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AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

StateImpact Pennsylvania·November 13, 2019

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project, which has a long track record of drilling mud spills, fines and regulatory shutdowns.

Energy Follow the Pipeline Politics Your Environment Update

Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks for Two Obama-Era Coal Pollution Rules

Reid Frazier·November 4, 2019

The rules include an extension for the closure of unlined coal ash lagoons. A recent study has shown more than 90% of these sites are leaking arsenic and other toxins at levels exceeding EPA health standards.

Energy Health Pollution Your Environment Update

The Cautionary Tale of the Largest Coal Ash Waste Site in the U.S.

Brittany Patterson·November 4, 2019

When it became clear that coal ash waste from a nearby power plant was making them sick, residents of one West Virginia town mobilized. But activists fear weakened regulations will make it harder for others to do the same.

Energy Health Pollution

Native American Leaders Turn to Solar to Power Their Communities

Andy Kubis·November 1, 2019

Indigenous communities are using the power of the sun to transition away from fossil fuels and fight pipeline construction.

Culture Energy Environmental Justice Your Environment Update

Ohio-Based Coal Giant Murray Energy Declares Bankruptcy

Brittany Patterson·October 31, 2019

The largest underground coal mining company in America said it faces billions of dollars in debt and liabilities, and tough market conditions for coal.

Energy

DEP, Equitrans agree to $650,000 settlement over storage field violations

Reid Frazier·October 31, 2019

The storage site is an old, depleted oil and gas formation that lies less than 2,000 beneath what will soon be an active part of a coal mine. The company failed to submit complete reports on gas wells into the site.

Energy

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President Trump Rips Paris Agreement, Democrats While in Pittsburgh

Chris Potter·October 24, 2019

Saying again that he represents Pittsburgh not Paris, Trump asked if the plans of some Democratic candidates to end the burning of fossil fuels are based on stupidity or evil.

Energy Politics

Connecting the Dots Between Rick Perry, Ukraine’s Natural Gas and Impeachment

Reid Frazier·October 18, 2019

President Trump says a key phone call at the center of the Ukraine scandal was Rick Perry’s idea. Is he throwing his Energy Secretary under the bus?

Energy News Podcasts Politics

What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills

Kara Holsopple·October 17, 2019

Energize PA's most controversial bill would remove permitting authority from DEP and put it in the hands of a politically-appointed commission.

Energy Politics Your Environment Update

Report: ExxonMobil Scouting Property for 2nd Cracker in Beaver County

Reid Frazier·October 17, 2019

Energy companies are taking advantage of cheap natural gas from the region’s fracking industry.

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AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks for Two Obama-Era Coal Pollution Rules

The Cautionary Tale of the Largest Coal Ash Waste Site in the U.S.

Native American Leaders Turn to Solar to Power Their Communities

Ohio-Based Coal Giant Murray Energy Declares Bankruptcy

DEP, Equitrans agree to $650,000 settlement over storage field violations

President Trump Rips Paris Agreement, Democrats While in Pittsburgh

Connecting the Dots Between Rick Perry, Ukraine’s Natural Gas and Impeachment

What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills

Report: ExxonMobil Scouting Property for 2nd Cracker in Beaver County