PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Million To Settle Lawsuit By Investors Who Claimed EQT Overstated The Benefits Of Its Rice Energy Merger In 2017 -- Marcellus Drilling News: Integrated Lithium Production Plant Coming To PA In 2026 Using Oil & Gas Production Wastewater [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: Avonlea Lithium Corp. Million In Sen.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award [PaEN] -- Dept. Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2025

Billion To Clean Up Tank Leaks [PaEN] -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Celebrating The Waters Of Lancaster County [PaEN] -- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of Bear Meadows Natural Area In Rothrock State Forest Centre County Into The National Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN] -- Patch.com: Three New Hope-Solebury HS Students Receive Malcolm P.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shell Falcon Pipeline will pay $300,000 in penalties-- a $25,000 fine to the Department and $275,000 to the Independence Conservancy to support environmental restoration efforts. Read more here. million in penalty payments and $5 million in local community environmental restoration funding. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Law

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy These remarks were made during a July 31, 2025 Ohio River Valley Institute webinar on Data Centers & LNG Gas Replace Petrochemicals & Hydrogen As The Latest Natural Gas Shiny Objects That Are Destined To Disappoint. These reforms are urgently needed.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Dock Award is presented by the K10 for conservation and environmental justice work in under-represented communities. The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why. Read more here.] How Clean Is Your Stream?

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

How Oil & Gas Waste Haunts Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights November Program, Activities -- Schuylkill Action Network To Hold Annual Meeting Nov. 11 -- DEP Eligible For $1.7 26 -- Sierra Club PA Hosts Oct. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 11 -- DEP Eligible For $1.7

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2024

reservoir conservation releases, aquifer storage and recovery, and coordinated use of surface water and groundwater); -- Demand modification projects (e.g., projects that achieve water conservation, reuse, and/or recycling); and -- Environmental and water quality improvement projects (e.g.,

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2025

Bradford County Courier Times: Bucks County Residents, Sen. Of Insurance/DEP Highlight 30 Years Of Underground Petroleum Products Storage Tank Insurance Fund Work; Paid Over $1.3 Of Insurance/DEP Highlight 30 Years Of Underground Petroleum Products Storage Tank Insurance Fund Work; Paid Over $1.3

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

So, we're all making decisions right now about whether it makes any sense, again, to vote on something that would ban natural gas development in the state, said King. She added-- It is possible that the department proposes something different that is not effectively a ban on oil and gas development.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House Voting Schedule [Nov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

NewsClips - Delaware River Watershed: -- National Review: Northeast Pennsylvania Needs Natural Gas - New Congress, New Federal Administration Should Overturn Delaware River Basin Commission Moratorium On Shale Gas Fracking - By Jason Adams [ PDF of Article ] -- Erie Times Letter: A Boon? Follow DRBC on Twitter.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why. Click Here to watch the 22-minute video. Visit th e USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center webpage to learn more about water in Pennsylvania. How Clean Is Your Stream?

Atmosphere

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

Due to the new [federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act] funding available for AMR work, Growing Greeners 2024 Program Guidance document states that SMCRA projects under Growing Greener are limited to ABS Legacy Sites in PA Code 86.1, Click Here for a copy of the report. How Clean Is Your Stream? Click Here to check out your streams.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov. 12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov. 14 Public Meeting On 5 Schuylkill County Facilities-- Natural Soil Products, Liberty Soils, Summit Anthracite (Stavola) Mining Site, Rausch Creek Mining Site, CES Landfill DEP To Hold Nov.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2025

On May 22, the Environmental Hearing Board issued a ruling in an appeal of a DEP water supply contamination determination involving the CNX Gas Company that agreed with a Center for Coalfield Justice assertion there was acute danger in CNX misusing a deposition in the case to punish an environmental advocate for her advocacy against CNX. [

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2024

25 In Harrisburg Ag Conservation Professionals! 25 In Harrisburg Ag Conservation Professionals! Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan. Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan.

Natural Gas

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

JANUARY 2, 2025

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2025

Of Conservation Districts’ Trash Cleanup Challenge Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Multi-Municipal Shade Tree Commission Member Donna McCrea Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award In Allegheny County Coterra Energy Fined $299,000 For Contaminating 13 Private Water Supplies In Lenox Twp., 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

Clean Air Act

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2025

Data Center- Fueled Natural Gas Gold Rush Bubbling In Northcentral PA -- Scranton Times: Al’s Quick Stop Convenience Store Developer Proposes A.I. 29 [PaEN] -- First Come, First Served: Applications Now Being Accepted For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Through Sept. 10th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Set For Oct.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

On June 10, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is reviewing additional permits for the drinking water treatment facility that will provide clean, safe drinking water to 21 homes in Dimock, Susquehanna County that have had their water wells impacted by natural gas drilling.

Natural Gas

Circle of Blue

APRIL 8, 2025

Because Beaver Creek flows through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, the team hopes these potential areas of salmon refugia will benefit from dedicated habitat conservation. And while coho escapement is not monitored, their 2024 commercial harvest estimate of 24,750 was 86 percent below the recent 20-year average.

2019

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

Fate intervened for the first time in January 2024 when a waterfront property search came back with a new listing: two adjacent parcels along Sheepford Road in Lower Allen Township, Mechanicsburg just about a half-acre of vacant property alongside the Yellow Breeches.

2024

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Policymakers and residents all must be wary of the false solutions sold by oil and natural gas CEOs, according to the webinar hosts. The webinar is sponsored by the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance , Black Appalachian Coalition , Conservation Voters of PA , PennFuture , the Sierra Club PA and 412 Justice.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

The data from 2020 through 2024 indicate that the pollutant levels are lower than what the state DEP had reported in some cases, exponentially lower. The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why. How Clean Is Your Stream?

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The listing also mandates that federal agencies consult with the Service to ensure the species conservation. The ESA prohibits the take of species listed as endangered, which includes harming, harassing (such as removing from the wild), or killing the species. 13, starting a 60-day comment period.

Endangered Species Act

Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

Similar to other challenges against local natural gas bans, the plaintiffs in this 2023 lawsuit argued that the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempted Local Law 154. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, held that EPCA preempted a Berkeley ordinance that prohibited natural gas piping in new buildings.

Law

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

12-14; Use Your Agricultural Conservation Passport [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 12-14; Use Your Agricultural Conservation Passport [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 12-14; Use Your Agricultural Conservation Passport [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. Million In Sen.

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Here are j ust a few examples of the penalties imposed by DEP against Big Shale Gas and related industries include-- -- $939,553 penalty against Chevron related to fatal gas well fire in Greene County; -- $1.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas from the Rager Mountain Gas Storage area in Cambria County; -- $1.1

2014

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2025

That makes efficiency and conservation more important than ever. data centers and higher natural gas prices for driving up the cost of electricity for consumers, especially in the coming summer months. MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp. Read more here.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The MCWA applied for and received its first grant through the Lehigh Valley Greenways in 2021 to complete work in cooperation with Northampton County at Gertrude Fox Conservation Area in Hanover Township. 1 RiverWatch Video Report [Posted: November 2, 2024] PA Environment Digest

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

“Unconstrained LNG exports will raise domestic natural gas prices by at least 30% by 2050, further increasing electricity costs. Plus, there's a backlog on new gas turbines that stretches well into the 2030's, and tariffs will make all construction more expensive. “So, MW-day cost for delivery in the 2024-25 auction.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2025

Million In CY 2024 Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Fees To Communities, Statewide Programs; $15 Million Less Than Last Year Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. Million In Federal Mine Reclamation Funding, $979.3 Million Over 4 Years; Next Round Of Local Mine Reclamation Grants Open Sept. Million In Federal Mine Reclamation Funding, $979.3

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2025

Where We Are With The Issue At a June 10, 2024 hearing on House Bill 2384 (Vitali-D-Delaware) that would ban road dumping by the House Environmental Committee, DEP said, The Administration is supportive of this clear ban on the practice and views the Solid Waste Management Act as a sound vehicle for such statutory language. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

1 [PaEN] Grants -- Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Announces $650,000 In Conservation Grants; Next Grant Round Opens In August [PaEN] -- Applications Now Being Accepted For The Giant Company, Keep PA Beautiful Healing The Planet Grants To Support Tree Planting Projects [PaEN] -- Dept.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2025

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Ohio- $2.99

Natural Gas