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Environmental groups sue to invalidate permits for ethane storage project

Julie Grant·October 29, 2021

The groups say the Ohio Department of Natural Resources did not do a detailed enough analysis on the project's impacts to drinking water.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

‘Unbuilding’: What Might Happen if Dams are Removed in the Ohio River Watershed

Julie Grant·October 29, 2021

Removing small unused dams improves safety and fish habitat, but not everyone is on board.

Conservation Good River Recreation Water Wild Pennsylvania

Despite criminal charges against pipeline company, no action expected from Pa. legislature

Rachel McDevitt·October 22, 2021

Some Democrats call for the shutdown of the Mariner East pipeline after criminal charges. But Pa. lawmakers are unlikely to act on pipeline safety.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

Deer and invasive species threaten long-term survival of Pennsylvania’s forests

90.5 WESA·October 15, 2021

Researchers say this double whammy is destroying biodiversity in Pa.'s forests. In a century, that could mean forests of invasive shrubs, not trees.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania

A new documentary chronicles the rebirth of a Western Pennsylvania river

Susan Phillips·October 15, 2021

The Little Conemaugh River was devoid of life from pollution from abandoned mines. A new film looks at a decade-long effort to bring it back to life.

Pollution Video Water Wild Pennsylvania

DEP cites Shell for ‘malodors’ outside cracker plant construction site

Reid Frazier·September 29, 2021

Residents said they smelled a sweet maple syrup odor for several days. DEP and Shell are still investigating the cause.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

Judge Vacates Trump’s Rollback of Protections for Streams, Wetlands

Reid Frazier·September 1, 2021

It's back to the drawing board for a rule to define which streams, wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act after a judge found the Trump-era rule risks "serious environmental harm."

Water Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Teaching Machines to ID Birdsongs to Help Save Imperiled Species

Kara Holsopple·August 27, 2021

The first publicly available soundscape recordings of bird sounds with more than 16,000 annotations will help teach computer models to identify bird species.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Appalachian Communities Talk Gas, Plastics, and Inequity with Federal Energy Officials

Julie Grant·August 25, 2021

The Department of Energy collected perspectives from Ohio Valley communities impacted by the ethane and petrochemical industries to include in a report to Congress.

Energy Environmental Justice The Coming Chemical Boom

Federal Pipeline Agency Issues Warning Letter to Shell for Falcon Project

Reid Frazier·August 25, 2021

The agency didn't issue Shell a fine for "probable violations" along sections of the Falcon pipeline but instead ordered the company to fix the problem.

Energy Follow the Pipeline The Coming Chemical Boom

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