More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well
In addition to monitoring the air, regulators have set up floating booms in nearby Captina Creek to protect it from salty brine water that’s also pouring from the well.
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Living With Black Lung: Coal Miners Caught in the Epidemic
These miners' willingness to talk openly about their experiences provides a window into what life is like for the many Appalachian miners still struggling with the disease.
A Surge of Black Lung Disease in Appalachia
An NPR investigation reveals that cases of the brutal disease have more than doubled over the past decade, affecting younger and younger miners.
Well Pad Explosion in Eastern Ohio Causes Evacuation of Residents
Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the combination of methane and brine flowing out of the well in an uncontrolled manner created the flames.
Turning Acid Mine Drainage Pollution Into Pottery
The brilliant rust orange iron oxide that’s pulled out of waterways polluted with acid mine drainage is finding its way into the hands of artists and craftsmen.
Sunoco to Resume Work, Pay $12.6 million for Mariner East 2 Pipeline Violations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Sunoco has now demonstrated it can comply with the permit requirements, and regulators will be closely monitoring the work.
Ohio River Compact Considers Eliminating Pollution Standards
The Ohio River is cleaner than it used to be. So what's the argument for changing the current regulatory system?
Conventional Drilling Waste Responsible for Radioactivity Spike in Rivers, Study Shows
The study found high levels of radium in river and stream sediment at levels up to 650 times those found upstream of three industrial sites.
VIDEO: WHY IS FRACKING WASTEWATER RADIOACTIVE?
Why is the wastewater created during fracking for oil and natural gas—flowback—radioactive? And just where does that dirty, salty wastewater go? Watch the video.
Settlement: No Longwall Mining Beneath Greene County Streams
Instead of longwall mining, Consol Energy will now conduct a less-invasive type of mining, called “development mining.”
