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Parents of child cancer victims plead with PA Governor Wolf to attend cancer crisis meeting

Air pollution creates a high level of cancer risk for residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania, where at least 67 children have been diagnosed with rare cancers in some of the most heavily-fracked counties in the nation. And parents are demanding answers.

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Returning as president to shale convention, Trump to focus on 'energy dominance' and jobs

He will focus on how the removal of regulations has helped to "end the war on American energy" and unleash "energy dominance."

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There are concerning carcinogens in Western Pennsylvania water

Some contaminants in Pittsburgh's drinking water—including disinfectant byproducts and industrial chemicals—are at unsafe levels and could contribute to the region's higher than average cancer rates, according to a new report.

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Building a high-tech indoor farm in the steel town of Braddock

The farm is expected to produce more than 500,000 pounds of greens from its 25,000-square-foot grow room during the first full year of operation.

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Defend the Water rally returns to greet President Trump at shale conference

The rally, organized by a coalition of local and regional advocacy groups, happens Wednesday as President Trump speaks at a fracking industry gathering.

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Shale Insight conference in Pittsburgh focuses on natural gas market, not just Trump’s visit

The realities of natural gas drilling in a low-price market will be among the themes at this week's Shale Insight 2019, the annual conference in downtown Pittsburgh where President Trump is scheduled to appear Wednesday.

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PA senate passes bill to legalize road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater 26-23 without debate

Using a procedure usually used for last minute budget bills, the Senate took the vote immediately after the bill was reported out of the Senate Appropriations Committee without waiting.

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In court, seven people who live near Mariner East pipelines will urge a regulator to stop the project for good. It might be their last chance

Residents who assail Sunoco’s track record and its emergency plans are pitted against a company that admitted mistakes in construction yet says the project meets all state and federal requirements.

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Pittsburgh International will loop gas from CNX wells and solar power into its own microgrid

And Peoples Natural Gas enters the electricity business.

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PA Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider bill to legalize road dumping of conventional drilling waste

The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider Senate Bill 790, which sets environmental protection standards for conventional oil and gas well drilling and legalizes road dumping of wastewater from conventional wells.

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Etna seeks to become world's first official EcoDistrict at national summit in Pittsburgh

The EcoDistricts Summit will run November 4-5 and feature a keynote speech from eminent urbanist, designer and social innovator Liz Ogbu. Details here.

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Allen L. Robinson: What you can't see can hurt you

Although much of the U.S. enjoys cleaner air than in previous decades, we still have work to do.

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Pennsylvanians tell EPA, we need more controls on methane, not less

“I feel that it’s important that everyone knows how the industry is affecting everyone’s health, the planet, and our children."

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Will Bunch: The world’s on fire from climate change. Pa. lawmakers want to make it a lot harder to protest

Big Oil and its big bucks have a plan to beef up criminal charges to protest against new pipelines or drilling. They’re pushing it again in Pennsylvania.

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Activists urge Wolf, again, to shut down the Mariner pipelines

They're pointing to sinkholes and contaminated wells they've seen throughout the building process, and say they're worried about explosions.

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New federal pipeline safety rules draw praise from industry, scorn from critics

New federal rules on pipeline safety are being praised by the oil and gas industry but dismissed by pipeline critics in Pennsylvania as unlikely to make pipelines any safer.

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FirstEnergy subsidiary, which operates plants in Pennsylvania, wins bankruptcy plan approval

FirstEnergy Corp. operates coal and nuclear plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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40+ Groups, 200 citizens call on two Republican reps to investigate cancers, halt industry-friendly bills

The Better Path Coalition delivered letters to Rep. Timothy O'Neal and Rep. Jason Ortitay calling on them to take decisive action on the alarming number of rare cancers occurring in children in four counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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