When it comes to climate change, much of the focus is on sea-level rise and destructive storms. But planning for any eco-system changes pretty much has scientists guessing. The Nature Conservancy just published a report analyzing 156 million acres of land from Maine to Virginia to determine the best “climate resilient” areas, in order to [...]
The Department of Environmental Protection has slapped Chesapeake Energy with a $565,000 fine for last April’s Bradford County well blowout and two other violations. This is the second time within the past year that Chesapeake has been hit with a major fine: in May, DEP assessed a $1 million penalty against the company. Read the [...]
PennFuture filed a lawsuit Thursday against Ultra Resources saying the gas driller has violated state and federal air quality laws. “Ultra’s drilling operations in Tioga and Potter counties are emitting dangerous and illegal air pollution and operating without the required permits,” said Jan Jarrett, president and CEO of PennFuture. “Unless gas drillers operating in Pennsylvania [...]
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