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Pa. DEP Proposes Plan to Improve Permit Reviews
As part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s budget request for fiscal 2023-24, recently appointed Acting...
Apr 6, 2023


DOE Releases Roadmap for Clean Energy Development
The nation’s coming energy transformation presents a complicated set of opportunities and challenges that will require a fine balance...
Apr 6, 2023


Pennsylvania to Seek Lead Role in Regulating Carbon Capture Storage Wells
Pennsylvania plans to take the initial steps to regulate carbon capture and sequestration wells, joining several other states that are...
Mar 30, 2023


Harnessing Hydrogen Final Report Available for Reference
“Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local and Regional Opportunities in Appalachia” brought together more than 100 participants from...
Mar 23, 2023


Pa. Natural Gas Production Falls in 2022 for First Time
For the first time in a decade, annual natural gas production in Pennsylvania from the Marcellus and Utica shales declined. A recent...
Mar 23, 2023


RNG’s Growth Can Help Energy Transition
Renewable natural gas (RNG) will play a big role in the country’s transition to clean energy sources, the head of Green Rock Energy...
Mar 15, 2023


New Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity at All-Time Low
The least U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity was added in 2022 since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began keeping records in...
Mar 9, 2023


Ohio Train Derailment Brings LNG Transport into Sights
As state and federal agencies work to address the causes and effects of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and chemical release,...
Mar 9, 2023


Registration Open for CEPM’s Green Building and Design Summer Institute
Receiving $125,000 in grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum and FirstEnergy foundations, Washington & Jefferson College’s Center for...
Mar 2, 2023


U.S. LNG Buildout May not be Needed, IEFFA Report Finds
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has become a crucial piece of the global energy trade in recent years. Shocks to the structure of the...
Feb 22, 2023


Municipal Street Light Conversion Program Saves Money, Energy
In 2009, municipal officials in Southeastern Pennsylvania began asking their regional planning agency for help in managing their lighting...
Feb 22, 2023


Shapiro Issues Money Back Guarantee on State Permits and Licenses
Applicants for state-issued permits, certifications, or licenses will hear back from the permitting agency within an allotted amount of...
Feb 16, 2023


Report: Demand Development, Cost Reduction Keys to Hydrogen Adoption
The billions of dollars contained in recent federal legislation to spur the development of regional clean hydrogen hubs is a promising...
Feb 16, 2023


Global Concern for Energy Security has Created Opportunity for Renewables
As the world continues to navigate new realities in the global energy market, several key countries have turned to renewables as a source...
Feb 9, 2023


Natural Gas Takes Top Spot in Pa. Power Generation
While Pennsylvania is the third-leading coal production state in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information...
Feb 9, 2023


Ohio Law Declares Natural Gas to be Green Energy
Recent legislation approved by the Ohio legislature redefines natural gas as “green energy” and broadens producers’ ability to drill in...
Feb 2, 2023


NBER Paper Discusses Labor Effects of the Energy Transition
Major shocks in energy markets have led to serious negative economic impacts for regions with strong ties to the energy industry....
Feb 2, 2023


Gas Stoves are having a Hot Moment
Recent comments from a Consumer Products Safety Commission member concerned about the possible detrimental health effects of gas stoves...
Jan 26, 2023


PJM Finds Multiple Causes for Winter Storm Elliot Failures
“Once in a decade” Winter Storm Elliot revealed serious vulnerabilities in the region’s power generation system. A preliminary analysis...
Jan 26, 2023


Carbon Capture Part of W.Va. Natural Gas Power Plant Project
One of the first natural gas power plants to employ carbon capture technology will be located in West Virginia. Maryland-based...
Jan 19, 2023
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