Sat.Dec 30, 2023

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Is California Overstating the Climate Benefit of Dairy Manure Methane Digesters?

Inside Climate News

CO2 released by burning biogas from cow manure is counted as an emission reduction, rather than a climate pollutant, and multiple state programs are taking credit for the cuts that some see as phantoms. By Phil McKenna A California state grant program designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions results in the direct release of approximately 225,000 to 300,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air each year, according to an Inside Climate News analysis of state data.

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Dec. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PA Environment Daily

The December 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on-- -- Premier: The Role Of Quiet On Our Mental Health [Video] -- Leap Into 2024 With A First Day Hike January 1 -- Special Year End Jigsaw: Full Moon At Moraine Click Here to read the entire Take Five. Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

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Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2024

Scientific American

Deciphering a scorched scroll from ancient Herculaneum, unlikely flavors in climate-change-affected wine, an undiscovered ore found in China, and more in this month’s Quick Hits

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DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In December 30 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the December 30 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 30 PA Bulletin it is extending the NPDES General Permit for Discharges From Aquatic Animal Production Facilities (PAG-11) until the permit is reissued or revoked. -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - December 30 [PaEN] -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Federal District Court Rejects Divisibility of Harm Defense, Imposing Joint and Several Liability in CERCLA Action

MGKF Law

On December 6, 2023, in Short Creek Development v. MFA Incorporated , No 22-05021, 2023 WL 8452430 (W.D. Mo. Dec. 6, 2023), a Federal District Court in Missouri held that Defendant Missouri Farmers Association, Inc. ("MFA") failed to demonstrate that a divisibility of harm exception to the rule of joint and several liability should be applied in apportioning responsibility to pay for the cleanup costs at a fertilizer plant.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 23 to 29 - Abandoned Conventional Wells; Shale Gas Wastewater Releases; Conventional Wells Venting Gas

PA Environment Daily

From December 23 to 29, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 443 inspection entries-- a holiday week. So far this year-- as of December 22 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 109 conventional, 4 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 6,773 conventional and 1,275 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 214 conventional and 255 unconventional -- Year To Date - Inspections: 15,944 conventional and 22,629 unconventional -- Wells Drilled Last Week: 1 convention

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.30.23

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day January 2, February 6