PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

On September 12, former DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell was appointed President & CEO of PennFuture , a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to protecting public health, restoring and protecting natural resources, and moving Pennsylvania toward a clean energy future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

All across the country, coal- and gas-fired power plants are still running, still polluting, and still showing signs of staying relentlessly online. And more gas is slated to come. One critical tool for forcing that reckoning comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Will EPA use CCS or other means as the BSER?

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2021

11 Reuse Fest In Erie Providing Opportunity For Public To Donate Items For Reuse By Local Nonprofits [PaEN] -- Bloomberg Law Guest Essay: Legal Gaps Leave Fracking A Radioactive Mess -- AP: Forgotten Oil & Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals [PA Included] -- Seneca Resources And U.S.

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Natural Gas Electricity Clean Energy Politics 58

Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Also elephants, giraffes, rhinos (of the non-political variety), Cape buffalo, baboons, uninvited monkeys at lunch, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, warthogs and an unexpected (to me) penguin colony. Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. Energy prices have been much in the news over the past several months, occupying a prominent place in mainstream discussions of inflation. How then do we explain what is currently happening with energy prices?

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2023

A lot of this is the scale of funding—the two laws will spend money on climate policies at a far higher rate than any previous federal programs—but the laws will also involve the federal government more in climate policy, in a variety of ways. These changes come at a crucial time for the fight against climate change.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The quasi-judicial findings of the Commission were unprecedented in attesting to the Carbon Majors’ misrepresentation and denial of the effects of climate change, pushing the needle of accountability and challenging the political structures that have maintained climate inaction. TotalEnergies SE and TotalEnergies Electricité et Gaz France ).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Harvard law students ramp up protest against ExxonMobil climate firm Emily Holden | The Guardian | January 15, 2020 Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

prosecutors say an Israeli private investigator used hackers to steal emails from climate activists who were campaigning against American energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp. Corporation ExxonMobil Image Image Products Crude oil, Oil products, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Power generation Exxon Knew Protest - Photo credit 350.org

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 13, 2020

Although drivers historically have been unaware of how the LCFS increases gasoline prices, their familiarity with the program could change if credit prices in the bilateral market were to spike — potentially making the LCFS program politically untenable. Public Comments.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

It has therefore drafted a proposal(2)- a Delegated Regulation - which sets out screening criteria for investments in nuclear energy, effectively declaring nuclear energy part of the sustainable finance taxonomy. Summary: The expiry date on nuclear energy is baseless, arbitrary and serves no useful purpose. 31 1(a)).

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Law and Environment

MAY 12, 2023

EPA’s accompanying Fact Sheet spells out the proposed rule’s emissions reductions estimates: EPA has evaluated the emissions reductions, benefits, and costs of the proposals to limit CO 2 from the existing coal fleet and new natural gas units. SO2, and NOx – harmful air pollutants that are known to endanger public health.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 28, Republicans on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to report out bills containing a laundry list of things the natural gas industry has wanted for years and to kill the final regulations reducing carbon pollution from Pennsylvania’s power plants. Note: The U.S. Read more here.] [40

Natural Gas 90

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2010 Clean Energy 90

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

Natural Gas Production Will Be Exported -- The Center Square Guest Essay: Realizing Our Energy Potential And Ensuring Our Security - By Rep. Area Saturday In Bucks County -- City & State PA: Norfolk Southern Spent Millions On Lobbying And Political Donations In Harrisburg/Washington, D.C.,

Natural Gas 71

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The court rejected Exxon’s argument that it could withhold documents based on an accountant-client privilege under Texas law. and non-U.S. opening briefs Oct.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 9, 2023

Emission Sources : Anthropogenic methane emissions are widely associated with fossil fuel (natural gas, oil, and coal production and transportation), although the largest sources are agriculture (from livestock farming [.

Climate Change 52

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Legal Planet

MARCH 18, 2024

There’s something about the fate of a single flower that focuses the mind, but of course there are myriad tradeoffs, community impacts, and geopolitical complications that are even messier to confront when it comes to critical minerals and the energy transition. UCLA Law Professor William Boyd began Panel One with some staggering numbers.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The second-most expensive campaign in Maine history is a debate over energy infrastructure. New England Clean Energy Connect, a 145-mile-long transmission line will cut through the commercial timberlands of western Maine. Lobbying campaigns are being funded largely by rival energy groups.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

House next voting day March 18, 19, 20 -- Committee Schedule -- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 11:00: PA Utility Law Project, Public Citizen Webinar Exploring The Impact Of LNG Natural Gas Exports On PA Families.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy Politics 90

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2023

2, 3, 4 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 2:00: Shaping The Pennsylvania Clean Energy & Efficiency Workforce Future Webinar. 17 -- Penn State Extension: Solar Law Symposium Aug.

Natural Gas 88

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Clean Energy 2002 88

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2023

26 Webinar: How Community Forests Provide Critical Environmental & Societal Services, Buffer Local Heat And Moisture Swings [PaEN] -- EPA Seeking Applications For $7 Billion In Funding To Bring Residential Solar Energy To Low-Income, Disadvantaged Communities, Deadline Sept. Of Environmental Professionals 2023 Annual Conference Sept.

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Politics Clean Energy 89

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Senate next voting day October 2, 3, 4 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TUESDAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1474 (Ciresi-D-Montgomery) expanding (..)

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity Politics 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2024

Said They Will Plug 4 Shale Gas Wells DEP Found To Be Abandoned And Not Plugged In September [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - January 20 [PaEN] -- DEP: From Jan. 15 Webinar Update On Large-Scale Solar; What Is Agrivoltaics? -- PUC Hosts Feb. National- $3.08 National- $3.08

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Electricity Politics Natural Resources 94

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities -- York Dispatch Editorial: Climate Change Is Here; We Now Must Deal With It -- WITF: Why There’s An Ode To Natural Gas In The Pennsylvania Capitol Building -- WTAE: U.S.

Natural Gas 87

Natural Gas Radiation Politics 2017 87

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

On August 16, President Biden signed the new federal climate, energy and healthcare bill into law making the largest federal investment-- $375 billion-- in climate change fighting strategies, including investments in renewable energy production, tax rebates for consumers for energy efficiency and electric vehicles and more.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

To help voters determine which candidates would deliver the needed course correction, Environmental Defence and its allies in the Ontario Priorities Working Group asked each of the province’s major political parties whether – and how – they would deliver the rapid emissions reductions Ontario will need to head off climate catastrophe. .

Climate Change 63

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Rose asked Tillerson open-ended questions on a range of subjects, including climate change and national energy policy. But in nearly every instance, Rose listened politely, refrained from challenging Tillerson on the facts, and went on to his next question.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2024

Zoning Board Approves Solar Energy Facility In Luzerne County -- USDA Rural Development Invests $5.2 Million In 34 Clean Energy Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Natural Gas Industry Pushing For More Low-Income Assistance To Pay Energy Bills -- Inquirer/Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Gov.

Natural Resources 86

Natural Resources 2024 Politics Conservation 86

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

18 Webinar On New Research On Community Exposures To Oil & Gas Development & Groundwater Contamination In Beaver, Greene & Washington Counties [PaEN] -- Lock Haven Express Letter: Who Does Senator Yaw Represent? 10 -- York Dispatch: What York County Water Quality Projects Will Receive $1.8

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 13, 2022

Today, however, I’m going to focus instead on the conservative split and what it might mean for environmental law. The majority also finds no precedent for a rule of this kind in previous OSHA actions, and it views the vaccine mandate as involving “vast economic and political significance.” Let’s hope so, anyway. Download as PDF.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Click Here for the Senate Republican reaction to Energy Plan. This plan is projected to save Pennsylvania ratepayers and Pennsylvania households more than $252 million dollars in the first five years alone, lower utility bills, and create a more reliable energy industry, create more jobs, and a cleaner air – that is a win in my book.”

Clean Energy 77

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity Climate Change 77

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 78

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Recycling Conservation 78

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2022

Tries To Be World’s Swing Crude Oil Producer, A Wiser Course Would Be To Promote Clean Energy Shift As A Security Priority [“But market insiders say shareholders may seek even higher prices before bringing new flows on-stream. What’s Your Community Doing?

Natural Gas 63

Natural Gas Politics Clean Energy Conservation 63

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Contact: Laura Rigge at Irigge@pa.gov or 717-772-5159. 6 [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Council: Cultivating Connections At Rodale Institute On Organic, Restorative Farming Practices -- PA Dept. Contact: Laura Rigge at Irigge@pa.gov or 717-772-5159. Contact: Laura Rigge at Irigge@pa.gov or 717-772-5159. 23 In Western Region, Including Part Of PA; Aug.

Natural Gas 76

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2023

Shapiro Signs ‘Common Sense, Bipartisan’ State Budget Into Law -- The Center Square: Property Tax, Rend Rebate Expansion Crosses Finish Line -- Erie Times: Mail-In Ballots Can Be Requested By PA Voters -- PennLive: Pittsburgh Republican State Sen. “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

Natural Gas 70

Natural Gas Solar Power Clean Energy 2019 70

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We saw rapid implementation of landmark federal climate laws, a series of big actions on methane emissions , a deal on Colorado River water usage, and bigger-than-expected climate victories in Sacramento. Newsom recently signed a new law to improve groundwater adjudications like this one. climate movement.

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