Is cutting more of one kind of pollution in exchange for less of another a fair trade? That's what Shell is asking the DEP to consider to meet pollution requirements for its new petrochemical plant.
A coalition of oil and gas companies is seeking a 50-year permit that would allow the killing or disturbing of five bat species across Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The EPA's landmark study of fracking's impact on drinking water has been embroiled in a seesaw battle of semantics. Here's what the agency is saying in its final report.
Shell's plans to build an ethane cracker near Pittsburgh are moving full-speed ahead. But the company still needs an important permit from a local township.
From championing the cause of retraining miners to finding common ground in the public commons, veteran environmentalist Larry Schweiger thinks there are plenty of ways environmentalists can reach out beyond their base.
After a landmark 2015 EPA report concluded that fracking posed no significant threat to drinking water supplies, many considered the issue settled. But new documents have emerged showing EPA downplayed the risks.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society—which represents a quarter of the state’s doctors—is reversing course and calling for a moratorium on new hydraulic fracturing operations.
Donald Trump has promised a renaissance for the coal industry. But analysts say the market forces causing the decline of coal and the rise of renewables may be difficult to stop.
Pennsylvania has taken more than a decade to update its oil and gas rules for the fracking era. But the legal fight over those new regulations may just be getting started.