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State Suspends Review of Proposed Gas Well at Steel Mill
State review of a proposed natural gas well at an Allegheny County steel mill has been suspended after the developer’s municipal permit...
Dec 17, 2020


Engineering Breakthrough Could Change How Natural Gas is Stored and Transported
Scientists at the National University of Singapore have recently made a breakthrough in their work to make natural gas storage and...
Dec 10, 2020


CNX CEO Discusses Future of Gas in Appalachia
The uncertainty facing natural gas producers in the Appalachian region due to low prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a move away from...
Dec 10, 2020


Wolf Vetoes Bill to Loosen Regulations on Conventional Gas Drillers
Legislation to relax Pennsylvania laws governing conventional oil and gas drillers was recently passed by the state Senate, but vetoed...
Dec 3, 2020


Latest Report Shows Pa. Gas Production Growth Slowing Amid Low Prices
The most recent report from the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office doesn’t paint a rosy picture for natural gas production and prices...
Dec 3, 2020


Bill to Amend the Clean Streams Act Enters State House
Senate Bill 619, introduced by state Senator Gene Yaw (R -23) is now in the House of Representatives. The bill is intended to lessen the...
Nov 19, 2020


Pa. Regulators Block Restart of Pipeline That Exploded
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has prohibited the operator of a pipeline that exploded in 2018 from putting...
Nov 19, 2020


Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Delayed, Cost Rises
The completion date of the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline is again being pushed back while its cost estimate continues to...
Nov 12, 2020


Second Cracker Plant Project Moving Ahead Despite Permit Issue
Whether a second petrochemical plant in the Appalachian region becomes a reality depends on a final investment decision by the...
Nov 5, 2020


Gas Well at Allegheny County Steel Mill Faces Zoning Setback
A proposal to put an unconventional gas well on the site of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Allegheny County illustrates how residents...
Nov 5, 2020


Carbon Capture Technology Could Allow for Natural Gas in a 'Green' Energy Mix
With new investment comes new opportunities and investment in carbon capture can present a new opportunity that would benefit both sides...
Nov 5, 2020


CEPM Director Featured in International Interview on Pa. Natural Gas
Television viewers in Belgium will learn about Pennsylvania’s unconventional natural gas development from Corey Young, director of the...
Oct 29, 2020


Fracking, Pennsylvania, and the 2020 Election
With just days until the 2020 presidential election, Pennsylvania remains a hotly contested state. Both candidates, President Donald...
Oct 29, 2020


Study Warns Against Investment in Gas-Fired Energy as WV Plant Put on Hold
West Virginia will not be seeing its first natural gas-fired power plant in Brooke County. Earlier this month, Energy Solutions...
Oct 22, 2020


Companies To Pay $4.3 Million for Emissions Tampering in Water Hauling Trucks
Air pollution violations by companies in the natural gas industry have typically involved releases of pollutants or greenhouse gases from...
Oct 22, 2020


Sunoco Agrees to Change Operations on Sections of Mariner East
Sunoco has agreed to change its construction methods at three sections of the Mariner East pipeline in eastern Pennsylvania. The change...
Oct 8, 2020


Pipeline Companies Penalized for Erosion Violations in Southwestern Pa.
Two pipeline companies have agreed to pay significant monetary penalties for pipeline slips and erosion and sedimentation problems that...
Oct 8, 2020


2019 Sets Record for PA Gas Production
Pennsylvania had a record-breaking year for natural gas production in 2019, producing 6.8 trillion cubic feet of gas from the Marcellus...
Sep 24, 2020


Poll Finds Support for Natural Gas Crosses Party Lines
As Election Day nears with major issues such as the pandemic and racial injustice at the forefront of voters’ minds, it is easy to...
Sep 17, 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,...
Sep 10, 2020
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