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The federal government recently denied the state of Delaware’s application for a $22 million grant for a wind turbine manufacturing facility in the Port of Wilmington (The Port). The Port, along with NRG Bluewater Wind (NRG), sought the grant ...

On November 18, 2010, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) unanimously approved new standards that will make natural gas wells safer. The new standards were approved just days before a 13,000 gallon fracking fluid spill ...

Recently, Pittsburgh city council members voted unanimously to pass an ordinance banning natural gas drilling in order to avoid the “significant threat to the health, safety and welfare of residents and neighborhoods within the city.” The ...

The New Jersey state legislature recently approved A1084, a bill that would require solar panels to be included in the design and construction of all new public schools across the state. The Assembly Appropriations Committee is awaiting assurance ...

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell recently announced that the state is awarding close to $8 million in state alternative energy grants. The grants will be used to fund 21 projects that will encourage the use of biofuels and technological developments ...

It is becoming increasingly important for owners of land with Marcellus Shale gas wells currently in use, or that may be in use in the future, to make sure that they have a plan in place to ensure financial stability for themselves and their ...

Lane F. Kelman, partner with Cohen Seglias, contributed to this post. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed The Offshore Wind Economic Development Act (Act). The purpose of the Act is to make New Jersey a leader in offshore wind power. ...

Christopher P. Soper, LEED AP, associate with Cohen Seglias, contributed to this post. This summer, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law four renewable energy bills designed to expand Delaware’s wind and solar power industries. The ...

The land under parts of central Pennsylvania contains rock known as “Marcellus Shale.” Trapped within the shale are pockets of natural gas. Gas companies have long been aware of the shale, but until recently, the trapped gas was ...