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Study: Children Living Near Fracking Sites in Pa. Face Higher Risk of Leukemia
Children living near fracking sites in Pennsylvania have a higher risk of being diagnosed with leukemia, a new study from the Yale School...
Aug 25, 2022


Energy Transfer Resolves Criminal Charges over Revolution, Mariner East Pipelines
Criminal charges against two subsidiaries of pipeline company Energy Transfer for environmental violations during the construction of two...
Aug 18, 2022


Bill to Prohibit All-Electric Building Codes in Pa. Vetoed
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently vetoed legislation that would have banned municipalities from adopting building codes that prohibit...
Jul 21, 2022


DEP Investigating Water Contamination Complaints near Greene County Well
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating an EQT-operated unconventional gas well in Greene County...
Jul 21, 2022


A Fundamental Element of Energy Efficiency: The Building Envelope
For property owners looking to improve energy efficiency, it may be difficult to find where to start. Given the availability of smart...
Jun 29, 2022


Impact Fee Distribution Amounts Bounce Back Big
After hitting an all-time low last year due to pandemic economic factors, Pennsylvania impact fee payments on natural gas production...
Jun 23, 2022


EIA Study: More Homes Heated with Electricity than Gas in 2020
The nation seems to be adopting electrification as it seeks to minimize climate change. New data published by the Energy Information...
Jun 16, 2022


Draft Plan for Selecting Clean Hydrogen Hubs Released
The U.S. Department of Energy this week issued a draft plan for its competitive process to fund at least four clean hydrogen hubs across...
Jun 9, 2022


DOI Releases $33M for Orphaned Well Clean-Up
The Department of Interior has recently announced its plans to invest $33 million specifically for plugging orphaned or abandoned wells....
Jun 1, 2022


Report Calls for Regional Climate Goals in Western Pennsylvania
The International Panel on Climate Change has effectively set the global warming target for the world at large: keep warming under 1.5...
May 5, 2022


PA Officially Joins RGGI, but Legal and Political Hurdles Remain
Governor Wolf’s desire to make Pennsylvania part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been fulfilled. The multi-year...
Apr 28, 2022


Webinar: Hydrogen At Forefront of Clean Energy Discussion
Development of hydrogen production presents “a potentially extraordinary opportunity” for Pennsylvania's industry and for the Appalachian...
Apr 28, 2022


Ohio Petrochemical Plant Developer Seeks Air Permit, Financial Partners
Plans for a second petrochemical complex in the Appalachian region, which have been on hold for two years due to the pandemic and the...
Apr 21, 2022


Shell Cracker Plant Construction 95 Percent Complete
The construction of Shell Polymers’ petrochemical plant in Beaver County is 95 percent completed and is on track to become operational...
Apr 14, 2022


Webinar: Focus is on Methane as a Major Contributor to Climate Change
Methane is a greenhouse gas that traps at least 25 times as much heat as carbon dioxide, and methane emissions are responsible for about...
Apr 7, 2022


Mountain Valley Pipeline Faces More Setbacks
After two more legal setbacks, builder Equitrans said that the in-service date for the Mountain Valley Pipeline was again being...
Mar 17, 2022


Panel: Hydrogen, Pipelines Key to Region’s Natural Gas Industry
The Appalachian region’s abundant supply of natural gas will be the catalyst in “how this region creates the next industrial revolution,”...
Mar 3, 2022


Regional Companies Form Hydrogen Alliance
Several large companies with ties to Appalachia recently announced they are forming an alliance to attract a low-carbon and hydrogen...
Mar 3, 2022


Study Links Fracking Sites to Early Deaths of Nearby Residents
Elderly people living near or downwind from unconventional oil and gas well development (UOGD) have a higher risk of early death, a new...
Feb 24, 2022


CEPM Presenting Webinar on Innovative Microgrid at Pittsburgh International Airport
Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host a free webinar “First in the World: An Airport...
Jan 27, 2022
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