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State Senate Votes to Block Pa. Participation in RGGI
Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is heading down an uncertain path as the state Senate...
Nov 4, 2021


Study: Move Away From Coal Will Have Regional Health Benefits
Moving to an 80 percent carbon-free power sector by 2030 and closing most coal-fired plants would result in significant health benefits...
Nov 4, 2021


Pa. Unveils State Climate Action Plan
The Wolf Administration has set climate change in its sights and is preparing to combat the issue. The plan of attack was disclosed in...
Oct 14, 2021


Groups Ask State to Require Full Bonding for Gas Wells
A coalition of environmental groups has filed petitions asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to require oil and gas...
Oct 14, 2021


Natural Gas Industry Looks to Hydrogen As New Technology
Hydrogen production coupled with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology was at the forefront of discussion at the recent...
Oct 7, 2021


Experts Say that Decarbonization Must Begin Now
The U.S. needs to immediately begin efforts to reduce carbon emissions to stave off the worst effects of global warming, but it will...
Sep 30, 2021


EPA Works to Make Data Centers More Energy Efficient
You are reading this, so you are using the internet, as are the vast majority of people in the U.S. But many users don’t think about the...
Sep 30, 2021


Is “Blue” Hydrogen “Green”?
In the effort to decarbonize the nation, “blue” hydrogen has quickly carved its own place in discussions about environmentally friendly...
Sep 15, 2021


Methane Emissions Fee Draws Opposition From Natural Gas Industry
A methane emissions fee that may be included in a huge federal budget reconciliation bill before Congress is getting pushback from...
Sep 15, 2021


PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission Votes to Approve RGGI
Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has successfully passed through a major regulatory hurdle....
Sep 9, 2021


Pa. Forms Consortium to Increase Energy Storage
An energy storage consortium is being formed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to help lead the advancement of...
Sep 2, 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...
Sep 2, 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


Driving PA Forward Program Can Help Finance Clean Engines
Municipalities, businesses, and nonprofit agencies have a potential source of financial help available to replace older diesel engine...
Aug 26, 2021


IPCC Report Analyzes Current State of Global Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a report that found that climate change is occurring rapidly and...
Aug 26, 2021


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 2, 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...
Oct 2, 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...
Oct 2, 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...
Oct 2, 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...
Oct 2, 2020
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