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Shell Proposes Bargain to Meet Pollution Targets for its Ethane Cracker

Reid Frazier·December 16, 2016

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.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

Oil and Gas Development Could Pose a Risk to Struggling Pennsylvania Bats

Kara Holsopple·December 16, 2016

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.

Energy Wildlife

EPA Changes Tone, Says Fracking Can Impact Drinking Water

Susan Phillips·December 16, 2016

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.

Energy Pollution Water

Shell Asks for Local Support for Chemical Plant

Reid Frazier·December 14, 2016

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.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Can Environmentalists Reach Trump Voters? The Head of PennFuture Says, Yes.

Kara Holsopple·December 9, 2016

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.

Economy Energy Politics

Scientists Say EPA’s Last-Minute Changes to Fracking Report Downplayed Risks

Susan Phillips·December 2, 2016

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.

Energy

Group of Doctors Says It’s Time to Hit ‘Pause’ on Fracking

Reid Frazier·November 23, 2016

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.

Energy Health

Why Trump Probably Can’t Bring Back Coal (Or Kill Renewables, Either)

Reid Frazier·November 11, 2016

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.

Energy Future of Coal Politics

Campaign Ad Ties McGinty to Wind Company’s Outsourcing, But Leaves Out Toomey’s Role

Reid Frazier·November 7, 2016

Our energy reporter Reid Frazier does a little pre-election fact check on an attack ad from Pennsylvania’s tight U.S. Senate race.

Energy Politics

No, the Battle Over Pennsylvania’s New Drilling Rules Is Not Over

Marie Cusick·November 4, 2016

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.

Energy

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Shell Proposes Bargain to Meet Pollution Targets for its Ethane Cracker

Oil and Gas Development Could Pose a Risk to Struggling Pennsylvania Bats

EPA Changes Tone, Says Fracking Can Impact Drinking Water

Shell Asks for Local Support for Chemical Plant

Can Environmentalists Reach Trump Voters? The Head of PennFuture Says, Yes.

Scientists Say EPA’s Last-Minute Changes to Fracking Report Downplayed Risks

Group of Doctors Says It’s Time to Hit ‘Pause’ on Fracking

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Campaign Ad Ties McGinty to Wind Company’s Outsourcing, But Leaves Out Toomey’s Role

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