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DEP Allows Work on Revolution Pipeline to Start Back Up
The pipeline blew up in Beaver County and destroyed a home two years ago. Now, DEP has given the go-ahead to re-route the pipeline.
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Proposed Ohio Cracker Secures Ethane from Range Resources
Range would only supply a fifth of what the plant would need. An industry analyst says the region would need to produce more ethane to support a second cracker.
Trump’s Energy Secretary Questions Mainstream Science on Human Impacts of Climate Change
"What is the exact impact that we’re having? That has not been resolved." Scientists say that doesn't have a "scientific leg to stand on."
Enviro Groups Challenge EPA’s New Air Rule for Ethane Crackers
Groups say the new rules don't protect the public from harmful emissions from these plants and allow too many loopholes for industry.
Sunoco asks Environmental Hearing Board to Block New DEP Shutdown of Mariner East Drilling Site
A judge temporarily allows construction to continue at the troubled Chester County site, pending a hearing scheduled for Sept. 1.
What Interior Department’s Victories and Defeats Mean for the Oil Industry
Interior's rule to weaken bird protections that favored the oil industry was thrown out by a judge. But the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will open for drilling.
Outdoor Afro Celebrates Freedom in Nature
The group's founder says Outdoor Afro "really doubles down on the Black joy and the ability to get out and be free."
Paddle Protest at Marsh Creek Lake Calls for Mariner East Shutdown
Thousands of gallons of drilling mud from construction of the Mariner East pipeline contaminated a state park lake. Protestors are calling for its shutdown.
Mariner East Construction Spills 10,000 Gallons of Drilling Mud into State Park Lake
Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline construction spilled thousands of gallons of drilling mud into a lake at Marsh Creek State Park in Chester County.
Invasive Barberry and Small Mammals Could Be Bad Combination for Pennsylvania’s Woodlands
New research shows Japanese barberry shrubs give small rodents cover to eat tree seedlings. This doesn't bode well for future forests.
