Legal Planet

JANUARY 3, 2023

Here’s quick rundown of what 2023 might hold in store. We’re going to see constant political theater in which Republicans will haul administration officials in front of Congress for abuse and pepper them with burdensome document requests. The Sackett case. Congressional hearings. EPA regulations. Because of West Virginia v.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2023

Shapiro: Collapsed Stretch Of I-95 In Philadelphia To Reopen Within 2 Weeks 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 18, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Legal Planet

APRIL 5, 2024

If you have somehow managed to escape the frenzied political headlines about electric vehicles, first I envy you and second, I must regrettably inform you that the EV has become an acronym of partisan rancor on par with IVF, DEI, and CRT. They intersect with labor politics and growing tensions with China.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. to -25.7%) ] -- PUC: Proposed Settlement With PPL To Resolve Widespread Consumer Billing Issues, $1 Million Penalty -- MCall: PPL To Pay Fines, Forgive Costs Totaling $17.2

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

by Daniel Cohan, Rice University Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics? 9, 2023, when Richard Trumka Jr., This debate reignited on Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2023

Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S. Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S. Trillion Across Global Economy, Report -- AP: EPA: New Pollution Limits Proposed For U.S.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 4, 2023

Cutting fossil fuels out of new buildings will reduce indoor air pollution , help prevent natural-gas explosions and leaks , and contribute to the fight against climate change, which is already impacting Los Angeles residents—especially low-income and non-White people. Download as PDF.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

Report -- DEP Took Action On 769 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Deadlines; Conducted 1,706 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies For Week Ending April 21 -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Electric, 23.2%

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Capitol 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: May 14, 2023] PA Environment Digest Shapiro -- Observer-Reporter: Former Washington County Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Senate next voting day October 2, 3, 4 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 92 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

8 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Magnesita Refractories Facility In York County [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 8 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Magnesita Refractories Facility In York County [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. National- $3.12

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Host a webinar series to STEM the Vote In order to bring scientific research and data into discussions on political concerns we organized a STEM the Vote series of webinars focused on the top voter concerns of the 2020 election. The topics included public health, climate change, gun control, education, food security, and immigration.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2023

. -- NOTE: Rodney R. Akers, Esq. Geological Survey Pennsylvania Water Science Center Spring Newsletter Now Available [PaEN] -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Community Speaks Out Against Proposed Massive Slate Belt Warehouse Park -- LancasterOnline: Park City, Conestoga River Areas Key To Lancaster’s Plan For Development -- DCNR: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 30, 2024

1 Webinar , Noon to 1:00 p.m. -- PA Society Of Professional Engineers Host Feb. 22 Virtual DEP Update On MS4 Stormwater Program, NPDES Water Quality Permitting [PaEN] -- Dept. 3 Trout In Classroom Unveiling In Erie [PaEN] -- Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb. 3 Trout In Classroom Unveiling In Erie [PaEN] -- Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb.

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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. Yet because of the politics of climate change, the rule will almost certainly be subject to a similar challenge.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - April 11, 12, 13, 14 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - April 11, 12, 13 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 88 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - March 20, 21, 22 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - March 20, 21, 22 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Independent Fiscal Office Posts Budget Hearing Documents -- KDKA: (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In just the first half of 2023, over 670,000 EVs were sold with over 80 percent of those fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs ). The higher EV sales volume in Florida and Texas is in part tied to the higher population there, but there are signs that buyers across the political spectrum are interested in EVs.

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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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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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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

PaEN] -- Bradford Era: McKean Conservation District Awarded DEP AML Grant For Water Quality Assessment Of Scaffold Lick Run Watershed -- Clean Air Council: Feb. 28 Public Meeting On Encina Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove , 7:00 p.m. -- IFO Reports 2023 PA Natural Gas Production Up 1.0%

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. March 20-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. Wallace, at twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395. Read more here on agenda. Room 523, Irvis Building.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

28 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Keystone Station Coal-Fired Power Plant In Armstrong County [PaEN] -- DEP, If Requested, Will Hold Feb. 28 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Homer City Generation Station In Indiana County [PaEN] -- DEP Will Hold A Hearing Feb. National- $3.10 National- $3.10

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2024

Calls are mounting for Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin to enforce the subpoenas the committee authorized in late 2023 for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo, who are central to the financial networks contributing to Thomas. Looking ahead: The Supreme Court typically waits until June to release decisions in its most high-profile cases.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

House holds Regular Session June 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 100 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] (..)

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. Generation Capacity Retirements In 2023 -- U.S. Power Generating Capacity In 2023, With 29.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

3 To Sign One Of 2023-24 Budget Bills; Fiscal Code Bill Yet To Be Negotiated -- PA Capital-Star: Senate Republican Leadership Calls Senate Back Into Session To ‘Finalize’ PA Budget Today -- The Center Square: Sudden PA Senate Return Signals State Budget Revival -- PennLive - John Baer: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2023

Steel Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Air Pollution Following 2018 Fire At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Plant [No Specifics Yet] -- WHYY: Philly Officials Say Water Is Safe After Bucks County Chemical Spill, How Do We Know That? -- NextPittsburgh: DEP Awards $3.7

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Deemed Water Quality Impaired -- WHYY: A Levee Could Be Built In Flood-Prone Eastwick Neighborhood Of Philadelphia, But Delaware County Has Concerns -- US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $7.4 Million In Grants To Restore Chesapeake Bay Watershed Habitats; $1.8

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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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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Click Here to register. FRIDAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Of Agriculture Announces ‘Connecting Our Communities” Them For 2025 PA Farm Show - Jan. Of Agriculture Announces ‘Connecting Our Communities” Them For 2025 PA Farm Show - Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Shapiro’s Support For RGGI Puts Us On A Dangerous Path - By Commonwealth Foundation -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: US Steel Appeals $2.2 Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2 Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

. -- DEP Posted FY 2024-25 Budget Hearing Materials House next voting day March 18, 19, 20 -- Committee Schedule -- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $2,671,044.75

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

EIA: 'Increasing Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources Contributes To Lower Power Prices' In 2023 [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: New Energy Co-Op Helps Make Switch To Solar Power Easier, More Affordable In Lancaster -- Nebraska Examiner: U.S. Billion Spending Plan Scrutinized -- PennLive - Charles Thompson/Jan Murphy: What’s In Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Budget Hearing Focuses On New Hires, Infrastructure -- DCNR Budget Testimony: Supporting PA’s Outdoor Recreation Industry, Conserving Natural Resources [PaEN] -- WEDNESDAY: DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day For Particulate Matter For Wednesday, March 22 In Liberty-Clairton, Allegheny County -- Post-Gazette: Mon Valley Air Pollution Warning Extended (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In an increasingly polarized world, geothermal occupies a rare political and social space where environmental and climate-focused groups and oil and gas entities can unite to support the same cause, and it is at this nexus that Project InnerSpace focuses its funding and efforts.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Click Here to watch online. -- House Committee Holds June 5 Hearing On Bill Requiring Environmental Impact Reports On Certain Electric Generation, Waste, Major Air Pollution Sources Locating In Already Burdened Communities [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Room 8E-B East Wing.

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