Lack of communication on water contamination concerns some PA residents
Months after the discovery of pollution in the Mahoning River, residents downstream on the Beaver River, don’t want it to happen again. Caitlin Fitch has the story.
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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.
Brundage offers decades of experience to bird watchers
The Great Backyard Bird Count wraps up this week. The event, sponsored by the Audubon Society and Cornell University, tracks winter bird populations in the United States. Chris Davidson introduces us to some local birds and one birder.
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Protesters push for local control over fracking; apologize to Mahoning River
Amid optimism that hydraulic fracturing will boost the local economy, there’s growing skepticism about how oil and gas companies are regulated, skepticism shared by members of Frackfree America National Coalition. News Outlet reporter Andrew Donofrio has the story about This Youngstown activist group that believes shale gas drilling is dangerous.
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Feds charge businessman with polluting U.S. waterway
A Youngstown business owner is out on bail today… the feds charge him with environmental crimes. Here’s News Outlet reporter, Chris Davidson.
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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.
Read MoreFriends of river look to sponsor more events
The Friends of the Mahoning River looks to future projects after the conclusion of their first event in October. Rachel Lundberg brings us an update.
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Little can be done to regulate gas and oil industry at local level, legislator says
From Cincinnati to Mansfield to Niles and Weathersfield, Ohio’s cities and townships are clamping down on injection wells, essentially banning the saltwater disposal sites that accept wastewater from oilfield operations.
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