Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Switching from fossil fuels like gasoline to increasingly clean electricity sources is vital for hitting climate and air pollution goals. Gasoline use per person has also fallen, from 445 gallons per year per person in 2005, to under 350 gallons per year per person in 2024. billion gallons were sold in the state.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

billion tons of greenhouse gases each year, resulting in the transportation sector being the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors. In January 2024, Representative Hank Johnson introduced H.R. Vehicles emit 1.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), like the big rigs on our highways and the vans that deliver our packages, make up just over 1 in 10 of the vehicles on our roads, but are responsible for over half of ozone-forming nitrogen oxide pollution and lung-damaging fine particulate pollution from on-road vehicles.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

filed in 2024 and 2018, respectively. In 2022, the amount of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions nationwide was over one billion tons , making Japan the 5 th largest GHG emitter in the world. On October 23, 2024, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case without further substantiation. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This regulation, called the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, has the potential to deliver significant reductions in both air and climate-warming pollutants by requiring the state’s largest and most profitable commercial and public fleets to transition to electric trucks, vans, and buses over time, beginning in 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2025

DEP RISE PA Decarbonization Program Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley accepted the Decarbonization Leadership award on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, which launched the $396 million Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) program in 2024. We make a lot of things here, Acting Secretary Shirley said.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

On May 8, the PJM Interconnection issued a statement on the US Environmental Protection Agency's final rule setting New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and its potential impact on electric grid reliability. Friel-Otten, Rep. Abney Introduce Gov.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 6, 2024

Statement by Emilia Belliveau, Energy Transition Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – At today’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI), Members of Parliament grilled the fossil fuel industry about their climate pollution. Jun 6, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

AFIG aims to increase sustainable and renewable energy throughout Pennsylvania's transportation sector, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality for many communities," said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. "A Applications for the second round of 2024 projects will be accepted until December 20, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The submission deadline for the 2-year awards is November 30, 2024. Posted: September 30, 2024] PA Environment Digest Applications will be accepted on a rolling process. The deadline for the 1-year award is April 20, 2025. Funding is provided through the federal Inflation Reduction Act.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2024

billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition. Posted: July 22, 2024] PA Environment Digest Pennsylvania was awarded $396.1

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

These pipelines run through many of our neighborhoods, exposing us and our loved ones to methane pollution. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is roughly 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, fuels extreme weather across the country by trapping heat in the atmosphere.

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MGKF Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

On July 18, 2024, in Shirley v. 85 MAP 2022, 2024 WL 3450536 (Pa. Read More » Tags: Air , Clean Air Act , Environmental Rights Amendment , Greenhouse Gas , Hazardous Air Pollutants , Intervention , Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection , Rulemaking , Standing

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2024

million to the Energy Innovation Center Institute in Pittsburgh for training and development for workforce development programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants to benefit disadvantaged communities. Posted: July 11, 2024] PA Environment Digest The grants include $4.9

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Orphan wells can leak methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere and pollute groundwater. DEP Issued 763 Violations For New Well Abandonments So Far In 2024] DEP is aggressively going after operators who are walking away from wells and stepping in with emergency plugging contracts where needed to protect public health. [So

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 2024 Greenhouse 113

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2024

Shapiro's Clean Energy/Climate Plan Bills [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection: Concerns Remain On Grid Reliability With Final EPA Rule Setting Tougher Air Pollution Standards On New Gas, Existing Coal-fired Power Plants [PaEN] -- USDA Rural Energy For American Success Story: Franklin County Dairy Farmer Harvesting Benefits Of Solar Energy [PaEN] -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“So, under the IIJA, when it's all said and done, DEP will receive upwards and probably more than $400 million to plug orphan and abandoned wells that are currently leaking methane and hazardous air pollutants into the implement. So far in 2024, we're up to 34 wells plugged, 24 of those from the IIJA funding.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program provides $5 billion in grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. billion for competitive implementation grants.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Compiling this list has made me even more hopeful for what we can achieve together in 2024. Here are seven of our big ocean victories from this year: We drove an ambitious agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping. Let’s do it again in 2024. Fortunately, we have much to celebrate in 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

This reflects the proceeds expected to come from Pennsylvania electricity customers. -- 30 percent to support energy efficiency projects that reduce air pollution in Pennsylvania, invest in new job-creating clean energy projects, and support low-income energy consumers with their energy bills through a year-round LIHEAP program.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Senate In 2024 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: March 8, 2023] PA Environment Digest Billion That Owns Nuclear Plants In PA -- Post-Gazette: Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Part Of $3.4

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Nuclear Power Solar Power 109

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

Historically Black, Brown and Indigenous communities face a heavier burden of air pollution and environmental impacts than others. As any parent of a child with asthma knows, a bad asthma day can lead to kids having to miss school and parents having to take off work to care for them. Related Articles: -- DEP Awards $2.9

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

DEP said it has the statutory authority in the 1995 law that created the agency, the state Air Pollution Control Act and other laws to establish grant and funding programs to implement the Plan. ‘It Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

If it obtains all the necessary permits, Encina hopes to start operations in 2024. Alexis Goldsmith, of Vermont-based Beyond Plastics , said the pyrolysis process will produce greenhouse gases and emit toxic volatile organic compounds, which she claimed would end up either in the air or water. million gallons daily.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Robert B. In Shirley, individual Republican legislators and various entities associated with two coal-fired power plants challenged a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) greenhouse gas control regulation. Thus, the state has a duty to limit greenhouse gas emissions where authorized by statute.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2024

Background CNX reported on air monitoring from two monitors at each site-- one upwind and one downwind-- for a limited number of parameters-- Particulate Matter 2.5 No information from CNX correlated well development, waste handling, spills or unanticipated air pollution releases or other activities at any of the well pads or other sites.

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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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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Katie Bohn, Penn State News The effectiveness of national voluntary programs asking companies to pledge to lower their pollution and greenhouse gas emissions depends on pressure from the public, according to a new study led by a Penn State researcher. Posted: November 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

Briefly, by way of background, CPRG is a nearly $5 billion emissions reduction program intended to catalyze planning for and implementation of ambitious projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollution. Grant applications are due on August 28, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

From an air quality standpoint, sprawling land development patterns force longer, more frequent vehicle trips, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Team From North East High School In Erie County Wins 2024 PA Envirothon, Now Goes To International Competition In July [PaEN] -- Erie Times: North East High School Team Wins State Envirothon, Heads To International Competition -- Post-Gazette: West Jefferson, Carmichaels, Upper St. 28 to Oct.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The Pickering nuclear plant is scheduled to retire in 2024 (or later, depending on how long past its retirement date Ontario wants to push the aging plant!), Ontario Electricity Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Historical and Forecast. Gas plants are also big industrial facilities that create air pollution for surrounding communities.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Donald K. Shandy On October 4, 2024, the U.S. the Court declined a request to stay the methane rule , which is aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations under the Clean Air Act (the “CAA”). EPA issued the final rule on March 8, 2024, and it became effective on May 7, 2024.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Businesses need to immediately pay attention to this first in the nation law because it is effective January 1, 2024, subjecting violators to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation up to $500,000. At best, this new law is being heralded as an anti greenwashing crusade. All information documenting how.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Help Wanted -- Shapiro Administration Celebrates 2024 DCNR Ranger Trainee Graduates At Little Buffalo State Park -- Help Wanted: Upstream Pittsburgh Water Equity Director -- Adult Mentors Needed! 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 to 5:00 p.m. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct. 6 [PaEN] Background On Issues -- Lt.

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Capaccio

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

under the Air Pollution Control regulations 310 CMR 7.00. This amendment regulates certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in the following end-uses: refrigeration, air conditioning/chillers, aerosol propellants, and foam. 6) unless an exemption is provided for the end-use as listed in 310 CMR 7.76(7).

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Renewable + Law

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As described in MPCA’s Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules with a Hearing , the LEV standard would require automobile manufacturers to deliver for sale in Minnesota only those vehicles that can meet California’s more stringent greenhouse gas and other air pollutant emissions standards.

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