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Sharon Kelly

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Sharon Kelly is an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent covering energy and antitrust at The Capitol Forum and, prior to that, she reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other print and online publications.

us/Despite Flaws, Pennsylvania Regulators Fast Track FirstEnergy Coal Ash Disposal Plans
BySharon Kelly
onDec 18, 2013 @ 05:00 PST

Across the U.S., the shale rush has unleashed a frenzy of excitement about domestic energy supplies. But the oil and gas produced from fracking comes along with billions of gallons of wastewater...
us/Toxic Coal Ash Disposal Proves Costly and Hazardous, Duke Energy's Sutton Lake Contamination Questioned
BySharon Kelly
onDec 3, 2013 @ 09:58 PST

A new report out from Wake Forest University concludes that coal ash waste from Duke Energy’s Sutton coal plant in Wilmington, NC is elevating levels of selenium pollution in nearby Sutton Lake. Th...
us/Banks Reluctant to Lend in Shale Plays as Evidence Mounts on Harm to Property Values Near Fracking
BySharon Kelly
onNov 25, 2013 @ 05:00 PST

Over the past several years, the fossil-fuel industry has been highly adept at publicizing the economic upshots of fracking: royalty checks, decreased prices for oil and gas, profits for investors....
us/George W. Bush on Keystone XL: "Build the Damn Thing"
BySharon Kelly
onNov 18, 2013 @ 05:00 PST

Make private companies happy. Don’t worry about the environment. Stop fretting about long-term sustainability. Forget renewables, property concerns, the safety of our water and air. Make private co...
us/Coast Guard Proposal to Allow Barges to Haul Fracking Wastewater Draws Fire From Environmentalists
BySharon Kelly
onNov 9, 2013 @ 11:44 PST

The U.S. Coast Guard released plans that would allow wastewater from shale gas to be shipped via barge in the nation’s rivers and waterways on October 30 — and those rules have kicked up a storm of...
us/Could California's Shale Oil Boom Be Just a Mirage?
BySharon Kelly
onNov 7, 2013 @ 09:00 PST

Since the shale rush took off starting in 2005 in Texas, drillers have sprinted from one state to the next, chasing the promise of cheaper, easier, more productive wells. This land rush was fueled ...
us/Fracking Coming to Washington D.C.'s Drinking Water?
BySharon Kelly
onOct 18, 2013 @ 07:41 PDT

Over the past several years, the battle over fracking has brought Congressional hearings, protests and huge industry money to Washington DC. But in recent months the topic has taken on a new, more ...
us/Flaws in Environmental Defense Fund's Methane Study Draw Criticism from Scientists
BySharon Kelly
onOct 14, 2013 @ 05:00 PDT

Perhaps the single most consequential and controversial issue at the center of the onshore natural gas drilling boom is the question of methane leaks. Natural gas is primarily made of methane, a po...
us/Shale Gas and Foreign Policy: A "Highly Uncertain" Gamble for America
BySharon Kelly
onSep 26, 2013 @ 05:00 PDT

The Obama administration has systematically ignored the environmental risks of fracking and on several occasions it has even suppressed science to pave the way for increased shale drilling, accordi...
us/What a Secretly-Negotiated Free Trade Agreement Could Mean for Fracking in the U.S.
BySharon Kelly
onSep 25, 2013 @ 05:00 PDT

A trade agreement being secretly negotiated by the Obama administration could allow an end run by the oil and gas industry around local opposition to natural gas exports. This agreement, called the...

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