PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2025

“We are committed to increasing sustainable and renewable energy and these grants will help local governments, businesses, school districts, and nonprofit organizations invest in alternative fuel solutions that are reliable, efficient, and often cheaper to operate,” said DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2025

PennTAP and DEP will begin accepting RISE PA grant applications during the first quarter of 2025. DEPs RISE PA Program will offer grants for small-, medium-, and large-scale decarbonization projects at industrial facilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and co-pollutant emissions.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

. -- Old-Growth Forest Protection : Added eight forests to the National Old-Growth Forest Network, boosting carbon sequestration and improving air and water quality. -- Plugging Abandoned Wells : Plugged 95 abandoned oil and gas wells on state forest lands, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. -- Renewable Energy Expansion : Increased solar capacity (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

This is mainly a result of coal generation being replaced by natural gas generation (and to a smaller extent renewable energy sources like wind and solar) and energy efficiency improvements, due in part to Act 129 [utility energy efficiency program]. from 2019 to 2020 and 44.4% from 2005 to 2020.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JULY 7, 2025

DEP’s RISE PA Program will offer grants for small-, medium-, and large-scale decarbonization projects at industrial facilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and co-pollutant emissions. Of Energy Releases Report On Electric Grid Reliability, Security Saying Generation Growth Must Match Needs Of A.I.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 27, 2025

Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171 -- Range Resources Proposes To Drill 2 New Shale Gas Wells In Cecil Township, Challenging Its 2,500 Foot Setback Ordinance In Washington County [PaEN] -- DEP Sets 8th Hearing July 22 On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional (..)

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

Cold Weather, LNG Demand Push Prices Higher] [ PDF of Article ] -- WTAJ: 200,000+ PA Residents Could See 18% Increase In National Fuel Gas Natural Gas Bills In 2025 -- WFMJ: National Fuel Gas Customers Could See 17% Increase In Gas Costs Starting Aug. Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Rezoning Proposal To Allow Shale Gas Industrial Development In Rural Resources Zone In Westmoreland County -- Cumberland County Master Gardeners Host Nov. 16 Wildlife Tree Ornaments Workshop For Youth [PaEN] -- Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Register Now For Jim Finley Stewardship Day, Nov. 2 -- Penn State GIS Day Nov.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Posted: June 29, 2025] PA Environment Digest 12-14; Use Your Agricultural Conservation Passport [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. Million In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fees; $25.1 Million In Sen. Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2025

Although PJM attributes these price hikes to rising energy demand, the underlying issue remains clear: gas resources have been much less reliable than promised and PJM has struggled to integrate the clean, renewable energy sources we need in a timely manner. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% Decrease To 31.2%

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

AUGUST 8, 2025

The country is a leading electric vehicle producer, but the issue of mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions that occur before these vehicles hit the road requires more attention. The large contribution made by vehicles to global greenhouse gas emissions must not be overlooked. Photo credit: CFOTO / Sipa US / Alamy.

Electricity

Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

billion by 2025. AI technology mitigates soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Overall, researchers estimate that AI can reduce energy consumption up to 15%. Researchers found that AI systems can reduce energy consumption for indoor farms by up to 25%. Finally, AI is making impacts on sustainable energy generation.

Technology

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.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Its a familiar frustration: will 2025 finally be the year these cases move forward? With this in mind, here are three key developments that I believe will shape climate litigation in 2025. A Surge in Greenwashing Litigation Another defining feature of 2025 will be the continued rise of greenwashing lawsuits. In the U.S.,

2025

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

However, if the proposed elimination of federal energy tax credits goes through, the damage to our business and many of those we work with could be irreparable." Both customers and employees support our renewable energy projects, notably our patented solar and wind-powered microgrid in Harmar, PA.

Electricity

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2024

But it has passed laws regulating two powerful greenhouse gases, and some other climate laws stretching back over the past five decades. I’m not including laws that simply incentivize clean energy or those that fund pure science, even though both are vitally important parts of climate policy.

Law

Legal Planet

MAY 20, 2025

climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belm in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025 deadline required under the Paris Agreement. When the annual U.N.

Rainforest

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to hold a hearing on Wrights nomination tomorrow. In videos and Congressional testimony , Wright portrays himself as a truth teller, while falsely claiming that climate scientists and renewable energy advocates are deceptive. The US can meet its climate targets.

Fossil Fuels

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2025

Related Posted on June 18, 2025 June 10, 2025 by Laura B. 447) Local government (438) Public lands (54) National parks & forests (45) State government (182) U.S. 447) Local government (438) Public lands (54) National parks & forests (45) State government (182) U.S. Website Powered by WordPress.com.

Recycling

Acoel

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Kristen Boyles The industrial wood pellet industry in the U.S. manufactures and exports wood pellets to burn in power plants to produce electricity, and this has been praised as a climate solution, a source of renewable energy. How can this be climate-friendly, I hear you ask.

Air Pollution

Enviromental Defense

JULY 21, 2025

The list of climate-related disasters is depressingly long, with numerous events already reported in 2025. Simply stated, more pipelines mean that more fossil fuels are pumped or mined from the ground, which are eventually burned, producing more greenhouse gases. We need less.” We can stop the kookiness if we all get involved.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept.

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

Several conservative-led jurisdictions have proven that supporting renewable energy doesnt mean abandoning careful money management. Not all conservative-leaning governments treat the development of renewable energy the same. When Ford first took office, he made a controversial decision about renewable energy.

Government

Legal Planet

MARCH 17, 2025

Q:Given the obvious diplomacy difficulties at the international level, how are subnational states and provinces thinking about climate progress in 2025 and beyond? Nichols: The Secretary General of the UN has announced plans to give sub-nationals a more prominent role than ever before at the 2025 COP in Brazil.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2025

To recap: The unanimous opinion found that nations of the world have a legal obligation to limit their emissions of greenhouse gases or else pay reparations for the harms of climate change. EPA is renouncing its ability to even regulate greenhouse gases as a threat to human health.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Of Revenue Reports February Tax Collections $44 Million (1.6%) More Than Anticipated; Up $104.3 Of Revenue Reports February Tax Collections $44 Million (1.6%) More Than Anticipated; Up $104.3 Ohio- $2.80

Politics

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 2, 2025

Last Updated: April 2, 2025 For more than two months, billions of dollars of lawfully obligated USDA funding have been frozen or terminated. billion of that is lost funding due to the cancellation of LFPA and LFSCC beyond 2025. The National Scope Across these four programs alone, more than $4.7 billion of economic activity.

2025

Law Columbia

APRIL 8, 2025

On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Protecting American Energy from State Overreach , which directs the U.S. It references New Yorks and Vermonts Climate Superfund Laws, which require fossil fuel companies to pay damages for their share of greenhouse gas emissions over specified time periods.

Law

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. China will set out new goals for emission cuts by 2035 covering the entire scope of the economy, including all greenhouse gases, not just CO2 ahead of the COP30 summit, Xi said this week.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

APRIL 15, 2025

Last week brought Exhibit A that Trump sabotaging US leadership on climate doesnt mean an end to international progress: An accord reached in London under the umbrella of the International Maritime Organization, a UN agency, would require every ship that carries goods across the sea to lower their greenhouse gas emissions or pay a fee/tax.

Law

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2025

innovation in new technologies, lowering energy costs for families by reducing inefficiency and waste, and supporting good-paying jobs for thousands of skilled workers across the country. The time is now to ensure our children are healthy and safe in 2025 and beyond. 27 [PaEN] -- Rep.

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

MARCH 20, 2025

Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Annual Meeting , the former US vice-president and climate campaigner told Radio Davos why he thinks momentum on climate action is unstoppable, how measuring emissions is key to managing them, and what he thinks will happen next.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2025

Meeting Higher Demand Requires New, More Efficient Energy Mix Evan Vaughan, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition , said, Consideration of HB 501 is timely, as a decades-long era of flat electricity demand growth has come to an end. Click Here for the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition.

Electricity

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. Shapiros term.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2025

The glorification of fracking and natural gas as pillars of "dominance" ignores the glaring truth: methane, the primary component of "natural" gas, is a greenhouse gas 84 times more potent than CO2 over 20 years. Meanwhile, renewable energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel jobs nationwide and grow faster.

Fossil Fuels

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2025

by Daniel Cohan, Rice University When it comes to energy policy, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – the official name of a massive federal tax-cut and spending bill that House Republicans passed in May 2025 – risks raising Americans’ energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Greenhouse

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

When Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office in January 2025, his second presidency will have widespread implications for the energy industry, especially new investments, but not necessarily in the ways his supporters might expect. Renewable Energy Vs. Fossil Fuels Renewables or fossil fuels?

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