Companies involved in plans to install a fracking wastewater treatment plant at the headwaters of the Allegheny River have sent cease-and-desist letters to journalists, community organizers, and the Seneca Nation who oppose it.
Some Clearfield County residents have fought for years to block a proposed injection well to store wastewater from the state’s natural gas fields, but the project has secured a permit from Pennsylvania environmental officials.
A new report reveals that industrial facilities in Pennsylvania are among the top polluters of United States rivers, including a chemical company just 16 miles outside of Pittsburgh.
A new report details how the federal government and states plan to fight algae blooms in Lake Erie. The idea is to target phosphorus, the main cause of the blooms.
The bill would require both public and private schools test for lead every two years, and install filters or other fixes for any level greater than 5 parts per billion.
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 -- It's fracking amazing.
A pivotal EPA study provided the rationale for exemptions that helped unleash the fracking boom. The science was suppressed to protect industry interests.