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.
Pollution
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.
Trump reverses course on coke oven rule for toxic air pollution, granting 2-year waivers to comply
U.S. Steel applauds the move while environmental groups say it puts the health of communities near coke plants at risk.
Companies agree to $3.3M settlement with DEP over oil pollution in Allegheny River
The oil and tar pollution dates back to when the site was a refinery owned by Standard Oil and Atlantic Refining from 1868 to 1930.
Allegheny County Council approves higher fees for polluters after year-long delay
Revenue from the fees is meant to fill a hole in the budget for the county’s air quality program.
