September 11, 2018 | 08:08 PM
Pipeline explosion: Part of line shut down during investigation
Heavy rain suspected of playing a role, as it did during earlier problems with the pipeline
Reid Frazier
Reid R. Frazier is a public radio producer and writer focused on energy. Since 2011, he has covered energy and environment for the Allegheny Front, a public radio environmental news show in Western Pennsylvania. His work has aired on NPR and Marketplace.
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Updated: September 10, 2018 | 8:09 pm
Natural gas pipeline blast in Beaver County prompts evacuation
An Energy Transfer Partners pipeline exploded this morning, destroying one home, no injuries reported
September 07, 2018 | 02:55 PM
Bringing the forest back after shale gas
Pennsylvania is trying to figure out how to regrow forests after fracking
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Reid Frazier 
September 01, 2018 | 06:00 AM
Repeal of the Clean Power Plan could mean more pollution for PA
New rule would give states the authority to set limits for individual coal-fired plants
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Reid Frazier 
August 31, 2018 | 02:30 PM
Trump lifts steel quota Toomey said could hurt Shell’s ethane cracker
The action will allow pipes made with Brazilian steel, held up in U.S. customs, to head for the western Pennsylvania construction site.
Updated: August 29, 2018 | 9:28 pm
FirstEnergy to close Bruce Mansfield, state’s largest coal-fired power plant
The company says there is still time for a federal bailout to save its struggling coal plants
August 17, 2018 | 09:00 PM
Greene County coal mine seeks increased seasonal pollution limit
After water quality in Monongahela River improves, company requests regulations relaxed
July 27, 2018 | 03:21 PM
Family’s fight with driller illustrates legal loophole that exposes Native American, historical sites
Companies don’t have to check for archaeological importance before starting work. And even if a site does have historic significance, the law requires no action. “You could bulldoze it away if you wanted to,” one archaeologist said.
July 20, 2018 | 12:18 PM
Trump administration rolls back coal ash rules aimed at groundwater protection
States may be able to stop monitoring at some sites, and power plants have more time to close leaking ash ponds.
July 11, 2018 | 05:58 PM
Rex Energy pays $159K to Woodlands families to settle water claims
The settlements went to eight families who began complaining about their water quality in early 2011, shortly after Rex began drilling gas wells near their homes. Some still get theirs from donations at a nearby church.
