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Industry and Academia-Backed Initiative Building Tools to Track ‘Clean’ Hydrogen Emissions
Global efforts to develop clean energy have boosted the profile of hydrogen as a potential source. New regulations, like the Biden...
Dec 22, 2022


Cambria County Gas Leak Could Bring New Regulations for Underground Gas Storage
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) ongoing investigation of a major gas leak in Cambria County could catalyze...
Dec 15, 2022


Solar Projects on Farmland a “Hot-Button” Topic in Pa.
The combination of agriculture and solar energy production is an emerging topic among state and local government officials, as well as...
Dec 15, 2022


Emergency O&G Emission Regulation Attempts to Head off Sanctions
In a 16-2 vote on Nov. 30, Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) approved emergency regulations capping emissions from...
Dec 8, 2022


Draft EPA Rules Aim to Further Reduce Methane Emissions and Equip Communities
President Joe Biden recently discussed the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed draft regulations regarding methane emissions at...
Dec 1, 2022


Webinar Plugs In to EV Basics, Incentives, Charging Network
Electric vehicles, or EVs, continue to take off in popularity nationwide and in Pennsylvania, as drivers confront higher gas prices and...
Dec 1, 2022


CEPM to Present Webinar on Agrisolar: Where Solar and Farming Meet
The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host “And On His Farm He Had... A Photovoltaic System?...
Nov 17, 2022


CEPM Receives Grants for Green Building & Design Institute
Receiving $125,000 in grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum and FirstEnergy foundations last month, Washington & Jefferson College’s...
Nov 3, 2022


EQB Approves Rule Limiting Emissions from Conventional Wells under Threat of Sanction
The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) recently approved a rule to control air pollution from conventional oil and gas wells in a...
Oct 27, 2022


Nord Stream Gas Leak Raises Environmental and Political Concerns
The damaged Nord Stream pipelines are leaking huge amounts of natural gas into the Baltic Sea and atmosphere. The Nord Stream 1 and 2...
Sep 29, 2022


Hydrogen Energy and Carbon Capture Could Also Impact Local Government
Clean hydrogen and carbon capture are terms that local government officials may have heard, but the potential that these emerging...
Sep 21, 2022


Environmental Violations Can Be Considered in Land Use Decisions, Judge Rules
An Allegheny County township’s decision to deny a conditional use permit for a well pad based partly on state environmental records was...
Sep 1, 2022


Study: Children Living Near Fracking Sites in Pa. Face Higher Risk of Leukemia
Children living near fracking sites in Pennsylvania have a higher risk of being diagnosed with leukemia, a new study from the Yale School...
Aug 25, 2022


Energy Transfer Resolves Criminal Charges over Revolution, Mariner East Pipelines
Criminal charges against two subsidiaries of pipeline company Energy Transfer for environmental violations during the construction of two...
Aug 18, 2022


Report Analyzes Emissions Associated with O&G Nationally
Natural gas operations in the Appalachian basin are reducing their overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and intensity, while production...
Aug 11, 2022


Pa. DEP to Evaluate Its Regulation of Conventional Gas Wells
Gov. Tom Wolf is directing the state Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate its regulation of conventional oil and gas wells...
Aug 4, 2022


Report: Decarbonization of Cement Industry Possible, but Costs Hinder Adoption
A new study by researchers with the University of Pennsylvania provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of industrial...
Jul 28, 2022


DEP Investigating Water Contamination Complaints near Greene County Well
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating an EQT-operated unconventional gas well in Greene County...
Jul 21, 2022


State Board Approves Pared-Down Methane Rule for Unconventional Gas Wells
A new regulation to reduce harmful emissions from oil and gas sites will apply only to unconventional wells and related sites, after...
Jul 14, 2022


Report: Carbon Capture & Sequestration Not Yet Viable at Scale
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), in its various forms, has risen to the top of discussions on decarbonization. Though the concept...
Jul 14, 2022
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