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Gov. Shapiro, CNX Resources Announce New Shale Gas Well Pad Air Monitoring Initiative

PA Environment Daily

[Note: During the lifecycle of a shale gas well pad there are other hazardous air pollutants emitted from these operations, for example, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide, acrylonitrile, methylene chloride, sulfuric oxide, nitrogen oxides. Read more here.]

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

I enjoy doing outreach and education about electronics with kids. That means it includes the extreme wildfires exacerbated by the fossil fuel industry that burned more than 4% of California in 2021 and 2022. come from burning fossil fuels and pesticide use, and ultrafine particles (PM0.1)

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- US Dept.

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15 Projects Recognized With 2022 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

LR100 is a cleaner fuel source for boilers than other fuel oil replacement options and will reduce air emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter by 50% and sulfur dioxide emissions by nearly 99%. LR100 has the lowest carbon footprint of any commercially available biogenic fuel. Read more here.

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Pennsylvania, 18 U.S., Canadian Jurisdictions Push Ahead With Action Plan For 100% Electrification Of Medium, Heavy-Duty Vehicles By 2050

PA Environment Daily

Fossil-fueled trucks, vans, and buses are a major source of climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and hazardous air pollutants that harm public health. Click Here for a copy of the Plan. Photo: PA-based Mack Truck electric garbage truck.)

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59 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

By Adriana E. Ramirez [Equitrans Gas Leak, Keystone Oil Pipeline Spill] -- The Allegheny Front: ‘We Do Have Questions To Answer’ About Single-Use Plastic Waste, Shell Internal Emails Reveal -- Centre Daily Times: Centre County To Expand Curbside Recycling Program In 2023 -- U.S.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. or 2 degrees without a radical reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and electrifying many of the things that currently run on fossil fuels. The IPCC said 1.5

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