Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

He’s perfected the art of spinning “natural” gas, a fossil fuel, and liquified natural gas (LNG) as transition fuels, despite a thorough debunking. Natural” gas is a fossil fuel that’s bad for the climate and harmful to human health, but you wouldn’t know it from the gas industry’s branding.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

of Health, University Of Pittsburgh For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN] -- DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. Shale Drillers See Natural Gas Price Rebound In 2024 After Prices Tumbled More Than 50% This Year -- Reuters: APA Corp Pulls Back On U.S.

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Natural Gas Climate Change Renewable Energy Waste 110

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

TODAY 1:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology, Utilities Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1578 (Mullins-D-Lackawanna) training and bonding retail electric and natural gas energy suppliers. 2023 Pennsylvania Botany Symposium Oct. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Sharif Street -- Inquirer: Independence Blue Cross Spet $3.3

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN] -- Dept. Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN] -- Dept.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas. Note: “Natural gas” is an industry misnomer; UCS considers methane, fossil gas, and gas to be much more appropriate terms. I’ll be using the term “gas” from here on out.) And now, as the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Hamm, Flick Address Concerns In Legislature, Including Extending Safety Zones Around Natural Gas Infrastructure -- Williamsport Sun: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2023

NOTE: June 28 Is Last Day For Senate Action On Nomination Of Richard Negrin As DEP Secretary -- June 19 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] --Weekly PA Environment Digest: All Articles & NewsClips By Topic - June 19 -- DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day For Monday, June 19 For Lehigh Valley; Southeast PA; Susquehanna Valley; (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

Are To Blame For One Of The Grid’s Biggest Vulnerabilities When Weather Gets Rough -- The Guardian: Solar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load As Heatwave Puts Power Grid To Test; Atypically Large Number Of Coal, Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Have Failed Amid Temperature Spikes -- Utility Dive: Texas Electric Grid Has Remained Stable Despite 9.6

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Natural Gas Clean Energy Solar Power Carbon Emissions 97

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - March 29, 30, April 11, 12, 13, 14 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - March 29, 30, April 11, 12, 13 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Trail Mix Blog: Rachel Carson, (..)

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Natural Gas Politics Conservation Climate Change 101

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2023

On January 19, DEP released two more bid packages to plug 43 more abandoned conventional natural gas wells in Clarion County at taxpayer expense under the new federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law well plugging program. Click Here for more information. -- Venango County: 19 abandoned natural gas wells in Cornplanter Township.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

TODAY 9:30: Philadelphia Liquified Natural Gas Export Task Force meeting. Senate returns to voting session January 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 -- Committee Schedule House returns to voting session ?????? -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events DEP Advisory: DEP’s Cambria District Office still closed due to waterline break.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

By Dave Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardshi p The following goest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on March 27, 2023 -- We are at an inflection point on energy: 2022 was the first year when global investment in carbon-free sources of energy matched investment in fossil fuels. High overseas demand for U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- City & State PA: Norfolk Southern Spent Millions On Lobbying And Political Donations In Harrisburg/Washington, D.C.,

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Natural Gas Conservation 2017 Atmosphere 75

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Thank you for your leadership! -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 4, 2023

April 4, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Also split by the Ontario-Quebec border, and the state of New York just to the east, Akwesasne’s sovereignty faces numerous legal and political obstacles.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2024

Above: Lahaina, Hawai’i after the devastating August 2023 wildfire that killed more than 100 people and destroyed 2,700 homes. Last year, I wrote that fossil fuel companies made billions of dollars in profit during 2022 as people around the world suffered billions of dollars in damage from climate and weather related disasters.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

On February 28, Ohio US Senator Sherrod Brown and Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act , legislation that would ban the export of crude oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our biggest adversaries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

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. Natural Gas Infrastructure Threats It is naive and dangerous to not do everything we can to prevent and prepare for environmental accidents. Read more here.

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Nuclear Power Natural Gas Radiation Cooling 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Recently, the Biden administration fast-tracked MVP as a rider in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) —an act that had nothing to do with natural gas or pipelines—in the latest high-profile example of science being lost in the political process. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in January 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2023

Gasoline Stations And Aging Underground Storage Tanks In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - July 15 [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On CNX Midstream Project To Expose Natural Gas, Water/Wastewater Pipelines To Prevent Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County [PaEN] -- 2nd Annual (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook Projects Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023, Increased Production; Coal-Fired Generation To Fall Again, Offset By Solar, Wind -- Reuters: U.S.

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Natural Gas Clean Air Act 2023 Conservation 63

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

Invests In Alternative Solar Tech, More Solar For Renters -- AP: U.S.

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Natural Gas Earth Day Climate Change Conservation 110

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP Approves Permits For Transcontinental Gas Regional Energy Access Expansion Pipeline Project in Luzerne, Northampton, Bucks, Chester, Monroe Counties [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Radiation Conservation 105

Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2024

Natural gas currently powers approximately 74% of Florida’s total net electricity generation.) These latest political misadventures by Governor DeSantis are equal parts ostrich-like, head-in-the-sand behavior; straight out of the Flat Earth Society playbook; and reminiscent of Mad Magazine’s/Alfred E.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On March 15 the PA Utility Law Project will hold a second webinar on the impacts of LNG natural gas exports on energy costs for Pennsylvania families from Noon to 1:00 p.m. In 2022, the cost of home energy skyrocketed – squeezing Pennsylvania households and businesses and falling hardest on low income families across our state.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Energy Firms Use Ukraine War To Lock In Long-Term Natural Gas Contracts -- The Guardian: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

Over 2022, Thanks To Strong Q4 Production; Fewest New Wells Drilled In Last Decade [PaEN] NewsClips: -- Spotlight PA: Federal Money Supercharged PA’s Plugging Of Dangerous Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, But Critics Want More Oversight -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Oil & Gas Industry Isn’t Taking Responsibility For Their Wells - By Rep.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 12, 2023

A report sheds new light on a proposed dam near the Thailand-Myanmar border , where community resistance and political ambiguity have complicated the project. The Central African Pipeline System, which would link 11 countries in an oil and natural gas network, gains momentum despite a backlash from environmentalists. “The

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2023 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Deforestation 130

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- January 3 - Senate, House Begin 2023-24 Legislative Session -- January 17 - Gov.-elect elect Shapiro, Lt. Elect Josh Shapiro’s Transition Team? Full List -- Gov. Wolf Reflections -- AP: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2023

Of Environmental Professionals 2023 Annual Conference Sept. Of Environmental Professionals 2023 Annual Conference Sept. -- PA Sustainable Community Development Network: July 25 Webinar On Activating Municipal Sustainability Teams To Attract Funding [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2022

million in annual taxpayer subsidies to manufacturing and other businesses that use natural gas and hydrogen in their operations forever into the future. It seems clear the tax credits are an attempt to try to make natural gas competitive again through taxpayers subsidies after U.S. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Billion Over 4 Years -- Independent Fiscal Office: Budget Impact Of New Union Contract FY 24-25 - $696 Million -- Budget 2023 -- MCall Guest Essay: PA Budget Fails To Do Anything To Lower Property Taxes; It’s Time To Just Abolish Them - By Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2023

Natural Gas Prices Slump After Mild Winter Leaves Big Surplus Other States/National/International -- Reuters: Injection Well Disposal Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Likely Caused Earthquake In Alberta In 2022 -- CarbonBrief: Q&A: U.N. Of Labor & Industry: February PA Unemployment Rate 4.4%, Up 0.1%

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Natural Gas Climate Change Waste Conservation 108

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Homes Evacuated After Contractor Hits Natural Gas Line In Allegheny County -- NRCS-PA Conducting Rapid Flood Disaster Recovery Needs Survey In Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties; Responses Due Oct. Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

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Natural Gas Climate Change Conservation Politics 108

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Billion Endowment -- New Planet Philadelphia Radio Program Feb. Shapiro Will Not Execute Any Inmates While He Is In Office, Calls For Repeal -- TribLive: Sen.

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy 110

PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

Of Revenue Reports April Tax Collections $51.1 Million Over Its Estimates; Fiscal Year Up $1.2 Billion -- Independent Fiscal Office Reports April State Revenue $434.4 Million Over IFO Estimates; Fiscal Year Up $2.53

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Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Conservation 94

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Shapiro Noncommittal On Greenhouse Gas Strategy As Climate Task Force Finishes Work -- House/Senate Legislative Climate Caucus Announces Climate Week Activities In PA Oct. 23 to 29; More Abandoned Wells; Oil & Gas Doesn’t Typically Issue NOVs For ‘Routine’ Venting Of Natural Gas, Will Air Quality Under New Regs?

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