PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

By David Hess, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection We all remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001, but the employees of the Department of Environmental Protection remember better than most because they played a key role in responding to the Somerset County crash site of Flight 93. Betsy Mallison, Community Relations Coordinator from DEP’s Southwest Regional Office in Pittsburgh, will remember, because she was one of the first state officials on sc

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Scientists say their findings could help close a legal loophole that enables the federal government to avoid considering greenhouse gas emissions impacts on threatened and endangered species. By Bob Berwyn In 2008, polar bears had the dubious distinction of being the first animal placed on the United States’ endangered species list due to climate threats, specifically the loss of Arctic sea ice.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

By Kirk Johnson, Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness September 3 is the 59th anniversary of the federal Wilderness Act of 1964 championed by Pennsylvania's own Howard Zahniser. In last year’s April 28th edition of the Harrisburg Patriot News, an article about the Allegheny National Forest — Pennsylvania’s only national forest — furnished the subjective claim that the proposed Tracy Ridge Wilderness Area “is not a potential wilderness area.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Photo credit: PLOCAN. By Anders Lorenzen Floating offshore wind farms as well as green hydrogen are widely tipped to become the next frontier for energy companies and countries, as they seek to ramp up clean energy capacity and create an alternative to gas when it comes to heating needs. In April, Spain announced a pioneering Hydrogen to Heat (H2Heat) project which would utilise floating offshore wind to produce green hydrogen.

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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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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Here are 120 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy - By David Hess, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection [PaEN] -- TribLive: ‘Teach To Remember 9/11’ Virtual Educat

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

People playing football on Bondi Beach in August. Photo credit: Edwina Pickles. By Anders Lorenzen Australia recorded its warmest winter on record, this is according to the country’s weather agency ahead of a widely anticipated decision over whether to declare El Nino conditions, which typically bring hotter, drier weather. The June-August season’s national mean temperature was 1.53 centigrade above the 1961 to 1990 average, and the highest since records began in 1910, the Bureau of

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Greenbuilding Law

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

On August 18, 2023, the United States government announced that solar panels, cells, and modules completed in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam using components from China and exported to the U.S., are circumventing the more than decade old antidumping tariffs on solar panels from China. To appreciate the scope of the issue, those countries account for nearly 80% of all U.S. solar panel supplies.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania! “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 2, 3, 4 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Student

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Spotlight PA: Gov. Shapiro Refuses To Intervene On PA Police Officer Data Disclosure -- Post-Gazette: Shapiro’s Keynote Address In New Hampshire Could Be Preview Of 2028 -- Budget 2023 -- AP: Senate Returns To Session 1 Day For A Budget Stalemate -- The Center Square: Pennsylvania’s State Budget Reaches Deja Vu -- PA Senate Republicans Pass 2 Fiscal Code Budget Bills - But It Doesn’t Matter [PaEN] -- Spotlight PA

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