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PJM, Electric Grid Operators Recommend Additional Steps To Overcome Vulnerabilities In Natural Gas Infrastructure To Ensure More Reliable Grid Operation

PA Environment Daily

On February 21, the PJM Interconnection and three other regional electric grid operators made a series of 14 recommendations to overcome vulnerabilities in natural gas infrastructure operations to improve electric grid reliability and gas-electric coordination, especially during adverse weather conditions.

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PJM Interconnection Reports Higher Percentage Of Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Outages Than Originally Thought During Winter Storm Elliott

PA Environment Daily

PJM is now reporting forced outages of natural gas-fired electric generation accounted for 70% of the total outages, coal 16% and the remainder were oil, nuclear, hydro, wind and solar. A report in April by PJM said natural gas accounted for about 63% of forced outages, coal 28%, oil 4%, nuclear 2%, hydro 1% and “other” 1%.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Bizzarro: DEP Awards Environmental Education Grants To Asbury Woods Environmental Center And Regional Science Consortium At Presque Isle Center -- Altoona Mirror: Blair Conservation District Receives DEP Grant To Host Four BioBlitz Events For Students -- PA Assn.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

23 Webinar On Solar Energy For Municipalities And Water Authorities [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: An Artist Who Grew Up On The Streets Of Philadelphia Returns With An ‘Optimistic’ Climate Exhibit -- Natural Areas Association: Feb. 21 On Rheems Quarry Expansion -- PUC Invites Comments On Williams Natural Gas Pipeline Co.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

16 Webinar Exploring The Impact Of LNG Natural Gas Exports On Pennsylvania Families [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Encourages Participation In Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 9 Opening Of Slow-Burning Rapture, Artists As Storytellers Exhibition [PaEN] -- WHYY: ‘Long Live Sturgeon!’

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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3 Trout In Classroom Unveiling In Erie [PaEN] -- Educators Invited To Next Online Meeting Of Southwest Regional Environmental Literacy Coalition Feb. 3 Trout In Classroom Unveiling In Erie [PaEN] -- Educators Invited To Next Online Meeting Of Southwest Regional Environmental Literacy Coalition Feb.

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Scranton Times Editorial: Lower Boom On Natural Gas Leaks, Audit Abandoned Gas Well Capping

PA Environment Daily

3 train derailment at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that released carloads of toxic chemicals, state officials have expressed far less concern about the largest natural gas leak in state history. gas storage facility in Jackson Twp., Photo: Equitrans natural gas leak from space, Environmental Defense Fund.)