Community Solar Receives Bipartisan Attention in PA General Assembly
Community solar may soon be legal in Pennsylvania as members of both parties have made moves to reintroduce the idea to the state...
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Apr 6, 2023
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...
Mar 2, 2023
Registration Open for CEPM’s Green Building and Design Summer Institute
Receiving $125,000 in grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum and FirstEnergy foundations, Washington & Jefferson College’s Center for...
Feb 2, 2023
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...
Feb 2, 2023
NBER Paper Discusses Labor Effects of the Energy Transition
Major shocks in energy markets have led to serious negative economic impacts for regions with strong ties to the energy industry....
Jan 26, 2023
Gas Stoves are having a Hot Moment
Recent comments from a Consumer Products Safety Commission member concerned about the possible detrimental health effects of gas stoves...
Jan 26, 2023
PJM Finds Multiple Causes for Winter Storm Elliot Failures
“Once in a decade” Winter Storm Elliot revealed serious vulnerabilities in the region’s power generation system. A preliminary analysis...
Jan 19, 2023
Federal Regulators Release Blueprint to Decarbonize the Transportation Sector
More than one-quarter of all of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the transportation sector. As part of the Biden...
Jan 12, 2023
Hydrogen Hub Proposals Backed by Pa., W.Va., Receive Encouragement
Hydrogen hub proposals from groups based in Pennsylvania and West Virginia recently received notices of encouragement from the U.S....
Jan 12, 2023
NBER Study Analyzes Oil & Gas Leases in Marcellus Shale Play
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has produced a working paper studying the impact of auxiliary clauses on royalty...
Jan 5, 2023
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...
Jan 5, 2023
Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest to Polluting Dimock Water Supply
Coterra Energy, formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, has pleaded no contest to violating Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law for polluting a small...
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 15, 2022
Solar Projects on Farmland a “Hot-Button” Topic in Pa.
The combination of agriculture and solar energy production is an emerging topic among state and local government officials, as well as...
Dec 1, 2022
Draft EPA Rules Aim to Further Reduce Methane Emissions and Equip Communities
President Joe Biden recently discussed the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed draft regulations regarding methane emissions at...
Dec 1, 2022
Webinar Plugs In to EV Basics, Incentives, Charging Network
Electric vehicles, or EVs, continue to take off in popularity nationwide and in Pennsylvania, as drivers confront higher gas prices and...
Nov 17, 2022
Home Heating Costs Expected to Rise for All Sources this Winter
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently published its Winter Fuels Outlook report for the 2022-23 winter season. Though...
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...
Nov 3, 2022
CEPM Receives Grants for Green Building & Design Institute
Receiving $125,000 in grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum and FirstEnergy foundations last month, Washington & Jefferson College’s...
Nov 3, 2022
Pa. Legislature Approves $2 Billion in Tax Credits for Natural Gas, Hydrogen
The state Legislature has approved legislation to provide tax credits for companies that use natural gas and hydrogen in their operations...
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