PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

1 At The Southeast Agricultural Research Farm In Centre County [PaEN] -- Lehigh Valleys Wildlands Conservancy Highlights April Educational Programs; Tree Planting; Hikes; Summer Camps -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Its Spring! Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. Shapiro: Legal Action Against PJM Saved PA Consumers An Estimated $1.6 19-21, Sept. 19-21, Sept. 19-21, Sept.

Conservation

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2025

“The fossil fuel age is flailing and failing,” UN Chief António Guterres said in a speech last week, accusing coal, oil and gas of being “the greatest threat to energy security today.” California Six in ten Californians favor the state’s goals to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy by 2045. Alexander C.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Is Nuclear The Hot New Clean Power Source? Is Nuclear The Hot New Clean Power Source? Of Agriculture Now Accepting Agricultural Research Grant Applications, July 25 Deadline -- Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

Shapiro recently highlighted his administration's accomplishments in his first two years in office, including on environmental protection, accountability, climate change, clean energy, public lands and recreation issues. Shapiros Accomplishments webpage to learn more.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

Megawatts -- PennLive: 22 Bay Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens In Lower Swatara Twp., Dauphin County -- PennDOT Focus On Innovations, Including Using Environment-Friendly Products, EV Charging Build Out -- LevitttownNow.com: Waste Management Opens $131 Million Landfill Gas Facility In Falls Twp.,

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

McKean County [PaEN] -- DEP Received Air Quality Permit For 4.6 Greene County [PaEN] -- Conventional Oil Well Storage Tank Rupture Causes 2,100 Gallon Spill Of Wastewater, Crude Oil In Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp.,

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

As extreme heat impacts our health and agriculture, sea levels are rising, and storms are worsening, the effects of climate change are felt both locally and globally. It is undeniable that fossil fuels, both their extraction and use, interact with the land. Fossil fuels are the largest driver of the climate crisis.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

28] On Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery In Delaware County [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Feb. 4 - 11] -- Pike Conservation District: From Source To Sink - Groundwater Education Workshop Series Starts Jan. 13 -- Protect PT/Three Rivers Waterkeepers Jan. 30 Hearing [Not Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! Kate Harper (R) and Fmr Cong. Residents In Allegheny County -- Natural Lands Preserves 2 Forested Properties Totaling 151 Acres In Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $1.8

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

August 13-- Senate and House Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committees Information Session At Penn State Ag Progress Days. Billion To Ensure Electricity Supplies -- Reuters: Biggest US Power Grid [PJM] Auction Raises Prices By 22% To New Heights -- What The A.I. July 26-- In-Person. Celebrate The Bloom! Slippery Rock, Butler County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Canadian Bitfarms Cryptocurrency Mining Co.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Extends Hot Weather Alert To July 24 And To Entire Service Area [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2025

. -- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Fire Resulted In Possible Release Of An Unknown Quantity Of 1,3-Butadiene And Benzene Into The Atmosphere In Beaver County [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center: Our Greatest Threat Is Fear, Fear Of Losing Hard-Earned Gains, Fear Of Retribution, But ‘It's Time for Us To Speak Up And To Act’ [PaEN] -- Ohio River (..)

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation And Load Management Alerts For July 24 [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Extends Hot Weather Alert To July 24 And To Entire Service Area [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Extends Hot Weather Alert To July 24 And To Entire Service Area [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

From a national perspective, the land use needed to reach our clean energy goals is modest. But for states like California, with large populations, an ambitious and necessary clean energy timeline , and ongoing natural resource issues , where to actually build these projects will require thoughtful planning.

Solar Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 8, 2023

When you think of solar power , California undoubtedly comes to mind. The state’s strong climate goals paired with abundant sunshine have helped California reach record rooftop and utility-scale solar buildout. Out of the 5,700 megawatts of installed community solar in the country, less than 1% of that is in California.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Hence this uncommon dialogue effort, led by Stanford, the Nature Conservancy, and the Solar Energy Industries Association, to bring together a wide range of stakeholders. Finding common ground through uncommon dialogue The effort spotlighted some important realities of where we stand today in solar’s development.

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Energy Efficiency Alliance , Environmental Entrepreneurs , Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia , and Sustainable Pittsburgh will host an August 16 webinar Shaping Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Workforce Future starting at 2:00 p.m. The webinar is free, but registration is required.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media. In Pittsburgh, 53 nonprofits have been honored, receiving more than $1.5

Clean Energy

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

In August of 2023, Premier Smith imposed a seven-month industry-wide moratorium on new approvals for wind, solar, geothermal, and other forms of renewable energy. When the Alberta Utilities Commission report was released two weeks after the Premier announced the restrictions on renewable energy, it directly contradicted her statements.

Renewable Energy

Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The second annual Chicago Climate Tech Week will take place this month to showcase clean energy and sustainable innovations, including solar power, electric vehicles, ethanol jet fuel, regenerative agriculture and more. About 3,000 people are expected to attend next week’s event, Sept.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The webinars are divided into funding areas: Electric Power; Agriculture and Working Lands; Tribal Programs; Transportation; Buildings; and Industrial and Waste. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a series of webinars the week of August 7 on Investing in America - Climate Action Funding Fair.

Solar Power

A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2021

The milking shed for her 80 dairy cows that can yield 1,100 litres of milk per day, along with the barn that houses 21,000 chickens at a time, will soon sit alongside a photovoltaic solar plant with 85 panels. of the country’s energy generation. “More and more people are embracing this kind of clean energy.

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

Administered through the DOE’s Energizing Rural Communities Program , the funds will help the partner team guide businesses, nonprofits, and other non-residential organizations in making the transition to solar energy and in joining the new clean energy economy. I am thrilled that the U.S.

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

Congress is investing huge sums in agriculture, and this money should be directed to help farmers mitigate and adapt to climate change by paying farmers to reduce emissions, on-farm renewable energy, and research on soil health. Every five years Congress needs to pass a new Farm Bill.

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

The grants will enable investments in solar projects , building energy-efficiency upgrades , the buildout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure , and the promotion of climate-smart agricultural practices , among many other projects.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

By Kathy Cook, League of Women Voters of PA On May 25, 2021, a joint committee hearing on utility scale solar development was hosted by Pennsylvania’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Local Government Committees. Pennsylvania wants 30 percent solar power by 2030.” “To It is an excellent use of ground.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action On Demand: ReImagine Appalachia: Solar-Powered Faith Communities And Houses Of Worship, Saving Money And Ethical Labor PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Aug. 16, 17, 18 South Mountain Partnership Power Of The Partnership Celebration Sept.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

TODAY 8:30: Senate/House Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committees hold information session on 2023 Federal Farm Bill. “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. Centre County. Ag Progress Days, 2170 W. Pine Grove Road, Furnace, PA. Potter County To Sept. Potter County To Sept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb. 19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rob Mercuri Presents Allegheny County Resident Lynn Appman With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- Penn State Ranks 4th In US In 2024 QS World University Rankings For Sustainability -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. 1 -- Penn State Extension Host Jan. 1 -- Penn State Extension Host Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The seven acre array of panels are surrounded with an agricultural fence to ensure safety. This project is an example of how Bucknell is leading the way among academic institutions in both decarbonization as well as providing avenues for hands-on learning for students poised to enter the clean energy workforce.” [To

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

16 Shaping The Pennsylvania Clean Energy & Efficiency Workforce Future Webinar [PaEN] -- Sustainable Pittsburgh Selected As One Of 20 Regional Green Jobs Centers To Train Individuals For Climate-Resilient Jobs [PaEN] -- DCNR Webinar: Advancing Climate Resiliency In Pennsylvania Aug. Shapiro: Darlington Twp., Chris Deluzio -- Aug.

Conservation

JANZEN AG

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I’ve always considered Tesla to be an enormous innovator—more likely to improve the efficiencies of transportation, vital to farming, rather than a threat to agriculture. Developers are racing to build these new energy projects, offering farmers lucrative deals in order to capture emerging markets for clean energy and carbon credits.

Biofuels