PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro Seeks School Funding Boost To Help Poorer Districts, But Republicans Wary -- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Pitches Legal Marijuana, Regulated Skill Games In Budget That Bumps Education Spending By $2.2 Shapiro -- Gov. Corbett, Experts Host Feb. National- $3.16

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Weekly Natural Gas Rig Count Falls By Most Since 2016 [17 Rigs], Baker Hughes [Gas Prices Plunged 49% So Far In 2023] -- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Drilling Collapses In U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Capitol -- The Guardian: PA Republican Cong. Energy Firms Use Ukraine War To Lock In Long-Term Natural Gas Contracts -- The Guardian: U.S.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

That would allow a Trump administration to exert far more influence over personnel at agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency than if they just placed the 4,000 political appointees that presidents usually get to install across government. The agency opened 199 criminal cases in fiscal year 2023. None of this is a stretch.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. EIA Forecasts Natural Gas Prices Will Drop Nearly 50% In 2023 -- Reuters: 46% Drop In U.S. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Shapiro -- MCall - Paul Muschick: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Senate Reelection Campaign Coffers By $4 Million; Fetterman Raises $717,000 -- November 2020 Election -- Warren Times Editorial: Nov. Shapiro -- WPost Guest Essay: We Fixed I-95 In 12 Days, Here Are Our Lessons For U.S. Infrastructure - By Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Shapiro Administration Provides Update On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Response 9 Months After Derailment [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Inside The PA Taxpayer Supported Fund That Paid Out $19 Million In State-Related Settlements -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Million, 11.35% Increase Over March 2022 -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Gaming Revenue Surpasses $500 Million For First Time In Month Of March -- TribLive Editorial: Tavern ‘Skill Games’ Are Gambling, Regulate Them -- Dept.

Politics 87

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro On Variety Of Environmental Issues, Including Dimock Shale Gas Drilling Settlement -- PA Senate/House -- Spotlight PA: PA Lawmakers Ask For Investigations After Gaming Regulators Met Privately With Casino Lobbyists -- U.S. 31 [Posted: June 18, 2023]

Politics 102

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- January 3 - Senate, House Begin 2023-24 Legislative Session -- January 17 - Gov.-elect elect Shapiro, Lt. Elect Josh Shapiro’s Transition Team? Full List -- Gov. Wolf Reflections -- AP: Gov.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 29, 2024

Voters are also worried: nearly two thirds (63%) agree that regulating AI should be a top priority for lawmakers in 2024. The White House issued an executive order in 2023—a laudable first step— but it lacks enforcement. Policymakers need to move swiftly to address these real-world threats with new laws and regulations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 28, 2024

Meanwhile, the American Petroleum Institute (API)—in which Shell holds a leadership role—launched a voluntary methane program in 2017 that internal documents reveal was explicitly designed “ to stave off future regulation.” A Chevron 2023 report says the company lobbies “ethically, constructively and in a nonpartisan manner.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Most of these pieces were about the company’s support for a seemingly independent network of anti-regulation, “free-market” nonprofits that spread falsehoods about the reality and seriousness of climate change. The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. Required state to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and gave broad authority to CARB to implement the standard. 2023 SB 253. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32. 2006 AB 32.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Recently, the Biden administration fast-tracked MVP as a rider in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) —an act that had nothing to do with natural gas or pipelines—in the latest high-profile example of science being lost in the political process. It is in these regulatory processes that we at V-SCI found numerous opportunities to contribute.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Elect Shapiro -- Spotlight PA: How Democrat Josh Shapiro Won Election For Governor -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. Capitol -- State Constitutional Amendments -- TribLive Editorial: Is Lt. Williams, Esq., Williams, Esq.,

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2024

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- January 1 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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Natural Gas Politics 2024 Natural Resources 96

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- Transition - Governor -- AP: Shapiro Taps Longtime Aides For Top Jobs In Governor’s Office -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Gov.-Elect A Lot Of ‘Soul Searching Right Now’ -- AP: U.S. A Lot Of ‘Soul Searching Right Now’ -- AP: U.S.

Politics 62

Politics Natural Gas 2020 Electricity 62

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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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany agrees on EU regulation to make cars carbon neutral by 2035 (either zero emissions or net-zero). My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action? Renewables are 42% of electricity.

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Nuclear Power Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions 2030 239

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Governor’s Race -- Politics PA: Spending In PA Governor’s Race Tops $12.6 Senate Candidate Dr. Oz Reports At Least $100 Million In Assets -- TribLive: Trib Total Media To Co-Host Political Debates For Gubernatorial, U.S.

Politics 62

Politics Natural Gas 2020 2021 62

Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

EPA granted primacy to Louisiana on December 28, 2023, for Class VI wells, effective February 5, 2024. CO2 sequestration projects inject CO2 into the subsurface and are subject to these EPA regulations. EPA’s Class VI regulations for CCS projects cover the entire lifecycle, from planning to post-closure to safeguarding USDWs.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 10, 2024

In recent years, journalists and political activists, predominantly from the right, have been forced into exile due to what they describe as judicial persecution. In 2020, the Brazilian Congress introduced the controversial " Fake News Bill ", intended to regulate social networks.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2024

Doug Mastriano (R) For Interference In 2020 Election -- WITF: Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano Faces Ethics Complaint Over Support Of 2020 Election-Fraud Lie -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Sen. Mastriano’s Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election Results -- WHYY/AP: Lawsuit Aims To Keep Republican Con. Haywood Calls For Probe Of Sen.

Natural Gas 106

Natural Gas 2024 2020 Politics 106

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional -- Spotlight PA: What Makes A Voting District Map Fair? Senate Race -- Politics PA: Nearly $50 Million Spent So Far In PA U.S. Governor Looks To Build Momentum -- Republican Herald: PA Republican, U.S.

Politics 62

Politics Regulations Natural Gas 2022 62

HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Guest Post by Vedanshi Nevatia , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph. Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward.

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Renewable Energy Paris Agreement 2015 2020 105

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Governor’s Race -- Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano’s Ties To Assault On U.S. 2020 Election -- WITF: How Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Promoted Election Lies Between Election Day, Jan. Capitol, Efforts To Throw Out Nov.

Politics 62

Politics Natural Gas Law 2020 62

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional -- Spotlight PA: How Redistricting Could Alter Control Of The Legislature And Other Changes To Watch Nov. Increase In Base Delivery Charge; Separate Cost Of Gas Up 127.8%

Politics 62

Politics Natural Gas 2022 2025 62

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. Baiton was at COP27 and is expected to return for COP28, which runs from November 30th until December 12th, 2023. We need governments to regulate industry.

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Fossil Fuels 2003 Climate Change 2004 84

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It was originally published in the blog STAT on November 10, 2023. That means shielding government scientists from politically motivated removal and ensuring that they can blow the whistle on abuse of science without fear of retaliation. And during lead contamination crises in Flint , Milwaukee , and Washington, D.C.,

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ESA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In this issue: Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities.

2023 40

2023 Clean Air Act 2019 Greenhouse 40

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

California regulators police water use with an open-source program from OpenET. How SWOT will influence the political balance of power is a question that Faisal Hossain is tasked with understanding. Political sensitivities are an important consideration. But it won’t be usable until late summer 2023 at the earliest.

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Ocean Politics Atmosphere 2004 351

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 21, 2024

This body was tasked with conducting research and formulating strategies to refine electoral regulations, with a specific emphasis on the influences of the internet and social media in elections. Initially, the right-wing was not the target; Bolsonaro faced STF persecution only from 2020 onwards, hinting at a prior non-aggression pact.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Jessica Shirley Jessica Shirley was named Acting Executive Deputy Secretary at DEP in February 2023. She received her Master's Degree in Public Administration from Penn State (2009) and her Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Political Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2006). Read more here.

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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. Yet because of the politics of climate change, the rule will almost certainly be subject to a similar challenge. For more on West Virginia v. EPA , see our previous post here.

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