Order Pauses Gas Leases on Federal Lands
President Joe Biden last week issued an executive order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and offshore waters. The pause...
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- Jan 28, 2021
RGGI Proposal for Pa. Draws Support, Opposition in Public Comments
Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to make Pennsylvania a part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was met with more than 1,500 comments...
- Jan 21, 2021
Affordable Clean Energy Rule For Power Plants Struck Down
The Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule is no more after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against the...
- Jan 21, 2021
Webinar Highlights Importance of Responsible Natural Gas Development
The increasing importance of corporate responsibility and sustainability in the natural gas industry was at the forefront of the Center...
- Jan 7, 2021
PUC to Vote to Approve Fine for Revolution Pipeline Explosion
After three years, Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission has offered Energy Transfer a settlement over the Revolution Pipeline...
- Jan 7, 2021
State Awards $2.5 Million Contract to Study Health Effects of Fracking
The state Department of Health recently awarded a $2.5 million contract to the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Health to...
- Dec 17, 2020
State Suspends Review of Proposed Gas Well at Steel Mill
State review of a proposed natural gas well at an Allegheny County steel mill has been suspended after the developer’s municipal permit...
- Nov 19, 2020
Bill to Amend the Clean Streams Act Enters State House
Senate Bill 619, introduced by state Senator Gene Yaw (R -23) is now in the House of Representatives. The bill is intended to lessen the...
- Nov 19, 2020
Pa. Regulators Block Restart of Pipeline That Exploded
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has prohibited the operator of a pipeline that exploded in 2018 from putting...
- Nov 12, 2020
PA Opens Public Comment Period on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Pennsylvania is poised to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). More than a year since Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...
- Nov 12, 2020
EPA Sued Over Flaring at Gas Processing, Industrial Facilities
A coalition of 10 environmental groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what it claims are outdated standards for...
- Nov 5, 2020
Carbon Capture Technology Could Allow for Natural Gas in a 'Green' Energy Mix
With new investment comes new opportunities and investment in carbon capture can present a new opportunity that would benefit both sides...
- Oct 29, 2020
Fracking, Pennsylvania, and the 2020 Election
With just days until the 2020 presidential election, Pennsylvania remains a hotly contested state. Both candidates, President Donald...
- Oct 22, 2020
Companies To Pay $4.3 Million for Emissions Tampering in Water Hauling Trucks
Air pollution violations by companies in the natural gas industry have typically involved releases of pollutants or greenhouse gases from...
- Oct 8, 2020
Sustainability Increasingly Emphasized in Shale Gas Industry
Gas producers are increasingly aware of and emphasizing ESG in their businesses as investors and the public become more concerned about...
- Oct 8, 2020
Sunoco Agrees to Change Operations on Sections of Mariner East
Sunoco has agreed to change its construction methods at three sections of the Mariner East pipeline in eastern Pennsylvania. The change...
- Oct 8, 2020
Pipeline Companies Penalized for Erosion Violations in Southwestern Pa.
Two pipeline companies have agreed to pay significant monetary penalties for pipeline slips and erosion and sedimentation problems that...
- Sep 10, 2020
Study Analyzes Costs of Increased Setback Regulations
Setbacks are just one of the many regulatory mechanisms used to control natural gas extraction. Using Colorado as a case study,...
- Aug 27, 2020
CNX Fined for 2019 Casing Failure
In early 2019, CNX’s Shaw 1G well suffered a complication that ultimately ended its operation. Last week, the state Department of...
- Aug 20, 2020
Sunoco’s Mariner East Spills Mud into Lake in State Park
Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline is, yet again, the cause of a major environmental incident. The 350-mile long pipeline project is being...
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