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Pa. Proposes to Relax Non-Residential Lead Cleanup Standards

Catalina JaramilloMarch 6, 2020

The Environmental Quality Board is also proposing to add three new PFAS chemicals to its voluntary clean up standards for soil and groundwater.

Pollution

Can Your Well Water Make You Sick? No Testing Is Required in Pennsylvania

Brett SholtisMarch 6, 2020

Pennsylvania’s one million private wells are not regulated. A new investigation in Lancaster shows 62% of wells sampled found bacteria or high nitrate levels.

HealthWater

Clean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells and the Legacy of Fossil Fuel Extraction

Benny BeckerMarch 6, 2020

With their well water contaminated, a West Virginia family is desperate to get connected to a clean water supply. They blame pollution from years of coal and gas extraction.

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Petrochemical Town Hall Near Pittsburgh Spotlights Pollution, Health Worries

Reid FrazierMarch 5, 2020

Also discussed were the drawbacks of a bill to give tax breaks for chemical plants like the one Shell is building in Beaver County.

EnergyHealthThe Coming Chemical Boom

Allegheny, Beaver Counties Added to Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine

Julie GrantMarch 4, 2020

Businesses that truck goods in and out of quarantined counties must get a permit. The public is being asked to destroy its muddy looking egg masses.

Food and AgricultureWild Pennsylvania

Trump on Earth: A New Rule Would End Penalties for Bird Deaths

Julie GrantMarch 4, 2020

A change to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act drastically weakens how birds are protected. A former official who managed the bird program for 30 years speaks out.

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Democrats Could Field an Anti-Fracking Candidate in 2020. Can They Win in Pennsylvania?

Reid FrazierMarch 2, 2020

Voters are split on the question of a fracking ban. We hear from union workers, college students, analysts and of course, pollsters.

2020 ElectionEnergyPolitics

Prem Rajgopal at Pitt divestment protest

Pitt Students Occupy Cathedral of Learning Demanding Divestment from Fossil Fuels

Andy KubisFebruary 28, 2020

As University Trustees voted to go carbon-neutral by 2037, students say it's not enough. They want a commitment from the school to divest from coal, oil and natural gas.

Climate ChangeEconomy

Episode for February 28, 2020

The Allegheny FrontFebruary 28, 2020

A climate scientist says 'no' to flying. Greener packaging is big business. Pitt students push for fossil fuel divestment. Plus, will Pa. unions support a Democratic presidential candidate who opposes fracking? A settlement for U.S. Steel's pollution and a criminal investigation over a pipeline explosion.

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Federal Prosecutors Investigating Pipeline Company in Connection with Beaver County Blast

Reid FrazierFebruary 28, 2020

A federal grand jury subpoena has been issued to the Revolution pipeline’s owner, Energy Transfer, for documents related to a 2018 explosion caused by a landslide.

EnergyFollow the Pipeline

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Green hydrogen: A climate change solution or fossil fuel bait and switch?

EQT says fracked gas is a climate solution, but scientists call that deceptive greenwashing

New EPA rules cut carbon, mercury and other pollution from coal and gas plants

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