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Could Pennsylvania’s Gas Boom Turn Philly into an Energy Hub?

Susan PhillipsApril 8, 2016

Industry leaders are looking to Pennsylvania's vast natural gas reserves to fuel a manufacturing reboot in Philadelphia. But is Philly's new "energy hub" just a pipe dream?

EconomyEnergy

Ohio State is Putting Big Money into Sustainable Agriculture

Kara HolsoppleApril 1, 2016

Ohio State University is getting serious about transforming the state’s agricultural system. How serious? Try $100 million serious. So where does that leave Pennsylvania?

Food and Agriculture

Federal Jury Awards $4.24 Million to Dimock Families in Fracking Case

Susan PhillipsMarch 11, 2016

After years of delays, only two families out of the original 44 plaintiffs in a case against Cabot Oil and Gas went to trial. But a jury has now found the company liable for millions in damages.

EnergyWater

Pennsylvania DEP Says It’s Time to Step Out of the Tech Dark Ages

Marie CusickMarch 11, 2016

No Wi-Fi. That's right—the Pennsylvania DEP still doesn't have Wi-Fi. But DEP Secretary John Quigley says one of his top priorities is to bring the agency into the 21st century.

PoliticsTechnology

Lead Detected in Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water on the Rise Since 1999

PublicSourceMarch 7, 2016

The city is in compliance with federal guidelines, but lead levels detected in Pittsburgh’s drinking water in 2013 were just shy of a federal limit that prompts major corrective action.

Water

Study Says Gas Drilling is Happening Too Close to Homes

Reid FrazierMarch 3, 2016

Is fracking happening too close to homes and schools? According to a new analysis by a group of scientists, the answer is yes.

Energy

Inside the Fight to Frack Penn Township

Natasha KhanFebruary 29, 2016

New communities in southwestern Pennsylvania are still experiencing the ups and downs that occur when fracking comes to town, even though gas prices have declined.

Energy