Pennsylvania’s tax on natural gas development generated $234 million in 2021, marking the second-largest amount ever returned to communities across the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) said Friday. The natural gas impact fee has generated $2.2 billion in the last decade. Most of the money goes to county and local governments, however some state …

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As Pennsylvania continues its post-pandemic recovery, the critical role of the natural gas industry should not be overlooked. Prior to the pandemic, the industry was helping to revitalize the Commonwealth. In 2019 alone, natural gas was responsible for more than $78 billion in economic activity – and the benefits haven’t been just for those directly …

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A coalition of more than 80 trade groups across various industries — including the American Petroleum Institute (API) and several Pennsylvania-based organizations — is calling on the Biden administration to act on policies that increase domestic production of natural gas and oil. One of those policies, they said, should be to implement a new five-year …

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If anyone wonders what the airport of the future might look like, the Pittsburgh International Airport is a great example. For that, we must applaud the imaginative Allegheny County Airport Authority. It is taking two related paths to showcase how Pennsylvania’s second-largest airport can protect the environment while also raising funds to operate it. This …

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As Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and most recent action to cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, continues to impact already volatile energy markets, the European Union (EU) is looking to the U.S., the world’s largest producer of natural gas, for help. In an effort to diminish Europe’s reliance on Russian natural gas, …

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The recent conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated how critical domestic energy production is to our country’s energy independence — and to national and global security as well.   But we can’t help ourselves or our allies if we can’t get the fuel to market.   It’s true that in recent years Pennsylvania has surpassed several states to …

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Natural gas is a win for the economy and vital to our country’s national security. For Pennsylvania, this industry has been a game changer – breathing new life into stagnating communities and spurring hundreds of thousands of jobs.   In fact, according to a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, in 2019, the natural gas industry was …

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The global reliance on authoritarian regimes for oil and natural gas threatens security. U.S. energy production could help supplant oil and gas from these nations and also be a net positive for the environment given its lower emissions profile.   With oil and natural gas revenues comprising up to 40% of Russia’s federal budget, it …

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Just one day after the GOP-controlled state legislature failed to stop Gov. Tom Wolf from pushing Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a state court has stopped the regulation from taking effect, “pending further order of the court.” Republicans were delighted.   “The court’s action is a welcome step in the right direction,” said …

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