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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/At Oil Industry Funded DNC Event, Surprising Turn: Protests, Ex-Governor Admits "Mistake" Over Fracking
BySharon Kelly
onJul 29, 2016 @ 16:02 PDT

At an oil-industry sponsored event during this week's Democratic National Convention, all did not go as planners may haveย hoped. The event was sponsored by Vote4Energy.org, an initiative by the Am...
us/Over 10,000 Climate Protesters March in Philadelphia on Day Before Democratic National Convention
BySharon Kelly
onJul 25, 2016 @ 11:52 PDT

Thousands of climate activists, public health advocates and others arrived in the streets before the first day of the Democratic National Convention, despite blazing heat that was just one degree s...
us/Planned Gas Pipeline Construction on East Coast Puts Climate at Risk: Report
BySharon Kelly
onJul 22, 2016 @ 10:48 PDT

Nineteen now-pending pipeline projects, if constructed, would let enough natural gas flow out of the Appalachian basin to cause the entire US to blow through its climate pledges, ushering the world...
us/Former Inspectors Describe Dangerous Flaws in Construction of Major East Coast Gas Pipeline
BySharon Kelly
onJul 19, 2016 @ 13:22 PDT

In April, a massive explosion ripped through rural Salem Township, Pennsylvania when natural gas fromย a pipeline buried in a field suddenlyย ignited. The Salem Township explosion offers a glimpse...
Series: Spectra Gas Pipeline Problems: AIM, Fire, Conflict
Series: Spectra Gas Pipeline Problems
us/Taxpayer Groups, Environmentalists, Students Call on Congress to End $4 Billion Annual Oil Industry Subsidies
BySharon Kelly
onJul 14, 2016 @ 14:40 PDT

In an open letter sent to Congress today, a coalition of 40 national taxpayer, labor, environmental and other groups called on the federal government to repeal almost $4 billion in annual tax break...
us/SEC Charges "Frack Master" Chris Faulkner, Shale CEO and Industry Advocate, with $80 Million Fraud
BySharon Kelly
onJul 3, 2016 @ 04:58 PDT

At the start of June, Chris Faulkner, Chief Executive Officer of Breitling Energy, was a high-flying shale company executive and media darling, often interviewed on CNN, Fox Business News and even ...
us/High-Level EPA Adviser Accused of Scientific Fraud in Methane Leak Research
BySharon Kelly
onJun 28, 2016 @ 11:02 PDT

It's one of the highest-stakes debates in the battleย over climate change policy action: how much methane is spewing from oil and gas sites nationwide, and what do we do as a result? If enough of th...
us/High Levels of Chemicals Found in People Living Near Gas Wells: New Report
BySharon Kelly
onJun 17, 2016 @ 09:53 PDT

Chemicals from gas wells were discovered in biological samples drawn from residents of Pavillion, Wyoming, at levels asย much as ten times the national averages, according to a new report. The study...
us/New Federal Report Shows Dimock Water Unsafe
BySharon Kelly
onJun 2, 2016 @ 04:00 PDT

Back in 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a startling announcement, shaking up the battle over fracking in one of the nation's highest-profile cases where drillers were suspected...
us/Oil and Gas Activities Behind Texas Earthquakes Since 1925, Scientists Conclude
BySharon Kelly
onMay 25, 2016 @ 02:58 PDT

If you've felt an earthquake in Texas at any point over the last four decades, odds are that quake wasn't naturally occurring, but was caused by oil and gas industry activities, according to a newl...