Energy
In Pennsylvania, unions throw political weight behind natural gas
Nationwide, fewer than 5 percent of workers in oil, gas, and mining are unionized, about half the national average.
7 years ago
Lobbyist, lawmakers entwined in complex relationship: Is it influence peddling, or essential?
There are more than 1,200 registered lobbyists in Harrisburg.
7 years ago
N.J. files in federal court to stop PennEast from condemning protected land
7 years ago
Wastewater well opposed by some Pa. residents secures state permit
Marianne Atkinson of Brady Township said her family’s water well is 900 feet from the proposed injection site.
7 years ago
Federal budget includes $5M for Delaware River clean up
The $1.3 trillion spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday unexpectedly brought good news for environmentalists.
7 years ago
Could some Pa. counties scrap the annual vehicle emissions test? A study aims to figure that out
Emission tests are required in 25 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
7 years ago
Report: Severance tax proposal could cost Pa. mineral owners millions
“States that levy a natural gas severance tax allow those costs to be treated like a post-production cost,” IFO director Matthew Knittel wrote.
7 years ago
Groups oppose another coal mining permit in Greene County state park
They argue that longwall mining, the technique Consol would use to mine beneath the stream, can cause ground beneath streams to fall in.
7 years ago
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.
7 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.
7 years ago
Mariner East pipeline problems take center stage at state Senate hearing
7 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
7 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
7 years ago
Sunoco spills drilling fluid into Lebanon County creek for third time
7 years ago