As the importance of lower carbon sources of energy continues to grow, carbon capture and sequestration projects combined with blue hydrogen production projects may be an attractive option to promote clean energy in the Appalachian region. Accordingly, the West Virginia CCS statute may provide a potential roadmap for Pennsylvania and other states to consider when it comes to advancing clean energy initiatives.

The decision has significant implications for the Biden administration’s focus on climate change specifically and for administrative law generally.

Legislation has been on the move directing how the Department of Environmental Protection can spend federal funds for plugging orphan wells and also provide consistency and predictability for conventional oil and gas operators regarding well bonding.

The Environmental Quality Board is set to consider on June 14 a revised final version of its volatile organic compounds rulemaking, this time applying only to unconventional wells and facilities.

The body of case law makes it clear that ― as is the case with any type of use regulated by local zoning ― where oil and gas development occurs is squarely within the purview of the municipality, while how it occurs is a state regulatory matter.

Energy is an important topic in this election. To help our members make their decision, we invited each candidate to answer several questions about energy and our industry.

PIOGA, PGCC and PIPP charge that regulators have failed to follow a law requiring that rulemakings concerning conventional oil and gas wells and unconventional wells must be promulgated separately.

Pennsylvania’s oil and natural gas industry is proud of the role it plays in helping our nation improve its environment.

The widely divergent views on the legality of EPA’s methane proposal suggest that future litigation is inevitable.