PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” -- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Click Here To View Or Print The Entire April 29 PA Environment Digest 126 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2023

As a blueprint for the future, the Plan outlines key values, goals and recommendations for land use, natural and recreational resources, open space and land preservation, historic resources, transportation, community facilities and services, and urban revitalization.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2023

Commencement speakers included Michael Carroll, Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Phoebe Coles, Board Chair of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. I also want to thank the PA Department of Transportation for supporting the program. Rosemary Brown (R-Lackawanna) and Sen. Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester).

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Legal Planet

JUNE 6, 2022

Our electricity system will be crucial to decarbonization efforts, both because much of our current energy comes from electricity, and because decarbonizing sectors like transportation will require significant electrification. And electricity is the sector where we have had the most success in decarbonization so far in the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

DCNR’s Role in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage DCNR has been engaged on the topic of carbon capture utilization and storage for nearly 20 years. The gas is then transported to sites where it can be reused, incorporated into beneficial use products, or disposed of underground where the geology is suitable.

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Frontiers

MARCH 3, 2022

Now, to help shine a light on some of these significant changes and what it means for engineering, Frontiers highlights just four of the latest research articles helping shape the future of construction. Article link: [link]. Article link: [link]. Article link : [link]. Article link : [link].

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Department of Transportation and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful are inviting 10th to 12th grade students from around the state to help keep Pennsylvania clean and beautiful through the Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania Program. There will also be non-mandatory education sessions from a variety of topics.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2023

TUESDAY 10:00: House Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 1338 (Neilson-D- Philadelphia) authorizing Philadelphia to adopt a local ordinance regulating illegal use of off-road vehicles like dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On October 18, the Department of Transportation and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced 33 high school student members of the 2023-2024 cohort of Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania. Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

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HumanNature

JUNE 23, 2022

We know stories can transport our minds to think differently about the world, so how can we tell new stories about climate change in the Arctic to understand what the future might hold? The starting point of our research was collecting more than two thousand news articles from around the Arctic that discuss the future of the region.

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 24, 2023

Their coverage of the climate crises and energy topic is most of the time pertinent. This enabled me to read a thought-provoking article stating and arguing that the world could be net zero much faster than thought, by the 2040s. A complete overhaul of our transportation practices is needed.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Common examples of post-production costs include gathering, transportation, processing, and compression. When Hilcorp produced gas on the Leased Premises, it transported the gas off the Leased Premises, where it used some of the gas produced from the Leased Premises to make the remaining gas marketable.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

will be the topic of an April 20 webinar being hosted by the Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management as part of its Energy Lecture Series. It is seen as a solution for hard-to-decarbonize economic sectors, like manufacturing and long-distance ship and truck transportation, as well as more common uses.

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Breezometer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Chris’s well-researched articles and expert interviews help shed light on dynamic climate changes, bring public attention to the resulting impact, and highlight environmental trends that can completely alter the world we know. Michael Lowry. Michael Lowry is a strategic planner at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Eric Holthaus.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 9, 2022

4] Scope 3 upstream emissions include transportation of goods to the registrant and employee business travel/commuting while downstream emissions include the use of registrant’s products and end of life treatment of sold products, among others. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

Marsha Haley: University of Pittsburgh radiation oncologist – Speaking about health risks associated with oil and gas industry’s radioactive emissions, the various radioactive elements involved, and the research she is currently involved with on the topic. Haley, M.D., Click Here to register for this free event.

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Water Research & Technology

MARCH 9, 2021

Read her Emerging Investigator article “ Emerging investigator series: interacting effects of environmental factors on Daphnia magna removal of Escherichia coli from wastewater ” and read more about her in the interview below: Your recent Emerging Investigator Series paper focuses on removal of E. coli from wastewater with zooplankton.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Staff Editors work closely with a faculty member or subject-matter expert to select a topic based on what is considered within the “Top 10” most pressing environmental law issues for the upcoming year and to propose creative solutions for those problems. Unfortunately, transportation lobbying is preventing meaningful change.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 5, 2023

These spaces are key for the regulation of the global climate and temperature, host multiple habitats for many species as well as provide essential resources and economic and non-economic services, including food through fishing and the transports of goods through navigation, among others.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2017

At the Fourth Annual Liskow & Lewis Energy Law Lecture, Professor Jim Rossi of Vanderbilt Law delivered a presentation entitled “Federalism Battles in Energy Transportation.” Despite these differences, both means of transportation face legal hurdles that require consideration of federalism principles.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2022

By Penn State News Livestock studies, pasture systems, forest management and water quality will be among the topics featured on several research and educational tours offered during Penn State's Ag Progress Days , Aug. Most of the tours will transport visitors by bus to locations in and around Penn State's Russell E.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2022

Million In Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects To Improve Air Quality & Public Health, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Post-Gazette Editorial: Sale Of Last Coal-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County Good Sign For Post-Coal Economy DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 24 Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2021

We’re incredibly grateful that DOH is open to sharing community education resources from organizations such as EHP, which are more focused and knowledgeable on the topic than DOH is,” said EHP Executive Director Alison L. Health providers really do need that guidance.” Reprinted from the Southwest PA Environmental Health Project.)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Most recently in June, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee reported out the latest legislation introduced on this topic-- Senate Bill 286 -- by Sen. Related Articles: -- Oil & Gas Industry Spills, Releases Created Over 575 New Brownfield Sites So Far In Pennsylvania, With More Every Week [PaEN] -- Petro Erie, Inc.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

There is also a lot of well-intended information going around that is unsupported by the latest science, and even correct information that is being conveyed in a confusing manner, as the topic of EVs can be quite complex. In rural areas, people face unique transportation challenges. Is the reliability of new EVs improving?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

Questions cover a variety of topics related to sustainability including energy, waste, water, transportation, diversity, and procurement. As organizations engage with the programs, they will answer a series of questions, each assigned a point value. Sustainable Pittsburgh offers Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum designation levels.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Endowment For Forestry & Communities Seeking Proposals To Promote Sustainable Change In Working Forests Bay Journal: Pennsylvania Creates 35 Secret Sanctuaries To Protect Rare Plants PennDOT Accepting Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant Applications Thru Nov. Million Penn State Extension: Help Celebrate Riparian Buffer Month In October!

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most recently in June, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee reported out the latest legislation introduced on this topic-- Senate Bill 286 -- by Sen. Read more here.] Questions should be directed to Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov or (717) 787-7565. Read more here.)

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

For the chemical recycling of plastics to continue to serve as a compliment to mechanical recycling, the companies using this process need consistent suppliers of plastic waste and they need systems for collecting and transporting that waste.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The study noted the growth rate of electricity demand is likely to continue with electrification of transportation and buildings and with the huge growth of data centers [not mentioned, but included are cryptocurrency mining operations]. Read more here. Reliability is RF’s area of expertise.

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Green Bang

MAY 11, 2017

The share of budget is expected to increase as Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Transportation Security Agency (TSA) and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) have staffng plans to add thousands more full-time employees.” Cerf titled, “Social and Ethical Behavior in the Internet of Things.”

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Green Bang

MAY 11, 2017

The share of budget is expected to increase as Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Transportation Security Agency (TSA) and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) have staffng plans to add thousands more full-time employees.” Cerf titled, “Social and Ethical Behavior in the Internet of Things.”

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The webinar presenters will explore this topic-- -- Tyson Slocum, Director of Energy Programs, Public Citizen -- Elizabeth Marx , Executive Director, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project Click Here to register and for more information. But what does this “pause” actually mean for Pennsylvania?

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Edouard Stenger

JUNE 13, 2023

After the rather distressing article from last week, I thought I would be publishing today something a bit more uplifting, something that reminds us all that, no we are not completely doomed just yet, provided we act and act swiftly. This was mentioned in an article in The Guardian. Conclusion This article may not be very original.

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

So began the ongoing, seven-decade search for the non-thermal mechanisms by which energy from the Sun is transported and dissipated to the corona. How, in other words, does energy from the heart of the Sun get transported and dissipated above the visible surface? An enduring problem. Some might say “magnetic energy”.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This shows how far we are from actually addressing the topic. Then there is the entire topic of primary vs final energy. On a similar note, the prestigious Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and its founder, Amory Lovins, say that energy conservation is the “largest, cheapest, safest, cleanest way to address” our many crises.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2022

Carbon emissions calculations take into account the carbon intensity of the fuel source type, with nuclear, solar, wind and hydro-electric being emissions-free while grid-electricity, natural gas, district steam and chilled water have various emissions factors.

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