CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Dec 10, 2020

Engineering Breakthrough Could Change How Natural Gas is Stored and Transported

Scientists at the National University of Singapore have recently made a breakthrough in their work to make natural gas storage and...

Dec 10, 2020

CNX CEO Discusses Future of Gas in Appalachia

The uncertainty facing natural gas producers in the Appalachian region due to low prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a move away from...

Dec 3, 2020

Wolf Vetoes Bill to Loosen Regulations on Conventional Gas Drillers

Legislation to relax Pennsylvania laws governing conventional oil and gas drillers was recently passed by the state Senate, but vetoed...

Dec 3, 2020

Latest Report Shows Pa. Gas Production Growth Slowing Amid Low Prices

The most recent report from the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office doesn’t paint a rosy picture for natural gas production and prices...

Nov 19, 2020

Bill to Amend the Clean Streams Act Enters State House

Senate Bill 619, introduced by state Senator Gene Yaw (R -23) is now in the House of Representatives. The bill is intended to lessen the...

Nov 19, 2020

Pa. Regulators Block Restart of Pipeline That Exploded

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has prohibited the operator of a pipeline that exploded in 2018 from putting...

Nov 12, 2020

Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Delayed, Cost Rises

The completion date of the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline is again being pushed back while its cost estimate continues to...

Nov 5, 2020

Second Cracker Plant Project Moving Ahead Despite Permit Issue

Whether a second petrochemical plant in the Appalachian region becomes a reality depends on a final investment decision by the...

Nov 5, 2020

Gas Well at Allegheny County Steel Mill Faces Zoning Setback

A proposal to put an unconventional gas well on the site of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Allegheny County illustrates how residents...

Nov 5, 2020

Carbon Capture Technology Could Allow for Natural Gas in a 'Green' Energy Mix

With new investment comes new opportunities and investment in carbon capture can present a new opportunity that would benefit both sides...

Oct 29, 2020

CEPM Director Featured in International Interview on Pa. Natural Gas

Television viewers in Belgium will learn about Pennsylvania’s unconventional natural gas development from Corey Young, director of the...

Oct 29, 2020

Fracking, Pennsylvania, and the 2020 Election

With just days until the 2020 presidential election, Pennsylvania remains a hotly contested state. Both candidates, President Donald...

Oct 22, 2020

Study Warns Against Investment in Gas-Fired Energy as WV Plant Put on Hold

West Virginia will not be seeing its first natural gas-fired power plant in Brooke County. Earlier this month, Energy Solutions...

Oct 22, 2020

Companies To Pay $4.3 Million for Emissions Tampering in Water Hauling Trucks

Air pollution violations by companies in the natural gas industry have typically involved releases of pollutants or greenhouse gases from...

Oct 8, 2020

Sunoco Agrees to Change Operations on Sections of Mariner East

Sunoco has agreed to change its construction methods at three sections of the Mariner East pipeline in eastern Pennsylvania. The change...

Oct 8, 2020

Pipeline Companies Penalized for Erosion Violations in Southwestern Pa.

Two pipeline companies have agreed to pay significant monetary penalties for pipeline slips and erosion and sedimentation problems that...

Sep 24, 2020

2019 Sets Record for PA Gas Production

Pennsylvania had a record-breaking year for natural gas production in 2019, producing 6.8 trillion cubic feet of gas from the Marcellus...

Sep 17, 2020

Poll Finds Support for Natural Gas Crosses Party Lines

As Election Day nears with major issues such as the pandemic and racial injustice at the forefront of voters’ minds, it is easy to...

Sep 10, 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,...

Sep 10, 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...

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