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Energy Updates

May 24

W.Va. Gas Well-Plugging Lawsuit to Proceed in Federal Court

A class-action lawsuit filed by West Virginia landowners against the nation’s largest oil and gas well owner claims its purchase of older...

May 18

Shell Faces Lawsuit Over Pollution from Beaver County Cracker Plant

Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit asking the federal court to order Shell Chemical Appalachia to operate its Beaver County...

May 11

New York Becomes First State to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings

New York recently passed a first-in-the-nation law to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in most new buildings. The state...

May 11

U.S. LNG Exports Expected to Continue to Rise Through 2050

The United States’ share of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports has grown exponentially since 2016. The trend is likely to...

May 4

Study Links Gas Development to Rise in Hospitalizations for Heart Problems

Researchers at the University of Chicago have published a paper linking unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) with a rise in...

Apr 6

Pa. DEP Proposes Plan to Improve Permit Reviews

As part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s budget request for fiscal 2023-24, recently appointed Acting...

Mar 23

Pa. Natural Gas Production Falls in 2022 for First Time

For the first time in a decade, annual natural gas production in Pennsylvania from the Marcellus and Utica shales declined. A recent...

Mar 9

New Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity at All-Time Low

The least U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity was added in 2022 since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began keeping records in...

Mar 9

Ohio Train Derailment Brings LNG Transport into Sights

As state and federal agencies work to address the causes and effects of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and chemical release,...

Mar 1

Shell Cracker Plant Facing DEP Violations, Potential Lawsuit

The November start-up of the massive Shell ethane cracker plant along the Ohio River in Beaver County has already triggered several...

Feb 22

U.S. LNG Buildout May not be Needed, IEFFA Report Finds

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has become a crucial piece of the global energy trade in recent years. Shocks to the structure of the...

Feb 16

Shapiro Issues Money Back Guarantee on State Permits and Licenses

Applicants for state-issued permits, certifications, or licenses will hear back from the permitting agency within an allotted amount of...

Feb 9

Natural Gas Takes Top Spot in Pa. Power Generation

While Pennsylvania is the third-leading coal production state in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information...

Feb 2

Ohio Law Declares Natural Gas to be Green Energy

Recent legislation approved by the Ohio legislature redefines natural gas as “green energy” and broadens producers’ ability to drill in...

Jan 26

Gas Stoves are having a Hot Moment

Recent comments from a Consumer Products Safety Commission member concerned about the possible detrimental health effects of gas stoves...

Jan 26

PJM Finds Multiple Causes for Winter Storm Elliot Failures

“Once in a decade” Winter Storm Elliot revealed serious vulnerabilities in the region’s power generation system. A preliminary analysis...

Jan 19

Carbon Capture Part of W.Va. Natural Gas Power Plant Project

One of the first natural gas power plants to employ carbon capture technology will be located in West Virginia. Maryland-based...

Jan 12

NBER Study Analyzes Oil & Gas Leases in Marcellus Shale Play

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has produced a working paper studying the impact of auxiliary clauses on royalty...

Jan 5

DEP Report: Conventional Well Industry Compliance Record ‘Troubling’

A recent state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) report spelled out the “troubling” record of the conventional oil and gas...

Jan 5

Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest to Polluting Dimock Water Supply

Coterra Energy, formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, has pleaded no contest to violating Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law for polluting a small...

The latest energy news with an emphasis on southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.