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Energy Updates

Jul 1, 2021

Bill to Open Access to Community Solar Introduced in PA Legislature

As solar grows as a viable power source across the Commonwealth, many Pennsylvanians are being left in the dark due to various roadblocks...

Jun 24, 2021

Study: EPA Methods Underestimate Oil & Gas Methane Release

A team of Harvard University scientists contend in a recent study that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) methods greatly...

Jun 17, 2021

Shell Ordered to Accelerate Emissions Reductions

Royal Dutch Shell’s emissions reduction efforts are not enough, according to a Dutch court. The energy giant now must shift their...

Jun 10, 2021

Report Claims U.S. Already Halfway To Goal Of Zero Carbon Grid

A recent report claims solar and wind power innovations combined with the natural gas fracking boom and the COVID-19 pandemic to push the...

May 20, 2021

Study Shows Fracking Poses Health Risk To Heart Failure Patients

A recent study claims to show a link between shale gas drilling and increased hospitalization rates for heart failure patients who live...

May 13, 2021

Study Shows Act 13’s Setback Requirements Not Always Effective

The rapid expansion of unconventional natural gas development in Pennsylvania was the catalyst for new laws as well as changes to...

May 6, 2021

Biden Infrastructure Plan Includes Plugging Orphan Wells

President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan includes a massive investment in the cleanup of abandoned oil and gas wells. Under...

Apr 29, 2021

Falcon Pipeline Construction Under Investigation

Federal and state investigations are underway after a whistleblower told authorities about alleged defective corrosion protection on...

Apr 22, 2021

DEP Official: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will Have Positive Effects in Pa.

Pennsylvania’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will have environmental, health and economic benefits, according to a...

Apr 22, 2021

Study: Methane Emitted By Orphan Wells Bigger Problem Than Reported

A new study concludes the United States has underestimated the amount of yearly methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells. The...

Apr 22, 2021

FERC to Change Pipeline Review Criteria

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is changing its assessment process for natural gas pipelines. The new process will now consider...

Apr 2, 2021

EQT Pilot Project Will Continuously Monitor Methane At Well Sites

EQT announced recently that it plans a pilot project using technology that will continuously monitor methane emissions at two well pads...

Apr 1, 2021

Chesapeake To Pay $1.9 Million To Resolve Waterways Damage Violations

Chesapeake Appalachia has agreed to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty for violating the federal Clean Water Act and the state Clean...

Mar 4, 2021

DEP To Allow Public Comment on Frack Waste Facilities

The state Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to allow public comment on authorizations for 49 existing fracking waste...

Mar 4, 2021

Developer of Mariner East 2 Pays $497,000 for Drilling Spills

Sunoco Pipeline has paid the state Department of Environmental Protection a penalty of nearly a half-million dollars for numerous...

Feb 25, 2021

Governor Asked to Revoke Permit for Allegheny County Injection Well

A coalition of environmental groups is asking the Pennsylvania governor to revoke a permit for an underground injection well in Plum,...

Feb 18, 2021

Agency Warns Oil & Gas Industry Must Reduce Methane Emissions

Methane pollution around the world plunged last year, mainly due to lockdowns, lowered demand and drops in oil and gas production because...

Feb 18, 2021

Range Penalized For Abandoned Well Status Error

Range Resources submitted “inaccurate and conflicting information” to the state Department of Environmental Resources over the status of...

Feb 11, 2021

Ohio Regulators Investigating Source of Brine Shooting from Well

Ohio environmental regulators investigating the source of brine that began shooting from a gas well in Noble County and continued to flow...

Feb 11, 2021

Natural Gas Companies Commit to Methane Reporting Partnership

More than 60 oil and gas companies from around the globe recently committed to a new method of reporting methane emissions that can leak...

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