Legal Planet

MAY 14, 2025

Housebuilders will be legally required to install solar panels on the roofs of new properties by 2027 under the plans. Solar Kingdom: Almost all new homes in England will be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, the government will announce, the Guardian reported.

Paris Agreement

Enviromental Defense

JULY 23, 2025

The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that global metallurgical coal demand will experience a slowdown in growth and potentially plateau in the coming years, with a slight overall decline by 2027, according to their “Coal 2024” report.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2025

Recyclable EV batteries Between now and 2030, battery electric vehicle retirements will increase rapidly and if we do not have a strong policy in place we could end up with batteries in landfills or being abandoned all together. But our success doesnt mean we have to stand alone.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2025

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Sunoco Inc. PA Bulletin, page 2939 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 51 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. . Read more here. Westmoreland County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

Plucked From Front Yards Escalating Rising Tensions -- Aqua Pennsylvania, PA Environmental Council Award More Than $55,000 In Local Grants To Protect Your Drinking Water In Southeast Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Webinar Series To Focus On Successful Tree And Shrub Planting Starting April 28 -- Saint Vincent College: Angela Belli Receives (..)

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

24 RiverWatch Video Report -- Centre Daily Times: Follow These Centre County Recycling Tips In 2025 -- Lock Haven Express: Penn State, DCNR Forest Health Briefing, Forest Landowners Conference March 6-8 In State College -- Jan. Ohio- $3.01 Ohio- $3.01

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2025

2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 115 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. DEP recommended removing remaining contaminated fluid and relocating the transfer lines and dispose of the material in the rolloffs. Violations continued. Read more here.

2025

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2025

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- PPG Operations LLC - Whitetail 1 Conventional Well: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with wastewater to meet the Statewide Health and Background Standards at the site located in Goshen Twp., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Nuclear Power

Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Amgen's “Road to Net Zero” not only includes carbon neutrality by 2027 but also involves reducing water use by 40% and waste disposal by 75%. The post Amgen’s Sustainability Track Record Includes Reducing Carbon, Water, and Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

Overstating low carbon investments ExxonMobil pledges to increase its investment in “lower-emission initiatives” to approximately $17 billion through 2027, according to the report. Heat-trapping emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to reach the Paris agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5 billion per year.

Fossil Fuels

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 11, 2023

gr3n and Intecsa Industrial are entering a joint venture to build a ‘first-of-a-kind’ manufacturing facility for the microwave-assisted depolymerisation of PET – aspiring to produce 40,000 tons of recycled PET a year by 2027. Read the full story at Packaging Europe.

2027

E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Local Law 154’s requirements will apply to new buildings submitting a DOB application for approval of construction documents as of July 1, 2027. The Zoning Resolution currently does not mention “recycling” or “composting.” or (ii) a source energy use intensity not more than 38 kBTU per square foot per year (ZR 12-10).

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2022

] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 12:45: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1780 (Armanini-R-Clearfield) extending the sunset dates for underground storage tank cleanup program from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2027.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. Here’s How To Really Go Green! -

Conservation

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

An expiration date creates a disincentive for both technology developers and utilities to invest in commercializing “4th generation” technologies intended to more efficiently recycle used fuel. Such technologies are expected to become mainstream and mass-produced only sometime in the late 2030s or early 2040s.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

18 RiverWatch Video Report -- November 19 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available -- Judicial Update: The Law Of ‘Constitutional Standing’ Taking Shape in Pennsylvania - By Paul Bruder, Jr.,

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 7, 2025

Sourcing materials from recycling is more sustainable than mining virgin materials, and in some cases, its the only viable domestic option for the United States (US) where most battery materials or the batteries themselves are imported. Aluminum recycling is currently at a 30-year low, down to only a 43% recycling rate.

Recycling