PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2023

Steel Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Air Pollution Following 2018 Fire At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Plant [No Specifics Yet] -- WHYY: Philly Officials Say Water Is Safe After Bucks County Chemical Spill, How Do We Know That? Million To Support 22 Environmental Restoration Projects In Southwestern PA [ Jan.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Earth Day Air Pollution Conservation 92

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire December 25 PA Environment Digest 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

Conservation 86

Conservation Electricity Air Pollution 2010 86

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire November 20 PA Environment Digest 75 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic Shapiro Administration Now Accepting Nominations For 2024 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence State Dept.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas Recycling 2023 Air Pollution 77

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire April 17 PA Environment Digest 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic Inside Climate News: Gov. 27 Released 1.1

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Waste Solar Power 93

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. 28 [PaEN] Help Wanted -- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept. to 3:00 p.m.

Natural Gas 76

Natural Gas Climate Change Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 76

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Wolf Proposes $450 Million Growing Greener III Initiative Funded By Federal American Rescue Plan; Bipartisan Support Building For Conservation Allocation [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: Commonwealth Budget Should Fully Fund Environmental Protection - By Rep.

Conservation 62

Conservation Natural Gas Air Pollution Law 62

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

3 Hearing On Water Withdraws, Including 3 Natural Gas Development Proposals [PaEN] -- Environmental Health Project Blog: 7 Questions You Should Ask Every Candidate About Shale Gas Development And Public Health [PaEN] -- Oct. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct.

Conservation 62

Conservation Natural Gas Clean Water Act Electricity 62

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

Fossil Fuels 184

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 184

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

20 to 26 - 15 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Plugging Abandoned Shale Gas Wells; Revolution Pipeline Land Slip; Brief Compressor Fire; Crypto Mining? Marcellus Drilling News: DEP Approves Catalyst Energy Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County [Jan. Penn State Extension Hosts Feb.

Natural Resources 95

Natural Resources Conservation Recycling 2024 95

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

16 to 22 - 2nd Abandoned Shale Gas Well Pad? On Reporting Unauthorized Spills, Releases PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - September 23 PUC To Seek Public Comment On Proposed $100,000 Penalty Settlement With Mifflin Energy Corp. Lehigh County Register Now! Lehigh County Register Now!

Natural Gas 73

Natural Gas Electricity Conservation Air Pollution 73

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

From January 28 through February 3, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 640 inspection reports that resulted in reporting 23 violations of environmental regulations-- 7 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 15 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas Waste Regulations Air Pollution 89

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 739 ) -- EPP Renewable Energy, LLC - Landfill Gas Facility: DEP received application for WMGM055 General Permit for landfill gas facility in Cumru Twp., PA Bulletin, page 770 ) -- Regency Marcellus Gathering, LLC - Chapin Dehydration Station: DEP approved Air Quality Permit for dehydration units in Monroe Twp.,

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Renewable Energy 108

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

2023 Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona [PaEN] -- Inquirer: These Philly High School Kids Are Trying To Clean The Schuylkill River - With Mussels -- Western PA Conservancy Hosts April 18 Webinar On Helping Elk Creek Thrive In Erie County [PaEN] -- PA Society For Ornithology Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation June 9-19, Sign Up Now!

Natural Gas 68

Natural Gas Conservation Fossil Fuels Climate Change 68

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2023

Partners Host June 8 Webinar - Solar Successes & Lessons Learned From PA School Case Studies Nature At Risk: Are Bats Flying Back From The Brink? The June 5 PA Environment Digest is now available. Dive Deeper Biennial Water Resource Conference For Educators Set For Sept.

Natural Gas 74

Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation Waste 74

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

3 PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 3 PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 28 to Feb. 28 to Feb. 17 - Apply For USDA Rural Energy For America Program, G.E.T. 17 - Apply For USDA Rural Energy For America Program, G.E.T.

Conservation 92

Conservation Recycling Air Pollution 2023 92

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

of Health, University Of Pittsburgh For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. of Health, University Of Pittsburgh For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept.

Recycling 93

Recycling Natural Gas Conservation 2023 93

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

WEDNESDAY 8:50: Joint Legislative Budget & Finance Committee meeting to adopt House Resolution 87 (Daily-D-Montgomery) study of wildlife conservation corridors. Click Here to watch live. Room 8E-B East Wing. Click Here to watch live. Yaw Introduces Bill To Create Independent Energy Information Office In PA -- Sen.

Solar Power 115

Solar Power Air Pollution Natural Gas Politics 115

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Chris Deluzio & Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA Related Articles This Week: -- June 6-- Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of Cindy Adams Dunn to be Secretary of DCNR. Room 8E-B East Wing.

Air Pollution 59

Air Pollution Natural Gas Climate Change Electricity 59

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

7 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Environmental, Watershed Groups Appeal Stormwater Permit For Proposed Swiftwater Solar Project In Monroe County Dickinson College To Host International Climate Symposium Oct. 24-26 DEP Invites Comments On Electric Grid Resilience Plan At Aug.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Conservation Air Pollution Electricity 52

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

This year we are putting more money on the table for attractive and productive landscapes and communities, clean water, and access to outdoor recreation with the largest investment in conservation and environmental programs in decades. Thanks to leadership from Gov.

Air Pollution 40

Air Pollution Natural Gas Natural Resources Environmental Protection 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Energy Policy & Conservation Act (EPCA), which sets nationwide energy conservation standards for many common appliances and preempts state and local standards, preempts Berkeley’s 2019 ban on natural gas connections to newly-constructed buildings. (A Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. DOE Brief 8). 100-6 at 4).

Natural Gas 55

Natural Gas Regulations Government Law 55

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Issues $859,000 In Penalties Against U.S.

Conservation 62

Conservation Solar Power Air Pollution 2021 62

PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

The project will create new jobs, support workforce training, further agricultural education, facilitate bridges across all facets of the food system, connect residents to locally grown foods, and strengthen the local food economy. -- Interdependence Conservancy Inc.:

2023 96

2023 Conservation 2028 Electricity 96

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We emitted about 269 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018 (the latest year for which data are available), with industry, electricity production, and transportation the largest sources. DEP is helping to fund increased use of electric vehicles. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Climate Change 57

Climate Change Clean Energy Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse 57

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

EPA , conservatives and industry interests have claimed that just about every new regulation violates the major question doctrine. EPA when it struck down Obama’s Clean Power Plan for the electricity sector. And even apart from climate change, EVs have the advantage of reducing smog and other air pollution.

Clean Air Act 216

Clean Air Act 2026 Electricity Air Pollution 216

Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

The proposed rule would apply to new and existing gas plants and existing coal plants—new coal plants are separately regulated—and promises to significantly cut carbon and other harmful air pollutant emissions from fossil plants over the next two decades and beyond. Emphasis added.] The Court rejected this approach.

Greenhouse 130

Greenhouse Clean Air Act Air Pollution Natural Gas 130

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. Still, how does a local government tap in?

2026 117

2026 Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse 117

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

Electricity 52

Electricity Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2022

PFAS Hazardous Site Cleanup Investigation In Centre County [PaEN] -- Oil & Natural Gas Facility Health Impacts Assessment Bill Introduced In The House [PaEN] -- Penn State Beaver Seeking Volunteers For June 23 Focus Group On Energy Development, Groundwater Quality & Public Health In Western PA [PaEN] -- EQB Adopts Part I Of Reg.

Conservation 62

Conservation Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 62

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 541 ) -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Susan Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater for pad located in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Warren County. ( McKean County. ( Butler County. ( Greene County. ( Westmoreland County. (

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2026 Politics 98

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier. Indoor air is anything contained with a building.

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2022

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire August 15 PA Environment Digest 82 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug.

Nitrogen Oxides 52

Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation 52

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy 40

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works For 2nd Quarter [PaEN] -- WESA: Allegheny County Levees $307,000 In Fines On US Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: U.S. Steel Ready To Close 3 Of 10 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works -- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S.

Conservation 98

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Air Pollution 98

PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

Gasoline Stations And Aging Underground Storage Tanks In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- TribLive: Protect PT Seeks Support For Proposed Ordinance Regulating Shale Gas Wells In Penn Twp., Potter County -- DEP Blog: Do You Know What’s Below? Issued $301,725 In Stipulated Penalties To U.S.

Conservation 85

Conservation Air Pollution Natural Gas Clean Energy 85

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

7 [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: Investing In Clean Energy Will Benefit PA Communities, Create Jobs, Generate Tax Revenue And Significantly Reduce Climate Changing Emissions - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? Shapiro: Darlington Twp.,

Conservation 92

Conservation Climate Change Solar Power Natural Gas 92

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Updated Background -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Marsh Creek State Park Once Again Site Of Cleanup Due To Mariner East Pipeline Construction In Chester County -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Material Leaks Into Tributary Of Marsh Creek State Park At Site Of Mariner East Pipeline Spill In 2020 -- DEP Publishes Final Guidance On Environmental Consideration In (..)

Conservation 97

Conservation Electricity Air Pollution Recycling 97