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Mar 24, 2022
Report Discusses Current State of Pipeline Leak Detection
Fugitive emissions are a major problem in the oil and gas industry. A new report by Highwood Emissions Management explores the current...
Mar 17, 2022
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Isn’t the Only Reason for High Gas Prices
As the conflict in the Ukraine continues and economic sanctions intensify against Russia, Americans are feeling the effects at the gas...
Mar 17, 2022
Mountain Valley Pipeline Faces More Setbacks
After two more legal setbacks, builder Equitrans said that the in-service date for the Mountain Valley Pipeline was again being...
Mar 10, 2022
CEPM to Host Webinars on Russia-Ukraine Energy Impacts & Methane Reduction
The energy implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the push to reduce methane emissions in the natural gas industry will be...
Mar 10, 2022
Leaders Say Global Energy Crisis Shows Need For More Appalachian Natural Gas
Natural gas industry leaders said the Appalachian region’s abundant Marcellus supply could help alleviate an energy crunch in Europe...
Mar 3, 2022
Panel: Hydrogen, Pipelines Key to Region’s Natural Gas Industry
The Appalachian region’s abundant supply of natural gas will be the catalyst in “how this region creates the next industrial revolution,”...
Mar 3, 2022
Regional Companies Form Hydrogen Alliance
Several large companies with ties to Appalachia recently announced they are forming an alliance to attract a low-carbon and hydrogen...
Feb 24, 2022
Pittsburgh International Airport Microgrid Fuels Reliability, Sustainability Goals
When officials at the Allegheny County Airport Authority began discussing ways to improve the reliability of electric power at Pittsburgh...
Feb 24, 2022
Study Links Fracking Sites to Early Deaths of Nearby Residents
Elderly people living near or downwind from unconventional oil and gas well development (UOGD) have a higher risk of early death, a new...
Feb 17, 2022
Report: Gas Producers Will Face Higher Capital Costs
U.S. natural gas drilling companies saw strong revenues in 2021, in part from high energy prices, but a new report indicates that 2022...
Feb 17, 2022
DOE and Private Sector Partner to Develop U.S. Lithium Battery Supplies
The U.S. Department of Energy is collaborating with industry leaders to bolster domestic lithium battery supplies and manufacturing...
Feb 10, 2022
Energy Transfer Charged with Environmental Crimes Over Pipeline Explosion
Energy Transfer faces criminal charges filed by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office for violating environmental laws while...
Feb 10, 2022
Increasing Solar Projects Create Backlog for Existing Grid System
Renewable energy’s rise is not without growing pains. As more distributed energy generation plans are developed, the traditional electric...
Feb 3, 2022
Rooftop Solar on Big-Box Stores Could Meet Half of Their Energy Needs
There are more than 100,000 big-box stores in the U.S., and if solar panels were installed on their roofs, it could meet half of their...
Feb 3, 2022
Chesapeake Grows Marcellus Operation by Acquiring Chief Oil and Gas
Chesapeake Energy, one of the first companies to tap the Marcellus shale for natural gas, is acquiring Chief Oil and Gas in a deal that...
Jan 27, 2022
CEPM Presenting Webinar on Innovative Microgrid at Pittsburgh International Airport
Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host a free webinar “First in the World: An Airport...
Jan 27, 2022
Impact Fees to Surge in 2021 Due to Rising Prices
After hitting an all-time low in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact fees collected by the state from natural gas production...
Jan 20, 2022
Wolf Vetoes Legislature’s Effort to Block RGGI
Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this month vetoed a resolution approved by the state legislature to block Pennsylvania’s participation in the...
Jan 20, 2022
As Economy Rebounds, So Do GHG Emissions
The United States is further off-pace for achieving emissions reduction goals set by its recommitment to the Paris Accord and President...
Jan 13, 2022
U.S. Projected to Be World Leader in LNG Exports in 2022
The United States is projected to outpace all other countries in liquified natural gas (LNG) exports in 2022. The rise of American LNG is...
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