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Emergency injunction continues in 2nd Cheswick power plant implosion
WPXI via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPeople who live in Springdale will be back in court this afternoon for another day of an injunction...
Following Cheswick Power Plant demolition confusion, Springdale Borough considers new committee
WPXI via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs a potential second implosion at the old Cheswick Power Plant hangs in the balance, confusion over the approval process for the first demolition still looms.
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe longest-running study of its kind reviewed death records in the path of pollution from...
Smokestacks at former Cheswick Power Plant site demolished in planned implosion
WPXI via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was the last coal-fired power plant in Allegheny County before shutting down last year, but the smokestacks at the former Cheswick Power Plant came down this morning. A scheduled implosion ...
$39,000 civil penalty given for Cheswick smokestack demolition will benefit Springdale, DEP says
WPXI via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe companies responsible for demolishing two smokestacks at the former Cheswick Generating Station...
Springdale Planning Commission holding special meeting regarding Cheswick Power Plant
WPXI via Yahoo News· 6 months agoChannel 11 learned the Springdale Planning Commission is holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday regarding the Cheswick Power Plant. The commission is considering issuing a recommendation ...
Some neighbors frustrated over planned Cheswick Power implosion, lack of answers from site owner
WPXI via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFrustrations boiled over at Springdale Borough’s council meeting Tuesday night on a topic that wasn’t even on the agenda. “I’m very disappointed,” said Linda Schafer of Springdale. “What I came ...
What the Supreme Court's EPA ruling means for emissions in the state
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 vote that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have broad power to regulate carbon emissions at power plants across the country.
House fire in Munhall leaves hundreds without power
WPXI via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds were without power after a house fire in Munhall. According to Allegheny County 911, the call for the fire in a house along Margaret Street came...
Property owner halts Friday’s implosion as injunction hearing continues Thursday
WPXI via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt’s a small step as Springdale residents hope for a big win. A lawsuit against the companies involved in the second implosion at the former Cheswick power plant has led to the ownership company ...