A meteor, a plane crash, a helicopter. That’s how residents described an explosion along a brand new natural gas pipeline in the woods behind their homes.
The health department says pollution at the plant has gotten worse since, leading to dozens of violations. The agency also said US Steel employees tried to mask air violations.
Her son died from inhaling the fumes of a chemical common in paint strippers. Now a local woman is asking the government and hardware stores to ban it.
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.
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.
