Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 19, 2023

December 19, 2023. The previous post covered significant water quality legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2023. This post briefly summarizes other 2023 environmental legislation. ’s current ozone SIP based on vehicle emission inspections in 19 N.C. AIR QUALITY. House Bill 259, Sec.

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. In other words, if an action was required for compliance with a regulation, then WAIRE Points cannot be generated.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Trisko Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, railroad deregulation, and environmental regulation. DOE’s 2023 Annual Coal Report indicates that total U.S.

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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 operations are likely to raise wholesale electricity prices.

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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 operations are likely to raise wholesale electricity prices.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

NOx plays a role in forming ground level ozone and final particulates (PM2.5), both of which are human health hazards. For the first 20 years of federal regulation, Congress set the NOx standards for new cars itself. That’s quite different from the standards for industrial pollution sources, which Congress has always delegated to EPA.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Shapiro’s Work Group Concludes A Cap-And-Invest Carbon Pollution Regulation Program Would Be Optimal Approach To Reducing Greenhouse Emissions From Power Plants; Scale Up Solar Energy [PaEN] -- AP: Gov. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct. 23-24 In State College [PaEN] -- PA Forestry Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2023

So our internal staff knows we go through the experience, we go through the practice, the industry that we regulate, actually, it gets familiar with the policy and obviously the public in general gets familiar with the policy as well.” Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN] -- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. 24-26 In Altoona [PaEN] -- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. 21 Backyard Stream Repair Field Day In Allegheny County; Other Extension Watershed Resources [PaEN] -- Scholarships Available For 2023 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

Major oil and gas infrastructure facilities could be covered by the amended legislation if they are considered a major source of hazardous air pollutants, criteria pollutants or are subject to prevention of significant deterioration or nonattainment new source review under existing regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Taking into account both the supplemental proposal and other measures in the November 2021 proposal, EPA projects that the proposed standards would reduce an estimated 36 million tons of methane emissions from 2023 to 2035, the equivalent of 810 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. EPA intends to issue a final rule in 2023.

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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. billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Independent, non-industry reviews of oil and gas industry regulations over the last 10 years have concluded they do not adequately protect public health and the environment. An update to the conventional regulations was killed in 2016 by the General Assembly and Gov. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

29 Online Training On New Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment Alternatives Guidance [PaEN] -- GreenGov Council, Penn State Sustainability Hosts 2023 Commonwealth Sustainability Week Oct. Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell monthly meeting.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

15 Webinar: A Walk In The Woods - A Look Into Private Forests In PA And Beyond [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: PA Forest Webinar Series Schedule [Late 2023 and 2024] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Women And Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop Oct. . -- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Hosts Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2023

16 In Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County -- Scranton Times Editorial: Ozone Layer Healing Makes Case For Regulation -- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric?

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Report finds there is no hope of slowing global warming without a radical shift to electrical energy and carbon removal. Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. The scientists back electric vehicles as the best option for making deep cuts to road emissions. Executive Branch.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2022

Other States/National/International -- Utility Dive: EPA Regional Ozone Proposal Threatens Electric Reliability: RTOs, State Utility Regulators PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. What’s Your Community Doing? Capitol Says U.S.

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