PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2022

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Women In Conservation Awards Program to recognize excellence in conservation and to forge a stronger network of women who are deeply committed to working to protect Pennsylvania’s environment. Nominees should have dedicated at least 25 years of work to conservation in Pennsylvania.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

But for states like California, with large populations, an ambitious and necessary clean energy timeline , and ongoing natural resource issues , where to actually build these projects will require thoughtful planning. Source: 2021 SB 100 Joint Agency Report, California Energy Commission.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What’s Up With Water—November 29, 2021 – This week’s episode covers water shortages in South Africa, unprecedented flooding in South Sudan that is superseding vaccine drives, and a battle over renewable energy in New England. Prolonged Drought in Madagascar Fueled By Environmental Degradation, Not Climate Change.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On September 9, PennFuture recognized the accomplishments of 11 exceptional women conservationists in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Poconos and Lehigh Valley during the Seventh Annual Celebrating Women in Conservation Awards event.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Here are 30 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On December 15, Chad Forcey of the PA Conservative Energy Forum told members of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee it is “commited to clean and renewable energy and energy diversity in the Commonwealth.”

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2022

3 [PaEN] -- Sand County Foundation Announces PA Finalists For Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Dr. Michael E. Thank you for your leadership! -- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce Award Recipients, Recognition Dinner Nov. Mann, Climate Scientist & Author, At The Water's Edge Gala On Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

3 In Philadelphia [PaEN] -- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2021 Award Recipients [PaEN] -- Great Lakes Protection Fund: Announces 2021 Leadership Award Winners, Including 2 From Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council: To Honor Former DEP Secretary David Hess With The Fox Calhoun Award At Virtual Awards Celebration Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

On September 21, the Northeast PA Environmental Partners announced their 2021 award recipients. In addition, the Co-op created an educational kiosk and a mini documentary about the project to increase knowledge about solar energy and the power of collaboration in a community.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The current C-PACE Program adopted under Act 30 of 2018 facilitates long-term financing for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy projects for agricultural, commercial, and industrial properties. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The current C-PACE Program adopted under Act 30 of 2018 facilitates long-term financing for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy projects for agricultural, commercial, and industrial properties. Click Here for a sponsor summary of the bill.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 17, 2024

In British Columbia, millions of residents and commercial customers were asked to conserve precious drinking water. The deadliest climate disaster in Canadian history was the heat dome (abnormally hot temperatures that lasted several days) that hit British Columbia in 2021, causing at least 600 deaths.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. In order to reduce emissions, we must phase out fossil fuels—oil, coal and gas—and move towards renewable energy and less plastic and petrochemical production since these products, so dangerous as ocean pollutants, are made from oil.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

In 2010, the mix was 48% coal, 34% nuclear, 15% gas and 2% renewables. I n 2017, electricity generation was 35% coal, 35% nuclear, 23% natural gas, 6% renewable, biomass and other. Energy Information Administration. PJM said the new generation capacity includes almost all investor-driven renewable energy and storage-- 50.8%

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2021

Information will be available on issues related to dairy, livestock and crop production; animal health; soil conservation; water quality; and ag renewable energy. Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Ag Progress Days is held at the Russell E. Reprinted from Penn State News.)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

On September 21, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced DCNR will produce or purchase 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. gigawatt hours -- all from renewable energy sources. DCNR expects to use 28.7 gigawatt hours and purchase 13.2

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2021

DCNR's Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting July 28 on large-scale solar array siting, the Regional ATV Pilot Program and other issues from 10:00 a.m. For more information and available handouts, visit the DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the 13 schools, businesses and community organization winners of the 2021 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. million kilowatt hours of electricity from solar energy. Smith, president of Regional Industrial Development Corporation.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

I first wrote a version of this post way back in July 2021, when Ezra Klein dropped a couple of lines knocking the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) into one of the op-eds The New York Times loves to perennially run about how California is actually the worst (I’m sorry it can’t be 80 degrees in March everywhere, guys).

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — November 1, 2021. The 288,000-hectare marsh is the country’s largest intact wetland, and it has been classified by BirdLife International, a nonprofit conservation group, as a particularly significant site for birds and biodiversity. Such a move would also pose risks to wildlife.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

In addition to his work with the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Mr. Dawes owns a purebred Angus farm in Huntingdon County where he employs sustainable and conservation farming practices. He has publicly called for investments in clean energy, green technologies, and environmental research.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 22, 2023

Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017, and Hurricane Irma in 2021 were all accompanied by the same question. That means they are a conservative estimate of how much extreme weather costs the United States each year.” A 2021 analysis of more than 88,000 studies since 2012 now finds 99.9

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Comments By Award Winners “At Eaton, we’re simplifying the energy transition and accelerating sustainable energy systems to power our operations, customers and communities.” We have been in the solar industry since 2008 and recognize how critical renewable energy is to our future in so many ways.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2022

On October 5, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today visited historic Camp Michaux in Cumberland County to view ecological restoration efforts to mitigate damage caused by invasive, non-native plants.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). GW record from 2021. Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2024

The 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature has wrapped up, and at The Nature Conservancy in Washington we are celebrating new investments in the transition to a clean energy economy and a climate-resilient future for all Washingtonians. We’ve been wary of attempts to weaken the CCA since its passage in 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In 2021, Winter Storm Uri killed at least 246 Texans. Speaking of reliable supply of power, this home is also equipped with an energy storage system, which means the household can count on the lights staying on even when the sun isn’t shining. As of 2021, 36 percent of US residents are renters.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The International Energy Agency is clear that investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy are the solution to the current energy crisis, not investments in new oil and gas. From 2019 to 2021, Canada supported fossil fuels 11 times more than renewables.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By Anya Blaney Kate Janeway has dedicated her life to environmental causes, including nine years of volunteer service with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Washington. The Nature Conservancy is a perfect fit for me,” she said, “and it’s been that way for four decades.”

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

On August 9, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced it would be committing to the purchase of wind power and the use of clean energy to support the production and operations of water services. Additionally, this agreement further safeguards the region’s energy needs by providing a long-term hedge against rising energy prices.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) , renewable energy sources are to become the first electricity source by 2025, surpassing dirty coal. This is taking place as according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), worldwide cleantech investments surpassed fossil fuels investments last year, with $1.1

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A Greener Life

JULY 19, 2023

Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez, discusses renewable energy projects with Wayuu Indigenous communities in the northern department of La Guajira. Elsewhere, other renewable energy projects have been unable to connect and deliver power to the grid, the National Interconnected System.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2022

Dubaich, DCNR Bureau of Facility Design and Construction As the state’s leading conservation agency, DCNR strives to model practices that conserve and sustain our natural resources. By 2030, the department will derive 50 percent of its electric from renewables. That will be accomplished mostly through solar installations.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 1, 2024

The Sabin Center, through the Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI), partnered with Ohio attorney Trent Dougherty to help a local supporter named Dr. John Boeckl intervene in the Siting Board proceeding to advocate for approval of the project. Notwithstanding this opposition, Oak Run also found significant local support.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

County conservation districts and many other environmental and wildlife groups are opposed to the bill introduced at the request of Merck Sharp & Dohme pharmaceutical company. The Senate could also be moving bipartisan Senate Bill 465 to create a new program to pay for on-farm conservation projects. Read more here. [The

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts a local ordinance in Berkeley, California that prohibits most natural gas hook-ups to newly-constructed buildings. . In July 2021, the U.S. City of Berkeley , a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The case concerns whether the U.S.

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