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Trump on Earth: A Dark History of Oil, Power and War

Reid Frazier·March 6, 2020

One author examines the rise of oil as the dominant resource for power. "So we fought many wars for access to oil when oil was plentiful. You have to wonder what's going to happen when oil becomes a scarce resource."

Energy History Podcasts Your Environment Update

Petrochemical Town Hall Near Pittsburgh Spotlights Pollution, Health Worries

Reid Frazier·March 5, 2020

Also discussed were the drawbacks of a bill to give tax breaks for chemical plants like the one Shell is building in Beaver County.

Energy Health The Coming Chemical Boom

Democrats Could Field an Anti-Fracking Candidate in 2020. Can They Win in Pennsylvania?

Reid Frazier·March 2, 2020

Voters are split on the question of a fracking ban. We hear from union workers, college students, analysts and of course, pollsters.

2020 Election Energy Politics

Federal Prosecutors Investigating Pipeline Company in Connection with Beaver County Blast

Reid Frazier·February 28, 2020

A federal grand jury subpoena has been issued to the Revolution pipeline’s owner, Energy Transfer, for documents related to a 2018 explosion caused by a landslide.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

Constitution Pipeline Project Ended as Builder Cites ‘Diminished’ Return on Investment

Scott Blanchard·February 26, 2020

Even though the project has ended, the Constitution’s impact will still be felt on at least one Pennsylvania farm. The pipeline would have brought natural gas to New York, where it faced opposition.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

Amid Climate Debate And Coal’s Decline, West Virginia Considers a ‘Just Transition’

Brittany Patterson·February 21, 2020

In West Virginia, some are beginning to discuss life after coal. “We’re in it. We’re in the transition. It’s going to get worse before it gets better."

Climate Change Economy Energy Environmental Justice

DEP Fines Landfill Near Pittsburgh for Problems Tied to Fracking Waste

Reid Frazier·February 21, 2020

The landfill was sending liquid waste to a local sewage treatment plant, causing it to release contaminants including radium into the Monongahela River.

Energy Water

Feds Lower Coal Mine Cleanup Funding for Pennsylvania

Reid Frazier·February 7, 2020

One reason: less coal mining means less money to clean up the 300,000 acres of abandoned mine lands and the 5,000 miles of waterways polluted from coal mining in the state.

Energy Pollution Wild Pennsylvania

Clean Water Group to Start Monitoring Near Proposed Ethane Cracker in Ohio

Julie Grant·February 7, 2020

Freshwater Accountability Project will collect air and water quality data near schools, and daycare and senior centers close to the site in Belmont County.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom Water Your Environment Update

Video: As the World Grapples with Plastic Pollution, Pa.’s Ethane Cracker Promises More Plastic

The Allegheny Front·February 5, 2020

How does ethane from natural gas get turned into plastic and what could happen to all of that plastic? Our video explains.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom Video Water

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