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 Bob Bridges of Coal Tubin' steers an inflatable boat called the shredder down the Stonycreek River in Johnstown, Pa.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Johnstown reconsiders its industrial rivers for recreation

As Johnstown works to attract new residents, new businesses, and new types of industry, its rivers are also getting a second look. ...

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 Philadelphia's first public natural gas vehicle (NGV) fueling facility opens in East Falls. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

First public natural gas fueling station opens in Philadelphia, despite low demand

The first filling station for natural gas vehicles in Philadelphia is now open to the public, bringing the total number of stations offer ...

11 years ago

Fire at western Pa. gas well pad forces evacuation

A fire at a northwestern Pennsylvania gas well briefly forced the evacuation of homes within a one-mile radius of the well pad. Th ...

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Ray Kemble of Dimock, displays a jug of what he identifies as his contaminated well water in this August 2013 file photo (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

DEP publishes details on 248 cases of water damage from gas development

For the first time, Pennsylvania environmental regulators are publicly releasing documents about cases when natural gas operations have d ...

11 years ago

In this file photo, a drilling rig used to bore thousands of feet into the earth to extract natural gas from the Marcellus shale deep underground is seen on the hill above a reservoir in Houston, Pa. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)

DEP: 3 Range frackwater impoundments are leaking

The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a violation to Range Resources because a fracking wastewater impoundment has ...

11 years ago

US plans wide seismic testing of sea floor

The federal government is planning to use sound blasting to conduct research on the ocean floor along most of the East Coast, using techn ...

11 years ago

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Science explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...

11 years ago

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US mayors to vote on climate change resolution

U.S. mayors gathered in Texas will decide whether to endorse a call for cities to use nature to fight the effects of climate change. ...

11 years ago

 Shown here is a photo of Soil Safe dumping materials at the Equine Park in Gloucester County, New Jersey. (Image courtesy of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network)

Judge orders mediated talks over claims of contaminated soil dumping in N.J.

A judge has ordered a soil cleanup company and an environmental group to meet at the mediation table within the next 30 days. It ...

11 years ago

 Minuteman Environmental Services headquarters in Milton, Pa. (Marie Cusick/ StateImpact Pennsylvania)

AG Kane files criminal charges against Marcellus Shale waste hauler

State Attorney General Kathleen Kane has filed 64 criminal charges against a Northumberland County company that hauls waste and equipment ...

11 years ago

 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is asking the federal Environmental Protection Agency to acknowledge air-quality improvements in the Philadelphia region. (Shutterstock)

DEP: Philadelphia region’s air quality is improving

Living in and around a major city, some amount of air pollution comes with the territory. But the Pennsylvania Department of Environmenta ...

11 years ago

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Corbett lifts moratorium on gas leasing of state park and forest land

Governor Corbett issued ...

11 years ago

 Philadelphia Energy Solutions is the largest oil refining complex on the Eastern seaboard. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

EPA calls for measuring benzene, other things wafting over from refineries

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new emissions rules for refineries aimed at protecting neighborhoods nearby from to ...

11 years ago

A Cabot Oil & Gas drill rig nestled into the landscape in Kingsley, Pa.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

Feds consider rules for fracking chemical disclosure

The federal government is considering whether it should require companies to disclose the chemicals involved in hydraulic fracturing, or ...

11 years ago

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 The well fire in Greene County, Pennsylvania, as seen from the top of a hill. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Chevron blocked DEP from scene of fatal Pa. gas explosion, fire for two days

When a Chevron natural gas well exploded in Greene County, killing a worker, the company blocked personnel with the state Department of E ...

11 years ago

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