CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Aug 29, 2019

DEP Audit Finds Beaver County Agency had Poor Oversight of Two Major Pipeline Projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources recently revoked some of the Beaver County Conservation District’s permitting...

Aug 15, 2019

Research Studies Impact of Shale Development in PA State Parks

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), natural gas extraction takes place on...

Aug 1, 2019

Increase in Wastewater Pipelines Raises Regulation Questions

Natural gas companies are looking for better, more efficient ways to transport and dispose of contaminated wastewater used in the...

Jul 25, 2019

Study Analyzes Relationship between Wastewater Well Sites and Socioeconomics

Are oil and gas companies targeting lower socioeconomic areas for wastewater injection wellsite locations? A study from 2018 explored...

Jul 18, 2019

What are Natural Gas Hydrates?

The most abundant source of natural gas is not located in shale formations, but rather, in the depth of our oceans. Natural gas hydrates...

Jun 6, 2019

Court Says Operating History Relevant in Zoning Permit Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld a borough’s denial of a conditional use permit for unconventional oil and gas development in an oil...

May 30, 2019

Lukewarm Weather is Driving NG Storage Up and Prices Down

Comfortable weather is causing uncertainty in the natural gas futures market. Natural gas futures, one of the metrics commodities traders...

May 16, 2019

Energy Options as Market Shifts from Coal

Many see nuclear energy as the best alternative to coal. Two bills to subsidize nuclear energy to the tune of approximately $500M, which...

Mar 19, 2019

Commonwealth Court allows Challenge to Zoning Ordinance Affecting Waste Fluid Injection Well

On March 8, the Commonwealth Court held that a well operator could challenge Plum Borough’s zoning ordinance restricting the location of...

Mar 13, 2019

Diversified Gas & Oil Reaches Well-Plugging Deal with PA DEP

Thousands of Pennsylvania’s abandoned or unproductive natural gas wells will finally be plugged after a new deal between the state and...

Mar 7, 2019

Pennsylvania Legislature Expected to see Buffer Zone Legislation

Natural gas wells are not hard to find in Pennsylvania. Though they may be tucked off of the beaten path, one would be hard pressed to...

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...

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