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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Hub Proposed for Pittsburgh Airport
A $1.5 billion project at Pittsburgh International Airport to make hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from coal mine methane is...
May 30, 2024


Clean Hydrogen Development Faces Challenges
A recent study requested by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has found that “clean” hydrogen energy development will not grow enough...
May 16, 2024


EIA: Drop in Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Projected Through 2050
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to drop between 25 and 38 percent by 2030, according to the Annual Energy Outlook...
Apr 27, 2023


China’s Energy Crisis Highlights Fragility of Energy Security
China is starved for power. Fuel shortages have upended China’s industrial sector, the effects of which can be felt globally. As top...
Oct 28, 2021


Report Discusses Potential of Solar Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released a report exploring the future of solar...
Sep 23, 2021


Group Appeals Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
An environmental group claims in an appeal that the state Department of Environmental Protection is trying to revive a defunct air...
Sep 23, 2021


Energy Transition Expert to Speak at Webinar on Decarbonization
Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host a free webinar on “Decarbonization: Pathways to a...
Aug 26, 2021


Report: Building Electrification Would Mean Higher Bills for Remaining Gas Users
The trend toward electrifying buildings does not come without costs, according to a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research....
Aug 19, 2021


EIA: Renewables Surpass Coal Generation for First Time
The energy mix in the United States is changing. A report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) illustrates this, indicating...
Aug 5, 2021


EQT, CNX Make Major Strides on Emissions
The emphasis on ESG – environmental, social, and governance standards – in the natural gas industry continues to build, as two...
Jul 29, 2021


PA PUC Opens Rulemaking Process for Long-Awaited Pipeline Regulations
Two years after Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission announced plans to review and possibly update regulations on natural gas...
Jul 29, 2021


Report: Record Pa. Gas Production in 2020 Despite Pandemic
Natural gas production in Pennsylvania set a new one-year record in 2020, despite an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jul 22, 2021


IEA Report Forecasts Influx in Global Fossil Fuel Use
After more than a year of COVID-19 related lockdowns and industrial slowdowns, energy demand is rebounding, and in a big way. A report by...
Jul 22, 2021


Pa. Takes Key Step Toward Joining RGGI
Pennsylvania moved one step closer to joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, after the state Environmental Quality Board this...
Jul 15, 2021


Think Tank Report Discusses RGGI’s Implications
The Ohio River Valley Institute published a report exploring the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s impact and opportunities related to...
Jul 15, 2021


Final Consideration of Pa. Participation in RGGI Set
Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will be considered next week by the Environmental Quality...
Jul 8, 2021


Emissions Drop Attributed to Natural Gas Power Generation Shift
Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation have decreased by 32 percent in the past 15 years in the U.S. due to the shift from...
Jul 1, 2021


Bill to Open Access to Community Solar Introduced in PA Legislature
As solar grows as a viable power source across the Commonwealth, many Pennsylvanians are being left in the dark due to various roadblocks...
Jul 1, 2021


Report Claims U.S. Already Halfway To Goal Of Zero Carbon Grid
A recent report claims solar and wind power innovations combined with the natural gas fracking boom and the COVID-19 pandemic to push the...
Jun 10, 2021


IEA Report Lays Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a comprehensive report laying the pathway to reaching net-zero emissions from energy...
Jun 3, 2021
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