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Energy Updates

May 26, 2022

Mountain Valley Pipeline Seeking New Permits as Delays Continue

Originally planned to be operational in 2018, the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s in-service date has been extended, again. The pipeline’s...

May 26, 2022

Incandescent Light Bulbs About To Be Switched Off

Say goodbye to Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb, as recently finalized Department of Energy rules will establish stricter energy...

May 19, 2022

Carbon Pricing & Cap-and-Trade: New Concepts for Pennsylvania

Weeks after rules allowing the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) were published, several new lawsuits have been...

May 5, 2022

State House Votes to Create LNG Task Force

At about the same time legislation was approved by the state House of Representatives to create a task force to study whether...

May 5, 2022

Report Calls for Regional Climate Goals in Western Pennsylvania

The International Panel on Climate Change has effectively set the global warming target for the world at large: keep warming under 1.5...

Apr 28, 2022

PA Officially Joins RGGI, but Legal and Political Hurdles Remain

Governor Wolf’s desire to make Pennsylvania part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been fulfilled. The multi-year...

Apr 14, 2022

RGGI Ruling Appealed to State Supreme Court

Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan for the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, faces a major setback after the Commonwealth...

Mar 31, 2022

Webinar: Many Factors at Play in Global Energy Crunch

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in energy supply issues both in the U.S. and abroad, as Russian exports of oil and gas have...

Mar 31, 2022

US and EC Form Task Force to Accelerate Europe’s Turn from Russian Gas

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has tested international agreements and accords, while also catalyzing the creation of new relationships. A...

Mar 24, 2022

Report Discusses Current State of Pipeline Leak Detection

Fugitive emissions are a major problem in the oil and gas industry. A new report by Highwood Emissions Management explores the current...

Feb 10, 2022

Energy Transfer Charged with Environmental Crimes Over Pipeline Explosion

Energy Transfer faces criminal charges filed by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office for violating environmental laws while...

Jan 20, 2022

Wolf Vetoes Legislature’s Effort to Block RGGI

Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this month vetoed a resolution approved by the state legislature to block Pennsylvania’s participation in the...

Dec 16, 2021

New Regulations Aimed at Reducing Natural Gas Industry Methane Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced comprehensive proposed rules aimed at sharply reducing methane emissions from the...

Dec 16, 2021

CNX Resolves Criminal Charges Over Misreporting Emissions

CNX Resources recently pleaded no contest to criminal charges that it violated the Air Pollution Control Act by misreporting information...

Dec 2, 2021

EPA Issues Rule to Sharply Reduce Use of Refrigerant Harmful to Climate

The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a final rule that will sharply reduce the manufacture and use of hydrofluorocarbons...

Nov 18, 2021

DEP Official: Federal Legislation to Provide Billions for Abandoned Well Plugging

The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently approved by Congress and signed this week by President Joe Biden will...

Nov 4, 2021

State Senate Votes to Block Pa. Participation in RGGI

Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is heading down an uncertain path as the state Senate...

Oct 14, 2021

Pa. Unveils State Climate Action Plan

The Wolf Administration has set climate change in its sights and is preparing to combat the issue. The plan of attack was disclosed in...

Oct 14, 2021

Groups Ask State to Require Full Bonding for Gas Wells

A coalition of environmental groups has filed petitions asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to require oil and gas...

Oct 7, 2021

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Developer Faces Criminal Charges

The developer of the massive Mariner East 2 pipeline project across Pennsylvania was charged by the state attorney general’s office with...

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