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Pa. DEP revokes permit for Grant Twp. oil and gas waste well

The Indiana County community adopted a local constitution in 2015 to ban wastewater injection wells.

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Mariner East construction back on after waiver requests approved

Wolf administration grants all of Energy Transfer's waiver requests.

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Mine workers’ union wants more protections against COVID-19

The United Mineworkers of America is asking the federal government to issue emergency rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 inside coal mines.

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With oil price collapse, Pa. industry 'already on its knees' faces a new crisis

The last time oil prices slumped, about four years ago, Mark Cline and his brother took a pay cut to try to avoid having to lay off several employees of their family's Bradford-based oil production company.

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Market headwinds buffet Appalachia's future as a center for petrochemicals

A proposed $5.7 billion ethane plant in Belmont County, Ohio, was seen as a likely casualty even before coronavirus cratered oil prices and collapsed the economy.

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Pro-fracking group is 'wildly inflating' job numbers, environmental campaigners claim

A leading oil and natural gas trade group has "wildly inflated" the number of American jobs in fracking, in part by including gas station and convenience store workers in their counts, according to a new study.

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Mariner East construction shut down by governor's order

Following a day of confusion for residents living along the Mariner East pipeline in Delaware and Chester counties, pipeline builder Energy Transfer says construction of the line will shut down due to Gov. Tom Wolf's order closing all non-essential operations in the state because of the coronavirus pandemic. Emergency repair work will continue.

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Coal industry argues it's life-sustaining as Shell cracker ramps down, pipeline work suspended

Coal companies, caught off-guard by Gov. Tom Wolf's order Thursday to shut down mines, spent much of Friday lobbying the state to be considered "life-sustaining" businesses. By the afternoon, they had succeeded.

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Spring is here, but is nature in sync?

Researchers are collecting local plants and using Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's collection for clues.

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Status of work on Mariner East pipeline is unclear

Pennsylvania has shut down highway projects because of the coronavirus emergency, but state regulators on Thursday rebuffed calls to halt construction of the contentious Mariner East pipeline project.

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AISI urges 'essential' designation for US steel mills in coronavirus response

Pittsburgh — The American Iron and Steel Institute urged the Trump administration Wednesday to identify the steel manufacturing sector and its workers as "essential" in directives responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Shell to temporarily suspend construction at ethane cracker plant after days of pressure amid COVID-19

Shell Chemical Appalachia announced Wednesday that it will suspend construction on its sprawling petrochemical project in Potter, Beaver County, which has come under fire in recent days for not shutting down with as many as 8,000 workers at the site.

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Mariner East pipeline worker charged with felony for falsifying weld records

A pipeline worker from Westmoreland County is expected to plead guilty to a felony for forging documents that said a weld on the Mariner East pipeline was properly X-rayed when, in reality, it was not.

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Originals

Financial fallout from coronavirus could devastate the fracking and plastics industries

PITTSBURGH—As the U.S. braces for the social and financial impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, some financial analysts predict that two markets will be among those hit hardest: Fracking and plastics manufacturing.

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Public water suppliers say systems are safe

Public water suppliers are reporting no problems with water quality or quantity due to the coronavirus pandemic, and none is anticipated, according to the latest directives from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection.

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Pa. DEP revokes permit for Grant Twp. oil and gas waste well

Mariner East construction back on after waiver requests approved

Mine workers’ union wants more protections against COVID-19

With oil price collapse, Pa. industry 'already on its knees' faces a new crisis

Market headwinds buffet Appalachia's future as a center for petrochemicals

Pro-fracking group is 'wildly inflating' job numbers, environmental campaigners claim

Mariner East construction shut down by governor's order

Coal industry argues it's life-sustaining as Shell cracker ramps down, pipeline work suspended

Spring is here, but is nature in sync?

Status of work on Mariner East pipeline is unclear

AISI urges 'essential' designation for US steel mills in coronavirus response

Shell to temporarily suspend construction at ethane cracker plant after days of pressure amid COVID-19

Mariner East pipeline worker charged with felony for falsifying weld records

Financial fallout from coronavirus could devastate the fracking and plastics industries

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