Contributed by: Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan As the production of oil and gas (UOG) in the United States continues to grow,...

Given the natural gas industry’s current slump and the economic downturn associated with the global pandemic, many property owners may be...

A landmark 1970 environmental law is being overhauled by the Trump administration to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects,...

Contributed by Senior Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan When it comes to unconventional oil and gas production, transparency is key....

Counties and municipalities in Pennsylvania saw a drop of about 20 percent in the Act 13 impact fee payments they receive from natural...

Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host the final webinar in its free series on “Effects...

After setting record high figures in 2018, counties and municipalities should expect significantly less from 2019’s impact fee payments....

The natural gas industry had already entered an economic slump before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March, and the pain being felt by...

Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host the second webinar in its series on “Effects of...

Public comments are being received on a modified air quality plan for a proposed combined-cycle, natural gas power plant in Washington...

The developer of a proposed petrochemical plant in Belmont County, Ohio, said the project hasn’t been put on indefinite hold and gave a...

Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host a free webinar series on “Effects of COVID-19 and...

Americans tend to disagree, and they do so on nearly every issue facing the nation. The topic of unconventional natural gas development,...

Contributed by: Grace Kovalan, Student Research Fellow In recent years, there has been an extreme increase in the number of horizontally...

After a six-year-long wait, Penneco Environmental Solutions LLC, a Pittsburgh-based oil and gas wastewater disposal service, has been...

Somerset County, Pennsylvania, is home to 73,447 residents. Between 2010 and 2018 (the most recent year data was available), the...

One of the newest, most-efficient coal-burning power plants in the U.S. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the face of...

CNX has agreed to make $180,000 worth of improvements to the streambank and fish habitats along Mingo Creek in Mingo Creek County Park in...

As part of our State of the County Economy Series, the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub will feature data and information from the counties of...

A Pennsylvania’s regulatory agency took the unusual step of revoking a permit it had issued for an injection well to dispose of fracking...