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PIOGA’s Response to PADEP’s 2021 Oil and Gas Annual and HB 2644 Lapsing Statement Reports

Meghan Keely2023-02-21T12:39:15-05:00February 21st, 2023|

In January 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued two reports that include statistics and information about the oil and gas industry between 2017 and 2021, which purport to provide a snapshot of the industry. The 2021 Oil and Gas Annual Report and the report generated in response to Governor Wolf’s lapsing statement for House Bill 2644 (Act 96 of 2022) (Recommendation Report), however, fail to provide a complete or accurate picture of the industry, in part because they do not explain the realities behind the numbers or include descriptions of the good work of the conventional oil and gas industry to address environmental issues collaboratively.

Multi-Year Test of Range Well in SWPA Proves No Air Pollution

Meghan Keely2023-02-17T10:54:27-05:00February 17th, 2023|

Range Resources Corp. touted a long-term monitoring of air around a Cecil Township well pad that it said showed no elevated concentration of pollution in the area. Range said the findings showed that the 24-hour concentrations of PM2.5, a pollutant, were under the EPA’s National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

Just the Facts: Natural Gas Moratoriums in the U.S. – What Could Go Wrong?

Danielle Boston2023-02-07T11:05:14-05:00February 7th, 2023|

The drumbeat of ill-advised efforts by governments at different levels to take away consumers’ rights to choose energy sources is continuing, with the most recent count being about 80 local governments – most in California – passing ordinances that require or urge property owners to use electric rather than natural gas appliances, with a primary focus on new construction or renovations.

Heating up: Bipartisan duo Manchin and Cruz pitch bill to defend gas stoves

Meghan Keely2023-02-03T10:53:02-05:00February 3rd, 2023|

The powerful senators will roll out the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which would bar the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funding to ban new or existing gas stoves.

Brian Linville: The Pittsburgh region is key to an American industrial renaissance

Meghan Keely2023-01-26T11:50:11-05:00January 26th, 2023|

America emerged from the Second World War as an industrial colossus. But after that, things changed. The past half century, by contrast, witnessed the outsourcing of much of our manufacturing base, and with it many of the ladders to opportunity that the working class had relied upon. America today is poised to reverse this trend, and developments in the Pittsburgh region are key facilitators.

Just the Facts: The Pathway to Making Pennsylvania the Keystone to America’s Energy Future

Danielle Boston2023-01-18T09:40:13-05:00January 18th, 2023|

As Pennsylvania turns the page on a new year, including the inauguration of a new governor and the swearing in of about 50 new members of the legislature, it makes sense to take a fresh look at a number of important and positive energy developments in the Commonwealth

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