Shell Putting COVID Testing Site at Its Beaver County Cracker
Workers will be tested and get results within four hours. Five workers tested positive in the last week.
Energy
Wolf, Legislature Draw Closer to More Natural Gas Tax Breaks
Lawmakers say Wolf has agreed to a compromise measure to incentivize the use of natural gas in fertilizer and petrochemical manufacturing.
Investor Pulls Out of Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant
Still, PTTGC America says building the cracker plant - 65 miles southwest of Pittsburgh - remains a top priority.
Bill McKibben on the Divestment Movement
The author of “The End of Nature” and co-founder of 350.org reflects on what the divestment movement has achieved so far and how it all began.
Family that Lost Hundreds of Trees to Failed Pipeline Project Gets Land Back
The Hollerans settled with the pipeline company and got their 5 acres back, after 500 maple trees were cut down on their farm.
A Legal Victory for Landowners Fighting Pipelines
A federal appeals court said the agency in charge of interstate pipelines cannot indefinitely delay landowner appeals of pipeline projects.
U.S. Department of Energy Touts Petrochemicals, Puts Money into Coal ‘Innovation’ Grants
DOE says Appalachia's future for coal and petrochemicals is rosy and is investing in research to find new uses for coal.
Department of Health Says It Is Looking Into Fracking Risks Following Grand Jury Report
DOH said it has already done some of the recommendations like setting up a registry for people to submit health complaints.
Pa. Grand Jury Report on Fracking: DEP Failed to Protect Public Health
A Pennsylvania grand jury report two years in the making slammed the Department of Environmental Protection for failing to protect the public from the health effects of fracking.
Pa. Says 2 Gas Drilling Companies Committed Environmental Crimes. Here’s Why Corporations, Not People, Are Usually Charged
Attorney General Josh Shapiro: “We are in the first quarter of a long process that will result in more criminal charges.”
