Range Resources Pleads No Contest to Environmental Crimes at Southwest Pa. Well Sites Reid FrazierJune 15, 2020 Attorney General Josh Shapiro charged the company for leaks and spills at gas well sites in Washington County. Energy
Why the Lower Youghiogheny River Landed on Most Endangered Rivers List Kara HolsoppleJune 12, 2020 River recreation and the GAP trail make the Lower Yough a popular destination. American Rivers put the river on the list because of gas development. RecreationWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update
Report: Chesapeake Energy Plans to File for Bankruptcy Susan PhillipsMay 4, 2020 The Oklahoma-based company led the land rush in Pennsylvania that helped kick off the fracking boom a decade ago. EconomyEnergy
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
Video: As the World Grapples with Plastic Pollution, Pa.’s Ethane Cracker Promises More Plastic The Allegheny FrontFebruary 5, 2020 How does ethane from natural gas get turned into plastic and what could happen to all of that plastic? Our video explains. EnergyThe Coming Chemical BoomVideoWater
In Pennsylvania, Poll Finds Registered Voters Split on Whether to Ban Fracking Reid FrazierFebruary 3, 2020 In the poll, support for a ban was strong in cities and suburbs and weak in rural southwestern Pennsylvania. Energy
Investigation: Oil and Gas Workers Exposed to Radioactivity from Drilling Waste Kara HolsoppleJanuary 31, 2020 A conversation with the journalist who wrote the Rolling Stone article based on his two-year investigation into the industry, worker safety and the regulatory blackhole that leaves people at risk. EnergyHealthPollution
DEP Orders Range Resources to Clean Up its Act on Well That Had Garnered a Then-Record $8.9 Million Fine Susan PhillipsJanuary 13, 2020 The department says the company continuously failed to correct issues caused by faulty well construction nine years ago. EnergyPollution
Pennsylvanians Tell EPA, We Need More Controls on Methane, Not Less Julie GrantOctober 18, 2019 “I feel that it’s important that everyone knows how the industry is affecting everyone’s health, the planet, and our children." Climate ChangeEnvironmental JusticeHealthNewsPollution
Report: “Trade Secret” Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times at Oil and Gas Wells in Ohio Julie GrantSeptember 15, 2019 Not knowing the identity of all chemicals used at fracking sites makes emergency responders nervous. Energy