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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.18.25

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 [Its Not A Suggestion] House Voting Schedule January 27, 28, 29 Feb

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 11 to 17 - More Abandoned Shale Gas, Than Conventional Wells So Far In 2025; Failed Act 2 Cleanup; Acid Forming Rock; Expired Permits

PA Environment Daily

From January 11 to 17, DEPs Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 721 inspection entries. Follow these links to spreadsheets showing the violations and inspections occurring between January 11 to 17-- Click Here for violations issued between January 11 to 17. Click Here for inspection entries between January 11 to 17. Enforcement Actions Taken Last Week So far this year, DEP took these actions as of January 10 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 8 conventional, 8 unconve

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PJM Interconnection: New All-Time Peak Electricity Demand Possible Jan. 20-22; PJM Working With Gas Generators To Try To Get Them Online Before Extreme Cold Hits

PA Environment Daily

On January 17, the PJM Interconnection announced it has implemented a number of procedures to enhance the flexibility for operators to react to forecast and real-time system conditions. With the coldest weather since 2015 moving into the PJM footprint, electricity demand on Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to approach PJMs all-time winter peak of 143,295 MW, set on Feb. 20, 2015.

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Gov. Shapiro Threatens To Pull Pennsylvania Out Of PJM If It Does Not Protect Consumers Against Soaring Power Prices

PA Environment Daily

On January 15, EnergyWire reported Gov. Josh Shapiro threatened to pull Pennsylvania out of PJM over the grid operators failure to protect state consumers against soaring power prices. The risk of more power price escalation threatens to undermine public confidence in PJM as an institution, Gov. Shapiro said in his letter to Mark Takahashi, chair of PJMs board of managers.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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USDOT Finalizes Rule To Modernize Gas Pipeline Methane Emissions Detection Requirements

PA Environment Daily

On January 17, the U.S. Department of Transportations Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration transmitted a final rule to the Federal Register to enhance the safety of natural gas pipelines through updated leak detection and repair requirements. The rule is expected to deliver up to $1.5 billion in annual net benefits to the public and eliminate up to 500,000 metric tons of methane emissions from approximately 2.8 million miles of gas transmission, distribution, and gathering pipe