Energy
Four workers injured at gas plant blast near Pittsburgh
The blast happened shortly after 6 p.m. at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility at 800 Western Avenue in Chartiers Township.
6 years ago
Quoting ‘The Lorax,’ court pulls permit for pipeline crossing Appalachian Trail
The judges cited Dr. Seuss' The Lorax: "We trust the United States Forest Service to 'speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.'"
6 years ago
PennEast pipeline can take New Jersey lands using eminent domain, judge rules
The PennEast Pipeline Co. can take private land through eminent domain to build a natural gas pipeline, a New Jersey federal judge ruled on Friday.
6 years ago
DEP unveils proposal to reduce emissions from existing oil, gas wells
Pennsylvania environmental officials have come out with a plan to reduce leaks from thousands of the state’s oil and gas wells.
6 years ago
Retiring Shore congressman co-leads charge against airgun ocean blasting
A bipartisan group of federal legislators is opposing the Trump administration's recent decision to permit seismic airgun surveying off the Eastern seaboard.
6 years ago
Judge denies emergency petition for Mariner East shutdown
A suit brought by seven residents fails on all four requirements.
6 years ago
Judge grants first eminent domain case to PennEast in Pennsylvania
Company says ruling will allow it to complete surveys. New Jersey landowners await ruling from different judge
6 years ago
Two hurt in construction accident along Mariner East 2 near Pittsburgh
Contractors were struck by equipment.
6 years ago
Gov. Wolf on climate change: ‘We are having real problems’
Wolf spoke Friday morning at the Governor’s Residence with Scott LaMar, host of WITF’s Smart Talk.
6 years ago
Delco study: Pipeline blast could be devastating, but risk is low
A flammable vapor cloud could spread as far as 1.3 miles downwind of a rupture, a consultant says.
6 years ago
PGW plan for liquified natural gas facility in Southwest Philadelphia clears hurdle
The new facility, Passyunk Energy Center LLC, would be a public-private partnership between city-owned PGW and Liberty Energy Trust, based in Conshohocken.
6 years ago
Listen 1:06U.S. Steel claims air pollution order could cost it $400 million
Allegheny County says the order is necessary to get the region's air within federal pollution limits.
6 years ago
Fishermen sue big oil for its role in climate change
Fishermen are suing oil companies for allegedly concealing from the public the knowledge that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic impacts on the biosphere.
6 years ago
Closed Oyster Creek nuclear plant to hold emergency siren test
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River will conduct a semi-annual, full volume test of its emergency warning sirens Tuesday.
6 years ago
Delaware opposes U.S. effort to search for oil beneath ocean surface
The National Marine Fisheries Service has awarded permits to five marine contractors to conduct the tests in the Atlantic Ocean between Delaware and Central Florida.
6 years ago