Fracking
Pileggi: Fracking Tax Inevitable
State Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi expects the state to adopt a fracking tax — and says that Gov. Tom Corbett’s refusal to impose an […]
Tom Wolf: Fracking Tax Revenue Would Fund Schools
Tom Wolf, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor, said Thursday that in his administration tax revenues on hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) would go to fund […]
Doctors Want State Investigation Into Fracking Claims
ThinkProgress reports that doctors from around the state are urging an investigation into reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Health has a policy “never to […]
GAO: Fracking Could Threaten Clean Drinking Water
A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests the federal Environmental Protection Agency has fallen somewhat short in its duties to ensure that gas […]
Corbett Halts Leases to Energy Companies
Another blow to the new Pennsylvania state budget — but good news for environmentalists: Gov. Corbett won’t let energy companies drill on public land until a lawsuit […]
Court Delivers Blow to Tom Corbett, Drilling Industry
A Pennsylvania court upheld the rights of municipalities to regulate drilling, delivering a setback to Tom Corbett, the Republican legislature and the drilling industry. In […]
Ex-State Health Official: Pennsylvania Didn’t Study Fracking’s Health Effects
Former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Eli Avila said Gov. Tom Corbett did the state’s citizens a “disservice” by not having the state study the potential health […]
Kathleen Kane, Exxon Face Off Over Fracking
The Wall Street Journal reports that Exxon is pushing back hard against pollution charges — stemming from a 2010 spill — by saying that Pennsylvania […]
Retired Pennsylvania Workers: State Health Employees Silenced on Fracking
Two retired state employees have said they were told not to respond to calls about drilling in the Marcellus Shale by their bosses. The former […]
Corbett Under Fire for Leasing State Land to Gas Drillers
You probably missed it last Friday when Gov. Tom Corbett ordered state park and forest land opened up to gas drillers. (Philebrity didn’t, and captured […]
WATCH: Anti-Fracking Protesters Interrupt Pennsylvania Democratic Governor’s Debate at Drexel
About halfway into last night’s Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial primary debate at Drexel University, a protester jumped on stage to criticize the four candidates — Rob McCord, […]
AP: Highways Deaths Rise Where Fracking Happens
AP reports that areas where the fracking industry thrives also report higher rates of highway deaths — including in Pennsylvania:
Want to Be Governor of Pennsylvania? Steal This Idea from Alaska.
Hey Allyson Schwartz, if you want to break through and guarantee that you win the Democratic nomination to run for governor, have I got an […]
A Guy Who Might Be the Next President, in Philly Last Night
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is somewhere between long-shot and medium-shot for the 2016 GOP nomination, behind Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Chris Christie and Rand Paul […]
Tom Corbett’s Campaign Bus Doesn’t Run On Natural Gas
Tom Corbett’s re-election campaign will feature a lot of talk about Pennsylvania’s fracking boom–something Corbett has abetted and will try to use to his advantage. […]