Pennsylvania Publishes Long-Awaited Study on Radioactivity in Landfill Runoff
The state concluded there is “no current cause for concern.” Experts worried about the long-term impacts of fracking waste say more research is required.
By Kiley Bense
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue
By Kiley Bense
Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste
By Kiley Bense, Peter Aldhous
Tracking Oil and Gas Waste in Pennsylvania Is Still a ‘Logistical Mess’
By Kiley Bense, Peter Aldhous
Pennsylvania Will Study a Plan to Keep New Natural Gas Pads Farther From Homes, Schools and Hospitals
By Jon Hurdle
Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking
By Kiley Bense
Along the Banks of the Mon River, Fracking Waste in a Landfill Once Again Poses a Pollution Problem
By Reid Frazier
Appeal Could Make It Easier for Companies to Spread Drilling Fluids on Pennsylvania Roadways
By Kyle Bagenstose
Pennsylvania Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow
By Jon Hurdle
Lawyers Spar Over Whether Pennsylvania Agency Has Authority to Issue Carbon Allowances to Power Plants
By Jon Hurdle
Trump Administration Restores $2.1 billion in Funding to Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit
By Jon Hurdle
Pennsylvania Climate Programs Hit by Federal Spending Cuts, Governor Says in Lawsuit vs. Trump
By Jon Hurdle
Five Years After Philadelphia Refinery’s Closure, Pollution Concerns Persist
By Jon Hurdle
A Company’s Struggles Raise Questions About the Future of Lithium Extraction in Pennsylvania
By Kiley Bense
After Partnering With the State to Monitor Itself, a Pennsylvania Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’
By Kiley Bense
Pennsylvania’s Fracking Wastewater Contains a ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Critical Clean Energy Mineral Lithium
By Kiley Bense
A Plastics Plant Promised Pennsylvania Prosperity, but to Some Residents It’s Become a ‘Shockingly Bad’ Neighbor
By Kiley Bense
Q&A: New Rules in Pennsylvania Require Drillers to Disclose Toxic Chemicals Used in Fracking
Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”
