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New York Becomes First State to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings
New York recently passed a first-in-the-nation law to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in most new buildings. The state...
May 11, 2023


Study Links Gas Development to Rise in Hospitalizations for Heart Problems
Researchers at the University of Chicago have published a paper linking unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) with a rise in...
May 4, 2023


Appalachia Can Support a Clean Hydrogen Hub, Report Finds
The Appalachian region is well-suited to be one of the nation’s clean hydrogen hubs, an in-depth report by the National Energy Technology...
May 4, 2023


WVU Releases Policy Guide for Bringing Carbon Dioxide Removal to the State
West Virginia’s history is carbon-based. Its’ future could be too, according to a recently published policy guidebook. “Carbon Dioxide...
Apr 27, 2023


Study Analyzes Opportunity to turn Coal Plants into Nuclear Facilities
Researchers from the Bipartisan Policy Center recently released a report assessing the opportunities and challenges associated with...
Apr 20, 2023


Clean Hydrogen Hub Proposals Move Forward
Two of the regional coalitions vying for a portion of $7 billion in start-up federal funding for regional clean hydrogen hubs are moving...
Apr 20, 2023


Energy Justice to Play Key Role in Clean Energy Funding Decisions
With more than $100 billion in federal clean energy funding set to be distributed for various projects aimed at reducing climate change,...
Apr 13, 2023


Community Solar Receives Bipartisan Attention in PA General Assembly
Community solar may soon be legal in Pennsylvania as members of both parties have made moves to reintroduce the idea to the state...
Apr 13, 2023


DOE Releases Roadmap for Clean Energy Development
The nation’s coming energy transformation presents a complicated set of opportunities and challenges that will require a fine balance...
Apr 6, 2023


Registration Open for CEPM’s Green Building and Design Summer Institute
Receiving $125,000 in grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum and FirstEnergy foundations, Washington & Jefferson College’s Center for...
Mar 2, 2023


Ohio Law Declares Natural Gas to be Green Energy
Recent legislation approved by the Ohio legislature redefines natural gas as “green energy” and broadens producers’ ability to drill in...
Feb 2, 2023


NBER Paper Discusses Labor Effects of the Energy Transition
Major shocks in energy markets have led to serious negative economic impacts for regions with strong ties to the energy industry....
Feb 2, 2023


Gas Stoves are having a Hot Moment
Recent comments from a Consumer Products Safety Commission member concerned about the possible detrimental health effects of gas stoves...
Jan 26, 2023


PJM Finds Multiple Causes for Winter Storm Elliot Failures
“Once in a decade” Winter Storm Elliot revealed serious vulnerabilities in the region’s power generation system. A preliminary analysis...
Jan 26, 2023


Federal Regulators Release Blueprint to Decarbonize the Transportation Sector
More than one-quarter of all of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the transportation sector. As part of the Biden...
Jan 19, 2023


Hydrogen Hub Proposals Backed by Pa., W.Va., Receive Encouragement
Hydrogen hub proposals from groups based in Pennsylvania and West Virginia recently received notices of encouragement from the U.S....
Jan 12, 2023


NBER Study Analyzes Oil & Gas Leases in Marcellus Shale Play
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has produced a working paper studying the impact of auxiliary clauses on royalty...
Jan 12, 2023


DEP Report: Conventional Well Industry Compliance Record ‘Troubling’
A recent state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) report spelled out the “troubling” record of the conventional oil and gas...
Jan 5, 2023


Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest to Polluting Dimock Water Supply
Coterra Energy, formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, has pleaded no contest to violating Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law for polluting a small...
Jan 5, 2023


Cambria County Gas Leak Could Bring New Regulations for Underground Gas Storage
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) ongoing investigation of a major gas leak in Cambria County could catalyze...
Dec 15, 2022
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