Reid Frazier | Allegheny Front
Energy ReporterReid R. Frazier covers energy for The Allegheny Front. His work has taken him as far away as Texas and Louisiana to report on the petrochemical industry and as close to home as Greene County, Pennsylvania to cover the shale gas boom. His award-winning work has also aired on NPR, Marketplace and other outlets. Reid is currently contributing to StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaboration among The Allegheny Front, WESA, WITF and WHYY covering the Commonwealth's energy economy. Email: reid@alleghenyfront.org
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The Biden administration’s recent announcement that it would hold off on regulating carbon emissions from existing natural gas plants means the agency will wait until after the election to regulate one of Pennsylvania’s largest sources of carbon pollution: existing natural gas-fired power plants.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has shelved a natural gas pipeline project in Westmoreland County after the company behind it failed to get necessary federal wildlife approvals.
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Several environmental groups petitioned the EPA to object to the permit, issued in August by the Allegheny County Health Department, because it did not require enough testing to ensure that the Braddock steel mill was in compliance with emissions limits.
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The EPA has been testing outdoor air all year in East Palestine for volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, like the chemicals released in the derailment.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule that cuts the level of allowable soot pollution by 25%.
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A year after the derailment, regulators say they have cleaned up the site, and that the air in town is clear. But the stream running through the middle of town is still contaminated.
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While Norfolk Southern is an obvious target for the ire of many in East Palestine, the EPA has also been criticized for its handling of the cleanup, as residents and workers have gotten sick in the months since.
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U.S. Steel says it has settled a federal lawsuit over a 2018 fire at its Clairton Coke Works that knocked out pollution controls at the plant for months.
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The Allegheny Health Department has fined U.S. Steel $2 million for violating state laws on hydrogen sulfide emissions at its Clairton plant.
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The proposed hydrogen tax credit rules that could be worth billions for projects, including those in Pa.