06-01-2021

Network of companies looking to move fracking wastewater in barges up and down Pittsburgh’s rivers
Mil­lions of gal­lons of briny, toxic, waste­wa­ter fromshale gas drill­ing and frack­ing op­er­a­tions could soon be loadedonto barges and pushed down the Al­le­gheny, Mo­non­ga­hela and Ohioriv­ers.A loose net­work of river tank ter­mi­nal and bargecom­pa­nies has floated plans to be­gin ship­ping waste­wa­ter...- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

06-01-2021

Colonial hack exposed government’s light-touch oversight of pipeline cybersecurity
Three times over the past year, Colonial Pipeline and the TransportationSecurity Administration discussed scheduling a voluntary, in-depthcybersecurity review — an assessment the federal agency began doing inlate 2018 to strengthen the digital defenses of oil and natural gas...- Washington Post

05-26-2021

Shapiro, lawmakers tout new batch of fracking oversight bills
State lawmakers on Tuesday pitched new legislation to tighten frackingindustry oversight and accountability standards.Pennsylvania Senate Democrats, joined by Attorney General Josh Shapiro,said the package of bills was drafted in response to last year’s grand...- Beaver County Times

05-26-2021

Causer bill to address conventional oil and gas act earns House approval
A bill that would distinguish the oversight needed for conventional andunconventional oil and gas industries has passed the state House ofRepresentatives.Rep. Marty Causer, R-Turtlepoint, sponsored the bill, again, to continueadvocating for jobs in energy production in his district....- Bradford Era

05-26-2021

Treasurer Garrity warns banks against divesting from fossil fuel companies
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity joined 14 other state treasurers thisweek in calling on the Biden administration to stop encouraging banks tocut off capital to oil, gas and coal companies.At the same time, the treasurers warned banks that they may withdraw...- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

05-25-2021

Proposed gas facility in Marple brings community opposition
MARPLE — A gas reduction facility belongs in an industrial park oranother remote location, not in a neighborhood. That’s what members ofthe Maple Safety Coalition will tell Administrative Law Judge Emily DeFoeand the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission when the PUC holds a virtual...- Primos Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times