Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. But there are some false and half true claims being made about electric vehicles. Here we will separate fact from fiction about electric vehicles. Question: Do Electric Cars work in cold weather? grams of CO2 per kilometre.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,103 notices of violation so far in 2023, which means they are on track to exceed the 1,234 violations DEP issued them in 2022, according to DEP’s newly released 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report. DEP arrived at the plant on January 3, 2023 to start its investigation.

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2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste 116

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2024

On January 16, a Tweet from the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee announced the Committee will hold a second hearing February 1 with its counterpart in the Ohio Legislature on electric grid reliability within the PJM Interconnection. No time or place for the hearing was Tweeted yet as of this posting. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Electricity 2023 2022 87

Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. As 2023 is the first year in which the state will be collecting revenue from the Climate Commitment Act, the stakes for these budget decisions are especially high. © Courtney Baxter/TNC.

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2023 Clean Energy Conservation Carbon Emissions 98

Environmental Leader

JULY 22, 2022

Solar will provide 75% of that by the end of 2023. The post Home Depot Has Cut Electricity Consumption by 44% Since 2010. Home Depot’s stores will run entirely on renewable energy by 2030. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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2010 Electricity Renewable Energy 2030 91

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

2023 was a milestone year for electric car sales in the US. Sales figure from Atlas EV Hub In California, nearly half a million EVs were purchased in 2023 reaching a whopping one in four new vehicles. But it shouldn’t be surprising that the transition to electric vehicles might not be a straight line up, up and up.

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Electricity 2025 Climate Change 2023 360

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Looking forward to 2023, we expect the federal government will make progress on efforts that are already underway and deliver real results. Here’s our list of the top 12 predictions for the environment in 2023 (in no particular order): Canada will get in gear and drive towards an equitable EV future. You can learn more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A wind turbine includes a foundation, a tower, electrical wiring, a nacelle between the blades, and the blades themselves. The energy research firm Wood Mackenzie estimates that the number of blades using PET as their core material instead of balsa will increase from 20% in 2018 to 55% in 2023. Can wind turbine blades be recycled?

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Recycling Wind Power Technology Technology 209

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The PA Environment Digest included 4,258 new stories in 2023 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! 27 Released 1.1

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Legal Planet

APRIL 5, 2024

If you have somehow managed to escape the frenzied political headlines about electric vehicles, first I envy you and second, I must regrettably inform you that the EV has become an acronym of partisan rancor on par with IVF, DEI, and CRT. So, are most Americans down on electric cars? times more carbon pollution” than an electric car.

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Electricity Air Pollution Politics Fossil Fuels 167

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. .:

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2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste 115

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Pennsylvania’s waste and recycling industry is teaming up with the Office of the State Fire Commissioner to raise awareness about a growing epidemic of fires caused by the improper disposal of rechargeable batteries in recycling containers and trash bags. Posted: November 13, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Recycling Waste Environmental Responsibility Environmental Protection 84

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Going The RIGHT WAY: -- 35 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA -- 4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA [PaEN] -- 3,190 New Stories In 2022 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership [PaEN] [Posted: December 31, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Conservation Endangered Species Act Electricity Recycling 110

Environmental Leader

JULY 22, 2022

Solar will provide 75% of that by the end of 2023. The post Home Depot Has Cut Electricity Consumption by 44% Since 2010. Home Depot’s stores will run entirely on renewable energy by 2030. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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2010 Electricity Renewable Energy 2030 60

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% 1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% 1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% 1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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Natural Gas Recycling 2023 Air Pollution 82

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

million in Volkswagen Settlement Funding to replace diesel-fueled fleets with modern, zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) as a part of the 2022-2023 Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Pilot Grant. On January 10, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded 16 applicants more than $39.6 DEP is awarding $39,605,578.58

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Electricity Technology Technology Environmental Protection 77

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2023

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a June 5 hearing on legislation requiring environmental impact reports on certain electric generation, waste management, sewage treatment and other facilities that are a major source of air pollution proposed in already burdened communities.

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Air Pollution Waste Electricity Environmental Protection 98

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2024

Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Announces Mimi Joy Cooper As Recycling Coordinator CleanWater Conservancy: Volunteers Needed For 28th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day April 20 In Centre County Allegheny County Conservation District Offering Gardeners Free Soil Lead Screening PA Resources Council Launches New What's Up Watershed?

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Earth Day Recycling Fossil Fuels Conservation 90

E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

11, 2023, the City Planning Commission approved amendments to the New York City Zoning Resolution, called “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality,” proposed by Mayor Adams’ administration to advance the city’s climate goals, including an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

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Renewable Energy Electricity Carbon Emissions Recycling 105

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

GW of renewables projects in 2023, nearly doubling the capacity constructed compared to 2022. It is the largest solar project in the Commonwealth and the University of Pennsylvania will purchase all electricity produced at the sites. The AES Corporation announced the completion of 3.5 Of the 3.5 GW of projects that AES completed, 1.6

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Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 2024 111

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

. -- November 13 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - November 4 to 10 - Eight More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Venting Gas; Improper Plugging, Failed To Restore Well Pads [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - November 11 [PaEN] (..)

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Politics 2024 109

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA [PaEN] -- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Discuss The PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemical’ Drinking Water Standard, Hydrogen Hubs In PA At Jan.

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2025 Conservation Natural Gas Natural Resources 106

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

DEP Publish New Go Solar And Save Toolkit For Schools [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate FirstEnergy PA Electric Utilities’ Proposed 28% to 40% Rate Increase -- PUC To Investigate PECO’s Proposed 12.3% Electric, 23.2%

Air Pollution 102

Air Pollution Electricity Natural Gas 2024 102

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2024

Ohio- $3.44 -- Baker Hughes: PA Gas Drilling Rigs No Change From Last Week- 22 Other States/National/International -- Utility Dive: Electric Grid Interconnection Queues Jumped 27% To 2.6 TW In 2023; Led By Solar, Storage - DOE Lab -- Dept. TW In 2023; Led By Solar, Storage - DOE Lab -- Dept. National- $3.63 National- $3.63

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Waste Natural Gas Earth Day Recycling 102

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: October 23, 2023] PA Environment Digest 2022 Natural Gas House Explosion In Dauphin County Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Nov. 30 Guest Essay: My Hometown Shows The Benefits Of The Fossil Fuel Industry Come At A Tremendous Cost - Gov. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

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Natural Gas Recycling Conservation Fossil Fuels 96

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

15 CEOs For Sustainability C-Suite Summit Features Practical Pathways For Businesses To Decarbonize [PaEN] -- PennDOT: First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Funded By Federal NEVI Program Breaks Ground In Luzerne County; Nov. Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec.

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Natural Gas Recycling Fossil Fuels Electricity 107

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

Officials Warn - Don’t Let China Control Clean Energy Supply Chain -- DOE, EPA Partner On Increasing The Reliability Of The Nation’s Electrical Grid -- Reuters: Keystone Pipeline Ordered To Cut Oil Pressure After Kansas Leak PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: Rep.

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Natural Gas Recycling 2024 Electricity 107

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% PA Recycling Markets Center’s PA ReMaDE Conference Jan. . -- DEP Notice: OnBase Database Will Be Disabled For Scheduled Maintenance TODAY From 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. to -25.7%) [PaEN] -- Republican Herald: Foster Twp. 12 -- Registration Open!

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Recycling Politics 109

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec.

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Politics Recycling Climate Change Conservation 96

PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2024

PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

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2024 Recycling Conservation Waste 90

PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

The Beaver County Environmental Mitigation Community Fund was created as part of a May 2023 consent order and agreement signed between DEP and Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC that resolved air quality violations at the Shell plant from October 2022 through April 2023. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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2023 Conservation 2028 Electricity 103

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Generation Capacity Retirements In 2023 -- U.S. Power Generating Capacity In 2023, With 29.1

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Natural Gas 2023 Fossil Fuels Recycling 113

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec.

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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. June 7-- Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee informational briefing on carbon capture.

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Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Politics 105

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Of Labor & Industry Reports September Unemployment Drops To 3.4%, A New Record Low 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: October 21, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 106

Natural Gas Recycling Waste Electricity 106

PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

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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Politics Natural Gas Recycling 2023 108

Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

electric generation capacity, compared to just 4% in 2010. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020. While in use, solar panels safely generate electricity without creating greenhouse gas emissions. In 2020, solar panels provided about 40% of new U.S.

Waste 52

Waste Recycling Regulations Electricity 52