PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

From January 18 to 24, DEPs Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 323 inspection entries, plus catch-up entries from previous weeks. Follow these links to spreadsheets showing the violations and inspections occurring between January 18 to 24-- Click Here for violations issued between January 18 to 24. Click Here for inspection entries between January 18 to 24.

2025

Climate Change Blawg

JANUARY 25, 2025

Okay, so genius inventor Corey Cottrell has discovered some really mind-blowing solutions to the climate crisis. It started when our Founder Gav Ward asked him on Bluesky more about his thinking on what 1000x climate scientists could achieve with AI. ClimateBlawg: “What could such scientists achieve please in your opinion? You dont have answer now […] The post Curing the Climate Crisis by Corey Cottrell + Gav Ward – Cottrell’s Law appeared first on Climate Change Blawg: C

Law

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the Eastern hellbender as an Endangered species. A group of determined young people in Pennsylvania, the original Hellbender Defenders, say the recognition is long overdue. The hellbender demonstrates the importance of clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems, said Anna Pauletta of Mechanicsburg.

2019

Scientific American

JANUARY 25, 2025

The evolution of joints is how we went from blobs to badasses

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

PASA Sustainable Agriculture has again honored farmers, community and business leaders who serve as examples for advancing sustainable agriculture through innovation and collaboration with this year's Pasabilities Awards. PASA recognized-- -- Business Leadership Award: The Wilson Family, Wilson Land & Cattle Co.: The Wilson Family owns a 220-acre adaptive grazing system in northwest Pennsylvania [Tionesta, Forest County].

2025

Climate Change Blawg

JANUARY 25, 2025

Pay it forward thank you: Ten ways to improve climate science by Gav Ward of Scotland Jan 2025 The post Ten ways to improve climate science appeared first on Climate Change Blawg: Climate Change Law Blogs, News & Insights.

Climate Change

Environmental and Urban Economics

JANUARY 25, 2025

Dear Readers, In recent months, I have posted my public writing to my free Substack. I have such fond memories of Google Blogspot, thus it deeply surprises me that Google's search engine does a terrible job in helping those who search to find past blog posts. This deeply surprises me. As I age, I'm trying to post more dignified material to my Substack.

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

Senate Republicans again are introducing legislation to take away the right of appeals or punish local officials who want to protect their constituents from the environmental and health impacts of oil and gas development. The bills introduced or announced so far this session include-- Punishing Local Officials Who Want To Protect Their Residents From Shale Gas Development: Senate Bill 102 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) punishes local elected officials who want to better protect their constituents fro

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

Notice: PA Environment Digest Will Not Publish Feb. 2 thru Feb. 10 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

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet January 27 on bills to establish an Independent Energy Office and to abrogate Pennsylvania's carbon pollution reduction program covering power plants consistent with RGGI. The bills include-- -- Senate Bill 187 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) establishing an Independent Energy Office like the Independent Fiscal Office [text not yet available - Senate Bill 832 last session which was amended to take permitting authority for power plants

Natural Gas

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

2024