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. 29 How Solar Can Save Your Business, Organization Money , Noon -- York Daily Record: Come Have A Say In Future Of New Susquehanna Riverlands State Park Feb.

Natural Gas 78

Natural Gas Clean Energy Recycling 2008 78

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

23 Webinar On Solar Energy For Municipalities And Water Authorities [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: An Artist Who Grew Up On The Streets Of Philadelphia Returns With An ‘Optimistic’ Climate Exhibit -- Natural Areas Association: Feb. Photography Contest Now Open [Chester, Lancaster Counties] Grants -- CFA, Dept.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas Recycling Climate Change Solar Power 77

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Shapiro Unveils Cap-And-Invest PA Climate Emissions Reduction Initiative To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants; Update Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards To Diversify Electric Generation, Improve Reliability [PaEN] -- Gov.

Natural Gas 75

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling 2024 75

PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- PennLive: PennLive Outdoors Reporter Marcus Schneck Honored With Posthumous Award From PA Parks & Forest Foundation -- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling (..)

Clean Energy 65

Clean Energy 2018 Conservation Fossil Fuels 65

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

OCTOBER 22, 2023

20 Program On Catalyzing Economic Development In PA's Energy Communities At Westmoreland Community College [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council, Partners Expand Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program To Pilot In Delaware County - Oct. Veno, SRBC Director Of Government Affairs -- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. Fetterman, Cong.

Natural Gas 70

Natural Gas Climate Change Clean Energy 2023 70

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

They included Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short. The Koch network, with its toxic anti-government bias, will likely cast a long shadow over Washington for years to come. Rick Scott.

Climate Change 359

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2018 359

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Since 1998, PennFuture has combined legislative advocacy and legal enforcement at the local, state, and federal levels, educational outreach, and civic engagement support for just and equitable environmental outcomes that improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians. In 2011, Kraybill purchased his first electric car, a Chevy Volt.

Climate Change 116

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2006 116

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- We Remember Sept. Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec.

Natural Gas 73

Natural Gas Climate Change Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 73

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2024

Million -- WITF - The Spark - Scott LaMar: PA Is A Leading Fossil Energy Producer, Will It Transition To Renewable Energies? -- USDA Rural Development Invests $5.8 Million In 37 Clean Energy Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: USDA Sends PA $5.2

Air Pollution 76

Air Pollution Natural Gas Conservation 2024 76

Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

The president’s executive order aims to use the US government’s procurement power to achieve “carbon pollution-free electricity” by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. The EO establishes the following policies as part of a whole-of-government strategy. By Jennifer Roy and Julie Miles.

Greenhouse 130

Greenhouse Electricity 2030 Carbon Emissions 130

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

.” -- 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 PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic US Dept.

Conservation 95

Conservation 2024 Electricity Earth Day 95

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Of Environmental Educators Oct. 3 Wildlife Conservation Science, Outdoor Recreation Curriculum , Noon to 1:00 p.m. -- Planet Philadelphia Radio: Cleaning Up Our Energy Systems, Oct. Philadelphia Energy Authority Host Solar Tour Webinar On Oct. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct. 1-2 [PaEN] -- DCNR, PA Forestry Assn.,

Fossil Fuels 79

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Climate Change Conservation 79

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

The planning process is supported by EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, which offers a unique opportunity to help state and local governments develop strategies to reduce harmful pollution and address environmental justice concerns, while building the infrastructure, industry, and competitive economy for a clean energy future.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Clean Energy Electricity Renewable Energy 92

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

With the savings, local governments can reduce taxes and schools can invest in more teachers. Fiedler was joined by labor, educational and environmental leaders. A solar renewable energy project was and continues to be that win.” Fiedler said.

Renewable Energy 76

Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 76

Cresforum

DECEMBER 21, 2023

During the 2023 National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium , Bob Stout , a Senior Fellow at the Duke Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, moderated a panel discussion on the regulatory barriers facing the transportation industry. That is a mistake,” Romanosky said.

Clean Energy 59

Clean Energy Technology Technology Electricity 59

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I Likewise, they understate the potential consequences, contend that we can easily adapt to them, and fight government efforts to curb carbon emissions and promote renewable energy.

Fossil Fuels 337

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2007 Carbon Emissions 337

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. Casey Hopes Tax Credits For Clean Energy Projects Can Boost PA’s Coal Communities -- 15 Western PA Environmental Organizations Call On Gov. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug.

Natural Gas 58

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Ozone Conservation 58

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 24, 2022

million in anticipated federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding to strengthen the statewide electric grid against extreme weather events. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding provides a significant opportunity to make Pennsylvania’s electric grid stable when the weather is not,” Ziadeh continued.

Electricity 52

Electricity Clean Energy Technology Technology 52

Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Direct pay – which is already in effect as of January 1, 2023 – allows tax-exempt entities, including local governments, to claim the value of certain clean energy and other tax credits as a cash payment, rather than as an offset to tax liability that they do not have.

Regulations 105

Regulations Renewable Energy Government Clean Energy 105

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

Limiting Methane Pollution From Wells [PaEN] -- PennVEST Makes $274 Million Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects in 22 Counties [PaEN] -- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Large Woody Material Stream Restoration Aims To Improve Stream Ecosystems In Pennsylvania -- Penn State Researchers Estimate Methane Emissions Potential Of Decommissioned (..)

2024 94

2024 Fossil Fuels Politics 2012 94

Law Columbia

MAY 20, 2024

As with many other aspects of the IRA, local governments will need to play an active role in ensuring that NCIF and CCIA funds are used to advance both their own climate goals and those of their residents and local community groups, particularly in disadvantaged communities.

Renewable Energy 67

Renewable Energy Government Clean Energy 2024 67

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

The PA Energy Summit will provide multiple opportunities to not just listen to influential politicians, producers and policy-makers about the most pressing issues affecting how we produce, distribute and use clean natural gas and electricity, but to interact with them and other participants throughout the day.

Renewable Energy 68

Renewable Energy Natural Gas Clean Energy Electricity 68

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Shapiro Unveils Cap-And-Invest PA Climate Emissions Reduction Initiative To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants; Update Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards To Diversify Electric Generation, Improve Reliability [PaEN] -- Gov. Shapiro: PA Environmental Leaders Praise Energy/Climate Plan -- Senate Republicans Reject Gov.

Politics 104

Politics Natural Gas 2024 Electricity 104

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

To increase awareness in Ontario about eco-friendly solutions like heat pumps, electric stoves, solar panels and more, Environmental Defence is launching #MyGreenFlags. links Ontario residents to information about government programs that offer financial incentives for residential retrofits. The website GreenFlags.ca

Technology 52

Technology Technology Fossil Fuels Electricity 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

During my more than two decades of federal service, I learned many things about the function of government. In addition to grants, there also are financing opportunities and tax breaks for the purchase of an electric vehicle or for building businesses and jobs. builds towards the broadest base for climate action that the U.S.

Government 214

Government 2023 Ozone 2026 214

Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The new law includes hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of investments in building clean energy infrastructure, improving the resilience of our forests and farms and taking steps toward environmental justice. The IRA includes funding to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country.

Paris Agreement 98

Paris Agreement Clean Energy Biofuels Law 98

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. Still, how does a local government tap in?

2026 116

2026 Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse 116

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- House Environmental Committee Meets May 23 To Consider Bills To Help Prevent The Routine Abandonment Of 561 Conventional Oil/Gas Wells (..)

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Clean Energy Electricity Politics 94

PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2024

Mandy Steele (D-Allegheny) [Conventional Well Industry Paid $4,400 Into Well Plugging Fund So Far In 2024] -- Courier Times Guest Essay: Natural Gas Fuels Pennsylvania’s Economy, And Our Climate Progress - By PA Chamber Of Business & Industry -- WBOY: 3 West Virginia Families Say They Abandoned Their Homes After Experiencing Medical Issues From (..)

Natural Gas 96

Natural Gas 2030 2024 Conservation 96

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 11, 2024

Government roads divided communities, sapping their economic vibrancy and depriving families of the opportunity to build generational wealth through business ownership and homeownership. Conversely, the Georgetown Climate Center has shown that, if governments continue to widen highways, they are effectively pouring gas on the fire.

Fossil Fuels 259

Fossil Fuels Government Climate Change Clean Energy 259

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Wayne County Commissioners , Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support (SEEDS) and the Clean Energy Co-op Inc. The solar project was led by the Clean Energy Co-op and nominated by SEEDS for the award. The Clean Energy Co-op Inc.

Clean Energy 57

Clean Energy 2013 2014 Technology 57

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Further, the going price of gas can be volatile and generally tracks very closely with US wholesale electricity prices, since the country grew so over-reliant on gas power plants throughout the 2010s. Last year, for the first time ever, US renewable electricity generation surpassed coal-fired electricity generation.

Fossil Fuels 199

Fossil Fuels Electricity 2014 Climate Change 199

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

Here are 126 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! -- US Dept.

Conservation 98

Conservation Earth Day Fossil Fuels 2024 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2024

PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

2024 81

2024 Recycling Conservation Waste 81

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

Now is the time for our legislators to bolster that progress, particularly given that Pennsylvania lags behind other states in offering incentives for energy and emissions reductions, and our building codes do not include the most updated standards for energy efficiency.

Carbon Emissions 95

Carbon Emissions 2030 Paris Agreement Natural Gas 95

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Climate Envoy Kerry: No Rolling Back Clean Energy Transition PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep.

Natural Gas 79

Natural Gas Earth Day Politics Fossil Fuels 79