Activists celebrate as plans for a chemical recycling plant are canceled
The proposed plant would have turned plastic waste into chemicals along the Susquehanna River.
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Tiny plastic pieces top the list of trash on Great Lakes beaches
The nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes analyzed 20 years of data from volunteer beach cleanups.
EPA sets stricter air emission rules for 3 Philly-area polluters and dozens of others nationwide
The rules will prevent 6,000 tons of toxic air pollutants nationwide each year and decrease cancer risks.
EPA announces first federal restrictions on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The new rules will prevent more than 4 million cancer deaths, thousands of premature deaths and tens of thousands of serious illnesses.
Environmental group sues cryptocurrency plant and Governor Josh Shapiro
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The group alleges Stronghold Digital Mining's Panther Creek Electric Generating Facility pollutes the environment with the Shapiro administration’s support.
Mountain Valley Pipeline fined $34,000 for 29 environmental violations
Virginia fined the MVP for inadequate erosion controls, impacts to wetlands and other violations. Activists say the fine is far too low.
Paused Ohio chemical recycling plant puts spotlight on Appalachia as ‘prime target’ for the controversial practice
Chemical recycling uses heat, chemicals or both to break down plastic waste into component parts for reuse as plastic feedstocks or as fuel.
EPA seeks entry to abandoned land near Dubois contaminated with lead, arsenic, other pollutants
The EPA filed a request for a court order to enter the unclaimed triangular parcel that sits in the Jackson Ceramix Superfund site.
Survey finds Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban is working, but room for improvement
A survey found that Pittsburgh retailers have overwhelmingly complied with the ban, but about a third of restaurants have not.
Taxpayers subsidize polluting plastics plants like Shell’s ethane cracker, report finds
Many plastics plants that have received tax incentives like Shell's Beaver County facility routinely break environmental laws.
