PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

“The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub is a vehicle for environmental racism, threatening Black communities already overburdened by air and water pollution with even more harmful fossil fuel and carbon capture infrastructure," said Archbishop Marcia Dinkins, Founder and Executive Director of the Black Appalachian Coalition. "In

Fossil Fuels 112

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- T&T Compression, Inc. PA Bulletin, page 2576 ) -- Coterra Energy, Inc. PA Bulletin, page 2576 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 118 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. . Indiana County. (

Natural Gas 112

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Recycling 112

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

17 - PA Boroughs Clean Energy Community Choice Aggregation DEP Extends Deadline For Submitting Concept Papers For PA Grid Resilience Funding To Nov. 15 CEOs For Sustainability C-Suite Summit Features Practical Pathways For Businesses To Decarbonize PA Resources Council To Host Free Statewide Recycling Webinar Nov.

Natural Gas 80

Natural Gas Recycling Fossil Fuels Conservation 80

Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2022

The Pebble Partnership, the mine developer, had a different view, saying the proposal is a “giant step backward” for clean energy goals. It argues that the mine is a domestic source of minerals needed for batteries and other non-fossil fuel energy. Public comments are being accepted through July 5.

Clean Water Act 130

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

DEP issued notices of violations for the spill of residual waste and requested a written report from EQT by September 14, 2023 on how the area would be cleaned up. It was recommended Act 2 Land Recycling Program standards be used. [

Natural Gas 116

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy 116

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

Elevated conductivity levels were found in fluids outside of secondary containment in a truck off-loading area where an unknown quantity of fluid was spilled, the owner is pursuing an Act 2 Land Recycling Program cleanup. Read more here. Comitta, Sen. Santarsiero, Rep. Friel-Otten, Rep. Abney Introduce Gov.

2024 113

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 24, 2022

Additionally, it is switching its global fleet of vehicles from those that run on fossil fuels to those that are sustainable. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Nestlé is well along the path to ensuring that 800 sites in 187 countries are totally green by 2025.

2018 52

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2022

The clean energy industry is continuing to deploy significant amounts of storage to deliver a low-carbon future. Having enough energy storage in the right places will support the massive amount of renewables needed to add to the grid in the coming decades. Energy storage has big obstacles in its way.

Clean Energy 279

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Technology Technology 279

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Yaw: SB 465 Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program A Win-Win For PA’s Farmers And Local Water Quality [If passed and funded] -- ReadingE: Blue Marsh Lake Algae Blooms Unlikely To Be Sole Cause Of Philadelphia-Area Water Complaints -- Register Today For Aug. 23 - Learn About How To Protect Your Land With A Conservation Easement Webinar.

Fossil Fuels 62

Fossil Fuels Conservation Waste Natural Gas 62

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. Rooftop solar deployment, meanwhile, doesn’t require any land. times current levels by 2035.

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Electricity Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 346

A Greener Life

MAY 12, 2023

Transition quickly to renewable energy As much as 95% of West Bengal’s 10.7 gigawatts of installed power capacity comes from fossil fuels like coal. The burning of fossil fuels is the main driver of climate change.

Climate Change 52

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Warner Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the well pad located in Rush Twp., The following DEP notices were published in the September 2 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Fossil Fuels 109

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp. Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec.

Conservation 109

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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. The scale of the IPCC’s undercount shocks once applied to the EU’s “clean” energy plans. million cars to the road.

Electricity 140

Electricity Fossil Fuels Government Carbon Emissions 140

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2021

To Launch Young People Into Clean Energy Careers [PaEN] -- PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Virtual 2021 Fall Sustainability Conference Nov. To Launch Young People Into Clean Energy Careers [PaEN] -- PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Virtual 2021 Fall Sustainability Conference Nov.

Conservation 62

Conservation Fossil Fuels Recycling Climate Change 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

74 Act 2 Land Recycling Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups In 2024 So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 74 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 74 oil and gas facility site cleanups. Shale Gas Driller Withdraws 1.8

2024 109

2024 Natural Gas 2022 Recycling 109

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley E 6H Well Site: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., PA Bulletin, page 1855 ) -- Coterra Energy, Inc. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Bradford County. (

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Waste Regulations Fossil Fuels 94

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

DEP issued notices of violations for the spill of residual waste and requested a written report from EQT by September 14, 2023 on how the area would be cleaned up. It was recommended Act 2 Land Recycling Program standards be used. [

Natural Gas 117

Natural Gas 2023 Waste 2020 117

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - BRA 1HC Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Asylum Twp., PA Bulletin, page 1560 ) -- PA General Energy, LLC - Tract 293 Compressor Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan approval for the facility in McHenry Twp.,

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Waste Fossil Fuels Regulations 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The solar energy sector is big and getting bigger. That’s a really good thing given the central role we expect and need solar to play in a just transition away from fossil fuels. With solar, there are no smokestacks, no fuel extraction. Solar Panels Should Be Reused and Recycled. Here’s How.

Solar Power 263

Solar Power Fossil Fuels Electricity Technology 263

Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Mining proponents maintain that seabed minerals must be mined to support clean-energy technologies, but a report by Planet Tracker casts doubt on this claim. The ocean plastics crisis serves as a potent reminder that the recycling of materials we are already using should be prioritized over the production of virgin materials.

Ocean 85

Ocean Fossil Fuels Conservation Clean Energy 85

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

They are big opportunities for achieving a 100 percent clean energy future. Curved balsa wood, foam, or recycled plastic is added as the next layer. We’re spinning on renewable energy. Where do their raw materials come from, and when they retire can we process those materials into other useful products or recycled blades?

Wind Power 130

Wind Power Recycling Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

As the water in hydropower reservoirs drops, hydropower production is reduced, possibly increasing energy prices, or forcing some utilities to compensate for energy demands by using more fossil fuels for power generation. Higher water and energy prices disproportionately affect low-income families.

Climate Change 259

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Ok, but can’t we make clean energy from burning waste? The world is trying to get away from burning fossil fuels for energy because it’s a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Focus on increasing truly renewable, low-emission energy such as wind and solar power. Sorry, but no again.

Fossil Fuels 85

Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Waste Pollution Control 85

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It is even harder if these investments mean much less money is available to invest in the new fossil-free businesses that are ready to take off. Our money is also at risk if it is being held and invested in fossil fuel projects that must be shut down soon in order to address climate change.

2023 65

2023 Fossil Fuels Electricity Carbon Emissions 65

Legal Planet

MARCH 18, 2024

We’re in a race for lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals needed to move away from fossil fuels. Reaching the Paris agreement goals would require a quadrupling of mineral requirements for clean energy technologies by 2040,” he said. “To China Clean Energy Research Center, or CERC.

Paris Agreement 217

Paris Agreement Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Technology 217

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. Generating and storing clean energy is a lifeline for the planet’s future; burning coal, oil, and gas fossil fuels causes 75% of greenhouse gas emissions.

Renewable Energy 151

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Recycling 151

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

15 Online Discussion - Rethinking Our Connection To Fossil Fuels [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council To Host Free Statewide Recycling Webinar Nov. 15 To Celebrate America Recycles Day [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Webinar Nov. 15 To Celebrate America Recycles Day [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Webinar Nov.

Natural Gas 81

Natural Gas Recycling Conservation Waste 81

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Read more here Stifling Renewable Energy Senate Bill 284 is one of several initiatives by Republicans to artificially stifle the growth of renewable energy in Pennsylvania in favor of fossil fuels by interfering in the free market to make it more expensive or prohibit it altogether. Read more here.

Renewable Energy 75

Renewable Energy Recycling Fossil Fuels Natural Gas 75

PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2023

LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN] -- EPCAMR: PA Solar On Mined Lands Statewide Summit July 19 In State College [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Large (..)

Clean Energy 79

Clean Energy 2018 Conservation Fossil Fuels 79

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

17 RiverWatch Video Report -- TribLive: Westmoreland Commissions Asked To Oppose Underground Coal Mine. Billion Endowment -- New Planet Philadelphia Radio Program Feb. Shapiro Will Not Execute Any Inmates While He Is In Office, Calls For Repeal -- TribLive: Sen.

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy 109

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Million For Federal Clean School Bus Program Help/Interns Wanted -- WESA: PA Outdoor Corps Seeking Young Adult Crew Members -- Interns Wanted: Department Of Environmental Protection, Conservation & Natural Resources, Agriculture - Deadline Feb. PA Recycling Markets Center’s PA ReMaDE Conference Jan. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.

Natural Gas 48

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Conservation 2023 48

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Take The Agrisolar Survey To Help Identify Policy Issues, Educational Needs -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State Gets $4 Million In Federal Funding For Rural Renewable Energy Projects -- PA Solar Center Webinar Nov. 15 To Celebrate America Recycles Day [PaEN] -- CleanScapes Hosts Nov.

Conservation 108

Conservation Natural Gas Recycling Electricity 108

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

To Treat Mine Drainage In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- DEP Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants For Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention, Natural Resource Conservation Projects -- DEP PA Clean Water Academy: Releases Training On Guiding Principles Of Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn.

Natural Gas 96

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Recycling Conservation 96

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

9 Meeting [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Feb. 13 Hearing On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan For Newberry Twp.

Endangered Species Act 83

Endangered Species Act Natural Gas 2024 2023 83

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, (..)

Conservation 104

Conservation Earth Day Natural Gas Climate Change 104