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Report: Gas Producers Will Face Higher Capital Costs
U.S. natural gas drilling companies saw strong revenues in 2021, in part from high energy prices, but a new report indicates that 2022...
Feb 17, 2022


DOE and Private Sector Partner to Develop U.S. Lithium Battery Supplies
The U.S. Department of Energy is collaborating with industry leaders to bolster domestic lithium battery supplies and manufacturing...
Feb 17, 2022


Energy Transfer Charged with Environmental Crimes Over Pipeline Explosion
Energy Transfer faces criminal charges filed by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office for violating environmental laws while...
Feb 10, 2022


Increasing Solar Projects Create Backlog for Existing Grid System
Renewable energy’s rise is not without growing pains. As more distributed energy generation plans are developed, the traditional electric...
Feb 10, 2022


Rooftop Solar on Big-Box Stores Could Meet Half of Their Energy Needs
There are more than 100,000 big-box stores in the U.S., and if solar panels were installed on their roofs, it could meet half of their...
Feb 3, 2022


Chesapeake Grows Marcellus Operation by Acquiring Chief Oil and Gas
Chesapeake Energy, one of the first companies to tap the Marcellus shale for natural gas, is acquiring Chief Oil and Gas in a deal that...
Feb 3, 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


Impact Fees to Surge in 2021 Due to Rising Prices
After hitting an all-time low in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact fees collected by the state from natural gas production...
Jan 27, 2022


Wolf Vetoes Legislature’s Effort to Block RGGI
Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this month vetoed a resolution approved by the state legislature to block Pennsylvania’s participation in the...
Jan 20, 2022


As Economy Rebounds, So Do GHG Emissions
The United States is further off-pace for achieving emissions reduction goals set by its recommitment to the Paris Accord and President...
Jan 20, 2022


U.S. Projected to Be World Leader in LNG Exports in 2022
The United States is projected to outpace all other countries in liquified natural gas (LNG) exports in 2022. The rise of American LNG is...
Jan 13, 2022


State Environmental Board Reviewing Well Bonding Amounts
The state Environmental Quality Board recently voted to review petitions asking it to substantially increase the bond amounts for new and...
Jan 13, 2022


Global Coal Use Surging, Raising Concerns About Climate Goals
Surging global coal demand “may well hit a new all-time high in the next two years,” according to an International Energy Agency report,...
Jan 6, 2022


$6 Billion Natural Gas to Gasoline Plant Planned for Northeast Pa.
A Texas-based company recently announced plans to build a $6 billion facility in Northeast Pennsylvania that will use Marcellus natural...
Jan 6, 2022


Mariner East 2 Developer Ordered to Dredge Lake After Pipeline Spill
Sunoco will pay a $4 million penalty and dredge part of a popular Chester County lake that was contaminated by a spill during the...
Dec 9, 2021


SolSmart Program Helps Municipalities Prepare for Solar Development
Concerns about climate change and the role of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels have spurred a rapid increase in renewable energy...
Dec 9, 2021


PUC Approves Settlement with Energy Transfer over Pipeline Explosion
The state Public Utility Commission recently approved an almost $2 million settlement with Energy Transfer Corp. (ETC) over the 2018...
Dec 2, 2021


Climate Change Effects From China Energy Crisis May be Lasting
Factories in China are beginning to operate normally as the energy crisis plaguing the nation begins to wane. However, the crisis itself,...
Nov 18, 2021


Pittsburgh to Host 2022 Clean Energy Summit
Pittsburgh will take the world stage next year when it will host the 2022 Clean Energy and Mission Innovation Ministerial, a meeting of...
Nov 11, 2021


Higher Home Heating Bills Expected This Winter
Article contributed by Aleena McDaniel, CEPM Student Research Fellow The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) expects that this winter...
Nov 11, 2021
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