Voices of Energy: Mike Chicka
When something goes wrong in the natural gas fields like a spill or an explosion — somebody has to clean up the mess. This is the guy to call.
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A Clear Divide as Ohio Residents Testify About Ethane Pipeline
Shell’s Falcon Pipeline would run through Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, transporting the ethane necessary to fuel the cracker plant its building in Western, PA. The cracker creates ethylene, which is used in manufacturing plastics.
Living with Uncertainty Near Oil and Gas Wells
On this special episode of The Allegheny Front, we’re handing the show over to our friends at Inside...
VIDEO: Why Are So Many Gas Pipelines Being Built?
Natural gas pipelines are all around us, most hiding in plain sight. Recently, there's been a building boom, especially here in PA. Buy why?
Abandoned Mines Across State to Get $55M in Cleanup Money
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will spend the money on projects around the state that treat polluted mine water, stabilize unsafe mine lands, and put out underground mine fires.
Four Energy Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
A moratorium on wind energy on state game lands, a review of the grid, a severance tax on natural gas and a vote to gut regulations for conventional drillers. Don't miss this week's energy news.
Gearing Up for Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts
Ohioans are concerned about the impact that all the new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment and the quality of life in their rural communities. What can they learn from what has happened in southwestern Pennsylvania?
PJM Will Study ‘Fuel Security’ of Electric Grid as Natural Gas use Rises
The operator says it will take several months to study whether its system could withstand events like a pipeline shutdown, a cyber attack on a natural gas delivery system, or a prolonged cold snap.
As Nuclear Power Loses Ground, Environmentalists are Torn: Save Nuclear for Climate’s Sake?
The four nuclear power plants that could close produce more carbon-free power than all of the wind and solar in the Mid-Atlantic grid, according to one study. What's an environmentalist to do?
