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Federal Water Tap, April 10: EPA’s Proposed Strengthening of Air Pollution Standards Comes with Water Benefit

Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The EPA agrees to a timeline for considering a petition to strengthen water pollution regulations for CAFOs. The department, in a civil action , is seeking penalties and cleanup costs from Norfolk Southern following the derailment of a company train on February 3, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. government water policy.

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EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Note: In December, 2022, DEP finalized regulations reducing volatile organic compounds and methane from existing conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities. Note: In December, 2022, DEP finalized regulations reducing volatile organic compounds and methane from existing conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities.

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Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses. This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses. Regulate more tractor trucks, including the smaller fleets. and 33 percent of NOx emissions from all on-road transportation in the state.

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DEP Posted 34 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 21 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

21 [PaEN] -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources published notice in the January 21 PA Bulletin a new application period for the Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? The deadline for applications is April 5. All through its eNotice system.

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New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, Climate Change In Top 5 Threats To Health Outcomes; No Update On University Of Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Health Impacts Study

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The assessment further identified rising health issues related to natural resource extractions [defined by the Health Department as oil and gas development ] and the health impacts resulting from climate change as two of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. within one-half mile). Of Health Awards $2.5

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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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DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 3 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

formal notice ) Grants -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources published notice in the February 3 PA Bulletin announcing the opening of a new grant round for ATV/Snowmobile Project Grants. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Contact Laura Chambers at lchambers@pa.gov or 717-772-5158.

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PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund File Appeal Of Commonwealth Court’s Ruling Refusing To Allow Them To Intervene In RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Case

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

On November 29, PennFuture, Clean Air Council , Sierra Club , and Environmental Defense Fund filed an appeal of the Commonwealth Court’s November 1, 2023 ruling that blocked Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multistate carbon emissions reduction program.

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2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report. Abandoning Wells Without Plugging DEP issued 10 unconventional shale gas operators 20 notices of violation at 11 well pads during 2023 for abandoning wells without plugging them. Fayette County.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.26.24

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Room G-50 Irvis Building.

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NRDC: Moving To Electric Trucks In PA Could Save 140 Lives, Create 3,524 Jobs

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On October 25, the Natural Resources Defense Council released a new report that found adoption of the Advanced Clean Trucks standard for medium and heavy duty trucks in Pennsylvania can avoid 140 premature deaths and create 3,524 new jobs. These gains include $1.3 billion by 2050. Related Article: -- PennDOT Hosts Nov.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.27.24

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Fish & Boat and Game Commissions; 1:00 p.m.

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Ohio and some other states argue that the waiver unconstitutionally gives California more power to regulate than it gives them. EPA to overturn Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.23.24

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Natural Gas

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Friday PA Enviroment & Energy NewsClips - 3.15.24

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

"The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Wallace, at twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395.

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April 1 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.17.23

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

THURSDAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider Final Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil and Gas Operations. Million Pounds Of Industrial Air Pollutants Discharged In Pittsburgh Area In 2021 Came From U.S. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.8.24

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Room 8E-A East Wing.

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EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of Clean Air Act (CAA) locomotive regulations. EPA regulations require that rebuilt locomotive engines use the latest technology (for that model year locomotive) to reduce emissions. Posted: January 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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April 29 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Conservation

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.24.23

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Air Pollution Violations $1.5 Senate returns to voting session Feb. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Click Here to register to join via Microsoft Teams. Click Here for more on the agenda. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting.

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Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Environmental Justice Is Part of the Louisiana Public Trust Duty

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

On January 19, 2024, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reinstated the Formosa Plastics (“FG LA”) facility air permits, which the lower court had previously vacated. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality , 2023-CA-0578. They also indicated that the emissions were comparable to state averages.

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A New Strategic Plan for California Offshore Wind

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), held the state’s first offshore wind auction, auctioning off five leases in Central and Northern California. [1] After AB 525 was signed into law, the CEC set offshore wind state planning goals in 2022 (2 to 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045).

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Intense, Bright White Light From The Shell Plastics Plant Turns Night Into Day For Many Neighbors Of The Beaver County Plant

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

“That's what bothers me most of all,” said one neighbor of the Shell Plastics Plant in Potter Township, Beaver County. Visit DEP’s Shell Petrochemical Plant webpage for more information on DEP actions related to the facility.

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EDF: Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Allegheny National Forest Leaked Over 6 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In 2019; Conventional Operators Seek To Block Methane Limits

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 30, 2023

“This new reporting further confirms that hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of natural gas is being lost each year,” said Taxpayers for Common Sense Vice President Autumn Hanna. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. 21 to 27 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan.

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Week 10: Illegal Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues Unabated On Paved, Dirt Roads, Before It Rains, It Doesn’t Matter In Warren County

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp., Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp.,

Waste

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University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Studies Find Shale Gas Wells Can Make Asthma Worse; Children Have An Increased Chance Of Developing Lymphoma Cancer; Slightly Lower Birth Weights

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2023

Finally, the chance of being born prematurely was not specifically associated with unconventional natural gas development, but high levels of particulate air pollution from any source were associated with being born prematurely, consistent with previous studies from other researchers.” Read more here. Of Health Awards $2.5

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91 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Updated Background -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Marsh Creek State Park Once Again Site Of Cleanup Due To Mariner East Pipeline Construction In Chester County -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Material Leaks Into Tributary Of Marsh Creek State Park At Site Of Mariner East Pipeline Spill In 2020 -- DEP Publishes Final Guidance On Environmental Consideration In (..)

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Environmental Groups Circulate Petition Asking Dept. of Health, University Of Pittsburgh For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2023

Job Loss In PA's 'Natural Gas' Counties Show Misplaced Faith In Economic Benefits Of Oil & Gas [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. Related Articles: -- DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. Of Health Awards $2.5 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 Why Does It Matter?

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Commonwealth Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Pausing PA’s RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2022

Various Senate Republicans also challenged the publication of the regulation in other court action. Unless appealed, the preliminary injunction will remain in place until the full case against the RGGI regulation can be heard this Fall. Read more here. throughout the Commonwealth.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

27 Online Lunch & Learn With Laurie Barr About Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN] -- February 28-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Departments Of Conservation & Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Room 140 Main Capitol. Click Here to watch online. -- Feb.

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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

Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources Corporation President and CEO Nick Deiuliis announced a first-of-its-kind statement of mutual interests that will further heighten the company’s operational disclosures in collaboration with state environmental regulators and the public. DEP Pursue Regulation, Policy Changes Immediately Gov.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

Instead of seeking a fixed cost assessment from the fossil fuel industry, the bill directs the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to issue “cost recovery demands” to Super-emitters in proportion to the Super-emitter’s share of global 2000-2019 GHG emissions and the total cost to Vermont arising from GHGs emitted over that period.

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House Committee Reports Out Bill Requiring The Evaluation Of Cumulative Impacts Of Some New Pollution Sources On Communities Already Burdened By Pollution; And Other Bills

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

Major oil and gas infrastructure facilities could be covered by the amended legislation if they are considered a major source of hazardous air pollutants, criteria pollutants or are subject to prevention of significant deterioration or nonattainment new source review under existing regulations. Why Does It Matter?

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Waste and Water Woes

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

We discuss the need for better water use regulation across the country to lessen the strain on EQIP. water resources. As the 2018 Farm Bill is set to expire on September 30, 2023, we believe this report is timely. Different regions of the country pose different resource concerns, such as water quality and wildlife habitat.

Waste

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DEP Testimony Provides Overview Of Budget Request, Progress On Permitting, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure Investments, PFAS, Watershed Cleanup, Climate, Clean Energy Initiatives

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

DEP safeguards Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment, which affirms Pennsylvanians constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and preservation of natural resources. Pennsylvania’s public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Clean Energy

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adult

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Report -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Air Quality Improves In New Report, But Takes Steps Back, Too -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Has Some Of The Worst Air Quality In The Country -- PennLive: Harrisburg Area Air Quality Gets Mixed Grades -- UnionProgress.com: Half Of 1.8 Posted: April 23, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Earth Day

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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. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million in 2013.

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September 26 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

15 PA Resources Council Pittsburgh Reuse Fest Provides Opportunity To Donate Items To Nonprofits For Reuse Register Now For 2022 Pennsylvania Litter Summit Nov. 15 PA Resources Council Pittsburgh Reuse Fest Provides Opportunity To Donate Items To Nonprofits For Reuse Register Now For 2022 Pennsylvania Litter Summit Nov.

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Sen. Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Called Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment ‘Stupid’

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

We have been recognized as a standard for enacting strong yet reasonable environmental safeguards that protect our natural resources. “Pennsylvania already has among the strictest setbacks for wells in the entire nation.

Natural Gas

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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. Send comments to: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com.)

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DEP Secretary Negrin To Citizen Activists: ‘We Don’t Represent Chevron, We Don’t Represent Shell And I’ve Made That Absolutely Clear-- We’re Holding Those Leaders Accountable’

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

We believe the DEP has a higher obligation to the people and natural resources of the state than they do to drillers, as is stated clearly in the DEP's mission.” “The Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.” Read more here. “We

Natural Gas

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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. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. Total’s refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, was told to pay $39.9

2013

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52 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Here are 52 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- EQB To Meet Nov.

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Federal Water Tap, April 10: EPA’s Proposed Strengthening of Air Pollution Standards Comes with Water Benefit

EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

Trending Sources

Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains

DEP Posted 34 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 21 PA Bulletin

New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, Climate Change In Top 5 Threats To Health Outcomes; No Update On University Of Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Health Impacts Study

State and Local Governments Across the Country are Sidelining Science. Here’s What’s Needed

DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 3 PA Bulletin

PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund File Appeal Of Commonwealth Court’s Ruling Refusing To Allow Them To Intervene In RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Case

2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.26.24

NRDC: Moving To Electric Trucks In PA Could Save 140 Lives, Create 3,524 Jobs

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.27.24

Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.23.24

Friday PA Enviroment & Energy NewsClips - 3.15.24

April 1 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.17.23

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.8.24

EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations

April 29 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.24.23

Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Environmental Justice Is Part of the Louisiana Public Trust Duty

A New Strategic Plan for California Offshore Wind

Intense, Bright White Light From The Shell Plastics Plant Turns Night Into Day For Many Neighbors Of The Beaver County Plant

EDF: Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Allegheny National Forest Leaked Over 6 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In 2019; Conventional Operators Seek To Block Methane Limits

Week 10: Illegal Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues Unabated On Paved, Dirt Roads, Before It Rains, It Doesn’t Matter In Warren County

University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Studies Find Shale Gas Wells Can Make Asthma Worse; Children Have An Increased Chance Of Developing Lymphoma Cancer; Slightly Lower Birth Weights

91 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Environmental Groups Circulate Petition Asking Dept. of Health, University Of Pittsburgh For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities

Commonwealth Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Pausing PA’s RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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

State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

House Committee Reports Out Bill Requiring The Evaluation Of Cumulative Impacts Of Some New Pollution Sources On Communities Already Burdened By Pollution; And Other Bills

Waste and Water Woes

DEP Testimony Provides Overview Of Budget Request, Progress On Permitting, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure Investments, PFAS, Watershed Cleanup, Climate, Clean Energy Initiatives

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adult

Green groups target TotalEnergies over Tanzania, Uganda projects

September 26 PA Environment Digest Now Available

Sen. Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Called Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment ‘Stupid’

DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County

DEP Secretary Negrin To Citizen Activists: ‘We Don’t Represent Chevron, We Don’t Represent Shell And I’ve Made That Absolutely Clear-- We’re Holding Those Leaders Accountable’

Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

52 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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