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Canon-McMillan High School in Washington County.
March 25, 2019 | 6:36 PM

State investigating potential cancer cluster in Washington County; some residents fear an environmental cause

By Reid Frazier
MarkWest's Houston gas processing plant in Washington County, Pa.
December 21, 2018 | 1:02 PM

Man injured in gas plant blast dies

Worker was burned; died at hospital
By Reid Frazier
Archaeology students from West Virginia University at a dig near a shale gas site in Marianna, Pa.
July 27, 2018 | 3:21 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.

By Reid Frazier
November 22, 2017 | 8:00 AM

Special report: How the U.S. government hid fracking’s risks to drinking water

By Neela Banerjee/Inside Climate News
August 22, 2016 | 6:53 PM

Gas company fined for building pipelines in the wrong place

By Susan Phillips
June 15, 2016 | 10:31 PM

Lawsuit accuses Range Resources and lab of doctoring water test results

By Susan Phillips
June 6, 2016 | 5:09 PM

Don’t frack the rich? Comment puts focus on environmental justice

By Marie Cusick
June 6, 2016 | 9:31 AM

PennFuture urges township to scrap gas-drilling ordinance

By Jon Hurdle
April 6, 2016 | 12:37 PM

Public health campaigners renew call for fracking health registry

By Jon Hurdle
February 1, 2016 | 6:28 PM

Low gas price cuts impact-fee revenue for Pa. counties and municipalities

By Jon Hurdle
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