PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

This condition was originally discovered by DEP on October 4, 2018 and the operator has been trying to correct the problem since then. Shell Petrochemical Plant Additional Air Pollution Penalties On February 22, 2024, DEP reported, in response to questions, the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County paid an additional $2,671,044.75

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

6 is still driving up Ohioans’ electricity bills—and undermining the state’s prospects for a clean energy future. 6 went into effect, Ohio ratepayers have paid more than $182 million to subsidize two 67-year-old coal-fired power plants operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC). Despite the partial repeal, H.B. Since H.B.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. The US Agency for International Development works with Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturers, such as VinFast, to reduce emissions. © Dita Alangkara/AP.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

This led to the increased use of other energy sources, especially coal, for electricity generation. In 2018, a group of 40 citizens filed a civil complaint and a group of 12 citizens filed an administrative complaint with support from an environmental NGO Kiko Network. and Kansai Electric Power Co., and Kansai Electric Power Co.,

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2022

Steel’s Clairton Coke Works over the Fourth of July weekend – but also raise new questions about the condition of the facility’s electrical system. July 2 because of “electrical issues.” Remember the Christmas Eve 2018 fire at the Clairton Coke Works that knocked key emissions reduction equipment offline for three months?

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

First, the court said the cities’ novel theories of liability based on the defendants’ sales of their product did not differentiate their claims from earlier transboundary pollution suits in which the Supreme Court ( American Electric Power Co. 1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb. 1, 2018; ruling Feb.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The story also notes the administration is looking to set new emissions standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks, based on California’s first-of-its-kind rule requiring diesel truck manufacturers to transition to electric trucks starting in 2024. Mary Nichols speaks at an Emmett Institute symposium in 2018. Photo credit: Todd Cheney.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- Spotlight PA: Federal Money Won’t Be Enough To Solve PA Abandoned Conventional Oil/Gas Well Problem, Current Well Owners Routinely Fail To Plug Their Wells -- PA General Energy Announced It Will Plug Proposed Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well In Grant Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2023

Steel Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Air Pollution Following 2018 Fire At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Plant [No Specifics Yet] -- WHYY: Philly Officials Say Water Is Safe After Bucks County Chemical Spill, How Do We Know That? -- NextPittsburgh: DEP Awards $3.7

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

In June 2018, DEP finalized an Air Quality General Permit to reduce methane emissions from new unconventional oil and gas operations. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final standard to curb wasteful methane emissions and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and gas sector. “On Read more here. [In

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 27, 2023

Car companies are quickly shifting their focus to electric vehicles (EVs), and as new EVs replace older gasoline cars, demand for gasoline and diesel will decline, slowly at first and then more quickly. The petroleum era is drawing inevitably to a close. Over the next few decades most of the oil refineries in the United States will close.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For the first time in decades, the number of people without access to electricity increased in 2022. “I applaud policymakers for embracing this opportunity to strengthen Pennsylvania's standing as a leading energy supplier during this critical time,” said Toby Z. Rice, president and chief executive officer of EQT Corporation.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

None of that means climate change isn’t, and won’t continue to be, a factor in global health, particularly if action to prevent it also reduces air pollution, or removes other health stressors. Carbon emissions are thus following the same trajectory as other air pollutants.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The new Driving PA Forward Truck and Bus Fleet Grant-funded projects will take 42 old diesel trucks and buses off the road, replacing them with electric, propane, compressed natural gas, and new clean diesel vehicles. The projects are located in high-population areas with dense traffic and high air pollution levels.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Updated Background -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Marsh Creek State Park Once Again Site Of Cleanup Due To Mariner East Pipeline Construction In Chester County -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Material Leaks Into Tributary Of Marsh Creek State Park At Site Of Mariner East Pipeline Spill In 2020 -- DEP Publishes Final Guidance On Environmental Consideration In (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2024

Million In 28 Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Quality Improvement Projects In 20 Counties [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA To Spend Nearly $200 Million On Lead Pipe Replacement, Water Upgrades [Mostly Federal Funds] -- DEP Awards Susquehanna River Basin Commission $68.2

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Civil lawsuits were filed in Sendai in 2017 and Kobe in 2018 by citizens against corporations that planned to build new coal-fired power plants. In September 2018, in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. (Judgments and English summaries are found in the Sabin Center’s Climate Change Litigation Database.).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Several are owned by corporate titans such as Valero, Nucor, Sherwin-Williams, General Electric, Owens Corning, Exxon Mobil, and Land o’ Lakes. A 2018 federal analysis said the cancer risk from ethylene oxide emitted from a Sterigenics medical sterilization plant there constituted a “public health hazard.”

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Law Columbia

JULY 14, 2021

billion for electric system work in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s electric system is highly centralized and based on 97 percent fossil-fired generation. The fossil fuel plants emit multiple pollutants that adversely impact the health of nearby communities. earthquake in 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. Because the Pigging Station was built prior to 2018 it is not covered by an Air Quality Program permit from DEP. However, they only apply to facilities constructed or modified after August 8, 2018. Click Here for technical guidance. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has given us a great opportunity, and I'm proud of the progress that we – along with our partners – have made to prepare Pennsylvania for a future filled with electric vehicles.” million in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula funds for EV charging infrastructure over the next five years.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

17 to 23 -- 7 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Defective Casing From 2018; Mariner Pipeline Drilling Mud Breakout; Additional Shell Air Penalties; Water Supply Investigation [PaEN] -- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $2,671,044.75

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Leib, Pittsburgh -- PA Capital-Star: Environmentalists, Advocates Urge Shapiro To Stay The Course On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan -- Scranton Times Editorial: Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan Serves Economy, Environment [RGGI] -- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Get $1.5

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Shapiro Unveils Cap-And-Invest PA Climate Emissions Reduction Initiative To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants; Update Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards To Diversify Electric Generation, Improve Reliability [PaEN] -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

The Wolf administration has also prioritized protecting air quality. In 2018, DEP began the Driving PA Forward initiative, using the settlement funds from the e Volkswagen cheating scandal. Grant and rebate programs were put in place to replace older, dirty diesel engines with cleaner alternatives.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

In 2018, “the name of the program was changed to Oil and Natural Gas Production to cover potential health impacts from both conventional and unconventional oil and gas production.” These include contamination of surface or groundwater, air pollution or soil degradation. within one-half mile).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Renewable Electricity Surpassed Coal In 2022 Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you. Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

. -- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC): Awarded $631,534.22 Awarded $50,000 to organize a three-day educational film festival focused on environmental issues and solutions in the heart of Beaver Falls. Million In Penalties Assessed -- The Energy Age Blog: EQT Corp.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

but nothing has been done [ Read more here ] Frustration in the ability of state law to prevent damage caused by pipeline construction related to the Mariner East Pipeline can be illustrated by a 2018 quote from Republican Sen. million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. Wolf [ Read more here.]

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Both the United States and the European Union electricity generations have 25-30% coal (historically much higher, hence its title of King), natural gas 35%, nuclear 20-25% and renewables make up 15% on both markets. Yet, coal account for two-thirds of the carbon emissions of electricity generation in both regions. Current situation.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We emitted about 269 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018 (the latest year for which data are available), with industry, electricity production, and transportation the largest sources. DEP is helping to fund increased use of electric vehicles. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 16, 2019

In 2018, a host of lawsuits wound their way through the courts seeking an answer, including several from localities and states alleging the responsibility of fossil fuel companies. These leaks are only a fraction of the 90,000 barrels spilled in Louisiana in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. mile radius.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Pipeline companies have been fined over $70 million for environmental and safety violations related to incidents like the 2018 explosion of the brand new Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County and the construction of the Mariner East natural gas liquids pipelines running across the entire state. Read more here. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

In Pennsylvania, there was a study that came out in 2019 by two reporters at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that found that there was a spike of rare childhood cancers in southwestern Pennsylvania between 2008 and 2018. There was also an association with prematurity due to air pollution.

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