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CNX fined for 2019 shale gas blowout
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CNX fined for 2019 shale gas blowout

CNX Gas Co. LLC has agreed to pay a $175,000 fine to settle violations related to a January 2019 Utica Shale gas well blowout in Washington Township, Westmoreland County.

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Oil and gas companies asked, then received changes to Fed coronavirus stimulus program
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Oil and gas companies asked, then received changes to Fed coronavirus stimulus program

Oil and gas companies in Pennsylvania could benefit from a change to a Federal Reserve stimulus program aimed at helping businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.

Politics
Bethany McLean: Coronavirus may kill our fracking fever dream
www.nytimes.com

Bethany McLean: Coronavirus may kill our fracking fever dream

America’s energy independence was an illusion created by cheap debt. All that’s left to tally is the damage.
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Pennsylvania board votes to raise shale well permit fees 150%
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Pennsylvania board votes to raise shale well permit fees 150%

Regulators say the increase is necessary to fund oversight of Pennsylvania’s growing inventory of oil and gas wells.
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Chevron plans to leave Appalachia, following the footsteps of other giants
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Chevron plans to leave Appalachia, following the footsteps of other giants

As gas prices show no signs of rising, multinationals are leaving the region to greener pastures while smaller firms double down.

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We’re just starting to learn how fracking harms wildlife
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We’re just starting to learn how fracking harms wildlife

Mounting evidence proves that natural-gas and oil extraction threatens wildlife and ecosystems — much as it harms human health.
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Shale gas off-ramp: Pa.’s fracking boom produces a glut of ethane that’s helping fuel plastics production overseas
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Shale gas off-ramp: Pa.’s fracking boom produces a glut of ethane that’s helping fuel plastics production overseas

The path of a global supply chain often begins in western Pennsylvania and winds up half a world away.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration rolls back environmental justice programs, former EPA official says

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Shell faces legal battle in London over oil pollution in Nigerian

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Trump administration withdraws from two major global climate programs

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Where fast fashion’s cast-offs really end up