The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation to repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax enacted through executive order by the Wolf Administration in 2019, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41), Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin (R-13) and Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chair Gene Yaw (R-23).

PIOGA’s newest Reality Check focuses on a simple and vital part of a strong social fabric: the need for civility in all phases of public dialogue. Our association is committed to working constructively with regulators, government officials and public stakeholders to share information on oil and natura gas development, and listen and respond to questions or concerns about our efforts to produce energy in the Commonwealth

The Biden administration granted the first liquefied natural gas export license since the Energy Department halted LNG export permits in January, even as the agency appeals a federal court’s ruling to overturn the temporary moratorium. The US Energy Department granted a five-year license Tuesday to New Fortress Energy Inc.

Red lights are flashing at one of America’s largest electricity transmission operators over possible power outages after it was forced to spend 700 percent more to buy power for its customers in the latest auction.

Bucks County violated Pennsylvania’s public records law by filing a climate lawsuit without properly notifying the public, without any public comment period, and without a traceable public record, energy companies argued earlier this month in a Motion to Dismiss the case.

What can Pennsylvania lawmakers do about a looming regional power shortage that they didn’t cause and can’t easily fix? This dilemma poses the most important energy issue facing the commonwealth.

So, while Ohio takes our economic development and West Virginia takes our experienced workforce, our governor is competing with California for solar panels. He supports the socialization of electric rates across the grid, and only time will tell if he supports his potential new boss in her push to ban fracking. In the meantime, we find ourselves asking: how does this “leadership” benefit Pennsylvanians?

Yesterday (7.22.24), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Michael Regan, was in Pittsburgh to announce $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants that will be awarded to support projects in 30 states.

In the span of five days, the U.S. Supreme Court issued three decisions with the potential to significantly alter the future of federal administrative law. They are poised to have profound implications for federal agency regulatory and enforcement actions, particularly those involving federal agency actions under the major environmental and energy statutes.

Pennsylvania lawmakers ground through a flurry of votes Thursday to approve a budget deal, nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year after being slowed by disagreements during closed-door negotiations over Democrats' push for more public-school aid.