Hydraulic Fracturing

June 28, 2019 | 6:20 AM

Fracking in Ohio: State law gives energy companies right to force landowners into leases

By Julie Grant/The Allegheny Front

June 14, 2019 | 5:23 AM

In West Virginia, fracking companies lost on trespassing, but a court just gave them a different win

By Ken Ward Jr./The Charleston Gazette-Mail

Updated: June 4, 2019 | 2:21 pm

Court document reveals Range Resources, other defendants agreed to $3 million settlement in Washington County contamination suit

A judge’s order to resolve an impasse in the case revealed details of the settlement terms. StateImpact Pennsylvania and The Allegheny Front discovered the document, which was publicly available at the Washington County prothonotary’s office.

By Reid Frazier/The Allegheny Front

Updated: November 22, 2019 | 5:37 pm

In Pa., an echo of the fracking boom: Prosecutors eye potential ‘environmental crimes.’ Here’s a closer look

The attorney general, and local district attorneys, are digging into the conduct of drillers and a pipeline company. Subpoena power allows them to get past non-disclosure agreements.