December 3, 2021 | 8:19 PM
CNX pleads to criminal charges for misreporting air pollution in Washington County
A neighbor who complained about the company’s activities and emissions kept records that contributed to the case.
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.
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November 19, 2021 | 10:25 AM
Corroded equipment led to catastrophic 2018 fire at U.S. Steel plant, court documents reveal
A report by U.S. Steel investigators found that multiple equipment failures made the fire bigger and more destructive.
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Reid Frazier 
November 19, 2021 | 4:58 AM
PUC approves $1.975M settlement with Energy Transfer for Pa. pipeline blast
Last year, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a record $30 million fine to the company for the blast, focusing on the pipeline’s faulty slope stabilization.
October 8, 2021 | 4:53 PM
Back online, Monessen coke plant again draws air pollution complaints
New owners restarted plant after it was idled for a year
October 1, 2021 | 3:27 PM
Proposed natural gas power plant in Washington County asks state to withdraw permits
An environmental group had challenged the company’s air quality permit.
Updated: October 1, 2021 | 3:08 pm
US Steel is trying to block Allegheny County’s new coke oven rules
The company said the county is not “honoring its end of the bargain” struck as part of a 2019 settlement over air pollution violations.
September 28, 2021 | 4:29 PM
DEP cites Shell for ‘malodors’ outside cracker plant construction site
Shell said the odors could be associated with anti-corrosion treatments to the plant’s cooling water tower.
September 23, 2021 | 5:18 PM
Allegheny County takes aim at air pollution during inversions
US Steel, other industrial companies will submit plans to lower emissions during weather ‘episodes.’
September 16, 2021 | 3:44 PM
Group sues to stop permit for new natural gas plant
Says DEP running afoul of Clean Air Act by resurrecting a ‘dead’ permit for Washington County site
September 3, 2021 | 5:18 PM
Climate change’s ‘fingerprint’ seen in Ida flooding
A mounting body of evidence shows that continued warming is making storms more intense.
