U.S. Steel Claims Air Pollution Order Could Cost it $400 Million Reid Frazier·December 4, 2018Attorneys for U.S. Steel say regulators issued an unreasonably harsh penalties over air pollution violations at its Clairton Coke Works.EnergyNewsPollution
How one Family Lost the Farm to a Failed Pipeline Project Susan Phillips and Jon Hurdle·November 23, 2018The Hollerans said they didn’t want the pipeline on their land, and thought that was the end of it. They were wrong. EnergyPodcasts
Photographs and Poetry Reveal Tension Fracking Brings to Pennsylvania Kara Holsopple·November 21, 2018A book of poetry and photographs looks at the risks and benefits after a decade of fracking in Pennsylvania.CultureEnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update
New Plan Calls for 10 Percent Solar Power in Pa. by 2030 Marie Cusick·November 17, 2018Currently, Pennsylvania is the third-biggest carbon emitter in the U.S., after Texas and California.EnergyNews
Is a Unified, National Power Grid Possible? Marie Cusick·November 17, 2018It’s a tall order, given the politics around building new energy infrastructure.EnergyNewsPolitics
EQT Fined for Hitting Abandoned Mine, Causing Leak During Pipeline Construction Amy Sisk·November 17, 2018The leak occurred in Forward Township south of Pittsburgh in January 2017. EnergyNews
Pipeline Opponent Wins Seat in State House Susan Phillips·November 8, 2018Danielle Friel Otten says a pipeline being built yards from her back door motivated her to run.EnergyFollow the PipelinePolitics
PJM: There is No Grid Emergency (at least for the next five years) Reid Frazier·November 8, 2018The electric grid will be fine unless there's some extreme event like a pipeline failure during a winter "bomb cyclone." Then, there could be problems.EconomyEnergy
Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater Julie Grant·November 1, 2018Ohio regulators just approved a controversial injection well. Activists are considering an appeal. EnergyNewsPollution
Can Shale Gas Rebuild the Region’s Manufacturing Base? Julie Grant·October 26, 2018Some are hoping that natural gas can create a plastics industry in the Ohio Valley. Others fear air quality and drinking water will be harmed.EconomyEnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom