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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

16 [PaEN] -- Scranton Times Editorial: Give Teeth To DEP Environmental Justice Policy [PaEN] -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. Ned Ketyer Explains The Results Of New Studies Of The Health Impacts Of Natural Gas Development On Children And Adults [PaEN] -- The Center Square: State Dept. 26 to Sept.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2022

will process 110,000 tons of food waste per year into renewable natural gas and nutrient-rich soil amendment. He is pursuing a master’s in environmental pollution control from Penn State University, focusing on anaerobic digestion of food and agricultural wastes. Their latest project in Jessup, Md.

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Waste Recycling Pollution Control Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Joe fought tirelessly to raise awareness on urban air pollution in the1980’s by establishing and distributing a daily regional air quality index report that is still used today. And in the early 2000’s when fracking was falsely seen as transitional energy, Joe purposely grew the legal team to oppose natural gas expansion.

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Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Natural Gas Clean Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2022

On March 15, the Environmental Quality Board voted 17 to 2 to approve the final regulation reducing VOC/methane emissions from oil and natural gas operations. Representatives of the conventional oil and gas industry voted against the regulation. A representative of the unconventional shale gas industry voted for the regulation.

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Regulations Natural Gas Pollution Control Air Pollution 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Shell exceeded its rolling 12-month total emission limitations for volatile organic compounds (VOC) beginning in October 2022 through April 2023, carbon monoxide (CO) from February through March 2023, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) from December 2022 through April 2023, and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) from December 2022 through April 2023.

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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. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Total to pay $2.9

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In December, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations governing implementation of the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit , passed as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act.

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Fossil Fuels Waste Regulations Electricity 248

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. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Total to pay $2.9

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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. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Total to pay $2.9

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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. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Total to pay $2.9

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 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. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Total to pay $2.9

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 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. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Total to pay $2.9

2013 52

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 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. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Total to pay $2.9

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: September 5, 2022] PA Environment Digest Decline In Energy Use; $4.6

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Conservation Nuclear Power Waste Pollution Control 52

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

DEP’s 2022 Water Quality Report now shows fully one-third of Pennsylvania’s streams and rivers-- 27,886 miles-- do not meet water quality standards-- up over 2,000 miles from just two years ago. What else has to collapse or how many people have to get sick from polluted water and air, before the General Assembly acts? Read more here.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

The case was still ongoing in 2022. Most Recent Annual Revenue $364.932 billion (2022) Most Recent Annual Revenue Link source Most Recent Net Income $38.950 billion (2022) Most Recent Net Income Link source Stock Exchange Tickers NYSE: XOM Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.

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2017 2021 2011 Air Pollution 52

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Corporation ExxonMobil Image Image Products Crude oil, Oil products, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Power generation Exxon Knew Protest - Photo credit 350.org The case was still ongoing in 2022. org Summary ExxonMobil is a fossil fuel company headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Real Parties in Interest) (2022) Cal.App.5th Appendix F elaborates that relevant considerations include “decreasing reliance on fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and oil” and “increasing reliance on renewable energy sources.” League to Save Lake Tahoe, Mountain Area Preservation, et al./California County of Placer, et al.

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Renewable Energy Clean Energy Conservation 2013 86

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 June 2018, DEP finalized an Air Quality General Permit to reduce methane emissions from new unconventional oil and gas operations. Read more here. [In

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Regulations Air Pollution Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 109

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2022

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) As Russian bombs fall on Ukraine, Pennsylvania refineries refine Russian crude oil and oil and natural gas prices are locked to every word said by Russian despots, Sen. The new essay outlines what the coal and natural gas industries want to happen in Pennsylvania-- If Gov. Mitchell C.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 2030 97

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Shale gas emissions reporting was an initiative of the Corbett Administration. 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.

Air Pollution 77

Air Pollution 2012 Carbon Dioxide 2022 77

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Hours From A Repsol Oil Shale Gas Well; Temporary Evacuation Order Issued In Bradford County [PaEN] -- The Derrick: 6 Weeks After Water Supply Contaminated By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater, Emergency Water Supply Distributions Continue In Village Of Reno, Venango County [ PDF of article ] -- TribLive: 5th Shale Gas Well Pad Planned In Frazer Twp.,

Natural Gas 107

Natural Gas Pollution Control Politics Waste 107

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 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.

Pollution Control 57

Pollution Control Conservation Natural Gas Clean Energy 57

Smith Enviorment

JULY 12, 2022

July 12, 2022 — On June 30, the U.S. A shift in power generation from coal to natural gas-fired plants; and 3. Additional shifting of energy generation from coal or natural gas to renewable sources such as solar and wind energy. The decision in West Virginia v. The “Major Question” The U.S.

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Clean Air Act Greenhouse Natural Gas Politics 45

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

-- AG Shapiro: Coterra Energy, Formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, Pleads No Contest To 15 Criminal Charges Related To Polluting Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County [PaEN] -- DEP Has Ordered A ‘Top To Bottom Review’ Of How It Regulates Underground Natural Gas Storage Areas As A Result Of The Equitrans Gas Leak In Cambria County In Nov.

Conservation 62

Conservation Regulations Natural Gas 2023 62

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2022

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. Addressing the global climate crisis is one of the most important and critical challenges we face.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Air Pollution Carbon Emissions 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

DEP estimates it will cost the conventional natural gas industry approximately $9.8 million of their product not leaking into the atmosphere, at current natural gas prices. Seif, Former EPA Region III Administrator, Secretary of DEP [PaEN] [Posted: October 12, 2022] PA Environment Digest The alternative for Rep.

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Regulations Natural Gas Clean Water Act Environmental Protection 97

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2022

Republicans also approved letters opposing Environmental Quality Board final regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations, the Public Utility Commission’s proposed regulations improving natural gas and hazardous liquids pipeline safety and DEP’s proposed Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Regulations Law Waste 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2022

Read more here.] -- Coal-Powered Plants [ Note: Pennsylvania only has three remaining coal-fired power plants that haven’t announced plans to close due to competition from natural gas and now renewables. It still applies whether EPA enforces it or the state does through its federally-approved pollution control programs.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Pollution Control 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

Read more here.] -- Coal-Powered Plants [ Note: Pennsylvania only has three remaining coal-fired power plants that haven’t announced plans to close due to competition from natural gas and now renewables. Just because you have an abundant supply of something, doesn’t mean you control demand or the price. Read more here.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Pollution Control 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Certainly, gas stoves are just one source of air pollution in the District. But a study published in the December 2022 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health calculated that gas stoves are responsible for 12.7

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2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 356

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Repeated sediment pollution incidents and accusations of destroying habitat for rare hellbenders on a Pennsylvania “river of the year” have brought criticism over natural gas operations in a scenic valley and revealed weak protections for “exceptional value” streams.

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Natural Gas 2015 2018 Pollution Control 97

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2022

2, 2022 -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 2, 2022 -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 2, 2022 -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 26 To Dec. 26 To Dec. 26 To Dec. Imposes $458,225 In Penalties Against U.S. 10 -- Depts.

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Natural Gas Nuclear Power Pollution Control 2022 62

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2022

Read more here. -- DCNR Secretary Outlines 2022 Priorities To Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council, Including Need For $1.4 EIA: Proved Reserves Of Natural Gas Fell 4% In U.S. Senate returns to session Feb. 7, 8, 9 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session Feb. Live Stream. During 2020 -- Rep.

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Natural Gas Conservation Pollution Control Politics 62

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

. -- DCNR Posts Budget Hearing Materials -- DEP Posts Budget Hearing Materials [Previously] -- PG - Laura Legere: Carbon Pollution From PA Power Plants Is Rising, And It’s Not Just A Pandemic Bounce -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Led Natural Gas Producing States In Production In 2021, Report Says [PA at the mercy of international energy markets (..)

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