Tag: Energy News
Fracking permanently banned in Pennsylvania’s Delaware River basin
The Delaware River Basin Commission approved a permanent ban on hydraulic fracturing, impacting the Marcellus Shale gas fields in northeast Pennsylvania.
Range Resources fined $294,000 by Pa. DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fined Range Resources for listing wells as inactive that should have been abandoned and plugged.
Pa. DEP grants fund 16 chargers for electric vehicles
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced more than $900,000 in grant funding for project expanding electric vehicle use statewide.
Ohio authorizes Pickaway, Ross County solar project
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved Yellowbud Solar, LLC’s application to construct a 274 megawatt solar farm in Ross and Pickaway counties.
Bill would give local control over wind, solar farm approval
Ohio Senate Bill 52 would set up a referendum process on wind farm and solar facility certificates before the projects go to the Ohio Power Siting Board.
Report: Appalachian fracking boom didn’t deliver
Local officials and industry leaders are pushing back on a report that says the fracking boom was a bust for Appalachian communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
After a false start, miscanthus stutters into a new era
Aloterra touted miscanthus as the next big thing. The company got dozens of farmers to grow it for them. That was almost a decade ago. Where are they now?
How a rural Ohio town is leading the way in clean...
Solar power is transforming rural Minster, Ohio. It’s not as much about being environmentally friendly as it is about being energy independent and resilient
Turkeys and solar power Bowman and Landes farm
What started with raising fresh turkeys for the holidays turned into a year-round operation making a variety of turkey products, powered by the sun.
Ethanol industry still recovering from COVID hit
Ethanol production hit record lows in April when stay-at-home orders were enacted. Learn more about the local impact and where the industry stands today.
