PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2682 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 122 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. in Philadelphia. ( Butler County. ( Tioga County. ( Bedford County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Westmoreland County.

Air Pollution 71

Air Pollution Recycling 2024 2028 71

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

These parts have three high-level impacts: Increasing electric truck purchase requirements for large commercial, federal, state, and municipal fleets, beginning as early as 2024 and ramping up to a 100-percent zero-emission fleet requirement in 2042, based on vehicle category. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035.

Electricity 243

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Fossil Fuels Regulations 243

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire November 20 PA Environment Digest 75 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic Shapiro Administration Now Accepting Nominations For 2024 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence State Dept.

Natural Gas 88

Natural Gas Recycling 2023 Air Pollution 88

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 3089 ) This action follows an initial disapproval of an Act 2 Land Recycling Risk Assessment Report by DEP on December 21, 2023 for almost the same chemicals at the same facility. DEP reported the action in a formal notice in the June 1 PA Bulletin. ( Read more here.

Recycling 70

Recycling Air Pollution Waste Natural Resources 70

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

He retired in January 2024. Acid Mine Drainage remains Pennsylvania's largest source of water pollution, impairing more than 5,500 miles of streams. On December 31, 2023, he retired from the Clean Air Council after serving as the organization's executive director and chief counsel for over 35 years.

Climate Change 121

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2006 121

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: April 29, 2024] PA Environment Digest PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events. Click Here to search back issues of the Digest.

Conservation 98

Conservation 2024 Electricity Earth Day 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 176 ) Read more here. -- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - DCNR 010 Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Pollution Plan Approval covering multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in Ward Twp., A public hearing has been scheduled for February 27 at 10:00 a.m. Harrisburg. ( Tioga County. (

Air Pollution 110

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2023 Environmental Protection 110

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 267 ) Air Quality Permit -- CNX Gas Company, LLC - MOR-10 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality permit for the operation of 10 shale gas wells and other sources of air pollution at the well pad located in Morris Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Washington County. ( Schuylkill County. ( 30 to Jan.

Natural Gas 112

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 2023 112

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 1006 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups -- So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 54 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 54 oil and gas facility site cleanups. Tioga County. ( PA Bulletin, page 1004 ) -- Sunoco Inc., Butler County. ( Northampton County. ( Tioga County. (

Natural Gas 113

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Environmental Protection 113

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: Outside Education, Experiences: Scovens Sisters Spark Students’ Stewardship Of Nature -- LancasterOnline: Mira Lloyd Dock Award Recognizes Marlisa Yoder-Bontrager For Tree Planting Efforts -- Energy Assn.

Conservation 105

Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 105

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The study looked at air pollution, blowouts and evacuations, and thermal modeling and found that “(C)urrent natural gas well setbacks in…the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania… cannot be considered sufficient in all cases to protect public health and safety.” Read more here. Santasiero and Sen.

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2016 118

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

These are specific reactions to oil and gas waste, and it's painful. There has been actual severe physical damage to my sinus and my lungs,” said Lawson. “My My skin burns, my mouth burns, my eyes burn. None of it is the usual allergy, sneezing and that stuff. This is painful,” said Lawson.

Waste 49

Waste Air Pollution 2017 Natural Resources 49

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 6766 ) Waste Permits -- Eureka Resources, LLC - Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing Facility: DEP invites comments on an individual residual waste permit application to operate an oil and gas wastewater treatment facility located in Williamsport, Lycoming County. ( Luzerne County. ( Washington County. ( Weiss M. .

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 2012 109

PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

The Beaver County Environmental Mitigation Community Fund was created as part of a May 2023 consent order and agreement signed between DEP and Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC that resolved air quality violations at the Shell plant from October 2022 through April 2023. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

2023 108

2023 Conservation 2028 Electricity 108

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

Citizens Group Appeal Of DEP Tri-County Landfill Permit Over Threats Posed By Birds, Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste In Mercer County PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - January 27 PennVEST Invests $194.3 Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: January 29, 2024] PA Environment Digest

Natural Resources 98

Natural Resources Conservation Recycling Air Pollution 98

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Help Wanted -- Shapiro Administration Celebrates 2024 DCNR Ranger Trainee Graduates At Little Buffalo State Park -- Help Wanted: Upstream Pittsburgh Water Equity Director -- Adult Mentors Needed! 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 to 5:00 p.m. 28 to Oct.

Nuclear Power 51

Nuclear Power 2024 Clean Energy Renewable Energy 51

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

New Tools To Detect Air Pollution In Pennsylvania, the use of this and other technology has energized a new breed of environmental activism aimed at detecting air pollution from the sky and from the ground. Now, armed with a $495,000 federal grant from the U.S.

Air Pollution 98

Air Pollution Regulations Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 98

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For Natural Gas Explosion Destroying Home/Business In Greene County Clean Air Council, FracTracker Alliance Sept. For Natural Gas Explosion Destroying Home/Business In Greene County Clean Air Council, FracTracker Alliance Sept. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: September 25, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 84

Natural Gas Electricity Conservation Air Pollution 84

Vermont Law

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Candidate, 2024, Vermont Law & Graduate School and Articles Editor, Production Coordinator, and Personal Notes Editor for the Vermont Law Review October 1, 2023 The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry noted that “most people in the United States have one or more specific PFAS in their blood, especially PFOS and PFOA.” (1)

Toxic Substances Control Act 52

Toxic Substances Control Act Air Pollution 2023 2022 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

Read more here. -- On February 28, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Appeals Board allowa appeal by Protect PT and Three Rivers Waterkeeper of the Penneco Environmental Solutions, LLC oil and gas wastewater injection well in Plum Borough , Allegheny County to move forward. Greene County. ( Greene County. (

Air Pollution 118

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Radiation 118

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 27 PA Bulletin it is extending the deadline for conventional and unconventional natural gas facility operators to submit their first methane pollution emissions report to June 1, 2024. million to $174 million from last year's record $278.9 Greene County. [

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas 2024 2023 Environmental Protection 118

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison Radio Free Asia PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:44 Thursday, January 11, 2024 Read more Nguyen Van Hoa was arrested in 2017 following massive demonstrations against a Taiwan-owned steel plant. By RFA Vietnamese 2024.01.11 billion complex in St. James, Louisiana.

2016 52

2016 Air Pollution 2017 Waste 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report. Abandoning Wells Without Plugging DEP issued 10 unconventional shale gas operators 20 notices of violation at 11 well pads during 2023 for abandoning wells without plugging them. .:

2023 115

2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste 115

Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

Fossil Fuels 59

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Regulations Carbon Dioxide 59

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 1251 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups-- So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 66 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 67 oil and gas facility site cleanups. McKean County. ( Washington County. ( Washington County. ( Adams County. ( Greene County. ( Washington County. (

Air Pollution 110

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Recycling 110

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

EPA’s final rule leverages the latest cost-effective, innovative technologies and proven solutions to prevent an estimated 58 million tons of methane emissions from 2024 to 2038, the equivalent of 1.5 On December 2, the U.S. billion metric tons of carbon dioxide – nearly as much as all the carbon dioxide emitted by the power sector in 2021.

Regulations 109

Regulations Air Pollution Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 109

PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- WHYY BillyPenn: Inside The Century-Long Effort To Protect The Wissahickon In Philadelphia -- Environmental Health News: Environmental Justice Advocates Find Hope, Healing And Community In Pittsburgh -- Philadelphia (..)

Natural Gas 75

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2024 Electricity 75

PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2024

National- $3.59 Ohio- $3.52 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week -- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% National- $3.59 Ohio- $3.52 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week -- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% National- $3.59 National- $3.59

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2024 Air Pollution 109

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Many More Conventional NOVs This Year DEP issued conventional oil and gas operators 6,586 notices of violation with two weeks left in 2023-- just short of 46% more than in 2021. The original notice of abandonment was issued on November 17, 2023. On December 12, 2023 , DEP inspected the Joseph N. & Read more here.

Natural Gas 117

Natural Gas 2023 2024 Waste 117

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 29, 2023

DEP will be implementing an interim Final Environmental Justice Policy on September 16, 2023 when it is expected to be formally published in the PA Bulletin. Following a public comment period and input from stakeholders from across the Commonwealth, DEP looks to finalize its Environmental Justice Policy in 2024.

Environmental Protection 110

Environmental Protection 2024 Air Pollution 2023 110

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners Republican Rep. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: April 1, 2024] PA Environment Digest Threads PA Environment Digest Feed PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

Nuclear Power 94

Nuclear Power Conservation Air Pollution 2024 94

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

2 Brown Bag Briefing On Fracking And PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- DEP 2024 Water Quality Report Shows 28,820 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (34%) - An Increase From 27,886 In 2022 [PaEN] [Posted: October 25, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution Radiation 118

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 1757 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups -- So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 90 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Air Quality Permits -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. Susquehanna County. ( Jefferson County. (

Air Pollution 125

Air Pollution 2024 Natural Gas Recycling 125

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Of Environmental Educators Seeking Presentation Proposals For 2024 Conference [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Cumberland County Makes Switch To Solar Energy -- PA Solar Center Seeking Lodestar Award Nominations For Chester County [PaEN] -- Crop Exhibits, Solar Energy, Hay Contest Featured At Penn State Ag Progress Days Aug.

Natural Gas 71

Natural Gas Conservation Waste Natural Resources 71

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

-- Centre County Recycling Coordinator Joanne Shafer To Retire; Longest Serving Recycling Coordinator In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful: Sheila Shea, Fayette County Recycling Coordinator Recognized With Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- Master Watershed Steward Cindy Rogers Strengthens Partnerships In Indiana County [PaEN] -- Interfaith Partners (..)

Conservation 107

Conservation Electricity Air Pollution Recycling 107

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

North Branch Land Trust To Hold Annual Dinner May 1 Programs/Information -- PAcast: Santa’s Reindeer Cleared For Christmas Travel By PA Dept. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Cooperative Fish Nursery General Permit; Hearing Set For Feb. 22 RiverWatch Video Report -- First Street Foundation: Over 3.2

Air Pollution 84

Air Pollution Conservation 2010 2023 84

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

PaEN] -- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2023 Environmental Partnership, Shelburne And Emerging Leaders Award Recipients [PaEN] -- Richard Negrin Sworn In As DEP Secretary By Gov. Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania Envirothon Team Places 2nd In International NCF- Envirothon Competition! Shapiro With Former Sen.

Conservation 97

Conservation Climate Change Solar Power Natural Gas 97