Pennsylvania Employs New Policies and Tools Related to Environmental Justice
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will adopt an Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy this month. The...
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- Aug 24
Severance Tax to be Studied by Pa. Legislative Committee
The idea of a severance tax on natural gas production in Pennsylvania is again alive in Harrisburg. The state House in June approved a...
- Aug 24
Report: EVs Can Save Money for Government Fleets
State and local governments nationwide could save almost $11 billion in lifetime expenses by replacing light-duty, gasoline-powered...
- Aug 10
Stores Can No Longer Sell Incandescent Light Bulbs
New federal rules that ban the manufacture and sale of the traditional incandescent light bulb are being enforced starting this month,...
- Aug 3
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Mountain Valley Pipeline
The legal fight over the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline finally reached the nation’s highest court, which cleared the way for...
- Aug 3
Environmental Health Risks Study Results to be Released
The results of long-awaited studies looking into the health effects of hydraulic fracturing and other environmental risk factors and the...
- Jul 20
New Initiative to Develop End User Demand for Clean Hydrogen
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a $1 billion initiative to build demand for clean hydrogen that is a linchpin of the...
- Jul 13
Natural Gas Impact Fees on a Roller Coaster Ride
The roller coaster ride that Pennsylvania impact fee totals have been on in recent years is expected to continue in 2023, with the state...
- Jun 29
Pa. Taking First Steps toward Primacy in Carbon Storage Regulation
Pennsylvania has taken the first legislative step toward establishing primary authority to regulate underground carbon storage facilities...
- Jun 29
Clean Hydropower to be Added to Area Rivers
The clean energy-producing power of the region’s three rivers is about to be tapped with the construction of hydropower generation...
- Jun 21
Natural Gas Impact Fees Set New Record in 2022
Pennsylvania has set a new record for the amount of impact fees paid by natural gas producers, with the 2022 amount jumping 19 percent...
- Jun 15
National Hydrogen Roadmap Outlines Strategy For Use Acceleration
Accelerating production and use of clean hydrogen as part of the U.S. strategy to meet climate goals is a focus of the Biden...
- Jun 1
Shell to Pay $10 Million for Pollution Violations at Beaver County Plant
Shell Chemical Appalachia has agreed to pay $10 million in penalties and for community projects to resolve air pollution and other...
- 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 24
USDA Programs Invest $10.7 Billion for Rural Electrification
Rural America is becoming re-electrified. The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides nearly $11 billion to rural, utility-level...
- 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 legislature...
- Apr 27
WVU Releases Policy Guide for Bringing Carbon Dioxide Removal to the State
West Virginia’s history is carbon-based. Its’ future could be too, according to a recently published policy guidebook. “Carbon Dioxide...
- 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...
- Apr 6
DOE Releases Roadmap for Clean Energy Development
The nation’s coming energy transformation presents a complicated set of opportunities and challenges that will require a fine balance...
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