CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Feb 20, 2020

Gas Industry a Significant Contributor to Washington County Economy

Washington County continued to benefit from the gas industry in 2019, leaders recently told an audience of business and industry...

May 23, 2019

A Long Road to Hoe: Transportation Impacts of Shale Gas Development in West Virginia

A representative from the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) recently spoke on the issue of secondary road maintenance in West...

Apr 24, 2019

Gov. Wolf’s Restoration Plan Aims to Benefit PA Parks with new Shale Gas Tax

The 121 parks that make up the Pennsylvania State Park system hope to receive a facelift in the coming years. However, funding for that...

Mar 26, 2019

PA Residents Ask SCOTUS to Review Pipeline Company’s Use of Eminent Domain

A Lancaster County, Pennsylvania couple is trying to take their case to the highest court in the country. The issue at hand: whether...

Mar 19, 2019

Commonwealth Court allows Challenge to Zoning Ordinance Affecting Waste Fluid Injection Well

On March 8, the Commonwealth Court held that a well operator could challenge Plum Borough’s zoning ordinance restricting the location of...

Feb 21, 2019

CNX to Plug Problematic Well Pad in Westmoreland County

A hydraulic fracturing well used to extract Utica shale gas in Westmoreland County will now be plugged and rendered non-operational....

Feb 14, 2019

Environmental Activists File Federal Suit Against State of Ohio

Anti-fracking activists want their day in court with officials from Ohio’s state government. The groups have filed a civil suit against...

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