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Storing Natural Gas Liquids in Appalachia
Last month, the Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a report…

Pipeline Incidents Continue to Impact Residents
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Pipelines play a major role in the oil and gas extraction industry,…

California’s Oil Fields Add Fuel to the Fire
Never has the saying “adding fuel to the fire” been so literal.
California…

PTTGC’s Ethane Cracker Project: Risks of Bringing Plastic Manufacturing to Ohio
In 2012, a battle between Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania…

Wisconsin’s Nonmetallic Mining Parcel Registration Program
How the frac sand industry is circumventing local control, plus…

Rapid Pipeline Development Affecting Pennsylvanians
In recent years, Pennsylvanians have had to endure numerous massive…

The Feds Trump California’s State Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
Offshore drilling in the United States federal waters has caused…

Virtual pipelines: Convenient for Industry, a Burden on Communities
As the natural gas industry faces harsher and more widespread…

Living on the Front Lines with Silica Sand Mines
Guest blog by Christine Yellowthunder, an environmental activist,…

The Falcon Pipeline: Technical Deficiencies
Part of the Falcon Public EIA Project
In August 2016, Shell…

Supporting accessible oil and gas lease data in Allegheny County
New bill introduces public O&G lease registry
PITTSBURGH,…

Governor Brown’s Climate Summit Heats up Political Climate
Overview
California has become a battleground for real climate…