Ethane from Pa.’s Fracking Boom Is Fueling Plastics Production Overseas Reid Frazier·October 2, 2019The plastics industry relies on dirt-cheap American shale gas to feed its chemical plants and the globe’s growing hunger for plastics.EnergyFollowing Pennsylvania Gas to Scotland
Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections at Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Julie Grant·September 24, 2019The groups will drop their appeal of the plant's air permit in exchange for additional monitoring and disclosures. If built, the Ohio plant would be similar to Shell's cracker in Pa., shown above.EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom
In Scotland, Residents Say The Local Refinery And U.S. Shale Gas Keep Their Town Afloat Reid Frazier·September 24, 2019They depend on the refinery for jobs and business, but they say their town is neglected.Energy
There’s no fracking in the UK, so U.S. shale gas fuels plastics and more Reid Frazier·September 19, 2019A moratorium in Scotland, a lukewarm public and tricky geology have kept fracking out of the UK. U.S. gas fills the gap.EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
Advocates Say Vehicle Electrification Is The Future And PA Is Lagging Behind Margaret J. Krauss·September 17, 2019They say Pennsylvania is squandering a financial windfall and missing out on air quality improvements.Climate ChangeEnergy
At a refinery in Scotland, a plastics evangelist says U.S. shale gas is vital Reid Frazier·September 16, 2019Shale gas from Pennsylvania is fueling a plastics industry in Scotland.EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
Report: “Trade Secret” Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times at Oil and Gas Wells in Ohio Julie Grant·September 15, 2019Not knowing the identity of all chemicals used at fracking sites makes emergency responders nervous. Energy
Why I’m following Pa’s Marcellus shale gas to Scotland Reid Frazier·September 13, 2019Here's a hint: plastics.EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom
How did fracking contaminants end up in the Mon River? A loophole in the law might be to blame Reid Frazier·September 11, 2019Fracking pollutants went to a landfill, through a sewage treatment plant and into the Mon River. EnergyPollutionWater
Federal appeals court strikes blow to PennEast pipeline project Susan Phillips·September 10, 2019The Third Circuit decision blocks PennEast from condemning state-owned land in New Jersey.EnergyFollow the Pipeline
