PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov.

Nuclear Power

Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Two thirds of generation capacity is based on fossil fuels, split evenly between coal and natural gas, with 17% nuclear, and 14% hydro and other renewables. 50% coal, 26% gas, and 25% nuclear. Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Forty-five 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.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2024

TODAY 10:00: House Game & Fisheries Committee holds informational meeting on Game Commission 2019 Performance Audit and recommendations by State Auditor General. Room 523 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. Room 523 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov.

Nuclear Power

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.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

The arguments used for and against the resolution were the same familiar and often repeated comments on the economic and environmental impacts heard on the regulation since the concept was first suggested in 2019 by Gov. ushering in years of cheap oil and gas. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. At least $12.5

Regulations

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

During the four days of emergency operations during the cold snap, from early February 15th to midnight February 18th, output levels of nuclear, natural gas, coal, and wind to the grid were 79.3 For natural gas it was 40%, or 46% based on winter adequacy expectations. percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7

2021

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

Photos: top- oil & gas, coal mines; landfill; map of target areas.) Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- Rep. Questions should be directed to John Tissue at jctissue@msn.com.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We Lost Water” In late 2017, Sunoco started digging the trenches to lay the new 16-inch, and 20-inch Mariner East natural gas liquids pipelines uphill from the Robinson’s home and business. I never signed up for anything to be here, to have their equipment on my property for four and a half years.” “We Read more here.]

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2022

In 2019, the Energy Sector1 and Energy-Intensive Sectors represented 24% of gross regional product (GRP) and 14% of regional employment -- All of this contributes significantly to GHG emissions. CCUS, hydrogen and nuclear power). They will influence regional stakeholders to take critical enabling actions.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

The following was submitted by Dave Callahan, President of the Marcellus Shale Coalition , responding to a FracTracker Alliance article on the impacts of unconventional natural gas drilling in the Lycoming Creek Watershed. Last year, shale gas producers recycled more than 90 percent of the water they used.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

The arguments used for and against the resolution were the same familiar and often repeated comments on the economic and environmental impacts heard on the regulation since the concept was first suggested in 2019 by Gov. ushering in years of cheap oil and gas. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. At least $12.5

Regulations

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. Grey is made from natural gas or coal, and has a large carbon footprint. By Fred Pearce.

Fossil Fuels

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.

Nuclear Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

While he does not mention climate change, there is a brief nod to climate solutions through emissions reductions: Come on electric utilities, don’t tell me you are just passing along those high natural gas prices to the ratepayer and at the same time ask the taxpayers to subsidize it more.

Climate Change

Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 7] Nuclear plants are among the most reliable components of America’s power grids.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2024

House Game & Fisheries Committee holds informational meeting on Game Commission 2019 Performance Audit and recommendations by State Auditor General. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. June 3-- NEW. Room 523 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. June 4-- NEW. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

House Game & Fisheries Committee holds informational meeting on Game Commission 2019 Performance Audit and recommendations by State Auditor General. Room 523 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. June 3-- NEW. Room 523 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. June 4-- NEW.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

Dilks, Avid Conservationist, Retired Executive Of University City Science Center, Has Died At 83 -- Warren Times: Jimmy Carter Raised Climate Change Concerns 35 Years Before Paris Accords -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

. -- UPDATED: DEP Discovers Evidence Of Continuous Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Release At McKean County Well Site During Routine Inspection [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: FERC Approves Rover Pipeline Connection To Energy Transfer Revolution Natural Gas Liquids Cryogenic Processing Facility In Washington County [ PDF of Article ] -- Marcellus (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

.] -- Dickinson College To Host Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe To Discuss Finding Hope In The Face Of Climate Change During Public Talk Dec.

Natural Gas

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

Gleick falsely accuses me of cherry-picking a quote from a 2019 New York Times story on Amazon fires. “If Beyond mischaracterizing my position toward nuclear and other energy sources, Gleick suggests I ignore problems with them. wood, coal, and natural gas). Why else use it?

Fossil Fuels

Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar, a price rise that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.

2020

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

John Yudichak (I-Luzerne), who Senate Republicans appointed as Majority Chair of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, called opponents of natural gas infrastructure projects “radical environmentalists” and arguments by supporters of the RGGI carbon pollution reduction regulations covering power plants “hysteria.”

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Zabel In 2019 -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: 16 Republican Lawmakers Call On Democratic House Member Accused Of Sexual Harassment To Resign -- AP: Democratic Rep. PA] Natural Gas - PA Chamber Of Business & Industry -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Support Reliable, Affordable PA Natural Gas, Coal, Petroleum And Grow Renewable Energy - Sen.

Politics

Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history. By contrast, the Obama administration’s proposed carbon regulation of the power sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” proposed emissions reductions of 32 percent — by 2030.

2020

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2025

WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 2-4 In State College [PaEN] -- Altoona Mirror: Study: Outdoor Recreation Drives Bedford Tourism -- Town Hall Meeting On Wildlife Damage To Agricultural Crops Held At PA Farm Show -- Lancaster Farming: PA Builds Collaboration On Deer Damage To Crops -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: NJ, PA, NY Join Forces (..)

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

AUGUST 23, 2022

It is certainly true that the IRA uses “carrots” – principally in the form of tax credits – to incentivize actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example, the IRA extends and expands existing tax credits for renewable electricity production, and creates a new credit for electricity production at certain nuclear power plants.

Carbon Dioxide