Regulation

Decision Nears, Antis Still Oppose PennEnergy Creek Water Request

PennEnergy Resources recently reapplied (for a second time) for a permit to draw water from Big Sewickley Creek–but this time… Continue reading The post Decision Nears, Antis Still Oppose PennEnergy Creek Water Request first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Rep. Metcalfe Floats Resolution to Impeach DEP Sec. McDonnell

Two days ago Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee (ERE) Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) issued a co-sponsorship memo… Continue reading The post PA Rep. Metcalfe Floats Resolution to Impeach DEP Sec. McDonnell first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA EQB Adopts Tweaked Version of Onerous VOC/Methane Regulations

The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Environmental Quality Board (EQB) figures a quarter of a loaf of bread is… Continue reading The post PA EQB Adopts Tweaked Version of Onerous VOC/Methane Regulations first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA DEP Issues Final Guidance on Radioactive Waste from Shale

Last weekend the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) published a notice in the weekly (Saturday) edition of the Pennsylvania… Continue reading The post PA DEP Issues Final Guidance on Radioactive Waste from Shale first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Allegheny County Bill to Ban Fracking Under Parks Going Nowhere

Since 2013 anti-fossil fuel zealots–people with an irrational hatred of fossil fuels–have tried to ban drilling under (not on) public… Continue reading The post Allegheny County Bill to Ban Fracking Under Parks Going Nowhere first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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American Petroleum Institute (API) Shakes Up Top Management

We’ve made no secret of the fact we don’t think the American Petroleum Institute (API), which is controlled by its… Continue reading The post American Petroleum Institute (API) Shakes Up Top Management first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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WV Threatens 6 Banks for Breaking State Anti-Fossil Fuel Law

In March West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed into law a new bill requiring the entire state government–all of the… Continue reading The post WV Threatens 6 Banks for Breaking State Anti-Fossil Fuel Law first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Williams to Expand Capacity on Transco Pipe by 423 MMcf/d in NC

Here’s one that slipped by under the radar. Last month pipeline giant Williams filed an application with the Federal Energy… Continue reading The post Williams to Expand Capacity on Transco Pipe by 423 MMcf/d in NC first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Hudson River Gas-Fired Plant Loses Appeal of Permit Rejection

Big Green groups are rejoicing that they have convinced a New York State judge to rule that an existing natural… Continue reading The post Hudson River Gas-Fired Plant Loses Appeal of Permit Rejection first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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SEC So-Called ESG Regs Will Poison Private Companies Too

In March the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), corrupted by the Bidenistas, said it will begin to force all… Continue reading The post SEC So-Called ESG Regs Will Poison Private Companies Too first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA EHB Dismisses Senator’s Request to Block Dimock Wastewater Plant

The Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) partially dismissed a challenge brought by Philly-area State Senator Katie Muth. She seeks to… Continue reading The post PA EHB Dismisses Senator’s Request to Block Dimock Wastewater Plant first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Tell Joe Manchin to Block Dick Glick for Another 5-Yr FERC Term

Last month MDN brought you the news that Joe Biden is renominating Richard “Dick” Glick to serve yet another undistinguished… Continue reading The post Tell Joe Manchin to Block Dick Glick for Another 5-Yr FERC Term first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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New York Landfill Accepting Pa. Drill Cuttings Plans Expansion

Last summer MDN brought you the news that the Sierra Club lost a lawsuit aimed at blocking a landfill in New York State from accepting oil and gas drill cuttings from Pennsylvania (see Sierra Club Loses Court Case to Block Drill Cuttings in NY Landfill). The C&D Hakes Landfill in Painted Post, NY (near Elmira,

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OH Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Overturn Nuke Bailout Law

There is finally movement in Ohio to repeal an odious law passed by Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature called House Bill 6, which funnels over $1 billion from Ohio ratepayers to FirstEnergy Corporation in order to keep the company’s unprofitable nuclear power plants running (while disadvantaging other power sources, like gas-fired plants). FirstEnergy is accused of bribing

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Why PA Gov. Wolf’s RGGI Carbon Tax Needs Legislative Approval

Whether or not you agree with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s idiotic plan to join something called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a carbon tax that will force PA residents to pay $2.36 billion in higher electric costs over a 10-year period (and shut down coal and gas-fired power plants), there is one thing we

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