fracking

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will hold a virtual public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday regarding Sandstone Development LLC’s...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued public notice of a proposed permit for Sandstone Development LLC to operate a Class IIR inje...

A Feb. 18 article in The Bradford Era stated that Catalyst Energy Inc.’s fracking wastewater injection well in Cyclone had failed two mechanical integ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania holds what could be a significant source of lithium, a key component in powering everything from cell phones to electric veh...

CYCLONE — Not one, but two, failed mechanical integrity tests have stopped operations once more at Catalyst Energy Inc.’s fracking wastewater injectio...

Catalyst Energy Inc. is free to begin pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic fracking wastewater down a Keating Township well. The Pennsylv...

The Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) on Tuesday issued a temporary supersedeas, or stay, stopping Catalyst Energy Inc. of Pittsburgh fro...

CYCLONE — “I bought the house in October of 2022,” recalls Cyclone homeowner Helen Dragonette. “My pumphouse first blew up in September 2023 and then ...

CYCLONE — A decibel (dB) is a unit used to measure sound levels. The scale begins at 0 — near silence, the softest sound audible to the human ear — an...

I have known Judge John Cleland for many years. I respect and appreciate the years he has served the public during his law career. After reading the h...

CYCLONE — “Swiss cheese.” That’s the metaphor used to describe McKean County’s subterranean landscape by University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Associat...

ORMSBY — Joe Cole of Ormsby is a self-proclaimed, lifelong oil and gas man. Now 67, Cole was born and raised in Cyclone and began working in area oil ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians remain split about the future of fracking, but most of them are open to stronger regulations for air monitoring, informati...

HARRISBURG — The presidential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia focused on immigration, abortion, and crowd sizes at campaign rallies. What went un...

The community of Cyclone in Keating Township has the misfortune of being chosen as a site for a Class II injection disposal well by Catalyst Energy of...

It’s a remarkable coincidence: In the waste produced by extracting fossil fuels, there is a huge supply of a key resource in weaning the world economy...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania could become a massive contributor to the United States’ quest for lithium after scientists discovered a large reservo...