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How a rollback of methane rules for oil and gas wells could impact the climate and public health

Kara Holsopple·October 26, 2026

While the EPA administrator announced the agency would loosen Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas wells, some states are creating their own regulations.

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Washington County acreage pitched as ‘carbon-neutral’ data center development

Glynis Board·October 24, 2025

The pitch includes 400 buildable acres and access to natural gas reserves, a lot of water and methane from coal mines.

Economy Energy

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PA issues criminal charges against Equitrans for massive 2022 gas leak

Reid Frazier·July 28, 2025

The leak in Cambria County released approximately one billion cubic feet of natural gas. The company was fined $1.1 million last year.

Climate Change Energy

Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at a podium with a sign that reads, "300 wells capped. Washington County, PA.

Federal money to plug Pa.’s dangerous wells is unfrozen, but uncertainty plagues contractors

Spotlight PA·March 25, 2025

Ongoing lawsuits against the Trump administration over hundreds of millions of federal dollars to plug old oil and gas wells are creating uncertainty.

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A new book provides hope for restoring the atmosphere from climate pollution

Kara Holsopple·December 29, 2024

Climate scientist Rob Jackson tells the stories of people cutting emissions and trying to remove greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.

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Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says

Rachel McDevitt·September 17, 2024

A new report says that so much methane is being leaked that it could meet the energy needs of more than half of U.S. homes every year.

Climate Change Energy

$1 million fine levied for major gas leak in western Pa.

Rachel McDevitt·April 12, 2024

The Rager Mountain storage field owned by Equitrans spewed methane gas for nearly two weeks in November 2022. Bloomberg News called it the country’s worst climate disaster that year.

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Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ that happened in Cambria County could happen again

Floodlight·January 30, 2024

A year after a major methane leak from an underground storage reservoir in western Pennsylvania, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the U.S.

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Pa. will have two years to update methane rules for oil and gas sites to match EPA

Rachel McDevitt·December 19, 2023

The new EPA rule aims to avoid 80% of methane emissions by 2038, an estimated 58 million tons. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.

Climate Change Energy

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Gov. Shapiro announces ‘first of its kind’ agreement with CNX on fracking health measures, says new regulations coming

Reid Frazier·November 2, 2023

The agreement includes many measures recommended by a 2020 grand jury report. Voluntary air monitoring and data-sharing will take place at two CNX drilling sites.

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How a rollback of methane rules for oil and gas wells could impact the climate and public health

Washington County acreage pitched as ‘carbon-neutral’ data center development

PA issues criminal charges against Equitrans for massive 2022 gas leak

Federal money to plug Pa.’s dangerous wells is unfrozen, but uncertainty plagues contractors

A new book provides hope for restoring the atmosphere from climate pollution

Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says

$1 million fine levied for major gas leak in western Pa.

Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ that happened in Cambria County could happen again

Pa. will have two years to update methane rules for oil and gas sites to match EPA

Gov. Shapiro announces ‘first of its kind’ agreement with CNX on fracking health measures, says new regulations coming