PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

Drakulic Well Pad Background In 2014, Apex Energy (PA), LLC, acquired in 2025 by WCAA Upstream, LLC, applied for a permit to build an unconventional gas well pad in Penn Township. Apex subsequently withdrew this application because Penn Township was in the process of updating its ordinance for unconventional well operations.

Environmental Protection

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

( Per capita , they are 10th) However, the trend lines are positive: There are 210,433 electric vehicles registered in Texas and battery storage did not exist in Texas until 2014, now they are second in the country. Texas generated more solar energy in 2023 alone than all in-state solar generation before 2021 combined.

Government

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2025

Penn State studies found the amounts of at least 25 of the chemicals they tested for exceeded environmental and health standards and radioactive radium exceeded industrial waste discharge standards. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The two most commonly reported concerns to the Department of Health are those related to air pollution and water contamination, specifically individuals on private well water. It is also an additional source of noise and light pollution. I also want to highlight fracking fluid and flaring from this list.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2024

Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to review and revise standards for “hazardous air pollutants” (including ethylene oxide), every eight years. Prior to last week, regulations for commercial sterilizers had not been reviewed in nearly two decades and had been due for review in 2014.

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

From 2014 through 2017, more than half of all EVs sold in the US were purchased in California, but that fraction has now fallen to one third. More EV models are now available, from small cars to pickup trucks, meaning more buyers have an electric option that meets their needs. More widespread adoption of EVs across the US is also a factor.

Electricity

Breezometer

JANUARY 27, 2022

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing has China pulling out all the stops to cut down on air pollution, which can impact people worse during intense physical activity. 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing - The Air Quality Problem. pollution in the 1st quarter of 2021 was 21% higher than in 2019 (!). Will they manage?

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014. They obviously include climate change, but it also include health impacts from air pollution and water pollution. The database is transparent and available for all to see. The current carbon-based energy system has serious downsides.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Based on this wealth of data and analysis, ERM came to a clear conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that there is no material impact of the 2004, 2010, 2007, and 2014 HDV emission regulations on industry employment. <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

2007

Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

In Kobe city, the construction of two new coal-fired power plants was planned, and the operator started the environmental impact assessment despite the opposition by the Kobe residents in 2014. In addition to the above claims based on climate change, the Plaintiffs in the Kobe civil case also strategically included arguments on air pollution.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2024

DEP has said well permit fees have not generated the revenue needed to support the Oil and Gas Program for at least the last 9 years-- since 2014. Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for a Caterpillar engine at the pad located in Springville Twp., Read more here. Read more here. Beaver County. ( Dobrosielski, S.

Air Pollution

Breezometer

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Past studies have shown a link between weather changes and migraine headaches, but research also highlights how other environmental factors, like air pollution, could also trigger these painful headaches. The Links Between Air Pollution & Migraines. They found that higher levels of common outdoor pollutants PM2.5,

Air Pollution

CEQA Developments

JUNE 27, 2023

As relevant here, the City certified a Final EIR in 2014 (2014 EIR) for a General Plan Update (GPU) with a 2035 development horizon. The Findings addressed each of the environmental issues studied in the 2014 EIR and compared the effects of the Project to those of the adopted GPU.

2014

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

“PADEP’s order to Shell to apply for a Title V Operating Permit for its plant sets up the public and our environment with better protection from harmful pollution, and allows the public to file comments and petition the EPA to object to any potential shortcomings in the resulting permit.” 12,671,044.75

Nitrogen Oxides

The Energy Law

JUNE 19, 2013

EPA further noted in its response, however, that the Agency’s “timely execution of the corrective actions is directly dependent upon the availability of resources.”

2014

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

An October 2014 DEP memo still in use today by the Oil and Gas Program and by the Act 2 Land Recycling Program spells out the chemicals and other constituents oil and gas operators and DEP test for during investigations and cleanups of spills and releases. Read more here. Impoundments have since been removed.)

Radiation

Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2022

Some of these impacts include contaminated drinking water, increased air pollution, and environmental. wells that were fractured between 1940 and 2014, about one-third of those were fractured after. The air pollution released during fracking has been linked to headaches, asthma, cancer, birth defects, and.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

Friel-Otten, Rep. Abney Introduce Gov.

2024

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Church was an elementary school counselor in Philadelphia until 2014. During her career, she supported students who were frequently affected by asthma, which was worsened by air pollution. Prior to her involvement in environmental advocacy, Ms.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Home Resource Guide Protect PT’s Home Resource Guide contains four sections-- -- Complaints and Compliance -- Emergency and Disaster Preparedness -- Air Pollution & Water Pollution -- Noise Pollution Visit Protect PT’s Fracking In Your Neighborhood webpage for more resources.

Natural Gas

Edouard Stenger

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Local air pollution (and global climate change) ; 4. Now imagine if all buildings in the world did the same… Another study I blogged about in 2014 noted that retrofitting buildings brings a 387% return on investment and that for each million dollar invested over 17 new jobs were created….

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Search interest in fracking in Pennsylvania peaked in 2014, but people were still interested in Googling this quite a bit. We also know that public interest in fracking in Pennsylvania mirrored this uptick in production, so people were Googling about it. That's what I'm showing here on the right.

Waste

CEQA Developments

JULY 7, 2022

While the project would create needed new housing and eliminate blight, it would result in significant unavoidable environmental impacts including air pollution emissions from increased traffic. City and County of San Francisco (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th City and County of San Francisco (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th

2017

Vermont Law

OCTOBER 20, 2014

air pollution. , S–14776, 2014 WL 4494394 (Alaska Sept. 12, 2014). [3]. 26, 2014). [4]. 26, 2014). [6]. “as trustee of the environment for the present and future generations”; and to “conserve, improve, and protect its natural resources and environment and control water, land, and. 15]. . . . State, Dept.

Atmosphere

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Center’s experts conduct research and develop best management practices to construct and maintain dirt and gravel roads in ways that reduce sediment and runoff causing water and air pollution. In 2013, Act 89 was passed increasing the funding for the Program from $5 Million to $35 Million annually in 2014-15. Read more here.

Environmental Protection

Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In November 2014, the United States and China—two of the world’s most significant emitters—. which will implement national standards to govern carbon pollution from power plants. Air pollution generally has many proven. Air pollution also. jointly committed. to reducing their carbon emissions.

Paris Agreement

Vermont Law

APRIL 4, 2023

(3) Nonetheless, they cause a great deal of environmental problems, including “dramatic potable water consumption, high energy costs from water use, increased water and air pollution, and loss of biodiversity.” (4) 394, 403-405 (2014). 4) Luckily, awareness of lawns’ negative impact is on the rise. (5) Citations Sarah B.

2017

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

The inaugural project in 2014 provided a first-of-its kind approach through the fusion of river surfing, paddleboarding, and conservation actions that fostered love and appreciation for the outdoors and improved the lives of students in areas with limited opportunities and access.

2023

Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

In reality, however, the eight old coal-fired power plants had been shut down since 2014. This significantly improved air quality in the local area. The assessment report was submitted to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which issued a final notice only two weeks after receiving it.

Carbon Dioxide

A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

As for the two surveys of soil pollution, the first was of soil in general while the second focused on agricultural land. million km2 and its result were published in a report in 2014. Pollution was found to breach standards at 16.1% of polluted sites. The first covered around 6.3 of the sampling sites. meaning a 2.2-fold

Atmosphere

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners.

2017

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Their disinformation apparatus is therefore starting to spin up in response , pushing out false and misleading narratives that aim to water down the pollution measures as much as possible. The 2014-focused study referenced above found that Black Americans were most affected by the toxic power plant emissions.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Dr. Steingraber noted similar conclusions were reached in 2014 when New York State banned fracking, saying “At the time, and again, this is nine years ago in 2014, there were 400 studies and investigations in the peer-reviewed scientific literature in government reports and by journalists that showed evidence for harm.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The OVEC coal bailouts, which the PUCO approved in 2014, were set to expire in 2024 and only applied to utility customers who had a stake in OVEC. The subsidies insulate the utilities from the costs of expensive, uneconomic coal and provide a disincentive for them to invest in cheaper clean energy resources. But thanks to H.B.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The study looked at air pollution, blowouts and evacuations, and thermal modeling and found that “(C)urrent natural gas well setbacks in…the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania… cannot be considered sufficient in all cases to protect public health and safety.” Read more here. ] Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At every phase of oil and gas production, harmful air pollutants are deliberately released. These air pollutants include such things as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, naphthalene. “I Unconventional gas development cannot happen without significant air pollution, even under the best of circumstances.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Since global and local pollutants are often byproducts of the same activities, mitigation policies for global warming emissions have the potential to simultaneously mitigate local air pollution 2. One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. Bermix Studio/Unsplash PM2.5:

Ground-Level Ozone