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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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. -
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. -
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. -
The U.S. EPA announced it will force Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins near the site of its derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. For The Allegheny Front, Reid Frazier reports. -
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was in East Palestine, Ohio Thursday at the site of a train derailment that caused a toxic chemical spill and controlled chemical fire. -
In East Palestine, Ohio, federal environmental regulators have taken charge of the cleanup from the train derailment and chemical burn, and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill.
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Shell says its ethane cracker in Beaver County suffered an equipment malfunction. As a result, the company flared gases at the plant Monday afternoon and evening. For StateImpact Pennsylvania, The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier reports. -
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was in Western Pennsylvania Thursday touting the administration’s efforts to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells. President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law allocated a record $4.7 billion for the effort. -
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.
