CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Feb 28, 2019

PA PUC Plans to Bolster Pipeline Safety

Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gladys Brown is requesting more state and federal dollars to ramp up pipeline safety...

Feb 21, 2019

Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bills Receive Governor’s Support

Oil and gas pipeline safety has been at the forefront of many Pennsylvanian’s minds. Recent events such as multiple pipeline explosions...

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

PA DEP Suspends All Pending Energy Transfer LP Pipeline Permits

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has taken firm action against Sunoco parent company Energy Transfer LP. Beginning...

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...

Feb 7, 2019

Act 13 Impact Fees

There has been a lot of talk regarding Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s announcement proposing the creation of a severance tax on natural...

Feb 7, 2019

Wolf Proposes Natural Gas Severance Tax to Fund Capital Projects

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has expressed his intent to present legislation creating a natural gas severance tax in the Commonwealth....

The latest energy news with an emphasis on southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.