PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

12-14; July Forest Snapshot; Hope For Our Forests; Woodland Stewardship Webinar Series -- PUC Sets Hearings On Proposed Wellsboro Electric, Valley Energy Natural Gas, Citizens Electric Of 11% to 37.5% 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2025

Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

On August 7, Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of $7,240,000 to 35 Marginal Conventional Well plugging projects covering 329 wells across the Commonwealth through the federally-funded Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP).

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 20 MLK Day Of Service Event In One Of Our Preserves -- Natural Lands: Apply Now For Class Of 2025 Force Of Nature Volunteer Program -- Fish & Boat Commission Feb.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2025

The Department Environmental Protection's permit application consultation tool has proven effective at pulling together all agencies with a role in hyperscale data center development and identifying potential challenges early on. Resource Links: -- Guest Essay: Paying The Price For Natural Gas And A.I.

Cooling

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2025

On August 7, 2025, the Department of Environmental Protection did a follow-up inspection of the Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC Broadleaf Holdings shale gas well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County to assess the ongoing remediation activities.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2024

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. House Floor. March 3-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Public Utility Commission.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection is in the middle of holding eight hearings on a state plan to implement an EPA federal rule 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc Reducing Emissions Of Methane and Other Pollution from conventional oil and gas and shale gas operations. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency is considering a plan to terminate $7 billion in federal grants allocated to help an estimated 900,000 low- and middle-income households install rooftop solar panels. Related Articles This Week: -- Guest Essay: Paying The Price For Natural Gas And A.I. On August 6, the U.S.

Air Pollution

Circle of Blue

JULY 10, 2025

Due to Environmental Protection Agency regulations set by the Obama administration in 2015, and by the Biden administration in 2024, the coal ash disposal site at the Cayuga station was closed, and the ash removed. Its coal-fired component is scheduled to close by 2028 as part of the city’s transition to natural gas.

2015

Law Columbia

JANUARY 24, 2025

For example, Section 60103 of the IRA , which establishes the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) , specifies that $15 billion of the $27 billion allocated to the GGRF should be used for the purposes of providing financial assistance and technical assistance in low-income and disadvantaged communities.

Paris Agreement

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

This editorial first appeared in the Republican Herald (Schuylkill County), Citizens Voice (Luzerne County) and Scranton Times (Lackawanna County) on March 11, 2025-- Theres really no fine line between what constitutes a political rally and an open, honest discussion about issues on which reasonable people can disagree. The Who cares?

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, the “actions”—given euphemistic titles like “protect consumer choice”—actually aim to roll back science-based environmental protections in order to maximize already massive profits. Pump up gas. Muzzle environmental reviews. with more than 600 members.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2025

. -- Attorney General Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For 2022 Leak Of 1.1 19 & 21 -- The Center Square: Extended LIHEAP Energy Assistance Proposed In PA [In Face Of Proposed 100% Federal Cut] -- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Creek Twp. . -- Attorney General Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For 2022 Leak Of 1.1

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 4, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. PA- $3.26 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week - 15; Aug. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. House Floor. House Floor.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2025

Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant Explosion/Fire In Washington County [PaEN] A.I. Data Centers -- Senate Hearing: To Communities Facing Rapid A.I.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2024

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. February 26-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Department of Agriculture. House Floor. House Floor.

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

Personally, I find this definition more fluid in climate journalism specifically because it is accepted by most newsrooms that beat reporters believe fiercely in environmental protections and the need for solutions without crossing over into being a policy advocate. Same thing, different words. Download as PDF

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2025

DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. Williamsport. Of Justice Agreement -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. Of Justice Agreement -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In McKean County [PaEN] -- Warren Times Editorial: Pennsylvania Needs A New Plan For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Increasing Bond Amounts Only Part Of Solution [PaEN] -- PUC Seeks $395,000 Penalty Against UGI Utilities For 2022 Natural Gas House Explosion In Suburban Harrisburg; $50,000 (..)

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. House Floor. -- The Energy Age Blog: EQT Executes New Shale Gas Drilling Plan In Union Twp., 1 -- Altoona Mirror: Peoples Gas Natural Gas Rates To Increase Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2024

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. PA- $3.22 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week- 15; 21 On Aug. House Floor. House Floor. House Floor. Ohio- $3.14 Ohio- $3.14

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2025

In a Twitter-- now X-- post on his personal account less than 2 hours after Lynch’s testimony was posted by PA Environment Digest , Patrick Henderson, Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications for the Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition said-- “The AG report was & is a farce: a politically inspired document that Gov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2025

Conservation is a human issue, not a political one. Unfortunately, the current administration has undermined key environmental protections, risking decades of progress. These wonders must be preserved, yet today, they face unprecedented threats due to regulatory rollbacks under the Trump administration.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2024

By Melissa Ostroff & Charlie Palladino, EarthWorks With the incoming Trump administration planning rollbacks on climate progress, political leadership in heavy oil and gas-producing states like Pennsylvania must step up now more than ever. A lot can be done at the state level to protect people and their environment.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

APRIL 29, 2025

With some exceptions, federal agencies formerly defending Biden administration climate actions requested that the cases be held in abeyance to allow new political leadership time to be briefed on the litigation and to determine how to proceed. Courts have generally granted these requests.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. formal notice ) February 26-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Department of Agriculture. House Floor.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The discussion around cumulative impacts is critical at this moment in time and history because it provides an overall framework for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to offer better public health protection. Natural gas is used as a source of hydrogen and as an energy source for this reaction.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2025

The legislation was prompted by an ordinance adopted by Cecil Township in Washington County that establishes a 2,500 setback from shale gas well pads. Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp., Bartolottas legislative district Read more here.;

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

JULY 10, 2025

Illustration with Canva AI While many of us prepared to celebrate Independence Day last week, a group of employees from the Environmental Protection Agency were bravely speaking out about what they see as their boss “recklessly undermining the EPA mission” of protecting human health and the environment. A fifth of U.S.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

The legislation was prompted by an ordinance adopted by Cecil Township in Washington County that establishes a 2,500 setback from shale gas well pads. Bartolottas legislative district Read more here.;

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2024

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. February 26-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Department of Agriculture. House Floor. House Floor.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. UGI Natural Gas Rate Increase [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: PUC Will Investigate Proposed 10.8% Click Here to watch live. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility Shale Gas And Public Health Conference, Duquesne University , Pittsburgh. February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2025

Shapiro Says Chuck Schumer Should Have Used Leverage In Government Shutdown Fight -- PennLive: PA Republicans Ask President To Cut Medicaid Program For Poor Families, Children, Homeless -- Citizens Voice: Republican Cong.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. formal notice ) February 26-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Department of Agriculture. House Floor.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Click Here to watch live. February 26-- NEW. February 27-- S enate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 9:30 - Department of Agriculture. Click Here to watch live.

Natural Gas