PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Public Participation -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 12 Public Meeting On Bishop Tube Hazardous Site Cleanup Plan In Chester County [PaEN] -- TribLive: Public To Weigh In On Proposed Olympus Energy/Hyperion Leto Natural Gas Compressor Station In West Deer Twp.,

Natural Gas

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

During the four days of emergency operations during the cold snap, from early February 15th to midnight February 18th, output levels of nuclear, natural gas, coal, and wind to the grid were 79.3 For natural gas it was 40%, or 46% based on winter adequacy expectations. percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7

2021

The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

13-0596 , the Supreme Court of Texas interpreted a natural gas-purchase contract and held that a producer was not required to share in the costs of compression, even though that compression helped yield a higher re-sale price. Kachina”) operates a natural gas gathering system, as well as a gas pipeline. Lillis, No.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

Martin Causer (R-Cameron), Minority Chair of the Committee, commenting on House Bill 502 (Steele-D-Allegheny) that seeks to fast-track energy generation projects of 25 MW and larger and energy storage facilities of 10 MW or larger by establishing a state board to override local government review and regulation of these projects.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Westmoreland County -- The Daily Item Guest Essay: Is Natural Gas Development Good For Pennsylvania? Westmoreland County -- The Daily Item Guest Essay: Is Natural Gas Development Good For Pennsylvania? Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. 2-6 [PaEN] -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.

Conservation

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

We believe we must take a science-based approach and prioritize policies and technologies that enable us to liberate nature and elevate humanity. In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable. 31 1(a)).

Fossil Fuels

Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Other tools we have to reduce production emissions include ensuring EV batteries are recycled, creating efficiency regulations for electric vehicles that address size and weight , and ensuring that we protect natural carbon sinks when mining critical minerals. Question: Do Electric Cars work in cold weather?

Electricity

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

Government

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

My Administration is setting a new standard for Pennsylvania natural gas to be produced in a responsible, sustainable way and showing how we can bring people together to get things done. The PPC plan generally requires disclosure of “regulated substances,” as defined in 25 Pa. Josh Shapiro. “My Code § 78a.1.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To Natural Gas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Leaders Aren’t Helpless And Must Take Action To Protect Constituents From Natural Gas Development Health Impacts - By Tom Pike, Penn Twp.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Item: Draft Report Regarding Legislative Requests to Review Existing Regulations. September 12-- Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells. Independent Regulatory Review Commission meeting. 14the Floor Conference Room 333 Market Street, Harrisburg. Click Here to watch online.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

By Sean O'Leary, Ohio River Valley Institute Key Takeaways: -- Policymakers’ pursuit of natural gas development is failing rural Pennsylvania. Data disproves that claim. Rural communities across the country have struggled in the last decade.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN] -- Abandoned Well Citizen Expert Laurie Barr, University Of Pennsylvania Prof. Shapiro’s Dangerous Partnership With CNX Resources Hurts Communities, Ignores The Facts -- Cecil Township Proposes 2,500 Foot Setback Ordinance From Oil & Gas Infrastructure For Sept. 31 to Sept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2023

1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% to -25.7%) [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star: Natural Gas, Electricity Price Changes Coming On Dec. 1, PUC Reports -- WTAJ: Peoples Natural Gas, Penelec Customers May Have Higher Gas, Electric Bills Starting Dec. National- $3.24 National- $3.24

Politics

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Item: Draft Report Regarding Legislative Requests to Review Existing Regulations. 6 - Mystery Oil Leak Into Allegheny River; Holes In Shale Gas Casing; 65 Days Late In Plugging Conventional Well [PaEN] -- We Remember Sept. Read more here on the agenda. September 11-- NEW. Agenda Posted. Independent Regulatory Review Commission meeting.

2001

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

. -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. Opposes Bill To Reduce Natural Gas Infrastructure Threats To Public Health, Safety; Praises Sen. Yaw’s Position [Who Called The Bill ‘Stupid’] -- Environmental Health News: Gov. Simpson, Birdwatcher, Collector On Dec.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

of DEP’s regulations. Unconventional (shale) oil and gas drilling companies are prohibited by DEP’s regulations from disposing of their drilling wastewater on dirt and gravel roads, even though conventional wastewater is very similar and comes from the same source-- deep underground rock formations. From 1991 to 2017 over 240.4

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

16 [PaEN] -- Scranton Times Editorial: Give Teeth To DEP Environmental Justice Policy [PaEN] -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. Ned Ketyer Explains The Results Of New Studies Of The Health Impacts Of Natural Gas Development On Children And Adults [PaEN] -- The Center Square: State Dept. 26 to Sept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Commissioner Barrow Background Barrow has been involved in the utility regulation industry for more than two decades. Gardner, where she provided legal advice regarding utility regulation, reviewed draft public utility legislation, and authored statements of policy for the Commissioner.

2013

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Is your story being told? -- In Memoriam: Louise Dunlap A Leading Force Behind Coal Mine Reclamation, Regulation -- In Memoriam - Dr. Jim Finley, Fmr. Mensch Introduces Bill To Encourage Development Of Clean Vehicle Infrastructure- Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen -- 35 Senate, House Democrats Urge Gov. Support Local Journalism!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

formal notice ) [Note: Agenda includes oil and gas industry methane reduction regulation discussion] DEP Advisory: DEP is migrating its website to a new platform to launch in mid-December. Visit the Committee webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Lucas Hershey, luchershey@pa.gov.

Nuclear Power

Legal Planet

JANUARY 3, 2024

This latest document is dripping with disdain for federal bureaucracies, especially environmental regulators. A second Trump administration would do more than ignore climate science; it would work to undermine successful climate policies, as well as current and future environmental regulations, during a critical 4-year window.

2024

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

PA- $3.34 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Down To 12, Lowest In More Than 17 Years; Community Support Drops; Big Hole In DEP Budget [PaEN] -- Reuters: Blackstone Private Equity Firm In Talks To Buy US Natural Gas Pipeline Stakes From EQT For $3.5 Ohio- $2.84 Ohio- $2.84 Ohio- $2.84

Politics