Longview Power Plant Files for Bankruptcy, Natural Gas Expansion Continues
One of the newest, most-efficient coal-burning power plants in the U.S. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the face of...
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- Apr 16, 2020
CNX Agrees to Upgrade Washington County Fish Habitat to Resolve Well Violations
CNX has agreed to make $180,000 worth of improvements to the streambank and fish habitats along Mingo Creek in Mingo Creek County Park in...
- Apr 2, 2020
State of the Economy: Indiana County
As part of our State of the County Economy Series, the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub will feature data and information from the counties of...
- Apr 2, 2020
Pa. DEP Revokes Its Approval for Indiana County Injection Well
A Pennsylvania’s regulatory agency took the unusual step of revoking a permit it had issued for an injection well to dispose of fracking...
- Mar 26, 2020
State of the Economy: Greene County
The population of Greene County followed the trend set by most counties in western Pennsylvania, having decreased between 2010 and 2018....
- Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus Forces Shell to Shut Down Construction of Cracker Plant
Shell officials said the company will temporarily suspend construction of its ethane cracker plant in Beaver County after pressure from...
- Feb 27, 2020
State of the County Economy: Armstrong County
As part of our State of the County Economy Series, the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub will feature data and information from the counties of...
- Feb 20, 2020
Gas Industry a Significant Contributor to Washington County Economy
Washington County continued to benefit from the gas industry in 2019, leaders recently told an audience of business and industry...
- Jan 16, 2020
DEP Imposes $30.6 Million Penalty for Beaver County Pipeline Explosion
Energy Transfer Partners will pay a $30.6 million civil penalty imposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in...
- Jan 16, 2020
Declining Impact: Impact Fee Collections Drop after Price Drops and Warm Weather in 2019
It was a difficult year for the natural gas industry in 2019. Warmer than usual temperatures in the winter months of 2019 decreased the...
- Dec 12, 2019
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...
- Dec 12, 2019
Gas Royalties Increase in Pennsylvania, According to Estimate
Royalties from gas well leases are a source of income for many landowners in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but determining just how much...
- Nov 21, 2019
In Boom Areas, Oil and Gas Extraction May Lead to Lower High School Completion Rates
A 2018 article published in Resource and Energy Economics investigating the effects of the oil and gas boom on schooling decisions in the...
- Nov 14, 2019
PA PUC Engages in Resilience Building Exercises
Accidents happen. However, there are some accidents that can reap much more havoc than others. This is especially true in the natural gas...
- Nov 7, 2019
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 31, 2019
Low Natural Gas Prices Drive Push for Efficiencies, New Markets
Many of the speakers at the Shale Insight conference, an annual gathering of natural gas industry representatives held recently in...
- Oct 17, 2019
Hospitals and Medical Facilities May Have Significant Room for Energy Savings
Buildings worldwide are increasingly in need of renovations in order to decrease energy use. Even when buildings are retrofitted, often...
- Sep 5, 2019
Greene County Undergoes Rebranding Welcoming Natural Gas Industry
Staff of the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub traveled to Waynesburg University in Greene County, Pa., to attend the launch event for the county’s...
- Aug 22, 2019
Franklin & Marshall Poll Gauges Pennsylvanians’ Attitude toward Restore PA Plan
Franklin & Marshall College’s Center for Opinion Research has released the results for their August 2019 poll. The poll grades citizens...
- Aug 15, 2019
CEPM Director Teaches Fullbright Scholars at W&J
For the third consecutive year, Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) hosted a group of German students participating in a language and...
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