The companies that have proposed construction of an ethane cracker plant in Belmont County began 2019 with environmental permits for construction in hand, but they still faced a legal challenge and have note yet made a final investment decision.
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after inviting representatives from Shale Crescent USA to take part in the “Energy and Environment Innovation Showcase,” which will be held on Monday, December 9 in Washington, D.C.:
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after speaking during the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) press conference, where the agency released their final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, which replaces the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP):
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement today after the Ohio Environmental Agency issued an air permit-to-install to the proposed PTTGCA Petrochemical Complex in Belmont County:
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent announcement to improve the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export permitting process:
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Congressmen Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas 28th) released the following statement after legislation they co-sponsored, The Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act (H.R. 4606), passed the U.S. House by a bipartisan vote of 260-146:
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Yesterday, Congressman Bill Johnson’s (R-Marietta) legislation, H.R. 3846, The Providing Opportunities with Energy Revenues (POWER) Counties Act received a legislative hearing before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Testifying on behalf of the legislation was Dr. Jeffrey Greenley, Superintendent of the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District (Monroe County):
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after an IHS Markit study highlighted the significant financial advantage of petrochemical manufacturing in the local “Shale Crescent” region when compared to the U.S. Gulf Coast:
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