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The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub will produce hydrogen from region's fracked natural gas.
August 2, 2024 | 10:33 AM

Dept. of Energy and Appalachia hydrogen hub reach agreement, providing $30 million for planning

By Reid Frazier
The Homer City power plant in Indiana, Pa.
July 15, 2024 | 10:35 AM

Homer City, Pa. navigates an uncertain future after its coal plant closes

By Reid Frazier
A construction site of Shell's Falcon Pipeline in Beaver County as the line was being built in August 2019. Photo: Reid R. Frazier
April 22, 2024 | 9:04 AM

Attorney General files criminal charges against Shell on whistleblower reports over pipeline spills

By Reid Frazier
A ground-mounted solar panel at Millersville University tracks the sun's path across the sky.
March 29, 2024 | 9:04 AM

Largest solar project in Pa. to be built on former coal mine with $90M federal grant

By Reid Frazier
The company needed clearances from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service so ensure the project wouldn't harm sensitive wildlife like endangered Indiana bats.
March 1, 2024 | 12:51 PM

DEP: CNX pipeline project in Westmoreland County withdrawn for lacking wildlife permits

By Reid Frazier
A Norfolk Southern train going through East Palestine on January 6, 2024, 11 months after one of its trains derailed there, setting off fires and chemical releases. Photo: Renee Rosensteel for The Allegheny Front
January 29, 2024 | 3:58 PM

Scientist questions EPA’s handling of East Palestine cleanup: ‘They Should Have Tested Correctly’

By Reid Frazier
Long Ridge Energy Generation, in Hannibal, Ohio started burning hydrogen along with natural gas in this photo from April, 2022, sending electricity onto the mid-Atlantic grid.
January 5, 2024 | 11:16 AM

Proposed federal hydrogen tax credit rules could be worth billions for projects, including those in Pa.

By Reid Frazier
Laura Dagley, a nurse and medical and environmental health writer with Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania, spoke at the Pittsburgh demonstration. Photo: Reid R. Frazier / The Allegheny Front
December 19, 2023 | 10:29 AM

Environmental groups pressure Gov. Shapiro on fracking regulations

By Reid Frazier
Many residents of Yukon, Pa., were unhappy about an expansion plan for MAX Environmental's hazardous waste landfill. The plan was withdrawn earlier this year.
November 20, 2023 | 10:48 AM

EPA finds spills, leaks, heavy metals at hazardous waste landfill in Westmoreland County

By Reid Frazier
Shapiro Administration and Leading Natural Gas Company CNX Resources Announce First-of-its-Kind Collaboration on Environmental Monitoring and Chemical Disclosures
November 2, 2023 | 7:45 PM

Josh Shapiro announces ‘first of its kind’ agreement with CNX on fracking health measures, says new regulations coming

By Reid Frazier
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