Testimony: Pennsylvania’s Lax Enforcement Could Escalate Orphan Well Crisis
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. —— Policy and regulatory failures have allowed Pennsylvania oil and gas well owners to delay and avoid plugging responsibilities as the number of leaky, aging wells at risk of abandonment continues to grow. That’s according to testimony to be delivered today before the Pennsylvania House Environment and Natural Resource Protection Committee. Faulty well […]
What could Trump’s expanded LNG exports mean for consumer prices, Appalachian gas production, and local economies?
Joanne Kilgour: Today’s discussion comes on the heels of an executive order signed by President Trump reversing the Biden administration’s pause on pending and future applications for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. We’ve gathered a panel of experts today to help us unpack what this new political landscape might mean for consumers and local […]
Layers of Uncertainty Cloud New Ammonia Markets, Casting Shadow over Planned US Buildout
Tens of Thousands of Abandoned Wells Overlay West Virginia’s Prospective Carbon Storage Reservoirs, Risking Leakage, Report Finds
Meeting Unrealistic PJM Demand Forecasts with New Gas Generation Could Cause Utility Bills to Spike by 62%
DOE Report Finds LNG Development Imposes “Triple-Cost Increase” on Americans
Hydrogen Hub’s First In-Person Event Met With Community Opposition
Hydrogen 101
Recently, a new form of energy has generated lots of buzz in the Ohio River Valley and across the country: hydrogen. The federal government is pouring billions of dollars into new hydrogen “hubs” that would bring large-scale production to our region and several others across the country. Fossil fuel companies bill hydrogen as the “clean” […]
Tenaska Tri-State CCS Hub Expected to Create Just 4 Permanent Jobs
As the Dept. of Justice nears a settlement with Norfolk Southern, full compensation for impacted East Palestine residents is “nearly impossible.”
Nearly a year and a half since a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous petrochemical materials derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, sparking one of the worst environmental disasters in US history, community members are calling on the Department of Justice to hold a public hearing for the agency’s proposed settlement with Norfolk Southern. According to the […]