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White House: Debt deal won’t end permitting talks

Meghan Keely2023-06-01T16:05:47-04:00June 1st, 2023|

The White House sees more work to be done on overhauling the federal permitting process after reaching a deal to include permitting changes in legislation to increase the federal debt limit. The deal reached over the weekend by the Biden administration and congressional Republicans includes provisions to speed up energy permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act and to approve the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia into Virginia. Congressional leaders are now racing to get the debt limit legislation passed this week.

PA Supreme Court Justices Split Over RGGI – Carbon Tax or Fee?

Meghan Keely2023-05-25T21:57:33-04:00May 25th, 2023|

Article Published by Marcellus Drilling News - 5.25.23 (Link: PA Supreme Court Justices Split Over RGGI – Carbon Tax or Fee? | Marcellus Drilling News) Yesterday the six sitting justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (currently one vacancy due to the death of Chief Justice Max Baer last fall) heard [...]

API Report: U.S. O&G Provided Nearly $2 Trillion in Benefits in 2021

Meghan Keely2023-05-24T10:38:48-04:00May 19th, 2023|

The American Petroleum Institute (API) earlier this week released a new report on the growing economic contributions of America’s natural gas and oil industry in all 50 states, including investment in America ranging from taxes and workforce wages paid to indirect and induced jobs in retail, manufacturing, agriculture, and other sectors throughout the energy supply chain. The study, commissioned by API and prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), showed that the O&G industry supported 10.8 million jobs and contributed nearly $1.8 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2021. We love the fossil fuel industry! And you should, too.

Just the Facts: More CO2 is Good. Less is Bad.

Danielle Boston2023-05-24T10:39:34-04:00May 8th, 2023|

People should be celebrating, not demonizing, modern increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). We cannot overstate the importance of the gas.

Op-Ed: Increased bonding will not plug Pennsylvania’s abandoned oil and natural gas wells

Meghan Keely2023-05-24T10:37:18-04:00May 5th, 2023|

PIOGA President & Executive Director, Dan Weaver, addresses the significant debate in Harrisburg over a long-standing and misrepresented issue facing Pennsylvania in its role as the birthplace of the world’s oil and natural gas industry.

PA Sen. Gene Yaw Proposes to Rename State DEP, Drop “Protection”

Meghan Keely2023-04-28T13:50:04-04:00April 28th, 2023|

In the near future, Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw will introduce legislation that will change the name of the “Department of Environmental Protection” to the “Department of Environmental Services”. Yaw explained - "The word 'protection' carries a law enforcement or security connotation rather than that of an environmental resource and partner to the citizens of Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, enforcer has become the prevalent view of the department, overshadowing other work which is detrimental to an open relationship between the citizenry and their government regarding environmental issues."

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