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Pennsylvania lets polluter resume drilling in protected zone, outraging residents in fracking's 'ground zero'

Order was quietly signed on the same day that residents celebrated the energy company’s plea deal on charges of environmental crimes.

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Group says tighter radiation controls of drilling waste needed

The patchwork of radiation protection laws for oil and gas waste in the U.S. is “inconsistent,” said an official with the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, which provides expertise on radiation protection for a number of different industries.

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Pennsylvania: Governor asked to intervene on Plum wastewater injection well

Groups have concerns about radioactivity in shale gas drilling wastewater leading to contamination drinking water supply in Pittsburgh.

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Pa. says 2 gas drilling companies committed environmental crimes. Here’s why corporations, not people, are usually charged

People can and have been charged — but it's rare.

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After push from gas drillers, Fed to expand Main Street loans to bigger businesses

The Federal Reserve is readying its $600 billion Main Street Lending Program after making changes last week to expand the scope of the new program by increasing the amount of eligible businesses and lowering the minimum loan size.

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New Pennsylvania legislation aims to classify ‘produced water’ from fracking as hazardous waste

Pennsylvania lets polluter resume drilling in protected zone, outraging residents in fracking's 'ground zero'

Group says tighter radiation controls of drilling waste needed

Millions in state forest gas lease spending ruled unconstitutional by Pa. Supreme Court

Pennsylvania: Governor asked to intervene on Plum wastewater injection well

Pa. says 2 gas drilling companies committed environmental crimes. Here’s why corporations, not people, are usually charged

After push from gas drillers, Fed to expand Main Street loans to bigger businesses

How a declaration of ancestral wisdom is changing law, science and our understanding of the world

Podcast: Will coral reefs be gone by 2050?

Climate change in the Arctic: How melting ice is causing Greenland to ‘shrink’

New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

FEMA cuts disaster aid, leaving states fending for themselves

US Energy Department's $8B kill list hits major grid projects