Sulfuric acid spills from storage tank at Shell ethane cracker plant
Faulty equipment is blamed for the 2,000-gallon spill which was contained on site. The plant is expected to come online later this year.
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An artist shows off her love of the Delaware River
"I actually love living by this river, because I can just step out of my house and...I can see all the life that goes through it."
New permanent glass recycling stations are opening in Allegheny County
Residents now have a place to take their glass bottles and containers, since many western Pennsylvania municipalities stopped recycling glass.
Environmental group joins Plum Borough Council in fight against second gas wastewater injection well
Injection wells dispose of fracking wastewater deep underground. The group has concerns about truck traffic, water contamination, and earthquakes.
Valuing wetlands as places to keep intact, not build over
Leonard Stewart walks along the wetlands of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge every day. He says it helps him connect with nature and his community.
U.S. Steel fined $1.8 million for ‘rotten egg’-gas pollution near Pittsburgh
A county monitor exceeded limits for hydrogen sulfide 153 times in the last 2 years. A study showed the pollution was "entirely" from the Clairton Coke Works.
U.S. Steel appealing nearly $900K air pollution fines
The Allegheny County Health Department issued the fines for visible emissions at the company’s Clairton Coke Works for infractions over the last nine months of 2021.
Group highlights economic and public health costs of fracking
One study examined pregnant women who live near natural gas wells and their exposure to toxic chemicals like benzene.
New hope to jump-start the clean up of Pennsylvania’s abandoned oil and gas wells
Pennsylvania has tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells left behind by industry. New federal infrastructure money can help cap them and prevent pollution.
Penn State researchers aim to debunk myths surrounding spotted lanternfly
One myth: The pest threatens all kinds of plants. But, it appears to only kill grapevines and Tree of Heaven, also an invasive species.
