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Ohio Pipeline Explosion Injures Two, Damages Three Homes

Julie GrantJanuary 22, 2019

A 12-year old boy suffered second degree burns. It's the same pipeline system that exploded in Westmoreland County two years ago that badly burned one man.

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Second Ethane Cracker Closer to Reality in Ohio

Julie GrantJanuary 9, 2019

Air and water permits have been issued for a second ethane cracker in the region. This one in eastern Ohio is a little more than an hour's drive from Pittsburgh.

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One Town’s Saga of Few Jobs, Chronic Pollution and the Coming Chemical Boom

Julie GrantNovember 30, 2018

After years of decline, East Liverpool is banking on new economic life from the gas industry. But many are still struggling from pollution that has plagued this town for decades.

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Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater

Julie GrantNovember 1, 2018

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

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Can Shale Gas Rebuild the Region’s Manufacturing Base?

Julie GrantOctober 26, 2018

Some are hoping that natural gas can create a plastics industry in the Ohio Valley. Others fear air quality and drinking water will be harmed.

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A Clear Divide as Ohio Residents Testify About Ethane Pipeline

Julie GrantMay 25, 2018

Shell’s Falcon Pipeline would run through Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, transporting the ethane necessary to fuel the cracker plant its building in Western, PA. The cracker creates ethylene, which is used in manufacturing plastics.

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Gearing Up for Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts

Julie GrantMay 4, 2018

Ohioans are concerned about the impact that all the new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment and the quality of life in their rural communities. What can they learn from what has happened in southwestern Pennsylvania?

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VIDEO: Newly Obtained XTO Well Pad Explosion Footage

Julie GrantMarch 20, 2018

Gas poured from the well head at a rate estimated by the EPA of 100 million cubic feet per day for 20 days before crews were able to plug it it on March 7.

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Natural Gas Leak Capped After 20 Days

Julie GrantMarch 9, 2018

It's estimated that 100 million cubic feet of natural gas and other substances, like brine water, spewed out of the well each day.

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More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well

Julie GrantFebruary 23, 2018

In addition to monitoring the air, regulators have set up floating booms in nearby Captina Creek to protect it from salty brine water that’s also pouring from the well.

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Poll: Public Split on Nuclear Bailout

Pollution

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Air Pollution Problems from Steel Industry Prompt Two Lawsuits

New Book Looks at the Health Hazards of Breathing Dirty Air Around the World

Health

New Book Looks at the Health Hazards of Breathing Dirty Air Around the World

U.S. Steel: Fire-Damaged Pollution Controls at Clairton Back On-Line

State Investigating Potential Cancer Cluster in Washington County

Ohio Natural Gas

Ohio Pipeline Explosion Injures Two, Damages Three Homes

Second Ethane Cracker Closer to Reality in Ohio

One Town’s Saga of Few Jobs, Chronic Pollution and the Coming Chemical Boom

Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater

Can Shale Gas Rebuild the Region’s Manufacturing Base?

A Clear Divide as Ohio Residents Testify About Ethane Pipeline

Gearing Up for Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts

VIDEO: Newly Obtained XTO Well Pad Explosion Footage

Natural Gas Leak Capped After 20 Days

More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well