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Energy Updates

May 24, 2023

USDA Programs Invest $10.7 Billion for Rural Electrification

Rural America is becoming re-electrified. The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides nearly $11 billion to rural, utility-level...

May 18, 2023

Proposed EPA Rules Take Aim at Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

Power plants that use natural gas or coal as a fuel will have to eliminate almost all of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2042, if...

May 11, 2023

U.S. LNG Exports Expected to Continue to Rise Through 2050

The United States’ share of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports has grown exponentially since 2016. The trend is likely to...

May 4, 2023

Study Links Gas Development to Rise in Hospitalizations for Heart Problems

Researchers at the University of Chicago have published a paper linking unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) with a rise in...

May 4, 2023

Appalachia Can Support a Clean Hydrogen Hub, Report Finds

The Appalachian region is well-suited to be one of the nation’s clean hydrogen hubs, an in-depth report by the National Energy Technology...

Apr 27, 2023

WVU Releases Policy Guide for Bringing Carbon Dioxide Removal to the State

West Virginia’s history is carbon-based. Its’ future could be too, according to a recently published policy guidebook. “Carbon Dioxide...

Apr 20, 2023

Study Analyzes Opportunity to turn Coal Plants into Nuclear Facilities

Researchers from the Bipartisan Policy Center recently released a report assessing the opportunities and challenges associated with...

Apr 20, 2023

Clean Hydrogen Hub Proposals Move Forward

Two of the regional coalitions vying for a portion of $7 billion in start-up federal funding for regional clean hydrogen hubs are moving...

Apr 13, 2023

Energy Justice to Play Key Role in Clean Energy Funding Decisions

With more than $100 billion in federal clean energy funding set to be distributed for various projects aimed at reducing climate change,...

Apr 13, 2023

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...

Apr 6, 2023

Pa. DEP Proposes Plan to Improve Permit Reviews

As part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s budget request for fiscal 2023-24, recently appointed Acting...

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 30, 2023

Pennsylvania to Seek Lead Role in Regulating Carbon Capture Storage Wells

Pennsylvania plans to take the initial steps to regulate carbon capture and sequestration wells, joining several other states that are...

Mar 23, 2023

Harnessing Hydrogen Final Report Available for Reference

“Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local and Regional Opportunities in Appalachia” brought together more than 100 participants from...

Mar 23, 2023

Pa. Natural Gas Production Falls in 2022 for First Time

For the first time in a decade, annual natural gas production in Pennsylvania from the Marcellus and Utica shales declined. A recent...

Mar 15, 2023

RNG’s Growth Can Help Energy Transition

Renewable natural gas (RNG) will play a big role in the country’s transition to clean energy sources, the head of Green Rock Energy...

Mar 9, 2023

New Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity at All-Time Low

The least U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity was added in 2022 since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) began keeping records in...

Mar 9, 2023

Ohio Train Derailment Brings LNG Transport into Sights

As state and federal agencies work to address the causes and effects of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and chemical release,...

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 22, 2023

U.S. LNG Buildout May not be Needed, IEFFA Report Finds

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has become a crucial piece of the global energy trade in recent years. Shocks to the structure of the...

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