Federal money to plug Pa.’s dangerous wells is unfrozen, but uncertainty plagues contractors
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
Climate scientist Rob Jackson tells the stories of people cutting emissions and trying to remove greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.
Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says
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.
$1 million fine levied for major gas leak in western Pa.
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.
Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ that happened in Cambria County could happen again
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.
Pa. will have two years to update methane rules for oil and gas sites to match EPA
The new EPA rule aims to avoid 80% of methane emissions by 2038, an estimated 58 million tons. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.
Gov. Shapiro announces ‘first of its kind’ agreement with CNX on fracking health measures, says new regulations coming
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.
100 old oil and gas wells plugged in Pa.; 300,000 to go
Plugging 100 oil and gas wells in 10 months is more than Pennsylvania has done in six years, thanks to federal funds from the Infrastructure Law.
Penn State study aims to help Pa. dairy farmers cut methane — and show carbon offsets are real
The goal is to provide ways to achieve measurable reductions in methane emissions on 70 dairy farms across the state.
Abandoned oil and gas wells emit carcinogens and other harmful pollutants, groundbreaking study shows
A new study shows benzene and other hazardous air pollutants are being released by abandoned oil and gas wells, putting people who live near by at risk. Pennsylvania has hundreds of thousands of these wells.
