Pa. will have two years to update methane rules for oil and gas sites to match EPA Rachel McDevittDecember 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 ChangeEnergy
Company charged in 2018 Greene County house explosion Julia ZenkevichNovember 2, 2023 A statewide grand jury recommended criminal charges for Equitrans for failing to properly maintain a gas storage well that led to the explosion. EnergyHealth
A new report compiles years of data about the health risks associated with fracking Kara HolsoppleOctober 27, 2023 A ninth edition includes health studies and investigations looking at risks from the fracking well pad to gas stoves in our homes. EnergyHealthPollutionYour Environment Update
Pennsylvania gas prices, drilling falls, report says Rachel McDevittOctober 3, 2023 Natural gas prices in Pennsylvania have fallen steeply, after spiking last year. There’s also been a significant slowdown in new fracking wells. EconomyEnergy
Groups say ‘clean’ hydrogen projects lack transparency and fear climate, safety impacts Reid FrazierSeptember 15, 2023 Appalachian projects are vying for billions of federal dollars to produce hydrogen from natural gas fracked in the region. EconomyEnergy
A new investigation shows state regulators have struggled to keep up with pollution events at Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County Kara HolsoppleAugust 18, 2023 News outlet PublicSource reviewed hundreds of documents to build a timeline of malfunctions at the plant and found that "no one was really prepared for this on either side." EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical BoomYour Environment Update
Pa.’s environmental oversight board dismisses petition to raise key cost for conventional drillers Rachel McDevittJuly 28, 2023 The request was to raise the bond amount for conventional wells. That's the money to plug a well at the end of its useful life. Energy
Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says Zoë ReadJuly 28, 2023 The violations are for water contamination across the state caused by the company’s Mariner East pipeline construction project between 2018 and 2021. EnergyPollutionWater
Pa. House brings severance tax idea back around, raising an old debate in the nation’s 2nd-largest gas producer Rachel McDevittJuly 20, 2023 There’s talk of a natural gas severance tax in Harrisburg again. It's unclear whether Gov. Shapiro will support it. EconomyEnergyPolitics
Pa. gas drillers pay record amount in impact fees StateImpact PennsylvaniaJune 30, 2023 Natural gas drillers paid more than $278 million in impact fees in 2022, their largest amount since the payments began in 2012. EconomyEnergy
