Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Gov. National- $3.12
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Industry’s Newest Tactics to Undermine EPA Science
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2024
The EPA previously released their updated scientific integrity policy for public comment, and many groups, including the Union of Concerned Scientists , weighed in to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a policy designed to protect scientists and their work from political interference. I need a moment to scream.
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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.21.23
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 21, 2023
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25
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State and Local Governments Across the Country are Sidelining Science. Here’s What’s Needed
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
It was originally published in the blog STAT on November 10, 2023. The National Aeronautics and Atmospheric Administration offered to fly an airplane equipped with the world’s most sophisticated air samplers over Houston to monitor air pollution.
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Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All?
Vermont Law
AUGUST 7, 2023
The Beacon Blog: Consider It Briefed Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All? Spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to inclusivity, economic security, and climate resilience, 2023 brings historic federal funding in the fight against climate inequities. Designed to expedite investments through the U.S.
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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.12.23
PA Environment Daily
MAY 12, 2023
Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S. Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S. Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S.
Science for a Stronger Democracy: 3 Ways to Boost Communication between Scientists, Voters, and Decisionmakers
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Host a webinar series to STEM the Vote In order to bring scientific research and data into discussions on political concerns we organized a STEM the Vote series of webinars focused on the top voter concerns of the 2020 election. The topics included public health, climate change, gun control, education, food security, and immigration.
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EPA Proposes New Power Plant Rule That Promises Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in the Coming Years
Law and Environment
MAY 12, 2023
After weeks of hints and leaks, yesterday morning (May 11, 2023), EPA proposed a new rule regulating emissions from power plants. SO2, and NOx – harmful air pollutants that are known to endanger public health. Yet because of the politics of climate change, the rule will almost certainly be subject to a similar challenge.
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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.3.23
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 3, 2023
3 To Sign One Of 2023-24 Budget Bills; Fiscal Code Bill Yet To Be Negotiated -- PA Capital-Star: Senate Republican Leadership Calls Senate Back Into Session To ‘Finalize’ PA Budget Today -- The Center Square: Sudden PA Senate Return Signals State Budget Revival -- PennLive - John Baer: Gov.
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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.28.23
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
3 [PaEN] -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Climate Activists Bike Hundreds Of Miles Through PA To Demand Change -- Group Against Smog & Pollution Tells Allegheny County Health Dept. Click Here to register. FRIDAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. 15 In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.,
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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.19.23
PA Environment Daily
JULY 19, 2023
2020 Election Distraction Yet To Go Away Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Threads PA Environment Digest Feed Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: July 19, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.15.23
PA Environment Daily
JULY 15, 2023
Gasoline Stations And Aging Underground Storage Tanks In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - July 15 [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On CNX Midstream Project To Expose Natural Gas, Water/Wastewater Pipelines To Prevent Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County [PaEN] -- 2nd Annual (..)
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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.17.23
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 17, 2023
Million Pounds Of Industrial Air Pollutants Discharged In Pittsburgh Area In 2021 Came From U.S. Million Pounds Of Industrial Air Pollutants Discharged In Pittsburgh Area In 2021 Came From U.S. 2 In The Country When It Comes To Citizen Militias, What Does Constitution Say About That?
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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution
PA Environment Daily
MAY 17, 2024
On December 31, 2023, he retired from the Clean Air Council after serving as the organization's executive director and chief counsel for over 35 years. Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable.
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Bay Journal: Satellites, Drones, Special Cameras Join The Fight Against Methane/VOC Pollution From Oil/Gas Wells, Petrochemical Plants, Landfills, Coal Mines In Pennsylvania
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 12, 2023
New Tools To Detect Air Pollution In Pennsylvania, the use of this and other technology has energized a new breed of environmental activism aimed at detecting air pollution from the sky and from the ground. Now, armed with a $495,000 federal grant from the U.S. We have more advanced technology. The gas industry does, too.
Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.23.23
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves PJM’s Mid-Auction Capacity Rule Change Over Protests From Some Generators -- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania's State Water Plan Points To New Challenges - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center: Cutting Waste In Reforestation Of Riparian Buffers; Summer Intern Opportunities [PaEN] -- Lancaster (..)
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Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison
Corp Watch
JANUARY 17, 2024
In 2012, the company became infamous again when it unsuccessfully sued Ben-Jei Tsuang, a professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering in National Chun Hsing University, who published a paper linking high cancer rates in Mailiao, Taiwan, to toxic dioxin and heavy metals air pollution from the Six Naphtha Cracking plant.
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Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief in Support of New GHG Vehicle Emissions Standards
Law Columbia
MARCH 13, 2023
In its legislative findings, which remain in air quality statutes today , Congress justified air pollution regulation because “the growth of the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare.”
House Committee Hearing On Increasing Safety Setbacks Zones Around Natural Gas Facilities Heard About First-Hand Citizen Experiences On Health Impacts, From Physicians On Health Studies And The Gas Industry On Job Impacts; Sen. Yaw Calls Bill ‘Stupid’
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 30, 2023
At every phase of oil and gas production, harmful air pollutants are deliberately released. These air pollutants include such things as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, naphthalene. “I I don’t care what your politics are but I do care who’s side you are on. Enact setbacks now.
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Gov. Shapiro, CNX Natural Gas Company Sign Statement Of Mutual Interests To Monitor Air Emissions At Drill Sites, Extend Safety Setbacks While Data Is Being Collected; DEP To Move Ahead With Some Reg Changes
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
These actions, which address several recommendations of the 43rd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury released in 2020. 2020 Grand Jury Report Gov. Folks who dealt with contaminated water and air pollution and suffered severe health consequences that they believed were a result of fracking happening near their homes.” “Now,
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Green groups target TotalEnergies over Tanzania, Uganda projects
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Issued on: 02/10/2023 - 14:20Modified: 02/10/2023 - 14:19 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St.
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Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Issued on: 17/11/2023 - 12:13 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million in 2013. Total settles U.S.
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Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa
Corp Watch
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa Global Witness PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:39 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million in 2013. Total settles U.S.
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Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors Yahoo News PaulaR Tue, 11/07/2023 - 17:23 Thursday, October 12, 2023 Read more Raphael Satter & Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. with average emissions eight times greater than the average rate of the other refineries on the Top 10 list.
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South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million in 2013. Total settles U.S.
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Court orders 42 Ugandan families evicted to make way for oil project
Corp Watch
JANUARY 2, 2024
Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million in 2013. Total settles U.S.
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UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen
Corp Watch
DECEMBER 14, 2023
UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Hyundai, Honda and Volkswagen CBC News PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:38 Monday, December 11, 2023 Read more Michael Wayland The UAW has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the union said.
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Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards
Corp Watch
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards Labor Notes PaulaR Tue, 12/12/2023 - 17:01 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Luis Feliz Leon Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW).
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Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits
Corp Watch
JANUARY 4, 2024
Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits Poder360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:37 Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Read more Value corresponds to 34 agreements approved by the Superior Labor Court; another 28 cases are under negotiation Disclosure/Volkswagen POWER360 August 22, 2023 (Tuesday) - 1:30 pm Volkswagen must pay R$10.5
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VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation
Corp Watch
JANUARY 4, 2024
VW owners affected by "Dieselgate" in Switzerland will not receive compensation Swiss Info PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:38 Sunday, September 10, 2023 Read more Swiss VW drivers come away empty-handed in the so-called Dieselgate scandal. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.
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Germany: Scandal at Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA: The company is refusing to sign a collective agreement, but gets millions in state subsidies
Corp Watch
JANUARY 4, 2024
Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.
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Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts
Corp Watch
JANUARY 4, 2024
Germany: Workers at VW subsidiary Cariad protest against job cuts IG Metall PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:40 Friday, November 10, 2023 Read more Over 200 employees of VW's CARIAD software division protested last Tuesday against threatened job cuts. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.
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China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor
Corp Watch
JANUARY 4, 2024
China: Volkswagen under fire after audit finds no evidence of Uyghur forced labor Radio Free Asia PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 16:42 Thursday, December 7, 2023 Read more Jilil Kashgary Experts cast doubt on results, saying leaked files show that Uyghur detainees were sent to the Xinjiang factory. By Jilil Kashgary for RFA Uyghur 2023.12.07
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VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal
Corp Watch
JANUARY 4, 2024
VW Escapes Multiple Fines In EU Over Emissions Scandal Law 360 PaulaR Thu, 01/04/2024 - 17:26 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Read more Matthew Perlman Europe's top court ruled Wednesday that Volkswagen should not have to pay a €5 million ($5.3 And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.
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EU fines Volkswagen, BMW $1 bln for emissions cartel
Corp Watch
JANUARY 4, 2024
Germany: Climate protest at VW: activists try to stop production RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland | August 14, 2023 On Monday, climate activists gained access to the VW plant in Wolfsburg as part of a group of visitors. And, what other unions can learn from how badly that fight went for labor.
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EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency announced it is strengthening its proposed standards to cut methane and other harmful air pollution. The updates would provide more comprehensive requirements to reduce climate and health-harming air pollution, including from hundreds of thousands of existing oil and gas sources nationwide.
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Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Shell campaign IndustriALL Global Union | May 22, 2020 IndustriALL is calling on Shell to engage with unions on a global level in a campaign to limit precarious work, improve health and safety, and ensure that Shell applies the same high-level standards at its operations everywhere, including suppliers. billion pounds of ethylene a year.
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Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout
Corp Watch
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Shell campaign IndustriALL Global Union | May 22, 2020 IndustriALL is calling on Shell to engage with unions on a global level in a campaign to limit precarious work, improve health and safety, and ensure that Shell applies the same high-level standards at its operations everywhere, including suppliers. billion pounds of ethylene a year.
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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Shell campaign IndustriALL Global Union | May 22, 2020 IndustriALL is calling on Shell to engage with unions on a global level in a campaign to limit precarious work, improve health and safety, and ensure that Shell applies the same high-level standards at its operations everywhere, including suppliers. billion pounds of ethylene a year.
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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.29.22
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 29, 2022
Other States/National/International -- Utility Dive: EPA Regional Ozone Proposal Threatens Electric Reliability: RTOs, State Utility Regulators PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. What’s Your Community Doing? Capitol Says U.S.
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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.15.22
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 15, 2022
EIA: Oil Supply to Struggle To Keep Pace With Demand In 2023 -- Reuters: U.S. 2020 Election Results -- Centre Daily Times: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Rips Up Traditional Campaign Script In PA -- PennLive: Federal Prosecutor Says Bucks County Man Charged With Crimes During Assault On U.S.
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China’s would-be parents and their climate concerns
A Greener Life
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
At the end of 2020, we used an online questionnaire to survey 173 people in China who were concerned or alarmed about climate change. Climate change is and will increasingly exacerbate air pollution, disease outbreaks, drought, flooding, and the melting of glaciers, among other consequences. were positive, 22.5%
ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022
ESA
OCTOBER 24, 2022
In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT. The two concurrent calls for art will be open through January 27, 2023, to align with an upcoming public comment period on the draft report.
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The Chemical Compound—August 2021
Arnold Porter
AUGUST 26, 2021
Preliminary 2020 TRI Dataset Shows “Seemingly Limited” Scope for PFAS Reporting. EPA Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 requires EPA to promulgate this rule by January 1, 2023.
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