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Gov. Wolf’s Restoration Plan Aims to Benefit PA Parks with new Shale Gas Tax
The 121 parks that make up the Pennsylvania State Park system hope to receive a facelift in the coming years. However, funding for that...
Oct 2, 2020
Natural Gas Plays Key Role in American Energy Mix
Pennsylvania’s natural gas plays a key role in shoring up the nation’s energy security by helping support diversity in the nation’s...
Oct 2, 2020
Franklin & Marshall College Poll Gauges Pennsylvanians’ Attitudes towards Energy-Related Issues
The Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania have released the data collected from their...
Oct 2, 2020
An Indiana County Town has been Ordered to Pay O&G Company’s Legal Fees after Losing Federal Lawsuit
Pennsylvania General Energy (PGE), an oil and gas company, will not have to foot their legal counsel’s bills after battling an Indiana...
Oct 2, 2020
Sunoco Settles Suit with Chester County Residents out of Court
Sunoco and parent company Energy Transfer will not have to appear before a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to defend themselves...
Oct 2, 2020
PA Residents Ask SCOTUS to Review Pipeline Company’s Use of Eminent Domain
A Lancaster County, Pennsylvania couple is trying to take their case to the highest court in the country. The issue at hand: whether...
Oct 2, 2020
Commonwealth Court allows Challenge to Zoning Ordinance Affecting Waste Fluid Injection Well
On March 8, the Commonwealth Court held that a well operator could challenge Plum Borough’s zoning ordinance restricting the location of...
Oct 2, 2020
Diversified Gas & Oil Reaches Well-Plugging Deal with PA DEP
Thousands of Pennsylvania’s abandoned or unproductive natural gas wells will finally be plugged after a new deal between the state and...
Oct 2, 2020
Pennsylvania Legislature Expected to see Buffer Zone Legislation
Natural gas wells are not hard to find in Pennsylvania. Though they may be tucked off of the beaten path, one would be hard pressed to...
Oct 2, 2020
ME2 to Begin Operations Again after Chester County Water Controversy
Natural gas drilling will likely resume in Chester County in the very near future. Energy Transfer LP, the parent company of Sunoco and...
Oct 2, 2020
CNX to Plug Problematic Well Pad in Westmoreland County
A hydraulic fracturing well used to extract Utica shale gas in Westmoreland County will now be plugged and rendered non-operational....
Oct 2, 2020
Natural Gas Prices Drop in Spite of Cold Weather
The winter time and cold temperatures generally drive natural gas commodity prices upward. Naturally, the demand for natural gas...
Oct 2, 2020
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