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Energy Updates

Jul 10

Another Drop in Impact Fees Projected for 2024

On the heels of a large drop in natural gas impact fees for 2023, a state agency is forecasting an even lower amount for 2024. The...

Jan 18

Natural Gas Operators Face Fee for Methane Emissions

Oil and gas producers may have to pay a fee for excess emissions from their operations under a proposed rule the U.S. Environmental...

Nov 16, 2023

Equitrans Faces Criminal Charges in Greene County House Explosion

Criminal charges have been filed against Equitrans Midstream Corp. in connection with a 2018 house explosion in Greene County that the...

Oct 26, 2023

Pa. Benefits from Hydrogen Hubs Focus of CEPM Conference

Pennsylvania will be the only state in the U.S. to receive benefits from two clean regional hydrogen hubs, and that news was met with...

Oct 5, 2023

Winter Storm Elliott Report Calls for Natural Gas, Grid Operation Improvements

Winter Storm Elliott, the Christmas 2022 bomb cyclone storm that caused temperatures to drop drastically below freezing and brought high...

Sep 28, 2023

Gas Well Setbacks in Focus Again

Two state senators plan to introduce legislation that would increase the required setback distances between gas wells and buildings....

Sep 14, 2023

Law Preventing Pa. Gas Well Bond Adjustments Challenged

Five environmental groups are suing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, arguing that a law enacted in 2022, which removed the Pennsylvania...

Sep 7, 2023

Pennsylvania Employs New Policies and Tools Related to Environmental Justice

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will adopt an Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy this month. The...

Aug 31, 2023

Pennsylvania Receives Funding for EV Charging Infrastructure

Federal funding to build out an electric vehicle charging network has begun rolling out with the recent announcement that 54 projects...

Aug 24, 2023

Report: EVs Can Save Money for Government Fleets

State and local governments nationwide could save almost $11 billion in lifetime expenses by replacing light-duty, gasoline-powered...

Aug 10, 2023

Stores Can No Longer Sell Incandescent Light Bulbs

New federal rules that ban the manufacture and sale of the traditional incandescent light bulb are being enforced starting this month,...

Aug 3, 2023

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Mountain Valley Pipeline

The legal fight over the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline finally reached the nation’s highest court, which cleared the way for...

Aug 3, 2023

Environmental Health Risks Study Results to be Released

The results of long-awaited studies looking into the health effects of hydraulic fracturing and other environmental risk factors and the...

Jul 20, 2023

New Initiative to Develop End User Demand for Clean Hydrogen

The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a $1 billion initiative to build demand for clean hydrogen that is a linchpin of the...

Jul 13, 2023

Natural Gas Impact Fees on a Roller Coaster Ride

The roller coaster ride that Pennsylvania impact fee totals have been on in recent years is expected to continue in 2023, with the state...

Jul 13, 2023

Pa. Can Improve Its Policies to Encourage EV Use

Pennsylvania’s policies to encourage electric vehicles put it in the middle of new state rankings by a nonprofit group focused on...

Jul 6, 2023

Federal Agencies Sign Off on Completion of Mountain Valley Pipeline

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authorized the construction restart of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and work is...

Jun 29, 2023

Pa. Taking First Steps toward Primacy in Carbon Storage Regulation

Pennsylvania has taken the first legislative step toward establishing primary authority to regulate underground carbon storage facilities...

Jun 21, 2023

Natural Gas Impact Fees Set New Record in 2022

Pennsylvania has set a new record for the amount of impact fees paid by natural gas producers, with the 2022 amount jumping 19 percent...

Jun 15, 2023

National Hydrogen Roadmap Outlines Strategy For Use Acceleration

Accelerating production and use of clean hydrogen as part of the U.S. strategy to meet climate goals is a focus of the Biden...

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