PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

The purpose of ECOS is to improve the capability of state environmental agencies and their leaders to protect and improve human health and the environment of the United States Federal Funding Cuts, Freeze -- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Millions In Trout Unlimited Watershed Projects Improve The Environment, Local Economies Across The US; Federal (..)

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

1 At The Southeast Agricultural Research Farm In Centre County [PaEN] -- Lehigh Valleys Wildlands Conservancy Highlights April Educational Programs; Tree Planting; Hikes; Summer Camps -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Its Spring! Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program [PaEN] -- TribLive: Plum School District Working To Cover Costs Of Adding Electric Buses To Fleet -- WHYY: Philly Property Owners Could Soon Face Fines If Their Electric Vehicle Chargers Don’t Work Help Wanted -- Sustainable Pittsburgh Executive Director Joylette Portlock, Ph.D 22 , 1:00 p.m.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 22, 2025

This season also marks the first time in PJM’s annual assessment, however, that available generation capacity may fall short of required reserves in an extreme planning scenario that would result in an all-time PJM peak load of more than 166,000 MW. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

Despite assurances from the current administration that federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation for the clean-up of AMD and other conservation projects will continue, as of now virtually none of it has been dispersed; federal reimbursements for projects are months behind.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Majority Chair House Environmental & Natural Resources Committee [ PDF of Article ] -- PennLive Letter: Where Did $100 Million In State Conservation Funds Go? - Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Canadian Bitfarms Cryptocurrency Mining Co.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

[PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful Celebrating 35 Years Of Supporting Community Improvement Across Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- WGAL: Sara Mueller Has A Passion For Outdoors, Educating Next Generation At Wildlife Leadership Academy -- PA Wilds Accepting Nominations For PA Wilds Champions Until April 7; Awards Celebration July 24 -- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Million To Allegheny Electric Cooperative Under Rural Energy Programs [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: We Must Build On, Not Kill, Clean Energy Momentum - by Adam Forgie, Mayor, Turtle Creek Borough -- DCED Begins Accepting Applications For PA Solar For Schools Grants Nov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 27, 2025

Clean Energy, Environmental Defense Fund. Pennsylvania has a better path forward – harnessing its abundant clean energy resources to cut energy bills, create good jobs and improve people’s health.”

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

EPA is reconsidering these regulations to ensure they do not prevent America from unleashing energy dominance and continuing our trajectory as a leader in clean energy and emissions reductions.

Regulations

Legal Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

That’s going to important until the energy system has been completely cleaned up. But energy conservation is important for reasons that go beyond the direct effect on emissions. Before I get to the reasons, I need to explain what I mean by energy conservation and why it’s different than energy efficiency.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. The grid needs electricity most during extreme temperatures so that we can all stay reasonably cool during sweltering heat waves and reasonably warm during frigid cold winter storms.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Yaw Touts New $154 Million Agriculture Conservation Program In Lycoming County -- Registration Open!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

20 Lecture, Book Signing Event For Cradle Of Conservation, An Environmental History of Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- DCNR: Study Finds Northcentral Regional ATV Trail Connector Generates $23.5 Million In Base Grant In 2023] -- Sen. 28 to Oct. 7 EarthTalk On Sustainable Aviation Fuel And The Policies Impacting Its Development.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2024

12 Webinar On Project Management For Agricultural Conservation Call For Presentations: Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River March 29 PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Oct. 1 USDA Announces Investment Of $24 Million In 112 Clean Energy Projects In PA; $20.5

Toxic Substances Control Act

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

For wind and solar energy to be available irrespective of weather conditions, they must be combined with storage systems that make electricity available anytime, especially during peak demand periods. . National Renewable Energy Laboratory notes, storage can take many forms , including: using batteries. As the U.S. The Path Forward .

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2024

Million; Puts Hole In State, Local Budgets IRRC Approves Final Revised PUC Regulations Strengthening Rules For Intrastate Hazardous Liquids Pipelines; Gas Pipelines Fined Over $71 Million, Have Worst Compliance Record Of Any Industry, Including Criminal Charges DEP To Hold July 2 Virtual Hearing On PA General Energy Project To Construct 3.7

Conservation

Energy and Climate Law

OCTOBER 22, 2020

By Ceciel Nieuwenhout, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability; Lead Author of WP 1 T1.2 Report to the H2020 POCITYF-project A substantial part of energy in the EU is consumed by households , for powering electric appliances and for heating and cooling. Three layers can be discerned.

Electricity

Legal Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

The clean-energy transition that is one focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will require big changes in our electric grid. The high-voltage wires must be well insulated, kept cool, and set at a safe distance from any people or obstacles. The IRA also provides $9.7

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2022

Million Fine Against U.S.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Available Via Zoom -- WESA: Contest Asks PA Kids To Create Art About Tick Bite Prevention -- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN] -- Erie News Now: U.S.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 13, 2023

. -- Help Wanted: Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds - Executive Director - John Dawes Retiring [PaEN] -- Bay Journal: Satellites, Drones, Special Cameras Join The Fight Against Methane/VOC Pollution From Oil/Gas Wells, Petrochemical Plants, Landfills, Coal Mines In Pennsylvania - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN] -- Environmental Health (..)

Natural Gas

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

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2575 ) -- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing LLC - 860 Unit Cooling Tower & Point Breeze South Yard: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum to meet Statewide Health Standards for a project located at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Indiana County. (

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire February 14 PA Environment Digest 50 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 Gov. Wolf Announced PA Received The Initial $244.9

Conservation

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

“Job-killing regulations” is a longtime conservative meme. That attack has now been joined by the claim that major new spending for clean energy is overheating the economy. In fact, we might need even stricter environmental regulations to help cool the economy and cut inflation. billion to $197.4

Cooling

PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2024

Farmer -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Highlights Youth Conservation Corps 50-Mile Paddling Perki-Bay Expedition In New Video [PaEN] -- Sen. 14 Hearing [If Requested] On Title V Air Quality Permit For Gas-fired Hummel Station Power Plant In Snyder County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Aug.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2023

The more recent Winter Storm Elliott which brought another severe and sudden cold snap- along with urgent calls for conservation -to our region during Christmas weekend is the latest example of extreme weather affecting the grid. Click Here for a copy of the PUC’s written testimony.

Natural Gas

Columbia Climate Law

JULY 9, 2015

4] This system promotes the principles of affordability and conservation by reducing the financial burden on low volume users of electricity and discouraging high volume users from wasting electricity. Understandably, there are concerns that tier flattening does not adequately incentivize efficient use of energy.

Electricity

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

This is far from the widely touted goal of 100 percent electricity from renewables, and much further from the goal of 100 percent of energy , which includes fuels used for transportation, heating and cooling, and would amount to two to three times more electricity than required today. [17]

2021

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This means that for an indefinite amount of time—depending on the cause of the outage —a home can go without electricity for lighting, heating, cooling and other needs that people depend on every day. Lastly, this household took steps to make sure it conserves as much of that harnessed power as possible by making the home energy efficient.

Carbon Monoxide

PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2024

Million Grant To The Energy Innovation Center Institute In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- WHYY: As Sea Levels Rise, Philly, Camden At Risk Of Being Inundated With Raw Sewage, Study Finds -- WHYY: Philadelphians Missing Out On Flood Insurance Discounts, The City Could Cash In Next Year -- Scranton Times: Scranton Nears $2.7

Conservation

Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. However, there is no air conditioner to help cool down the ocean. The post Record-Breaking Ocean Temperatures appeared first on Ocean Conservancy. Join us in protecting our global ocean.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2024

Related Articles - Watersheds: -- State Conservation Commission Starts Accepting Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credit Applications Aug. 1 [PaEN] -- DCNR Virtual Grant Workshop For Recreation, Conservation Projects Set For Nov. 26-27 In Bethlehem; Delaware Conservation Fund Symposium Sept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2024

Fiedler: PA School Superintendents Voice Support For Solar For Schools Legislation -- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Is A Solar Electric Systems A Good Fit For Me? Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. 11-13 In State College [PaEN] -- State Farmland Preservation Program Invests $9.8

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2024

11-13 In State College [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlights Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Women And Their Woods Educational Retreat Sept. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. 15-18 [PaEN] Programs/Information -- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education: Take A Deep Breath And Dive Into Summer!

Recycling