CEPM
Center for Energy Policy and Management at
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Energy Updates
AG Report Finds ‘Systemic Failure’ by Pa. Agencies to Regulate Fracking
SCOTUS Decision Revives Stalled Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Study Indicates that Firm Size Plays a Role in Drilling Safety
Several Groups Promote Using Stimulus Money to Plug Gas Abandoned Wells
Fed Agrees to O&G Industry’s Requests for Access to Coronavirus Relief Loans
Use of Federal Water-Crossing Permit for Pipelines Suspended
Petrochemical Tax Break Vetoed by Gov. Wolf
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Falsification of Mariner East Pipeline Document
Pennsylvania’s Gas Industry is Subject of State and Federal Investigations
PA Legislators Urge Washington to Reconsider 2025 Fracking Ban
PA Legislature Votes to Approve Downstream Tax Break
PA Regulators Raise Well Permit Fees to Counteract Low Impact Fee Revenues and Permit Applications
DEP Fights EPA's Methane Regulation Rollback
Pipelines Under New Regulations per PHMSA’s “Mega Rule”
Pa. to Texas: ATEX Pipeline is Expanding
Natural Gas Drillers Face Expensive Wastewater Disposal as Drilling Slows
Shale Gas Waste Disposal May Prove Dangerous
Abandoned Wells Present Major Problem for Pennsylvania, Neighboring States
Governor Wolf met by Mariner East Opponents
DEP Audit Finds Beaver County Agency had Poor Oversight of Two Major Pipeline Projects
The latest energy news with an emphasis on southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.