Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

And all this polluting infrastructure has serious health and environmental implications for the surrounding communities. Air pollution Gas-fueled power plants and compressor stations release emissions that pollute local air and have dangerous health impacts to nearby residents.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

[Note: DEP inspections have identified other violations, including failure to comply with EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant Standards related to asbestos, benzene, beryllium, radon and other radionuclides, arsenic, mercury, and vinyl chloride. tons and for the 12-month period ending in October 2022, VOC emissions reached 662.9

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an Air Quality Permit Plan Approval to authorize the construction and operation of the Frontier LNG nat ural gas production facility at the Winner 4H Shale Gas Well Pad in West Keating Township, Clinton County. (

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

million in Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants to municipalities and businesses for 99 electric vehicles and more clean fuel transportation projects to improve air quality in their communities. Transportation is one of the biggest sources of air pollution in Pennsylvania. Posted: April 14, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less. million deaths globally.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Over the first four months of 2022 , nearly half of all European gas imports came from the US, with the region growing to account for three-quarters of all US LNG exports compared with just a third the year prior. Credit: U.S. Credit: U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. According to a May 2022 report , utility companies cut power to US households more than 3.6 Likewise, pipeline giant Williams Companies now refers to its gas projects as “clean energy” projects.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

New conventional well abandonments is the number one violation cited by DEP, according to a 2022 compliance report. Methane is particularly dangerous because it is up to 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide – warming our planet and contributing to air pollution that damages our lungs and our hearts. 25 to Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

There are several federal programs with funding available to target medium and heavy-duty ZEV transition, including: The Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit (45W) under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) assists fleets by defraying upfront costs associated with purchasing a clean vehicle, a tax credit of up to $40,000 per vehicle.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2024

Air Quality Permits -- Columbia Gas Transmission - Iowa Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Pine Creek Twp., Greene County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Washington County. ( Beaver County. (

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

Specifically, they claimed that the cumulative environmental impact of the emissions should be examined in the EIA: The estimated annual amount of carbon dioxide was to be 7.26 In July 2022, the United Nations declared the right to a clean, healthy sustainable environment.

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Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement Climate Change Nuclear Power 61

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These pollutants contribute to ground-level ozone, or smog, which EPA has shown has negative health impacts, including asthma attacks and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Zero- and low-emission vehicles also lower carbon dioxide emissions, helping to lessen climate change. Annually, the project will remove 1.38

Nitrogen Oxides 59

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

million in 2022 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant funding to help municipalities, schools, and businesses around the state switch to clean transportation and improve air quality in their communities. It also helps lower the level of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases heating up the climate, in the air.

Nitrogen Oxides 75

Nitrogen Oxides Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide 75

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

This editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on January 23, 2022 -- The sale of the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, the last remaining coal-powered plant in Allegheny County, to a company that will conduct environmental remediation and redevelopment is a hopeful sign for a post-coal regional economy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Compared to a baseline business-as-usual scenario, CARB estimates the ACF will reduce climate-warming emissions from the state’s truck fleet by more than 40 percent by 2050, equating to a reduction of about 300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over this timeframe. The rule would also reduce NOx and PM2.5

Climate Change 264

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Breezometer

MAY 12, 2022

How Much Prescribed Burning Took Place in the USA & Australia in April 2022? Although there are positive effects of prescribed fires, the smoke produced from the burning of vegetation can have a significant impact on air quality, human health, and the environment. particulate matter smaller than 2.5?

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Particle Pollution Carbon Dioxide Air Pollution 2022 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 13, 2023

On September 28, 2022 DEP issued notices of violations related to standing water and numerous puddles of wastewater on the site sampling shows contained elevated levels of strontium, aluminum and iron. [ DEP also noted Seneca had not responded to the requirement in the original NOVs to submit a written report by October 12, 2022.

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Waste Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 2022 74

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

May 11, the Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council filed a federal lawsuit against the Shell Petrochemical Plant for repeatedly violating permitted air pollution limits from a massive new plastics production plant in Beaver County, which opened last year. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S.

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Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Clean Air Act 98

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 104

Acoel

JANUARY 18, 2022

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Daniel C. When the history of the global shift toward a clean energy economy and a sustainable future gets written decades from now, it may well be that the COP26 Climate Change Conference will be seen as a watershed moment.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

2022: What Does the Latest IPCC Report Say? Recent findings from the World Meteorological Organization predict a 50:50 chance at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed 1.5°C Time is not in our favor, as this warming scenario may be upon us sooner than people would expect. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In 2022, the transportation sector was responsible for 28 percent of global warming pollution in the country. Since global and local pollutants are often byproducts of the same activities, mitigation policies for global warming emissions have the potential to simultaneously mitigate local air pollution 2.

Ground-Level Ozone 216

Ground-Level Ozone Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 216

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

The last parcel of this property was put under conservation easement in March, 2022. farms annually. -- Pennsylvania American Water for their Paperless Billing / Tree Planting Campaign: In April 2022, Pennsylvania American Water launched a campaign to reduce paper in the environment and plant trees across the Commonwealth.

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2023 Conservation Electricity 2022 109

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

EPA does have authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act and the Court’s ruling did not address that existing authority. Pennsylvania’s final regulations implementing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative became effective on April 23, 2022. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

This means that when the price of gas spikes –as it did in 2022 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and inevitably will again in the future–the price of electricity for consumers also eventually spikes in response. Gas-powered plants accounted for the most power plant outages during 2022 Winter Storm Elliott, followed by coal.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Improving ventilation and air purification will have an overall benefit of reducing risk of infection for a multitude of illnesses. Indoor air quality is also significant for general health; 3.2 million premature deaths occur globally each year due to household air pollution.

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Carbon Dioxide 2020 Air Pollution Atmosphere 257

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to 18 cleaner fuel transportation projects statewide that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants. Vehicles alone release 21 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the state, a known greenhouse gas and direct contributor to climate change.

Nitrogen Oxides 52

Nitrogen Oxides Greenhouse Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Dioxide 52

Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That’s why I like to pause at the end of each year and share some good news from the previous months (see my previous recaps from 2022 , 2021 and 2020 ). Plastic foam, commonly used in takeout food containers and often referred to as “Styrofoam,” was the seventh most frequently collected trash item in our 2022 International Coastal Cleanup®.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

To date, Stronghold has purchased the 94-megawatt (MW) circulating fluidized bed (CFB) Scrubgrass power plant in Venango County and the 94 MW Panther Creek CFB facility in Carbon County. As of March 24, 2022, the company operated approximately 20,500 pieces of mining hardware and purchase agreements in place for an additional 29,400 miners.

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Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste Air Pollution 94

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

To date, Stronghold has purchased the 94-megawatt (MW) circulating fluidized bed (CFB) Scrubgrass power plant in Venango County and the 94 MW Panther Creek CFB facility in Carbon County. As of March 24, 2022, the company operated approximately 20,500 pieces of mining hardware and purchase agreements in place for an additional 29,400 miners.

Climate Change 67

Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste 67

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Strong federal standards to reduce pipeline leaks are critical for delivering on the Biden administration's commitment to curb climate-warming methane pollution while increasing public health and safety.” Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas over 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in the near-term.

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Natural Gas Clean Air Act Technology Technology 95

Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In a 2022 press release introducing New York’s then-unprecedented Climate Superfund bill, one of the bill’s sponsors directly stated that the bill was inspired by source attribution research (specifically, research on carbon dioxide and methane emissions attributable to fossil fuel and cement producers).

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Regulations Carbon Dioxide 61

PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency finalizes their widely supported proposed safeguards to reduce methane climate emissions and associated toxic air pollution from new and existing oil and gas production facilities. Posted: May 24, 2022] PA Environment Digest This analysis comes as the U.S.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2022, these facilities self-reported 13,432,713 tons of air pollution-- 47.93% came from mid-stream pipeline facilities; 30.18% from unconventional shale gas wells and 21.81% from main line natural gas compressor stations. tons, carbon dioxide- 13,222,354.96 tons, carbon dioxide- 3,710,597.99

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

News Briefs Air Pollution Proposal The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to strengthen air pollution standards for coal-fired power plants, a regulatory move that would also improve water quality and reduce the accumulation of pollutants in fish. government water policy.

Air Pollution 130

Air Pollution Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide 2023 130

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Note: In December, 2022, DEP finalized regulations reducing volatile organic compounds and methane from existing conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities. [In In June 2018, DEP finalized an Air Quality General Permit to reduce methane emissions from new unconventional oil and gas operations. Read more here.]

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Regulations Air Pollution Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 107

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Section 111 requires EPA to establish standards of performance for certain categories of stationary sources that “cause[ ], or contribute[] significantly to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” In 2022’s West Virginia v. In 2007, the Supreme Court held in Massachusetts v.

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2024 Clean Air Act Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 65