DEP hears concerns over evaporator at landfill that processes frack waste
Residents and others are concerned that radiation from fracking waste treated at the landfill will end up in the evaporator's air emissions.
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Residents oppose plan to build second fracking waste injection well in Pittsburgh suburb
Residents who say the first injection well polluted groundwater oppose an EPA permit for another injection well next to it.
Children living near Pa. fracking sites are at increased risk of leukemia, study finds
It found that children born within 1.24 miles of a well site were 2-3 times more likely to be diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Greene County community has questions after fracking incident at EQT well
They say a 'frac-out' affected their well water and they can't drink it. They want action from EQT.
Allegheny County Council votes to ban fracking in county parks, overriding Fitzgerald’s veto
Rich Fitzgerald, who has supported the industry, opposed the measure despite the fact that there are no current proposals to drill on the county land.
EPA asks a Bitcoin ‘mining’ operation in Clearfield County for information
Big Dog Energy installed 30 natural gas-powered generators and a gas-producing unit at a well pad without authorization from DEP. Now, EPA is involved.
EQT stops fracking at site in Greene County after claim of water contamination; DEP investigating
The incident happened in June at an EQT gas well. Nearby residents say their water changed color, and they haven't been able to drink it.
For a rural Pennsylvania area, a cryptocurrency mine brought noise pollution
One neighbor describes the noise coming from the Bitcoin mining site at a nearby gas well as “basically like a jet engine."
Allegheny County Council votes to ban fracking in county parks, but Fitzgerald promises veto
Supporters cheered the ban, which includes other industrial activity. Those opposed say it could hamstring the county.
Company seeks to withdraw water from W. Pa. trout stream for fracking
Big Sewickley Creek runs through Beaver and Allegheny counties and is known for fishing and swimming. A watershed group, anglers, and a state legislator want DEP to reject the plan.
