As Focus Shifts, PA Energy Industry Undergoes Change
Americans have been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice issues since March. Despite the Pa. attorney general’s recent...
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Oct 2, 2020
CNX Fined $310,000 for Environmental Violations
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection levied a $310,000 fine against Canonsburg-based CNX Gas Company (CNX) and its...
Oct 2, 2020
PA Attorney General Charges Two More Gas-Related Companies
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro began his term with the oil and gas industry in his sights. Since taking office in 2017, AG...
Oct 2, 2020
Study Analyzes O&G Disclosure Policies
Contributed by Senior Student Research Fellow Grace Kovalan When it comes to unconventional oil and gas production, transparency is key....
Oct 2, 2020
Revised Petrochemical Tax Break Approved by PA Legislature
Months after Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill incentivizing petrochemical companies to open up shop in the Commonwealth, a new bill with...
Oct 2, 2020
AG Report Finds ‘Systemic Failure’ by Pa. Agencies to Regulate Fracking
A report outlining the findings of a two-year grand jury investigation by the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office into the shale gas...
Oct 2, 2020
SCOTUS Decision Revives Stalled Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline has managed to jump a significant hurdle in the way of completion. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)...
Oct 2, 2020
Study Indicates that Firm Size Plays a Role in Drilling Safety
A recent study analyzed correlations between the size of a drilling company and compliance with environmental regulations and found that...
Oct 2, 2020
Several Groups Promote Using Stimulus Money to Plug Gas Abandoned Wells
Abandoned and orphaned gas and oil wells are an expensive problem facing states in Appalachia and around the country. Now there are...
Oct 2, 2020
Fed Agrees to O&G Industry’s Requests for Access to Coronavirus Relief Loans
The Federal Reserve has amended guidelines for its coronavirus relief loans after a major push from the oil and gas industry and...
Oct 2, 2020
Use of Federal Water-Crossing Permit for Pipelines Suspended
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended a nationwide permit program used to approve work on pipeline and other utility projects...
Oct 2, 2020
Petrochemical Tax Break Vetoed by Gov. Wolf
Petrochemical companies with Pennsylvania in their sights may be reconsidering their development plans. This comes after Governor Tom...
Oct 2, 2020
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Falsification of Mariner East Pipeline Document
The Mariner East pipeline project, already the subject of large civil penalties and state and federal investigations into possible...
Oct 2, 2020
Pennsylvania’s Gas Industry is Subject of State and Federal Investigations
Companies involved in the shale gas industry in Pennsylvania are under the microscope of several state and federal agencies. The industry...
Oct 2, 2020
PA Legislators Urge Washington to Reconsider 2025 Fracking Ban
As new policies to combat climate change are on their way to the House floor, representatives from Pennsylvania urge their colleagues to...
Oct 2, 2020
PA Legislature Votes to Approve Downstream Tax Break
A bill that would provide an incentive for downstream developers to bring their business to the Commonwealth by way of significant tax...
Oct 2, 2020
PA Regulators Raise Well Permit Fees to Counteract Low Impact Fee Revenues and Permit Applications
The state and its municipalities are being impacted by the natural gas downturn. Both Act 13 impact fees and permitting revenues are...
Oct 2, 2020
DEP Fights EPA's Methane Regulation Rollback
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources is urging the federal Environmental Protection Agency not to eliminate methane...
Oct 2, 2020
Pipelines Under New Regulations per PHMSA’s “Mega Rule”
The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published a new set of regulations for midstream...
Oct 2, 2020
Pa. to Texas: ATEX Pipeline is Expanding
Transporting natural gas can be complicated, particularly from one end of the country to the other. In order to move gas such distances,...
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