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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.

Causes

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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

$Bethany McLean: Coronavirus may kill our fracking fever dream$

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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.

Causes

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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.

Causes

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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.

Causes

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

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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.

Causes

$Shale gas off-ramp: Pa.’s fracking boom produces a glut of ethane that’s helping fuel plastics production overseas$

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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

utica shale

CNX fined for 2019 shale gas blowout

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

Bethany McLean: Coronavirus may kill our fracking fever dream

Pennsylvania board votes to raise shale well permit fees 150%

Chevron plans to leave Appalachia, following the footsteps of other giants

We’re just starting to learn how fracking harms wildlife

Shale gas off-ramp: Pa.’s fracking boom produces a glut of ethane that’s helping fuel plastics production overseas

Butterfly populations in the U.S. are plummeting, study finds

Trump officials push for expanded natural gas exports in Louisiana

Fossil fuel companies use lawsuits to stall climate action

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

EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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

Fossil fuel industry ramps up political spending as investigations stall

EPA reinstates dozens of environmental justice staff