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A view of Shell Chemical's ethane cracker plant processing plant across the Allegheny River can be seen under construction Oct. 27, 2017 in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Environmentalists Fear a Massive New Plastics Plant Near Pittsburgh Will Worsen Pollution and Stimulate Fracking

By Jon Hurdle

In August 2019, President Donald Trump toured the Shell plant in Monaca, Pennsylvania, while it was under construction. He was joined by Energy Secretary Rick Perry (L), Shell Oil company President Gretchen Watkins (2nd L) and Shell Pennsylvania Vice President Hilary Mercer (3rd R). Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

A New Shell Plant in Pennsylvania Will Soon Become the State’s Second Largest Emitter of Volatile Organic Chemicals

By Reid Frazier, StateImpact Pennsylvania

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman greets supporters during a campaign rally at the Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Climate Activists Reluctantly Back John Fetterman in Tightening Pennsylvania Senate Race

By Jon Hurdle

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

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

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

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’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

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

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

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

By Kristoffer Tigue

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

By Marianne Lavelle

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

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