Atlantic Shores seeks to cancel offshore wind contract with N.J., but says it hasn’t abandoned the project
PennEnergy agrees to reduce harmful emissions from oil and gas sites in western Pa. Julie Grant·December 12, 2024PennEnergy will make improvements at 49 oil and gas sites in western Pennsylvania and pay a $2 million civil penalty. Climate ChangeEnergyHealthPollution
Fairmont residents press agencies on blast at W.V. fracking waste site Curtis Tate·November 22, 2024Residents are concerned about an explosion and fire last year at a facility that processes fracking waste.EnergyHealthPollution
Croydon Woods awarded for ‘environmental excellence.’ It’s a toxic Superfund site WHYY·May 17, 2024The Bucks County site, which has been under federal remediation for 30 years, is one of Pennsylvania’s last remaining coastal plain forests.ConservationWild Pennsylvania
Pa. will have two years to update methane rules for oil and gas sites to match EPA Rachel McDevitt·December 19, 2023The new EPA rule aims to avoid 80% of methane emissions by 2038, an estimated 58 million tons. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.Climate ChangeEnergy
Neighbors are fighting a proposed campsite in Big Elk Creek State Park Zoë Read·December 15, 2023Residents worry about noise, lights, traffic and air pollution from campfires. DCNR said the proposal meets the demand for more camping in the state. ConservationRecreation
Tour of fracking sites connects activists from Appalachia and the Gulf Coast Kara Holsopple·November 27, 2023An art collective brought together Appalachian and Gulf Coast residents to compare notes and build solidarity as they fight fossil fuel projects. EnergyEnvironmental JusticeHealthPollutionYour Environment Update
EPA issues $2.4 M fine to Eastman Chemical for pollution at western Pa. site Reid Frazier·May 26, 2023The facility along the Monongahela River violated the Clean Water and Clean Air acts, including spills of chemicals like styrene.Pollution
Violation at a Pennsylvania drilling site raises questions about lack of Bitcoin regulation Anne Danahy·April 21, 2023The company, Diversified Gas and Oil, did not have a permit to install the air pollution sources used to generate power for crypto mining.EnergyPollution
After workers report health problems, OSHA investigates Norfolk Southern for East Palestine cleanup site Reid Frazier·March 9, 2023Workers brought in to clear and rebuild the tracks after the derailment are now complaining of health problems similar to those experienced by residents of East Palestine.HealthPollutionTransportation
Hazardous Waste from train derailment site heads to disposal facilities in Ohio, Indiana Julie Grant·February 28, 2023Contaminated waste, including soil and liquid, is being sent to hazardous waste landfills, incinerators, and injection well. PollutionTransportation