Company seeks former mine lands for reforestation
Owners of formerly-mined lands now have a chance to transform their properties into young, healthy forests.
Energy
Activists rally to prevent fracking under Ohio’s largest state park
They’re fighting against a new law that requires state agencies to consider proposals to drill for oil and gas under Ohio’s public lands.
Pa. gas drillers pay record amount in impact fees
Natural gas drillers paid more than $278 million in impact fees in 2022, their largest amount since the payments began in 2012.
Safety, oversight concerns raised as Pa. lawmakers pursue billions for hydrogen hubs
Some lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isn’t prepared to take on oversight for capturing carbon and storing it deep underground.
Residents rally against Shell plastics plant pollution in Beaver County
They want Shell to be held accountable for pollution from its ethane cracker, including for it to be shut down during air pollution events.
Abandoned oil and gas wells emit carcinogens and other harmful pollutants, groundbreaking study shows
A new study shows benzene and other hazardous air pollutants are being released by abandoned oil and gas wells, putting people who live near by at risk. Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of these wells.
Pa. advocates say more scrutiny needed over well-plugging money
Pennsylvania has received $25 million so far to plug old oil and gas wells, which can leak methane, a greenhouse gas.
Shell’s air pollution violations result in $10M fine for Beaver County ethane cracker
Shell's ethane cracker has racked up air quality violations since its start-up and more than 43 malfunctions since 2022.
Methane leaks from pipelines targeted by proposed federal rule
A federal proposal to reduce leaks of greenhouse gases from pipelines would be the first major change in standards since the 1970s.
How EPA’s proposed power plant rules could impact Pennsylvania
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The proposal comes as the dangerous impacts of human-caused climate change become increasingly clear.
