PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 5543 ) Air Quality Permits -- Greentree Landfill LLC: DEP invites comments on re-issuing a Title V Air Quality Permit for air pollution sources, including a landfill gas flaring system, at the landfill located in Fox Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Additionally, long-term energy plans consider how utilities will operate their existing power generating facilities and what type of new facilities they might build and when. DTE was already far along in preparing its long-term energy plan when the law passed. DTE also would install nearly 2,000 MW of battery resources by 2042.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2023, Canada experienced its worst ever wildfire season , with 167,000 people forced to evacuate their homes under 211 federal evacuation orders. While the federal and some provincial governments made key announcements in 2023 that will support climate action and improve the cost of living, they have more to do.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

And some question if one state, California, despite its street cred as having enacted the nation’s first air pollution law in 1947, should control environmental policy in the other 49 states?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

While the facility had finished its planned lifespan, it could have run longer, but environmental regulations and market conditions made that impractical. Even though the plant is brought online only during times of high demand, and thus high prices, it is still one of the biggest air polluters in the county. EIA Expects U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms. Henry Hub is the national benchmark for wholesale gas prices (Source: US Energy Information Administration ). There are examples from across the country.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

At Jennings Environmental Education Center A Rainy Success In Butler County [PaEN] -- TribLive: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Mild, Snowy Winter For Pennsylvania -- Post-Gazette: It’s Linked To Ticks, Can Be Life Threatening, What Do We Know About Alpha-Gal Syndrome?

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Natural Gas Climate Change Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 76

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

2023 Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona [PaEN] -- Inquirer: These Philly High School Kids Are Trying To Clean The Schuylkill River - With Mussels -- Western PA Conservancy Hosts April 18 Webinar On Helping Elk Creek Thrive In Erie County [PaEN] -- PA Society For Ornithology Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation June 9-19, Sign Up Now!

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Natural Gas Conservation Fossil Fuels Climate Change 68

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

European Commission , the City of Paris, the City of Brussels, and the Municipality of Madrid brought an action against the European Commission (EC) challenging a regulation establishing a new procedure for testing the real driving emissions of certain motor vehicles. Uniper’s ICSID proceedings are currently paused until January 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

This well was issued violations for methane leaks on August 23, 2023. DEP inspection reports found each of the wells exhibiting signs of casing failure and the soil gas readings outside the well-bore “which is a source of pollution to the groundwater.” DEP’s inspection report had no follow-up for the well owner. Comitta, Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The next General Assembly and Governor-elect Shapiro can improve the law by (1) strengthening the definition of "clean H2," (2) conditioning credit eligibility on a timely transition to clean H2, and (3) establishing state community protection and benefit standards. is made from gas , a process that emits significant air pollution.

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Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Clean Energy Law 90

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Thanks largely to federal tax incentives, lower sticker prices, and more available models, EV sales have continued to surge in 2023. DR: California hit a new milestone for EV sales midway through 2023: One in four new passenger vehicles sold in in the state from April through June was a plug-in car, truck, or SUV. percent in 2021.

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Electricity Air Pollution Clean Air Act 2030 295

Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

After weeks of hints and leaks, yesterday morning (May 11, 2023), EPA proposed a new rule regulating emissions from power plants. SO2, and NOx – harmful air pollutants that are known to endanger public health. Now, EPA is, in fact, proposing to use the metric to calculate climate benefits.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution. Bitcoin mining does not help clean energy.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Despite these claims, burning waste coal is still just burning fossil fuel and results in the emissions of significant amounts of air pollution including ozone precursors, fine particulates, acid gasses, heavy metals, and vast amounts of carbon pollution. Bitcoin mining does not help clean energy.

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Law Columbia

MAY 25, 2023

For many local governments, understanding the tax benefits and implications of different kinds of clean energy projects may overwhelm local resources. At long last, the EPA issued its implementation framework for the GGRF in April 2023. A third aspect of the GGRF, the Solar for All grant program , is not a green banking program.)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Some gathering pipelines were added to the PA One Call program in 2017 to help avoid accidental strikes during construction, but not to regulate safety of the pipelines themselves. DEP staff spoke with the complainant on January 4, 2023 and conducted an onsite inspection the same day. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works For 2nd Quarter [PaEN] -- WESA: Allegheny County Levees $307,000 In Fines On US Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: U.S. Steel Ready To Close 3 Of 10 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works -- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S.

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Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Air Pollution 98

PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

Gasoline Stations And Aging Underground Storage Tanks In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- TribLive: Protect PT Seeks Support For Proposed Ordinance Regulating Shale Gas Wells In Penn Twp., Of Energy Awards $906,965 Grant To DCNR PA Geologic Survey/WV Geologic Survey For Central Appalachian Partnership For Carbon Storage -- US Dept.

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Conservation Air Pollution Natural Gas Clean Energy 86

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 (..)

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Natural Gas Electricity Air Pollution Renewable Energy 102

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Updated Background -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Marsh Creek State Park Once Again Site Of Cleanup Due To Mariner East Pipeline Construction In Chester County -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Material Leaks Into Tributary Of Marsh Creek State Park At Site Of Mariner East Pipeline Spill In 2020 -- DEP Publishes Final Guidance On Environmental Consideration In (..)

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Conservation Electricity Air Pollution Recycling 98

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Wolf Touts PA's Leadership In Clean Energy Transition At Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh Team Pennsylvania, Co-Chaired By Gov. 26 EarthTalk Webinar Features Update On Solar Energy In Pennsylvania PennTAP Hosts Nov. 14-16 In Lewisburg, Union County Featuring Mega Trail Hiker Heather Anderson Sept.

Clean Energy 52

Clean Energy Conservation Natural Gas Air Pollution 52

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2023

DeSantis Says He’d ‘Start Slitting Throats’ In Federal Bureaucracy If Elected President Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Threads PA Environment Digest Feed Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: August 5, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Natural Gas Recycling Air Pollution Climate Change 97

PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

-- NRCS-PA: How To Protect Livestock From Harmful Algal Blooms -- Scranton Times: Scranton Eyes ‘Climate Action Plan’ To Address Adverse Impacts -- US DOE Selects Penn State University As One Of 9 Organizations To Help Deploy Clean Energy Technologies To Decarbonize The Industrial Sector [PaEN] -- US Dept.

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Natural Gas Climate Change Clean Energy 2002 71

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Leib, Pittsburgh -- PA Capital-Star: Environmentalists, Advocates Urge Shapiro To Stay The Course On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan -- Scranton Times Editorial: Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan Serves Economy, Environment [RGGI] -- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Get $1.5

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Conservation Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Earth Day 107

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

There was also an association with prematurity due to air pollution. What they found was that infants that were born to pregnant women who lived near wells, during the production phase, they were 20 to 40 grams smaller at birth. In other words, their birth weight was affected but also they were born small for gestational age.

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas 2020 2008 Air Pollution 118

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Envirothon Team Get Hands-On Science Lessons In Canoes -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- PA Solar Center Honors 5 Western PA Organizations Who Have Gone Solar [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Eagle On The Mend Through Ashkar Students’ Efforts -- Reading Eagle: (..)

Conservation 78

Conservation Waste 2024 Clean Energy 78

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN] -- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed -- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Electricity Natural Resources 94

Vermont Law

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Beacon Blog: Consider It Briefed Environmental Justice in 2023: Equal Funding for All? Spurred by the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to inclusivity, economic security, and climate resilience, 2023 brings historic federal funding in the fight against climate inequities. Designed to expedite investments through the U.S.

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Legal Planet

MAY 11, 2023

In the year 2023, the U.S. Today’s the day for the long-awaited release of Environmental Protection Agency regulations to tackle planet-warming pollution by the nation’s power plants. still does not limit carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of our greenhouse gases.

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Clean Air Act Carbon Emissions Greenhouse Fossil Fuels 218

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2023

On January 20, the natural gas industry and Senate Republicans launched an effort to unleash the industry by reducing regulations, requiring automatic approval of permits and limiting opportunities for public review of permits at a hearing of the Senate Republican Policy Committee in Pittsburgh. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) said. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Regulations Waste 2022 98

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Click Here to watch live. -- Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2023 Volunteer And Community Partners Awards [PaEN] -- PennVEST Announces Award Of $14.8 Room 8E-A East Wing. 9 Opening Of Slow-Burning Rapture, Artists As Storytellers Exhibition [PaEN] -- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Project Spotlights; Upcoming Grant Events; Much More !

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation Renewable Energy 84

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

26 EarthTalk Webinar Features Update On Solar Energy In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Sept. DOE Initiative To Invest In Clean Energy Technologies, Low-Carbon Manufacturing To Help Achieve U.S. Billion Boost To PA Economy, Help Farmers As Senate Committee Meets Sept.

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Conservation 2030 Clean Energy Waste 62

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Senate next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule House next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. Room G-50 of the Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live online. Read more here. 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 103

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. This blog post summarizes the history of federal vehicle emissions regulations, the arguments made by Petitioners in Texas v. The brief emphasized the threat that U.S.

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