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

PJM Will Study ‘Fuel Security’ of Electric Grid as Natural Gas use Rises

Reid Frazier·April 30, 2018

The operator says it will take several months to study whether its system could withstand events like a pipeline shutdown, a cyber attack on a natural gas delivery system, or a prolonged cold snap.

Economy Energy

As Nuclear Power Loses Ground, Environmentalists are Torn: Save Nuclear for Climate’s Sake?

Reid Frazier·April 27, 2018

The four nuclear power plants that could close produce more carbon-free power than all of the wind and solar in the Mid-Atlantic grid, according to one study. What's an environmentalist to do?

Climate Change Energy

Judges OK Consol Plan to Mine Beneath Greene County Stream

Reid Frazier·April 24, 2018

In past decisions, judges on the Environmental Hearing Board ruled against the DEP’s permits, at one point saying they would allow the company to “essentially destroy” the stream.

Conservation Energy

FirstEnergy is Asking the Feds for Help. Trump’s Thinking About It.

Reid Frazier·April 13, 2018

The bankruptcy of an Ohio power company is the latest sign of how coal and nuclear plants are struggling. FirstEnergy is also making an unusual request of the Trump administration... and it appears to have the president’s ear.

Economy Energy

Pruitt: Will He Stay or Will He Go?

Reid Frazier·April 13, 2018

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is embroiled in a series of ethics scandals, and it’s led to speculation about his future there.

Podcasts Politics

State to Send $25M to Help Clean Up a Dozen Abandoned Coal Mine Sites

Reid Frazier·April 10, 2018

The funds will clean up problems like acid mine drainage and sinkholes and restore streams. The money comes from a fee on current coal mining.

Energy News

Penn Township Fracking Dispute Heads to Court

Reid Frazier·April 10, 2018

At the center of the lawsuit is Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment that gives people the right to clean air and water and preservation of the environment.

Energy

In Pennsylvania, Unions Throw Political Weight Behind Natural Gas

Reid Frazier·April 6, 2018

The natural gas industry has turned to organized labor to build large infrastructure projects. And while that’s been good for unions, industry critics say that could be bad for Pennsylvania.

Economy Energy

The Shale Dilemma Goes Global

Reid Frazier·April 5, 2018

Pennsylvania is ground zero for the fracking revolution but will this revolution spread around the globe?

Economy Energy Your Environment Update

FirstEnergy Says it’s Closing Three Nuclear Plants; Seeks Federal Help

Reid Frazier·March 30, 2018

The company sites "market challenges." Natural gas and renewable energy have been making up a larger amount of the country’s electric grid, eating into coal and nuclear power.

Economy Energy

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PJM Will Study ‘Fuel Security’ of Electric Grid as Natural Gas use Rises

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Judges OK Consol Plan to Mine Beneath Greene County Stream

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