PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2025

The Avonlea/Kendra II facility in Springville and the Gradiant/C2G facility in Montrose showcased groundbreaking technologies that recover lithium from fracking brine—reducing environmental waste while strengthening America's energy independence. These facilities represent the future of American energy,” said Congressman Meuser.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

By plugging orphaned and abandoned wells, were tackling a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and creating thousands of good-paying jobs in the process. 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.

Technology

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A key component of the rules is the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program, a set of regulations that ensures that automakers make electric vehicle models available for sale in increasing numbers, starting with model year 2026 vehicles. For almost 60 years , California vehicle standards have brought clean car technologies to the world.

Air Pollution

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.,

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

APRIL 29, 2025

In April, CARB agreed to propose withdrawal of the rule, with industry groups agreeing to voluntarily dismiss their case if the repeal is approved by May 30, 2026. For example, one lawsuit challenges EPAs extension of the reporting deadline for 2024 data under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Because of backsliding on the energy transition, increased greenhouse gas emissions and resulting harm from climate change will accelerate, with devastating impacts in the United States and around the globe. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s term ends in May 2026.

2025

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

To its credit, the Shapiro Administration was able to obtain a 14% increase in DEP funding in the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget, while calling for an additional 12% increase in DEP funding in the 2025-2026 budget. Shapiros term.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

APRIL 10, 2025

The DOE could decide to shut down its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, which helps launch emerging clean technologies, as early as next week, sources familiar with the matter have told Latitude Media. As of Wednesday night, the House delayed a vote on a Trump-backed budget bill after some Republicans expressed dissatisfaction with it.

Nitrogen Oxides

Legal Planet

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Department of Finance noted spending that had already occurred to expand CALFIRE capacity, touting the addition of 2,400 new firefighters and better technology, including advanced mapping and detection systems, this past year. The fiscal implications of the wildfires are top of mind.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

Methane Emissions EPA announced it would reconsider regulations for the oil and gas industry under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act and Subpart W of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Technologies to treat produced water to a quality for safe discharge and reuse have become more effective and affordable. Read more here.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

. -- Penn State, Project InnerSpace Report: Leverage Oil & Gas Workers To Generate Enough Geothermal Energy To Meet 100% Of Pennsylvania's Electricity, Heating, Medium Industrial Process Needs [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: A Geothermal Push In Pennsylvania Enlists Oil & Gas Industry: Hot Everywhere Underground -- Senate DEP Budget Hearing (..)

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2025

Michael Dunne , a former General Motors executive, wrote recently that “BYD now has such overwhelming advantages in costs and battery technologies that it could end up destroying its U.S. America is just doubling down on old technology,” he said. “We’re auto industry. But who is doing anything about it?

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But while greenhouse gas emissions may be reduced, a delivery fulfilled by a diesel-burning truck may lead to increases in emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides and lung-damaging particulate matter. While the latter part of this conclusion is obvious, the former part isn’t as much.

Nitrogen Oxides

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Under the Clean Air Act, California has the unique ability to set its own standards for tailpipe emissions from new vehicles, including greenhouse gases. There are some aggressive milestone requirements: 35% of new vehicles must be electric by 2026 and 68% in 2030. Other states can then piggyback on California’s efforts.

Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Transportation is a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, auto manufacturers can access further information through the onboard diagnostic system, a proprietary technology that is only available at certified mechanics. While these batteries are revolutionary, they don’t last forever.

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While EVs already result in less greenhouse gas emissions than the gasoline alternative, using these recycled materials substantially lowers impacts associated with material sourcing. Technologies are advancing and several new recycling companies state a 95% material recovery rate.

Recycling

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2024

Regulated Entities Under the Guidelines, the top 180 companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the top 50 companies on its Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange must publish SDRs annually, within four months of the end of their fiscal year.

Regulations

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 18, 2023

With the growing urgency to address climate change, governments and companies are developing “net-zero” strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This decade is decisive – there needs to be strong interim targets (2026 and 2030) to ensure that we have a chance to get a handle on our emissions and create a climate-safe world.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

MAY 7, 2024

This market is expected to begin operating in 2026. Centralizing wholesale electricity transactions across a broader territory would improve grid reliability, lower costs for consumers, and increase use of clean energy technologies – even without building new generation or transmission infrastructure.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2021

In addition, the Company announced its long-term efforts to achieve net zero direct operating greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 or sooner if feasible. CONSOL’s scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions totaled 8.164 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2019. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018.

Natural Gas

Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Understanding Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The greenhouse effect is a popular name for the earth’s warming effect which occurs naturally when gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Increasing. C above pre-industrial levels.

Climate Change

Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated at least once every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

2030

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

In December 2018, after having successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 53.3%, a majority of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) jurisdictions announced plans to design a program to address carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels. Background.

Carbon Emissions

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, many airlines are considering carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and electric-powered planes. In April, Air Canada committed to investing $50 million in SAFs and other carbon-reducing technologies. With the sector contributing 2.8%

Carbon Dioxide

Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 20, 2023

Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions. This week’s regulation will drive Colorado’s statutory GHG emission reduction targets of 7% by 2026 and 20% by 2030 for the buildings covered in the program, as compared to 2021 levels. Newer, more efficient buildings may already meet the standards.

Law

Capaccio

APRIL 22, 2024

Keeping this in mind, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for compliance with the new rules. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The rules require large accelerated filers (LAFs) and accelerated filers (AFs) to disclose material Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 ( i.e., electricity, steam, heating, or cooling) greenhouse gas emissions.

Greenhouse

Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 22, 2021

As you may remember, we weren’t overjoyed at the results last session , which settled on a profoundly underwhelming short term measure to address the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in addition to a diluted “ban” on heavy fuel oil (HFO) use in the Arctic that will only take effect in 2029. C warming scenario.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Of course, the National Energy Technology Laboratory is part of FECM and has a major presence here in Pittsburgh and nearby in Morgantown, West Virginia. With passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure law that year, about $12 billion more was allocated over the five years between 2022 and 2026—roughly an eightfold annual increase.

Clean Energy

Frontiers

JUNE 29, 2023

So much so, that the company has pledged to be Net Zero by 2026. According to the United Nations , it is estimated that 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are from food that is not consumed. During the event, participants were quizzed on their understanding of the carbon emissions associated with various food products.

2023

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

Amanda Cappelletti (D) -- The Guardian: Lawsuit By University of Pennsylvania Climate Scientist Michael Mann Over Online Attacks Finally Comes To Trial -- DEP Extends Deadline For Comments On Proposed Grant Program To Reduce Industrial Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Jan. Schuylkill County -- PA Solar Center Jan.

Conservation

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

According to India’s 2023 National Electricity Plan, the country’s 2026-2027 domestic coal requirement will be an estimated 866.4 And while green hydrogen technology is currently considered a credible way to reduce the carbon intensity of steelmaking, its cost means this option is inaccessible to India before 2050, the analysis notes.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

7-8 Meetings On Act 129 Statewide Energy Efficiency Baseline Studies, 2026 Technical Reference Manual Update -- 2024 Woodland Owners Conference Set For Feb. 25 Turtle Creek Watershed Community Meeting In Monroeville -- DEP Extends Deadline For Comments On Proposed Grant Program To Reduce Industrial Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Jan.

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources. billion for a competitive grant and rebate program for the purpose of “purchas[ing] or install[ing] zero-emissions port equipment or technology” at ports.

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

By 2032, new light-duty vehicle climate emissions would decrease by nearly 50 percent (to 85 grams/mile) compared to existing standards that go through 2026. This is a common sense step that relies on affordable, proven technology already in use in millions of gasoline vehicles outside the US. One thing to keep in mind. Far from it.

2027

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I recently wrote a (very wonky) paper about how giving credits to technology deployment in advance of the beginning of the rule in 2027 could pose a serious problem to the long-term effectiveness on the rule at driving the cleanest technology to market, but it’s worth summarizing here. Limits on mal-maintenance/tampering.

Regulations

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Since the Pavley Act passed in 2002, California has been a leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions from new cars. The goal was to eliminate conventional pollutants, not greenhouse gases. CARB is aiming for 35% ZEV sales in 2026. Even today, a third of all new U.S. electric vehicles (EVs) are sold in California.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

China is the world leader in producing electricity from renewable energy sources and a major exporter of solar and wind energy technology. Reuters has reported US LNG gas supplies give China the “muscle” to become a major force in global gas trading for gas, even for gas they don’t end up using. Read more here. Read more here.]

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