PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On February 8, the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority announced it will soon make the switch to solar with the help of the nonprofit Pennsylvania Solar Center’s G.E.T. We congratulate CCRRA for having the vision and resolve to achieve this milestone and move the Authority into the clean energy economy.” “It

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The renewable energy transition involves harnessing epic forces of nature. Sleek solar panels forged from silver and silica from the depths of the Earth translate the sun’s blindingly fiery light energy into electricity. Batteries help store surplus energy. Source: UniEnergy Technologies / Wikimedia Commons.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Yaw serves as the Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Governor Wolf recently entered into a long-term contract to purchase solar electricity equal to 50 percent of Commonwealth state agency energy usage,” said Sen. million annually. Related Article: -- Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2022

By Jennifer Matthews, Penn State News Upcycling plastic waste into graphite, used in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, could positively contribute to the global economy, preserving resources, saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, according to Penn State researchers.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 20, 2022

As the world rolls out more solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, we’re cleaning up electricity — and generating a lot of equipment that will ultimately need to be recycled.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 10, 2023

California has been at the forefront of everything from limits on greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy requirements, to a human right to water. We are at a critical moment in California where the clean energy and transportation transition is well underway, yet the stakes are high if we don’t get that transition right.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A transition to 100% clean energy is an urgent priority worldwide to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and preserve a livable planet. gigawatts (GW) of solar power, enough power to provide electricity for one third of the households in Los Angeles. Solar power is jetting us towards that goal.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Solar panels generated almost 4 percent of electricity in the US in 2021, up from less than 1 percent in 2015. In some places that number is much higher; for example, 17% of California’s electricity generation came from solar in 2021. Almost half of all new energy capacity added to the US grid in 2021 came from solar.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

For more than two decades, the Koch network has been diligently spreading disinformation to sabotage efforts to transition to a clean energy economy, more often than not by attacking proposed climate policies on economic grounds. Investing in Clean Energy While Trashing It. Decades of Disinformation.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to expedite the environmental review process for certain renewable energy infrastructure projects through the use of categorical exclusions.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

To reach its goal, access to renewables grew by 900 megawatts. Now, more than 25% of its purchased electricity comes from clean energy. The post Dow Is Buying Renewables and Cutting Waste In Its Environmental Quests appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

On February 16, Sheetz , a family owned and operated restaurant and convenience store chain, announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation Energy to power nearly 70 percent of its Pennsylvania facilities with renewable energy.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 7, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has begun providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Bellefonte, Centre County, supporting a transition to a cleaner, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

They are big opportunities for achieving a 100 percent clean energy future. In 2021, US wind power reached a generating capacity of 136 gigawatts (GW) and supplied 9 percent of all US electricity generation. The nacelle: The electrical box at the center of the blades is known as the nacelle. Source: Derrick Jackson/UCS.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

. -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 11 [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 80 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History [PaEN] -- DEP Water Resources (..)

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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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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- House Environmental Committee Meets May 23 To Consider Bills To Help Prevent The Routine Abandonment Of 561 Conventional Oil/Gas Wells (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN] -- Heinz Endowments Awards Nearly $11.1

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2022

What’s more basic, more natural, than sunshine?” -- Clean Energy Cooperative, Honesdale, Wayne County “On behalf of the Clean Energy Cooperative, I would like to thank the PA Solar Center for this recognition,” said Chris Weigand, President of Clean Energy Cooperative. billion annually. The current 0.5

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

23 Webinar On Solar Energy For Municipalities And Water Authorities [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: An Artist Who Grew Up On The Streets Of Philadelphia Returns With An ‘Optimistic’ Climate Exhibit -- Natural Areas Association: Feb. 27 Webinar Creating An Assessment Method For PA Old-Growth Forests. . -- Save PA Forests Webinar Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2023

LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN] -- EPCAMR: PA Solar On Mined Lands Statewide Summit July 19 In State College [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Large (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On December 15, Chad Forcey of the PA Conservative Energy Forum told members of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee it is “commited to clean and renewable energy and energy diversity in the Commonwealth.” Quoting former U.S.

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A Greener Life

MAY 12, 2023

Transition quickly to renewable energy As much as 95% of West Bengal’s 10.7 The state has plans to generate 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, which is too little, too late. The state has plans to generate 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, which is too little, too late.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

1 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 8 Related To Shale Gas Development; And On Cooperative Fish Nursery General Permit [PaEN] -- Senate Environmental Committee To Hold 2nd Joint Hearing With Ohio Legislature On Electric Grid Reliability Feb. 1; Will It Address Natural Gas Infrastructure Vulnerabilities ? PaEN] -- PA Cong.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Acquires PA-Based Plants & Goodwin Well Plugging Firm To Create Methane Emission Offsets House Environmental Committee Holds May 22 Hearing On Hydrogen Hubs & Climate Change PUC Alerts Consumers To Electricity Price Changes Coming June 1-- From 20.7%

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2023

Municipal Building, Luzerne County [PaEN] -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Nonprofits Can Apply For Duquesne Light $10,000 Microgrants To Benefit Communities, Education, Clean Energy [Deadline July 21] -- TribLive Letter: ‘Every Bottle Back’ Aids Pittsburgh Recycling - By Tony Crisci, PA Beverage Association -- Delaware RiverKeeper July 7 RiverWatch (..)

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Proposal To Construct 2 Solar Energy Facilities To Provide Electricity To Compressor Stations In Columbia, Wyoming Counties [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb. 23 Webinar On Solar Energy For Municipalities And Water Authorities [PaEN] -- Penn State Hosts Feb. Smucker Joins State, Local Officials To Oppose $2.5

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Bills remain in the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. -- Increase Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Renewable Energy Goals: House Bill 100 and Senate Bill 872 would require Pennsylvania to reach 100 percent renewable energy generation by 2050. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2021

“Yesterday’s hearing was an important step toward passage of a bill that will finally allow Pennsylvanians to take advantage of the economic benefits that community solar can provide and modernize the state’s electric grid using private investment,” said Leslie Elder, Mid-Atlantic Director for Coalition for Community Solar Access.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 14, 2021

The plan builds on his Build Back Better campaign platform, which emphasized the jobs these investments will create as the nation transitions to a clean energy economy. The following summarizes the major climate, renewable energy and other environmental provisions included in the American Jobs Plan.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2023

Of Agriculture Starts Accepting Resource Enhancement Farm Conservation Tax Credit Applications Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Washington County Finally ‘Go Green;’ Failed To Install Solar Energy On Their Buildings Despite Multiple Opportunities -- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. Washington County Finally ‘Go Green;’ Failed To Install Solar Energy On Their Buildings Despite Multiple Opportunities -- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 31 -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2023

LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN] -- Environmental Groups Launched Effort May 4 Asking For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities, So Far No Response [PaEN] -- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect (..)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Take The Agrisolar Survey To Help Identify Policy Issues, Educational Needs -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State Gets $4 Million In Federal Funding For Rural Renewable Energy Projects -- PA Solar Center Webinar Nov. 15 To Celebrate America Recycles Day [PaEN] -- CleanScapes Hosts Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This bill is in the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. -- Increase Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Renewable Energy Goals: House Bill 100 and Senate Bill 872 would require Pennsylvania to reach 100 percent renewable energy generation by 2050. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

Plastics Theme -- Erie Times: Report: Great Lakes Beaches, Including Presque Isle, Suffering From Plastic Pollution -- Republican Herald: Hegins Twp.

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