Connecting the Dots Between Rick Perry, Ukraine’s Natural Gas and Impeachment
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
What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills
Energize PA's most controversial bill would remove permitting authority from DEP and put it in the hands of a politically-appointed commission.
Report: ExxonMobil Scouting Property for 2nd Cracker in Beaver County
Energy companies are taking advantage of cheap natural gas from the region’s fracking industry.
Washington County Families Tell State to ‘Fix’ Their Cancer Study
Families of people diagnosed with a rare cancer want the state to revise their study and look into whether fracking could be involved.
Gov. Wolf Plans for Pennsylvania to Join a Regional Effort to Cut Carbon Emissions
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative requires power plants to pay for their emissions. Wolf bypassed the legislature with an executive order.
Ethane from Pa.’s Fracking Boom Is Fueling Plastics Production Overseas
The plastics industry relies on dirt-cheap American shale gas to feed its chemical plants and the globe’s growing hunger for plastics.
Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections at Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant
The 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.
In Scotland, Residents Say The Local Refinery And U.S. Shale Gas Keep Their Town Afloat
They depend on the refinery for jobs and business, but they say their town is neglected.
There’s no fracking in the UK, so U.S. shale gas fuels plastics and more
A moratorium in Scotland, a lukewarm public and tricky geology have kept fracking out of the UK. U.S. gas fills the gap.
Advocates Say Vehicle Electrification Is The Future And PA Is Lagging Behind
They say Pennsylvania is squandering a financial windfall and missing out on air quality improvements.
