Sep 28 Energy & Environment Drilling Permits Cancelled For Underground Natural Gas Storage Project Ohio environmental regulators have canceled key permits needed for an underground natural gas liquids storage facility proposed along the Ohio River. According to an order from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, permits to drill three three Class III solution mining wells in Monroe County, Ohio were cancelled on Sept. 21. Cancellation was requested by […] By Brittany Patterson Sep 28 Energy & Environment Drilling Permits Cancelled For Underground Natural Gas Storage Project Brittany Patterson
Jul 14 Energy & Environment Investor Pulls Out Of Proposed Belmont County Cracker Plant Daelim Chemical USA, a major investment partner in a proposed ethane cracker plant in Belmont County, Ohio, announced on Tuesday that it is exiting the project. In a joint statement with PTTGC America LLC, the Thailand-based company driving the project in the Ohio Valley, an executive said that despite Daelim’s withdrawal, the project remains a […] By Brittany Patterson Jul 14 Energy & Environment Investor Pulls Out Of Proposed Belmont County Cracker Plant Brittany Patterson
Jul 1 Energy & Environment Competing Reports Offer Different Outlook On Ohio Valley’s Petrochemical Future A new report by the Trump administration suggests the Ohio Valley’s growing petrochemical industry could be an unprecedented source of economic opportunity and growth when the county, and region, eventually emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. But the assessment is drawing criticism from environmental groups and some financial analysts that warn the risk is growing for […] By Brittany Patterson Jul 1 Energy & Environment Competing Reports Offer Different Outlook On Ohio Valley’s Petrochemical Future Brittany Patterson
Sep 23 Energy & Environment Settlement Reached Over Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Air Permit Environmental groups have reached a settlement agreement with a petrochemical company in Ohio to beef up air pollution controls at a proposed petrochemical plant along the Ohio River. Thailand-based PTT Global Chemical America and South Korea-based Daelim Industrial Co. have proposed building a multi-billion dollar ethylene cracker plant on a 500-acre tract of land in […] By Brittany Patterson Sep 23 Energy & Environment Settlement Reached Over Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Air Permit Brittany Patterson
May 15 Energy & Environment As Ohio Valley Ponders Plastics Growth, Report Warns Of Threat to Climate As a new plastics industry emerges in the Ohio Valley, a report by environmental groups warns that the expansion of plastics threatens the world’s ability to keep climate change at bay. The report released Wednesday by the Center for International Environmental Law, Environmental Integrity Project, FracTracker Alliance, and others used publicly available emissions data and […] By Brittany Patterson May 15 Energy & Environment As Ohio Valley Ponders Plastics Growth, Report Warns Of Threat to Climate Brittany Patterson