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EPA Issues Consent Order To MAX Environmental Technologies To Ensure Compliance With Hazardous Waste Rules At Westmoreland County Facility

PA Environment Daily

has agreed to a consent order that includes several actions to ensure compliance with federal and state hazardous waste safeguards at the company’s waste facility in Yukon, Westmoreland County, the U.S. RCRA is the principal federal hazardous waste storage and disposal statute. On April 29, Max Environmental Technologies, Inc.

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Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors

Union of Concerned Scientists

SMRs are nuclear reactors that are “small” (defined as 300 megawatts of electrical power or less), can be largely assembled in a centralized facility, and would be installed in a modular fashion at power generation sites. What are SMRs? Some proposed SMRs are so tiny (20 megawatts or less) that they are called “micro” reactors.

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Bill Reported Out Of Senate Committee Would Allow Pipelines Like Mariner East To Apply For Waivers Of Any PUC Regulation, Law Or Policy

PA Environment Daily

On April 30, Senate Bill 1174 (Stefano-R-Fayette) was reported out of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee with unanimous Republican support that would allow any “public utility” to petition the Public Utility Commission to waive any law, regulation or policy under the Commission’s jurisdiction, if it benefits ratepayers.

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Governor’s Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Propose Annual Permit Fee For Unconventional Shale Gas Operations; Updated Waste, Other Regulations Covering Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Coming

PA Environment Daily

On July 22, the Governor’s Office published an update to the Regulatory Agenda of regulations in development that included a new annual permit fee for unconventional shale gas operations and a schedule for the release of updated waste and other environmental standards for conventional oil and gas drilling. Read more here.

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Solar Panels may be Hazardous Waste No More

Greenbuilding Law

electric generation capacity, compared to just 4% in 2010. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020. While in use, solar panels safely generate electricity without creating greenhouse gas emissions. In 2020, solar panels provided about 40% of new U.S.

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FRESH, June 28, 2022: Wisconsin Adopts PFAS Regulation

Circle of Blue

Regulators in New York require utilities to perform climate risk assessments. Supreme Court could transform federal climate regulation. Chicago’s heating ordinance already required landlords to regulate apartment building temperatures during cold weather, but it had no similar requirements when the temperature exceeds 68 degrees.

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Senate Republicans Pass Bill Authorizing An Authority To Take Over Permitting Large-Scale Energy Projects; Eliminating Public Comment; Waiving Any Regulation; Providing Immunity From Prosecution; Barbers Reviewing Permits?

PA Environment Daily

On May 1, Senate Republicans passed Senate Bill 832 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) giving a state authority the power to take over the review of all necessary permits from any state agency for large-scale energy projects, eliminating any public comment, waiving any regulation needed for the project and providing immunity from prosecution for waived regulations.