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What are “Superemitters” & Why are they Important to Keeping PA’s Air Clean?
The rapid development of the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania has induced a series of new concerns for those living in the state and...
May 9, 2019


EQT Violations Raise Awareness for Sedimentation Control
In dealing with the Municipal Separate Strom Sewer System (MS4), which are state-level stormwater requirements to meet federal Clean...
May 9, 2019
Pennsylvania Joins National Coalition to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Commonwealth has signed on to the U.S. Climate Alliance. The U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan...
May 2, 2019
Report Finds Devaluation of Homes Near Pipelines
A recent study indicates that homes built near and around pipelines face potential devaluation. Published in the journal Resource and...
May 2, 2019
Bill to Streamline U.S. LNG Exports Reintroduced to Senate
The United States is exporting more liquid natural gas (LNG) than ever before. Data from the Department of Energy show that LNG exports...
Apr 24, 2019
Gov. Wolf’s Restoration Plan Aims to Benefit PA Parks with new Shale Gas Tax
The 121 parks that make up the Pennsylvania State Park system hope to receive a facelift in the coming years. However, funding for that...
Apr 24, 2019
Natural Gas Plays Key Role in American Energy Mix
Pennsylvania’s natural gas plays a key role in shoring up the nation’s energy security by helping support diversity in the nation’s...
Apr 24, 2019
Natural Gas Plays Key Role in American Energy Mix
Pennsylvania’s natural gas plays a key role in shoring up the nation’s energy security by helping support diversity in the nation’s...
Apr 24, 2019
Franklin & Marshall College Poll Gauges Pennsylvanians’ Attitudes towards Energy-Related Issues
The Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania have released the data collected from their...
Apr 18, 2019
As Energy Exports Increase, Renewables Fuel the Domestic Grid
The United States is producing more energy than ever before, which has allowed US companies to export its natural gas overseas. Companies...
Apr 11, 2019
An Indiana County Town has been Ordered to Pay O&G Company’s Legal Fees after Losing Federal Lawsuit
Pennsylvania General Energy (PGE), an oil and gas company, will not have to foot their legal counsel’s bills after battling an Indiana...
Apr 11, 2019
Sunoco Settles Suit with Chester County Residents out of Court
Sunoco and parent company Energy Transfer will not have to appear before a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to defend themselves...
Apr 11, 2019
New Fracking Wastewater Treatment Technology Coming to Marcellus Region
Water is an essential component of the hydraulic fracturing process. It is also of the key topics in the debate surrounding the...
Mar 26, 2019
Study Analyzes PA O&G Industry Environmental Compliance
Researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have published their study analyzing environmental...
Mar 26, 2019
AG Shapiro, PA Attorney General’s Office Launch Criminal Investigation against ME Pipelines
Those who follow natural gas development, or have watched the evening news in the past two years know of Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline...
Mar 19, 2019
Rice Midstream, now Equitrans, Hit with $1.5M Fine for Pipeline Issues
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is continuing to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for their errors and...
Mar 13, 2019
Diversified Gas & Oil Reaches Well-Plugging Deal with PA DEP
Thousands of Pennsylvania’s abandoned or unproductive natural gas wells will finally be plugged after a new deal between the state and...
Mar 13, 2019
Natural Gas Prices Drop in Spite of Cold Weather
The winter time and cold temperatures generally drive natural gas commodity prices upward. Naturally, the demand for natural gas...
Feb 7, 2019
Act 13 Impact Fees
There has been a lot of talk regarding Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s announcement proposing the creation of a severance tax on natural...
Feb 7, 2019
Wolf Proposes Natural Gas Severance Tax to Fund Capital Projects
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has expressed his intent to present legislation creating a natural gas severance tax in the Commonwealth....
Feb 7, 2019
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