Low-producing wells provide just 6% of oil and gas production in the U.S. But a new study found they emit half of the industry's climate-warming methane.
Gas drillers are expected to pay about $234 million dollars in impact fees for 2021, nearly $90 million more than 2020, and potentially the highest payout ever.
The projects replace gasoline or diesel-fueled vehicles with ones that run on cleaner fuels, which can be fossil fuel-based. Enviro group calls the program "antiquated."
A loophole in state law allows drilling wastewater to be used on roads to suppress dust or melt ice, but it contains salts, metals and radioactive materials.
The agreement allows Sunoco to resume construction near Marsh Creek Lake State Park in Chester County. The August 2020 spill shutdown part of the lake.