Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the far reaches of Appalachian Ohio, DeepRock Disposal Solutions and other companies pump salty, hazardous waste from oil and ...

The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill is located in Rostraver Township, Pa. On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority’s sewage treatment plant, about 30 miles ...

In a little-known corner of state government lies the Water Quality Control Commission. It’s supposed to protect clean water, but the governor is directing certain members of the commission to approve ...

In May, the New Mexico Water Quality Commission banned the discharge of fracking wastewater, whether treated or not, off an oil field. The decision — months in the making — was hailed by environmental ...

A group in Kent is mustering forces to address three bills before the Connecticut Legislature regarding the import and storage of fracking waste water. The proposals are before the Energy & Technology ...

Landfill has poisoned communities with radioactive waste for over a decade, causing serious environmental and health impacts Westmoreland County, PA — Thursday, a packed room congregated for a state ...

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...

Yet another effort is underway to change New Mexico regulations restricting the discharge of treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing outside the oilfield. A recent petition seeking a new ...

The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver Township, Pa. accepts fracking waste. A study by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection found the liquid runoff from Pennsylvania ...

This story was originally published by The Allegheny Front, a public radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania. On a rainy morning, Mike Frederick showed off the Belle Vernon ...