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State Dept. Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts From Natural Gas Developments

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On November 14, Kristen Rodack, Executive Deputy at the Department of Health said her agency is using the results of recent studies of health impacts of natural gas development to push “governments and other folks to take action on some of the potential exposures that’s happening from the industry.”

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Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 8 Webinar On Renewable Natural Gas

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The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management in Washington County will host a free March 8 webinar on renewable natural gas as part of its Energy Lecture Series. Renewable Natural Gas: Sustainable Energy from Trash” will be the subject of a free, hour-long webinar at 11:00 a.m.

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

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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

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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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Dramatic Video From Carnegie Mellon’s Project Breathe Shows Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County Flaring Natural Gas Due To Malfunction

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Carnegie Mellon's Project Breathe Carnegie Mellon's Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment Lab (CREATELab) Project Breathe released some dramatic video of the Shell Ethane Plant natural gas flaring late on November 28. Click Here to view. The video seems like it is from Pittsburgh’s industrial past.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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Public Participation -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 12 Public Meeting On Bishop Tube Hazardous Site Cleanup Plan In Chester County [PaEN] -- TribLive: Public To Weigh In On Proposed Olympus Energy/Hyperion Leto Natural Gas Compressor Station In West Deer Twp.,

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Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 30 Webinar On Two Approaches To Reducing Natural Gas Methane Emissions

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The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free March 30 webinar on the push to reduce methane emissions in the natural gas industry as part of its Energy Lecture Series. “ Two Approaches to Reducing Natural Gas Methane Emissions ” will be the subject of an hour-long webinar at 11 a.m.