Coal communities accuse Congress of breaking its promise to clean up abandoned mine lands
The House passed a bill that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining.
Pollution
Takeaways from frack waste investigation in Pennsylvania
Inside Climate News found lax state oversight of solid waste from oil and gas drilling, despite new findings that it's more radioactive than previously thought.
Pa. environmental groups appeal permit for massive gas power plant meant to fuel data center
The proposed 4.4 gigawatt gas-fired plant would generate enough power for more than 3 million homes and emit more greenhouse gases each year than all the cars on Pennsylvania’s roads.
Road salt remains in waterways months after winter storms, according to new data
Road salt applied in the winter runs off into the groundwater and emerges in surface water streams months later. Advocates say roads can be made safe with less salt.
The ‘toxic cocktail’ brewing in Pennsylvania’s waterways
Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste, some of it radioactive.
Twenty years into fracking, Pennsylvania has yet to reckon with its radioactive waste
Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.
Tracking oil and gas waste in Pennsylvania is still a ‘logistical mess’
More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.
Gov. Shapiro to lead multi-state Chesapeake Bay group, amid waterway’s health dip
Pennsylvania has historically taken a “backseat” to addressing concerns impacting the Chesapeake Bay, but Gov. Shapiro said those days are over.
U.S. Steel agrees to pay $135K fine, end oily releases into Mon River at Irvin Works
U.S. Steel agreed to find out where the oil is coming from and fix the problem. The company will also install cameras to monitor its discharge into the river.
Ohio landfills take drilling waste, but don’t track or test much of it
Our investigation with Inside Climate News reveals the lack of oversight of drilling waste moving through Ohio landfills, potentially putting waterways at risk.
