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

Conservation 52

Conservation Nuclear Power Waste Pollution Control 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- 2022 Train Derailment Site - Harmar Twp., DEP received Notice Of Intent from the Norfolk Southern Railroad on the next phase of cleanup of areas impacted by the May 26, 2022 train derailment in Harmar Township, Allegheny County. ( Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Natural Gas 75

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Waste 2023 75

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The operator, who accompanied DEP on the inspection, also failed to submit annual mechanical integrity and production and waste generation reports. Notices of violation were issued related to the spill and failing to contain regulated substances. and found they were both abandoned. There was no runoff from the pad. Read more here.]

Natural Gas 105

Natural Gas 2023 Atmosphere Waste 105

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Here are 52 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- EQB To Meet Nov.

Conservation 75

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Recycling 75

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

Conservation 92

Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 92

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Forty-four years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. On December 25, 2022, the excitement of Christmas Day morning was replaced with fear at 7:20 a.m. Wasn’t there a bubble? Should we evacuate or not?

Nuclear Power 95

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Radiation Cooling 95

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Nuclear Power 84

Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste Air Pollution 84

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Climate Change 58

Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste 58

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

The revenue projections done for the unconventional fee regulation were based on DEP receiving 2,000 permits a year. Million [January 18, 2022] PA Environment Digest The last update was in 2014. Read more here.] There has been no increase in fees for conventional oil and gas drillers since 2014. Read more here.] Read more here.]

2022 98

2022 2020 2014 Law 98

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2022

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. By Mark Olalde and Maya Miller, ProPublica —August 16, 2022. million tons of uranium waste left over from milling ore to supply power plants and nuclear bombs.

Waste 246

Waste Regulations Radiation Government 246

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Keystone Station Coal-Fired Power Plant, Armstrong County Dept. Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Near State's 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Wildfires; Six 20-Person PA Crews Directly Fought Fires DEP Sets Oct. Wolf Calls On U.S.

Nuclear Power 52

Nuclear Power Conservation 2030 Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

On March 6, The Guardian published a two-part series revealing the 1,000 worst super-emitting methane leaks around the world in 2022 that are increasing the risk of triggering climate tipping points. They were mostly from oil and gas facilities.

Natural Gas 84

Natural Gas 2022 Nuclear Power Regulations 84

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled] -- DCNR Blog: DCNR Building A Network Of Rural Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In State Parks, Forests -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Begins Accepting Applications For $62 Million In Federal EV Charging Station Funding March 27 -- UnionProgress.com: West Mifflin, Allegheny County Stays Current With EV (..)

Conservation 96

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Air Pollution 96

Energy & the Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

He says the old fission power model is out and a complete rework is on the way from, for example, TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design company developing a class of nuclear fast reactors called the traveling wave reactor. It uses depleted uranium as fuel and could reduce our 700,000 metric tons of nuclear waste.

Nuclear Power 130

Nuclear Power Radiation Waste Electricity 130

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times on March 10, 2023 -- As regulators investigate and lawmakers lament the Feb. Josh Shapiro and the Legislature should beef up the DEP’s ability to regulate methane emissions and related public safety concerns. In November, the 13-day leak at an Equitrans Midstream Corp.

Natural Gas 91

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Regulations 91

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire March 27 PA Environment Digest 62 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic DEP Offers 10 Point Plan To Improve Permit Reviews; Climate/Energy (..)

Nuclear Power 61

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Conservation Waste 61

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- U.S. This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP.

Natural Gas 70

Natural Gas Air Pollution Nuclear Power Regulations 70

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2023

Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Dump -- Celebrate Pennsylvania Native Species Day May 18 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Tween Trek April 6 -- The Nature Conservancy Receives $4.25 Million In Combined Investments For Appalachians. Million In Combined Investments For Appalachians.

Conservation 102

Conservation Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power 102

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The production and waste report is critical to understanding how much wastewater and other waste those wells generated and where it was disposed of. River Ridge Dev 151 -- Failed To Submit Well Integrity Report -- Failed To Submit Well Production & Waste Management Report -- River Ridge Gravel - Cranberry Twp.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power Recycling 64

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

PA Bulletin, page 7965 ) Residual Waste Permits -- SWN Production Company LLC - Freitage Water Transfer Facility: DEP invites comments on application for determination of applicability for a WMGR123 Residual Waste process facility for oil and gas liquid waste in Jackson Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Wyoming County. (

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power Regulations 64

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Only 25% of the over 40,000 permit applications DEP received in 2022, for example, came in the door complete. She went on to explain that while there is a process in the Residual Waste Regulations for approving certain waste materials for use as products, companies have to show DEP through an analysis they are safe to use. “At

Clean Energy 84

Clean Energy Natural Resources Technology Technology 84

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2022

12 Webinar On LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal Safety [PaEN] -- Republican Herald Editorial: Gas Industry Appeased Too Long [PaEN] [Posted: December 22, 2022] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Air Pollution Nuclear Power Waste 52

Circle of Blue

APRIL 25, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates packaged drinks, lowered the current standard that ranges between 0.8 Nuclear Decommissioning along the Great Lakes. An expert panel offered recommendations for decommissioning and monitoring the 38 nuclear power reactors in the Great Lakes region. By the Numbers.

2022 130

2022 Nuclear Power Government 2012 130

PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2022

Read more on Agenda. -- Erosion & Sediment Permit Fee Report -- Rural Recycling, Waste Disposal Options -- Reports On Oil & Gas Well Bonding Petition -- Gov. See webpage for remote options to join the meeting. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov , 717-772-3277.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Clean Water Act Electricity 64

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Not mentioned at all was the fact that natural gas costs went up by as much as 128% for Pennsylvania consumers and electricity costs by as much as 34%, driven by the natural gas price spikes caused by the whims of a Russian dictator that resulted in oil and gas industry profits of $200 billion in 2022.

Nuclear Power 94

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy 94

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2023

From March 4 to 10, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 545 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 87 violations of environmental regulations-- 54 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 33 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Washington County). Amwell Twp.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Waste Regulations Atmosphere 97

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

It is a financial problem, an environmental problem and the waste of a natural resource. Farmers have been warned by conventional operators not to let their cattle graze on their drill sites after their rigs leave because of the waste contamination there. They frequently use “alternative” methods. Read more here.

Natural Gas 65

Natural Gas Waste Natural Resources Nuclear Power 65

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Wolf to “unleash PA’s full potential to power the free world” and “end his job-killing, punitive crusade against the production and exportation of Pennsylvania natural gas and other abundant fossil fuels.” “You Wolf have all called on the General Assembly to toughen laws regulating pipelines to no avail. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2008 Nuclear Power 94

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

-- Republican Herald: West Nile Virus Monitoring Starts In Schuylkill County -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces 5 Recipients (..)

Conservation 102

Conservation Nuclear Power 2024 Waste 102

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

John Yudichak (I-Luzerne), who Senate Republicans appointed as Majority Chair of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, called opponents of natural gas infrastructure projects “radical environmentalists” and arguments by supporters of the RGGI carbon pollution reduction regulations covering power plants “hysteria.”

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Regulations 2018 2019 94

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: DEP Races To Finish Regulations To Limit Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities With $450 Million In Federal Highway Funds At Stake -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Moves Reg.

Carbon Monoxide 64

Carbon Monoxide Natural Gas Nuclear Power Electricity 64

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2022

Exported 74% Of LNG Natural Gas To Europe During First 4 Months Of 2022; Total Exports Increased 18% -- Reuters: Oil Prices Advance Despite U.S. A companion bill-- Senate Bill 1030 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) was passed by the Senate in April. Room 461 Main Capitol.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Law 64

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 22, 2022

Army - Disinterred Remains Do Not Match Native American Boy Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: June 22, 2022] PA Environment Digest What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Politics Nuclear Power 2020 64

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2021

The Arizona “audit” has also been called a “clown show,” a “waste of taxpayer money” and an “audit in name only” as well as a study in “disinformation.” Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) was again pushing his idea last week to suspend no-excuse mail-in voting altogether until 2023-- conveniently after the 2022 gubernatorial election.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Politics 2020 Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2022

. -- Existing Technologies Can Help World Meet Agricultural Methane Targets By 2030 [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Owner Talen Energy Supply Files For Bankruptcy -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Hears From Activists, Steel Workers On New Coke [Coal] Oven Regulations -- WESA: Environmentalists, U.S.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Upcycling Nuclear Power Clean Energy 64