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PA Opens Public Comment Period on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Pennsylvania is poised to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). More than a year since Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...
Nov 12, 2020


Carbon Capture Technology Could Allow for Natural Gas in a 'Green' Energy Mix
With new investment comes new opportunities and investment in carbon capture can present a new opportunity that would benefit both sides...
Nov 5, 2020


Fracking, Pennsylvania, and the 2020 Election
With just days until the 2020 presidential election, Pennsylvania remains a hotly contested state. Both candidates, President Donald...
Oct 29, 2020


Study Warns Against Investment in Gas-Fired Energy as WV Plant Put on Hold
West Virginia will not be seeing its first natural gas-fired power plant in Brooke County. Earlier this month, Energy Solutions...
Oct 22, 2020


Study Calls for System Coordination Between Natural Gas and Renewable Electricity Generation
The way we electrify our lives is changing as concerns about climate change and CO2 emissions have come to the forefront. In recent...
Oct 1, 2020


2019 Sets Record for PA Gas Production
Pennsylvania had a record-breaking year for natural gas production in 2019, producing 6.8 trillion cubic feet of gas from the Marcellus...
Sep 24, 2020


Poll Finds Support for Natural Gas Crosses Party Lines
As Election Day nears with major issues such as the pandemic and racial injustice at the forefront of voters’ minds, it is easy to...
Sep 17, 2020


Rule Allowing LNG Transport by Railcar Being Challenged
A new federal rule that would allow trains to carry bulk liquefied natural gas (LNG) by railcar across the country has been met with a...
Sep 10, 2020


What Do We Mean by ‘Bridge Fuel’?
Around 2010, policymakers began to use the term ‘bridge fuel’ when discussing natural gas in the United States. The term has since been...
Sep 3, 2020


Study Analyzes Public Trust of Government on Energy Issues
Contributed by: Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan As the production of oil and gas (UOG) in the United States continues to grow,...
Sep 3, 2020


US Energy Consumption at 30-Year Low
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) tracks Americans’ energy consumption on a monthly basis. In its most recent report for...
Aug 6, 2020


As Focus Shifts, PA Energy Industry Undergoes Change
Americans have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice issues since March. Despite the Pa. attorney general’s recent...
Aug 6, 2020


The Role of Natural Gas Ramp Rates in Electricity Generation
The electric grid system in the United States is changing slowly but surely to improve service and reliability as well as reduce carbon...
Jul 16, 2020


DOE, Institute Reports Provide Differing Views of Petrochemical Industry
A U.S. Department of Energy report commissioned in 2019 by President Trump concluded that the region is “on the cusp of an energy and...
Jul 9, 2020


Dominion Cancels Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Sells Gas Transmission Assets
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) has been the center of discussion in recent weeks following a Supreme Court decision that allowed the...
Jul 9, 2020


Shale Compression: Report Tells of “Great Compression” in US Shale Industry
A report by ‘big four’ accounting firm Deloitte, describes the current state of the US shale industry as a “great compression”, largely...
Jun 25, 2020


SCOTUS Decision Revives Stalled Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline has managed to jump a significant hurdle in the way of completion. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)...
Jun 18, 2020


Air Quality Plan Being Considered for Proposed Washington County Power Plant
Public comments are being received on a modified air quality plan for a proposed combined-cycle, natural gas power plant in Washington...
Jun 11, 2020


Fed Agrees to O&G Industry’s Requests for Access to Coronavirus Relief Loans
The Federal Reserve has amended guidelines for its coronavirus relief loans after a major push from the oil and gas industry and...
May 21, 2020


The US Now Produces More Energy than it Consumes
The United States produced more energy than it is consumed in 2019, marking a major milestone in the nation’s efforts to become dominant...
May 21, 2020
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