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A blond woman with a pont tail photographs a yellow construction vehicle moving dirt along the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Safety, health doubts linger as Mountain Valley Pipeline gets approval for service

Curtis Tate·June 12, 2024

The long-delayed and controversial pipeline is set to send gas from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia, despite protests from residents and local officials.

Energy Pollution

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There is something wrong under New Freeport

PublicSource·June 12, 2024

After the 2022 frack out, residents report rashes, foul water and a problem that may be growing bigger. EQT denies responsibility. Documents and videos reveal undisclosed details.

Energy Health Pollution Your Environment Update

A road lined with green trees is wet with oil and gas wastewater

Former DEP secretary wants spreading conventional oil and gas wastewater on roads to remain illegal

Kara Holsopple·June 7, 2024

State regulators haven't issued a permit for conventional oil and gas well owners to dump wastewater on roads for years, but it still happens.

Energy Pollution Water Your Environment Update

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Groups call for freeze on hydrogen hub talks over lack of transparency

Reid Frazier·May 30, 2024

The groups want information like site locations for the hydrogen projects involved in the ARCH2 project, as well involvement of community groups in the process.

Energy

A section of pipeline and other construction equipment in front of a house that sits in the background.

Mountain Valley Pipeline’s completion delayed again, builder says

Curtis Tate·May 29, 2024

Equitrans Midstream is still doing hydrostatic testing. A section of the pipeline ruptured earlier this month during testing.

Energy Pollution Your Environment Update

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Could Pennsylvania’s fracking wastewater hold the key to the country’s energy transition?

Susan Phillips·May 23, 2024

The U.S. will need a lot more lithium to transition from fossil fuels to renewables. New research shows Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale has a ton of it.

Climate Change Energy

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Ohio approves two more bids to drill on state-owned lands, advances five other proposals

Julie Grant·May 20, 2024

The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission will accept bids for drilling under the Keen Wildlife Area in eastern Ohio, but denied a proposal at another wildlife area.

Conservation Energy

Residents near Mountain Valley Pipeline say details are scarce

Curtis Tate·May 17, 2024

The pipeline which will take Pennsylvania gas to Virginia burst during a test. It is supposed to start transporting gas on June 1.

Energy

Pa. Senate passes bill to let energy companies bypass state agencies for permits

Rachel McDevitt·May 7, 2024

Under the bill, a governor-appointed board would approve permits for energy development and power generation without public hearings. It could waive regulations.

Energy Politics

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Ohio orders company to suspend operations at 3 drilling wastewater wells

Julie Grant·May 3, 2024

The state found waste could be migrating through fractures in the shale and that the impacts create an “imminent danger” to health and the environment.

Energy Pollution Water

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Safety, health doubts linger as Mountain Valley Pipeline gets approval for service

There is something wrong under New Freeport

Former DEP secretary wants spreading conventional oil and gas wastewater on roads to remain illegal

Groups call for freeze on hydrogen hub talks over lack of transparency

Mountain Valley Pipeline’s completion delayed again, builder says

Could Pennsylvania’s fracking wastewater hold the key to the country’s energy transition?

Ohio approves two more bids to drill on state-owned lands, advances five other proposals

Residents near Mountain Valley Pipeline say details are scarce

Pa. Senate passes bill to let energy companies bypass state agencies for permits

Ohio orders company to suspend operations at 3 drilling wastewater wells