PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2021

Of Agriculture: Secretary To Tour Urban Gardens Building Resilient Communities -- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug. Of Agriculture: Secretary To Tour Urban Gardens Building Resilient Communities -- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

Regulations 52

Regulations Clean Energy 2030 Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Worse than that, it might end up misdirecting the world’s clean energy efforts into dirtier than appreciated energy technologies because of the country’s ongoing dependence on coal-fired energy. Basic reasoning suggests the manufacturing shift must have added to solar’s carbon intensity. million cars to the road.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Offshore wind turbines also have a relatively small footprint and are able to use much larger turbines than land-based projects.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

These new protections will include updates to power plant standards on carbon emissions , mercury pollution , and toxic coal ash pollution , just to name a few. The models also show those plants operating very infrequently in the future, and that further, alternatives to these gas plants exist and more alternatives may be coming.

Fossil Fuels 217

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Energy Information Administration (EIA) households that primarily use natural gas for space heating will spend an average of 30 percent more on heating this winter than last year. for example, our natural gas system is very price responsive, so nobody drilled when prices were so low. On top of that, the U.S.

Clean Energy 83

Clean Energy Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity 83

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2024

A polluting fossil-fueled energy agenda Unsurprisingly, Project 2025 also pushes for more fossil fuels, with statements like ‘ Affirm an “all of the above” energy policy…’ and ‘Support repeal of massive spending bills like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).’ Within the U.S.,

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Shapiro And The Shale Gas Company CNX -- TribLive: Many West Deer Residents Calling For More Stringent Regulations On Shale Gas Drilling In Allegheny County -- TribLive: Indiana Twp. Rezoning Would Accommodate Fracking Off Route 910 In Westmoreland County -- TribLive: Natural Gas Well Fracking Plans On Hold In Indiana Twp.

Natural Gas 61

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2024 Electricity 61

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

StreamWatch Volunteer Training May 20 In Monroe County [PaEN] -- CBF: Proposed Settlement Of Lawsuit Against EPA For Failing To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Meeting Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals Focuses On Actions In 7 PA Counties [PaEN] -- New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, (..)

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Conservation Earth Day Natural Gas Climate Change 93

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

On June 7, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held its third information session on carbon capture technology and covered its job potential, how it could help reach a net-zero carbon emissions goal and the environmental and other impacts and risks. So it's important that we be mindful of all of that.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

During Climate Week, we’re lifting up the dozens of bills and solutions proposed by Climate Caucus members that would help Pennsylvania advance environmental justice, hold polluters accountable, invest in innovation around clean energy technologies, and build resilient communities that can withstand the impacts of climate change.”

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Energy Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2023

When It Comes To PA Senate’s Vote Changing DEP’s Name, It Accomplishes Nothing - By Joseph Powers, Former DEP Acting Secretary, Executive Deputy -- TribLive Editorial: ‘Protection’ Still Core Of DEP’s Job -- DEP Posts Solicitation For Bids To Plug 23 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Injection Wells Owned By ARG Resources, Inc.

Conservation 94

Conservation Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 94

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

The elimination of coal-fired power plants and increased use of natural gas in power generation has led to historic emissions and air pollutant reductions equaling $450 billion to $1.04 trillion in public health benefits for Pennsylvanians, according to a Marcellus Shale [Gas] Coalition analysis. billion in NOx and $445.1

Natural Gas 105

Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 2005 Air Pollution 105

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

Yaw Statement On Virginia Withdrawal From RGGI -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Republican Lawmakers Hopeful After Virginia Rejects RGGI Carbon Pricing -- EnergyWire: PA Coal Plants Keep Closing, Does The State Need Carbon Trading? From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

Natural Gas 66

Natural Gas Climate Change 2023 Conservation 66

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Allegheny County; Private Gas Well, Propane Found And Secured -- Post-Gazette: 2 Killed In An ‘Absolutely Extreme’ Home Explosion In Crescent Twp.,

Natural Gas 72

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 2024 72

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Suburban Philadelphia Firm Bets On New Technology to Store Solar Power 24/7 -- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% 12 to Nov.

Conservation 62

Conservation Waste Climate Change Solar Power 62

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Today’s choice to pass the most ambitious and transformative climate and clean energy investments in our nation’s history will reverberate throughout the generations that follow, making our air purer, our communities safer, our economy stronger, and our families and neighbors healthier. It is time for serious, historic climate action.

Clean Energy 40

Clean Energy Climate Change Conservation Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Air -- Olympus Energy Shale Gas Driller Expresses Fear Municipalities Will Use Their DEP Compliance Record With Hundreds Of Violations To Help Make Local Land Use Decisions On Oil & Gas Infrastructure Projects [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines Targeted By Proposed Federal Rule -- TribLive: Upgrades (..)

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Conservation Electricity 62

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

THURSDAY 10:00: Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Task Force hearing on LNG terminal proposal in Philadelphia. THURSDAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider Final Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil and Gas Operations. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Natural Gas 95

Natural Gas Earth Day Conservation Carbon Emissions 95

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This bill was Tabled in the Senate. -- Expanding C-PACE Program: Senate Bill 635 (Yudichak-I-Luzerne) which expands the Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program-- C-PACE-- to include multifamily buildings, indoor air improvements and resiliency measures. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

2021 57

2021 Renewable Energy Regulations Clean Energy 57

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2021

1 Virtual Board Of Education Committee Meeting On State Environment & Ecology & Agriculture Education Standard s [PaEN] -- PA Supreme Court: UGI Can Be Held Liable For Taking Natural Gas Rights Around A Tioga County Natural Gas Storage Field To Form A Proposed 3,000 Acre Buffer [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Webinar: Dec.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas 2021 Electricity Politics 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Energy Information Administration (EIA)-- -- Natural Gas: Pennsylvania’s marketed natural gas production, primarily from the Marcellus Shale, reached a record 7.6 So it seems to me, and I love it when people say, oh, well by 2035 we're going to have totally clean energy. What's the backup?

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Nuclear Power Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy 91

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2021

None of these bills moved out of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee or the House Consumer Affairs Committee. -- Clean Vehicle Infrastructure : Senate Bill 435 (Mensch-R-Montgomery) encouraging the development of clean transportation infrastructure to support electric, natural gas and hydrogen vehicles.

2022 72

2022 Renewable Energy Regulations Clean Energy 72

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2021

Billion Meant For Conservation -- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day Warning For Friday, Aug. ArtsQuest Center At Steel Stacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 19 - Biodiversity Jam [PaEN] -- Governor’s Office: Publishes Latest Catalog Of Nonregulatory Documents [PaEN] -- PA Bulletin: Dept.

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels Pollution Control 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 39, 30 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP: 86% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Waste Disposal, Production (..)

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Carbon Emissions 2024 Conservation 93

Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Citizens for Clean Energy v. Circuit Decision on Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. Department of the Interior , No.

2021 42

2021 Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Climate Change 42

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. States and Coal Company Sought Review of D.C.

2021 40

2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 21, 2022

Steel, Equinor, Shell To Explore PA-OH-WV Regional Clean Energy Hub To Create New Jobs, Stimulate Economic Growth, Reduce Carbon Emissions -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why Shell, U.S. Million Push To Save 208 Acres Of Crebilly Farm In Westtown Twp.,

Conservation 62

Conservation Climate Change Clean Energy Law 62

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Read more here. -- Bill Killing Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants: Senate Bill 119 (Pittman-R-Indiana) would kill the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Click Here for the Senate Republican Accomplishments Report.

Regulations 66

Regulations Clean Energy Greenhouse Carbon Emissions 66

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

They also worry that the injections could touch off small earthquakes, similar to those that were triggered in Ohio and Texas by underground injections of wastewater from natural gas and oil drilling. Before natural gas is burned, hydrogen and CO2 can be separated out.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from three facilities in Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas. Finally, the court found that DOE adequately considered distributional impacts in its evaluation of “public interest” under the Natural Gas Act. Department of Energy , Nos.

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2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

Key provisions include-- -- Clean Energy Investments: $30 billion for solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, geothermal plants and advanced nuclear reactors, including tax credits over 10 years. Senate Climate, Energy and Healthcare bill-- “With today’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by the U.S.

Clean Energy 52

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Climate Change Air Pollution 52

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

-- Natural Lands, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Host Feb. Mensch Introduces Bill To Encourage Development Of Clean Vehicle Infrastructure- Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen -- 35 Senate, House Democrats Urge Gov. Rural Communities On The Front Lines Of Solar's Growth -- Sen.

Conservation 62

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 62

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2021

13 On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County [PaEN] -- DEP Acted On 781 Permit Applications - 88% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,298 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week -- Independent Conservancy Hosts Last Waste Tire Collection Event In Beaver County Oct.

Sea Level 62

Sea Level Natural Gas Climate Change Carbon Emissions 62

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. -- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN] -- Clean Air Council Celebrates Joseph Minott's 40 Year Commitment To Leading The Council, And To The Environment [PaEN] -- Public Herald: Sen.

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Natural Gas Nuclear Power Politics Carbon Emissions 62