PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2023

PA Bulletin - August 5, 2023 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 75 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the August 5 PA Bulletin - pages 4428 to 4503. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? All through its eNotice system.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. 85112 (December 7, 2023). 85112 (December 7, 2023). LAC 33:III.2201.K

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), where I spent the most time, is charged with protecting public health and the environment, and it uses two primary levers setting rules and regulations to level the playing field for markets to work in the service of ALL residents of the United States providing resources to promote the public good.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses. Regulate more tractor trucks, including the smaller fleets. and NOx emissions reductions from tractor trucks while still only regulating around 13 percent of California tractor fleets.

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Hutton On August 3, 2023, the U.S. Comments are due October 2, 2023. Bergeson and Carla N. The proposed rule would define “sustainable products and services” as products and services that are subject to and meet statutory purchasing program requirements or other U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

DEP responded immediately to the well control emergency, maintained a 24/7 onsite presence for 15 days, and continued to expend significant resources to investigate and oversee remedial activities at the site throughout 2023. VOCs are a precursor to ozone, which is known to cause adverse health effects.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Stephen Gidiere As far as I know, this headline is false. EPA actually maintains an “artificial intelligence inventory ” that claims EPA has developed “a proof-of-concept to improve enforcement of environmental regulations through facility inspections by the EPA and state partners.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of Clean Air Act (CAA) locomotive regulations. NOx is a contributor to the formation of summer ozone, and particulate matter smaller than 2.5 Posted: January 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest microns has been shown to cause lung damage and cancer.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the November 6 PA Bulletin it is suspending the enforcement of the California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program in Pennsylvania through July 31, 2023. The suspension means the federal standards for heavy-duty diesel vehicles and engines will apply in Pennsylvania.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

The plan cuts power plant and industrial ozone pollution that wafts from central parts of the nation into eastern states. According to the American Lung Association, nearly 120 million people in the nation—one of every three—lives with unhealthy levels of particle and ozone pollution. Then there is the 2023 ruling in Sackett v EPA.

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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. A new statute section, G.S.

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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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Capaccio

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) were developed and introduced in the late 1980s to serve as replacements for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) primarily used in the air conditioning, refrigeration, aerosols, fire suppression, and foam blowing industries. Each of the 18 regulated substances were assigned a corresponding MTEVe exchange value.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The FTC is requesting general comments on the continuing need for the Guides, their economic impact, their effect on the accuracy of various environmental claims, and their interaction with other environmental marketing regulations (e.g., Information about how to submit comments can be found in the link above to the Federal Register notice.

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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. Assuming that is the case, the question then is why is it not already being captured?

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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. Assuming that is the case, the question then is why is it not already being captured?

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Applications are due January 1, 2023. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT. Comments are due by March 31, 2023. . Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this issue: Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. Apply for the 2023 Katherine S. ESA invites you to apply for the 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA). 1, 2023, 12PM EDT. The two concurrent calls for art will be open through January 27, 2023, to align with an upcoming public comment period on the draft report.

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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 23, 2023

Visit the Authority webpage for instructions on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Rigge at Irigge@pa.gov or 717-772-5159. 6 [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Council: Cultivating Connections At Rodale Institute On Organic, Restorative Farming Practices -- PA Dept. 23 In Western Region, Including Part Of PA; Aug.

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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.”

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Here are 110 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

21 Backyard Stream Repair Field Day In Allegheny County; Other Extension Watershed Resources [PaEN] -- Scholarships Available For 2023 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. Posted: August 27, 2023] PA Environment Digest 26-27 In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension, Audubon Society Of Western PA Host Oct.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

Federal Register ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients Visit Capitol Hill The 2023 Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) Cohort of 15 students flew in from around the country to learn about science policy and meet with lawmakers. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2023. The request for information closes June 16, 2023.

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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

MARCH 15, 2023

2 source of methane emissions, and to end pollution from the routine flaring of associated gas, a common problem in oil fields that contributes to climate change and ozone pollution across multiple states. Advocates continue to press EPA to expand retrofit requirements for pneumatic pumps designed to pollute, which are the industry’s No.

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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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ESA

MAY 9, 2022

billion for the agency in FY 2023. EPA : A draft policy assessment for the reconsideration of current Ozone air quality standards finds that there is insufficient scientific evidence that there would be a public health benefit to stricter ozone regulations. ESC – FY 2023 Appropriations Statement (March 28, 2022).

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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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ESA

APRIL 25, 2022

White House repeals Trump-era National Environmental Policy Act regulations. Forest Service , the Department of Agriculture , the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency this week regarding the agencies’ Fiscal Year 2023 budget requests. Judge rules DNR lacks authority to regulate PFAS – Wisconsin Examiner.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The significant nexus test determines that the Clean Water Act applies if wetlands have a “significant nexus” to regulated waters. The court may not issue a final ruling until summer 2023. ESA – Testimony in Support of FY 2023 Appropriations for Forest Service Research and Development (June 10, 2022).

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