Reid Frazier

Pittsburgh

Public radio reporter, energy and environment. @alleghenyfront @stateimpactpa | reid at alleghenyfront dot org | I’m on mastodon now too

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Explosion, smoke reported at Shell plant in Beaver County Wednesday

2 days ago | wesa.fm | Reid Frazier

An explosion was reported at Shell’s ethane cracker in Beaver County Wednesday afternoon. A company spokeswoman stated that smoke was seen coming off of a furnace unit at the plant around 2:20 p.m. She said the incident was managed by site personnel, and the smoke dissipated. The company dispatched a team from an air monitoring company to the site, and state and local agencies have been notified.
Explosion, smoke reported at Shell plant in Beaver County

2 days ago | alleghenyfront.org | Reid Frazier

An explosion was reported at Shell’s ethane cracker in Beaver County Wednesday afternoon. A company spokeswoman stated that smoke was seen coming off of a furnace unit at the plant around 2:20 p.m. She said the incident was managed by site personnel, and the smoke dissipated. The company dispatched a team from an air monitoring company to the site, and state and local agencies have been notified.
Essay: A 70-mile hike provides a refuge from a stressful year

2 weeks ago | alleghenyfront.org | Reid Frazier

This essay was originally published on November 25, 2020. Back in 2020, it was a stressful year, with a pandemic that has killed more than 250,000 Americans and an election that polarized the nation. Millions of people are out of work. Many schools are virtual. Our own Reid Frazier has been looking for ways to stay calm, so he took to the trail to practice a little self-care.
Pa. DEP OKs ‘Rustic Ridge’ coal mine expansion beneath Pa. Turnpike

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Reid Frazier

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved the expansion of an underground coal mine in Westmoreland County. Johnstown-based LCT Energy LP operates the 2,800-acre Rustic Ridge #1 coal mine in Donegal Township, just south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike exit there. It produces around 500,000 tons per year of metallurgical coal, used in steelmaking, according to the company.
PA DEP OKs ‘Rustic Ridge’ coal mine expansion beneath PA Turnpike

1 month ago | alleghenyfront.org | Reid Frazier

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved the expansion of an underground coal mine in Westmoreland County. Johnstown-based LCT Energy LP operates the 2,800-acre Rustic Ridge #1 coal mine in Donegal Township, just south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike exit there. It produces around 500,000 tons per year of metallurgical coal, used in steelmaking, according to the company.
Trump grants exemptions from mercury rules for coal-fired power plants, including several in Pa.

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Reid Frazier

Earlier this month, the Trump administration granted dozens of coal-fired power plants exemptions from new regulations for mercury and other air pollutants.
Trump grants exemptions from mercury rules for coal-fired power plants

1 month ago | alleghenyfront.org | Reid Frazier

We're tracking the Trump administration's environmental and climate cuts and rollbacks with interviews about the big picture and stories about the repercussions in our region. Read all of our coverage. Earlier this month, the Trump administration granted dozens of coal-fired power plants exemptions from new regulations for mercury and other air pollutants.
In Western Pennsylvania, an old coal town gets a gas-fired data center

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Reid Frazier

On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down the smokestacks at the Homer City Generating Station. The plant – first commissioned in 1969 – once employed hundreds of workers. In an instant, its soaring smokestacks, a regional landmark in Indiana County, were reduced to rubble.
In Western Pennsylvania, an old coal town gets a gas-fired data center

1 month ago | alleghenyfront.org | Reid Frazier

On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down the smokestacks at the Homer City Generating Station. The plant – first commissioned in 1969 – once employed hundreds of workers. In an instant, its soaring smokestacks, a regional landmark in Indiana County, were reduced to rubble.
Trump's EPA head vowed to roll back dozens of regulations. How will it impact public health?

2 months ago | wesa.fm | Reid Frazier

Donald Trump’s EPA administrator Lee Zeldin recently announced the agency would be rolling back more than two dozen environmental rules. He called it the “largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.” The 31 regulations govern everything from how much carbon dioxide cars and factories can emit, to how much mercury and soot we breathe. Zeldin claimed the moves would lower the cost of living and pump up domestic industry.