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Pa. gas drilling slowed in spring 2024, prices expected to rise this winter

The number of new wells has been falling since the third quarter of 2023.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says

EDF’s images and modeling show the basins could be releasing enough gas to meet the energy needs of more than half of U.S. homes annually.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

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Pa. House effort seeks to ban spreading drilling wastewater on roads

State regulators have not permitted the practice since 2017. But it still continues in rural areas, without the required permits.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

$1 million fine levied for major gas leak in western Pa.

The Rager Mountain storage field owned by Equitrans spewed methane gas for nearly two weeks.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. environmental, religious and other groups criticize Shapiro plan for ignoring climate change

More than 100 advocacy groups say Shapiro’s “fossil fuels-first all-of-the-above energy strategy” does not move at the speed of climate change.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. drilling fees for 2023 estimated to be among lowest on record

The Independent Fiscal Office estimates drillers owe $174 million in impact fees for 2023.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. drilling activity, gas prices fall, report says

In the past year, Pennsylvania production growth has been lagging other major gas-producing states.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Annual gas production falls in Pa. for first time since the fracking boom

Drillers produced 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in 2022, down from 7.6 trillion cubic feet in 2021.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
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