December 11, 2019 | 10:16 AM
What’s the future of global climate policies? The Allegheny Front talks with Obama’s chief climate negotiator
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Reid Frazier | December 10, 2019 | 7:59 AM
Chester County DA charges Energy Transfer security manager, others in scheme to use constables for Mariner East pipeline security
Those charged include employees from the international security firm TigerSwan.
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Susan Phillips | Updated: December 3, 2019 | 4:30 pm
A small western Pa. community reveals how natural gas drilling can fracture political alliances on both sides of the aisle
In Franklin Park, which is solidly Republican, an effort to protect the air and environment meets the lure of jobs and economic promise. Politically, the issue is playing out in some unexpected ways.
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Chris Potter/WESA | December 2, 2019 | 5:38 AM
Trailblazing group of attorneys who enforced Pennsylvania environmental laws in 1970s looks to ‘rise again’
New environmental laws and the creation of the EPA created an opening for what became informally known as the “environmental strike force.” Now, some of them want to take up the cause again.
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Marie Cusick | November 25, 2019 | 8:00 AM
HEADLINES
December 9, 2019 | 5:00 AM
A third of Pa. drinking water samples contained toxic chemicals. The state says there’s ‘no widespread contamination’
Amid federal inaction, there's no consensus on how much of the PFAS class of chemicals is too much.
December 6, 2019 | 1:13 PM
Philadelphia’s ban on single-use plastic bags moves toward passage into law
December 5, 2019 | 1:58 PM
State testing finds elevated levels of PFAS chemicals in some Pa. drinking water, but only one sample exceeded federal health levels
The results are from the first round of testing by the Department of Environmental Protection.
December 3, 2019 | 8:35 AM
Suburban Pa. school districts see green in propane buses
“Our plan is to eventually phase out diesel and go all propane."
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November 29, 2019 | 6:27 AM
After the Murray Energy bankruptcy, what’s the future of coal?
November 27, 2019 | 8:44 AM
Philadelphia’s report on refinery site: A cleaner use, while desirable, isn’t likely in the short term
Bankruptcy court will determine future of site
November 26, 2019 | 5:38 AM
America’s shale gas ‘revolution’ has led to exports that span the globe — and helped solve Japan’s energy needs after a nuclear disaster
Drilling of the Marcellus and Utica shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.
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Susan Phillips 
November 25, 2019 | 6:00 AM
Pittsburgh mayor’s comments set off controversy over petrochemical industry’s impact to Western Pa.
November 23, 2019 | 7:13 AM
Study: N.J. receives poor grade for coastal planning against climate change
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