McKeesport agrees to no longer discharge Marcellus wastewater

(Pittsburgh) – Clean Water Action and Three Rivers Waterkeeper filed in federal district court today a settlement of their case against the Municipal Authority of the City of McKeesport.  The two groups had filed a lawsuit in July 2011 under the Clean Water Act seeking an end to McKeesport’s acceptance and discharge of wastewater from Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.

Groups: “Time to finish the job for clean air in western Pennsylvania”

PITTSBURGH, PA – After more than a decade, western Pennsylvanians are starting to breathe easier according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air Report issued today.

The good news: the Pittsburgh metro region’s air quality is the best it’s been since the national research and advocacy group began monitoring nationwide air quality 12 years ago.

Environmental Groups Praise EPA’s First-Ever Clean Air Protections for Fracking

Agency Takes Important First Step to Protect Air Quality and Public Health

Washington, D.C.—On April 18 environmental groups praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) vital updates to nationwide air quality protections to include oil and natural gas production.  This is the first federal safeguard aimed at curbing air pollution from hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking.’