PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

Cheswick is one of only a half-dozen remaining coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania, and the state Department of Environmental Protection predicts that none will operate after 2025. Steel’s enormous Clairton Coke Works pumps more noxious particles into the atmosphere than Cheswick.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

It will take almost four years to complete, with preparatory works and trials already underway and its conclusion scheduled for the second half of 2025. In China, cadmium in soil mainly comes from atmospheric deposition of the metal after it has been emitted from coal-burning, metallurgical facilities and animal-source fertilisers.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The latest data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) and the EU’s Copernicus climate service show that the 2024 January-August period is the hottest ever by far, putting this year well on track to be the warmest ever on record. see Articles 4.2 of the Paris Agreement ). For the next round of NDCs, the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Lest one thinks this disconnect is a failure of the global climate architecture, the failure lies much closer to home—in the domestic politics in the US and many other countries that continue to favor the interests of the rich and powerful , and fossil fuel companies, at the expense of the health and safety of everyone else and the planet.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

The law provides $140 billion in tax incentives, direct loans, and grants to replace fossil fuels with cleaner renewable energy that lowers emissions of carbon dioxide. million square-foot refinery to turn corn into low-carbon jet fuel. When the plant begins production, scheduled for 2025, it qualifies for a $1.75

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HumanNature

JANUARY 30, 2025

Guest Post by Tucker Melles , 2024-2025 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Earths atmosphere is one of our greatest shared resources and provides many ingredients required for life. 4] There are multiple origins of these hazardous particles.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 30, 2021

Global Water Intel reports that the investment fund hopes to build 17 such plants by 2025, at a cost of roughly $2.5 It’s a technique to assess how greenhouse gases in the atmosphere influence extreme weather. The extra water would be welcome. The researcher’s numbers are based on what is called attribution science.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Posted: March 16, 2025] PA Environment Digest Acre Wildfire Near Popular Trail At Codorus -- TribLive: Under Pressure: Water Flow Issues Can Cripple Firefighters Who Rely On Patchwork Of Unregulated Hydrants -- PA Dept. Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp.,

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

And though it lasts in the atmosphere for shorter period than CO 2 , cutting methane and other short-lived climate pollutants are critical for bending the curve of warming towards a more livable planet. This came alongside a separate commitment to end public financing for “unabated” fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2023

DEP’s inspection report for both wells noted “This recently drilled conventional well is currently venting to the atmosphere.” Of course today, we know natural gas (methane) is a potent climate-changing greenhouse gas and uncontrolled venting of new conventional wells releases this gas into the atmosphere. No violations were noted.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2024

The Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” is a dangerous and detailed guide to undermining our democracy and a broadside attack on our health and well-being, not to mention our economic prosperity. The preponderance of its climate-change research should be disbanded.’

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Note: Emerging Contaminants Presentation.] -- Dickinson College To Host Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe To Discuss Finding Hope In The Face Of Climate Change During Public Talk Dec. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Contact: Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

Dr. Moerman said, “It’s time to defend our children’s health and future by reducing methane leaks, stop wasting taxpayer money by cleaning up the fossil fuels legacy, and supply real bonding and royalty reform.” It is time to incentivize the well-being of our children and the American taxpayer instead of the fossil fuel industry.

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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). are formed indirectly in the atmosphere from other toxic pollutants also emitted from tailpipes. These emissions, which in 2022 were 37.4

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The extended permit gives Delaware River Partners, an affiliate of New Fortress Energy, until June 2025 to build a dock on the Delaware River in Gibbstown, Gloucester County. She adds that she fears more applications for the transport of LNG will be filed – there is another proposal for an export terminal in Chester [Delaware County].

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

rojects to reduce fossil fuel consumption. atmospheric CO2 levels. the Investment and Production Tax Credits (ITC PTC) for, in part, OSW, but projects must begin construction by January 1, 2025. . hidden” costs of fossil-fueled energy. Yet—climate change impacts are outpacing development of p. cean acidity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One such agency is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which provides the scientific bedrock of data needed to protect our health, homes, and livelihoods from climate change and other environmental threats. In this post I will focus on Project 2025’s ill-advised designs for NOAA.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 2, 2025

link] Abstract Nearly all scientists not associated with the fossil fuel industry agree that the greenhouse gas anomaly in the Earths atmosphere was caused by the human burning of fossil fuels, trapping heat, warming the … Continue reading The Politics of Climate Denial Soeder, D.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 28, 2025

This year, were bracing for whats expected to be an active season made doubly dangerous by the Trump Administrations cuts to agencies like the National Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)the parent agency of the National Weather Service (NWS) and the NHC.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 21, 2025

On the ground, firefighters are using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites for wildfire monitoring in real time. Today, those duties are carried out by the National Weather Service (NWS), housed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Department of Commerce.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is one of the foremost federal science agencies whose foundational work has wide implications and immense value for peoples daily lives and for our economy. As my colleague Juan Declet-Barreto wrote in a recent blog post We need a strong and independent NOAA.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Europe currently produces the most biogas, and the European Union (EU) plans to further increase its biogas use in the hopes of reducing fossil fuel reliance. This interest in biogas is not unique to Europe, however, as evidenced by Californias Low Carbon Fuel Standard law (LCFS).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 14, 2025

President-elect Trump has nominated Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to be US Energy Secretary, confirming the fossil fuel industrys outsized and undue influence in shaping and implementing the Trump Administrations agenda. The human-caused, fossil fuel-driven, Climate Crisis is here. Here are the facts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Statewide North Central South Percent of normal to date 85% 104% 80% 70% Snowpack as of2/28/2025 SnowTrax – Home While February saw a set of strong atmospheric rivers bring snow to Northern California, Southern California is still well below average for yearly precipitation. Current drought conditions U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Its no surprise that this anti-science, pro-fossil fuel administration wants to go after the Endangerment Finding. Those harms will worsen rapidly as global warming emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels, increase. This blatant attempt to do an end-run around scientific evidence deserves to fail.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Over time, natural gas transmission pipelines degrade and eventually leak, releasing methane into the atmosphere. promote growth in CO2. and other harmful emissions. A network of oil and gas pipelines crisscross the nation, distributing both raw and final product oil and gas to refineries and terminals. CO2 has a GWP of 1).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 6, 2025

These dire circumstances have not yet come to pass, but the Trump administration’s extensive and ongoing attacks on science, including further cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) threatened in the Presidents skinny budget , make it a likely scenario during this year’s Danger Season.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2025

Visit the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd M. Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395. Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp., Glenn Thompson Talks About Helping US Agriculture Weathering $28 Billion In Retaliatory Tariffs -- Beaver Times: USDA To Cut $36.7

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Analysts say China could cause emissions to peak by 2025 , with some additional effort, and that this would be enough to keep the world on the right path. China is not the only country in the frame: major fossil fuel producers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and Australia have also refused to strengthen their commitments.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Statewide North Central South Percent of normal to date 85% 104% 80% 70% Snowpack as of2/28/2025 SnowTrax – Home While February saw a set of strong atmospheric rivers bring snow to Northern California, Southern California is still well below average for yearly precipitation. Current drought conditions U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Its no surprise that this anti-science, pro-fossil fuel administration wants to go after the Endangerment Finding. Those harms will worsen rapidly as global warming emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels, increase. This blatant attempt to do an end-run around scientific evidence deserves to fail.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2025

President Trump and congressional Republicans have made clear their intention to boost fossil fuel company profits by expanding drilling and slashing environmental and public health protections. UCS has been a leader in peer-reviewed scientific research linking climate impacts to emissions that trace directly to fossil fuel companies.

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Columbia Climate Law

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The emissions make a significant contribution to climate change because methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas which, in the first 20 years after it is released, traps approximately 84 times more heat in the earth’s atmosphere than carbon dioxide (on a per ton basis).

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

BRUSSELS — The world can avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but emissions need to peak by 2025, the U.N.’s Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. We are at a crossroads.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 15, 2025

The news that started leaking last Friday is that the Trump administration wants to break up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and essentially end NOAAs climate work by abolishing its primary research office and forcing the agency to instead help boost U.S. Could something come out of this at COP30?

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By Keith Schneider, February 26, 2025 Attacking the virtue and validity of research science is nothing new in certain corners of American culture. Never before, though, has the United States confronted an attack on science like the one President Trump launched in January 2025. For the first time in U.S.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

Trump has accomplished one-third of Project 2025’s goals and 57% of goals related to EPA according to the Project 2025 Tracker. Twenty of those orders are related to environmental policy, reports Heatmap News, which told the story in 5 charts. Columbia Law’s Climate Backtracker has them in a handy spreadsheet.

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