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May 11, 2023
New York Becomes First State to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings
New York recently passed a first-in-the-nation law to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in most new buildings. The state...
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...
Apr 27, 2023
EIA: Drop in Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Projected Through 2050
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to drop between 25 and 38 percent by 2030, according to the Annual Energy Outlook...
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 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 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
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 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...
Mar 1, 2023
Shell Cracker Plant Facing DEP Violations, Potential Lawsuit
The November start-up of the massive Shell ethane cracker plant along the Ohio River in Beaver County has already triggered several...
Feb 9, 2023
Global Concern for Energy Security has Created Opportunity for Renewables
As the world continues to navigate new realities in the global energy market, several key countries have turned to renewables as a source...
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...
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 19, 2023
Carbon Capture Part of W.Va. Natural Gas Power Plant Project
One of the first natural gas power plants to employ carbon capture technology will be located in West Virginia. Maryland-based...
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 22, 2022
Several Regional Groups Seek Hydrogen Hub Funding
Two consortiums in the Appalachian region have submitted concept papers to the U.S. Department of Energy in the competition for a share...
Dec 22, 2022
Industry and Academia-Backed Initiative Building Tools to Track ‘Clean’ Hydrogen Emissions
Global efforts to develop clean energy have boosted the profile of hydrogen as a potential source. New regulations, like the Biden...
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...
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