Pennsylvania’s Gas Industry is Subject of State and Federal Investigations
Companies involved in the shale gas industry in Pennsylvania are under the microscope of several state and federal agencies. The industry...
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- Oct 2, 2020
PA Legislators Urge Washington to Reconsider 2025 Fracking Ban
As new policies to combat climate change are on their way to the House floor, representatives from Pennsylvania urge their colleagues to...
- Oct 2, 2020
PA Legislature Votes to Approve Downstream Tax Break
A bill that would provide an incentive for downstream developers to bring their business to the Commonwealth by way of significant tax...
- Oct 2, 2020
PA Regulators Raise Well Permit Fees to Counteract Low Impact Fee Revenues and Permit Applications
The state and its municipalities are being impacted by the natural gas downturn. Both Act 13 impact fees and permitting revenues are...
- Oct 2, 2020
DEP Fights EPA's Methane Regulation Rollback
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources is urging the federal Environmental Protection Agency not to eliminate methane...
- Oct 2, 2020
Pipelines Under New Regulations per PHMSA’s “Mega Rule”
The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published a new set of regulations for midstream...
- Oct 2, 2020
Pa. to Texas: ATEX Pipeline is Expanding
Transporting natural gas can be complicated, particularly from one end of the country to the other. In order to move gas such distances,...
- Oct 2, 2020
Natural Gas Drillers Face Expensive Wastewater Disposal as Drilling Slows
The amount of “produced” wastewater from Marcellus Shale wells being drilled in Pennsylvania has risen dramatically since the development...
- Oct 2, 2020
Shale Gas Waste Disposal May Prove Dangerous
With the rise in oil and gas extraction from deep shale formations comes an increase in wastes, specifically waste water (frack water)...
- Oct 2, 2020
Abandoned Wells Present Major Problem for Pennsylvania, Neighboring States
Oil and gas drilling has been occurring in Pennsylvania since 1859, when the first commercial oil well was drilled. A major problem...
- Oct 2, 2020
DEP Audit Finds Beaver County Agency had Poor Oversight of Two Major Pipeline Projects
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources recently revoked some of the Beaver County Conservation District’s permitting...
- Oct 2, 2020
Governor Wolf met by Mariner East Opponents
Gov. Tom Wolf has made Pennsylvania’s energy industry a key focus of his administration. However, while some plans proposed by the...
- Oct 2, 2020
Increase in Wastewater Pipelines Raises Regulation Questions
Natural gas companies are looking for better, more efficient ways to transport and dispose of contaminated wastewater used in the...
- Oct 2, 2020
Regulation and Oversight of Pipelines Carrying Natural Gas Liquids
Regulators and legislators are taking a new look at regulation of the pipelines that carry highly valuable gas liquids from the fracking...
- Oct 2, 2020
Pennsylvania Takes Steps to Strengthen Gas Liquids Pipeline Safety Rules
As gas liquids pipeline construction has increased dramatically across Pennsylvania, the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) is now...
- Oct 2, 2020
West Virginia Court Rulings Highlight Evolving Law on Property Owner Rights
Two recent decisions by the West Virginia Supreme Court illustrate the evolving legalities over the rights of property owners near gas...
- Oct 2, 2020
AG Shapiro Takes Aim at O&G Industry
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro is taking aim at the state’s oil and gas industry. As promised in his 2016 campaign,...
- Oct 2, 2020
Dominion Energy Targets Methane Emissions
Oil and gas companies are making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One company in this push...
- Oct 2, 2020
An Evening in Greene County!
On Thursday, May 9th, the Center for Energy Policy & Management hosted a Shale Gas Knowledge Hub event at Waynesburg Central High School...
- Oct 2, 2020
Energy Options as Market Shifts from Coal
Many see nuclear energy as the best alternative to coal. Two bills to subsidize nuclear energy to the tune of approximately $500M, which...
The latest energy news with an emphasis on southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
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