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Ohio Petrochemical Plant Developer Gives Updated Timeline for Final Decision
The developer of a proposed petrochemical plant in Belmont County, Ohio, said the project hasn’t been put on indefinite hold and gave a...
Jun 4, 2020


SGKH Announces First of Three Webinar Programs
Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host a free webinar series on “Effects of COVID-19 and...
Jun 4, 2020


The Role of Politics in Perceptions of Fracking
Americans tend to disagree, and they do so on nearly every issue facing the nation. The topic of unconventional natural gas development,...
May 28, 2020


Study Examines O&G Effects on Water Systems
Contributed by: Grace Kovalan, Student Research Fellow In recent years, there has been an extreme increase in the number of horizontally...
May 7, 2020


Injection Well in Plum Borough Stalled After Battle for Approval
After a six-year-long wait, Penneco Environmental Solutions LLC, a Pittsburgh-based oil and gas wastewater disposal service, has been...
Apr 30, 2020


State of the Economy: Somerset County
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, is home to 73,447 residents. Between 2010 and 2018 (the most recent year data was available), the...
Apr 23, 2020


Longview Power Plant Files for Bankruptcy, Natural Gas Expansion Continues
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...
Apr 23, 2020


CNX Agrees to Upgrade Washington County Fish Habitat to Resolve Well Violations
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...
Apr 16, 2020


State of the Economy: Indiana County
As part of our State of the County Economy Series, the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub will feature data and information from the counties of...
Apr 2, 2020


Pa. DEP Revokes Its Approval for Indiana County Injection Well
A Pennsylvania’s regulatory agency took the unusual step of revoking a permit it had issued for an injection well to dispose of fracking...
Apr 2, 2020


State of the Economy: Greene County
The population of Greene County followed the trend set by most counties in western Pennsylvania, having decreased between 2010 and 2018....
Mar 26, 2020


Coronavirus Forces Shell to Shut Down Construction of Cracker Plant
Shell officials said the company will temporarily suspend construction of its ethane cracker plant in Beaver County after pressure from...
Mar 19, 2020


State of the County Economy: Armstrong County
As part of our State of the County Economy Series, the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub will feature data and information from the counties of...
Feb 27, 2020


Gas Industry a Significant Contributor to Washington County Economy
Washington County continued to benefit from the gas industry in 2019, leaders recently told an audience of business and industry...
Feb 20, 2020


DEP Imposes $30.6 Million Penalty for Beaver County Pipeline Explosion
Energy Transfer Partners will pay a $30.6 million civil penalty imposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in...
Jan 16, 2020


Declining Impact: Impact Fee Collections Drop after Price Drops and Warm Weather in 2019
It was a difficult year for the natural gas industry in 2019. Warmer than usual temperatures in the winter months of 2019 decreased the...
Jan 16, 2020


Natural Gas Drillers Face Expensive Wastewater Disposal as Drilling Slows
The amount of “produced” wastewater from Marcellus Shale wells being drilled in Pennsylvania has risen dramatically since the development...
Dec 12, 2019


Gas Royalties Increase in Pennsylvania, According to Estimate
Royalties from gas well leases are a source of income for many landowners in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but determining just how much...
Dec 12, 2019


In Boom Areas, Oil and Gas Extraction May Lead to Lower High School Completion Rates
A 2018 article published in Resource and Energy Economics investigating the effects of the oil and gas boom on schooling decisions in the...
Nov 21, 2019


PA PUC Engages in Resilience Building Exercises
Accidents happen. However, there are some accidents that can reap much more havoc than others. This is especially true in the natural gas...
Nov 14, 2019
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