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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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.
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Last month, Shapiro announced the Department of Environmental Protection would draw up new regulations on the fracking industry. But he also announced the state was partnering with the gas driller CNX to study pollution at two of the company’s gas wells
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To combat climate change, incentives like President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act are pushing for a faster switch to clean energy. But how is that going so far?
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For years, residents have complained about the MAX Environmental hazardous waste landfill in the tiny town of Yukon, Westmoreland County. A federal environmental investigation recently found the landfill may be breaking several federal environmental laws.
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Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and the Mon Valley near Pittsburgh protested outside a coal and steel industry conference co-sponsored by Norfolk Southern in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro went to Washington County to announce a voluntary agreement the state was signing with CNX, the Canonsburg-based natural gas driller. He also signaled he’d push his Department of Environmental Protection to write tougher regulations for the fracking industry.