Atlantic Shores seeks to cancel offshore wind contract with N.J., but says it hasn’t abandoned the project
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
Pa Lawmakers Propose a cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions WHYY·September 5, 2019The bill would slash carbon emissions at least 90 percent by 2040. But it could take years before it has a chance of passing. Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
What’s an Energy Auditor? Meet Virginia McGrath. Amy Sisk·August 30, 2019This energy efficiency expert has a dream to make old, dilapidated Pittsburgh homes as energy efficient as possible.Energy
Beaver County agency says DEP should let it keep reviewing pipeline permits Reid Frazier·August 29, 2019State pulled local conservation district's authority after 'poor' performance review.EnergyFollow the PipelineThe Coming Chemical Boom