PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Shell will also pay additional monthly civil penalties for the rest of 2023 for any further exceedances. Following the COA, Shell plans to restart operations at the facility on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. On March 25, 2023 Shell suspended ethylene and polyethylene production to make repairs and perform maintenance.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

The federal Clean Air Act and US Environmental Protection Agency regulations require that a facility submit a Title V Operating Permit application within 12 months of commencing operation. The Shell Plant began operations in November 2022 and has been operating under a construction permit DEP keeps renewing. 12,671,044.75

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. See a detailed analysis of the decision here.).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans’ Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 2022. The well was brought under control on November 19, and a cement plug was installed on November 20, 2022. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Pollution Control Air Pollution 90

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Twenty-one school, business and community projects were honored with the 2023 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. The last parcel of this property was put under conservation easement in March, 2022. The overarching goal of Manure Expo is based on environmental quality.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule has the potential to significantly reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as harmful air pollutants like fine particulates (PM2.5) These trucks regularly operate along industrial corridors – areas that often flank communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 3, 2023

Sales of new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in California hit new highs in the first quarter of 2023. In the first three months of 2023, more than 30% of all new car sales were ZEVs in Alameda, Santa Clara, Marin, and San Mateo counties. These four counties have a significant population of about 4.5

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Electricity Regulations 2026 Air Pollution 241

HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Guest Post by Sabari Kumar , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. At the same time, we’d like for it to produce less soot, and thus, less air pollution. 2023-32-0052. SAE Technical Paper, 2023. ” (2023). 2022): 720-730. 2022): 720-730. ” Nature (2023): 1-6.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2023

The EPHT Program is newly funded at the Pennsylvania Department of Health by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the 2022-2026 grant cycle. DEP’s latest Environmental Justice newsletter features an article about the new state Department of Health's new PA Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.

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Carbon Monoxide Air Pollution 2026 2023 86

Frontiers

JUNE 5, 2023

Frontiers Planet Prize: meet the International Champions Launched in 2022 by the Frontiers Research Foundation, the Frontiers Planet Prize aims to promote and recognize the scientists who will help Earth remain within the nine planetary boundaries described by Prof Johan Rockström in his keynote talk.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

On November 29, PennFuture, Clean Air Council , Sierra Club , and Environmental Defense Fund filed an appeal of the Commonwealth Court’s November 1, 2023 ruling that blocked Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multistate carbon emissions reduction program.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Climate change and air pollution aren’t priced in and we leave others to pay for those. Driven in part by demand for electric cars, in 2022 China overtook Germany to become the world’s second biggest car exporter, and then in 2023 it overtook Japan for the top spot. Nevertheless, I sympathise with the overall point.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

On the last day of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session, state legislators had a real case of the Mondays: They failed to deliver on climate and energy policies that would have accelerated renewable energy enough to forge a clear path to carbon-free electricity and set the state on track to meet science-based emission reduction targets.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

cranks its air conditioners to get through historic high temperatures , the need for energy that slows, not hastens, climate change is more apparent than ever. Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas. And now, as the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

billion cubic feet of natural gas from the Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Jackson Township, Cambria County in November 2022. ( Ambrose Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality GP-5 permit for the compressor station located in East Franklin Twp Armstrong County. ( at the DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave.,

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Air Pollution Natural Gas 2023 Environmental Protection 93

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We have done this at the state level for the 2022 NY state elections , and at the local level for current NY City Hall elections. We’ve received responses from several candidates including Governor Hochul in 2022. The responses are then made publicly available as a source of information to voters.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

The current draft of the ACF rule was released in late March and made several changes to the version that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) heard back in October 2022. pollution from vehicles. The ACF is estimated to significantly reduce pollution from the statewide commercial truck and bus fleet.

Electricity 237

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Fossil Fuels Regulations 237

Vermont Law

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Candidate, 2024, Vermont Law & Graduate School and Articles Editor, Production Coordinator, and Personal Notes Editor for the Vermont Law Review October 1, 2023 The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry noted that “most people in the United States have one or more specific PFAS in their blood, especially PFOS and PFOA.” (1)

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Toxic Substances Control Act Air Pollution 2023 2022 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

When we first started Eyes On Shell in early 2022, there was more concern about lighting than anything else,” said Terrie Baumgardner, Outreach Coordinator in Beaver County for the Clean Air Council. The Shell Exterior Lighting Study was originally promised to the Potter Township supervisors in December of 2022, Baumgardner said.

Air Pollution 98

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2017 Waste 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 541 ) -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan.

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Natural Resources Natural Gas Regulations Environmental Protection 106

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2023, Canada experienced its worst ever wildfire season , with 167,000 people forced to evacuate their homes under 211 federal evacuation orders. While the federal and some provincial governments made key announcements in 2023 that will support climate action and improve the cost of living, they have more to do.

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Fossil Fuels Cooling Climate Change Electricity 110

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2023

Steel for Article XXI Air Pollution Control violations (and as calculated in accordance with the 2019 Settlement Agreement and Order) that occurred at the Clairton Coke (Coal) Works during the second quarter of 2022. In December 2022, ACHD issued $458,225 in stipulated penalties against U.S.

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Pollution Control Air Pollution 2019 Cooling 52

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2023

8 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Magnesita Refractories Facility In York County Dept. 8 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Magnesita Refractories Facility In York County Dept. 8 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Magnesita Refractories Facility In York County Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2023

While PA Environment Digest’s priority is to highlight positive examples of environmental and energy leadership, 2022 is an election year which demands accountability to voters. 29 In Allegheny County, Susquehanna Valley Areas -- DEP Declares Air Pollution Action Day In Allegheny County For Friday, Dec.

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Air Pollution Natural Gas 2023 2022 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

On April 25, the Eyes On Shell citizens initiative reported fenceline air pollution monitoring data at Shell's Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County reported benzene levels of over 185 µg/m3 and 89 µg/m3 they said was above the 29 µg/m3 minimum risk level established by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

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Air Pollution Clean Air Act Natural Gas 2022 79

The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

On January 19, 2024, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reinstated the Formosa Plastics (“FG LA”) facility air permits, which the lower court had previously vacated. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality , 2023-CA-0578. They also indicated that the emissions were comparable to state averages.

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Air Pollution Law 2024 Natural Resources 116

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Storage Tank Containment Permeability Variance: DEP issued a variance to replace one issued on August 19, 2023 related to excluding 13 aboveground storage tanks from certain emergency containment structure permeability requirements for the facility located in Bradford, McKean County. ( Fayette County. ( Bradford County. ( Allegheny County. (

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Nuclear Power 104

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Of PA Announces Retirement Of CEO Terry Fitzpatrick -- DEP Issued Conventional Oil & Gas Operators 663 Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In Last 15 Months; 392 In 2024 Alone [PaEN] -- DEP: 86% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Waste Disposal, Production Reporting For 33,505 Wells In 2023 [PaEN] -- DEP: 89% (..)

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Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 89

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

. - Pennay G Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution, including compressors, pigging operations, at the well pad located in Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Greene County. ( Washington County. ( Bradford County. ( Warren County. (

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 2012 97

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: February 6, 2023] PA Environment Digest 28 to Feb. 3 PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 17 - Apply For USDA Rural Energy For America Program, G.E.T. 14 Webinar On Strategies To Advance Park Equity In Rural Areas Feb.

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Conservation Recycling Air Pollution 2023 86

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After AB 525 was signed into law, the CEC set offshore wind state planning goals in 2022 (2 to 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045). In 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), held the state’s first offshore wind auction, auctioning off five leases in Central and Northern California. [1]

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

Chesapeake Appalachia On January 24, 2023, DEP inspected the Chesapeake Appalachia Floydie Well Pad in Tuscarora Township, Bradford County and found multiple pools and puddles on the site contaminated with drilling wastewater and possible fracking chemical fluids. Well Plugging Since January 1, 2023, Timberline Energy Inc., Inspection.

Recycling 85

Recycling Natural Gas 2023 Air Pollution 85

Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2023

This past year has been big for cap-and-trade-style systems, and that momentum looks like it’s continuing in 2023. High Prices and New Programs Washington’s “Cap and Invest” program launched this year, and Oregon’s “Climate Protection Program” issued its first allowances in March 2022, joining the three existing U.S.

Greenhouse 195

Greenhouse Air Pollution Regulations 2021 195

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: April 17, 2023] PA Environment Digest Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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Natural Gas Renewable Energy Waste Solar Power 86

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Worse, this hastily scheduled virtual meeting conflicted with one of only two in-person opportunities for Beaver County residents to discuss how to spend the money extracted from Shell following their 13 air quality violations in 2022 and 2023. This public outreach was a long time coming.

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2026 2023 2024 Air Pollution 66

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

DEP also issued fresh violations for failure of the operator to comply with a Commonwealth Court order issued on August 16, 2023 requiring remediation of the sites for releases of wastewater based on violations issued on October 24, 2022. The shale gas well on the pad was drilled in February 2023 and fracked in June 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2023

The grants are made possible through more than $8 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money appropriated to the Keystone Tree Fund in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 2022-23 budget, and other federal and state funds. New Grant Rounds Opening The 2023 grant round will open on January 17 and close April 5.

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