MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Tue, Jul 7, 2026

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Data center supporters and critics argue over future in Pittsburgh area; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Gas production climbs faster than oil in Permian; Virginia’s return to RGGI is another ratepayer rip-off in the making; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures rise on summer demand; Study projects $1 trillion needed for U.S. energy infrastructure by 2052; INTERNATIONAL: Oil slides to fresh five-month low as oversupply signals mount; Russia oil price falls to pre-Iran war level in blow to Kremlin; Qatari LNG carrier struck in Hormuz, testing US talks; Washington's plan to neutralize Iran’s Hormuz leverage; Securing the oil and gas resources of the future.

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