PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2023

Natural Gas Is An Intermittent Generator Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware) noted the PUC’s testimony said natural gas provides 53% of elected generation in Pennsylvania in 2021, nuclear power 33%, coal just 12% and renewables and other sources the remainder. The issues were actually at the wellhead. “It

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

On December 12, the Ohio River Valley Institute released a new report showing an energy decarbonizing strategy based on zero emissions resources, energy efficiency and increased electrification is 13 percent less costly than a strategy based on hydrogen/natural gas and carbon capture in 10-county Southwest Pennsylvania area.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 18, 2024

Buildings use electricity and natural gas for heating, cooling, ventilating, water heating, lighting, and to power appliances and electronic devices. Read the full story from Drawdown Georgia. Energy-efficient retrofits are an important climate solution for Georgia.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In an attempt to expand its “natural” gas infrastructure across Ontario, Enbridge Gas is telling residents that gas is the cheapest way to heat their homes. Today, we filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau over Enbridge Gas’ deceptive marketing. But Enbridge Gas does not want you to know that.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 10, 2024

In an attempt to expand its “natural” gas infrastructure across Ontario, Enbridge Gas is telling residents that gas is the cheapest way to heat their homes. Today, we filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau over Enbridge Gas’ deceptive marketing. But Enbridge Gas does not want you to know that.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. More specifically, the purported ability of gas plants to be available at all times to generate electricity, particularly when the grid needs it most, is increasingly under scrutiny.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2023

Crew Does Newburg Stream Work; Needs Permit -- GridPhilly.com: At Former Philadelphia Refinery, Pollution Concerns Persist Under The Surface -- Delaware County’s 2nd Annual Sustainability Conference June 8 , Widener University, Chester, 8:00 a.m.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2575 ) -- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing LLC - 860 Unit Cooling Tower & Point Breeze South Yard: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum to meet Statewide Health Standards for a project located at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Indiana County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2023

Natural Gas Drops 7% To 3-Week Low On Milder Weather Forecasts PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Scranton Times Editorial: PA Lawmakers Prove Bigger Isn’t Better -- PA Gaming Control Board Reports February Gaming Revenue Up 22% Over Feb.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Because today, virtually all hydrogen produced comes from natural gas. From a climate perspective, hydrogen’s reliance on natural gas as a source means massive emissions upstream of the truck thanks to fugitive methane emissions. Why is that? The story isn’t dramatically improved in the future, either.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 10, 2024

The complaint was initially limited to marketing materials aimed at areas where Enbridge is expanding its natural gas pipeline network. million customers in Ontario claiming that natural gas is the most affordable option on the market, which is not true. “I It’s shameful and should be brought to a stop.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Unfortunately, the very source of the TVA’s grid failure during Winter Storm Elliott in the winter of 2022 is the same source of energy that the TVA is now doubling down on : gas. Note: “Natural gas” is an industry misnomer; UCS considers methane, fossil gas, and gas to be much more appropriate terms for this energy source.)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Hamm, Flick Address Concerns In Legislature, Including Extending Safety Zones Around Natural Gas Infrastructure -- Williamsport Sun: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - Donate To Your Favorite Team By June 19 [PaEN] -- DEP/EPA AirNOW Forecasts Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 9 Across PA -- TribLive: Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Issued For Region -- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: What The Wildfires Teach Us - We Might Not Survive Our Own Climate Foolishness, (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- PJM This Week Sends Penalty Assessments Of Up To $2 Billion To Electric Generators That Failed To Perform During December’s Winter Storm Elliot; Natural Gas Power Plants Had 63% Of Outages [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As (..)

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The organizations assert the company is falsely claiming that gas is the most cost-effective way to heat homes. In reality, a typical customer in a gas expansion area could spend over $10,000 more if they choose to use gas instead of installing a high-efficiency electric heat pump (over the lifetime of the equipment).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just how bad is fossil “natural” gas? And, as it turns out, the infrastructure used to produce, store, distribute, transmit, and burn gas leaks like a sieve , making gas as bad as coal for the climate. Its primary component is methane.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

Electric Heat pumps Instead of using “natural” gas furnaces to heat our homes (remember: natural gas is mostly methane, a highly potent climate pollutant), heat pumps (which run on electricity) are a much better option. Let’s see what that same amount of money can do if spent on actual climate solutions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Sensinger Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to the Statewide Health Standards at the well pad located in Franklin Twp., Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Bradford County. (

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Legal Planet

JULY 18, 2023

We are talking about steel plants, cement plants, refineries, power plants (coal and natural gas fired), and other large manufacturing operations that use a lot of energy. Will cement, steel, and power plants really be shuttered more quickly because they are emitting carbon than they would be if they are capturing the carbon?

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Take for example Ontario’s plans to expand gas infrastructure into rural and northern communities and build more gas plants. Instead of ramping up fossil gas (aka natural gas) consumption, we need to bring it down. The gas subsidy alone amounts to $26,000 per home! BONUS – COOL TECH ALERT!

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Due to the heat challenges in the Gulf, extensive air conditioning systems have been required to keep the stadiums cool. Qatar is one of the world’s largest natural gas exporters. The energy and money spent on hosting a World Cup in Qatar have been unprecedented. The official estimates are that the Qatar World Cup will emit 3.6

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Natural CO2 refrigeration at the ice rinks to 100% renewables-powered venues are just some of the technologies implemented. Cooling ice rinks. For the first time at any Olympics, China is using CO2, collected from industrial waste gases, to cool ice rinks in its four ice sports venues.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 9, 2021

Instead, even after the subsidy, customers will need to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket to switch to gas furnaces, and will lose out on new federal rebates for clean heating and cooling systems. But the answer is not to waste public dollars to build expensive gas pipelines that will exacerbate climate change for decades.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

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Natural Gas Cooling 2023 Conservation 82

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Fossil gas (misleadingly marketed as natural gas) is one of the main contributors to global warming. They also gave testimony about how their heat pump has saved them thousands of dollars in heating and cooling bills in the last year and vouched for its efficiency during extreme cold weather.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

The EPA raises concerns over the climate impact of a proposed Wisconsin natural gas plant. New York’s cooling assistance program ran out of funding in the weeks leading up to a heat wave. Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety searches for the source of a petroleum spill into Minneapolis sewers.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 3862 ) Air Quality Permits -- Hamilton Liberty LLC - Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on proposed renewal of a Title V Air Quality Operating Permit for the facility located in Asylum Twp., PA Bulletin, page 3894 ) NPDES Stormwater Permits -- National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

Retrofits, including weatherization, lighting and appliance upgrades, and high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment, can save families more money. Many buildings in Chicago use natural gas—methane—to run furnaces, boilers, hot water heaters and cooking stoves. Building Decarbonization.

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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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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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Enviromental Defense

MAY 14, 2024

For example: Water consumption: The equipment used to capture carbon generates heat and must be cooled with water. Pollution: carbon capture equipment burns natural gas, increasing regional air and water pollution such as fine particulate matter.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

The town is at the center of a long-running dispute over groundwater contamination caused by natural gas drilling and fracking. Pennsylvania’s State Attorney General’s Office is seeking criminal charges against Coterra, one of the largest gas drillers in the state.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

The most recent emergency flaring event started March 16 and has been continuous since then with Shell having to use hoses to spray the ground flare with water to cool it down. Click Here for a copy of the violation. Read more here. Visit DEP’s Shell Petrochemical Plant webpage for more information. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2023

Steel Closing 3 Coke (Coal) Batteries At Its Clairton Plant, Move Expected To Lower Emissions -- PennEnvironment: Closure Of 3 Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Batteries In Mon Valley ‘Breath Of Fresh Air’ Related Articles: -- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Yaw Touts New $154 Million Agriculture Conservation Program In Lycoming County -- PJM This Week Sends Penalty Assessments Of Up To $2 Billion To Electric Generators That Failed To Perform During December’s Winter Storm Elliot; Natural Gas Power Plants Had 63% Of Outages [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 25 to (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

Exton, Pennsylvania) , a global technology company, updated its carbon calculator and intranet site to provide improved information to its customers and employees on the ENERGY STAR value proposition, the benefits of ENERGY STAR certified remanufactured equipment and the impact of making imaging product settings more efficient.

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