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

Woman who sued natural gas driller Range Resources testifies before grand jury

Reid FrazierFebruary 22, 2019

Woman who sued drilling companies testified before an investigative grand jury in Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Attorney General is investigating environmental crimes in Washington County.

EnergyNews

Author: Fracking Industry isn’t as Financially Strong as it Seems

Susan PhillipsFebruary 8, 2019

Author of "Saudi America" found the industry moves an “astonishing” amount of money, but calls it financially weak.

EconomyEnergyPodcasts

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

Photographs and Poetry Reveal Tension Fracking Brings to Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleNovember 21, 2018

A book of poetry and photographs looks at the risks and benefits after a decade of fracking in Pennsylvania.

CultureEnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update

Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater

Julie GrantNovember 1, 2018

Ohio regulators just approved a controversial injection well. Activists are considering an appeal.

EnergyNewsPollution

Democratic Socialists are Coming to Harrisburg. What Does that Mean for the Environment?

Reid FrazierOctober 19, 2018

Democratic Socialists are on the ballot in states like Florida, Kansas and Pennsylvania. And they have their own ideas about how to save the environment.

EconomyEnergyEnvironmental JusticePolitics

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