Waste dumped in Mahoning finds its way to Beaver Falls municipal water plant
State officials work to communicate spills downstream
Most mornings patrons at Matty Goffe’s Café in Beaver Falls, PA, sip their coffee and share the latest news. What they aren’t talking about is how much of the 250,000 gallons of suspected fracking wastewater dumped in Youngstown might have gotten into their cup of joe.
Despite possible increase in Ohio taxes, Pennsylvania Fears Drilling May Move West
Even with Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to increase the severance tax on gas and oil production, the Buckeye State remains one of the cheapest states for the industry to do business in.
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Professor bemoans latest illegal dumping into river
One day after news of the illegal dumping of 20,000 gallons of crude oil and brine into a storm drain that empties into the Mahoning, Schroeder went to the area to survey the damage.
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Residents can leave nursing homes with help from HOME Choice
On a given day, Brienne Allison, 41, may be getting ready for a date with her boyfriend, entertaining a friend or listening to Van Halen on her stereo. That she is doing these things at her own home was unthinkable just a few years ago when she was living in the Essex of Salem I nursing home.
Read MoreRuling of Super PACs felt locally
Election outcomes may be unpredictable, but one thing is clear, the biggest winners this year are local TV stations.
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