PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2023 In Anticipation Of Halt In Russian Gas Flows Thru Ukraine -- Reuters: What Happens When Russian Natural Gas Supply To Europe Via Ukraine Ends Jan. 2023 In Anticipation Of Halt In Russian Gas Flows Thru Ukraine -- Reuters: What Happens When Russian Natural Gas Supply To Europe Via Ukraine Ends Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

She has been Acting Secretary of DEP since the resignation of Richard Negrin on October 26, 2023. Shirleys tenure at DEP includes serving as Policy Director, where she helped direct the agencys work addressing PFAS contamination, the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, energy conservation, and environmental justice.

Environmental Protection

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Conservatives made a dramatic effort to remove this language, which went down to defeat when other Republicans crossed the aisle to oppose the amendment. This language will make it more difficult for conservative courts to engage in their own rollback of climate regulation.

Law

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2025

In May 2023, a Dialogue among Regional Human Rights Courts occurred in San Jos, Costa Rica, bringing together judges from the IACtHR, AfCHPR, and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to discuss challenges in climate change litigation. For instance, formal and informal meetings between courts facilitate this dialogue.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

(Waters has a fan following who turned her mirthless repetition of the phrase, reclaiming my time in the face of non-responsive testimony from former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin into one of the most viral political memes of the first Trump Administration.) Credit: Investigation Report by the U.S.

2015

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FEMA also prioritizes funds for other critical resilience activities that are often underprioritized such as implementing building codes and conserving and restoring wetlands and dunes. In 2023, that number shrank to just 12 days between disasters. Is FEMA the sole federal agency available for disaster response and recovery?

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Political stunts aren’t helping Levee breached in Pajaro River in 2023. California Department of Water Resources What all this means is that there is more of a need to conserve our dwindling winter water supplies for the long, dry summer season. The political theater didnt stop there.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro, State Legislature Must Act As Bulwark Against New Republican Environmental Rollbacks - By Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA -- Post-Gazette/AP: 3.5% Ohio- $3.03 Ohio- $3.03

Politics

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The League of Conservation Voters gives Allred a lifetime score of 98% and for 2023 100%. While he is not willing to dismiss the fossil fuel industry, he has a strong voting record when it comes to climate and energy matters.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

DEP reported last year that 86% of conventional well owners failed to submit 2023 production and waste reports covering 33,505 wells. DEP reported last year that 89% of conventional well owners failed to submit 2023 well integrity reports covering 34,455 wells. That we are still leaving this up to taxpayers and political whims.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2025

Of Rural Conservation Spring Fling Bird Watch Walk In Washington County 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables -- Financial Times: China Says It Can Live Without US Farm, Energy Goods [PA Exported $3.1

Radiation

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

Several conservative-led jurisdictions have proven that supporting renewable energy doesnt mean abandoning careful money management. True conservatives care about open markets and fiscal responsibility. Not all conservative-leaning governments treat the development of renewable energy the same. But there is reason to hope.

Government

Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2025

This stands in sharp contrast to the approach of the IACtHR, which leveraged its own case-law and the 2023 Maastricht Principles to recognize that the human right to a healthy environment not only guarantees a right to climate protection, but also contains a collective dimension that is owed to both present and future generations (para.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

laws, including: the Clean Air Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as Superfund; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and the Safe Water Drinking Act.

Toxic Substances Control Act

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. formal notice ) Read more on agenda. -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Noon to 1:15 p.m.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

TODAY 11:00: Media Advisory: DCNR Highlights Conservation Workforce Successes Of PA Outdoor Corps. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Kings Gap Environmental Ed Center, Cumberland County. TODAY Noon: Virtual.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 4, 2025

The County Judge of Kendall County, where no lives were lost, emphasized wide-ranging action and investment from voter-approved conservation bonds to development regulations to keep communities safe. Many spoke of the need for dams and other flood control measures. That reauthorization should include passing affordability provisions.

Government

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 15, 2025

In fact, between 2021 and 2023, warehouses covered under the program saw electric truck visits nearly triple and electric truck charger usage increased by over 20-fold. To support these activities, solar power usage at warehouses increased from just under three gigawatt hours to over 85 gigawatt hours during this time.

Ground-Level Ozone

Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

I wrote in 2023 that the state of climate journalism is strong. Abundance Last weeks California Senate Housing Committee where legislators were evaluating a slew of new bills to boost housing production was a sobering indication of where housing abundance meets Californias political realities, wrote my Legal Planet colleague Ethan Elkind.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2025

The comment period ended in November of 2023. Read more here ] “How do you feel about having to serve on a board that entails a voting member that is a political action committee?” The Pennsylvania Chamber is politically involved across Pennsylvania, representing its various 10,000, some Fortune 500 companies.

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2024

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. House Floor. House Floor. House Floor. Ohio- $3.14

Natural Gas

ESA

AUGUST 5, 2025

But as you can imagine, things in our world became rather tumultuous at that time, and it felt like an all-out sprint just to keep up with developments in the political realm, so we’re later than usual in pulling this report together. But this isn’t normal, is it? I was pleased to welcome the 2024 cohort to the stage in Long Beach!

2024

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Ohio- $3.14 Ohio- $3.14

Politics

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Billion In Products To China In 2024] -- Financial Times: China Says It Can Live Without US Farm, Energy Goods [PA Exported $3.1 Billion In Products To China In 2024] -- Financial Times: China Says It Can Live Without US Farm, Energy Goods [PA Exported $3.1 Ohio- $3.18

Politics

Legal Planet

MAY 7, 2025

It is difficult not to read some of the proposed cuts as an extension of this president’s inclination to use the powers of the federal government to punish political opponents. Cuts Department of Labor grants for workforce training in part to avoid funding programs for green jobs in California.

Renewable Energy

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Nonetheless, potential policy changes in three areas could undercut new energy investment under a second Trump administration: protectionist trade measures and deglobalization; regulatory uncertainty and political risk; and fiscal and monetary policy. Regulatory Uncertainty And Political Risk Energy is a quintessentially global business.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

Western PA Conservancy Webinar Featuring 5 Women Talking About Careers In Conservation & Preservation. Grassroots Conservation Fair, Wellsboro, Tioga County. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. March 12-- NEW. Agenda Posted.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2025

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Scott Perry, Rob Bresnahan Support Presidents Tariffs, Economic Priorities At Conservative Conference -- PA Capital-Star: State Treasurer Garrity, Con. Mackenzie Defends Hariffs, DOGE Cuts, Economic Outlook At CNN Town Hall -- PA Capital-Star: Republican Cons.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2025

Bush respectively signed into law the Clean Water Act and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act in 1989. But the rhetoric helped the nation pump the brakes on wetland loss just enough to see what could happen if there was increased investment in conservation instead of allowing total exploitation. Photos by Derrick Z.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

18-19 In State College, Online [PaEN] -- TribLive: Sustainability Focus Of Spruced-Up Courtyard At Middle School In Lower Burrell -- Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Becomes Accredited Arboretum In Philadelphia -- NextPittsburgh: Chatham University, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Partner To Enhance Shadyside Campus Arboretum -- US Dept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. TODAY 10:00: Virtual Only. Agenda Posted. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here on agenda. TODAY Noon: Virtual.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Million In Research On Climate Resilient Farming; Pollinator Protection; Sustainable Weed Management; More -- Rodale Institute: Apply Now For Training Program In Organic And Regenerative Farming -- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meeting Oct. Of Agriculture Invests $2.2 22 , 1:00 p.m.

Conservation

Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

The data shows that while Latin America overall lost more tree cover than it gained from 2015 to 2023, progress is being made compared to historical trends, writes WRI. Among the 18 countries participating in Initiative 20×20, three countries gained tree cover from 2015 to 2023, 10 remained neutral and five experienced losses.

Earth Day

Legal Planet

JULY 10, 2025

Trump Signed One Damn Dirty Deal I have to admit I was wrong when I wrote in 2023 that repealing the Inflation Reduction Act was politically impossible because it was “a candy shop” for corporations and red states hungry for manufacturing jobs who would fight any repeal effort.

Climate Change

A Greener Life

APRIL 8, 2025

Elon Musks journey to the extreme right-wing It was not until relatively recently that Musk became heavily involved in politics, at least not when it did not directly implicate his business interests. Commentators who had followed him closely said he had become radicalised.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. For PA Parks & Forests Foundation People’s Choice Photo Contest Award [PaEN] -- Nov. Ohio- $2.86 PA- $3.24 -- Baker Hughes: No Change In PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs From Last Week - 15; Aug.

Natural Gas