PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. Unit 1 at Three Mile Island continued to operate until it was shut down in September, 2019 as a result of competition with natural gas-fired electric generation.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That means much less waste and a better deal for the environment. Almost 90 percent of the increase in renewables came from wind- and solar-power generation. Both have much less environmental impact than coal, oil, or natural gas. In 2018, eighty-two dams were removed.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Forty-four years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. Unit 1 at Three Mile Island continued to operate until it was shut down in September, 2019 as a result of competition with natural gas-fired electric generation.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

3 train derailment at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that released carloads of toxic chemicals, state officials have expressed far less concern about the largest natural gas leak in state history. gas storage facility in Jackson Twp., Photo: Equitrans natural gas leak from space, Environmental Defense Fund.)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

Miles of two 16-Inch Natural Gas Pipelines, One 16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP issued an NPDES Water Quality Permit for the project impacting Pucketa Creek in Upper Burrell Twp., PA Bulletin, page 1444 ) -- Beech Resources, LLC - 16-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline/16-Inch Water Pipeline: DEP approved Chapter 105 permit for 1.9

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Pennsylvania is squarely in the middle of a national debate over “unleashing” our considerable reserves of natural gas to help supply the parts of Europe now dependent on natural gas from Russia. And natural gas is the most valuable commodity Russia has – for now.” And they meant all natural gas imports.

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