Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Most plastics are made of fossil fuels, and their production releases large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Plastics are widely understood as a threat to the ocean, but what few recognize is that plastics are also a threat to the climate. This is part of the systemic change we need to make.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

DOE is also proposing to replace the current language concerning the “removal of solar PV systems” with new language about “decommissioning of solar PV systems” in order to reach actions (such as recycling) that occur during the decommissioning process.

Clean Energy 58

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Greenhouse Conservation 58

Acoel

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The resulting charcoal can cut greenhouse emissions from waste and boost soil fertility. Of that amount , about half is landfilled, one-third is recycled and the remainder is burned for energy recovery. We produce waste at the rate of 4.9 pounds of trash per person, per day – higher per capita than any other country.

Waste 40

Waste 2018 Recycling Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Greylock Production, LLC - Wildcat Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc to the Statewide Health Standards for the pad located in Whiteley Twp.,

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 26, 2022

These provisions add a new section 134 to the Clean Air Act establishing a $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) grant program, which will seed what are commonly referred to as “green banks” (entities that leverage public funding to attract private funding and advance green energy or energy efficiency projects).

Air Pollution 58

Air Pollution Government Greenhouse Renewable Energy 58

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.

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Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These communities are often already exposed to lots of air pollution from things like other industries, airports, and nearby highways. Pollution control is expensive and air pollution regulations are not strict enough. But is burning waste cheaper than landfill? So, what is the solution?

Fossil Fuels 81

Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Waste Pollution Control 81

Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The legislature put two provisions in the Appropriations Act of 2023 (House Bill 259) to prevent state agencies from adopting rules intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide (CO2) in the state. Other air quality provisions expedite permitting and construction of new or expanded sources of air pollutants.

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2023 Ozone Clean Air Act Air Pollution 98

Earthava

MAY 17, 2021

However, one of its most pressing current challenges is reducing the carbon emissions from transportation, a sector that is one of the highest contributors to greenhouse gases. Green technologies are eco-friendly inventions that’ concerned with energy efficiency, recycling, renewable resources , and more. Photo by Aleksejs Bergmanis.

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Biofuels Carbon Emissions Air Pollution Carbon Monoxide 70

Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 24, 2021

This is because subsidies increase the amounts of fossil fuels we produce and greenhouse gases we emit, polluting our ocean and making virgin plastic cheaper, all while padding the profits of polluters. Fix curbside recycling to cut our dependence on oil to make new plastics: $12 billion. Widespread recycling in the U.S.

Climate Change 73

Climate Change Ocean Fossil Fuels Recycling 73

Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

billion for the Maritime Administration to invest in port infrastructure, including initiatives to reduce pollution from our vessels and ports : The maritime sector is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all the coal plants in the United States combined, and ports are hotspots of local emissions.

Ocean 65

Ocean Air Pollution Clean Energy Climate Change 65

Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The package includes $83 million for a recycled water pipeline and $150 million over three years to conserve water in Lake Mead. News Briefs Air Pollution Proposal The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Up The concentration of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere continued to rise in 2022. government water policy.

Air Pollution 130

Air Pollution Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide 2023 130

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

6 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing On Chemical Recycling , Noon. As Greenhouse Gases Keep Rising, UN Says -- Bloomberg: World Has 14% Chance Of Keeping Warming Below 1.5C Grants -- Cornell Ornithology Lab Begins Accepting Land Trust Bird Conservation Grant Applications In January [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Better Path Coalition: Dec.

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Climate Change Greenhouse Conservation 83

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Click Here to watch online. -- 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. Room 8E-B East Wing.

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Politics 108

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

. -- Oil & Gas Drillers Creating Hundreds Of New Brownfields & Dump Sites: Between 2016 and 2021, DEP approved 721 plans to dispose of drill cuttings by “dusting” into the air and tophole wastewater by pumping it from conventional wells out over drill sites directly into the environment. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Waste Regulations 2022 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 21, 2021

7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 1 -- PPL Electric: Reaches Agreement To Lower Transmission Rates -- Aug.

Electricity 64

Electricity Air Pollution Conservation Recycling 64

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire November 15 PA Environment Digest 36 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic Good Environmental Bills Are Missing On The List Of Senate, House Accomplishments For 2021 House Republicans Schedule Nov.

Air Pollution 52

Air Pollution Carbon Dioxide Conservation Regulations 52

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Transportation A Cap-and-Invest Approach . In recent years, states in New England and the mid-Atlantic region have made significant progress in reducing climate change-inducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity generation sector. [1].

Greenhouse 40

Greenhouse 2015 2017 Regulations 40

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Envirothon Team Get Hands-On Science Lessons In Canoes -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- PA Solar Center Honors 5 Western PA Organizations Who Have Gone Solar [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Eagle On The Mend Through Ashkar Students’ Efforts -- Reading Eagle: (..)

Conservation 83

Conservation Waste 2024 Clean Energy 83

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

billion plastics recycling plant proposed for Pennsylvania an innovative way to re-use plastics and keep them out of landfills, incinerators and waterways? Or will it help cement society’s reliance on plastics and create pollution concerns for the Susquehanna River? Unlike other advanced recycling plants in the U.S.,

Waste 98

Waste Recycling Air Pollution Biodegradable 98

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

PA Congressional Lawmakers Want Commitment National Institutes Of Environmental Health To Help Respond To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment -- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA’s U.S.

Conservation 116

Conservation Earth Day Waste Natural Gas 116

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

In fact, natural gas operators have supported significant fee increases to fund additional oversight by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), transparently disclosed chemical use prior to it becoming law, adhered to stricter setback requirements, and pioneered innovative water recycling and reuse practices, to name a few.

Natural Gas 45

Natural Gas 2019 Radiation 2018 45

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Senate Concurrent Resolution #1 disapproving of the final regulation limiting carbon emissions from power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative passed the Senate and is now being considered by the House. The bill is now in the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

2021 59

2021 Renewable Energy Regulations Clean Energy 59

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

Capitol -- Inquirer: Video Shows Montgomery County Man Punching Capitol Policeman In Head During Assault On U.S.

Carbon Dioxide 109

Carbon Dioxide Conservation Recycling Greenhouse 109

Legal Planet

MARCH 10, 2023

The permeate from the final stage of treatment would then be recycled back into the plant either as FGD makeup water or boiler makeup water.” EPA has been able to quantify a lot of the impacts of the most common air pollutants. We know much less about water pollutants and their health and ecological effects.

Regulations 188

Regulations Technology Technology Air Pollution 188

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The bill is now in the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. A companion bill in the House-- House Bill 637 (Struzzi-R-Indiana)-- was reported from the House Rules Committee and Tabled.

2022 75

2022 Renewable Energy Regulations Clean Energy 75

PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Fire -- Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Pollution Violations [PaEN] -- AP: Environmental Groups Sue Shell Over Air Quality At Massive New PA Petrochemical Plant -- Beaver County Times: Environmental Groups Sue Shell Petrochemical Plant For ‘Repeated Air Pollution (..)

Conservation 109

Conservation Air Pollution Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 109

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

28 Public Meeting On Encina Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove , 7:00 p.m. -- PA Solar Center Webinar: Feb. Million Fine Over Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution -- Post-Gazette: US Steel Fined $1.9 28 -- PUC Reminder Of Opportunities To Comment On Proposed 18.7%

Natural Gas 85

Natural Gas Clean Energy Recycling 2008 85

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Fiedler Promotes Solar Energy Projects At Schools During Visit -- The Energy Age: Solar Energy News - 7 Tips On Buying Solar Panels; US Installs More Solar In 2023 Than Ever Before; Solar Panel Recycling; Community Solar -- Delaware County Green Team Meets Online March 18: Community Solar May Come Alive In PA!

Conservation 105

Conservation Electricity Natural Gas Regulations 105

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

Noah Wenger, Longtime Lancaster County Farming, Chesapeake Bay Advocate Dies At 89 -- DEP: Oil & Gas Regulatory Program Will Be In The Red By Fall; All Sectors Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program No Go; Update On Permitting Reform [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. -- In Memoriam: Fmr State Sen.

Conservation 96

Conservation Clean Energy Recycling 2024 96

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

-- Republican Herald: West Nile Virus Monitoring Starts In Schuylkill County -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces 5 Recipients (..)

Conservation 110

Conservation Nuclear Power 2024 Waste 110

PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2023

Greg Vitali, Charles McPhedran, Earthjustice -- Responsible Decarbonization Alliance Hosts May 25 Webinar On Climate Change And Penn’s Woods: What Does the Future Hold [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Can Help Communities Throughout PA - Sierra Club -- Evangelical Environmental Network Names Rev.

Conservation 108

Conservation Air Pollution 2023 Natural Gas 108

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

19 Webinar - How Can Pittsburgh Move From Environmental Racism To Environmental Justice?

Natural Gas 115

Natural Gas 2023 Fossil Fuels Recycling 115

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

Republicans said the final regulations will increase the cost of electricity for individuals and businesses, have a negative impact on jobs and will not significantly reduce carbon pollution. There is broad consensus in this legislature on the subject of aggressively pursuing reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Climate Change Electricity Greenhouse 52

Legal Planet

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s aimed at lying to Americans about the Biden administration’s efforts to clean up air pollution and tailpipe emissions from gas and diesel cars by incorrectly labeling it a “ban” on these cars. And that reduce, reuse, recycle still needs to be part of the conversation.

Electricity 170

Electricity Air Pollution Politics Fossil Fuels 170

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1

Conservation 64

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 64

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2022

Million Pounds Of Electronics Waste Over 20 Years Of Hard-To-Recycle Collections [PaEN] -- Warren Times: ‘Hooligans’ Help In Hemlock Road Cleanup -- Dept. Million Pounds Of Electronics Waste Over 20 Years Of Hard-To-Recycle Collections [PaEN] -- Warren Times: ‘Hooligans’ Help In Hemlock Road Cleanup -- Dept. Million In Dept.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Clean Water Act Recycling 2022 64