PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership is accepting nominations for the Third Annual Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award , given for conservation work in environmental justice communities in Pennsylvania. The deadline for nominations is September 30. To learn more about Mira Lloyd Dock, visit the PA Conservation Heritage website.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

In public meetings hosted by the Georgian Environmental Protection Division (EPD), no resident has voiced support for the mine, Georgia Public Broadcasting reports. Today the waters cool the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Concerns are growing that the mine would also negatively impact the nearby St.

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Capaccio

MARCH 30, 2021

The legislation also authorizes EEA to establish emissions limits every five years for at least six sectors of the Massachusetts economy—electric power; transportation; commercial and industrial heating and cooling; residential heating and cooling; industrial processes; and natural gas distribution and service.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania Senate next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule House next voting day October 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Effective Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency’s Mid-Atlantic Region and the U.S. On April 5, the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring seven ENERGY STAR partners in Pennsylvania for their outstanding leadership in promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

These tributaries are designated as “High Quality-Cold Water Fisheries” by the Department of Environmental Protection. These cool, clear streams support aquatic life and help contribute to safe drinking water for everyone in the watershed.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This past summer was relatively cool and stormy, which limited the loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic. What’s more, despite the relatively cool temperatures this summer, this year’s Arctic sea ice contained some of the lowest amounts of multiyear sea ice ever recorded. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

On June 1, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded over $1 million in Environmental Education Grants to 73 projects that will engage youth and adults in improving water quality and climate change resiliency in their communities. Fifty-five projects will serve environmental justice communities.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2021

Increases in storm intensities, rainfall, and record heat events have impacted Pennsylvania over the past decades, with this rising trend expected to continue according to climate reports from the departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. Read more here. “It

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Natural gas cryogenic plants take natural gas and cool it to sub-zero temperatures-- minus 120 degrees Fahrenheit-- in order to condense and separate out liquids like butane, ethane and propane from the gas. on Christmas morning in Smith Township, Washington County. The whole family is scared. The peace is gone,” Duran said.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 18, 2024

Since their home is entirely reliant on electric—including heating, cooling, laundry and cooking—Alysia’s dad suggested getting their home evaluated for solar panels. According to a calculator made available by the Environmental Protection Agency, that is enough power to charge a smart phone 887,076 times.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

On February 11, Jon Hurdle of Inside Climate News reported the Department of Environmental Protection took nine days to inspect the Energy Transfer Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant in Washington County after an explosion and fire on Christmas Day. hours on Christmas Day. hours on Christmas Day.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

On April 3 and 6, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a total of three more Air Quality notices of violation to the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County. Shell's Air Quality Permit does not allow visible emissions for more than five minutes during any two consecutive hours. Click Here for a copy of the violation.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

The cooling down process, however, took a month and the radioactive plant would take years to decontaminate. Gerusky , the late Director of the Bureau of Radiation Protection at the then-Department of Environmental Resources on March 28, 1979, and who was in charge of the state’s technical response to the accident; and - - James M.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 31, 2022

And while natural grass has a cooling effect, artificial turf absorbs heat and can become dangerously hot. Support the reform of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) to ensure that proof of harm rests on manufacturers and not the public. that remain on the surface. Image by Peter Burdon/Unsplash.com.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 13 PA Bulletin it has received and is reviewing the Act 2 Land Recycling Final Report by Equitrans on the cleanup of soil around the conventional gas well that failed and resulted in the uncontrolled venting of 1.1 PA Bulletin, page 213 ) Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The tree part came more into focus with living in an urban setting and realizing the extent to which trees can cool and really change the feel of a neighborhood which is largely brick, concrete and macadam,” Yoder-Bontrager said.

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HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

This balance describes how much energy is being reflected back into space versus how much is being absorbed by our atmosphere; a positive change in the balance indicates that we’re taking more energy in (net warming) and a negative balance indicates that we’re reflecting more energy out (net cooling). link] US Environmental Protection Agency.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The lake was created in 1971 by damming a creek of the same name — to provide cooling water for the nearby coal-powered power plant, then owned by Pennsylvania Power and Light, now widely known as PPL. It shows him at age 5, in a catcher’s crouch next to a bucket, staring at a fishing pole on the shore of the preserve’s Lake Chillisquaque.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The buffer also provides shade to keep the water cool for fish, enhances the natural beauty of Gallagher Run, St. This fall, WPC staff will plant edible and decorative shrubs along the stream to create a riparian buffer, which filters pollutants from runoff to clean the water.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2022

On March 9, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the Green Energy Loan Fund has reached a milestone of $30 million invested in low-interest loans for high-impact energy efficiency projects on commercial properties. DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell made the announcement at an event with leaders from the Leon H.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The plan has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), making its implementation eligible for federal funding through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Natural gas cryogenic plants take natural gas and cool it to sub-zero temperatures-- minus 120 degrees Fahrenheit-- in order to condense and separate out liquids like butane, ethane and propane from the gas. Written by David Hess, Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection. Here’s a recent example.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The regulations mandate that buildings will be required to benchmark energy use utilizing the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

ARRI is a joint effort between OSMRE, state agencies including the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), industry partners, environmental organizations, academia, and landowners. After a site has been chosen, the goal is to try to get a blank slate on the vegetation to start over.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), if you leave your car at home for two days a week, you reduce your greenhouse gas emissions by over. on cooling and heating costs. And when you get home, you won’t need to use more energy to cool or warm your house as many people misconceive. 33 percent discount.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What about the cost of energy for heating and cooling? The SCC has for more than a decade been a battleground between those who want to accelerate efforts to fight climate change and those more concerned about protecting their industries from additional cost burdens and regulations imposed by the federal government.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2012

Moreno On March 7, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the Federal Register a proposed NPDES general permit for discharges from oil and gas facilities in the western and central portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (the “proposed permit”). By Carlos J. See 77 Fed. 13601 (Mar.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Moreno On October 1st, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the final NPDES general permit for discharges from oil and gas facilities in the western and central portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (the “final permit”). By Robert E. Holden and Carlos J.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

The cooling down process, however, took a month and the radioactive plant would take years to decontaminate. Gerusky , the late Director of the Bureau of Radiation Protection at the then-Department of Environmental Resources on March 28, 1979, and who was in charge of the state’s technical response to the accident; and - - James M.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the 13 schools, businesses and community organization winners of the 2021 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. A surge tank was installed to collect stormwater runoff from three acres of roof space; the water supplements cooling tower water.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2024

On April 10, the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority , supported by the Department of Environmental Protection, launched the Keystone Energy Efficiency Program (KEEP) Home Energy Loan Program , a new consumer loan program designed to assist Pennsylvania homeowners in reducing their energy costs.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

The National Development and Reform Commission’s Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection said in a statement that energy intensity increased 9.5% Wind and solar power can provide green electricity for those facilities, while the low local temperatures can help with cooling requirements.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Fossil fuel power plant owners are facing increased accountability for their air and water pollution, including from a new round of environmental and public health protections that are being rolled out by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

Applications were evaluated for their degree of environmental protection, innovation, partnership, economic impact, consideration of climate change, sustainability, and environmental justice, as well as outcomes achieved. Each of the projects awarded this year will leave a positive lasting legacy for Pennsylvania.”

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

The third item I wanted to talk about was with respect to the reception that people get from the Department of Environmental Protection ,” said Johnson. “It It is extremely disturbing for residents to interact with government officials who are supposed to be protecting them, who disrespect them and mock them. “I

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defined maximum daily levels for pollution entering the bay and put the region on a “pollution diet” to clean the waters. He notes that filtering is just one benefit; buffers also stabilize land, restore soils, cool water, and add woody debris and leaf litter to stream ecosystems.

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