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A Better Way of Paying for a Reliable Electricity Grid

Union of Concerned Scientists

From June 2021 through May 2022 the price was five dollars per megawatt (MW) of electricity capacity provided per day ($/MW-day) for MISO’s midwestern states, but from June 2022 through May 2023 it jumped to $236/MW-day. In the MISO region, how much energy resources get paid for their commitment to produce electricity has seen big swings.

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McKesson Corporation Tackles Climate Change by Increasing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environment + Energy Leader

McKesson Europe aims to be carbon neutral by 2030, while McKesson Corporation set in 2021 a science-based target initiative to keep temperature increases in check and aligned with the Paris climate agreement.

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Scranton Times Editorial: Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Abandoned Responsibility

PA Environment Daily

The DEP found that, from 2017 through 2021, more than half of owners of “conventional” gas wells failed to report how much gas they extracted and that operators abandoned, without plugging, more than 3,000 methane-spewing wells. Now, a report by the state Department of Environmental Protection reflects that legislative malpractice.

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EV charging infrastructure is ‘inadequate and plagued with non-functioning stations’: J.D. Power

Environmental News Bits

Charge point unreliability has increased 50% from 2021 to January … Continue reading EV charging infrastructure is ‘inadequate and plagued with non-functioning stations’: J.D. Power, the consumer data analysis firm known for its automobile quality and dependability studies.

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Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Haven’t Filed Annual Production/Waste Generation Reports For 61,655 Wells; Attorney General Continues Investigation Of Road Dumping Wastewater

PA Environment Daily

It covered violations from 2017 through 2021. Improving conventional production, waste and mechanical integrity reporting was a topic of discussion at the February 16 DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. The Council also discussed the Conventional Oil and Gas Industry Compliance Report issued by DEP in December.

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Bay Journal: Pennsylvania's State Water Plan Points To New Challenges

PA Environment Daily

Between 2009 and 2021, daily withdrawals of water in the state decreased by 33%, mostly because of coal-fired power plants closing. It notes that water is critical to the state’s economy, environment and society, and contains more than 100 tools and recommendations for managing water quality and quantity.

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DEP Air Quality Committee To Hear Presentation On Methane Emissions Monitoring Overflight Study On March 9

PA Environment Daily

Climate Alliance , conducted a research study in May 2021 to better understand the capabilities of airborne methane detection technology and to gather data on methane emission sources and rates. Methane Research Study DEP, in collaboration with Carbon Mapper, Inc. and the U.S.