Chances are you’ve already heard about methane at one time or another. Peat bogs, for example, give off a lot of methane. According to...

The shale gas industry releases fine particles, toxic fumes, and hazardous chemicals into the environment not just during fracking but at...

The plastics cracker complex that Royal Dutch Shell is now building in Beaver County has been touted as a jobs creator and an overall...

On October 7, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) held a community meeting in Canonsburg, PA, to discuss whether a cluster...

Over the past decade, southwestern Pennsylvania has become a web of nearly 2,000 wells and hundreds more storage facilities, pipelines,...

Jack and Darlene have a rich family history in the place that they call home. They play an active role in the changing story of this...

The Joseph’s story is one of forced decisions. They question whether they can stay in a community rapidly changing from gas development....

In 2013, unconventional oil and gas development came to Tommy’s neighborhood, a rural community on the outskirts of Wheeling, West...

In the early morning hours of September 10, 2018, the residents of Ivy Lane in Beaver County, PA, went about their business as usual —...

Whether playing with his two daughters, visiting and working in waterways, or conducting research, Wayne Rossiter is always outside. As...

In 2013, Gillian Graber and her husband were on a mission to find the perfect community to raise their family. She wanted to raise her...

In 1997, Angel and Wayne moved into what she described as their “perfect" home, situated on 106 acres with fresh spring water and...

Lyndia and Anthony Ervolina have lived in their Doddridge County, WV, home for over 30 years. Lyndia says they fell in love with this...

Karen and Gary Brockman enjoy their tree-filled yard and their broad back porch. Karen becomes animated by telling stories of her lively...

In 2015, shale gas development began in Dale & Colleen Tiberie’s backyard.