PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

18 EarthTalk Features Penn State Sustainability Director Lara Fowler On Decarbonizing The University [PaEN] -- Penn State Delegation In Azerbaijan For UN’s Annual Climate Meeting -- WPSU: When Will Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finally Peak? Of Environmental Professionals Host Dec.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2025

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. House Floor.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

These settlements are the latest in EPA’s urgent efforts to limit the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change and hold corporate polluters accountable for jeopardizing public health.” XTO is a natural gas extraction and production company that is a directly held, wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil.

Clean Air Act

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2025

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Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

“You can see the kind of mix that cleared in this past auction, a vast majority of which of course is natural gas. The cleared resource mix includes: 45% natural gas, 21% nuclear, 22% coal, 4% hydro, 3% wind and 1% solar. Obviously to use more than this. Click Here for Routh’s presentation slides.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

Both large and independent producers have gone on record  in support of federal methane regulation and major oil and gas producing states including Colorado, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and New Mexico have already been implementing the standards. In 2023, oil and gas companies wasted $3.5 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

Clean Air Act

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2025

East Resources holds 574 permits , with many of the permits inactive. Eastern Natural Resources LLC - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Well June 10, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Zambano 1 conventional well in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Developed Resources, Inc.;

2025

Enviromental Defense

JULY 21, 2025

Simply stated, more pipelines mean that more fossil fuels are pumped or mined from the ground, which are eventually burned, producing more greenhouse gases. The Ethics Problem Nor can we keep dragging out the “ethical oil” argument, which the new federal Minister of Natural Resources did recently at an oil and gas love-fest.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2025

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

Natural gas ranks at 72% in popularity, while methane gas is 27% in popularity, he said. China will set out new goals for emission cuts by 2035 covering the entire scope of the economy, including all greenhouse gases, not just CO2 ahead of the COP30 summit, Xi said this week. Same thing, different words.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The state Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Penn State Project ECHO hosted two webinars in January and February for medical professionals and the public on Caring for Persons Living and Working in Communities Involved in Oil and Natural Gas Extraction. Resource Links From Presentation: -- Dept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2025

Natural] gas is not baseload power. And I get there's plenty of gas out there, but that's all on demand. I think we absolutely need to continue to use natural gas. Pennsylvania is America's number one exporter of electricity, second largest producer of natural gas, and third largest producer of coal.

Electricity

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Investment across the energy spectrum –from oil and gas and renewables to energy storage and transmission – could well increase due to growing power demand, incentives for new supply, and permitting reforms, extending existing trends from the past four years. Gas and renewables often go hand in hand.

2025

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

Read more here ] -- Prioritizing DEP: During budget hearings in 2024, DEP estimated that the staff of its Oil and Gas Program, which oversees permitting and regulating the industry, was operating at about 75% capacity due to staffing shortfalls. Resources Links - Compliance: -- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3

Fossil Fuels

Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2025

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Recycling

Scientific American

JUNE 12, 2025

He accused the Biden administration of enacting the rules to kill off “baseload” coal and natural gas generation. power sector isn’t a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, Schwartz said. They are changing the goal posts that basically eliminate greenhouse gas regulation."

Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 23, 2025

So much of this reliance on methane gas hinges on corporations following through on their data center plans (which seems antithetical to maintaining commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions which many of these companies still hold). But who pays for all this gas infrastructure?

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 6 Hearing, Dec.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2024

" The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 11 Information Session On Penn Twp. 6 Hearing, Dec.

Natural Gas

Environmental News Bits

JULY 28, 2025

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Recycling

Law Columbia

JANUARY 21, 2025

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Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

17 Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit Renewal For The Consol Bailey Coal Prep Plant In Greene/Washington Counties [PaEN] -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. Greene County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2025

Shapiros offer to work on legislation to make the electric grid more reliable, diversify Pennsylvanias energy generation, lower energy costs for ratepayers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And the truth is, we can't produce the electricity without using our God-given natural resources, our fossil fuels. Here are Sen.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Click Here to watch live. House Floor. TODAY 1:00: Agenda Posted.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. to 4:30 p.m. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2025

Shapiros offer to work on legislation to make the electric grid more reliable, diversify Pennsylvanias energy generation, lower energy costs for ratepayers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Click Here to watch live. billion in investment in clean, reliable energy sources. Last year Senate Republicans uniformly rejected Gov.

Electricity

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2025

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Recycling

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 1, 2025

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Recycling

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2025

343 Abandoned Conventional Well Violations 2025 Abandoned Conventional Wells: So far in 2025, DEP issued or continued 343 violations to 81 conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells- [3D Resources LLC ; All American Energy Inc.; Bialy Gas Production LLC; Blackrock Enterprises LLC; Darrel B.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2025

EPA’s proposal to rescind the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding: “Thanks to clean and abundant American natural gas, our nation’s air quality and environment continues to dramatically improve, creating important health benefits and economic growth. “Our We know that greenhouse gases from U.S.

Greenhouse

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

Seth Grove (R-York) introduced House Bill 2444 that contains a natural gas industry wish list of measures they want to expand natural gas drilling, subsidize pipeline expansion using DCNR Oil and Gas Fund revenue, automatically approve of well permits and preempting local government regulation of all facilities regulated by DEP.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 28, Republicans on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to report out bills containing a laundry list of things the natural gas industry has wanted for years and to kill the final regulations reducing carbon pollution from Pennsylvania’s power plants. Note: The U.S. Note: The U.S. Note: The U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The permit authorizes the plant to emit hundreds of tons of noxious pollutants annually and more greenhouse gases than the City of Pittsburgh. NewsClip: -- AP: Attorney General’s Staff Meets With Dimock, Susquehanna County Residents Indicating Movement On Criminal Case Against Shale Gas Driller Related Articles: -- EQB To Meet Nov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 23, the PJM Interconnection Critical Issue Fast Path Resource Adequacy stakeholder group heard testimony and suggestions on the issue of making electricity market changes to address nonperformance of natural gas and other generators during emergencies and events like Winter Storm Elliot in December. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Orphan wells can leak methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere and pollute groundwater. Since August 23, Baker Hughes reports the number of natural gas drilling rigs in Pennsylvania has dropped by 33% as part of an industry attempt to increase natural gas prices.

Natural Gas

The Energy Law

APRIL 5, 2023

On February 16, 2023, Senators John Kennedy, Ted Cruz, Shelley Moore Capito, and Kevin Cramer filed Senate Bill (SB) 438, which is the reintroduction of the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act. The bill aims to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas exports in the United States.

Natural Gas