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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Health and environmental advocates are calling for high standards to prevent more planet-warming emissions.

The EIA expects retail natural gas prices to be 21% lower than last year.