PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Environmental Defense Fund , Moms Clean Air Force and other partners will hold public meetings in Clarion, McKean and Venango counties on a project to test new methods of locating abandoned conventional oil and gas wells.

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2028 Natural Gas Electricity Environmental Protection 110

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As of September 4, the source of a continuing oil discharge into the Allegheny River discovered August 16 in Sandycreek Township, Venango County is still a mystery, but efforts continue to contain the spill and investigate the source by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Protection.

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2028 Natural Gas Environmental Protection Electricity 108

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing February 28, if requested, on the RACT II Air Quality Permit and State Implementation Plan revision for the Keystone Station coal-fired power plant in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County owned by Keystone-Conemaugh Projects, LLC. [

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing, if requested, February 28 on the RACT II Air Quality Permit and State Implementation Plan revision for the Conemaugh Station coal-fired power plant in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County owned by Keystone-Conemaugh Projects, LLC. [

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2028 Environmental Protection 2024 79

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

UCS supports Treasury’s proposed temporal-matching requirement, with a phase-in of hourly matching by 2028 with no exemptions for legacy producers. These criteria are not only well-reasoned but required by a plain reading of the statutory text.

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Clean Energy Waste Greenhouse Clean Air Act 228

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Act 14 Notices To Municipalities Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency. Read more here. 31 to Sept.

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas 2028 Electricity Fossil Fuels 118

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin the final technical guidance on using trenchless technology to construct natural gas, other pipelines and underground utilities is now available and effective.

Regulations 104

Regulations Natural Gas 2028 Electricity 104

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced it has issued six proposed determinations to deny facilities’ requests to continue disposing of coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash) into unlined surface impoundments. The 1,872 MW Conemaugh station is a coal-fired power plant is due to be retired in 2028. On January 25, the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

Analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the most recent RFS rulemaking finds that more than 90 percent of the costs of complying with the RFS, $7 to $8 billion a year, are associated with bio-based diesel fuels [i]. billion gallons by 2028 and then hover between 1.5 Bio-based diesel fuels are expensive.

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Biofuels Deforestation 2030 Fossil Fuels 287

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Read more here.

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2024 Natural Gas 2028 Waste 110

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Jonathan Fritz (R-Wayne): A bill “to create an Independent Energy Advocate within the Department of Environmental Protection, which would weigh in on any DEP action impacting Pennsylvania’s energy portfolio.” -- Rep. Read more here. Read more here. Are We Going To Have Enough Gas?

Natural Gas 112

Natural Gas Electricity Regulations 2028 112

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

On July 30, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of more than $15 million in grants to electric distribution companies to improve electric grid reliability and resilience through 2024 Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grant funding. Another grant round will open in Fall 2024.

Electricity 83

Electricity Technology Technology Climate Change 83

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2024

On May 15, the Environmental Hearing Board extended the stay of an appeal of the order issued by the Department of Environmental Protection requiring Petro Erie, Inc. The instructions on how to file and other information is available in the notice. to clean up the spill contaminating a spring serving the Venango Water Company.

Natural Gas 74

Natural Gas 2028 Environmental Protection 2024 74

Capaccio

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently issued a final ruling on a landmark program to phasedown the production and consumption of potent climate change contributing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are used primarily in air conditioning equipment but can also be found in foams and many other functions.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

New Act 14 Notices Of New Wells From Sarah Shale Gas Well Pad In Union Twp.,

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2023 Conservation Electricity 2028 112

PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2022

The plan recommends the installation of at least 5,000 new EV charging ports at 2,000 sites in Pennsylvania by 2028 leveraging public-private partnerships, cost sharing mechanisms, and funding through the BIL. Additionally, PennDOT – following guidance issued from U.S.

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Law Electricity 2028 Air Pollution 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

The standards, which will go into effect in 2028, will affect only 3 percent of gas stoves because 97 percent already meet them today. There is no EPA standard for indoor air.) The standards will have a bigger impact on electric stoves. Nearly a quarter of them currently on the market would not be in compliance.

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2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 363

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

TODAY 10:00: House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. TODAY 9:30: Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 9:30 - Department of Agriculture. Click Here to watch live. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.

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Natural Gas Natural Resources 2028 2009 49

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Part 7: Speak Up -- PA Resources Council: Registration Open For Weekday Electronics Waste Collection In Allegheny County [PaEN] -- EPA And Lincoln University Expand Partnership To Include Department Of Environmental Protection [PaEN] -- PUC Approves 5.6%

Natural Gas 99

Natural Gas 2028 Electricity Regulations 99

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency. In March 2019, the Department of Environmental Protection reached a settlement with Diversified Energy and Alliance Petroleum to hopefully ensure the plugging of over 1,400 conventional oil and gas wells. Read more here. Read more here. billion in cleanup costs. Read more here.

Law 52

Law Environmental Protection 2028 Regulations 52

ESA

MARCH 20, 2023

EPA The Biden administration proposes $12 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency, around a 19% increase over FY 2023 levels. billion for environmental justice. The agency sets a goal of 1,100 peer-reviewed scientific publications during FY 2024. This includes $5 billion for climate programs and $1.8

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2023 Ocean 2022 2024 96

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2025

MW - 2028 in service. Yaw Senate Bill 349 To Encourage Responsible Solar Development, Protect Landowners Approved By Senate 49 to 1 [Sen. MW - 2030 in service Lackawanna County -- Lackawanna - PPL - Uprate Natural Gas - 78.6 MW Click Here for a copy of the 51 projects and other background on the process.

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Electricity Natural Gas 2026 2027 91

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 23, 2025

Not for the betterment of the US public, as these actions would freeze, repeal, or actively undermine critical public health and environmental protections. New pipelines, and new LNG terminals, are actively under constructionthe latter of which are already projected to nearly double LNG capacity by 2028.

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Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Clean Energy 2028 187

Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2025

Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) 2024 greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles (the HDV Rule) that went into effect on June 21, 2024. Yesterday, January 21, 2025, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC) and the U.S. Our involvement in this case, Nebraska v.

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Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse Climate Change 59

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services removed websites that housed data on the unequal burdens of pollution and how they affect personal and public health. Lucks said that the projects funding, which was initially approved through 2028, has not yet been cut.

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2015 2028 Government Renewable Energy 263

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, the “actions”—given euphemistic titles like “protect consumer choice”—actually aim to roll back science-based environmental protections in order to maximize already massive profits. Reverse protections for public land and health. Muzzle environmental reviews.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Environmental Protection Clean Air Act 244

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services removed websites that housed data on the unequal burdens of pollution and how they affect personal and public health. Lucks said that the projects funding, which was initially approved through 2028, has not yet been cut.

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2028 Government Renewable Energy 2015 130

Circle of Blue

MARCH 13, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency in President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget. Units that intend to shut down by 2028 would be exempt from the new rules. By the Numbers $12 Billion : Funding proposed for the U.S. The action revises rules that were put in place during the Obama and Trump administrations or vacated by court ruling.

Clean Water Act 130

Clean Water Act Ocean 2028 2009 130

ESA

MAY 6, 2021

The full Senate narrowly voted to confirm Janet McCabe as the deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. National Science Board: The nomination period is open for the 2022-2028 class of the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation. Joe Manchin (D-WV) opposed this nomination.

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2021 Conservation Clean Air Act Climate Change 75