PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2023

“Our country continues to experience an increase in significant weather events- the 2014 Polar Vortex, successive hurricanes, fires, and Winter Storm Uri in 2021, which brought down Texas' grid,” said Chairman Dutrieuille. Natural Gas Is An Intermittent Generator Rep.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This year’s list includes a diverse array of topics, from concerns over our energy and transportation infrastructure; housing and land conservation; international and local climate change; food security and contamination; and water quality of our world’s oceans. In Maine, it is.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

A 2021 North Carolina law requires the N.C. More below on the requirements of Session Law 2021-165 (also referred to as House Bill 951) and NCUC action in response. More below on the requirements of Session Law 2021-165 (also referred to as House Bill 951) and NCUC action in response. January 22, 2023.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce For a hearing on “Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure” Written statement submitted by: Michael D. is 32 years, as of January 2021. [14] It has been paying surrounding states for years to take excess power.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire September 13 PA Environment Digest 26 New Stories - Real Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Celebrate The Legacy Of Maurice K. 13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Keystone Station Coal-Fired Power Plant, Armstrong County Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN] -- WHYY: LIHEAPalooza Teaches Philadelphians How To Lower Utility Bills Friday -- Sustainable Community Network Of SW PA Webinar March 24 - Policy Connection - Environmental Justice.

Conservation 94

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario’s electricity system operators have been planning for this drop in nuclear capacity for a long time. Source: IESO Annual Planning Outlook (updated Feb 2021). Source: IESO [link].

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2023

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works] -- Post-Gazette: FirstEnergy Seeking Ratepayer Surcharge To Keep Two Coal-Fired Power Plants Open In West Virginia -- PennLive - Letter: We’re At An Energy Crossroads - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition -- PennLive Guest Essay: How Nuclear Power Saved Christmas And The PJM Electric Grid - By Rep.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2022

The failures at Homestake are emblematic of the toxic legacy of the American uranium industry, one that has been well-documented from its boom during the Cold War until falling uranium prices and concerns over the dangers of nuclear power decimated the industry in the 1980s. Credit© Mauricio Rodríguez Pons/ProPublica.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2021

Of Conservation Districts: Recognizes Pennsylvania Conservationists With 2021 Awards [PaEN] -- 7 Western PA Students Win National Garden Club Contests, Receive Prizes, College Scholarship [PaEN] -- 5 PA Winners Of National Assn. 26 In NE PA - Apply Now!

Nuclear Power 64

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2021

Middle District Court Of PA -- WBTimes: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Sound Emergency Sirens Aug. 12 Workshop On Adapting Stormwater Management Practices In A Changing Climate [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept.

Nuclear Power 75

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. Tell your Senate and House members they need to act to protect and restore Pennsylvania’s environment and support the tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians who do-- not slide backwards.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 4, 2022

As we are in the early days of 2022, I could again write that 2021 was the year climate change went mainstream. But nevertheless, it is evident that something did change in 2021…. Hardly any place on Earth was safe from climate-fuelled extreme weather in 2021. By Anders Lorenzen. All change in the White House.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

And resources to plug these wells, or even find them, had been scant – prior to the IIJA passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in 2021. For context, DEP spent $37 million plugging approximately 3,000 wells from 1989 through 2021. Too often, these wells pollute groundwater and leak methane into the air.

Climate Change 81

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

Helpful Resources: Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: August 5, 2021] PA Environment Digest

Nuclear Power 64

Nuclear Power Earth Day Climate Change Electricity 64

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Of Health: Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Near State's 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. For Virtual Ohio River Basin Conference Oct. 27 Hearing On Biosolids Permit Revisions [PaEN] -- House Adds Sept.

Nuclear Power 64

Nuclear Power Climate Change Renewable Energy Natural Resources 64

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Recognizes 2021 Pennsylvania Great Places [PaEN] -- GASP: Allegheny County Health: Issues Penalty To U.S. 18 -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Vote Now For The People's Choice Photo Contest Winner! 18 -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Vote Now For The People's Choice Photo Contest Winner!

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania Celebrates Conservation District Week April 28 to May 4 [PaEN] -- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Students Participate In Annual Warren Conservation District Envirothon Competition -- Lock Haven Express: Centre County Celebrates Envirothon Winners, Conservation District Week -- Republican Herald: Team From (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2022

Washington Landmark -- TribLive: Westmoreland Recycler Salvages Old Electronics; Donates Laptops To Shelter -- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area -- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Farm Kills 1.4

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

In June, HarperCollins published my new book, Apocalypse Never, which reviews the science of climate change and other environmental problems, and which has been widely praised by leading climate and conservation scientists and scholars. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last year called for the closure of US nuclear power plants.

2020 97

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Senate returns to session October 18, 19, 25, 26, 27 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session October 25, 26, 27 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- October 11 - PA Environment Digest Now Available -- First Street Foundation Resilience Report: 588,804 Properties In PA Have 26% Chance Of Being Severely Affected By Flooding Over (..)

Nuclear Power 64

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

. -- November 15 PA Environment Digest Now Availabl e [PaEN] -- All Articles & NewsClips In Nov. Yaw’s Senate Bill 284.

Nuclear Power 64

Nuclear Power Recycling Fossil Fuels Pollution Control 64

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2022

Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5 Capitol Lives On In Hundreds Of Court Cases, Including Against 63 From PA [That’s 15.5% Of All Defendants] -- MCall - Ford Turner: Will Some PA Residents Get Pandemic Relief Payments Up To $2,000?

Electricity 64

Electricity Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Conservation 64

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

The New Jersey part of PennEast Pipeline was canceled in September, 2021. In December 2021, the company requested DEP to withdraw/revoke their permits for PA portion. Note: Market-driven competition with natural gas has shut down 20 coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania, with only three remaining [ Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

On December 21, the Conservative Energy Network released a new poll showing 73 percent of all voters would be more likely to support a Republican candidate who embraces new technologies and innovation in addressing climate change and clean energy issues. The Pennsylvania Conservative Energy Forum is part of the CEN network.

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Clean Energy Climate Change Conservation Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN] -- The Burg: Trees For Free: PASA Sustainable Agriculture Group To Hand Out Vouchers For 10,000 Trees In Harrisburg Thru Oct. Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct.

Carbon Monoxide 64

Carbon Monoxide Natural Gas Nuclear Power Electricity 64

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Mail Delivery Could Slow Down Starting Today; How It Will Affect The Lehigh Valley Helpful Resources: Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: October 1, 2021] PA Environment Digest

Politics 64

Politics Nuclear Power Natural Gas Conservation 64

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

25 - Updating Conservation Status Of Rare Plants In PA With Dr. Clare - March 16-18 -- WeConservePA: Virtual Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference February 26 -- ErieT: Struggling With Blight, American Chestnut Tree Faces New Disease Identified By Erie County Researchers -- WeConservePA Webinar: Jan.

Nuclear Power 64

Nuclear Power Conservation Politics Natural Gas 64

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Don Ritter -- Post-Gazette: Canadian Nuclear Fuel Firm Buying Into Westinghouse Electric Co. Nuclear Power] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Mawson Infrastructure Group To Sell Georgia Bitcoin Mining Facility And Focus On Beaver County Bitcoin Facility -- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowance Auction On Dec.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Politics 64

PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2022

Senate Candidate Carla Sands Voted By Mail Twice In 2021, But Now Wants To Outlaw Mail-In Ballots -- Post-Gazette - Brandon McGinley: Republicans Sen. Letort Spring Garden Preserve , Carlisle. Noon to 3:00 p.m. -- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation 7th Annual Great Outdoor Picnic June 25. Senate Seat? -- Erie Times: Republican U.S.

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Natural Gas Nuclear Power Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy 64

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

16 Webinar - Countering Climate Disinformation In The Media [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy To Hold Open House On Newport Twp. 16 On Plan For Investing Federal American Rescue Plan Funding [PaEN] -- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Regulations 64

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 22, 2022

TODAY Off The Floor: House Commerce Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 635 (Yudichak-I-Luzerne) which expands the C-PACE energy conservation, water reduction funding program tied to property taxes. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Politics Nuclear Power 2020 64

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There are now only three conventional coal-fired power plants left in Pennsylvania that have not announced plans to retire or stop burning coal. In his budget address in 2021, Gov. At least $12.5 million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 Read more here.

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy Carbon Emissions Nuclear Power 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2021

Pennsylvania also faces a significant backlog in meeting Green Infrastructure needs-- farm conservation, mine reclamation, recreation, land conservation and state park and forest maintenance obligations. Coal-fired power plants were the biggest losers in the auction market clearing 8,175 MW less power than during the last auction.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Politics 2020 Regulations 52

Acoel

APRIL 8, 2022

To be sure, Congress deserves credit for a partial response to the climate crisis by enacting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in December, 2021, with 19 Republican votes in the Senate. Action by the new Administration and the Congress has been slow.

Climate Change 40

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Raytheon Technologies and Subsidiary Pay $515K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations United States Department of Justice | January 11, 2021 John H. million on federal lobbying in 2021, according to OpenSecrets, a government transparency nonprofit, more than any other defense contractor.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 12, 2023

USA: Raytheon Technologies and Subsidiary Pay $515K to Settle False Claims Act Allegations United States Department of Justice | January 11, 2021 John H. million on federal lobbying in 2021, according to OpenSecrets, a government transparency nonprofit, more than any other defense contractor.

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