HumanNature

JUNE 23, 2022

Guest Post by Pat Keys , Lead Research Scientist at the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University Climate change is triggering disasters in the present, and leading to uncertainty about the future. In other words, we wrote ten short stories about the future Arctic. Our methods included the M?noa

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is a guest blog by Gwen MacGregor from Bruce Peninsula Water Watch. Map of Colpoys Bay, Georgian Bay north of Wiarton showing the location of the proposed land-based fish farm. There is a point on Bruce County Road 9 just north of Wiarton where a bay comes into full view at the top of a hill.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Multi-State CCUS Partnerships In October 2020, the Wolf Administration joined six other states in a commitment to establish and implement a carbon dioxide transport infrastructure, which would move CO2 to permanent storage or utilization locations via a regional network.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Appendix C ] In addition to the project footprint itself, the Interim Policy defines an Area of Concern around the location of a Trigger or Opt-In Project as measuring one-half mile in all directions. Million For Environmental Justice Projects In PA Communities [PaEN] [Posted: October 28, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

The plans helped identify the risk to drinking water and its location, scale, and duration. If you’ve not thought about where your water comes from, learn more about the Delaware River watershed , or whichever watershed you live in. Get to know your local watershed — its uniqueness, challenges, and value.

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HumanNature

MAY 3, 2022

Guest Post by Brianna Rick , 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. While ice-glaciers are susceptible to melt from direct sunlight and are affected by daily temperature changes, ice in rock glaciers can be found about 10 feet below the surface. Microbial assemblages reflect environmental heterogeneity in alpine streams.

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HumanNature

MARCH 16, 2021

Guest Post By Nathan Han, 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. To detect poaching incidence, the collars were designed to transmit elephant locations in near real-time to a dashboard which flags when elephants stop moving. These features have allowed us to continue data collection uninterrupted during the pandemic.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Contaminated soil had been excavated to a depth of just a few inches to about three feet at the deepest point in some areas, put on piles and covered with a tarp. The project is located in Donegal Township, Washington County and is known as the Hunter Longwall Mining Panels 1 & 2 Project. [ Read more here. DEP inspection report.]

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Guest Post by Kimberley Corwin , Ph.D. My mind turns to images from sci-fi movies and artwork, not real life, when I think about the sky glowing orange. The Hazard Mapping System ( HMS ) created by NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) provides us the smoke information we need.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Guest Post by Michelan Wilson , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. SIDS make up about 1% of the world’s population and face similar economic, social and environmental challenges due to factors including their geographical location, reliance on natural resources and limited industrial activities (Thomas, 2020).

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We talk with author Parag Khanna, about his new book and his four scenarios for the future. And he’s also author of Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization. JCG: First, I think I’m really interested in your fascination with maps and with both human and physical geography. PK: Hey Carl.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 20, 2023

WHERE: A map of all events, with additional information about attending each event, is available here: [link] ca/ytpweekend2023/ WHEN: April 21, 22 and 23. Exact times and dates vary by location. Learn about Greenbelt grabs, Lake Simcoe & the Bradford Bypass from speakers. New events are being registered every day.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

The Borello Family-- Jodi, her husband and three children-- live about 1,500 feet from the Pigging Station. They first heard the uncontrolled venting of natural gas about 11:15 a.m. And then I didn’t hear from them for about a month,” said Jodi. From approximately 10:14 a.m. to at least 11:55 a.m. 27 releases. said Jodi. “So

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Guest Post by Olivia Hajek , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Map8 showing the location of the study site within the span of the shortgrass steppe ecosystem within the United States. Map taken from Hermance et al.

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HumanNature

MARCH 12, 2021

Guest Post By Carrie Chennault, 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Statistics. Why should we all care about intersectionality? The Cummins Unit, located in Arkansas, was originally built to incarcerate Black men. Listen to the Intersectionality Matters!

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The 100th well was plugged at Hillman State Park under an emergency contract with Yost Drilling after DEP followed up on reports from local residents concerned about the risks abandoned wells pose to public health and safety. For too long, the Commonwealth had inadequate resources to address the problem.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2024

. -- Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Says It’s A ‘Terrific Lie’ To Say It Is Responsible For Abandoning Thousands Of Wells; Industry To Change Definition So They Can Avoid Responsibility [PaEN] -- Shapiro Marks Plugging 200th Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Well: These Companies Will Do Anything To Avoid Paying For Plugging; It’s Not Okay (..)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

26 Corridors Of Blue And Green: A Modern Look At Greenways 7:00 p.m. -- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Greenways Hosts Ride For The River In Pottstown -- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Centennial Celebration Sept.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This year, she moderated two panels on coral reefs and risk mapping. The documents also suggest that Egypt’s government has known about the wastewater problem since at least 2019, when British oil company BP sold its 50% stake in the plant to Dragon Oil, a United Arab Emirates firm. This is her fifth UN Climate meeting.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

These locations represent nearly 55 percent of the pending site cleanups under the Program. DEP estimates 60 percent of these costs are accounted for by activities related to unconventional oil and gas well activities-- about $15,988,224 and 40 percent by conventional oil and gas wells-- about $10,658,816. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Using exact geographic locations of mother's residences, gas wells, and public drinking water sources, as well as dates of infant births, timing of drilling and fracking activities and water measurements, so they took a lot of different kinds of data, there's a whole constellation of things they measured.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2023

9 [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- DEA: Locate An Oct. 28 Prescription Drug Take Back Day Drop Off Location Near You -- House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 9 [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- DEA: Locate An Oct. 28 Prescription Drug Take Back Day Drop Off Location Near You -- House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- DEP Awards $1 Million To Support 73 Local Projects To Educate, Engage Youth And Adults In Improving The Environment In Their Communities [PaEN] -- Register Now!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2023

There are also about 250,000 abandoned conventional wells, although no one is really sure how many. DEP reports there have now been 202,188 conventional oil and gas wells drilled and 23,130 unconventional shale gas wells permitted in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

NewsClips - Energy/Climate: -- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Isn’t Sold On RGGI Climate Program, His Working Group Isn’t Either - What’s Next? -- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Gov. Click Here to read the entire article. Shapiro, Let’s Hold The Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable Via RGGI - By Rev.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2022

12 Webinar: Mapping A Clean Energy Transition For Southwest PA [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Dec. 12 Webinar: Mapping A Clean Energy Transition For Southwest PA [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Dec. to 3:00 p.m. -- Ohio River Valley Institute Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Atlas is filled with maps, photos and narrative related to oil and gas industrialization impacts. According to Colin Jerolmack—when writing about this very place in Up to Heaven and Down to Hel l—one’s decision to lease, “… alienates others’ rights to liberty and property.” [ii] Williams, Esq.,

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

The agenda includes discussion of-- -- Proposed permit fee changes; -- Strategies to prevent future conventional, unconventional oil and gas well abandonments; -- Natural gas storage field regulation changes brought about by the 1.1 Read more here. On August 24, Equitrans Midstream Corp. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2022

In addition, the feedback received spurred additional consideration for first responder training in EV response, appropriate signage and location identification, ensuring small and diverse businesses are included as potential partners or sites, and ensured early utility coordination. DOT minimum standards and requirements.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Wolf’s Climate Plan For Power Plants; Resolution Headed For Veto -- WITF - Rachel McDevitt: House Votes To Stop State’s Entrance To Cap-And-Trade Program, But Wolf Veto Likely -- Guest Essay: RGGI Fails Pennsylvania On Its Most Basic Promise - Sen. .: DEP To Announce $17.4 Wolf Announces $2.5

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2022

Here are 79 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.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

Think about this simple fact-- there is no limit on what the oil and gas industry can charge you for gasoline, diesel fuel or heating oil to heat your home and the spiking cost of natural gas is dramatically pushing up the cost of electricity for everyone because its price is determined on volatile foreign energy markets.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2023

John Krolicki , of UPMC , offered similar comments about the increase in utility costs. The Marcellus Shale Coalition talked about the “chronic permitting logjam” in a May 13, 2021 post on their blog and that House Bill 604 was a big part of the solution. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Shapiro, Lt.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Cartwright, Other Members Call For GAO Investigation Of Environmental Damage Caused By ‘Temporarily’ Inactive Coal Mines -- TribLive: Clean Energy Funds Investment Can Aid Hard-Hit Communities -- Guest Essay: My Hometown Shows The Benefits Of The Fossil Fuel Industry Come At A Tremendous Cost - Gov. 2 [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Here are 78 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! -- Gov. Fetterman, Cong.

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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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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2022

THURSDAY 10:00: New In-Person Location. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. See webpage for remote options to join the meeting. Contact: Lyndsay Byron at lbyron@pa.gov or 717-772-8951. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. 16 Radio Program Highlights Non-Greenhouse Gas Emitting Uses Of Coal.

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