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

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Heading to Paris for Climate Talks

Reid Frazier·November 26, 2015

As world leaders prepare to meet in Paris next week for the United Nations summit on climate change, mayors from cities around the world also plan to be there—including Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto.

Climate Change Politics

The electric-generating facility under construction in Kemper County, Mississippi is a next-generation coal-fired power plant that will use carbon capture technology. The plant, which will cost $6.1 billion, is scheduled to open in 2016. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Even in the New Energy Economy, Coal May Have a Future

Reid Frazier·September 11, 2015

Many in the coal industry see the EPA's Clean Power Plan as a death knell. But the new regulations actually leave plenty of room for coal—if the industry is willing to evolve.

Climate Change Energy Future of Coal

Homer City power plant in Indiana County, Pennsylvania generated enough electricity in 2014 to power a million homes. Photo: Reid Frazier

Federal Air Rules Bring ‘New Normal’ for Coal

Reid Frazier·September 11, 2015

Bringing coal plants in-line with federal air quality rules is costing the coal industry billions. But environmentalists say the rules will save lives.

Climate Change Energy Future of Coal

The Intermountain Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Delta, Utah and provides 80 percent of its electricity to the city of Los Angeles. Photo: Matt Hintsa via Flickr

Inside Obama’s Clean Power Plan

Reid Frazier·August 6, 2015

Earlier this month, President Obama released the widely anticipated Clean Power Plan, calling it the single most important step America has ever taken in the fight against climate change.

Climate Change Energy Future of Coal

Patrick Angel of the U.S. Office of Surface Mining and Mike French of Green Forests Work plant a tree at a former Eastern Kentucky surface mine. Photo: Reid R. Frazier

In Kentucky, A Prairie Made by Coal

Reid Frazier·March 27, 2015

It would take Mother Nature decades—if not centuries—to reforest millions of acres of strip-mined lands across central Appalachia. But researchers are experimenting with ways to jump start that restoration.

Energy Future of Coal

Did Congress Kill Wind Energy Jobs In Pennsylvania?

Reid Frazier·March 21, 2014

Just a few weeks after Congress cut off an important tax credit for the wind industry, a turbine manufacturer in Pennsylvania announced it will shut its doors. Will more follow suit?

Economy Energy

BASF's "ethane cracker" facility in Port Arthur, Texas. An ethane cracker is a petrochemical plant that manufactures the building blocks of plastics. Photo: BASF

Frequently Asked Questions About Ethane Crackers

Reid Frazier·March 15, 2012

Shell is moving forward with plans to build an ethane cracker facility near Pittsburgh. But what the heck is an ethane cracker? And what are the potential risks?

Energy Health The Coming Chemical Boom

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