SolSmart Program Helps Municipalities Prepare for Solar Development
Concerns about climate change and the role of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels have spurred a rapid increase in renewable energy...
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Dec 2, 2021
PUC Approves Settlement with Energy Transfer over Pipeline Explosion
The state Public Utility Commission recently approved an almost $2 million settlement with Energy Transfer Corp. (ETC) over the 2018...
Nov 18, 2021
Climate Change Effects From China Energy Crisis May be Lasting
Factories in China are beginning to operate normally as the energy crisis plaguing the nation begins to wane. However, the crisis itself,...
Nov 11, 2021
Pittsburgh to Host 2022 Clean Energy Summit
Pittsburgh will take the world stage next year when it will host the 2022 Clean Energy and Mission Innovation Ministerial, a meeting of...
Nov 11, 2021
Higher Home Heating Bills Expected This Winter
Article contributed by Aleena McDaniel, CEPM Student Research Fellow The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) expects that this winter...
Nov 4, 2021
State Senate Votes to Block Pa. Participation in RGGI
Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is heading down an uncertain path as the state Senate...
Nov 4, 2021
Study: Move Away From Coal Will Have Regional Health Benefits
Moving to an 80 percent carbon-free power sector by 2030 and closing most coal-fired plants would result in significant health benefits...
Oct 14, 2021
Pa. Unveils State Climate Action Plan
The 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, 2021
Groups Ask State to Require Full Bonding for Gas Wells
A coalition of environmental groups has filed petitions asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to require oil and gas...
Oct 7, 2021
Natural Gas Industry Looks to Hydrogen As New Technology
Hydrogen production coupled with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology was at the forefront of discussion at the recent...
Sep 30, 2021
Experts Say that Decarbonization Must Begin Now
The U.S. needs to immediately begin efforts to reduce carbon emissions to stave off the worst effects of global warming, but it will...
Sep 30, 2021
EPA Works to Make Data Centers More Energy Efficient
You are reading this, so you are using the internet, as are the vast majority of people in the U.S. But many users don’t think about the...
Sep 15, 2021
Is “Blue” Hydrogen “Green”?
In the effort to decarbonize the nation, “blue” hydrogen has quickly carved its own place in discussions about environmentally friendly...
Sep 15, 2021
Methane Emissions Fee Draws Opposition From Natural Gas Industry
A methane emissions fee that may be included in a huge federal budget reconciliation bill before Congress is getting pushback from...
Sep 9, 2021
PA 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....
Sep 2, 2021
Pa. Forms Consortium to Increase Energy Storage
An energy storage consortium is being formed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to help lead the advancement of...
Sep 2, 2021
Report: Record Pa. Gas Production in 2020 Despite Pandemic
Natural gas production in Pennsylvania set a new one-year record in 2020, despite an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 26, 2021
Energy Transition Expert to Speak at Webinar on Decarbonization
Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host a free webinar on “Decarbonization: Pathways to a...
Aug 26, 2021
Driving PA Forward Program Can Help Finance Clean Engines
Municipalities, businesses, and nonprofit agencies have a potential source of financial help available to replace older diesel engine...
Aug 26, 2021
IPCC Report Analyzes Current State of Global Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a report that found that climate change is occurring rapidly and...
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