Groups Oppose Pittsburgh-Area Fracking Waste Injection Well Reid FrazierFebruary 12, 2021 The groups are concerned about drinking water contamination and earthquakes. Regulators say it's safe. EnergyWater
DEP Deals Blow to Fracking Plan at U.S. Steel Mill Near Pittsburgh Reid FrazierDecember 11, 2020 The agency says it will suspend reviewing environmental permits for the controversial well after it lost its local zoning permit. Energy
Fracking Project at U.S. Steel Plant Denied Local Permit Extension Reid FrazierOctober 23, 2020 It's a victory for some Mon Valley residents and environmental groups. The company said it will continue to move the project forward. Energy
DEP Approves Injection Well in Plum, But Uncertain Economy Might Put Project on Hold Reid FrazierApril 24, 2020 The well will be used to dispose of fracking wastewater, but the economic slowdown from the pandemic has put the project on hold. Energy
DEP Investigating Gas Well for Water Supply Complaint in Pittsburgh Suburb Reid FrazierApril 2, 2019 It would be first water supply impacted by drilling in Allegheny County. Energy
Proposal to Drill for Gas at U.S. Steel Site Prompts Contentious Hearing Amy SiskMarch 29, 2019 The company wants to frack at the Edgar Thomson plant in Braddock, but residents in the area are concerned about safety and health impacts. Energy
Pittsburgh Suburb Says No To Drilling Under Park Amy SiskJanuary 17, 2019 Franklin Park is the latest example of a Pittsburgh suburb grappling with shale gas development. EnergyNews
Pittsburgh suburb is deciding whether to allow fracking beneath local park Reid FrazierJanuary 15, 2019 Franklin Park borough council is considering whether to lease 81 acres of land beneath Linbrook Park for fracking. EnergyNews
Disposal Well Near Pittsburgh Gets a Hearing Reid FrazierOctober 2, 2018 The well would inject 25 million gallons of fracking waste a year into depleted natural gas well. EnergyNewsPollutionWater
Rachel Carson Trail Near Pittsburgh Has a New Feature: A Fracking Well Reid FrazierJune 22, 2018 Range Resources is building a shale gas well along a ridge a few hundred feet from the popular trail. A pipeline right-of-way, about 50 feet wide, has been cut through a wooded section that hikers will see as they pass by. EnergyRecreation
