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...
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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...
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 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
State Environmental Board Reviewing Well Bonding Amounts
The state Environmental Quality Board recently voted to review petitions asking it to substantially increase the bond amounts for new and...
Jan 6, 2022
Global Coal Use Surging, Raising Concerns About Climate Goals
Surging global coal demand “may well hit a new all-time high in the next two years,” according to an International Energy Agency report,...
Dec 16, 2021
New Regulations Aimed at Reducing Natural Gas Industry Methane Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced comprehensive proposed rules aimed at sharply reducing methane emissions from the...
Dec 9, 2021
Mariner East 2 Developer Ordered to Dredge Lake After Pipeline Spill
Sunoco will pay a $4 million penalty and dredge part of a popular Chester County lake that was contaminated by a spill during the...
Dec 2, 2021
EPA Issues Rule to Sharply Reduce Use of Refrigerant Harmful to Climate
The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a final rule that will sharply reduce the manufacture and use of hydrofluorocarbons...
Nov 18, 2021
DEP Official: Federal Legislation to Provide Billions for Abandoned Well Plugging
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently approved by Congress and signed this week by President Joe Biden will...
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 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...
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...
Oct 2, 2020
Study Analyzes Costs of Increased Setback Regulations
Setbacks are just one of the many regulatory mechanisms used to control natural gas extraction. Using Colorado as a case study,...
Oct 2, 2020
CNX Fined for 2019 Casing Failure
In early 2019, CNX’s Shaw 1G well suffered a complication that ultimately ended its operation. Last week, the state Department of...
Oct 2, 2020
Sunoco’s Mariner East Spills Mud into Lake in State Park
Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline is, yet again, the cause of a major environmental incident. The 350-mile long pipeline project is being...
Oct 2, 2020
EPA Expected to Rollback Regulations on Methane Emissions
In a move both praised and criticized by the natural gas industry, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has lifted existing...
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