PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

-- Moms Clean Air Force Blog: Happy Mother’s Day To My Growing, Badass Climate Community - By Alexandra Zissu -- PA Wilds Center Announces Winners Of 2023 PA Wilds Champion Awards; Recognition Dinner July 27 [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: Canon-McMillian H.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania Celebrates Conservation District Week April 28 to May 4 [PaEN] -- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Students Participate In Annual Warren Conservation District Envirothon Competition -- Lock Haven Express: Centre County Celebrates Envirothon Winners, Conservation District Week -- Republican Herald: Team From (..)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Yaw, Others - By Dean Marshall, Lock Haven -- PennLive Letter: The Fossil Fuel Industry Carries Too Much Weight In Pennsylvania -- Observer-Reporter Editorial: Is Shapiro’s Voluntary Agreement With CNX The Right Move For Gas Well Safety? 11; Sets Nov. 1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Fossil Fuel Failures, Natural Gas Shortages, Wind & Solar Performed As Forecasts Projected] -- PennFuture Blog: Lessons From December Deep Freeze - Don’t Put All Our Energy Generation Eggs In One Basket - By Rob Altenburg -- WESA/Lehigh Valley News: Sen. Solar Program Extended; Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25 Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp.,

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As illustrated by Trump’s comment, “job-killing regulations” has been a long-time meme among conservatives. Look at it this way: In 1970, when the Clean Air Act was passed, the unemployment rate was twice what it is today. It’s hard to do a rigorous study of how the Clean Air Act as a whole has impacted jobs.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program [PaEN] -- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works For 2nd Quarter [PaEN] -- WESA: Allegheny County Levees $307,000 In Fines On US Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: U.S. Issues $307,800 Stipulated Penalty Against U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Yaw Touts New $154 Million Agriculture Conservation Program In Lycoming County -- Registration Open!

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2022

Mitchell C. Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network-PA [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: ‘Caring For Earth, Caring For You’ During Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14 - By Sister Pat Lupo , OSB, and Sister Dorothy Stoner , OSB, St. Million Fine Against U.S. Million Fine Against U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

The landmark Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Environmental Protection Agency were all enacted or created in the 1970s. Trump is out of office, but he left behind a 6-3 conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court. So, if it’s a pollutant, we’re all polluting.”.

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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. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final standard to curb wasteful methane emissions and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and gas sector. “On

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Enter the late-July announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—our chance to get back on track. How the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will accelerate necessary change. Supporting resilient food and farm systems through climate-focused incentives for conservation practices on farms and technical assistance for farmers.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works For 2nd Quarter [PaEN] -- WESA: Allegheny County Levees $307,000 In Fines On US Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations -- Courier Times: DEP Can’t Test ‘Horrible Odor’ Coming From Bucks County Farm Commercial Composting, Mulching Operation Because Of State Law -- Erie News Now: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts [PaEN] -- DEP Issues 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report -- DEP Declares Air Pollution Action Day In Allegheny County For Friday, Dec.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

Early May 2022 drought conditions in the US. Early May 2022 Drought conditions in the US Source: US Drought Monitor. Along with rising temperatures, drought makes vegetation and forests drier and increases the risk of fires that generate air pollution. Water conservation. Source: US Drought Monitor.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Cooperative Fish Nursery General Permit; Hearing Set For Feb. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Cooperative Fish Nursery General Permit; Hearing Set For Feb. 22 RiverWatch Video Report -- First Street Foundation: Over 3.2

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2022

By reducing air pollution, it would improve public health with 30,000 fewer respiratory hospital visits. “I Final Form Regulation 7-559 authorizes Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) under the authority of the Air Pollution Control Act. while reducing harmful greenhouse gases.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2022

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. Air Pollution Warning For Tuesday -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

She has claimed that the fossil fuel industry is a ‘dying industry’ and actively worked against it. 16 Webinar On First in the World: An Airport That Generates Its Own Power [Spoiler, It’s Pittsburgh] -- PPL Utilities: Joins Energy Impact Partners’ Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund [Posted: February 5, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA [PaEN] [Posted: October 13, 2022] PA Environment Digest Click Here for a copy of the comments. Visit DEP's Transco Regional Energy Access Pipeline Project webpage for more information on the project.

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Natural Gas Conservation Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

Committee Meets May 25 On Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Environmentalists Petition Feds To Reverse Rule Allowing Shipping Liquid Natural Gas By Rail -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Warn Of Dangers If LNG Is Allowed To Be Shipped (..)

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 27, 2022

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. I was lucky to visit the Grain de Sail on May 18, 2022, midway through its stay in New York, coinciding with yet another virtual meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) sharpening discussions on shipping emissions. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. 28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. to 3:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

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. Don Ritter Want to have a positive impact on issues like this?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live. Dickinson College Campus, Cumberland County. Live streams available. -- October 24 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2022

Fritz Introduces Bills To Unilaterally Amend Delaware River Basin Commission Compact To End Fracking Moratorium [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sulfuric Acid Spills From Storage Tank At Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County -- Group Against Smog And Pollution: Allegheny County Fines Clairton Coke (Coal) Works $4.6 Steel Hit With $4.5

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

2023 Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona [PaEN] -- Inquirer: These Philly High School Kids Are Trying To Clean The Schuylkill River - With Mussels -- Western PA Conservancy Hosts April 18 Webinar On Helping Elk Creek Thrive In Erie County [PaEN] -- PA Society For Ornithology Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation June 9-19, Sign Up Now!

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Extreme weather, fossil fuel pollution, increased vector-borne diseases, and food and water scarcity fueled by climate change threaten every child of God, both here in the United States and throughout the farthest corners of the world. billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25 billion for the CSP, $1.4

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Report -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Air Quality Improves In New Report, But Takes Steps Back, Too -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Has Some Of The Worst Air Quality In The Country -- PennLive: Harrisburg Area Air Quality Gets Mixed Grades -- UnionProgress.com: Half Of 1.8

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In addition to being at risk for fires, these abandoned mines have dangerous highwalls and open shafts and are sources for both water and air pollution. The Wolf Administration looks forward to working with the U.S. Department of ?the

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Senate returns to session November 15 [Adjourn for year] -- Committee Schedule House returns to session November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 9:00: DCNR Grant Workshop Webinar For Recreation And Conservation Projects. Starting Dec. Hollow Oak Land Trust: Nov. Starting Dec.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Japan’s dependency on fossil fuel s had been slightly declining until 2010. As of May 2022 , there are 163 operating coal-fired power plants in Japan.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2024

Million For 2022 Cambria County Gas Storage Area Leak -- Tribune-Democrat: Equitrans To Pay More Than $1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Million Penalty For Equitrans -- WJAC: DEP Fines Equitrans Gas Company $1.1 Schuylkill County -- TribLive: Penn Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

The IRA will also enable America’s farmers and foresters to improve soil and forest health, sequester carbon, and increase their resilience to climate-fueled extreme weather, while enabling rural communities and electric co-ops to access and benefit from renewable energy. “So billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

-- PA Resources Council Announces 2022 Household Chemical, Electronics Waste, Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Eastern, Western PA [PaEN] -- PA Master Naturalist: Learn How Volunteers Beth Clark (Centre County) And Todd Swanson (Delaware County) Make A Huge Difference For Nature -- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Celebrates 50th Conservation (..)

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