Tag: Energy News
Pa. congressmen lead effort to fund mine reclamation efforts
U.S. Reps. Matt Cartwright and Glenn Thompson introduced the bipartisan legislation to extend support for the Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund.
Pa. bill would put new bonding requirements on renewable energy projects
SB 284 would require developers to post a bond with the state to cover costs related to decommissioning and reclamation and proper recycling or disposal of the project.
Sunoco pays $497,000 to Pa. DEP for Mariner East 2 pipeline...
Sunoco Pipeline agreed to pay $497,000 to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for spilling drilling fluids into a Lebanon County creek.
Revolution pipeline back in service in western Pennsylvania
More than two years after the Revolution pipeline exploded in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, it is back in service.
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.
