More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well

Julie GrantFebruary 23, 2018

In addition to monitoring the air, regulators have set up floating booms in nearby Captina Creek to protect it from salty brine water that’s also pouring from the well.

EnergyNewsPollution

Well Pad Explosion in Eastern Ohio Causes Evacuation of Residents

Julie GrantFebruary 16, 2018

Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the combination of methane and brine flowing out of the well in an uncontrolled manner created the flames.

EnergyNewsPollution

DEP extends comment period for Shell’s ethane pipeline

Reid FrazierFebruary 16, 2018

After complaints over a 30-day comment period, the agency is giving groups until April 17 to provide input.

Energy

Environmental Group: Methane Pollution Higher Than PA Thinks

Reid FrazierFebruary 16, 2018

An environmental group says that Pennsylvania’s gas drilling industry is releasing much more methane into the atmosphere than the state is reporting.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Pittsburgh Suburbs Decide as Fracking Comes Near: Welcome it, or Resist?

Reid FrazierFebruary 9, 2018

In suburban Pittsburgh, suburbanites and elected officials now have to decide what to do about fracking in their backyards.

Energy

Mariner East 2: Texts Raise Questions About Wolf Administration Role in Permitting Process

Susan PhillipsFebruary 9, 2018

The text messages surfaced as part of a lawsuit challenging the pipeline's permits.

EnergyNewsPolitics

Audio: Governor Wolf Wants Faster Permitting for Oil and Gas

Reid FrazierFebruary 5, 2018

Gov. Tom Wolf wants to hire 35 more Department of Environmental Protection inspectors to speed up the process for the state's oil and gas industry.

EconomyEnergy

Activist Groups Want More Time to Review Shell Pipeline Permits

Reid FrazierJanuary 31, 2018

The request comes a few weeks after the state shut down another pipeline project due to repeated permit violations, including more than 60 spills along its route.

EnergyFollow the PipelineNews

Conventional Drilling Waste Responsible for Radioactivity Spike in Rivers, Study Shows

Reid FrazierJanuary 25, 2018

The study found high levels of radium in river and stream sediment at levels up to 650 times those found upstream of three industrial sites.

EnergyPollutionWater

A Surge, Then a Fade for PA’s Wind Industry

Amy SiskJanuary 20, 2018

More than two dozen wind farms popped up across the state leading up to 2012, but only one in the years since.

EconomyEnergy