Energy & Environment
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Michael Rubinkam
Pennsylvania high court upholds old precedent in fracking
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled to uphold a legal principle that allows drillers to drain oil and natural gas from outside their property lines.
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Brynn Anderson
Trump administration cuts back federal protections for streams and wetlands
The Environmental Protection Agency is dramatically reducing the amount of U.S. waterways that get federal protection under the Clean Water Act.
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courtesy of Peter DeCarlo
No plans for bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions to re-open as refinery, city says
A Chicago-based firm bid $240 million to become new owner of the 1300-acre site in southwest Philadelphia. -
Bastiaan Slabbers
PFAS chemicals detected in water supplies nationwide
In Philadelphia, the survey found two of the most commonly researched PFAS chemicals at levels far below the EPA’s recommended limit. -
Kimberly Paynter
Chicago-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners buys PES refinery for $240 million
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Keith Srakocic
PPG now fully lead free, but what about old paint chips?
“That paint is going to end up in the environment, it’s virtually unstoppable,” said Terrence Collins, a chemical sustainability expert at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Emma Lee
Redlining’s ongoing harm: Intensifying impact of climate change, new study says
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Sunoco fined $2 million for Mariner East spills in Raystown Lake
Company didn’t initially report spillsBy Reid Frazier -
Gene J. Puskar
Allegheny County issues nearly $800K in fines for Clairton Coke Works violations
The department levied nearly $800,000 in penalties, to be paid to the Community Benefit Trust and to the Allegheny Clean Air Fund.
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Future of PES refinery could be decided Friday behind closed doors
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High levels of cancer-causing gas recorded at PES refinery in May, report reveals
“Within the community, we never found levels of benzene high enough to indicate a threat to human health.”