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A newly strengthened, amended ordinance for injection wells in Fayette County was officially adopted last week. The ordinance further limits where the wells, which dispose of fracking fluids from oil and gas production underground, can be placed. Among the changes is a requirement that the wells be 2,500 feet from home, schools, hospitals or other […]

Volunteers woke up early Christmas morning to give out more than 600 warm holiday meals at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.

Kenosha police released the use of force investigation into the mistaken arrests of a Black couple inside an Applebee’s restaurant, with two officers involved receiving suspensions.

The Kenosha Police Department released its use of force investigation into controversial arrests of a Black couple inside an Applebee’s restaurant over the summer, with two officers involved receiving temporary

The injection well was to be 300 feet from the nearest home and dispose of fracking wastewater, which may pose risks to groundwater and air quality.

Residents in communities along the Youghiogheny River in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties are expected to air concerns Tuesday during a meeting in West Newton about the potential environmental impact of a proposed natural gas-fueled power plant to be built in Elizabeth Township. The meeting, planned for 7 p.m. at the

The new Shell cracker plant will produce tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles. The impact of the pellets ending up in waterways is causing concern among environmentalists.

Shell plans to begin operations this summer at its new industrial complex along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The plant will use ethane produced at the region’s natural gas wells to make tiny polyethylene plastic pellets, which some people call nurdles.

An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.

An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.