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Court rules against Allegheny County township that allowed fracking near homes

Reid Frazier·July 2, 2025

If an appeal fails, the company may be required to remove the gas well in Elizabeth Township. One lawyer says the new legal approach could be applied to other municipalities.

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Boots and drones deployed in hunt for orphan gas wells in Southwestern Pa.

Rachel McDevitt·July 2, 2025

Old wells pose health and safety risks by leaking pollutants that can contaminate groundwater and impact air quality.

Climate Change Energy Latest Stories Pollution

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A Pennsylvania fracking report had 8 recommendations. 5 years later, few have been implemented

Susan Phillips·July 2, 2025

In 2020, Josh Shapiro, then Pa.'s AG, released a landmark report with recommendations on regulating fracking. Advocates say he has done little to advance them.

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Pa. lawmakers consider new state board to fast-track electricity projects

Julie Grant·June 27, 2025

Environmental groups are divided on whether to support a new state board that would expedite the siting of electricity projects.

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Residents near the Mountain Valley Pipeline are still uneasy

Curtis Tate·June 25, 2025

Residents who live near the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline are unsure about its safety one year after it began operating.

Energy

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Pa. Senate bill would cut impact fees for communities that restrict fracking

Julie Grant·May 16, 2025

Former DEP secretary, David Hess, explains why he says a Senate bill is meant to punish communities that try to protect their health and environment from fracking impacts.

Energy Health Pollution

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Ohio opens more state land for fracking, then police officer physically prevents a reporter from asking questions

Julie Grant·May 6, 2025

A state commission approved new acreage for fracking in one wildlife area, and delayed action on thousands of additional acres. Then police physically prevented a reporter from talking with the commission chair.

Conservation Energy

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EQT CEO says more pipelines are coming to West Virginia as data centers expand and coal plants retire

Curtis Tate·April 3, 2025

Toby Rice told West Virginia lawmakers that more pipelines are needed for data centers and gas-burning power plants.

Energy

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Largest natural gas power plant in the country, data center coming to former Homer City coal plant

Reid Frazier·April 2, 2025

The 3,200-acre data center campus in Indiana County will be built for artificial intelligence and other computing needs powered by natural gas.

Economy Energy

A sign that reads, "Salt Fork State Park" surrounded by landscaping.

As fracking at Ohio’s largest state park gets underway, how the industry has changed this rural county

Julie Grant·March 20, 2025

Fracking has become a "daily life thing" in Guernsey County, where Salt Fork State Park is located. Activists and supporters weigh in on the changes.

Conservation Economy Energy

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