PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Clear Water Technology, LLC, Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek Susquehanna County, Forest Lake Twp.: 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 .: Greylock Production, LLC Genessee Forks Potter County, Ulysses Twp.:

2026

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 29 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Bradford Refinery: DEP approved a de minimis air pollution emission increase for the operation of a diesel-fired emergency engine at the facility in the City of Bradford, McKean County. (

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

The [federal Bipartisan Infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Acts] provide billions of dollars in investment aimed at expanding low-and no-carbon technologies, accelerating a just energy transition, and building equity into climate adaptation efforts. from 2019 to 2020 and 44.4% from 2005 to 2020. Read more here.

Climate Change

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

JUNE 21, 2025

House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee hearing on House Bill 505 (Donahue-D-Lackawanna) modernizing the Act 129 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (part of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan ). Room 205 Ryan Building. Click Here to watch live. June 24-- NEW.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Posted: June 8, 2025] PA Environment Digest Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair, House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee -- Marcellus Drilling News: PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. Responds To Rep. Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Note: In Pennsylvania, DEP receives at least $60 million a year in federal funding just to pay staff and other costs of implementing federal environmental protection programs like Air Quality, Water Quality, Mining, Storage Tanks, Waste, Safe Drinking Water and others.]

Air Pollution

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

MARCH 17, 2025

Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on the expansion of MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLCs (MarkWest) Harmon Creek Gas Processing Plant (''Harmon Creek''), which adds several new air pollution sources in one of the most overburdened areas in Pennsylvania.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2670 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 41 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups Air Quality Permits - Comments -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. Susquehanna County. ( Delaware County. (

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Manufacturers can begin applying for funding in the second quarter of 2025. By helping manufacturers adopt energy-efficient technology, this program lowers costs, boosts sustainability and keeps Pennsylvania industries competitive in a changing economy."

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. Mobile App And by developing new technologies, we are able to keep an eye on this industry.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Californias clean car rules will save drivers money at the pump, slow the damage from climate change, and reduce exposure to harmful air pollution for everyone in the state. Many automakers were already over 20% ZEV sales in California in 2024 and most have additional EV models coming to market in 2025 and 2026.

2026

HumanNature

JANUARY 30, 2025

Guest Post by Tucker Melles , 2024-2025 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. There has been progress in improving air quality over the past several decades. Our understanding of the contribution of tailpipe emissions to SOA and ozone production led to the development of technology and regulations that improved air quality.

Ozone

Law Columbia

JULY 7, 2025

The OBBB Act eliminates the Commercial Clean Vehicle Tax Credit under Section 45W of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) for all vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025. However, both of these technologies are also subject to the new FEOC requirements that take effect on January 1, 2026. Commercial EVs.

2026

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

MARCH 23, 2025

Public Participation -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 22 [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments At April 30 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Tennessee Gas Pipeline Compressor Station 307 In Howe Twp., Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! .

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

s Urgent Need For Power Spurs Return Of Dirtier Gas Turbines -- W&J Center For Energy Policy & Management: Summer 2025 Brings Warnings Of Risk To Electric Reliability Due To Data Centers, Severe Weather Reliability -- Utility Dive: A.I. Cumberland County Adopted New Zoning To Allow Hyperscale A.I.

Conservation

Law Columbia

MAY 13, 2025

The reconciliation process for the fiscal year 2025 federal budget is underway and, unsurprisingly, various provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) are at risk. The program has been lauded by school administrators for its investment in improving air quality for children across the country.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Read more here ] By producing more energy, cutting red tape, and advancing innovation, Governor Shapiros Lightning Plan will boost key sectors of the Commonwealths economy, including manufacturing, robotics and technology, agriculture, and life sciences. billion hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel project creating 3,000 construction jobs.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2025

26-28: Field Trips; Awards; Holly Merker Co-Author Of Ornitherapy Keynote [PaEN] -- WITF: Why Pennsylvania Is Removing Dams And How It’s Helping Fish, Rivers And Communities -- Scranton Times: Lackawanna Conservation District Seeks School For Trout In The Classroom -- PA iMapInvasives Program To Hold 2025 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2025

Posted: May 18, 2025] PA Environment Digest Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference Oct. Visit DEPs Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Marks Milestone Of Plugging 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Over 2 Years; New Technology Finding More Abandoned Wells [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: Gov. Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp., Washington County Site [ PDF of Article ] -- Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

This year, in his 2025-26 budget proposal, Governor Shapiro has proposed a $13 million increase in state funding. New Technology Finds More Abandoned Wells Also participating in the announcement was Joe Bonfiglio, Executive Director of the US Region for the Environmental Defense Fund. Last year, in the bipartisan 2024-25 budget, Gov.

Technology

Law Columbia

MAY 1, 2025

To begin, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14148 , Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions. Additional actions to advance and implement the White Houses directives have been unfolding since. This action has been challenged in court.

Government

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2025

Sacrificing Public Health Pennsylvanians living near fracking sites have long suffered the consequences: contaminated water, toxic air pollution, and a spike in respiratory illnesses. Real leadership would mean exporting clean technology, not climate chaos. Their silence on these human costs is telling.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Marks Milestone Of Plugging 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Over 2 Years; New Technology Finding More Abandoned Wells [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: Gov. Posted: March 16, 2025] PA Environment Digest Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Posted: April 27, 2025] PA Environment Digest Visit DEPs Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Marks Milestone Of Plugging 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Over 2 Years; New Technology Finding More Abandoned Wells [PaEN] -- The Derrick: FrenchCreek Twp.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

Lois Bower-Bjornson , Southwestern PA Field Organizer for the Clean Air Council, described the personal experiences of her family and her neighbors with the shale gas industry, similar to her presentation at the 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference. Read more here. Letter To Gov. Indeed, Gov.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Unfortunately, since January 1, 2023, DEP has issued 1,426 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging wells they own-- including 54 so far in 2025. Read more here. Violations issued. Response requested by March 21. DEP inspection report. Violations issued. Response requested by March 21.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

APRIL 3, 2025

Solar for All Implementation in 2025 Following his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to freeze the $7 billion Solar for All (SfA) program created via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

2025

Legal Planet

JUNE 17, 2025

The Clean Air Task Force legal director told Reuters that the proposals “are bad for public health and bad for climate, all to prop up some of the highest polluting power plants in the nation.” ” EPA’s logic rests on the definition of “significant” as in emissions that “contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.”

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2025

NSF is a massive grantmaking agency in the federal government that helps fund scientific and technological research and innovation. Affected positions included those researching air pollution and toxic chemical regulation as well as environmental justice roles.

Government

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

This en banc hearing, approved by a unanimous vote of the Commission on March 27, 2025, examined how to ensure a fair, transparent, and forward-looking approach to connecting high-energy users to the grid while protecting existing utility customers. power grid, including upgrading the physical infrastructure with advanced technologies (e.g.,

Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 9, 2024

We saw this more than 200 times in the first Trump administration, and Project 2025 gives every indication we should expect more of the same. It seeks to create an environment where scientists can freely share their scientific findings with the world and where those findings are used to guide policy that is in the best interest of the public.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Davis, DEP, Community Celebrate The Opening Of Federal/State Funded Blacklick Creek Mine Drainage Treatment Plant To Clean Up 25 Miles Of Waterways In Cambria, Indiana Counties [PaEN] -- Indiana Gazette: Blacklick Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Facility Celebrated Near Vintondale -- Berks County-based Rodale Institute Named One Of Fast Companys (..)

Conservation