Report Discusses Potential of Solar Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released a report exploring the future of solar...
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- Sep 9, 2021
PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission Votes to Approve RGGI
Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has successfully passed through a major regulatory hurdle....
- Oct 2, 2020
Financial Woes Continue for Region’s Natural Gas Industry
Appalachian gas drilling companies continued to spill red ink during the second quarter of 2020 despite cutting spending on new wells, a...
- Oct 2, 2020
Study Analyzes Costs of Increased Setback Regulations
Setbacks are just one of the many regulatory mechanisms used to control natural gas extraction. Using Colorado as a case study,...
- Oct 2, 2020
Rule Allowing LNG Transport by Railcar Being Challenged
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...
- Oct 2, 2020
EPA Expected to Rollback Regulations on Methane Emissions
In a move both praised and criticized by the natural gas industry, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has lifted existing...
- Oct 2, 2020
Landmark Environmental Law Changes to Streamline Gas Pipeline Reviews
A landmark 1970 environmental law is being overhauled by the Trump administration to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects,...
- Oct 2, 2020
As Focus Shifts, PA Energy Industry Undergoes Change
Americans have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice issues since March. Despite the Pa. attorney general’s recent...
- Oct 2, 2020
CNX Fined $310,000 for Environmental Violations
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection levied a $310,000 fine against Canonsburg-based CNX Gas Company (CNX) and its...
- Oct 2, 2020
PA Attorney General Charges Two More Gas-Related Companies
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro began his term with the oil and gas industry in his sights. Since taking office in 2017, AG...
- Oct 2, 2020
Study Analyzes O&G Disclosure Policies
Contributed by Senior Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan When it comes to unconventional oil and gas production, transparency is key....
- Oct 2, 2020
Revised Petrochemical Tax Break Approved by PA Legislature
Months after Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill incentivizing petrochemical companies to open up shop in the Commonwealth, a new bill with...
- Oct 2, 2020
AG Report Finds ‘Systemic Failure’ by Pa. Agencies to Regulate Fracking
A report outlining the findings of a two-year grand jury investigation by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office into the shale gas...
- Oct 2, 2020
SCOTUS Decision Revives Stalled Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline has managed to jump a significant hurdle in the way of completion. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)...
- Oct 2, 2020
Study Indicates that Firm Size Plays a Role in Drilling Safety
A recent study analyzed correlations between the size of a drilling company and compliance with environmental regulations and found that...
- Oct 2, 2020
Several Groups Promote Using Stimulus Money to Plug Gas Abandoned Wells
Abandoned and orphaned gas and oil wells are an expensive problem facing states in Appalachia and around the country. Now there are...
- Oct 2, 2020
Fed Agrees to O&G Industry’s Requests for Access to Coronavirus Relief Loans
The Federal Reserve has amended guidelines for its coronavirus relief loans after a major push from the oil and gas industry and...
- Oct 2, 2020
Use of Federal Water-Crossing Permit for Pipelines Suspended
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended a nationwide permit program used to approve work on pipeline and other utility projects...
- 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
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Falsification of Mariner East Pipeline Document
The Mariner East pipeline project, already the subject of large civil penalties and state and federal investigations into possible...
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