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Election 2020 – The Energy Voter Strikes Back

Meghan Keely2020-11-19T15:04:20-05:00November 12th, 2020|

The first warning sign that opposition to fracking and fossil fuels might not play well for the Democrats in the 2020 election came in June, when Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro released what he described as a “scathing grand jury report” on fracking and fracking practices in the Commonwealth.

IRS updates: Form 1099 requirements for 2020 filings

Meghan Keely2020-11-12T15:26:41-05:00November 4th, 2020|

The PATH Act of 2015 created two separate filing due dates for amounts reported on the same Form 1099-MISC. Is your company ready for these changes?

IRRC echoes many of PIOGA’s concerns about DEP’s VOC rulemaking

Meghan Keely2020-11-04T14:40:28-05:00October 26th, 2020|

The state entity that reviews proposed regulations to ensure they are in the public interest and meet all statutory requirements has raised many of the same concerns as PIOGA over a rulemaking to control emissions of volatile organic compounds from existing oil and gas sources.

A September foreshadowing: EQB adopts the proposed RGGI rulemaking and the governor vetoes House Bill 2025

Meghan Keely2020-10-26T18:56:12-04:00October 15th, 2020|

September saw Pennsylvania take two major steps toward locking the Commonwealth into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Department of Energy issues report on importance of U.S. oil and natural gas

Meghan Keely2020-10-15T17:15:03-04:00October 6th, 2020|

Those who want to ban hydraulic fracturing or stop using fossil fuels are uninformed or misinformed about the crucial importance of crude oil and natural to our society. A new U.S. Department of Energy report illustrates that importance

Wolf vetoes RGGI-blocking legislation

Meghan Keely2020-10-06T14:44:13-04:00September 28th, 2020|

Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have stripped his administration of the ability to regulate carbon emissions without legislative approval

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