Reid Frazier
Reid R. Frazier covers energy for The Allegheny Front. His work has taken him as far away as Texas and Louisiana to report on the petrochemical industry and as close to home as Greene County, Pennsylvania to cover the shale gas boom. His award-winning work has also aired on NPR, Marketplace and other outlets.
Reid is currently contributing to StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaboration among The Allegheny Front, WESA, WITF and WHYY covering the Commonwealth's energy economy.
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An explosion at a Washington County natural gas plant on Christmas Day is under investigation by state regulators. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, the Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports. -
A Fayette County hauling contractor was fined by the state $600,000 for illegally transporting and dumping solid waste from the oil and gas industry. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports the fine is for violations that took place between 2012 and 2015.
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Several weeks after a large natural gas leak was plugged at a storage site in Cambria County, state regulators say they’ve found more leaks at the site. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is ordering Equitrans to stop injecting gas into the site.
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U.S. Steel faces nearly half a million dollars in fines for air pollution violations at its Clairton Coke Works. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports.
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Shell’s brand-new ethane cracker in Beaver County is now in operation. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports the company made the announcement Tuesday.
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Money from the Inflation Reduction Act will help pay for over $4 million in new air monitoring around Pennsylvania. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports.
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A plan for Western countries to help fund South Africa's transition from coal was difficult to reach, but parties announced an agreement Friday. It could be a model for other countries.
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Fracking has become an issue in the U.S. Senate race between John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz. At one time, each has criticized fracking, but now they both support it.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is fining Shell and a company it hired almost $700,000 for violations along a Western Pennsylvania pipeline that will feed its brand-new ethane cracker.
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In a recently surfaced letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, a Washington County legislator urged the agency to withdraw from a public health forum on fracking.
