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Jan 15
Next Week: ARCH2 Community Open House in Western Pa.
A community open house to learn more about the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) is now set for Jan. 22, after the original...
Dec 17, 2024
Pa’s Impact Fee Payments Expected to be Lower in 2024
Counties and municipalities across the state of Pennsylvania will receive almost 9% less in impact fees paid by unconventional natural...
Nov 7, 2024
Washington County Community Increases Gas Well Setbacks
Most Western Pennsylvania municipalities that have seen the rise of unconventional gas well drilling activity, or fracking, during the...
Oct 30, 2024
CCS Projects Are Coming to the Region, but Challenges Remain
The developers of two carbon storage projects that involve Southwestern Pennsylvania laid out their approaches to the emerging technology...
Oct 23, 2024
NERC, PJM Express Concerns about Winter Power Outlook
Temperatures are beginning to fall and the the winter heating season is just ahead. The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)...
Oct 1, 2024
Clean Energy Jobs Grow as Federal Investment Takes Hold
The U.S. clean energy sector created nearly 150,000 new jobs in 2023, a rate nearly three times higher than growth in overall employment,...
Sep 17, 2024
Study IDs Reasons for Opposition to Renewable Energy Projects
To reach the federal government's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050, one focus has been making utility-scale renewable...
Jul 31, 2024
Solar Grant Program Announced for Pa. Schools
Local school districts in Pennsylvania will soon be able to lower their energy costs while also reducing carbon pollution by installing...
Jun 12, 2024
Environment, Health Top List of Reasons to Electrify Homes
A recent survey examining the reasons homeowners are interested in changing to electric systems found that environment, health and...
Feb 22, 2023
Municipal Street Light Conversion Program Saves Money, Energy
In 2009, municipal officials in Southeastern Pennsylvania began asking their regional planning agency for help in managing their lighting...
Dec 2, 2021
PUC Approves Settlement with Energy Transfer over Pipeline Explosion
The state Public Utility Commission recently approved an almost $2 million settlement with Energy Transfer Corp. (ETC) over the 2018...
Nov 18, 2021
DEP Official: Federal Legislation to Provide Billions for Abandoned Well Plugging
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently approved by Congress and signed this week by President Joe Biden will...
Nov 11, 2021
Pittsburgh to Host 2022 Clean Energy Summit
Pittsburgh will take the world stage next year when it will host the 2022 Clean Energy and Mission Innovation Ministerial, a meeting of...
Oct 28, 2021
Ohio NGL Storage Well Project Receives Approval
A natural gas liquids storage project in Ohio is moving ahead after regulators issued permits for the development of three planned...
Oct 14, 2021
Pa. Unveils State Climate Action Plan
The Wolf Administration has set climate change in its sights and is preparing to combat the issue. The plan of attack was disclosed in...
Oct 14, 2021
Groups Ask State to Require Full Bonding for Gas Wells
A coalition of environmental groups has filed petitions asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to require oil and gas...
Sep 23, 2021
Group Appeals Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
An environmental group claims in an appeal that the state Department of Environmental Protection is trying to revive a defunct air...
Sep 9, 2021
Study: Fracking Leads to Higher Salinity in Surface Waters
A recent study found a correlation between elevated salt concentrations in surface waters in areas near newly drilled unconventional gas...
Aug 26, 2021
Driving PA Forward Program Can Help Finance Clean Engines
Municipalities, businesses, and nonprofit agencies have a potential source of financial help available to replace older diesel engine...
Aug 5, 2021
Pa. Landfill Leachate to be Tested for Radioactivity from Gas Waste
Pennsylvania landfills, including those that accept solid fracking waste, will soon have to test their leachate for radioactive...
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