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Three Mile Island Will Close Sept. 30, as Nuclear Rescue Legislation Stalls in Harrisburg

Marie CusickMay 10, 2019

Some 600 workers will be out of a job. The company says nuclear energy should be valued as a source of carbon-free electricity.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Field Trip Offers Look at Creatures of the Night

Anne DanahyMay 8, 2019

Vernal pools are easily overlooked by humans. But for frogs, salamanders and other animals, these temporary ponds are crucial for their existence.

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Judge Turned Down Range Resources’ Request to See Reporters’ Documents, Communications with Sources

Reid FrazierMay 8, 2019

Judge rules natural gas company's request would break the law on protecting confidential sources.

Energy

Bipartisan Group of Legislators Reintroduces Bills to Get Pa to 100% Renewable Energy

Marie CusickMay 7, 2019

Republican state senator cites his grandchildren's future as the reason for sponsoring the senate version of the bill. But bills are unlikely to pass.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

EQT Fined $330K for Erosion Violations in Allegheny County

Reid FrazierMay 7, 2019

Sediment from two well pads in Forward Township was eroding into a tributary of the Mon River. The company blames record rainfall for problems.

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Episode for May 3, 2019

The Allegheny FrontMay 3, 2019

This week on The Allegheny Front, prosecutors in Pennsylvania are looking into possible environmental crimes committed during the fracking boom. New technology aims to recycle flexible plastic like candy wrappers. Pa. commits to goals in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Plus, the latest on the Clairton Coke Works, Pa. nuclear bailout and oil/gas waste.

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Pa Prosecutors Eye Potential ‘Environmental Crimes’ of Oil and Gas Companies

Reid FrazierMay 3, 2019

Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro seems to be making good on a campaign promise to "hold the oil and gas companies criminally liable for poisoning our air and our drinking water.”

EnergyPoliticsPollution

U.S. Steel Promises $1B in Upgrades to Mon Valley Plants

Amy SiskMay 3, 2019

The company says improvements will reduce emissions and improve efficiency. Enviro groups say it doesn't address air pollution from the Clairton Coke Works.

EnergyPollution

Nuclear Subsidies Face an Uphill Battle in Pennsylvania

Marie CusickMay 3, 2019

The legacy of Three Mile Island and political support for the gas industry make subsidies to keep nuclear plants open a hard sell.

EconomyEnergy

EPA Declines to Regulate Oil and Gas Waste

Brittany PattersonMay 3, 2019

Regulation will be up to states. Waste can be contaminated with chemicals and metals, and even be radioactive.

EnergyPollution

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Energy

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

Climate

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

Health

Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus on Silica Dust – With Thousands Of Miners Sick And Dying

A Tick Researcher’s Tips for Staying Safe Outdoors

EPA announces first federal restrictions on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Three Mile Island Will Close Sept. 30, as Nuclear Rescue Legislation Stalls in Harrisburg

Field Trip Offers Look at Creatures of the Night

Judge Turned Down Range Resources’ Request to See Reporters’ Documents, Communications with Sources

Bipartisan Group of Legislators Reintroduces Bills to Get Pa to 100% Renewable Energy

EQT Fined $330K for Erosion Violations in Allegheny County

Episode for May 3, 2019

Pa Prosecutors Eye Potential ‘Environmental Crimes’ of Oil and Gas Companies

U.S. Steel Promises $1B in Upgrades to Mon Valley Plants

Nuclear Subsidies Face an Uphill Battle in Pennsylvania

EPA Declines to Regulate Oil and Gas Waste