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Filmmakers and Activists Not Backing Down from Fracking Industry’s Threats

Julie Grant·March 30, 2018

Companies involved in plans to install a fracking wastewater treatment plant at the headwaters of the Allegheny River have sent cease-and-desist letters to journalists, community organizers, and the Seneca Nation who oppose it.

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FirstEnergy Says it’s Closing Three Nuclear Plants; Seeks Federal Help

Reid Frazier·March 30, 2018

The company sites "market challenges." Natural gas and renewable energy have been making up a larger amount of the country’s electric grid, eating into coal and nuclear power.

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Coal Country Students Look to Renewable Energy to Keep the Lights on at School

Benny Becker·March 23, 2018

These kids have ambitions to change the future of energy in the coalfields.

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The Health Risks of Fracking from A to Z

Kara Holsopple·March 23, 2018

A group of physicians has compiled every scientific study and credible report they can find about the public health risks of fracking. One of their conclusions: No amount of regulation makes fracking safe.

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A stream inside Ryerson Station State Park; Photo: Reid R. Frazier

Groups Oppose Another Coal Mining Permit in Greene County State Park

Reid Frazier·March 22, 2018

Environmental groups argue that longwall mining, the technique Consol would use to mine beneath the stream, can cause ground beneath streams to fall in.

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Reporters to Speak on “Shale Dilemma” Panel

The Allegheny Front·March 12, 2018

Reporters Reid Frazier and Amy Sisk will speak at the launch of a book edited by a University of Pittsburgh professor who studies the worldwide development of shale gas.

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DEP Announces Public Hearings for Shell Ethane Cracker Pipeline

Reid Frazier·March 9, 2018

The state extended the public comment period for the pipeline after environmental groups asked for more time to review the pipeline’s impact on waterways and local communities.

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Mariner East 1 Pipeline Shut Down Due to Public Safety Concerns Raised by Sinkholes

Jon Hurdle·March 9, 2018

Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission ordered the temporary shutdown on Wednesday saying it could have a “catastrophic” effect on public safety if it leaks.

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