes’ of Oil and Gas Companies
Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro seems to be making good on a campaign promise to "hold the oil and gas companies criminally liable for poisoning our air and our drinking water.”
Groups Sue U.S. Steel, Alleging Potentially ‘Thousands’ of Clean Air Act Violations
Pollution controls were off-line for over three months following a Christmas Eve fire. The lawsuit claims that at least 90,000 people were put at risk from toxic air pollution.
That Time We Almost Stopped Climate Change…
Forty years ago, we almost stopped climate change. What happened? And more importantly, where does that leave us now? Author Nathaniel Rich has some answers.
State: No cancer cluster in Washington County school district
The higher-than-expected rates of a rare bone cancer at Cannon-McMillan School District weren’t “statistically significant.”
You Have These ’70s Activists to Thank for Pittsburgh’s Cleaner Air
In the 1960s, Pittsburgh's horrible air earned it the nickname ‘Hell with the lid off.' But a group of housewives, doctors and engineers with a knack for guerrilla marketing helped clear the air.
“Razorblades and Feathers in My Throat”
Pollution controls damaged by a Christmas Eve fire at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh are working again. But many people who live in the area are still feeling the effects — and worrying about their health.
