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Steelton-Highspire School District, Tröegs Independent Brewing Show Benefits Of Going Solar, Driving Electric Busses In Dauphin County

PA Environment Daily

In 2011, Tregs Independent Brewing worked with Solar Renewable Energy to install a rooftop solar array large enough to produce 15-20 percent of its annual electricity usage. By harnessing the power of the sun, we can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, which have long been a staple of our energy production.

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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

Background Japan has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels for its power generation. According to the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the countrys fossil fuel dependency was 83.2% in 2021, which is 2% higher than the percentage before the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011.

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The Fast Fashion Backlash Is Fueling a Sustainability Revolution

Scientific American

The pull on the planet’s natural resources is immense: Annual textile production uses up enough water to fill at least 37 million Olympic-size swimming pools. Cotton agriculture alone uses 2.1 percent of the world’s arable land. The HVTP isn’t waiting for top-down initiatives to change the fashion industry.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 26 to May 2: Contaminated Livestock Water Supply; Ruptured Gathering Pipeline; Failure To Comply With Shale Gas Well Plugging Order

PA Environment Daily

Well was drilled in 2011. Shale Gas Well Venting Gas LPR Energy LLC - Violation: Defective Casing/Cementing, Venting Gas April 23, 2025 inspection of the Snow Shoe 4 8HG shale gas well in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County found the well venting natural gas to the atmosphere. Well as drilled in 2011. Violation continued.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 24 to 31 -- Failed To Restore 5 Shale Gas Water Impoundments In One County; 5 New Cases Of Defective Shale Well Cement; More Abandoned Shale, Conventional Wells

PA Environment Daily

Both wells were drilled in 2011. The well was drilled in 2011. Last week DEP inspected the Humberston Unit 1H shale gas well in Fayette County owned by LPR Energy and said the same thing [ Read more here ]. Both shale gas wells were declared abandoned on December 7, 2023. Violations continued. No response requested. Baird Oil Co.;

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.30.24

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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Sounding the All (Nu)Clear: Restarting Japan’s Nuclear Plants Post-Fukushima Disaster

Vermont Law

While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. Largely dependent on importing its natural resources, Japan had adopted nuclear power as a key component of its energy generation strategy.