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Reid Frazier

Reid R. Frazier is an energy reporter for The Allegheny Front, a Pittsburgh-based public media outlet covering the environment in Pennsylvania. His work has aired on NPR and Marketplace.
Email: reid.frazier@verizon.net
Twitter: @reidfrazier

Latest by Reid Frazier

Inside a coal mine in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Updated: March 27, 2020 | 10:17 am

Mine workers’ union wants more protections against COVID-19

Gov. Wolf allowed coal mines to stay open amid coronavirus pandemic
By Reid Frazier
Shell's ethane cracker plant, under construction in June 2019, is seen from the Ohio River.
Updated: March 18, 2020 | 5:30 pm

Shell suspends construction of Beaver County petrochemical plant to address coronavirus concerns

On Tuesday, Shell said it was keeping the site open while working to limit the potential spread of the coronavirus. On Wednesday, it said suspending construction was in the “best long-term interest of our workforce, nearby townships” and the state.

By Reid Frazier
Shell's multi-billion dollar ethane cracker under construction in February, 2020. Photo: Reid R. Frazier
March 17, 2020 | 5:34 PM

Shell keeps massive construction site in Beaver County site open despite coronavirus worries

Company says it is addressing crowding on 6,000 worker site
By Reid Frazier
The Beaver Valley station generates electricity with nuclear power in Beaver County.
March 13, 2020 | 5:34 PM

Owners of Pa.’s Beaver Valley nuclear power station will keep it open because of state’s climate plan

New owners say they won't close the plant, as long as cap-and-trade plan goes through
By Reid Frazier
FILE PHOTO: In this June 25, 2012 file photo, a crew works on a gas drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa.
Updated: March 13, 2020 | 3:53 pm

Analyst: Oil price war might actually be good for Pennsylvania shale industry

By Reid Frazier
A natural gas drilling rig in Greene County, Pa. in 2016. Photo: Reid R. Frazier
March 9, 2020 | 6:05 AM

Attorney General says he’s investigating ‘more than a dozen’ criminal cases into oil and gas companies

Shapiro's probes are part of several involving shale gas industry
By Reid Frazier
Veronica Coptis, of the Center for Coalfield Justice, speaks at a town hall in Millvale, Pa. on the growth of the petrochemical industry.
Updated: March 5, 2020 | 11:56 am

Petrochemical town hall near Pittsburgh spotlights pollution, health worries

Attendees discussed drawbacks from a bill to give tax breaks for chemical plants
By Reid Frazier
Shell's multi-billion dollar ethane cracker under construction in February, 2020. Photo: Reid R. Frazier
March 2, 2020 | 6:00 AM

Democrats could field an anti-fracking candidate in 2020. Can they win in Pennsylvania? 

Voters are split on the question of a fracking ban
By Reid Frazier
A natural gas pipeline explosion in September 2018 in Beaver County destroyed one home and also damaged power line towers such as this one.
February 26, 2020 | 5:43 PM

Federal prosecutors investigating pipeline company in connection with Beaver County blast

U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh issued subpoenas to Energy Transfer
By Reid Frazier
The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, which accepts solid fracking waste, is shown in September 2019.
February 18, 2020 | 4:53 PM

DEP fines landfill near Pittsburgh for problems tied to fracking waste

Agreement includes plan to clean up liquid waste
By Reid Frazier
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