PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

By Council To Modernize Governance -- The Allegheny Front: New Book Takes On Radiation Dangers In Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN] -- ABC27: Environmental Advocacy Groups Rally At Capitol For Action On Gas, Oil Industry -- Sen. Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Conservation 75

Conservation Waste 2024 Clean Energy 75

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- US Dept.

Earth Day 64

Earth Day Nitrogen Oxides 2024 Conservation 64

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Cooperative Fish Nursery General Permit; Hearing Set For Feb. 22 RiverWatch Video Report -- First Street Foundation: Over 3.2

Air Pollution 76

Air Pollution Conservation 2010 2023 76

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Of Environmental Educators Seeking Presentation Proposals For 2024 Conference [PaEN] -- PA Assn. 27 Ramble, A Day Of Outdoor Adventures And Educational Programs in Monroe County -- Registration Open! Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Natural Gas 61

Natural Gas Conservation Waste Natural Resources 61

PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2023

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

Natural Gas 58

Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation 2023 58

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Shapiro, Let's Hold Them Accountable - Support The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Rev. Senate next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule House next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec.

Natural Gas 99

Natural Gas Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 99

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

Paying taxes helps governments to fund the services we all depend on, like education, healthcare and funding programs to tackle the climate crisis. Taxes also allow the federal government to provide subsidies to support a specific industry, like sports or culture, or to achieve a desired social outcome.

Fossil Fuels 108

Fossil Fuels Electricity Renewable Energy Government 108

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Here are 138 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Westmoreland County? Westmoreland County?

Conservation 100

Conservation Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 100

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2023

On July 21, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the Environmental Mitigation Community Fund steering committee has finalized the protocol to allocate $5 million in penalty funding for community projects in Beaver County as a result of Shell Petrochemical Plant air pollution violations. Read more here.]

Air Pollution 89

Air Pollution Natural Gas Waste Radiation 89

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Senate Climate, Energy Bill, Analysts See More Wins For Clean Energy Than Gifts For Oil, Natural Gas -- Reuters: U.S. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics Clean Energy 62

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Ohio- $2.89 -- PennLive: PA Motorists May See Savings At Pump As State Oil Franchise Tax Falls -- Independent Fiscal Office: Gasoline Consumption In PA Remains Well Below 2019 Levels (Pre-COVID) -- TribLive Letter: More Natural Gas Production, More Consumer Savings - By Marcellus Shale Gas Industry [Forgot About 2021-22 Price Spikes Already ?

Politics 79

Politics Natural Gas 2024 Air Pollution 79

PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2023

.] -- PJM Interconnection Reports Higher Percentage Of Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Outages Than Originally Thought During Winter Storm Elliott - 70% [PaEN] -- Utility Dive: PJM Interconnection Report: Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Accounted For 70% Of Unplanned Outages In Winter Storm Elliott -- AP: Two Natural Gas Leaks Identified (..)

Natural Gas 71

Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation Electricity 71

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Click Here for the PennEnviroScreen Tool. Click Here for the Methodology Document. Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

Natural Gas 104

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Fossil Fuels 104

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

21, 22, 23, 27, 28, March 1 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High [PaEN] -- Reuters: U.S. Senate returns to voting session Feb.

Natural Gas 105

Natural Gas 2023 Fossil Fuels Recycling 105

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2022

31 -- Guest Essay: Summer Of 2022 Gave Us A Glimpse Into Our Climate Future - PA Should Heed The Warning, Flooding Biggest Threat - By Laura Fowler, Director, Penn State's Sustainability Institute [PaEN] -- WESA: Concerned About Daily Air Pollution? Of Environmental Educators Annual Conference Proposals Due Nov.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2022 Government 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

DEP said it has the statutory authority in the 1995 law that created the agency, the state Air Pollution Control Act and other laws to establish grant and funding programs to implement the Plan. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Clean Energy Electricity Renewable Energy 92

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

. -- House Committee Holds June 5 Hearing On Bill Requiring Environmental Impact Reports On Certain Electric Generation, Waste, Major Air Pollution Sources Locating In Already Burdened Communities [PaEN] -- PA Assn.

Natural Gas 95

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Politics 95

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Senate [Natural Gas] -- Republican Herald: Remembering Coal Miners At The No. Russell Johns, Petrophysical Engineer, Penn State Dept. Of Energy & Mineral Engineering -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Biden’s Labor Day Escapades - Dave McCormick, Fmr Republican Candidate For U.S. Russell Johns, Petrophysical Engineer, Penn State Dept.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Climate Change Air Pollution Conservation 62

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Joe fought tirelessly to raise awareness on urban air pollution in the1980’s by establishing and distributing a daily regional air quality index report that is still used today. And in the early 2000’s when fracking was falsely seen as transitional energy, Joe purposely grew the legal team to oppose natural gas expansion.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Natural Gas Clean Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

On July 21, the Environmental Health Project and HealthFirstPA held an educational webinar entitled-- Pennsylvania’s Shale Gas Boom: How Policy Decisions Failed to Protect Public Health and What We Can Do to Correct It. There are public health protections baked into government policies and practices.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Government Fossil Fuels Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

23 Air Pollution Action Day For Allegheny County, Susquehanna Valley -- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept. Restoring Miners Mural, Working To Improve Blacklick Creek In Cambria County -- DEP Declares Sunday, Oct. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 48

Natural Gas Air Pollution Carbon Dioxide Politics 48

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Here are 75 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- State Dept. 11; Sets Nov.

Conservation 104

Conservation Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 104

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2022

Fritz Introduces Bills To Unilaterally Amend Delaware River Basin Commission Compact To End Fracking Moratorium [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sulfuric Acid Spills From Storage Tank At Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County -- Group Against Smog And Pollution: Allegheny County Fines Clairton Coke (Coal) Works $4.6 Steel Hit With $4.5

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Air Pollution Conservation Fossil Fuels 62

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2022

Refineries Operating At 90% Capacity American Rescue Plan Funding -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. 9-11; Central PA Ride Sept. 9-11; Central PA Ride Sept. 9-11; Central PA Ride Sept. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics Government 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Here are 94 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation 91

Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 91

PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Here are 82 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation 95

Conservation Air Pollution Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 95

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

Only portions of the legislation apply directly to units of local government, but taken as a whole it can be expected to help U.S. 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.

2026 116

2026 Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse 116

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations. Winter Storm Elliot Causes Natural Gas Infrastructure Failure Natural gas infrastructure failures during Winter Storm Elliot resulted in the proposed imposition of an unprecedented $1.8 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

2023 112

2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste 112

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

The activists raised a number of issues over the lack of action by DEP to protect citizens and the environment from the impacts of the oil and gas industry. Lisa Johnson Lisa Johnson, Lisa Johnson & Associates, is an attorney representing citizens and local governments in a number of cases appealing DEP actions and inactions.

Natural Gas 96

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Radiation 96

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We Provide Answers To Some Of Them -- TribLive: Bethel Park Breaks Ground For Pine Tree Park Improvements -- PA Natural Heritage Program Summer Wild Heritage News: New Interest In Old Forests; Mapping Climate Refugia In PA; Join Tree-Of-Heaven Citizen Science Project [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Oct.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Politics Air Pollution Waste 62

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Here are 87 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 27 to Feb. 27 to Feb. 27 to Feb.

Conservation 87

Conservation Natural Gas 2024 Solar Power 87

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2024

Here are 76 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation 95

Conservation Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 95

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

.] -- Conventional Oil & Natural Gas Companies Accelerating Pace Of Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them Threatening To Put PA’s Taxpayer-Funded Well Plugging Program Even Further Behind [PaEN] -- Lewistown Sentinel: Lower Air Pollution Limits Ordered For Renovo Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant -- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: U.S.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Law Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 62

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

For natural gas-fired power, the costs of maintaining outdated and inefficient infrastructure–let alone building new infrastructure–like power plants, production wells, and pipelines add up quickly and largely get passed along to consumers in the form of higher energy bills.

Fossil Fuels 199

Fossil Fuels Electricity 2014 Climate Change 199

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Here are 74 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation 94

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Air Pollution 94

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

15-16 Leave No Trace Minimum Impact Outdoor Recreation Practices & Education Workshop , Rushton Conservation Center, Newtown Square, Delaware County. -- Save The Date: Delaware River Festival - Sept. Auction -- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Jump As Supply Risks Add To Storage Concerns -- AP: Climate Concerns Grow As U.S.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Recycling Air Pollution 2020 62

PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Here are 128 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation 87

Conservation 2024 Waste Natural Gas 87