PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

By Aftab Khan, PJM Executive Vice President Of Operations, Planning and Security This guest essay first appeared in Utility Dive on August 6, 2025 -- For most of its nearly 100-year history, the PJM Interconnection has operated behind the scenes. Understandably, rising electricity bills have become a top concern. Read more here.

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 27, 2025

These unexpected closures add urgency to the process of planning for an orderly transition from gasoline to renewable electricity as California’s primary transportation fuel. The industry has been steadily consolidating from 40 California refineries in 1983 to 13 in 2025 [i].

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

This testimony was submitted by Vanessa Lynch , mother, Allegheny County resident and Pennsylvania Campaign Coordinator for Moms Clean Air Force. Oil and gas air pollution isn't a theoretical threat to my family. I support the adoption of a strong and durable methane state plan. Durability. It is a daily reality of our lives.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

10 Hearing On A State Air Quality Implementation Plan Amendment For Holcim Solutions & Products Plant In Westmoreland County DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Hazardous Sites Agreement With Venango County On Cleaning Up Unlined Landfill Site DEP Awards $18.9 26 to Nov. 12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2025

On April 22, 2025, DEP was notified of a well plugging incident at the Brown 1447 conventional well site in Morris Township, Greene County that resulted in contaminating a livestock water supply, two springs and a small stream. DEP approved a notice of intent to proceed with plugging the well on April 1, 2025.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Affected residents have been living on hauled water.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2025

On Monday, March 17, 2025 at approximately 5:30 p.m., DEP did follow-up inspections on March 20, 2025 , March 25, 2025 , March 26, 2025 (file), March 28, 2025 , March 31, 2025 (file), April 1, 2025 , April 2, 2025 (compliance evaluation) and April 3, 2025 (file).

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2025

"That’s why so many residents take time out of their busy schedules to call on their elected officials to implement policies to expand clean energy, improve energy efficiency, reduce climate and air pollution, and protect our children and future generations."

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Air Quality Permits -- Williams Field Services Company, LLC - White Compressor Station: DEP renewed the GP-5 General Air Quality Permit covering multiple air pollution sources for the facility located in Springville Twp., 20, 2025, approved Oct. Susquehanna County. Application received Sept. 9, 2024. ( 9, 2024. (

2024

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2025

Billion Pounds Of Air Pollution Since It Began Operation, During 80 Malfunctions, 43 Violation Episodes House Members To Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Advance Geothermal Energy Development PA Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Aug. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: August 11, 2025] PA Environment Digest

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2025

On August 7, 2025, the Department of Environmental Protection did a follow-up inspection of the Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC Broadleaf Holdings shale gas well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County to assess the ongoing remediation activities. Data Center Hearing At Valley View High School -- MCall: As Electric Bills Rise Due To A.I.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

GW Of New Electric Generation Capacity; Reviews To Be Completed By 2026; List Of Projects Not Available Now [PaEN] [Posted: March 27, 2025] PA Environment Digest Related Articles This Week: -- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3

2026

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

As of 2020, the three largest sources of emissions in Pennsylvania are: -- Electricity Generation (29% of gross emissions) -- Transportation Fuel Consumption (22% of gross emissions) -- Industrial Emissions (19% of gross emissions) Emissions from electricity generation decreased 10.4% from 2019 to 2020 and 44.4% from 2005 to 2020.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2025

We combined air quality measurements collected near oil and gas and community sites in Broomfield with EPA ozone data collected within the Denver-Metro North Front Range Ozone Non-Attainment area. Click Here for the EDF Blog post.

Ozone

New Scientist

JULY 11, 2025

Read more Microturbines can generate electricity from drinking water pipes To investigate, André Poirier at the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada, and his colleagues took trunk samples from Norway maple and silver maple trees ( Acer platanoides and Acer saccharinum ) in parks and streets in two Montreal neighbourhoods.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Community solar will grow Pennsylvanias capacity to get energy from the sun, which will improve air quality and reduce our reliance on more polluting energy sources, said Alice Lu, Policy Analyst at Clean Air Council. Yet they are still a reliable and affordable source of energy.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

Resource Links - Oil & Gas Industry Compliance History: -- 7 Years Ago, People From Over 70 Households Gave First-Hand Accounts Of How The PA Shale Gas Industry Impacted Their Health, Lives And Communities To A State Grand Jury Describing The ‘Sometimes Harsh Reality’ Of These Operations [PaEN] -- AG Shapiro: Grand Jury Finds Pennsylvania Failed (..)

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 22, 2025

Posted: June 22, 2025] PA Environment Digest Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Final guidance on the federal program was just issued on January 15, 2025. So far in 2025, DEP issued 96 violations to 36 conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning their wells. In 2023, DEP issued 512 violations to conventional well owners for abandonment. Read more here. Read more here.

2025

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.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2025

On May 8, 2025 surveillance cameras again caught the latest incidents of conventional oil and gas wastewater being dumped on a section of a dirt road paved with tar and stone chips in Warren County-- this time at about 1:43 a.m. Photos: Row 1-- Late night road dumping on May 8, 2025; Row 2-- Morning-after May 8 dumping fingerprint.)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2025

In May For 8th Consecutive Month Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest Diversity - Equity - Inclusion [Posted: June 21, 2025] PA Environment Digest Of Labor & Industry Reports PA Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.4%

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

A final PUC decision is due by December 19, 2025. Documents related to this case can be found at PUC Docket: R-2025-3053499. The rate increase request is suspended and will be assigned to the PUCs Office of Administrative Law Judge for evidentiary hearings and the issuance of a recommended decision. Click Here for the PUC announcement.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

Billion Pounds Of Air Pollution Since It Began Operation, During 80 Malfunctions, 43 Violation Episodes [PaEN] -- PA Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Aug. Data Center Hearing At Valley View High School -- MCall: As Electric Bills Rise Due To A.I. 11 Hearing On A.I. How Is A.I.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

Both Protect PT and WCAA Upstream, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNX Resources, have appealed a June 3, 2025 Environmental Hearing Board decision that would allow WCAA Upstream to drill two shale gas wells just hundreds of feet from homes in Penn Township, Westmoreland County. Permit Appeals Protect PT appealed those permits to the EHB.

Environmental Protection

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. frankly can make things worse.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

But if Project 2025–the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for the incoming second Trump administration–is implemented, NOAA will be dismantled, downsized, or some parts of it put in private hands, compromising or outright eliminating the valuable services the approximately 11,000 employees who work there provide to the country.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

The 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury recommended charges under the Air Pollution Control Act and Clean Streams Law regarding negligent maintenance and upkeep of the well. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

Natural Gas

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

AUGUST 6, 2025

With a skilled workforce that has made Pennsylvania a leader in electrical and natural gas production, the state is uniquely positioned to become a leader in next-generation geothermal energy. I am encouraged by and most interested in localized geothermal, which might alleviate the use of expensive electricity for home heating and cooling.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Posted: June 8, 2025] PA Environment Digest Nuclear Waste Dump Cleanup June 5 At Public Meeting In Armstrong County -- TribLive: US Army Corps Says Parks Twp. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair, House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee -- Marcellus Drilling News: PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. Responds To Rep.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

What does it mean for the electric vehicle transition? A quick refresher: Automobiles and trucks are among the leading causes of climate- and lung-destroying air pollution worldwide, and shifting from gasoline-powered to electric vehicles is a key strategy (among many) to cut these emissions. Download as PDF

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2025

LLC On April 22, 2025, DEP was notified of a well plugging incident at the Brown 1447 conventional well site in Morris Township, Greene County that resulted in contaminating a livestock water supply, two springs and a small stream. Original violations issued March 7, 2025. Read more here. Read more here. No response requested.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2025

The March 25 e xplosion involved a production storage tank and occurred at 10:25 a.m while the well tender was blowing out the well. DEP arrived on site at 11:30 a.m. Mercer County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On 401 Water Quality Certification For Rover Pipeline Rover-Bulger Compressor Station, Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion In Smith Twp.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

Billion Pounds Of Air Pollution Since It Began Operation, During 80 Malfunctions, 43 Violation Episodes [PaEN] -- PA Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Aug. Data Center Hearing At Valley View High School -- MCall: As Electric Bills Rise Due To A.I. 11 Hearing On A.I. How Is A.I.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 3059 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 58 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. 6, 2024, Issued April 8, 2025. ( 16, 2024, Issued April 1, 2025. ( Centre County. ( Bradford County. ( Greene County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

4 Webinar: Our Work Helps The Allegheny River Thrive -- TribLive: Nature Focus Of Artwork Featured In Loyalhanna Watershed Association’s 40th Annual Auction -- Registration Now Open For PASA 2025 Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb. 5-7 In Lancaster [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Reduced Permit Backlog By 67% Under Gov. Shapiro -- Gov.

Conservation