October 17, 2019 | 3:45 PM
Chemical Safety Board says PES refinery explosion ‘did not have to happen’
The report by the Chemical Safety Board shows for the first time that some amount of the dangerous hydrofluoric acid was released to the atmosphere
| Updated: October 16, 2019 | 5:53 pm
Changing climate means Pennsylvania and New Jersey state birds could disappear from the region
A new report by the National Audubon Society says Pennsylvania's state bird the ruffed grouse and New Jersey's American goldfinch could disappear from the state.
| October 10, 2019 | 5:54 PM
Washington County family members tell state to ‘fix’ their cancer study
The health department found no cancer cluster. Residents say they want answers about why there are so many cases and whether pollutants from fracking could be involved.
| October 8, 2019 | 6:36 AM
Shale gas off-ramp: Pa.’s fracking boom produces a glut of ethane that’s helping fuel plastics production overseas
The path of a global supply chain often begins on land in western Pennsylvania and winds up half a world away, as the plastics industry increasingly relies on dirt-cheap American shale gas to feed its chemical plants and the globe’s growing hunger for plastics.
| October 2, 2019 | 5:35 AM
HEADLINES
October 17, 2019 | 5:41 AM
New federal pipeline safety rules draw praise from industry, scorn from critics
Opponents of Mariner East say PHMSA standards are too little, too late
October 17, 2019 | 5:00 AM
Activists urge Wolf, again, to shut down the Mariner pipelines
They’re pointing to sinkholes and contaminated wells they’ve seen throughout the building process, and say they’re worried about explosions.
October 16, 2019 | 1:19 PM
Trump to appear at gas conference in Pittsburgh next week
October 16, 2019 | 6:38 AM
How Philadelphia built a neighborhood on toxic soil of former Clearview Landfill
It’s taken 18 years of neighborhood organizing, legal battles and EPA investigation to get the trash out. But by the end of the year, 55 acres of contaminated soil will be contained and covered.
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October 15, 2019 | 6:12 AM
At Philadelphia refinery, neighbors watch warily as PES oil trains make last rounds
October 14, 2019 | 6:09 AM
StateImpact Pennsylvania and WITF invite public to Retro Report discussion on climate change, nuclear energy and more
October 11, 2019 | 2:06 PM
DEP, CNX reach $1.48 M settlement on abandoned wells
Resolves 2018 order involving more than 1,000 wells
October 11, 2019 | 10:18 AM
New Jersey DEP rejects PennEast’s permit application, setting back the project again
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October 3, 2019 | 5:05 PM
Gov. Wolf plans to have Pennsylvania join a regional effort to cut carbon emissions
Wolf bypassed legislature with executive order that starts process to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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