1 day agoImpact Fee Distribution Amounts Bounce Back BigAfter hitting an all-time low last year due to pandemic economic factors, Pennsylvania impact fee payments on natural gas production...
May 26Incandescent Light Bulbs About To Be Switched OffSay goodbye to Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb, as recently finalized Department of Energy rules will establish stricter energy...
May 19Carbon Pricing & Cap-and-Trade: New Concepts for PennsylvaniaWeeks after rules allowing the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) were published, several new lawsuits have been...
May 12Gas Trade Groups Lobby for Butane Use in Gasoline Natural gas trade groups in three states are urging lawmakers to allow butane-blend gasoline as a way to stretch the nation’s fuel supply...
May 5Report Calls for Regional Climate Goals in Western PennsylvaniaThe International Panel on Climate Change has effectively set the global warming target for the world at large: keep warming under 1.5...
Apr 21Renewables Growing as Energy Insecurity Rises to Forefront of Policy DiscussionThe energy discussion in America is evolving, and alternative energy sources are rising to fill voids in the traditional system. A recent...
Apr 14RGGI Ruling Appealed to State Supreme CourtGov. Tom Wolf’s plan for the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, faces a major setback after the Commonwealth...
Mar 31Webinar: Many Factors at Play in Global Energy CrunchThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in energy supply issues both in the U.S. and abroad, as Russian exports of oil and gas have...
Mar 24Report Discusses Current State of Pipeline Leak DetectionFugitive emissions are a major problem in the oil and gas industry. A new report by Highwood Emissions Management explores the current...
Feb 10Energy Transfer Charged with Environmental Crimes Over Pipeline ExplosionEnergy Transfer faces criminal charges filed by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office for violating environmental laws while...
Dec 16, 2021New Regulations Aimed at Reducing Natural Gas Industry Methane EmissionsThe Environmental Protection Agency recently announced comprehensive proposed rules aimed at sharply reducing methane emissions from the...
Dec 2, 2021EPA Issues Rule to Sharply Reduce Use of Refrigerant Harmful to ClimateThe Environmental Protection Agency recently released a final rule that will sharply reduce the manufacture and use of hydrofluorocarbons...
Nov 18, 2021DEP Official: Federal Legislation to Provide Billions for Abandoned Well PluggingThe $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently approved by Congress and signed this week by President Joe Biden will...
Nov 4, 2021State Senate Votes to Block Pa. Participation in RGGIPennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is heading down an uncertain path as the state Senate...
Oct 14, 2021Pa. Unveils State Climate Action PlanThe Wolf Administration has set climate change in its sights and is preparing to combat the issue. The plan of attack was disclosed in...
Oct 14, 2021Groups Ask State to Require Full Bonding for Gas WellsA coalition of environmental groups has filed petitions asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to require oil and gas...
Oct 7, 2021Mariner East 2 Pipeline Developer Faces Criminal ChargesThe developer of the massive Mariner East 2 pipeline project across Pennsylvania was charged by the state attorney general’s office with...
Sep 23, 2021Group Appeals Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Power PlantAn environmental group claims in an appeal that the state Department of Environmental Protection is trying to revive a defunct air...
Sep 15, 2021Methane Emissions Fee Draws Opposition From Natural Gas IndustryA methane emissions fee that may be included in a huge federal budget reconciliation bill before Congress is getting pushback from...
Sep 9, 2021PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission Votes to Approve RGGI Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has successfully passed through a major regulatory hurdle....