Drilling for shale gas creates tons of potentially toxic solid waste. Much of it now goes to landfills, making it harder to keep fracking waste out of Pennsylvania’s rivers and streams. As our series about the Mon continues, a project mapping the river hopes it will bring more people into advocacy for its health and future. As the Trump administration dismantles environmental justice initiatives, we hear from a leader in the movement.
And, the board investigating the August explosion at the Clairton Coke Works says the incident happened when a crew performed maintenance on a cracked gas valve. Pennsylvania’s state House voted to create a state-backed insurance program to cover andslides and sinkholes.
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Fatal Clairton explosion happened during valve maintenance, investigators say - The federal board investigating the fatal August explosion at the Clairton Coke Works says the incident happened when a crew did maintenance on a gas isolation valve.
Along the banks of the Mon, fracking waste in a landfill once again poses a pollution problem - The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill accepts fracking waste. But some fear fracking contaminants like radium could end up in the Monongahela River.
Bill to create state-funded landslide and sinkhole insurance program passes in Pa. House - A state-backed landslide and sinkhole insurance program sponsored by two Allegheny County lawmakers is closer to becoming a reality.
Heinz Award-winning environmental justice leader says the EJ movement is ‘not over.’ - Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D., does environmental research for the people, working with impacted communities to get the data they need to take action.
View from the Mon: Mapping the river - John Detisch started an online mapping project of the Monongahela River to advocate for its health and future.
