PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

After a 2009 aquatic life kill caused by oil and gas-related discharges, DEP and the U.S. Since DEP’s inception, Pennsylvania has recycled over 146 million tons of material—preventing 196 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. DEP’s Clean Water Program has addressed this responsibility with urgency and innovation.

Environmental Protection 99

Environmental Protection 2002 Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide 99

Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Burning coal in these two regions account for a little under two gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, with 1.29 Burning coal emits twice as much carbon dioxide as natural gas and up to 50 times more than solar and wind in their entire lifecycles (manufacturing and recycling included). A moral imperative.

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2023

The rule, which also applies to new gas plants, would avoid as much as 617 million metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2042, the EPA calculated , the equivalent of the annual emissions of 137 million passenger vehicles—about half of the cars in the country. Those currently operating fossil fuel plants generate 25 percent of U.S.

Fossil Fuels 272

Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Nitrogen Oxides Clean Air Act 272