Clairton Coke Works, site of Monday’s explosion, has a history of problems
The Clairton Coke Works has a history of maintenance issues, explosions and environmental violations.
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Cleanup work at contaminated Jackson Ceramix Superfund site in Clearfield County underway
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is addressing lead contamination from a former dishware factory site in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania.
PennEnergy agrees to reduce harmful emissions from oil and gas sites in western Pa.
PennEnergy will make improvements at 49 oil and gas sites in western Pennsylvania and pay a $2 million civil penalty.
Fairmont residents press agencies on blast at W.V. fracking waste site
Residents are concerned about an explosion and fire last year at a facility that processes fracking waste.
Croydon Woods awarded for ‘environmental excellence.’ It’s a toxic Superfund site
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The Bucks County site, which has been under federal remediation for 30 years, is one of Pennsylvania’s last remaining coastal plain forests.
Pa. will have two years to update methane rules for oil and gas sites to match EPA
The new EPA rule aims to avoid 80% of methane emissions by 2038, an estimated 58 million tons. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.
Neighbors are fighting a proposed campsite in Big Elk Creek State Park
Residents worry about noise, lights, traffic and air pollution from campfires. DCNR said the proposal meets the demand for more camping in the state.
Tour of fracking sites connects activists from Appalachia and the Gulf Coast
An art collective brought together Appalachian and Gulf Coast residents to compare notes and build solidarity as they fight fossil fuel projects.
EPA issues $2.4 M fine to Eastman Chemical for pollution at western Pa. site
The facility along the Monongahela River violated the Clean Water and Clean Air acts, including spills of chemicals like styrene.
Violation at a Pennsylvania drilling site raises questions about lack of Bitcoin regulation
The company, Diversified Gas and Oil, did not have a permit to install the air pollution sources used to generate power for crypto mining.
