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Outside Pittsburgh, host city last week to the Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a hydro-fracking drilling pad in Robinson Township, Washington County, extracts natural gas from the Marcellus shale formation. During the forum, attended by science and energy ministers from over 30 countries, activists denounced fracking and said they were still awaiting results from the state on what caused an apparent cancer among children in Washington County that coincided with the fracking boom. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images.

At a Global Conference on Clean Energy, Granholm Announces Billions in Federal Aid for Carbon Capture and Emerging Technology

By Katie Surma

Impressions of an old steel factory of Pittsburgh on July 23, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Credit: Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images

Toxic Metals Entered Soil From Pittsburgh Steel-Industry Emissions, Study Says

By Jon Hurdle

Prosperity, Pennsylvania. Credit: Jon Hurdle

Rural Pennsylvanians Set to Vote for GOP Candidates Who Support the Natural Gas Industry

By Jon Hurdle

Refuse bags full of materials for recycling in different colored plastic bags. Credit: In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images

A Houston Firm Says It’s Opening a Billion-Dollar Chemical Recycling Plant in a Small Pennsylvania Town. How Does It Work?

By James Bruggers

Q&A: Eliza Griswold Reflects on the Lessons of  ‘Amity and Prosperity,’ Her Deep Dive Into Fracking in Southwest Pennsylvania

By David Shribman

A car drives by a home with a nearby derrick drilling for natural gas near Calvert, Pennsylvania. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Study: Pennsylvania Children Who Live Near Fracking Wells Have Higher Leukemia Risk

By Victoria St. Martin

Private homes surround Sunoco's gas liquids pipeline along a right-of-way Oct. 5, 2017 in Marchwood, Pennsylvania. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

A Pipeline Giant Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Environmental Crimes in Pennsylvania After Homeowners Complained of Tainted Water

By Jon Hurdle

John Fetterman speaks with supporters during his meet and greet campaign stop while running for Senate at the Interstate Drafthouse in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

John Fetterman’s Evolution on Climate Change, Fracking and the Environment

By Kiley Bense

At the Greater & Greener Conference, Urban Parks Officials and Advocates Talk Equity and Climate Change

By Daelin Brown

On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, thousands marched in Philadelphia for action to prevent climate catastrophe and present their demands directly to current and future policy makers. Credit: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

A Collision of Economics and History: In Pennsylvania, the Debate Over Climate is a Bitter One

By David Shribman

Debbie Robinson sits for a portrait in her bedroom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 2022. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Deep Indigo Collective for Inside Climate News

A Vast Refinery Site in Philadelphia Is Being Redeveloped and Called ‘The Bellwether District.’ But for Black Residents Nearby, Justice Awaits

By Victoria St. Martin

Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

In the Race for Pennsylvania’s Open U.S. Senate Seat, Candidates from Both Parties Support Fracking and Hardly Mention Climate Change

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Pennsylvania Rep. Summer Lee (D) speaks on stage about the change of the face of power in the United States after a history making number of diverse members were sworn into Congress the past elections, during a keynote discussion of the Netroots Nation progressive grassroots convention in Philadelphia on July 13, 2019. Credit: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A Climate Progressive Leads a Crowded Democratic Field for Pittsburgh’s 12th Congressional District Seat

By Kristoffer Tigue

A horizontal gas drilling Rig explores the Marcellus Shale outside the town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania on April 13, 2012. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

In Pennsylvania’s Primary Election, Little Enthusiasm for the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

By Marianne Lavelle

The Rachel Carson Homestead in Springdale, Pennsylvania on May 9, 2022. Credit: Katie Surma

In ‘Silent Spring,’ Rachel Carson Described a Fictional, Bucolic Hamlet, Much Like Her Hometown. Now, There’s a Plastics Plant Under Construction 30 Miles Away

By Kiley Bense

Workers change pipes at Consol Energy Horizontal Gas Drilling Rig exploring the Marcellus Shale outside the town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania on April 13, 2012. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

In Pennsylvania’s Hotly Contested 17th Congressional District, Climate Change Takes a Backseat to Jobs and Economic Development

By Kiley Bense

Dr. Mehmet Oz attends The 2022 Champions Of Jewish Values Gala at Carnegie Hall on Jan. 20, 2022 in New York City. A TV personality, Dr. Oz is running as a Republican for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Credit: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

As a Senate Candidate, Mehmet Oz Supports Fracking. But as a Celebrity Doctor, He Raised Significant Concerns

By Kiley Bense

A soybean field lies in front of a natural gas drilling rig Sept. 8, 2012 in Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania. Credit: Getty Images

For the First Time, a Harvard Study Links Air Pollution From Fracking to Early Deaths Among Nearby Residents

By James Bruggers

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