Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-17/environment/mariner-east-pipelines-proceed-as-challenges-continue/a56904-1 March 17, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Mariner East II pipeline route runs more than 300 miles across 17 Pennsylvania counties. (gokul/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmental groups are … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently finalized standards that address climate change and put an end to wasteful leaks, venting and flaring of natural gas and dangerous pollutants, wasting fewer natural resources – and … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-28/environment/health-professionals-urge-halt-to-attacks-on-clean-air-protections/a56617-1 February 28, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Methane leaks can occur at every step, from the well to the consumer. (Tim Evanson/flickr.com) PITTSBURGH – Forty-thousand doctors, nurses and public-health … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-13/climate-change-air-quality/racing-to-the-bottom-on-methane-emissions/a56354-1 February 13, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window DEP estimates the natural gas industry emitted 115,000 tons of methane in Pennsylvania in 2014. (Ruhrfisch/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Clean air … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/16/nasa-study-nails-fracking-source-massive-methane-hot-spot Published on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 by Common Dreams The 2,500-square mile plume is said to be the largest concentration of the potent greenhouse gas in the country By Lauren McCauley, staff writer This map shows anomalous … Continued