DEP cites Shell for ‘malodors’ outside cracker plant construction site
Residents said they smelled a sweet maple syrup odor for several days. DEP and Shell are still investigating the cause.
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Essay: Finding a ‘Field of Innocence’ at the Flight 93 Crash Site
For naturalist Chuck Tague, bluets, a wildflower also known as innocence or Quaker ladies, became a symbolic part of the landscape at the Flight 93 crash site in southwestern Pennsylvania.
New Reports: Cleaning Up Coal Sites and Plugging Gas Wells Could Create Thousands of Jobs
Hazards from abandoned wells and coal mines plague Appalachia. Cleaning them up could be an economic boon for the region.
Alerted by High COVID ‘Activity,’ State Health Officials Visited Shell’s Beaver County Ethane Cracker
Shell has put policies in place to try to prevent the spread of COVID. But photographs obtained by The Allegheny Front and StateImpact Pennsylvania show that policy isn’t always followed.
Pennsylvania State Parks Opening More Campsites to Pets in 2022
Yes to cats, dogs, turtles, birds and other domestic pets. No to farm animals.
Study: Pittsburgh Kids Near Polluting Sites Have Higher Asthma Rates
Minority and low-income communities are most impacted, because they are more likely to live near polluting facilities.
Study: Radiation Levels Higher Downwind of Fracking Sites
Researchers found elevated levels of radioactivity on air particles measured downwind of fracking sites around the country. They say health effects are possible, though not imminent.
Sunoco asks Environmental Hearing Board to Block New DEP Shutdown of Mariner East Drilling Site
A judge temporarily allows construction to continue at the troubled Chester County site, pending a hearing scheduled for Sept. 1.
Rising Seas Put Hundreds of Superfund Sites at Risk, Study Says
The report, “A Toxic Relationship, Extreme Coastal Flooding and Superfund Sites,” says the Trump Administration’s EPA is shirking its responsibility to warn the public and protect public health.
Shell Putting COVID Testing Site at Its Beaver County Cracker
Workers will be tested and get results within four hours. Five workers tested positive in the last week.
