PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

The charges for both of these components are governed by the utility and the specific state and do not involve PJM. The power grid is a complex machine governed by the principles of engineering, mathematics and economics. One involves the delivery of power to your home or business from your local utility. 11 Hearing On A.I.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2025

As the organizations head of government affairs, Ms. billion to reclaim abandoned mine sites and clean up polluted watersheds in Pennsylvania. Cynthia Carrow PEC bestowed its Lifetime Achievement award on Cynthia Carrow, who retired this spring after an extraordinary 51 years with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2025

The individual Republican legislators and the Republican caucuses sought to intervene in the case, despite clear and recent state and federal precedent that limits the ability of individual legislators, who have the power to vote on laws and their own branch of government, to intervene into legal challenges or bring lawsuits of their own.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants. The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

“Wells that are improperly abandoned may pose environmental and public health and safety threats such as gas migration into occupied structures, water supply impacts, surface water impacts, hazardous air pollutant emissions, methane emissions, and soil and groundwater contamination,” said Klapkowski. Read more here.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Read more here ] The Grand Jurys two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations. million in restitution for Pennsylvania landowners. Read more here.]

2014

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here are 108 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. Thank you for your leadership! -- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong.

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JULY 9, 2025

From 2022 to the end of 2024, the increases in oil prices cost Canadians $200 billion. Oil and Gas Pollution is Costing Canadians Money Beyond direct costs, oil and gas pollution has widespread economic consequences. In recent years, 25 cents of every dollar of inflation has gone to oil, gas and mining extraction profits.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 21, 2025

Over 156 million people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollutants, according to the recently published 2025 State-of-the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). For 25 years the report has helped people across the country understand the quality of the air in their communities.

Ozone

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2025

House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 502 (Steele-D- Allegheny) fast-track energy generation projects of 25 MW and larger and energy storage facilities of 10 MW or larger overriding local government control and public input [ Read more here ]; House Bill 1239 (Hanbidge-D-Montgomery) limits the ability of homeowner's associations (HOAs) (..)

Conservation

Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2025

Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) 2024 greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles (the HDV Rule) that went into effect on June 21, 2024. In the last four months, the Sabin Center has submitted four amicus briefs supporting EPAs 2024 rulemakings, including briefs in West Virginia v. In Nebraska v.

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Billionaires funding science is not new, and it certainly isn’t all bad, but President-elect Trump’s calls to downsize government and privatize science should ring alarm bells across the nation. Uniquely, the US federal government has an obligation to steward taxpayer dollars toward state-of-the-art research that serves public interests.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 3, 2025

Eventually, Norfolk Southern agreed to a $310 million settlement with the federal government, and there are several other settlements pending legal actions brought forward by impacted residents. In November 2024, the EPA laid out their thoughts and plans on cumulative impacts science and implementation into a framework document.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

After an experience dealing with air pollution issues in her own home, she has first-hand knowledge of the health impacts that pollution can have on a family and how government agencies often ignore residents in distress. But polluters will be polluters, and Westmoreland Landfill applied for a new Title V air permit.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

JULY 7, 2025

The OBBB Act ushers in a consequential shift for local governments and community groups building clean energy projects, investing in electric vehicles (EVs) and, in some instances, navigating IRA grant programs. This post focuses on developments and considerations specific to local governments and community partners.

2026

Physics World

JUNE 3, 2025

2024) State of Carbon Dioxide Removal – Edition 2. As an incentive to remove carbon from the atmosphere, trading mechanisms exist whereby individuals, companies and governments can buy and sell carbon emissions. 1 Ready or not (Adapted from Smith et al. DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/F85QJ) C above pre-industrial levels.

Waste

Circle of Blue

JULY 9, 2025

In China we found the Central Government building new clean energy plants to quadruple wind and solar generation. Global coal production rose an average of 70 million metric tons a year and hit a record high in 2024 of more than 8.7 The consequence is more mercury in fish and more air pollution. India followed.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 21, 2025

Decades of government vehicle standards to improve vehicle efficiency and cut down on tailpipe pollution have saved car and truck drivers trillions of dollars at the pump, saved countless lives from reduced exposure to toxic air pollution , and avoided the extraction and burning of billions of barrels of oil. In the U.S.,

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

May 13-- Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 311 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibiting local governments from banning any source of energy [like natural gas]. Room 8E-B East Wing. Click Here to watch live. Read more here on agenda. Room 8E-A East Wing. Click Here to watch live. And Saved $44.2 And Saved $44.2

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Posted: November 3, 2024] PA Environment Digest 4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Upcoming Events, Programs In November -- PA Resources Council To Hold Nov. 12 [PaEN] -- PA Assn. . -- PA Forestry Assn. 26 to Nov. 26 to Nov.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Here are 156 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. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

Let’s take a hike through three jurisdictions, each with a conservative-leaning government, and see how they are approaching this issue. Not all conservative-leaning governments treat the development of renewable energy the same. Tim Houstons Progressive Conservatives won in a romp in the fall 2024 provincial election.

Government

Legal Planet

JUNE 24, 2025

Advocates campaigned for cleaner vehicles to cut pollution, and California led a lawsuit by 16 states seeking to electrify the mail trucks. C alifornia’s intervention “played a big part in stopping USPS from committing to decades of air pollution around the nation,” Liane Randolph, head of the state’s Air Resources Board, said.

Clean Energy

Law Columbia

MAY 5, 2025

In 2024, approximately 93% of new capacity that came online nationwide was wind, solar, and battery storage. Department of Justice to stop defending the federal governments own permits for wind projects when those permits are challenged in court. In addition, the fourth and final item on the list seems to invite the U.S.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Here are 189 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.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2025

This reality necessitates laws and regulations capable of protecting those put at risk by fracking, and a government willing to enforce them. Instead, we believe that our government often ignored the costs to the environment and to the health and safety of the citizens of the Commonwealth, in a rush to reap the benefits of this industry.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Here are 204 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.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2025

Here are 192 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.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2025

At a June 12 House Environmental Committee hearing, DEP reported 3,108 conventional wells were cited for abandonment in the eight years between January 2017 and December 2024-- only 17% appeared to be abandoned prior to January 2017. [In So we are getting federal [taxpayer] money [to plug conventional wells].

2025

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2025

In fact, Helene was the costliest single disaster in 2024 in the U.S. It’s galling to watch the US government so thoroughly debase itself as it sacrifices the public good to boost the bottom line of fossil fuel executives,” my colleague Julie McNamara said in a statement on the proposals. These are astoundingly shameful proposals.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2025

The original violations were issued on November 13, 2024. This well has had a continuing violation for defective well casing/cementing since October 7, 2024. Johnson 1 conventional well in Cross Creek Township, Washington County found no work had been done to remediate multiple spills sites at the well. Violations continued.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2025

Here are 172 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.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

summit for a proposed energy siting board that includes unaccountable private sector board members and that would take away approval powers from local governments. MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- Guest Essay: Paying The Price For Natural Gas And A.I. 11 Hearing On A.I.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

Drawing the proper line between the citizens property rights and the mandates of Article I, Section 27 should remain left to the legislature as the policy making branch of Pennsylvania government.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

Here are 146 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.

Conservation

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2025

On June 17, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to either repeal entirely, or significantly revise, a rule issued in 2024 which set performance standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants to limit their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Sabin Center filed two amicus briefs in defense of the 2024 Rule in the litigation.

Clean Air Act

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Several states and industry groups are challenging EPA’s 2024 rules which set greenhouse gas emissions limits for certain fossil fuel power plants nationwide (referred to here as the Power Plant Rules). billion metric tons of carbon pollution through 2047. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in West Virginia v. Court of Appeals, D.C.

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