Energy Updates

A coalition of 10 environmental groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what it claims are outdated standards for...

Whether a second petrochemical plant in the Appalachian region becomes a reality depends on a final investment decision by the...

A proposal to put an unconventional gas well on the site of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Allegheny County illustrates how residents...

Two pipeline companies have agreed to pay significant monetary penalties for pipeline slips and erosion and sedimentation problems that...

Appalachian gas drilling companies continued to spill red ink during the second quarter of 2020 despite cutting spending on new wells, a...

Setbacks are just one of the many regulatory mechanisms used to control natural gas extraction. Using Colorado as a case study,...

A new federal rule that would allow trains to carry bulk liquefied natural gas (LNG) by railcar across the country has been met with a...

In a move both praised and criticized by the natural gas industry, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has lifted existing...

A landmark 1970 environmental law is being overhauled by the Trump administration to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects,...

Americans have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice issues since March. Despite the Pa. attorney general’s recent...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection levied a $310,000 fine against Canonsburg-based CNX Gas Company (CNX) and its...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro began his term with the oil and gas industry in his sights. Since taking office in 2017, AG...

Contributed by Senior Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan When it comes to unconventional oil and gas production, transparency is key....

Months after Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill incentivizing petrochemical companies to open up shop in the Commonwealth, a new bill with...

A report outlining the findings of a two-year grand jury investigation by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office into the shale gas...

Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline has managed to jump a significant hurdle in the way of completion. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)...

A recent study analyzed correlations between the size of a drilling company and compliance with environmental regulations and found that...

Abandoned and orphaned gas and oil wells are an expensive problem facing states in Appalachia and around the country. Now there are...

The Federal Reserve has amended guidelines for its coronavirus relief loans after a major push from the oil and gas industry and...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended a nationwide permit program used to approve work on pipeline and other utility projects...