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New Data: Pittsburgh’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves With Increased Natural Gas Usage

February 12, 2021
Pittsburgh Works a coalition of business, labor, and civic leaders working together to build a brighter economic future for the Pittsburgh region, released an encouraging report this week demonstrating the impressive strides Pittsburgh has made in improving its air quality… Read More ►

Pipeline Developer Has Been a Great Partner to Local Residents

February 11, 2021
Great piece by a local resident in the Beaver County Times related to the great partnership with the developer and crews of the Revolution Pipeline and the community.Letter: Pipeline workers deserve praiseIt’s not often that people share positive… Read More ►

Local PA Union Leader Highlighted in National Energy Event

February 2, 2021
According to a recent piece in the Delaware Valley Journal, the American Petroleum Institute’s annual State of American Energy (this year’s event, like most else, was held virtually) featured an appearance and commentary from SEPA’s Jim Snell, business manager of… Read More ►

Charges dismissed in ChesCo Constables Witch Hunt

January 19, 2021
Worthwhile news over the long holiday weekend was the decision by Chester County common pleas court Judge Jeffrey to dismiss all charges against James Murphy, a Harrisburg resident charged in connection to an alleged ‘buy a badge’ scheme concerning the… Read More ►

DEP Holds Virtual Hearing on PennEast Pipeline in NEPA

January 13, 2021
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) tonight hosted a virtual public hearing on two permit applications for construction of Phase 1 of the PennEast Pipeline project in northeastern Pennsylvania, where the company plans to deliver natural gas by November… Read More ►

Propane, Pennsylvania Important to Energy Near and Far

January 12, 2021
A recent story in the Delaware Valley Journal reported on the high demand propane industry in Pennsylvania.Propane, a derivative of natural gas, has many uses in Pennsylvania including home heat. Energy production in the Marcellus Shale has increased the… Read More ►

2020 Year in Review – Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure

December 31, 2020
All year we have heard variations of phrases seeking to capture how unusual of a year 2020 has been. None of them does the job.But as PEIA looks back on the year there are a number of energy infrastructure… Read More ►

Energy Infrastructure Comes Together for Toilet Paper Plant in Chester County

December 21, 2020
A recent headline in the Philadelphia Inquirer read: “Scott’s toilet paper plant is on a roll in Chester thanks to the pandemic,” but there is much more to the Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s 570-employee plant’s success than the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the… Read More ►