Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

At RePlanet Nederland, we are delighted that the European Commission has proposed, on December 31, 2021, to include nuclear energy in the sustainable finance taxonomy. The following elements of the Regulation proposal are dealt with in this review. of the proposal) and for existing installation only until 2040 (see §4.28).

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. HB 711 and SB 126 , from state Rep. Mary Ann Perez and Sen. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

billion gallons of drilling wastewater generated every year in Pennsylvania-- where it does for disposal or recycling, waste injection well development, problems with the conventional and shale gas wastewater reporting system, road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater and much more. 27 Released 1.1 Why Does It Matter? 27 Released 1.1

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

301 (formerly Senate Bill 185), which was signed by Governor Edwards on June 14, 2021 and will become effective on August 1, 2021. In 2019, North Carolina passed legislation similar to Act 301 in Louisiana, requiring the state regulatory agency to enact regulations addressing decommissioning of utility-scale solar projects. [6]

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2021

Reilly: Middle Creek Wildlife Area Plans Mentored Adult And Archery Deer Hunts This Fall National/International -- Waste Dive: For Clues About Future PFAS Regulations, Landfill Operators Look To Congress -- The Hill: Researchers Paint Bleak Picture Of Forest Fires Beyond 2030 -- Financial Times: Electric Vehicles: Recycled Batteries And The Search (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2021

Comitta: PUC Advancing Key Pipeline Safety Regulations -- WHYY: Most Charges Dropped Against 2 State Constables Involved In Alleged Mariner East Pipeline ‘Buy-A -Badge’ Scheme -- Delaware RiverKeeper : July 21 - Why Does Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Threaten Public Health Webinar. M-2020-3004646 ] -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

million kWh/yr. -- Fayette County for Fayette County Recycling Program : Fayette County, with the leadership of Sheila Shea, developed a robust countywide recycling program over the course of the last two years. Because of these bins, every one of Fayette County’s 42 municipalities now has access to recycling in some form.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 15, 2021

301 (formerly Senate Bill 185), which was signed by Governor Edwards on June 14, 2021 and will become effective on August 1, 2021. In 2019, North Carolina passed legislation similar to Act 301 in Louisiana, requiring the state regulatory agency to enact regulations addressing decommissioning of utility-scale solar projects. [6]

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2021

Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites Climate Rachel McDevitt: Will RGGI Affect Your Electric Bill? Read more here. Million For PFAS Cancer Study WHYY: What’s In The Water? Million For PFAS Cancer Study WHYY: What’s In The Water? 27-28; Moraine State Park Regatta Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

It was recommended Act 2 Land Recycling Program standards be used. [ The conventional oil well itself was found to be inoperable-- electric was disconnected and the oil production line was disconnected and removed. in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County and found “there is no activity onsite and a mini excavator is staged onsite.”

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT Corp. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. The following DEP notices were published in the May 20 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Washington County. ( Tioga County. (

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- UGI Utilities - Allen Manufactured Gas Plant: DEP received Intent To Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated by volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, and lead in City of Allentown, Lehigh County. ( You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Hopson Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received and is reviewing a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with vanadium to Statewide Health Standards at the well pad located in Asylum Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

Potter County; Opponents Again Call For Robust Public Participation Process [PaEN] -- Delaware River Basin Commission Clarifies New Regulations On Oil/Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban Road Spreading, Disposal From Conventional Wells [PaEN] -- NRDC: U.S. Again sample results did not show testing for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ or radium 226 or 228.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2021

WeConservePA 2021 Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 19-21 Dept. PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

But as I showed in my 2013 and 2021 reports, the hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown, and my conclusions remain valid today. According to the economies of scale principle, smaller reactors will in general produce more expensive electricity than larger ones. What are SMRs?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- UGI Utilities, Inc. - You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. The following DEP notices were published in the April 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley E6H Well Pad: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

in 2021, according to LinkedIn’s Green Skills Report. According to figures from the LinkedIn report, in 2021 there was a big jump in the number of job listings requiring green skills, with those ads accounting for half of the total, far more than the global average. The share of green employment in the global total rose from 9.6%

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. But there are some false and half true claims being made about electric vehicles. Here we will separate fact from fiction about electric vehicles. Question: Do Electric Cars work in cold weather? grams of CO2 per kilometre.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - MTL 4H Well Pad: DEP received Notice of Intent to remediate soil contaminated with drilling wastewater at the site in Wyalusing Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Bradford County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Fayette County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley E 6H Well Site: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

3 In Philadelphia Great Lakes Protection Fund Announces 2021 Leadership Award Winners, Including 2 From Pennsylvania Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2021 Award Recipients PA Resources Council To Honor Former DEP Secretary David Hess With The Fox Calhoun Award At Virtual Awards Celebration Oct. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. The following DEP notices were published in the April 8 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Susquehanna County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2022

3 Hearing On Proposed Fracking Wastewater Regulations Chesapeake Bay Foundation Calls For Greater Investments To Reduce Pollution As Number Of Impaired Streams Increases In PA DEP Announces $3.5 Million; Still Short Of 2018 Revenue Of $251.8 Million Delaware River Basin Commission Adds Feb. 24 Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. The following DEP notices were published in the May 6 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Susquehanna County. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2022

California’s air pollution regulator, the Air Resources Board, is poised to adopt one of the most important steps that the state has ever taken to reduce exposure to air pollution and limit climate changing emissions. The ACCII regulations have several key components that make sure gasoline tailpipe pollution is greatly reduced.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 29, 2021

Posted: August 29, 2021] PA Environment Digest 17 [PaEN] -- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Receives Great Greenway/Trail Designation -- SunburyDI: Friends Group Formed For R.B. They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support!

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

The original violation was issued on November 24, 2021. [No 74 Act 2 Land Recycling Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups In 2024 So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 74 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 74 oil and gas facility site cleanups. Shafer 1 conventional gas well operated by Crawford Energy Search Co.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

DEP’s inspection reports for both wells indicate the violations issued on May 27, 2021 continue. 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 54 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 54 oil and gas facility site cleanups. No further response is requested from the operator at this time.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The bill applies prospectively to new construction for which a building permit is issued on or after October 1, 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

2023 was a milestone year for electric car sales in the US. Sales figure from VELOZ The top selling passenger car AND top selling light truck in CA in 2023, according to California New Car Dealers Association , were both electric vehicles with the Tesla Model 3 and the Tesla Model Y taking the top spots…as they also did in 2022.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Grid Safety: How Cost-of-Service Ratemaking Creates Tension Between Regulators and Utilities and Slows Grid Hardening By: Michael Murphy and Professor Genevieve Byrne The number of wildfires each year is increasing, which cost billions of dollars in damage and take hundreds of lives. In Maine, it is.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

The Borello’s continuous complaints to DEP, county and local officials and to the Office of Attorney General resulted in the Attorney General starting an investigation of the CNX Pigging Station in January 2019 that resulted in successfully bringing criminal charges against CNX for the station’s operations that were resolved in December 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: DEP Races To Finish Regulations To Limit Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities With $450 Million In Federal Highway Funds At Stake -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Moves Reg.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

MarkWest disclosed the spill because they are cleaning it up under the state’s Act 2 Land Recycling Program that requires formal notices of that fact to be published in the local newspaper, given to the municipality where the spill happened and in the PA Bulletin. The company said the spill was the result of Winter Storm Elliot.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Because of the large area where elevated conductance fluid and elevated conductance soil was discovered on the pad surface, the DEP recommends pursuing Act 2 [Land Recycling Program] due to the unknown volume of elevated conductance fluid impacting the unprotected pad surface.” LLC found multiple spill areas.

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