PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

22 Webinar On Radioactive Contaminants From PA Oil And Gas Operations [PaEN] -- Better Path Coalition To Host Feb. Nuclear-Powered Data Center, Bitcoin Mining Operation Coming To PA Next To Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas/Coal Advocates Say Reliability Of Supply Will Help Price [Rep.

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Nuclear Power Natural Gas Renewable Energy 2023 112

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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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 215

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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Natural Gas Politics Environmental Responsibility Regulations 63

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

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

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Earth Day Waste 108

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

We believe we must take a science-based approach and prioritize policies and technologies that enable us to liberate nature and elevate humanity. In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable.

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Fossil Fuels Regulations Waste Technology 52

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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Witmer of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, focusing on electric, natural gas and water issues, as well as cybersecurity and the impact of environmental regulation on energy markets. “I McDonnell will assume his responsibilities as President & CEO of PennFuture on October 15, 2022.

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Environmental Protection Climate Change Politics Renewable Energy 100

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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Conservation Natural Gas Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 110

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.

Nuclear Power 98

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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Endangered Species Act Politics Natural Gas 2020 254

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 28, Republicans on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to report out bills containing a laundry list of things the natural gas industry has wanted for years and to kill the final regulations reducing carbon pollution from Pennsylvania’s power plants. Note: The U.S. Note: The U.S. Note: The U.S.

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2010 Clean Energy 98

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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Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics 2020 78

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider Final Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil and Gas Operations.

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Earth Day Climate Change Conservation 109

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

By Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network This guest essay first appeared on TribLive.com on August 5, 2022 -- A few years ago, I smelled gas from my kitchen stove. The Evangelical Environmental Network also supports those regulations. Read more here. Click Here for video.)

Natural Gas 91

Natural Gas Waste Environmental Protection Air Pollution 91

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As the region's premier low carbon intensive natural gas development, technology, and applications company, CNX is uniquely positioned to help revolutionize Appalachia, one of the world's most energy abundant regions, into an energy, manufacturing, and technology hub of the future. On December 12, CNX Resources Corp.

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas Waste Technology Technology 89

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.

Politics 104

Politics Natural Gas 2020 Electricity 104

Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Photo © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 6, 2022. If the operator fails to perform adequate cleanup, state regulators confiscate the bond and use it to hire contractors to finish the job. A Political Quagmire. In the eastern U.S., Photo © Prairie Rivers Network.

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Law Fossil Fuels Politics Natural Resources 276

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The hearing also did not tackle the issue of why Pennsylvanians, sitting on top of one of the richest natural gas reservoirs in the world, have been subjected to natural gas cost increases of as much as 154 percent over the last year from utilities. Or, why a Susquehanna County Gas Company is proposing to raise rates 33.2

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Natural Gas Regulations Law Climate Change 105

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Most of these pieces were about the company’s support for a seemingly independent network of anti-regulation, “free-market” nonprofits that spread falsehoods about the reality and seriousness of climate change. The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2007 Carbon Emissions 338

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.

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Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution 2016 121

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. Wolf Ends Term With Strong Ratings After Tumultuous Times -- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Capitol Attack -- Warren Times Editorial: Unstable Republican Cong.

Politics 63

Politics Natural Gas 2023 2020 63

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.

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Climate Change Conservation Politics 108

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Shapiro’s Work Group Concludes A Cap-And-Invest Carbon Pollution Regulation Program Would Be Optimal Approach To Reducing Greenhouse Emissions From Power Plants; Scale Up Solar Energy [PaEN] -- AP: Gov. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct. Annual Symposium & Awards Program Set For Nov.

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas 2028 Ozone Government 109

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Daryl Metcalfe, Majority Chair of the House Environment Resources and Energy Committee, announced a September 20 “Wellhead to Stovetop - Conveying Energy in PA” hearing on natural gas and pipelines in Pennsylvania. DEP and others submitted comments and some groups, like unions, opposed any new regulations. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Regulations 2016 2018 98

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - April 13, 14 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - April 13 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP Issues Three More Air Quality Violations To Shell Petrochemical Plant In (..)

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Electricity Air Pollution Renewable Energy 108

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 14, 2022. California regulators police water use with an open-source program from OpenET. On land, watchdog groups point satellites at natural gas fields to reveal production wells that leak methane. Political sensitivities are an important consideration.

Ocean 351

Ocean Politics Atmosphere 2004 351

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

16 -- Apply Now For Institute Of Conservation Leadership Delaware River Watershed Professionals Of Color 2022 Cohort [PaEN] -- WHYY: PA Task Force 1 Assists In Search And Rescue Operations Following Hurricane Ian -- EPA Seeking Nominations For Local Govt. 15 In Pittsburgh -- Reminder: Bucknell University River Symposium Abstracts Due Oct.

Natural Gas 63

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Clean Water Act Politics 63

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In Cambria County [PaEN] -- ReImagine Appalachia Blog: Good-Paying Jobs For Appalachians: The American Climate Corps Initiative - Attend An Upcoming Listening Session -- PUC Sets 6 Days Of Hearings With 2 Sessions Each Day On PA American Water Proposed Rate Increase Starting Jan. 29 -- DEP Sets Feb.

Natural Gas 49

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Conservation 2023 49

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

. -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Low Stream Flows Trigger Shutdown Of 4 Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawals In Bradford, Tioga County [PaEN] -- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 3rd Quarter Natural Gas Production Down 0.5% 7 Outreach Session In Luzerne County On Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives -- DEP Hosts Dec.

Natural Gas 103

Natural Gas Climate Change 2024 Waste 103

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

. -- Post-Gazette: Norfolk Southern Will Not Attend PA Senate Hearing This Week On Ohio/PA Train Derailment -- TribLive Editorial: In Wake Of Ohio/PA Train Crash, Norfolk Southern Reps Must Be Seen To Be Believed -- Tioga Publishing: UGI Subsidiary Plans LNG Natural Gas Storage Facility In Cumberland County -- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Natural (..)

Natural Gas 110

Natural Gas Climate Change Politics Electricity 110

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

On April 7, the Department of Environmental Protection appealed the April 6 Commonwealth Court order blocking publication of the final regulation establishing a Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to the PA Supreme Court. ushering in years of cheap oil and gas.

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Regulations Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Nuclear Power 74

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

By Joan Casey, PhD , Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health These remarks were delivered at the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference on November 15, 2022-- Hi, everyone.

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Waste Natural Gas 2005 2019 88

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider EQB Final Regulation Setting Limits On VOC/Methane Emission From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities. Want A Peek At A Political Reform That Insiders Don’t Want To Talk About? 14th Floor Conference Room. Click Here to watch online.

Natural Gas 63

Natural Gas Politics 2019 2022 63

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2023

Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations -- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County -- FracTracker Alliance Hosts Jan.

Natural Gas 49

Natural Gas Climate Change 2023 Electricity 49

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2022

“It is clear that not only are we devastating the health of these children when they are young, the oil and gas industry and their political supporters are inflicting harm that will follow them throughout the entirety of their lives. This is a moral outrage.

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2019 Politics 98

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

House returns to session January 1 [Adjourned for year] -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session January 1 [Adjourned for year] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events Note: Thanksgiving Holiday Hours In Effect -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Recycling Climate Change 63

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

formerly known as Cabot Oil and Gas, has pleaded no contest to 15 charges related to environmental crimes in Dimock, Susquehanna County. Between January 1, 2005 and November 1, 2022, DEP said it received and resolved 4,859 water supply contamination complaints for both conventional oil and gas and unconventional shale gas well drilling.

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