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Impact Fee Distribution Amounts Bounce Back Big
After hitting an all-time low last year due to pandemic economic factors, Pennsylvania impact fee payments on natural gas production...
Jun 23, 2022


Carbon Pricing & Cap-and-Trade: New Concepts for Pennsylvania
Weeks after rules allowing the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) were published, several new lawsuits have been...
May 19, 2022


State House Votes to Create LNG Task Force
At about the same time legislation was approved by the state House of Representatives to create a task force to study whether...
May 5, 2022


Report Calls for Regional Climate Goals in Western Pennsylvania
The International Panel on Climate Change has effectively set the global warming target for the world at large: keep warming under 1.5...
May 5, 2022


PA Officially Joins RGGI, but Legal and Political Hurdles Remain
Governor Wolf’s desire to make Pennsylvania part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been fulfilled. The multi-year...
Apr 28, 2022


RGGI Ruling Appealed to State Supreme Court
Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan for the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, faces a major setback after the Commonwealth...
Apr 14, 2022


Panel: Hydrogen, Pipelines Key to Region’s Natural Gas Industry
The Appalachian region’s abundant supply of natural gas will be the catalyst in “how this region creates the next industrial revolution,”...
Mar 3, 2022


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...
Feb 10, 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


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 13, 2022


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...
Dec 9, 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...
Dec 2, 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


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


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


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 14, 2021


Mariner East 2 Pipeline Developer Faces Criminal Charges
The developer of the massive Mariner East 2 pipeline project across Pennsylvania was charged by the state attorney general’s office with...
Oct 7, 2021


Group Appeals Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
An environmental group claims in an appeal that the state Department of Environmental Protection is trying to revive a defunct air...
Sep 23, 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


Study Analyzes Public Trust of Government on Energy Issues
Contributed by: Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan As the production of oil and gas (UOG) in the United States continues to grow,...
Oct 2, 2020
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