Boots and drones deployed in hunt for orphan gas wells in Southwestern Pa.
Old wells pose health and safety risks by leaking pollutants that can contaminate groundwater and impact air quality.
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A Pennsylvania fracking report had 8 recommendations. 5 years later, few have been implemented
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.
Pa. lawmakers consider new state board to fast-track electricity projects
Environmental groups are divided on whether to support a new state board that would expedite the siting of electricity projects.
Residents near the Mountain Valley Pipeline are still uneasy
Residents who live near the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline are unsure about its safety one year after it began operating.
Pa. Senate bill would cut impact fees for communities that restrict fracking
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.
Ohio opens more state land for fracking, then police officer physically prevents a reporter from asking questions
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.
EQT CEO says more pipelines are coming to West Virginia as data centers expand and coal plants retire
Toby Rice told West Virginia lawmakers that more pipelines are needed for data centers and gas-burning power plants.
Largest natural gas power plant in the country, data center coming to former Homer City coal plant
The 3,200-acre data center campus in Indiana County will be built for artificial intelligence and other computing needs powered by natural gas.
As fracking at Ohio’s largest state park gets underway, how the industry has changed this rural county
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.
Worried about gas stoves? An induction cooking class explores an alternative
Gas stoves are polluting the air in homes and could make you sick. Reporter Emily Reddy attended a cooking class for induction cooking.
