Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

of Health, University Of Pittsburgh For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN] -- DEP Environmental Justice: State Dept. Shale Drillers See Natural Gas Price Rebound In 2024 After Prices Tumbled More Than 50% This Year -- Reuters: APA Corp Pulls Back On U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2021

Editor’s Note: Due to my recovery from heart surgery, I’m posting a limited number of environment and energy articles each day-- David Hess Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events CourierT: PA Budget Earmarks $1.6

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

One of Iraq’s leading environmentalists says the legal threat is a distraction from Iraq’s own political mismanagement of water. He said Iraq should focus its efforts on mending antiquated irrigation systems and preventing water waste. Countries whose electricity relies largely on hydropower can face shortages when rains fail.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy. The Regulation sets a deadline on the operation of final disposal facilities for radioactive waste. The following elements of the Regulation proposal are dealt with in this review.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - March 20, 21, 22 Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - March 20, 21, 22 TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Independent Fiscal Office Posts Budget Hearing Documents -- KDKA: (..)

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Earth Day 2023 62

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - Donate To Your Favorite Team By June 19 [PaEN] -- DEP/EPA AirNOW Forecasts Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 9 Across PA -- TribLive: Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Issued For Region -- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: What The Wildfires Teach Us - We Might Not Survive Our Own Climate Foolishness, (..)

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Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2026 Conservation 85

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Coal-Fired Power Capacity Retired By End Of 2029 As A Result Of Competition With Natural Gas, Renewables PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- PennLive: Jury Selection Begins For Trial Of Cumberland County Woman Accused Of Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. 9 Webinar: Tackling The Next Half Century Of Water Challenges.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

18 Webinar On Unlocking The Power Of Hydrogen [PaEN] -- Environmental Health Project Executive Director Alison Steele Selected For Indo-Pacific Leadership Lab Climate Change And Adaptation Initiative -- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN] -- Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Yaw Introduces Bill Increasing Penalties For Damaging Equipment Related To Electric Power Grid - Senate Bill 819 -- Post-Gazette: With Allegheny County Under Drought Watch, Farmers Say they’re Still OK - For Now -- The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Award 23 Healing The Planet Grants To Support Food Waste Prevention, Reduction, Recovery Projects (..)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

New Interactive Site Shows Allegheny County Drop-Off Locations -- PennLive: Inventor Of Heinz Plastic Ketchup Bottle Is Now Waging War on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ -- Gettysburg College Awarded NOAA Grant To Improve Watershed Education, Training In Pennsylvania -- DCNR Blog: Safely Navigating Pennsylvania’s Trails - How To Read Trail Blazes -- Spotlight (..)

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Recycling 2023 91

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It draws from bodies of law as diverse as environmental, energy, municipal, construction, contractual, vehicle and traffic, civil rights, constitutional, and privacy law, and applies to carbon-reducing activities across the building, transportation, energy, and waste sectors. The report can be found here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Unit 1 at Three Mile Island continued to operate until it was shut down in September, 2019 as a result of competition with natural gas-fired electric generation. Read more here. The day after the accident, 35,000 protesters in Hanover, West Germany, chanted, "We all live in Pennsylvania."

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2023

Justice Dept.

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Natural Gas Conservation Politics Regulations 91

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide [PaEN] -- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Commission Report Explores Producer Responsibility Laws To Reduce Plastics Waste, Promote Recycling [The Commission Is Chaired By PA Sen. 21 [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2021

Farmer And Others For Conservation Work -- NorthcentralPA: Lycoming Conservation District Celebrates 65 Years Of Service, Countless Land Preservation Efforts -- Lancaster Farming: Get Creative With Cover Crop Options After Small Grain Harvest -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Sunoco Pays $85,000 For Mariner Pipeline Spills In 4 Counties -- StateImpactPA: (..)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Unfortunately, pipeline constraints due in no small part to misguided political opposition from activists have precluded neighboring states from reaping the benefits of this critical infrastructure development, despite regulated utilities in New Jersey noting to their public service commission that they may not have enough gas to meet winter demand.

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Natural Gas Greenhouse Politics Renewable Energy 98

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

-- UnionProgress.com: PA Turnpike Adding Solar Panels To New Stanton Office As Part Of Sustainability Effort -- Utility Dive: State Regulators - Including PA - Urge PJM To Speed Interconnection For New Generation In Face Of Power Plant Retirements -- Wilkes-Barre Times: EPA Announces Nationwide Funding For Electric School Buses In Nanticoke -- PA Resources (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

This would include using materials more efficiently, reusing and recycling products and minimising waste. New production processes will be necessary, with low and zero-emissions electricity, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reach net-zero.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2030 Renewable Energy 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2021

By Gail McCormick, Penn State News A new luminescent sensor can detect terbium, a valuable rare earth element, from complex environmental samples like acid mine waste. However, there are a variety of chemical, environmental and political challenges to obtaining terbium and other rare earth elements from the environment.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters. Aside from the constitutional issue, legislative intervention in a permitting action sets a precedent for direct political intervention in permit decisions. Amends G.S. 143-215.1 (c8)

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 21, 2021

Oil and gas boosters both from the political and corporate world will offer solutions that involve a significant role for oil and gas using unproven techno-fixes. As fossil fuels are phased out, renewable energy will become the dominant form of energy, much of it in renewable electricity, such as wind and solar power.

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Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Clean Energy Climate Change 96

Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 28, 2022

From their respective disciplines, they’re converting industrial food waste into plastic, building electric vehicle batteries with domestic materials and helping vulnerable citizens adapt to extreme weather, to name a few. Each project is exciting in its potential and gives us hope for the future, because the No.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 535 ) -- Martins Creek LLC - Electric Peaking Plant: DEP revoked State-Only Air Quality Permits for this facility in City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County. ( . - Compressor Engine/Pigging Station: DEP issued Air Quality Plan approval for this compressor engine/pigging station in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. (

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Natural Gas Recycling Politics Waste 101

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

electric power supply, and other independent system operators, may impose steep tariff provisions to recover the costs related to interconnection study penalties previously issued by the old rule or whether utilities can even come into compliance with the new rule within 90 days. But despite producing enough food to support its 1.3

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2021

GW Of Coal-Fired Electric Generation Capacity Retired Since 2011; 14.5 GW Of 317.6

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The petitioners who brought this case include state-level political officials and coal companies who are single-mindedly determined to block climate action and perpetuate fossil fuel dependence to serve their narrow political or business interests. There is no time to waste.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

Area Saturday In Bucks County -- City & State PA: Norfolk Southern Spent Millions On Lobbying And Political Donations In Harrisburg/Washington, D.C., Will It Pay Off? LNG Natural Gas Exports Back On Rising Track, Reached Record In March -- Reuters: U.S., Of Revenue Reports March State Revenues $499.4

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Additionally, MDE’s choice to regulate “site” EUI as opposed to “source” EUI is simply wrong if, again, the overarching goal is reducing GHG emissions, because Maryland is and will be a net importer of electricity (. 7) For covered buildings with fewer than five tenants, electric.”. but also results in more than 14% of total U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Kate Harper Co-Chair -- Scranton Times: 55 Years Ago - PPL Shows Off New Electric Vehicles In Allentown -- Scranton Times Editorial: Scranton School District Must Accommodate Electric Buses -- National Assn. 21 [PaEN] -- Energy Future PA Names Former Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2023

Other States/National/International -- EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts Of Climate Change On Children In US -- EPA Announces $400 Million Grant Program To Fund Clean School Buses PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Gov.

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Natural Gas Climate Change Politics Waste 98

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

Data Show -- Bloomberg: EPA Set To Propose Toughest-Ever Rules On Car Pollution To Spur EVs -- Bloomberg: One-Minute Battery Swaps Are Spurring EV Adoption In Asia PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Erie Times: New Poll: Who Are Most Popular/Unpopular State Officials In PA?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Julia O’Brien, Lancaster Theological Seminary [PaEN] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light Religion & Environment Webinar Series: Nov. 20 Webinar On Solar Guidebook For PA Landowners - Leasing Property For Large-Scale Solar Development [PaEN] -- Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2023

Katie Blume, political and legislative director of Conservation Voters of PA, said, “HB 1032 is an excellent use of leveraging PA state investment with federal funds from the Inflation Reduction Act with the goal of protecting our environment. Further, the legislation would save both school districts and taxpayers money. It’s a win-win.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

7 Hearing On York County Solid Waste Authority Resource Recovery Facility Air Permit [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: DEP Admonishes Keystone Landfill For Odors, Criticizes Mitigation Measures -- DEP Posted 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 5 Virtual Hearing [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Dec. 17 Thru Feb. 5 Virtual Hearing [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Dec.

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