Environmental News Bits

MARCH 18, 2024

Technology Innovation for the Circular Economy: Recycling, Remanufacturing, Design, Systems Analysis and Logistics (1st ed.). Buy it on Bookshop (affiliate link) Book description Some of the greatest opportunities for innovation in the circular economy are in remanufacturing, refurbishment, reuse, and recycling.

Recycling 52

Recycling 2024 Technology Technology 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

The deconstruction and recycling of the 1,000 pounds of butter showcases how dairy farmers make a positive impact on the planet. In the course of one year, the Reinfords divert about 50,000 tons of food waste from landfills, turning it into a resource while also reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions.

Renewable Energy 67

Renewable Energy Recycling Waste Greenhouse 67

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

The next step will be the drafting of an Energy Transition Plan that all of us—residents, businesses and local government alike—can live with,” White said.

Clean Energy 116

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity 116

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2024

The US Department of Education honored 55 schools with 2024 Green Ribbon Schools recognition to highlight schools, districts, postsecondary institutions, and early learning centers’ cost-saving, health promoting, and performance-enhancing sustainability practices.

Recycling 83

Recycling Greenhouse Renewable Energy 2024 83

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2024

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: January 1, 2024] PA Environment Digest PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination Site In York County; Levels Exceed DEP Drinking Water MCL PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. Threads PA Environment Digest Feed PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues.

Conservation 73

Conservation Natural Gas Natural Resources Recycling 73

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

20 To Review 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan Ohio River Valley Institute Feb. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: February 19, 2024] PA Environment Digest Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

Natural Gas 78

Natural Gas 2024 Climate Change Recycling 78

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

2022 Natural Gas House Explosion In Dauphin County Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Nov. 30 Guest Essay: My Hometown Shows The Benefits Of The Fossil Fuel Industry Come At A Tremendous Cost - Gov. Billion In Grants To Strengthen Power Grid Against Extreme Weather, To Deliver Cheaper, Cleaner, Reliable Energy, PA Included Gov.

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Recycling Conservation Fossil Fuels 94

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

30 Hearing On State’s Electronics Waste Recycling Law; Current Program Is Broken Keep PA Beautiful Updates Popular Litter Education Series: Open Your Eyes To Litter - Book 1 Available Now! House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 8 Hearing, Dec. 6 Business Meeting Nov. House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 8 Hearing, Dec.

Conservation 87

Conservation Electricity Natural Gas 2023 87

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 6595 ) -- Hickory Run Energy, LLC - 1 GW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval extension to March 31, 2024 for the facility located in North Beaver Twp., Read more here. Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. (

Natural Gas 113

Natural Gas 2024 Fossil Fuels Regulations 113

Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. To be clear, Maryland has determined “decarbonizing” buildings is an important step toward achieving the State’s bleeding edge greenhouse gas reduction mandates.

Regulations 59

Regulations 2025 Law Climate Change 59

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

We need scientifically grounded solutions to improve the economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, not more experiments. Posted: March 28, 2024] PA Environment Digest The myriad issues associated with shale gas development include asthma and respiratory diseases, cardiovascular issues, low birth weights, and more.

Fossil Fuels 108

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Waste Technology 108

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Organic waste like food breaks down into methane, a potent greenhouse gas – so every potato, every stalk of broccoli, every apple, every tomato that doesn’t go to a landfill is helping to fight climate change in Pennsylvania,” said Shirley. Click Here for video from the announcement. 12 -- DEP Sets Oct. 12 -- DEP Sets Oct. 12 -- DEP Sets Oct.

Waste 94

Waste Recycling Climate Change Environmental Protection 94

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

100,000 Grant To Treat Acid Mine Drainage In Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center, Partners Host 7-Part, Online Expanding Meaningful Environmental & Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Tools Workshops Starting Sept.

Conservation 70

Conservation Natural Gas Climate Change Waste 70

Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

In its most recent report , the IEA predicts that China will continue to dominate solar energy production, delivering over 50 percent of solar PV projects globally by 2024. Whether you’re modeling the low-carbon appeal of recycled plastic packaging, automotive filters, or titanium powder, Ecoinvent is the likely source of the data.

Electricity 134

Electricity Fossil Fuels Government Carbon Emissions 134

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

According to the 2023 Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report , the industrial sector is the highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sector, accounting for just over 30 percent of Pennsylvania’s total GHG emissions. Information must be received no later than Monday, January 22, 2024.

Greenhouse 102

Greenhouse Environmental Protection Fossil Fuels 2024 102

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: March 4, 2024] PA Environment Digest Shapiro Calls On Biden To Keep Pause On Permits For New LNG Gas Export Facilities Short IFO Reports 2023 PA Natural Gas Production Up 1.0% Threads PA Environment Digest Feed PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Recycling Natural Resources Waste 64

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

An expiration date creates a disincentive for both technology developers and utilities to invest in commercializing “4th generation” technologies intended to more efficiently recycle used fuel. Such technologies are expected to become mainstream and mass-produced only sometime in the late 2030s or early 2040s.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Regulations Waste Technology 52

Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

This follows our post last week alerting commercial real estate owners and tenants in those buildings in Maryland about these regulations requiring Greenhouse Gas Data Must be Collected Beginning January 1 in Maryland. The regulation of Energy Use Intensity is not authorized by the statute. but also results in more than 14% of total U.S.

Regulations 59

Regulations Greenhouse Electricity Law 59

Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Through this resolution, the executive director of the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) was tasked with convening a committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, with the ambition of completing the draft of this agreement by the end of 2024.

Ocean 95

Ocean Recycling Paris Agreement Waste 95

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2024

On February 28, 2024 , the US Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Appeals Board allows appeal by Protect PT and Three Rivers Waterkeeper of the Penneco Environmental Solutions, LLC oil and gas wastewater injection well in Plum Borough , Allegheny County to move forward. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas 2024 Waste 2023 93

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2024

19 CFA Approves $27 Million In Watershed, Recreation Projects Funded By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees; Fees Dropping $104 Million In 2024; New Grant Round Opening Apply Now For Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants, Deadline Feb. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: January 22, 2024] PA Environment Digest DEP Sets Feb.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Natural Resources 2024 Conservation 92

Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

million must be transferred from the Wastewater Account of the Bay Restoration Fund to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund for tree plantings on public and private land, and for fiscal 2024 through 2031, the Governor must include an annual appropriation of $2.5 Until July 1, 2024, 7.75 cents per barrel.

Law 52

Law 2021 Recycling Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Greylock Production, LLC - Wildcat Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc to the Statewide Health Standards for the pad located in Whiteley Twp.,

Air Pollution 116

Air Pollution Natural Gas Radiation 2024 116

Law and Environment

AUGUST 9, 2022

This credit is reduced or eliminated if a certain percent of the critical minerals used in the battery are not extracted or processed in a county with which the United States has a free trade agreement or recycled in North America.

2030 130

2030 2026 Electricity Recycling 130

Ocean Conservancy

JULY 21, 2023

The United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, agreed to begin developing an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution (ILBI), more commonly referred to as the global plastics treaty, with the ambition of completing the draft of this agreement by the end of 2024.

Ocean 52

Ocean Recycling Conservation Fossil Fuels 52

Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Unfortunately, decades of government subsidies to the fossil fuel industry have hindered efforts to reuse and recycle. They make it cheaper to produce new (or “virgin”) plastics rather than recycling plastic waste already created. By 2030, greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production are expected to reach 1.3 billion tons.

Waste 110

Waste Fossil Fuels Ocean Recycling 110

Capaccio

DECEMBER 22, 2022

While HFCs have an ozone depletion potential of zero, they can have a global warming potential (a measure of relative climate impact of a greenhouse gas) that can be hundreds to thousands of times greater than that of CO 2 – depending on the HFC substance. .

Ozone 52

Ozone Regulations Technology Technology 52

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 7, 2022

The time is now for bold, ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect our health from chemical pollution in our water and communities, and get rid of single-use plastics. Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People –.

2022 72

2022 Fossil Fuels Government Renewable Energy 72

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 10, 2024

On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal.

2024 110

2024 Conservation Climate Change Renewable Energy 110

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec.

Natural Gas 100

Natural Gas Greenhouse 2024 Clean Energy 100

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

8 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Workshop, In-Person & Virtual -- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Want To Be A Citizen Scientist? 8 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Workshop, In-Person & Virtual -- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Want To Be A Citizen Scientist? 9 Meeting [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Feb.

Endangered Species Act 80

Endangered Species Act Natural Gas 2023 2024 80

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

6 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing On Chemical Recycling , Noon. As Greenhouse Gases Keep Rising, UN Says -- Bloomberg: World Has 14% Chance Of Keeping Warming Below 1.5C Grants -- Cornell Ornithology Lab Begins Accepting Land Trust Bird Conservation Grant Applications In January [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Better Path Coalition: Dec.

Natural Gas 78

Natural Gas Climate Change Greenhouse Conservation 78

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Of Agriculture Honors 300-Year-Old Chester County Farm -- DCNR Blog: Message From The Secretary On New Beginnings In 2023 - By DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front: Meet The Nominees For PA’s 2024 River Of The Year -- Public News Service: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Has Tracked The Planting Of More Than 5.9

Natural Gas 49

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2023 Conservation 49

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

6 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing On Chemical Plastics Recycling , Noon. 9 Coal Mine In Carbon County -- Indiana Gazette: Murals Provide Snapshot Of Indiana Borough’s Mining History -- PUC: Proposed Settlement With PPL To Resolve Widespread Consumer Billing Issues, $1 Million Penalty -- MCall: PPL To Pay Fines, Forgive Costs Totaling $17.2

Conservation 106

Conservation Natural Gas Waste Recycling 106

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: March 17, 2024] PA Environment Digest Shapiro On Republican Reaction To His Energy Plan: They’ve Done Nothing And Power ‘Plants Have Closed On Their Watch;’ They’re ‘Used To Doing Nothing;’ ‘Doing Nothing Is Not Acceptable’ Senate Republicans Reject Gov. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

Electricity 70

Electricity Conservation Waste 2024 70

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Posted: March 17, 2024] PA Environment Digest Shapiro On Republican Reaction To His Energy Plan: They’ve Done Nothing And Power ‘Plants Have Closed On Their Watch;’ They’re ‘Used To Doing Nothing;’ ‘Doing Nothing Is Not Acceptable’ [PaEN] -- Senate Republicans Reject Gov.

Natural Gas 81

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Waste 81

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Senate Candidate Dave McCormick: ‘America Need To Go To The Gym’ -- Spotlight PA: Secret Meetings By Board Overseeing PA’s $1 Billion In Opioid Settlements Draw Criticism -- AP: Teachers Leaving Their Jobs At An Accelerating Rate In PA, New Study Finds -- MCall: Lehigh Valley Man Convicted Of Crimes Related To Assault On U.S.

Natural Gas 102

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Politics 102