Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most studies show that achieving these targets will require an unprecedented increase in wind and solar power to decarbonize the power sector and meet the increased demand for zero- carbon electricity to replace fossil fuels in building, industrial and transportation sectors. Map courtesy NREL: Denholm et al.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2022

Brooke Smokelin Has Dedicated Her Life To Trying -- DCNR Celebrates French Creek As The 2022 River Of The Year At Paddle Fest Celebration [PaEN] -- WeConservePA: PA Land Trusts Preserved 208,026 Acres; 107,300 Pennsylvanians Contribute To Land Trusts [PaEN] -- Dept.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Wind, water, and solar will be the primary source of power generation across all sectors of New York’s economy by 2050, necessitating investments in firm, zero-carbon resources and energy storage resources to ensure grid reliability. The final plan must be sent to the Legislature by Jan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This means that adding more of this resource to our generation mix will bolster the reliability of our power system during cold spells and help to reduce the risk of close calls like the one we had on December 24, 2022. What went wrong on December 24, 2022? But first, let’s look more closely at what went wrong that day.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

7 [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: Investing In Clean Energy Will Benefit PA Communities, Create Jobs, Generate Tax Revenue And Significantly Reduce Climate Changing Emissions - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? Chris Deluzio -- Aug. 8-10 -- Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2023

Of Conservation Districts Invites County Conservation Districts To Apply For $90 Million In Grants To Fund Local Climate-Smart Conservation Practices [PaEN] -- Bradford Era Editorial: PA Must Help Protect Chesapeake Bay -- Republican Herald Editorial: Keystone State Needs To Do Its Part To Protect Chesapeake Watershed -- Philadelphia Water Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Of Health, Pitt Study Of Natural Gas Development Health Impacts -- Inquirer - Will Bunch: Does Anyone Care About The Study Linking PA Natural Gas Development To Cancer In Kids? 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN] -- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

During the four days of emergency operations during the cold snap, from early February 15th to midnight February 18th, output levels of nuclear, natural gas, coal, and wind to the grid were 79.3 For natural gas it was 40%, or 46% based on winter adequacy expectations. percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

-- Quality Industrial Coatings Receives National Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award [PaEN] -- Master Watershed Stewards In York County Recognize Betsy Leppo, Western PA Conservancy, Gifford Pinchot State Park Staff As 2023 Outstanding Partners For Work On Vernal Pools [PaEN] -- Master Watershed Steward Robert Pace Partners To Protect Watersheds (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2023

-- DEP Offers 10 Point Plan To Improve Permit Reviews; Climate/Energy Work Group Co-Chairs Announced; Work Group Formed To Prevent New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments [PaEN] -- House Budget Hearing: Acting DEP Secretary Outlines His Views On Environmental Justice, Announces Fernando Treviño As Special Deputy For Environmental Justice [PaEN] -- DEP (..)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Science Camp; Completes Blacks Creek Maintenance Pond [PaEN] -- Brodhead Watershed Association Honors Volunteer Wendy Lichty, Dr. Matt Connell For Conservation Efforts At Sept. Matt Connell For Conservation Efforts At Sept. Matt Connell For Conservation Efforts At Sept. Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6%

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Greg Vitali Named Majority Chair Of House Environmental Committee; House Appoints Committee Members [PaEN] -- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Vernal Equinox Edition [PaEN] -- Reminder: Penn State Extension Hosts 4-Part Educator Training Course: Carbon Incentives For Forest Owners Starting March 8 [PaEN] -- Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited (..)

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. 26-27 In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension, Audubon Society Of Western PA Host Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2022

Refiners -- Bloomberg: Saudis Cut Oil Prices From Record Highs Amid China Lockdowns -- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Drops As Russia Tries To Calm Clients Over Payments American Rescue Plan Funding -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

EIA: 'Increasing Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources Contributes To Lower Power Prices' In 2023 [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: New Energy Co-Op Helps Make Switch To Solar Power Easier, More Affordable In Lancaster -- Nebraska Examiner: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 27, 2023

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2022

Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5 Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2022

House returns to session March 28 (NV), 29.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

House returns to session Dec. 13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Dec. 13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

Million EPA Loan To Continue Drinking Water System Improvements -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Officials Announce $52.4 Million EPA Loan For Water Infrastructure Improvements -- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Put Up Or Shut Up’ -- AP: IEA: CO2 Emissions Rise In 2022, But More Slowly -- AP: Climate Questions: Why Do Small Degrees Of Warming Matter? What’s Your Community Doing? Other States/National/International -- Financial Times: Can Big Oil Prove The Case For Carbon Capture?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Honors Nancy Bake r [PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2023 Volunteer And Community Partners Awards [PaEN] -- TribLive: Aspinwall, Allegheny County Teen’s Passion For Conservation Earns Him Spot On Western PA Junior Achievement’s 18 Under Eighteen List -- Gov. 27 to Feb. 27 to Feb. 27 to Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Comitta: Let's Work Together To Address Climate Change, But Stop Rehashing The Same Old Arguments Against RGGI That Are Not Protecting Our Planet And Our People [PaEN] -- Courier Express: Fmr. Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

PaEN] -- USDA Announces March 1 Application Deadline For Conservation Stewardship Program In PA [PaEN] -- Farm & Dairy: USDA Grant Will Help Beginning Farmers In Pennsylvania -- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4 Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

20 & 27 By The Southwestern PA Water Network [PaEN] -- Exceptional Value Water Quality Designation, State Forest Land, River Honors Were Not Enough To Protect Loyalsock Creek From Natural Gas Drilling & Pipelines In Lycoming County - By Friends Of The 'Sock [PaEN] -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Oct. -- DEP To Host Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2022

1 True Energy Independence Means Renewables [There Is No Limit On What Oil/Natural Gas Companies Can Charge You ] -- AP: Biden Expected To Announce 1 Million Barrels/Day Release From Oil Reserves; Higher Oil Prices Have Not Resulted In More U.S. Production -- Bloomberg: Energy Stocks Fall With Oil As U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Shapiro Marks Plugging 100th Conventional Oil & Gas Well In 10 Months; New Initiative Allows Texting Abandoned Well Photos/Locations To Governor That Need Plugging [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Praise To Shapiro Administration For Plugging Old Conventional Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells -- Protect PT, Partners Host Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2023 -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. 2 to 8 -- 9 Abandoned Conventional Wells; Failure To Restore Shale Gas Pad; No Progress In Spill Cleanups [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Jan. Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation - Freshwater Research Institute -- Registration Open! 13 [PaEN] -- House Environmental Committee To Hold Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2023

Washington County Contaminated Water Supply, Releasing Natural Gas In And Next To Hillman State Park -- DEP To Hold July 25 Hearing On Proposed Roulette Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Potter County [PaEN] -- TribLive: Grant Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Million In Local Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Across PA; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. Million In Local Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Across PA; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 2 At Elmwood Park Zoo, Montgomery County [PaEN] -- Gov. Shapiro, DCNR Announce Investment Of $52.5 Join Special Events Near You!

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

14 On Hydrogen’s Potential As An Energy Source -- EPA Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Grant Deadline Extended To Nov. 14 On Hydrogen’s Potential As An Energy Source -- EPA Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Grant Deadline Extended To Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration [PaEN] -- Annual Conference Of Interfaith Power & Light To Focus On Environmental Justice & Human Resilience On Nov. 10, Berks Nature Rookery, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. -- Registration Now Open For 2022 Watershed Congress In Montgomery County Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2022

-- Guest Essay: Funding Crucial For The Future Of Clean Water In Pennsylvania - By Hilary Falk , Chesapeake Bay Foundation & Allyson Gibson , Lancaster Clean Water Partners [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Point State Park In Pittsburgh Gets A Visit, Boost From DCNR Secretary [Funding To Pay For $1.4

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN] -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov. 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN] -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Greg Vitali Named Majority Chair Of House Environmental Committee; House Appoints Committee Members [PaEN] -- DEP Methane Overflight Research Study Resulted In Voluntary Reductions In Oil & Gas, Landfill Facilities; Coal Industry Uncooperative [PaEN] -- The Guardian: One Of The Worst Global Methane Leaks In 2022 Was In PA - Equitrans In Cambria (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Brian Fitzpatrick & Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA -- Delaware Currents: Sewage Is Overflowing Into Philly’s Rivers, Is The City’s $2 Billion+ Fix Working? -- Delaware River Basin Commission: Recap Of Dec. Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Faith & Waters Restoration Summit Feb.

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