PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

Methane is an extremely prevalent greenhouse gas, driving climate change and threatening the public health of our communities,” said DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley. “By DEP was awarded $44 million for the federal Methane Emissions Reduction plugging program.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2024

March 3-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Public Utility Commission.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

I shoulder the stone of environmental responsibility, pushing it uphill while the weight of politics, bureaucracy, elected officials, industry lobbyists, and citizen apathy, all threaten to roll it back. So here I am again, feeling a bit like Sisyphus. At this time, DEP cannot expect support from the feds, including the current EPA.

Natural Gas

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 9, 2025

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro Says Presidents Tariff Plan Makes No Sense; Only Means Higher Prices For Pennsylvanians; Why Did He Do It? -- Post-Gazette: Shapiro, Fetterman Responses To President Spotlight Political Differences, Challenges For Democrats -- Gov. Ohio- $2.80

Politics

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

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

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

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 23, 2025

Politics matter here because they set the rules of the game. 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).

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Receive $40 Million In USDA Funding To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Improve Water Quality [PaEN] -- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: After 40 Years Of Cutting Edge Environmental Restoration, Can The Bay Partnership Again Reinvent Itself In Time To Save The Bay In The 21st Century? Thank you for your leadership! -- Dr. Susan L.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2024

. -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 26 [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 78 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Down To 12, Lowest In More Than 17 Years; Community Support Drops; Big Hole In DEP Budget [PaEN] -- Dr. Susan L.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County Until Hearing On Full Supersedeas [PaEN] -- TribLive: Environmental Groups Appeal CNX Slickville Pipelines Permits -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 12 (In-Person), Dec. 19 [PaEN] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Nov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

21-23 [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Franklin Square In Philly Getting $7.8 21-23 [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Franklin Square In Philly Getting $7.8

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

. -- Penn State, Project InnerSpace Report: Leverage Oil & Gas Workers To Generate Enough Geothermal Energy To Meet 100% Of Pennsylvania's Electricity, Heating, Medium Industrial Process Needs [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: A Geothermal Push In Pennsylvania Enlists Oil & Gas Industry: Hot Everywhere Underground -- Senate DEP Budget Hearing (..)

Natural Gas

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 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. Read more here.] [40

Natural Gas

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

One is strengthening commitments to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep the planet from dangerously overheating. In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region.

2021

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There are multiple realistic, tangible solutions that would rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, yet policy addressing anthropogenic climate change remains slow and insufficient. The destruction caused by climate change is directly linked to human activity, primarily burning fossil fuels.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committees are scheduled to hold a hearing October 4 on the “consumer and economic impacts of failing to invest in Pennsylvania’s natural gas infrastructure." A list of witnesses scheduled to testify is not available at this time.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The hearing also did not tackle the issue of why Pennsylvanians, sitting on top of one of the richest natural gas reservoirs in the world, have been subjected to natural gas cost increases of as much as 154 percent over the last year from utilities. Or, why a Susquehanna County Gas Company is proposing to raise rates 33.2

Natural Gas

Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

As with many environmental issues, when it comes to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this is no ordinary election. . As the province with the second highest greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, not doing enough to reduce these emissions is bad for the future of not just Ontario, but the whole country. .

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

On July 29, the Ohio River Valley Institute released a new poll of Pennsylvania voters which found by wide margins they support tougher regulation of the natural gas drilling industry, community regulation of drilling and the development of clean energy sources.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

Rules Could Stem Emissions From Coal, Gas Power Plants -- Bloomberg: EPA Plan To Cut Planet-Warming Pollution Spares Most Natural Gas Power Plants -- Reuters: White House Backs Faster Energy Project Permits, Joining Republicans -- AP: Court: EPA Must Regulate Perchlorate, Contaminant In Water -- Utility Dive: U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Approves Hyperion Midstream Leto Natural Gas Compressor Station Despite Resident Pushback -- Tribune-Democrat: New 5-Mile Natural Gas Line Will Bring 120 Jobs To Jackson Twp. -- Erie Times: Heating Bills May Be Lower This Winter, But Help Is Still Available -- Observer-Reporter: Sen.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

21, 22, 23, 27, 28, March 1 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High [PaEN] -- Reuters: U.S. Senate returns to voting session Feb.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

. -- TODAY: DEP Issues Air Quality Action Day Alert For Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County -- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Outdoor Recreation Economic Potential ‘Bigger’ Than (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

22 -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? 4; Festival Of Wood Sept. 23-24; Much More! -- TribLive: Kiski Twp.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 170 (Otten-D-Chester) extending setback safety zones around natural gas facilities. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec.

Natural Gas

Greenbuilding Law

MAY 1, 2022

With the federal government and state of Maryland each having announced within days of each other, the mandated disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we have received, maybe not surprising, many calls in the last two weeks inquiring “what are GHGs?” greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. emission trends.

Greenhouse

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Majority Chair Senate Environmental Committee [Here’s the truth: [link] [link] ] -- Politics PA: Democratic Sen. Comitta Announces She Will Run For Reelection -- Politics PA: Democratic Sen. 9 Hearing On Jessop Steel, LLC Air Quality Permit In Washington County [PaEN] -- Hearing Set For Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Commonwealth is the second largest natural gas producing state in the nation and the largest electricity exporter in the entire country. Campaign Website Statements These are statements from the Shapiro For Governor Energy and the Environment webpage. Read more here. “We

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Shapiro’s Work Group Concludes A Cap-And-Invest Carbon Pollution Regulation Program Would Be Optimal Approach To Reducing Greenhouse Emissions From Power Plants; Scale Up Solar Energy [PaEN] -- AP: Gov. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct. Annual Symposium & Awards Program Set For Nov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 13, 2023

Weekly Natural Gas Rig Count Falls By Most Since 2016 [17 Rigs], Baker Hughes [Gas Prices Plunged 49% So Far In 2023] -- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Drilling Collapses In U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2023

NOTE: June 28 Is Last Day For Senate Action On Nomination Of Richard Negrin As DEP Secretary -- June 19 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] --Weekly PA Environment Digest: All Articles & NewsClips By Topic - June 19 -- DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day For Monday, June 19 For Lehigh Valley; Southeast PA; Susquehanna Valley; (..)

Natural Gas

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 23, 2023

Oliver was appointed to chair the IESO in 2019 and during his time, not only has the IESO failed to prepare Ontario for a clean electricity grid, but it has promoted the continued and expanded use of “natural” gas, or more accurately, fossil gas. This is a “natural” gas transportation company that exports gas to Ontario.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Of Environmental Educators June 29 Webinar On Implementing JEDI - Environmental Justice In Environmental Education [PaEN] -- Eyes On Shell: Shell Petrochemical Plant Announced On Facebook It Is Restarting Plant, Flaring Of Gases Will Be Occurring -- Utility Dive: PJM, PSEG, Other Electric Generators Urge FERC To Reject Natural Gas-Fired, Other Generator (..)

Natural Gas