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From incessant noise to noxious odors, the Shell plastics plant has deeply impacted the residents of a western Pennsylvania county.

Shell’s new ethane cracker was supposed to be an economic “game changer” for Beaver County. But some of its neighbors are now fleeing its light, noise and air pollution–and the facility is facing two lawsuits.

A recent wave of climate-related court cases could have broad implications for legal systems around the world.

In the historic heart of Pennsylvania’s fossil fuel industry, Lee finds herself in a hotly contested primary against a moderate Democrat who is backed by a GOP-funded PAC.

A year after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the study found vinyl chloride accidents have happened on average “once every five days since 2010.” An industry group says the chemical is safe and “makes modern life possible.”

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, Swarthmore College is replacing its natural gas-fueled heating and cooling systems with state-of-the-art, renewable-powered geoexchange.

Residents of Beaver County, many of them women and children, are suffering from alarming symptoms that began at the time of the accident—and say they’re struggling to access testing and medical guidance.

Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor has sought to regulate natural gas development and embrace it at the same time, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.

The debate over a pollution permit in Clairton, Pennsylvania, home to the nation’s largest coke plant, pits environmental groups and residents concerned about public health against U.S. Steel and its supporters.

The activist group F Minus recently revealed what its executive director called an obvious “conflict.” The firm, Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney, has represented the foundation and 16 fossil fuel-related companies, including one of the largest frackers in Pennsylvania.