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Energy Updates
NG Export Terminal to be Built on Delaware River
A former dynamite plant in western New Jersey could be converted into a major export terminal for natural gas products like propane and...
Stressed Out: What Causes Pipelines to Degrade
Shale gas production over the past several years has caused a flurry of activity and generated a significant amount of physical...
Petrochemical Demand is on the Rise with New Opportunity Presented to Appalachia
The American petrochemical industry continues to grow and has the potential to become a dominant commodity in the near future. The number...
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...
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...
AG Shapiro Takes Aim at O&G Industry
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro is taking aim at the state’s oil and gas industry. As promised in his 2016 campaign,...
Dominion Energy Targets Methane Emissions
Oil and gas companies are making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One company in this push...
Data Shows Salaries in PA Shale Gas Jobs Decline
Salaries for occupations in the shale gas industry in Pennsylvania are trending downward, according to data made available by the Bureau...
A Long Road to Hoe: Transportation Impacts of Shale Gas Development in West Virginia
A representative from the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) recently spoke on the issue of secondary road maintenance in West...
What Makes Pa. Gas Important?
Pennsylvania is a state that has seen both economic ebbs and flows tied with its industries. The state that is famously credited for...
An Evening in Greene County!
On Thursday, May 9th, the Center for Energy Policy & Management hosted a Shale Gas Knowledge Hub event at Waynesburg Central High School...
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...
What are “Superemitters” & Why are they Important to Keeping PA’s Air Clean?
The rapid development of the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania has induced a series of new concerns for those living in the state and...
EQT Violations Raise Awareness for Sedimentation Control
In dealing with the Municipal Separate Strom Sewer System (MS4), which are state-level stormwater requirements to meet federal Clean...
The latest energy news with an emphasis on southwestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.