EPA seeks entry to abandoned land near Dubois contaminated with lead, arsenic, other pollutants

Reid FrazierMarch 21, 2024

The EPA filed a request for a court order to enter the unclaimed triangular parcel that sits in the Jackson Ceramix Superfund site.

Pollution

DEP: CNX pipeline project in Westmoreland County withdrawn, lacked wildlife permits

Reid FrazierMarch 1, 2024

DEP found that CNX's project failed to get federal wildlife clearances. The project was near the Beaver Run Reservoir.

ConservationEnergyWaterWild PennsylvaniaWildlife

In his first year as governor, Josh Shapiro forged alliances with the gas industry, angering environmentalists

Inside Climate NewsFebruary 8, 2024

Gov. Shapiro has sought to both regulate the gas industry and embrace it, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.

EnergyHistoryPolitics

Environmental groups pressure Gov. Shapiro on fracking regulations

Reid FrazierDecember 18, 2023

At demonstrations in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, environmental groups called on Gov. Josh Shapiro to develop stricter regulations on fracking.

EnergyHealth

Gov. Shapiro announces ‘first of its kind’ agreement with CNX on fracking health measures, says new regulations coming

Reid FrazierNovember 2, 2023

The agreement includes many measures recommended by a 2020 grand jury report. Voluntary air monitoring and data-sharing will take place at two CNX drilling sites. 

EnergyHealth

CNX fined $200K for spills of fracking fluids in Greene County

Reid FrazierNovember 17, 2022

The spills occurred at well pads in Richhill Township. CNX didn't fully remediate one spill for nearly 70 days while it continued to frack.

EnergyPollutionWild Pennsylvania

CNX pleads to criminal charges for misreporting air pollution in Washington County

Reid FrazierDecember 6, 2021

The company agreed to donate $30,000 to restore part of Chartiers Creek and for township park improvements. It will also donate 184 acres to Allegheny County.

EnergyPollution

DEP Fines CNX for Well Failure Near Westmoreland County Reservoir

Reid FrazierAugust 21, 2020

The natural gas well is near the Beaver Run Reservoir, which provides drinking water for 130,000 people. Water quality was not affected.

EnergyWater

DEP fines CNX $310,000 for Pipeline Spills in Washington County

Reid FrazierJuly 29, 2020

Spills of drilling waste and drilling mud killed vegetation and contaminated soil, a groundwater seep, and a nearby stream.

EnergyPollution

CNX Agrees to Restore Trout Stream in Washington County as Part of a Settlement with DEP

Reid FrazierApril 9, 2020

The $180,000 project is part of a settlement for erosion violations at gas drilling sites in Washington and Greene counties.

ConservationEnergy