PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2025

This testimony was presented by Sarah Martik , Executive Director of the Center for Coalfield Justice based in Washington County, at a March 11 hearing by the DEP Office of Environmental Justice on an Air Quality Permit for the expansion of the MarkWest Energy's Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

Note: Equitrans Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area leak of 1.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas.] At a time when the country needs to do everything it can to ensure our energy independence, it makes economic sense to ensure that we are not wasting any gas at all! This industry is growing every day.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy These remarks were made during a July 31, 2025 Ohio River Valley Institute webinar on Data Centers & LNG Gas Replace Petrochemicals & Hydrogen As The Latest Natural Gas Shiny Objects That Are Destined To Disappoint. These reforms are urgently needed.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Shapiro Provides Update On The Fight To Lower Energy Prices, Calls On General Assembly To Move His Commonsense Lightning Energy Plan [PaEN] -- PA Elected Officials, Consumer, Clean Energy Advocates Demand Electric Grid Operator PJM Act To Hold Down Electricity Costs [PaEN] -- Bloomberg: US DOE Orders 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Power Plant In Delaware (..)

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2025

. -- York County - Harley-Davidson: As part of a $89 million grant, Harley-Davidson will be expanding and upgrading their York County facility for more energy-efficient EV motorcycle manufacturing and reducing waste from the painting process. Billion In Farm Products To China In 2023] [Posted: April 30, 2025] PA Environment Digest

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

AUGUST 1, 2025

The actor says, “M **g wind farms, loud, ugly and harmful to nature.” These giants are standing tall against fossil fuels – rising out in the ocean like a middle finger to CO2.” It has set ambitious plans to move 100% away from fossil fuels , and in 2020, it completed its phase-out of coal.

Wind Power

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2025

DEP issued multiple violations related to the incident, including contamination of a water supply, discharge of pollutants into waters of the Commonwealth and failure to control the disposal of drilling wastes. Greene County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp.,

Air Pollution

Enviromental Defense

JULY 2, 2025

While many tech companies are significant purchasers of renewable energy – Google, Meta, and Amazon are among the top five corporate buyers of wind and solar power globally – AI’s surging energy demand is also being used to justify extending the life of fossil fuel infrastructure.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Volunteer Laurie Barr Leads Hunt For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Pennsylvania - By Ad Crable [PaEN] -- FracTracker Alliance Announces 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients To Be Honored Dec.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

She equips residents with the tools to feel empowered to fight against the fossil fuel industry. Injection Wells There are the waste drains. We heard a lot about the waste from the site. The industry needs to find a way to dump their waste. Here is a transcript of her remarks-- Presentation Hello, everyone.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2025

gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant from Homer City Generation, LLC to be located in Center Township, Indiana County. ( PA Bulletin, page 3148 ) This 3,200 acre site will host Pennsylvanias largest natural gas power plant and data center campus, according to DEP. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

PJM remains overly dependent on fossil fueled generation. Unconstrained LNG exports will raise domestic natural gas prices by at least 30% by 2050, further increasing electricity costs. Plus, there's a backlog on new gas turbines that stretches well into the 2030's, and tariffs will make all construction more expensive.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

At the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), our job is to make sure that essential utility services-- electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommunications, and transportation-- remain safe, reliable, and affordable for Pennsylvanians. That’s wasteful, costly, and increasingly unsustainable. Let’s lead.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Nuclear Waste Dump Cleanup June 5 At Public Meeting In Armstrong County -- TribLive: US Army Corps Says Parks Twp. Over 1st Quarter 2024; Price Of Natural Gas Increased 218% Over 1st Quarter 2024 [PaEN] -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Understaffed DEP Can’t Uphold Law And Protect Public Health - By Rep.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2025

And Policy -- WTAE: Work To Identify Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners In Allegheny, Washington Counties Begins This Summer -- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit Renewal For The Max Environmental Yukon Hazardous/Residual Waste Treatment Facility In Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Aug.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2025

PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on how Pennsylvania should subsidize the remediation of waste coal piles. TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. formal notice ) Read more here. TODAY 1:00: PA Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on A.I.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Files Proposed Cold Weather Standard To Improve Reliability For Natural Gas-fired, Other Electric Generators [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.: GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2025

Conventional Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Williams/Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLM On Monday, March 17, 2025 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Owner failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Gas leak was repaired, but violations continued. Read more here. Read more here. No response requested.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 31 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the state plan to implement an EPA federal rule 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc Reducing Emissions Of Methane and Other Pollution from Oil and Natural Gas Operations. Read more here.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2025

Resource Link: -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5 Resource Link: -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2025

My Administration is setting a new standard for Pennsylvania natural gas to be produced in a responsible, sustainable way and showing how we can bring people together to get things done. Josh Shapiro. Nick Deiuliis, President and CEO of CNX Resources Corp. until the construction of the well pad begins in early 2026. VOCs and PM2.5

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2025

The Avonlea/Kendra II facility in Springville and the Gradiant/C2G facility in Montrose showcased groundbreaking technologies that recover lithium from fracking brine—reducing environmental waste while strengthening America's energy independence. manufacturing, and turning existing waste into valuable supply chain inputs.

Nuclear Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 6, 2025

These disproportionate harms are not limited to the Navajo Nation; Indigenous land in general is disproportionately the target of nuclear waste. And with the fossil fuel-related pollution that comes with mining, climate change and air quality will be worsened as well for multiple communities in the region.

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2025

Hill also noted the company has been under investigation by the Office of Attorney General for possible state Solid Waste Management Act violations over road dumping of their wastewater under the co-product determination process in DEPs Residual Waste Regulations. Read more here. I've got brine from that well."

Waste

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2025

Data Centers -- Financial Times: Constellation Energy, Other Companies Abandon Almost Half the Projects In $5 Billion Texas Program To Fund Natural Gas Power Plants Due To Costs, Supply Chain Delays [Sen. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference Oct. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference Oct.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

As EPA recognized when it adopted the protections, proven and cost-effective solutions are available today to help oil and gas operators meet the 2024 methane standards while at the same time improving their bottom line. By deploying these solutions, operators can lower costs, safeguard public health and prevent wasted resources.

Clean Air Act

PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2025

Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 78 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Aug.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2025

gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant from Homer City Generation, LLC to be located in Center Township, Indiana County. ( PA Bulletin, page 3148 ) This 3,200 acre site will host Pennsylvanias largest natural gas power plant and data center campus, according to DEP. 2 fuel oil, No. 2 fuel oil, No.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

How this section of the TSF was virtually handed over to the shale-gas industry for exploration and fossil-fuel development is beyond explanation. The current plan calls for a pipeline that bends east before intersecting with the existing Tennessee Gas trans-state gasline.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

JANUARY 24, 2025

Easier Siting of Fossil Fuel Projects Another Executive Order, entitled Declaring a National Energy Emergency , seeks to circumvent much of the normal permitting and regulatory process associated with approving energy projects.

Paris Agreement

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Eddystone is a peaking electricity generation facility with a capacity of 760 MW that burns either natural gas or oil, depending on market conditions. Units 3 and 4 were installed in 1967 and 1970 and are old steam units that are less efficient [therefore more costly] to operate than newer natural gas power plants.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn.

Conservation

Legal Planet

JUNE 24, 2025

Consider another part of the bill that actually seeks to senselessly waste more than a billion dollars of taxpayer money. T his mail truck scheme is as pure an example as you’ll find of Republicans trying to replace good policy with nonsensical policy that wastes money simply to wage a culture war. The Postal Service would lose $1.5

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Nuclear Waste Dump Cleanup June 5 At Public Meeting In Armstrong County -- TribLive: US Army Corps Says Parks Twp. Is Nuclear The Hot New Clean Power Source? -- TribLive: US Army Corps To Give Update On Parks Twp.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Billion -- American Gas Association: Presidents Tariffs On Canadian Natural Gas Will Cost US Consumers At Least $1.1 Billion A Year -- Inquirer: With Canada And Mexico As PAs Top Trade Partners, Gov. Ohio- $2.80 Ohio- $2.80 Ohio- $2.80 Ohio- $2.80 Ohio- $2.80

Politics

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2025

Westmoreland County -- Marcellus Drilling News: Are U-Turn Shale Gas Wells The Future Of Drilling? Of Environmental Educators: Jan. 15 Webinar: Walking Softer Education - Empower Youth, Activate Change , Noon to 1:00 p.m. -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.:

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

School Campus Could Save $10 Million -- Scranton Times: Renewable Natural Gas Plant Operator At Keystone Landfill Begins Test Drilling For Underground Carbon Dioxide Storage -- Protecting Clean Water Together: Starting To Think About The Garden? Of Environmental Professionals Inviting Presentation Proposals For Annual Conference Sept.

Natural Gas