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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Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to Pennsylvania for numerous air quality violations at its Beaver County ethane cracker. The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports. -
Federal investigators held a multi-day hearing on the causes of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and fire that spewed toxic chemicals into the air.
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Two environmental groups filed suit Thursday in federal court against Shell for air pollution at its Beaver County ethane cracker. Meanwhile, the ethane cracker is shut down while Shell tries to fix its problems.
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Earlier in April, a truck carrying waste from the East Palestine train derailment spilled over 20,000 pounds of contaminated soil.
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The state’s largest coal-fired power plant is closing. The owner of Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County says it will decommission the plant by July 1. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, the Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports.
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Norfolk Southern Railway has removed a small mountain of soil laced with toxins since the February train derailment in East Palestine. What happens to the waste that hazmat teams collect?
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A government watchdog is conducting an investigation into the U.S. EPA’s response to the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine Ohio. The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports.
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U.S. Steel announced it will begin closing three of its 10 remaining coke batteries at its Clairton plant later this month. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports.
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Norfolk Southern announced Monday it is implementing a six-point safety plan in the wake of last month’s train derailment that released hazardous chemicals along the Ohio - Pennsylvania border.
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A team of air quality researchers from Carnegie Mellon and Texas A&M say they detected higher than expected levels of one pollutant in East Palestine. The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports the testing occurred over two days last month.
