Energy & Environment
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Report: ExxonMobil scouting property for 2nd cracker in Beaver County
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Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania
New federal pipeline safety rules draw praise from industry, scorn from critics
Opponents of Mariner East say PHMSA standards are too little, too lateBy Jon Hurdle -
Katie Meyer
Activists urge Wolf, again, to shut down the Mariner pipelines
They’re pointing to sinkholes and contaminated wells they’ve seen throughout the building process, and say they’re worried about explosions.By Katie Meyer -
Evan Vucci
Trump to headline gas industry gathering in Pennsylvania
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NBC Philadelphia
Chemical Safety Board says PES refinery explosion ‘did not have to happen’
The report by the Chemical Safety Board shows for the first time that some amount of the dangerous hydrofluoric acid was released to the atmosphere -
Keith Srakocic
Proposed oil and gas registry in Allegheny County aims for transparency, but could be hard to enforce
A long-delayed proposal to create a public registry of oil and gas leases in Allegheny County still faces hurdles after county councilors met to discuss it Tuesday. The bill would require landholders to report where they lease property for fracking and oil drilling.
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Kimberly Paynter
How Philadelphia built a neighborhood on toxic soil of former Clearview Landfill
It’s taken 18 years of neighborhood organizing, legal battles and EPA investigation to get the trash out. But by the end of the year, 55 acres of contaminated soil will be contained and covered.
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Matt Rourke
At Philadelphia refinery, neighbors watch warily as PES oil trains make last rounds
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StateImpact Pennsylvania and WITF invite public to Retro Report discussion on climate change, nuclear energy and more
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Courtesy Pennsylvania DEP
DEP, CNX reach $1.48 M settlement on abandoned wells
Resolves 2018 order involving more than 1,000 wellsBy Reid Frazier -
Emma Lee
New Jersey DEP rejects PennEast’s permit application, setting back the project again
