The population of Greene County followed the trend set by most counties in western Pennsylvania, having decreased between 2010 and 2018....

Shell officials said the company will temporarily suspend construction of its ethane cracker plant in Beaver County after pressure from...

As part of our State of the County Economy Series, the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub will feature data and information from the counties of...

Washington County continued to benefit from the gas industry in 2019, leaders recently told an audience of business and industry...

Energy Transfer Partners will pay a $30.6 million civil penalty imposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in...

It was a difficult year for the natural gas industry in 2019. Warmer than usual temperatures in the winter months of 2019 decreased the...

The amount of “produced” wastewater from Marcellus Shale wells being drilled in Pennsylvania has risen dramatically since the development...

Royalties from gas well leases are a source of income for many landowners in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but determining just how much...

A 2018 article published in Resource and Energy Economics investigating the effects of the oil and gas boom on schooling decisions in the...

Accidents happen. However, there are some accidents that can reap much more havoc than others. This is especially true in the natural gas...

Oil and gas drilling has been occurring in Pennsylvania since 1859, when the first commercial oil well was drilled. A major problem...

Many of the speakers at the Shale Insight conference, an annual gathering of natural gas industry representatives held recently in...

Buildings worldwide are increasingly in need of renovations in order to decrease energy use. Even when buildings are retrofitted, often...

Staff of the Shale Gas Knowledge Hub traveled to Waynesburg University in Greene County, Pa., to attend the launch event for the county’s...

Franklin & Marshall College’s Center for Opinion Research has released the results for their August 2019 poll. The poll grades citizens...

For the third consecutive year, Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) hosted a group of German students participating in a language and...

EQT has agreed to pay $53.5 million to settle a federal class-action lawsuit with West Virginia residents who claimed the company was...

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), natural gas extraction takes place on...

Are oil and gas companies targeting lower socioeconomic areas for wastewater injection wellsite locations? A study from 2018 explored...

Shale gas development, like many other heavy industries, is known to produce noise. Construction equipment, motors, engines, and traffic...