PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

How Oil & Gas Waste Haunts Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights November Program, Activities -- Schuylkill Action Network To Hold Annual Meeting Nov. 11 -- DEP Eligible For $1.7 26 -- Sierra Club PA Hosts Oct. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 11 -- DEP Eligible For $1.7 11 -- DEP Eligible For $1.7

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 27, 2025

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept.

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

12-14; Use Your Agricultural Conservation Passport [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 12-14; Use Your Agricultural Conservation Passport [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 12-14; Use Your Agricultural Conservation Passport [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. Million In Sen.

Recycling

Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Whether it is ensuring the health of their crops, monitoring livestock, harvesting, or conserving energy, AI has advanced the productivity and in turn the environmental impact of agriculture. AI technology mitigates soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, AI is making impacts on sustainable energy generation.

Technology

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2024

But it has passed laws regulating two powerful greenhouse gases, and some other climate laws stretching back over the past five decades. I’m not including laws that simply incentivize clean energy or those that fund pure science, even though both are vitally important parts of climate policy.

Law

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

However, if the proposed elimination of federal energy tax credits goes through, the damage to our business and many of those we work with could be irreparable." Both customers and employees support our renewable energy projects, notably our patented solar and wind-powered microgrid in Harmar, PA.

Electricity

Vermont Law

OCTOBER 31, 2024

NOAA is responsible for research of the ocean and weather, conservation of the ocean, management of fisheries, and the protection of marine endangered species. For example, the DOE assembled its various agencies to tackle the energy crisis of the 1970s. Additionally, the Biden administration has invested $240 million into aquaculture.

Ocean

Physics World

JUNE 3, 2025

The US Department of Energy is also working to address this question. This includes one led by the National Renewable Energy Lab , measuring how long carbon in buried biomass remains stored under different conditions.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

-- PA’s Penncrest High School Envirothon Team From Delaware County Takes 7th Place In International NCF-Envirothon In Canada! Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. 19-21, Sept. 19-21, Sept. 19-21, Sept.

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

Several conservative-led jurisdictions have proven that supporting renewable energy doesnt mean abandoning careful money management. True conservatives care about open markets and fiscal responsibility. Not all conservative-leaning governments treat the development of renewable energy the same.

Government

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 2, 2025

This blog post takes a closer look at what we knowhighlighting national and state-level impacts on four programs that support agricultural conservation and resilience, local food systems, and rural clean energy development. million acres of working agricultural land are enrolled. With nearly $4.8

2025

Law Columbia

APRIL 8, 2025

In particular, the attorney general is to prioritize the identification of any such State laws purporting to address climate change or involving environmental, social, and governance initiatives, environmental justice, carbon or greenhouse gas emissions, and funds to collect carbon penalties or carbon taxes.

Law

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Certain strategies adopted at the local level can help ensure that new homes are built to maximize energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable energy; are resilient to the impacts of extreme weather; and offer residents easy access to non-vehicular modes of travel.

Government

Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

China will set out new goals for emission cuts by 2035 covering the entire scope of the economy, including all greenhouse gases, not just CO2 ahead of the COP30 summit, Xi said this week. Maryland says it has reached a big conservation goal six years ahead of schedule, making it the first to do so in the 30 by 30 initiative.

Fossil Fuels

Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 1, 2025

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. At Ocean Conservancy, we actively oppose these short-sighted and dangerous attempts to expand offshore oil drilling, remove environmental protections and reduce safety standards.

Ocean

Legal Planet

MAY 14, 2025

One more reason were not ready for COP30 is that only 21 countries 11% of the parties have put forward new targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions through to 2035, as required by the Paris Agreement. The federal government will no longer maintain a uniform estimate of the monetized impacts of greenhouse gas emissions, Jeffrey B.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Investment across the energy spectrum –from oil and gas and renewables to energy storage and transmission – could well increase due to growing power demand, incentives for new supply, and permitting reforms, extending existing trends from the past four years. Renewable Energy Vs. Fossil Fuels Renewables or fossil fuels?

2025

Legal Planet

APRIL 10, 2025

This week saw a flurry of stories at the intersection of federal actions, tariff policy, and rule of law concerns How Trumps on-again, off-again tariff threats will raise the costs of building renewable energy projects in the U.S. Politicos Climate California took a look at how its affecting EVs.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

18-19 In State College, Online [PaEN] -- TribLive: Sustainability Focus Of Spruced-Up Courtyard At Middle School In Lower Burrell -- Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Becomes Accredited Arboretum In Philadelphia -- NextPittsburgh: Chatham University, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Partner To Enhance Shadyside Campus Arboretum -- US Dept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

And if you want to get out of RGGI [Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative], come to the table and work on this with us." The Lightning Plan will supercharge energy development in the Commonwealth, positioning Pennsylvania to lead the way in clean, reliable, and affordable energy for years to come. Peter Schweyer.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Of Agriculture, Land O'Lakes Farmer Cooperative, National Hemp Assn. 6 Hearing, Dec. 5 Business Meeting Schuylkill Action Network To Hold Annual Meeting Nov. 6 Hearing, Dec. 5 Business Meeting Schuylkill Action Network To Hold Annual Meeting Nov. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here!

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 24, 2025

Danger season is here, and US taxpayers are facing double jeopardy thanks to a reckless and inhumane Congressional budget bill that hands billions of dollars to the oil and gas industry as it worsens the impact of climate change by withdrawing support for renewable energies and government mitigation programs.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2025

Shapiros offer to work on legislation to make the electric grid more reliable, diversify Pennsylvanias energy generation, lower energy costs for ratepayers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year Senate Republicans uniformly rejected Gov. Read more here. In response, Gov. Now is a time for real action.

Electricity

Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

As you can see there are tax credits and subsidies for electric vehicles, renewable energy, nuclear energy, transmission, hydrogen, air pollution reduction, energy infrastructure, climate resilience, rural development, residential buildings, etc. Historically, these estimates have tended to be conservative (i.e.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

AUGUST 16, 2021

Elder, a conservative talk radio host, is probably the leading Republican candidate at this point. Faulconer has taken credit for the passage of the city’s 2015 Climate Action Plan, which requires the city to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035. He seems to favor renewable energy. ” Larry Elder.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2023

That statute authorizes the state’s oil and gas supervisor–rebranded in recent years as the Department of Conservation’s more benign-sounding Geologic Energy Management Division–to permit drilling of new oil and gas wells and to use fracking technology in the operation of existing wells.

Law

Ocean Conservancy

MAY 31, 2022

Selling new offshore leases to oil companies would have set the stage for more risky drilling and more greenhouse gas emissions—but would have done nothing to alleviate high gas prices. Ocean Conservancy applauds this decision. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Never miss an update. Enter Your Email.loading.

Ocean

Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions now, as Dr. Sarah Cooley , Ocean Conservancy’s director of climate science, emphasized when addressing a COP27 session. degrees Celsius. While not new, this remains a critically important commitment.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022.

Greenhouse

Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. These tiny organisms perform a critically important service for the climate: like trees, they uptake carbon, helping the ocean absorb one third of our greenhouse gas emissions. The post Plastic Pollution is like a Slow-Motion Oil Spill appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

On April 19, the Brandywine Conservancy is excited to launch a new Climate Resiliency Initiative to help local municipalities and landowners proactively address climate change in their communities. We're thankful for the expert guidance the Conservancy has provided in this endeavor.” President of Malvern Borough Council.

Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. 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. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Going The RIGHT WAY: -- 35 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA -- 4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA [PaEN] -- 3,190 New Stories In 2022 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership [PaEN] [Posted: December 31, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Conservation

Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Environmental groups are split: the Conservation Law Foundation supports it, but the Natural Resources Council of Maine opposes it. The post Mainers Opposing Clean Renewable Energy? This is a project that will have significant long-term environmental and economic benefits. Stay tuned. What’s Wrong? appeared first on ACOEL.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program [PaEN] -- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

Closer attention was apparently paid to voices such as Chevron’s board of directors, which said in its 2023 proxy statement that “reducing Chevron’s absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions is not in stockholders’ interests, nor should it be Chevron’s responsibility.”

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Shared Energy Manager Program helps local governments and municipalities hire experts from an engineering services firm, who evaluate and assist with implementation of energy savings, sustainability/resiliency, and renewable energy installation projects.

Government