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Study Analyzes Public Trust of Government on Energy Issues
Contributed by: Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan As the production of oil and gas (UOG) in the United States continues to grow,...
Oct 2, 2020


Natural Gas Impact Fee Payments Expected to Drop To New Low in 2020
Counties and municipalities in Pennsylvania saw a drop of about 20 percent in the Act 13 impact fee payments they receive from natural...
Oct 2, 2020


2019 Impact Fee Payments Fall with the Price of Gas
After setting record high figures in 2018, counties and municipalities should expect significantly less from 2019’s impact fee payments....
Oct 2, 2020


Tuesday Webinar to Focus on Leases and Royalties During Gas Downturn
Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host the second webinar in its series on “Effects of...
Oct 2, 2020


Injection Well in Plum Borough Stalled After Battle for Approval
After a six-year-long wait, Penneco Environmental Solutions LLC, a Pittsburgh-based oil and gas wastewater disposal service, has been...
Oct 2, 2020


Petrochemical Tax Break Vetoed by Gov. Wolf
Petrochemical companies with Pennsylvania in their sights may be reconsidering their development plans. This comes after Governor Tom...
Oct 2, 2020


Pa. DEP Revokes Its Approval for Indiana County Injection Well
A Pennsylvania’s regulatory agency took the unusual step of revoking a permit it had issued for an injection well to dispose of fracking...
Oct 2, 2020


Gas Industry a Significant Contributor to Washington County Economy
Washington County continued to benefit from the gas industry in 2019, leaders recently told an audience of business and industry...
Oct 2, 2020
A Long Road to Hoe: Transportation Impacts of Shale Gas Development in West Virginia
A representative from the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) recently spoke on the issue of secondary road maintenance in West...
Oct 2, 2020
Gov. Wolf’s Restoration Plan Aims to Benefit PA Parks with new Shale Gas Tax
The 121 parks that make up the Pennsylvania State Park system hope to receive a facelift in the coming years. However, funding for that...
Oct 2, 2020
PA Residents Ask SCOTUS to Review Pipeline Company’s Use of Eminent Domain
A Lancaster County, Pennsylvania couple is trying to take their case to the highest court in the country. The issue at hand: whether...
Oct 2, 2020
Commonwealth Court allows Challenge to Zoning Ordinance Affecting Waste Fluid Injection Well
On March 8, the Commonwealth Court held that a well operator could challenge Plum Borough’s zoning ordinance restricting the location of...
Oct 2, 2020
CNX to Plug Problematic Well Pad in Westmoreland County
A hydraulic fracturing well used to extract Utica shale gas in Westmoreland County will now be plugged and rendered non-operational....
Oct 2, 2020
Environmental Activists File Federal Suit Against State of Ohio
Anti-fracking activists want their day in court with officials from Ohio’s state government. The groups have filed a civil suit against...
Oct 2, 2020
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