Energy
StateImpact Pennsylvania invites public to forum in Towanda on natural gas royalties
Join StateImpact Pennsylvania for an educational forum to learn how other states handle natural gas royalty payments and what’s being done about the controversy.
6 years ago
PES likely to resolve growing objections to its bankruptcy plan, analysts say
Philadelphia Energy Solutions is meeting more resistance to its plan to reorganize while in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
6 years ago
Mariner East pipeline problems take center stage at state Senate hearing
6 years ago
State says PES owes $3.8 billion in back taxes, urges court hold up bankruptcy plan
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is urging a federal bankruptcy court to withhold approval of a bankruptcy petition by Philadelphia Energy Solutions
6 years ago
Back-door ban: States fight Trump drill plan with local bans
Some coastal states opposed to President Donald Trump's plan to allow oil and gas drilling off most of the nation's coastline are fighting back with proposed state laws design
6 years ago
Sunoco spills drilling fluid into Lebanon County creek for third time
6 years ago
Delaware issues $750,000 penalty to Sunoco Claymont site
The DNREC order calls for a cash penalty of $600,000 from Sunoco and an additional $150,000 for an environmental improvement project.
6 years ago
EPA deal gives PES, in bankruptcy, some relief from renewable fuel credits
Philadelphia Energy Solutions reached an agreement with the federal government to reduce its liability for buying renewable fuel credits.
6 years ago
On pipeline route, some well owners OK with Sunoco’s water; others are wary
The temporary water supply is being provided to owners of private water wells along the pipeline route because of concerns that water could turn cloudy or become contaminated
6 years ago
‘It’s crazy, man’: Sinkholes, Sunoco’s pipeline inspection stir safety fears in Chesco
Sunoco scrambled to inspect an ageing pipeline on Friday in the backyards of Chester County homes where drilling for two new pipelines has caused several sinkholes to open up.
6 years ago
DEP announces public hearings for Shell ethane cracker pipeline
The Pennsylvania DEP will hold three public hearings in April to gather public comment on a proposed pipeline that will feed a chemical plant in Beaver County.
6 years ago
Royalties: Why some strike it rich in the natural gas patch, and others strike out
That disparity in how royalties are paid spans the Marcellus Shale, and it’s popping up in other oil- and gas-rich regions across the United States.
6 years ago
At Greene County coal mine, dwindling production means 370 lost jobs
In January, Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mepco LLC notified the state that it would begin idling the mine in early March.
6 years ago
Yellow smoke, health complaints prompt state investigation at new gas power plant
Regulators are looking into health complaints after residents say a natural gas power plant being built near Scranton started emitting noxious, greenish-yellow smoke.
6 years ago
More than 110,000 without power in Pennsylvania after storm
Pennsylvania utility companies say more than 110,000 customers are without power following the state's second major snowstorm in less than a week.
6 years ago