Washington, Greene and Fayette counties will receive a combined $38.9 million in impact fee money from natural gas drilling in 2025, according to figures released this week by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Of the $243.8 million that will be distributed to communities across the ...

A bill in the Pennsylvania Senate could result in a loss of funding for communities that restrict oil and gas drilling in Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 102, co-sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) and Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), would prohibit municipalities that “unreasonably” ...