Dec 3 Environment Fracking’s Next Boom? Petrochemical Plants Fuel Debate Over Jobs, Pollution A massive facility proposed for Belmont County, Ohio, brings both the promise of economic gains and environmental risks. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 3 Environment Petrochemical Plants Fuel Debate Over Jobs, Pollution Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 10 Environment Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess The boom in natural gas is transforming the energy landscape in the Ohio Valley. But the industry has also left thousands of oil and gas wells sitting idle over the years. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 10 Environment States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 15 Environment Fracking Waste Disposal: Still A Hot Mess Concerned citizens and state officials in an eastern Kentucky community squared off this week over how to best deal with tons of radioactive waste illegally dumped in a landfill. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 15 Environment Fracking Waste Disposal: Still A Hot Mess Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 9 Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission website lists 14 pending pipeline projects throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 9 Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 18 Environment Despite EPA Warnings, State Fracking Rules Are Adequate, Official Says The EPA released the final report on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on drinking water last week. By Erica Peterson Dec 18 Environment Despite EPA Warnings, State Fracking Rules Are Adequate, Official Says Erica Peterson
Jul 27 Environment Environmental Groups Protest Auction Of Minerals Under Western Kentucky Wildlife Area The administrative protest was filed last week by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Kentucky Conservation Committee, the Sierra Club and others. By Erica Peterson Jul 27 Environment Groups Protest Auction Of Ky. Minerals Erica Peterson
Jul 14 Environment State Regulators Seek Public Comment Before Citing Estill County Landfill Earlier this year, state officials acknowledged that radioactive waste from natural gas drilling operations in W.Va. had ended up at a landfill in Ky. By Erica Peterson Jul 14 Environment Regulators Seek Public Comment Before Citing Estill Co. Landfill Erica Peterson
Jun 30 Environment Estill County Residents Worried About Radioactive Waste Form Non-Profit Earlier this year, officials acknowledged that radioactive waste from natural gas drilling operations in W.Va. ended up at the Blue Ridge Landfill in Ky. By Erica Peterson Jun 30 Environment Residents Worried About Radioactive Waste Form Non-Profit Erica Peterson
Jun 20 Environment Hot Mess: How Radioactive Fracking Waste Wound Up Near Homes And Schools The energy that lights up, turns on, cools and heats our lives leaves a trail of waste. Natural gas is no exception — as those in Irvine, Kentucky know. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 20 Environment How Radioactive Waste Wound Up Near Homes, Schools In Ky. Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 4 Environment Despite ‘Modest’ Results, Fracking Interest Remains In Eastern Kentucky The technique involves injecting large quantities of water and sand into the wells to release more oil and gas. By Erica Peterson Feb 4 Environment Fracking Interest Remains In Eastern Ky. Erica Peterson
Jul 24 Environment Residents Ask For Moratorium on Fracking in Kentucky Residents expressed concerns this week that the potential expansion of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Kentucky would pollute the water and air and bring earthquakes to the region. About 50 people attended the “listening session” held Thursday evening by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet in Somerset. Xyara Asplen was one of several people calling for a moratorium on […] By Ryland Barton Jul 24 Environment Residents Ask For Moratorium on Fracking in Kentucky Ryland Barton
Jun 17 Environment Ahead of Possible Oil and Gas Fracking in Kentucky, Seismic Monitoring Begins As natural gas speculation increases in the Rogersville Shale in Eastern Kentucky, scientists are beginning research into the region’s existing seismic activity. Right now, several test wells have been drilled into the Rogersville, which is thought to cover 4 million acres in Kentucky and West Virginia. The results of those test wells are confidential, but […] By Erica Peterson Jun 17 Environment Ahead of Possible Oil and Gas Fracking in Kentucky, Seismic Monitoring Begins Erica Peterson
Jun 5 Environment EPA Finds No Widespread Drinking Water Pollution From Fracking The report says there are few incidents of tainted water given the number of wells. Energy companies agree. Environmentalists accuse the industry of undue influence over the study. By NPR Jun 5 Environment EPA Finds No Widespread Drinking Water Pollution From Fracking NPR
Apr 8 Environment Kentucky Regulators to Hear Public Comments on Oil, Gas Drilling Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet will hold three meetings across the state to take public comments on oil and gas development. Though there’s been oil and gas drilling in the commonwealth for decades, the industry has grown in recent years. Some companies are speculating that the Rogersville Shale in Eastern Kentucky could be profitable, and […] By Erica Peterson Apr 8 Environment Kentucky Regulators to Hear Public Comments on Oil, Gas Drilling Erica Peterson
Feb 26 Environment Commission’s Meeting to Consider Natural Gas Deep Well in Kentucky Lasts 15 Minutes A state commission is considering allowing Kentucky’s first horizontal deep well for natural gas. The commission met yesterday for the first time since 2006, and heard a brief testimony from the company interested in drilling the well. But the commissioners asked no questions, and members of the public who attended were limited to questions about […] By Erica Peterson Feb 26 Environment Commission’s Meeting to Consider Natural Gas Deep Well in Kentucky Lasts 15 Minutes Erica Peterson