Disposal Well Near Pittsburgh Gets a Hearing
The well would inject 25 million gallons of fracking waste a year into depleted natural gas well.
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Want to Know if There Are Pipelines Near You? Good Luck With That.
Maps of the majority of natural gas pipelines in Pennsylvania are not readily available to the public.
Pipeline Explosion: Part of Line Shut Down During Investigation
Heavy rain is suspected of playing a role, as it did during earlier problems with the pipeline.
Pipeline Explosion in Beaver County Prompts Evacuation
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.
Allegheny County fines U.S. Steel $1M for Clairton Coke Works air pollution
The health department says pollution at the plant has gotten worse since, leading to dozens of violations. The agency also said U.S. Steel employees tried to mask air violations.
Mother Works to Ban the Chemical that Killed Her Son
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.
Pruitt’s Transparency Rule is Not What it Sounds Like
Pruitt wants to throw out a vast amount of public health data in the name of transparency. Here's why that's a bad idea.
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.
