Draft EPA Rules Aim to Further Reduce Methane Emissions and Equip Communities
President Joe Biden recently discussed the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed draft regulations regarding methane emissions at...
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Webinar Plugs In to EV Basics, Incentives, Charging Network
Electric vehicles, or EVs, continue to take off in popularity nationwide and in Pennsylvania, as drivers confront higher gas prices and...
- Nov 17
Home Heating Costs Expected to Rise for All Sources this Winter
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently published its Winter Fuels Outlook report for the 2022-23 winter season. Though...
- Nov 10
Pa. Natural Gas Impact Fees on Pace to Set Record
Pennsylvania is poised to receive a record amount of impact fees this year from unconventional shale gas wells, rebounding from a record...
- Nov 3
CEPM Receives Grants for Green Building & Design Institute
Receiving $125,000 in grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum and FirstEnergy foundations last month, Washington & Jefferson College’s...
- Nov 3
Pa. Legislature Approves $2 Billion in Tax Credits for Natural Gas, Hydrogen
The state Legislature has approved legislation to provide tax credits for companies that use natural gas and hydrogen in their operations...
- Oct 27
CEPM to Present “Plugging In: EVs and the Charging Network” Webinar
The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free Nov. 16 webinar discussing the basics of...
- Oct 13
W.Va. Hydrogen Hub Coalition Forms
The race to attract federal start-up funds for a hydrogen hub in the Appalachian region is attracting more competitors, as West Virginia...
- Sep 29
Hydrogen Hub Funding Applications Opened; Pa. Has Work to Do
With the announcement at last week’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh that the U.S. Department of Energy that is opening...
- Sep 21
Hydrogen Energy and Carbon Capture Could Also Impact Local Government
Clean hydrogen and carbon capture are terms that local government officials may have heard, but the potential that these emerging...
- Sep 15
Experts from Across the Commonwealth Convene to Discuss Hydrogen, Carbon Capture
On September 12, 2022, CEPM Director, Corey Young, attended the quarterly meeting of the Team Pennsylvania Energy Horizons Cross-Sector...
- Sep 15
Companies Announce Hydrogen Hub Collaboration
Three companies that are already part of an alliance to help attract a hydrogen hub to the tri-state region recently announced that they...
- Sep 8
Pennsylvania Could be Home to a Hydrogen Hub: Why it Matters for Local Governments
Earlier this year, President Biden announced plans to develop and fund four regional clean hydrogen hubs across the country as part of...
- Sep 1
Environmental Violations Can Be Considered in Land Use Decisions, Judge Rules
An Allegheny County township’s decision to deny a conditional use permit for a well pad based partly on state environmental records was...
- Aug 25
Study: Children Living Near Fracking Sites in Pa. Face Higher Risk of Leukemia
Children living near fracking sites in Pennsylvania have a higher risk of being diagnosed with leukemia, a new study from the Yale School...
- Aug 18
Join Us October 4th for Harnessing Hydrogen!
Washington & Jefferson College’s Center for Energy Policy & Management is thrilled to announce our upcoming event Harnessing Hydrogen:...
- Aug 18
Energy Transfer Resolves Criminal Charges over Revolution, Mariner East Pipelines
Criminal charges against two subsidiaries of pipeline company Energy Transfer for environmental violations during the construction of two...
- Jul 21
Bill to Prohibit All-Electric Building Codes in Pa. Vetoed
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently vetoed legislation that would have banned municipalities from adopting building codes that prohibit...
- Jun 23
Impact Fee Distribution Amounts Bounce Back Big
After hitting an all-time low last year due to pandemic economic factors, Pennsylvania impact fee payments on natural gas production...
- Jun 16
EIA Study: More Homes Heated with Electricity than Gas in 2020
The nation seems to be adopting electrification as it seeks to minimize climate change. New data published by the Energy Information...