Tue.Nov 22, 2022

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Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations

PA Environment Daily

DRBC published proposed shale gas drilling wastewater regulations in October 2021 for public comment and held several hearings on the proposal.

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EPA Adds Thousands of Additional TSCA Risk, New Chemical Submissions to ChemView, Commits to “Near Real-Time Publication” Going Forward

Brag

According to EPA, in 2022 it has published 3,900 notices of substantial risk records received under TSCA Section 8(e) in ChemView, including more than 3,300 non-CBI notices submitted between January 1, 2019, and December 20, 2021, that were not previously published due to resource limitations.

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Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County

PA Environment Daily

DEP originally permitted the gas-fired plant in April 2021, but Renovo Energy Center has failed to secure financing to move forward. The extension by the Department of Environmental Protection allows the power plant developer an additional 18 months to build the Northcentral Pennsylvania power plant.

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NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds

PA Environment Daily

Federa; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Program The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a.k.a.

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Cumulative Impacts: Why Environmental Protections Need to Take Them into Account

Union of Concerned Scientists

Early in 2021, the state of New York passed a law similar to New Jersey’s to reduce cumulative impacts in overburdened communities. In January 2021, the Biden administration published an executive order prioritizing more equitable decisionmaking. And momentum continues to build.

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Despite progress, COP27 is yet another failure

Edouard Stenger

Fossil fuels subsidies doubled in 2021 and reached a global all time high when they should have been phased out already. From the humble bike to the amazing geothermal district heating and from the super efficient heat pump to the shiny solar photovoltaic panels… All we need is the political will to implement them at scale and at speed.