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Energy Updates

Nov 11, 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...

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 7, 2021

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Developer Faces Criminal Charges

The developer of the massive Mariner East 2 pipeline project across Pennsylvania was charged by the state attorney general’s office with...

Sep 30, 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 15, 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 9, 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

Study: Fracking Leads to Higher Salinity in Surface Waters

A recent study found a correlation between elevated salt concentrations in surface waters in areas near newly drilled unconventional gas...

Sep 2, 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...

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 12, 2021

Presidential Order Sets Goal of 50 Percent EVs by 2030

Highways across the United States should be filled with significantly more electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of the decade, according to...

Aug 12, 2021

Pa. Supreme Court: State Forest Gas Lease Money Must Be Used For Conservation

The state Supreme Court recently ruled that the Pennsylvania legislature’s diversion of millions of dollars received from oil and gas...

Aug 5, 2021

Pa. Landfill Leachate to be Tested for Radioactivity from Gas Waste

Pennsylvania landfills, including those that accept solid fracking waste, will soon have to test their leachate for radioactive...

Aug 5, 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...

Jul 29, 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 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 15, 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 8, 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

Legislative Package to Further Regulate Gas Industry Introduced

Several members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus recently introduced a legislative package aimed at tightening restrictions...

The latest energy news with an emphasis on southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.