Energy Updates

An environmental group claims in an appeal that the state Department of Environmental Protection is trying to revive a defunct air...

A methane emissions fee that may be included in a huge federal budget reconciliation bill before Congress is getting pushback from...

The trend toward electrifying buildings does not come without costs, according to a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research....

The state Supreme Court recently ruled that the Pennsylvania legislature’s diversion of millions of dollars received from oil and gas...

Pennsylvania landfills, including those that accept solid fracking waste, will soon have to test their leachate for radioactive...

Two years after Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission announced plans to review and possibly update regulations on natural gas...

Pennsylvania moved one step closer to joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, after the state Environmental Quality Board this...

The Ohio River Valley Institute published a report exploring the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s impact and opportunities related to...

Several members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus recently introduced a legislative package aimed at tightening restrictions...

As solar grows as a viable power source across the Commonwealth, many Pennsylvanians are being left in the dark due to various roadblocks...

Royal Dutch Shell’s emissions reduction efforts are not enough, according to a Dutch court. The energy giant now must shift their...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a comprehensive report laying the pathway to reaching net-zero emissions from energy...

The U.S. government is focusing on improving its national cybersecurity defenses after a recent ransomware attack by Russian hackers on a...

The rapid expansion of unconventional natural gas development in Pennsylvania was the catalyst for new laws as well as changes to...

President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan includes a massive investment in the cleanup of abandoned oil and gas wells. Under...

In a reversal from the previous administration, President Biden has announced new goals to combat climate change through reduced...

Pennsylvania’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will have environmental, health and economic benefits, according to a...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is changing its assessment process for natural gas pipelines. The new process will now consider...

The U.S. Supreme Court later this month will hear a case involving eminent domain for an interstate pipeline builder that wants to...

Chesapeake Appalachia has agreed to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty for violating the federal Clean Water Act and the state Clean...