Ryerson Station State Park Mining Archives

Judges OK Consol Plan to Mine Beneath Greene County Stream

Reid Frazier·April 24, 2018

In past decisions, judges on the Environmental Hearing Board ruled against the DEP’s permits, at one point saying they would allow the company to “essentially destroy” the stream.

Conservation Energy

A stream inside Ryerson Station State Park; Photo: Reid R. Frazier

Groups Oppose Another Coal Mining Permit in Greene County State Park

Reid Frazier·March 22, 2018

Environmental groups argue that longwall mining, the technique Consol would use to mine beneath the stream, can cause ground beneath streams to fall in.

Energy News

Settlement: No Longwall Mining Beneath Greene County Streams

Reid Frazier·January 19, 2018

Instead of longwall mining, Consol Energy will now conduct a less-invasive type of mining, called “development mining.”

News Pollution

Consol Halts Mining While Waiting for New Stream Plan Response

Reid Frazier·September 22, 2017

A month after a panel of judges said Consol Energy’s mining plan would “essentially destroy” a Western Pennsylvania stream, the company has sent in a new plan.

Energy

Four silos tower above headstones that sit on a bill below.

Environmental Groups Score Legal Win in Longwall Mining Case

Marie Cusick·August 18, 2017

Two Pennsylvania environmental groups scored a legal victory in an ongoing challenge to the expansion of the largest underground coal mine in the U.S.

Environmental Justice Pollution

DEP Staffer Behind Contested Mining Permit Had Worked for Coal Company

Marie Cusick·March 17, 2017

A judge has raised concerns over how the state Department of Environmental Protection handled a controversial permit to mine coal under a western Pennsylvania state park.

Energy

Congress Axed a Rule to Protect Streams from Coal Pollution. Here’s What That Means for Pennsylvania.

Reid Frazier·February 10, 2017

The new Congress didn't waste any time rolling back an Obama administration regulation making it harder for mining companies to dump mining waste into streams.

Future of Coal Pollution Water

Mining Plan Beneath State Park Stream Halted by Judge

Reid Frazier·January 25, 2017

A plan by Consol Energy to expand its Bailey mine complex beneath Ryerson Station State Park has been blocked by a judge.

Energy Water

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