Ohio Train Derailment Brings LNG Transport into Sights
As state and federal agencies work to address the causes and effects of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and chemical release,...
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- Mar 1
Shell Cracker Plant Facing DEP Violations, Potential Lawsuit
The November start-up of the massive Shell ethane cracker plant along the Ohio River in Beaver County has already triggered several...
- Feb 16
Shapiro Issues Money Back Guarantee on State Permits and Licenses
Applicants for state-issued permits, certifications, or licenses will hear back from the permitting agency within an allotted amount of...
- Feb 16
Report: Demand Development, Cost Reduction Keys to Hydrogen Adoption
The billions of dollars contained in recent federal legislation to spur the development of regional clean hydrogen hubs is a promising...
- Feb 2
Ohio Law Declares Natural Gas to be Green Energy
Recent legislation approved by the Ohio legislature redefines natural gas as “green energy” and broadens producers’ ability to drill in...
- Jan 5
DEP Report: Conventional Well Industry Compliance Record ‘Troubling’
A recent state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) report spelled out the “troubling” record of the conventional oil and gas...
- Dec 15, 2022
Cambria County Gas Leak Could Bring New Regulations for Underground Gas Storage
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) ongoing investigation of a major gas leak in Cambria County could catalyze...
- Dec 8, 2022
Emergency O&G Emission Regulation Attempts to Head off Sanctions
In a 16-2 vote on Nov. 30, Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) approved emergency regulations capping emissions from...
- Nov 10, 2022
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...
- Oct 27, 2022
EQB Approves Rule Limiting Emissions from Conventional Wells under Threat of Sanction
The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) recently approved a rule to control air pollution from conventional oil and gas wells in a...
- Sep 29, 2022
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 15, 2022
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 1, 2022
Several Major Auto Manufacturers are Developing Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
Hydrogen-powered vehicles, once a highly ridiculed technology explored and subsequently abandoned by automakers, may make a resurgence in...
- Aug 11, 2022
Completion of Mountain Valley Pipeline Part of Climate Deal
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin had been the roadblock to the Senate passing landmark climate legislation before suddenly reversing his...
- Aug 4, 2022
Pa. DEP to Evaluate Its Regulation of Conventional Gas Wells
Gov. Tom Wolf is directing the state Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate its regulation of conventional oil and gas wells...
- Jul 21, 2022
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...
- Jul 14, 2022
State Board Approves Pared-Down Methane Rule for Unconventional Gas Wells
A new regulation to reduce harmful emissions from oil and gas sites will apply only to unconventional wells and related sites, after...
- Jul 7, 2022
SCOTUS Decision Limits EPA’s Authority on Power Plant Emissions
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) powers. The decision in West Virginia v....
- Jun 29, 2022
U.S. LNG Exports to Europe Have Doubled
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe have more than doubled this year, and now account for almost three-fourths of total U.S....
- Jun 23, 2022
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...
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