Webinar: Many Factors at Play in Global Energy Crunch
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in energy supply issues both in the U.S. and abroad, as Russian exports of oil and gas have...
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Mar 31, 2022
US and EC Form Task Force to Accelerate Europe’s Turn from Russian Gas
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has tested international agreements and accords, while also catalyzing the creation of new relationships. A...
Mar 24, 2022
Report Discusses Current State of Pipeline Leak Detection
Fugitive emissions are a major problem in the oil and gas industry. A new report by Highwood Emissions Management explores the current...
Feb 10, 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...
Jan 20, 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...
Dec 16, 2021
New Regulations Aimed at Reducing Natural Gas Industry Methane Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced comprehensive proposed rules aimed at sharply reducing methane emissions from the...
Dec 16, 2021
CNX Resolves Criminal Charges Over Misreporting Emissions
CNX Resources recently pleaded no contest to criminal charges that it violated the Air Pollution Control Act by misreporting information...
Dec 2, 2021
EPA Issues Rule to Sharply Reduce Use of Refrigerant Harmful to Climate
The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a final rule that will sharply reduce the manufacture and use of hydrofluorocarbons...
Nov 18, 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 4, 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...
Oct 14, 2021
Pa. Unveils State Climate Action Plan
The Wolf Administration has set climate change in its sights and is preparing to combat the issue. The plan of attack was disclosed in...
Oct 14, 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 7, 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...
Sep 23, 2021
Report Discusses Potential of Solar Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released a report exploring the future of solar...
Sep 9, 2021
PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission Votes to Approve RGGI
Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has successfully passed through a major regulatory hurdle....
Oct 2, 2020
Financial Woes Continue for Region’s Natural Gas Industry
Appalachian gas drilling companies continued to spill red ink during the second quarter of 2020 despite cutting spending on new wells, a...
Oct 2, 2020
Study Analyzes Costs of Increased Setback Regulations
Setbacks are just one of the many regulatory mechanisms used to control natural gas extraction. Using Colorado as a case study,...
Oct 2, 2020
Rule Allowing LNG Transport by Railcar Being Challenged
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...
Oct 2, 2020
EPA Expected to Rollback Regulations on Methane Emissions
In a move both praised and criticized by the natural gas industry, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has lifted existing...
Oct 2, 2020
Landmark Environmental Law Changes to Streamline Gas Pipeline Reviews
A landmark 1970 environmental law is being overhauled by the Trump administration to streamline reviews of infrastructure projects,...
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