After three years, Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission has offered Energy Transfer a settlement over the Revolution Pipeline...

State review of a proposed natural gas well at an Allegheny County steel mill has been suspended after the developer’s municipal permit...

Legislation to relax Pennsylvania laws governing conventional oil and gas drillers was recently passed by the state Senate, but vetoed...

Pipeline constructors and operators will now be on the hook for emergency management plans for their projects. Pennsylvania Governor Tom...

Senate Bill 619, introduced by state Senator Gene Yaw (R -23) is now in the House of Representatives. The bill is intended to lessen the...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has prohibited the operator of a pipeline that exploded in 2018 from putting...

Pennsylvania is poised to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). More than a year since Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...

A coalition of 10 environmental groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what it claims are outdated standards for...

Whether a second petrochemical plant in the Appalachian region becomes a reality depends on a final investment decision by the...

A proposal to put an unconventional gas well on the site of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Allegheny County illustrates how residents...

Two pipeline companies have agreed to pay significant monetary penalties for pipeline slips and erosion and sedimentation problems that...

Appalachian gas drilling companies continued to spill red ink during the second quarter of 2020 despite cutting spending on new wells, a...

Setbacks are just one of the many regulatory mechanisms used to control natural gas extraction. Using Colorado as a case study,...

A new federal rule that would allow trains to carry bulk liquefied natural gas (LNG) by railcar across the country has been met with a...

In a move both praised and criticized by the natural gas industry, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has lifted existing...

A landmark 1970 environmental law is being overhauled by the Trump administration to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects,...

Americans have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice issues since March. Despite the Pa. attorney general’s recent...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection levied a $310,000 fine against Canonsburg-based CNX Gas Company (CNX) and its...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro began his term with the oil and gas industry in his sights. Since taking office in 2017, AG...

Contributed by Senior Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan When it comes to unconventional oil and gas production, transparency is key....