Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just how bad is fossil “natural” gas? And, as it turns out, the infrastructure used to produce, store, distribute, transmit, and burn gas leaks like a sieve , making gas as bad as coal for the climate. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2023

One of the most significant changes is "enhance resource accreditation" that would more accurately assess the reliability value of natural gas-fired power plants which accounted for 70% of the power plant outages in PJM during Winter Storm Elliot.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2022

The November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, includes an $8 billion “regional clean hydrogen hubs” program that charges the Department of Energy (DOE) with the development of at least four hydrogen hubs to advance the nation’s clean hydrogen sector.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. The law keeps the required procurement total at 5.6 Reduction of Fossil Fuels. Governor Baker signed the climate bill ( H.5060 The act combines and modifies provisions from the House’s proposed offshore wind bill (H.4524)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Stronger State Laws Needed In response to a question from the media, Gov. Shapiro said this on the need for stronger state environmental laws-- “I'd like to see our state laws be much stronger when it comes to being able to tackle pollution and contamination left behind by greedy executives.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% In 2010, the mix was 48% coal, 34% nuclear, 15% gas and 2% renewables.

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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. Gas supply has been struggling to keep up with demand since coronavirus vaccines made available in 2021, which enabled the economy to get back on track more quickly than expected.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On October 13, local, regional, and state environmental groups submitted 28 pages of comments to the Department of Environmental Protection urging the agency to deny Erosion and Sedimentation and Water Encroachment permits through Exceptional Value and High Quality watersheds for the Transco Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

27 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN] -- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells -- Bradford Era: Rep. Senate returns to voting session Feb.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. The Regulation sets a time limit on the inclusion of nuclear energy but not on fossil fuels and grants the Commission special powers to rule on nuclear taxonomy compliance.

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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. Million In 2022 To Influence Health Insurance, Health Care Laws In PA -- York Daily Record: Mask Mandates?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Resource Link: -- DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing [PaEN] Related Articles: -- Gov. Shapiro, Let's Hold Them Accountable - Support The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Rev.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update takes an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonize California. On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Brian McCall.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Related Articles This Week: -- 9th Compendium Of Studies On Health & Environmental Harms From Natural Gas Development Released - ‘The Rapidly Expanding Body Of Evidence Compiled Here Is Massive, Troubling And Cries Out For Decisive Action’ [PaEN] -- Gov.

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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

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Supreme Court clipped the agency’s wings in its 2022 West Virginia v. In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v.

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Law and Environment

JULY 1, 2022

EPA on Thursday, June 30, 2022, curbing the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants across the country. EPA determined that the “best system” was “generation shifting,” that is, shifting power generators off coal to natural gas or renewables such as wind and solar.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

The wells included-- -- Cranberry Township: Lalley 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, -- Pinegrove Township: Lambert 1, 2, 3, 6, 7; Hart North 5, 7, 8 DEP’s inspection reports [Lalley 1 - example] show the original violations issued for well abandonment were on or about July 20, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

The new NRDC report, Waiting Game: How the Interconnection Queue Threatens Renewable Development in PJM , shows that even under ongoing reform proposals, the pace of renewable development in PJM just barely meets minimum clean energy demands of state RPS laws through 2027. They include solar, wind or energy storage facilities. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The projects, funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, may strengthen domestic supply chains, helping to meet the growing demand for critical minerals and materials and reduce reliance on unreliable foreign sources. PA-Related Projects -- Tetra Tech, Inc. PA-Related Projects -- Tetra Tech, Inc. Of Energy Awards $1.95

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2022

An October 13 inspection by the Department of Environmental Protection again found multiple violations of the state Clean Streams Law and Solid Waste Management Act at the PA General Energy Shawnee water withdrawal and natural gas pipeline construction site on the Loyalsock Creek in Gamble Township, Lycoming County.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

2022 Natural Gas House Explosion In Dauphin County Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Nov. 30 Guest Essay: My Hometown Shows The Benefits Of The Fossil Fuel Industry Come At A Tremendous Cost - Gov. 2022 Natural Gas House Explosion In Dauphin County Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

He has spent his career championing environmental issues like clean air and water, advocating for a transition away from fossil fuels, and promoting clean energy solutions such as energy efficiency, wind, solar and geothermal. Being an environmental activist in a fossil fuel state is not for the faint of heart.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Public Participation -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 12 Public Meeting On Bishop Tube Hazardous Site Cleanup Plan In Chester County [PaEN] -- TribLive: Public To Weigh In On Proposed Olympus Energy/Hyperion Leto Natural Gas Compressor Station In West Deer Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Shapiro: We Need Stronger Laws To Deal With The ‘Corporate Greed’ That Let Oil & Gas Operators Get Away With Abandoning Wells For Far Too Long [PaEN] -- Gov. 2022 Natural Gas House Explosion In Dauphin County [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: My Hometown Shows The Benefits Of The Fossil Fuel Industry Come At A Tremendous Cost - Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Instead, the law merely conditions credit eligibility on whether a facility is part of a DOE-funded H2 Hub, betting that DOE hub awards will include conditions that keep emissions low and communities safe—and that the DOE will enforce them. This is where Act 108's H2 hub tax credits come in. From a business perspective, this makes sense.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Abbott Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediate soil contaminated by a release of compressor oil for the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., PA Bulletin, page 6590 ) -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC: DEP issued a WMGR123 General Permit for an oil and gas wastewater processing facility located in Buffalo Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

By Ralph Kisberg, Responsible Decarbonization Alliance This guest essay first appeared in the Daily Item on September 11, 2022 -- While the majority of Pennsylvanians want the nation to seriously address climate change, close to half of all federal legislators and substantially more than half the legislators in our statehouse are not yet on board.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2024

Visit DEP’s Oil and Gas Program Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage for more information. DEP can use some of the funding to support staff to administer these programs, but it was meant to operate hand-in-glove with the regulatory program. DEP’s Non-Regulatory Agenda has no schedule for consideration.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

Emergency crews found a natural gas well and propane at the scene. DEP has so far confirmed there were two unregistered conventional oil or gas wells close to the home. This time, DEP found a gas well in the yard behind the home. Read more here. DEP added the well to the abandoned list. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2023

[DEP inspection reports - October 17 & October 20 ] On October 19, 2023 , DEP inspected the Dice 3 conventional gas well in Georges Township, Fayette County operated by Diversified Prod LLC and found it to be leaking natural gas. Shapiro, Let's Hold Them Accountable - Support The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Rev.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2022

By breaking the hydrocarbons in oil and natural gas into simpler compounds and then assembling those building blocks, scientists long ago learned to construct molecules of exquisite complexity. Fossil fuels aren't just the feedstock for those reactions; they also provide the heat and pressure that drive them.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

DEP inspection report - Lot 8 32 ] On October 10, 2023 , DEP inspected two conventional gas wells-- Warren State Hospital 2 & 3 in Conewango Township, Warren County operated by William Southwell & Son Oil due to a concern about possible natural gas emission leaking into the atmosphere. No violations were issued. [

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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