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Dec 17, 2024
Pa’s Impact Fee Payments Expected to be Lower in 2024
Counties and municipalities across the state of Pennsylvania will receive almost 9% less in impact fees paid by unconventional natural...


Nov 20, 2024
Budget Roadblocks Ahead for States as EV Adoption Accelerates
The continuing rise in electric vehicle adoption across the U.S. is presenting budget challenges for federal and state road maintenance...


Jul 10, 2024
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, 2024
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...
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