PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2022

These entities may include airports and port authorities, municipal authorities, political subdivisions, State agencies, nonprofit entities, corporations, limited liability companies or partnerships incorporated or registered in this Commonwealth, air quality or transportation organizations and metropolitan or rural planning organizations.

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

In this issue: Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Lawmakers Pass Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills. Congress passed an omnibus spending bill completing appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The proposed rule is open for public comment through May 2, 2022. NSF receives a four percent increase.

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2022 Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act Natural Resources 98

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. We’ve received responses from several candidates including Governor Hochul in 2022.

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2024 Politics Air Pollution Government 184

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. See a detailed analysis of the decision here.).

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Washington’s clean car rule shows how even where air quality has markedly improved, some states are still continuing to adopt forward-thinking regulations. Additionally, Ohio adopted a rule in 2022 limiting the emissions of NOx from stationary industrial sources. The Supreme Court in Union Electric Company v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

And we’re still trying to recover from a pandemic that has made even more clear the disproportionate impacts of air pollution on overburdened communities, making them even more vulnerable to the negative impacts of COVID 19. And our modeling shows renewables’ power. We can do this transition right.

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Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Clean Energy 363

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

After all, these agencies actions often have a direct impact on how well the public is protected from threats such as climate change impacts, natural disasters, unsafe food and drugs, transmissible disease, and air pollution. Federal scientists face similar types of scenarios at their jobs.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The inflation claim is new, prompted by the passage of the 2021 Infrastructure law and the 2022 IRA. The National Association of Manufacturers recently claimed that new regulations to cut air pollution would “threaten $162.4 And if they were both right, the two problems would be offsetting. billion to $197.4

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2027 Cooling Regulations Clean Energy 233

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 30, 2024

2 - Measures To Improve Our Climate & Lives , 4:00 p.m. -- TribLive: Plans For New Westmoreland Power Line Spark Property Owner Concerns Over Potential Impacts -- PA Business Report: Duquesne Light Names Winner Of Underground Electrical Network Innovation Challenge -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: US Steel Appeals $2.2

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Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Conservation 101

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

cranks its air conditioners to get through historic high temperatures , the need for energy that slows, not hastens, climate change is more apparent than ever. Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas. And now, as the U.S. I hope these companies will be held accountable.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Senate session schedule- January 3, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 February 1, 27, 28 March 1, 6, 7, 8 Budget hearings: March 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 and April 11, 12, 13 April 24, 25, 26 May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule House returns to voting session January 3 [Democrats, (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

28 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Keystone Station Coal-Fired Power Plant In Armstrong County [PaEN] -- DEP, If Requested, Will Hold Feb. 28 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Homer City Generation Station In Indiana County [PaEN] -- DEP Will Hold A Hearing Feb. National- $3.10

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation Natural Resources 94

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

PaEN] -- Bradford Era: McKean Conservation District Awarded DEP AML Grant For Water Quality Assessment Of Scaffold Lick Run Watershed -- Clean Air Council: Feb. 28 Public Meeting On Encina Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove , 7:00 p.m. -- IFO Reports 2023 PA Natural Gas Production Up 1.0%

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Natural Gas Natural Resources Environmental Protection Air Pollution 102

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

.” -- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds [PaEN] -- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County -- AP: PA (..)

Air Pollution 62

Air Pollution Politics Conservation 2022 62

ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties, or COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022, ESA seeks ecological experts to include in a media advisory highlighting our members’ expertise in climate change and biodiversity. NSF will release a report about the data in early December 2022.

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2022 Endangered Species Act 2023 Clean Water Act 40

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

House returns to session January 1 [Adjourned for year] -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session January 1 [Adjourned for year] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events Note: Thanksgiving Holiday Hours In Effect -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Air Pollution Recycling Climate Change 62

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Shapiro’s Support For RGGI Puts Us On A Dangerous Path - By Commonwealth Foundation -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: US Steel Appeals $2.2 Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2 Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb.

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Conservation 82

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court. While the Clean Air Act (CAA) has been amended multiple times since 1970, this basic requirement has remained untouched. EPA , 549 U.S.

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Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 55

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2022

Million Penalty, Make Improvements To settle Air Pollution Violations At Allegheny County Steel Plant [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S. Other States/National/International -- AP: UN Floats Plan To Boost Renewables As Climate Worries Mount PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- PA Election Results Webpage - Dept.

Air Pollution 62

Air Pollution Natural Gas Politics Government 62

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts [PaEN] -- DEP Issues 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report -- DEP Declares Air Pollution Action Day In Allegheny County For Friday, Dec.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 2022 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

[PaEN] -- Advocates For Clean Water In Delaware River Watershed Visit Capitol Hill In Washington To Urge Support Of Conservation Measures [PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper March 15 RiverWatch Video Report -- Governor’s Office Publishes Updated Regulatory Agenda, Agency By Agency List Of Regulations In Development -- March 16 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now (..)

Natural Gas 107

Natural Gas 2023 Air Pollution Natural Resources 107

PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2023

Capitol Convicted Of Crimes -- Warren Times Editorial: Nov. 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

Natural Gas 79

Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation Electricity 79

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Joe fought tirelessly to raise awareness on urban air pollution in the1980’s by establishing and distributing a daily regional air quality index report that is still used today. And in the early 2000’s when fracking was falsely seen as transitional energy, Joe purposely grew the legal team to oppose natural gas expansion.

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Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Natural Gas Clean Energy 52

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Such infill development reduces urban sprawl, long homeowner commutes (known in planning circles as “vehicle miles traveled”), and welcome reductions in both conventional air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions that those commutes generate. Both new laws take effect on January 1, 2022.

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Law Government Air Pollution Politics 147

Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

That’s quite different from the standards for industrial pollution sources, which Congress has always delegated to EPA. The reason may have been the high political stakes in the car industry or the relatively easier task of setting standards for new products in a single industry using a single energy process. trillion miles in 2022. (If

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Ground-Level Ozone Pollution Control Clean Air Act Ozone 216

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

23 Air Pollution Action Day For Allegheny County, Susquehanna Valley -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept. 23 Air Pollution Action Day For Allegheny County, Susquehanna Valley -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept.

Natural Gas 48

Natural Gas Air Pollution Carbon Dioxide Politics 48

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 (..)

Natural Gas 74

Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics 2020 74

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2021

18 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- TribLive: Experts Join Discussion About Potential Plastic Bag Ban In Pittsburgh -- YorkDR Guest Essay: Appliance Standards, A Bipartisan Way To Cut Energy Costs And Reduce Air Pollution In PA - Sen. House returns to session Jan. 4, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Jan.

Politics 62

Politics Air Pollution Natural Gas Law 62

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - April 13, 14 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - April 13 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP Issues Three More Air Quality Violations To Shell Petrochemical Plant In (..)

Natural Gas 104

Natural Gas Electricity Air Pollution Renewable Energy 104

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Billion Tax Break -- Public Source: When An Air Inversion Rolls In, Do Efforts To Curb Industrial Pollution Work In Allegheny County? -- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule -- March 7-- Governor’s Budget Address House returns to voting session Feb.

Natural Gas 110

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2025 2023 110

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 In 2019, air pollution more broadly was responsible for about 6.7 Note: this is adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars and is based on the amount those plants emitted in 2021, the EIA’s most recent year of finalized data. micrometers or less. million deaths globally.

Fossil Fuels 182

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 182

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2 Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2 [PaEN] -- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Feb.

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Conservation Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 106

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Click Here to watch online. -- House Committee Holds June 5 Hearing On Bill Requiring Environmental Impact Reports On Certain Electric Generation, Waste, Major Air Pollution Sources Locating In Already Burdened Communities [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Room 8E-B East Wing.

Natural Gas 102

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Politics 102

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2023

Trillion In Damages From Extreme Weather Over Past 50 Years PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- PA Capital-Star: Inside Shapiro’s 2022 Landslide And What It Means For 2024 -- AP: Back In Hoodies And Gym Shorts, Fetterman Tackles U.S.

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Air Pollution Clean Energy Climate Change 93

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2024

EPA decision in 2022. Supreme Court hears cases that could shift power from agencies to judges The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in several cases that could result in the judicial branch shifting power away from experts in federal agencies and into its own hands. Now, it could go further. The related cases Loper Bright Enterprises v.

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Regulations 2024 Air Pollution Climate Scientist 189

Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2022, fossil fuels accounted for about 95% of electricity generation, and about 48% of the fossil fuels used were imported, putting the country at high risk of price shocks and supply shortages. The report also explores how a bilateral dialogue between the U.S. Cuba’s power system is currently heavily reliant on fossil fuels.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Climate Change Paris Agreement 76

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health [PaEN] -- Now On Demand: Group Against Smog & Pollution Webinar: What The Donora PA Smog Disaster Can Teach Us 74 Years Later [PaEN] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industrial Energy Consumers Of America Write Gov.

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Nuclear Power Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics 62