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Climate law has a hidden benefit for coal miners: Permanent funding for Black Lung

Reid Frazier·September 2, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act made permanent the tax on coal that funds benefits to coal miners with black lung disease. In Pennsylvania, 2000 miners have the debilitating disease.

Energy Health

DEP hears concerns over evaporator at landfill that processes frack waste

Julie Grant·September 2, 2022

Residents and others are concerned that radiation from fracking waste treated at the landfill will end up in the evaporator's air emissions.

Energy Health Water

Katie Sheehan talks into a microphone at a public hearing

Residents oppose plan to build second fracking waste injection well in Pittsburgh suburb

Reid Frazier·September 1, 2022

Residents who say the first injection well polluted groundwater oppose an EPA permit for another injection well next to it.

Energy Water

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Children living near Pa. fracking sites are at increased risk of leukemia, study finds

Susan Phillips·August 19, 2022

It found that children born within 1.24 miles of a well site were 2-3 times more likely to be diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Energy Health

Researchers find spreading drilling wastewater on Pa. roads can lead to harmful runoff

Rachel McDevitt·August 12, 2022

Wastewater from oil and gas drilling has been used as a cheap dust suppressant in rural Pa. for years, but it can contain toxins.

Energy Health Pollution Water

Energy Transfer held criminally responsible for damage from Mariner East pipeline construction

Susan Phillips·August 5, 2022

The company will have a permanent criminal record for causing damage to drinking water, wetlands and waterways across Pennsylvania.

Energy Pollution

A new Pa. law aims to address old gas well cleanup. It could make the problem worse, critics say

Rachel McDevitt·August 3, 2022

They say it could prevent DEP from denying funds to companies with compliance issues and setting stricter rules to clean up abandoned wells.

Climate Change Energy Politics

Leaving Beaver County as Shell’s ethane cracker sets to open

Reid Frazier·July 29, 2022

Some families have left or are planning to leave the area, fearing pollution from Shell's cracker plant and looking for better opportunities.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Greene County community has questions after fracking incident at EQT well

Reid Frazier·July 22, 2022

They say a 'frac-out' affected their well water and they can't drink it. They want action from EQT.

Energy Water

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Allegheny County Council votes to ban fracking in county parks, overriding Fitzgerald’s veto

Julia Zenkevich·July 22, 2022

Rich Fitzgerald, who has supported the industry, opposed the measure despite the fact that there are no current proposals to drill on the county land.

Energy Recreation

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