PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

By Leigh Ann Chow, Cumberland County Master Watershed Steward Candidate Ive always explained my fascination with bodies of water by my astrological predisposition: as a Pisces, I am, by nature, drawn to the sea. And on a local level, as we know, all watersheds lead to the ocean.

2024

Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2025

The reasons are simple: wind and solar power are less costly and more quickly deployed than alternatives fueled by natural gas or coal. In California, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced winners of five offshore wind leases in 2022, with the potential to power over 1.5 million homes.

Clean Energy

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Pump up gas. The second policy proposal is to reinstate permitting of liquified natural gas (LNG), also known as methane, a fossil fuel that is a potent source of global warming emissions. API markets these proposals as bolstering the country’s geopolitical strength.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Mountain Valley Pipeline carrying natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia required approvals from the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and the Forest Service.

Regulations

A Greener Life

AUGUST 1, 2025

These giants are standing tall against fossil fuels – rising out in the ocean like a middle finger to CO2.” They also operate in the fields of solar power, biomass, energy from waste, and natural gas. A brief silence while he shakes his head and continues to crunch his snacks before saying, “Who says that?

Wind Power

Circle of Blue

APRIL 1, 2025

and the Danish territory have the opportunity to capture and monetize the torrent of clean fresh water pouring off Greenland and into the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. for instance, crosses 1,800 miles of ocean and seaway and takes 15 to 20 days. oil and natural gas pipeline network that spans millions of miles.

Ocean

Law Columbia

APRIL 29, 2025

For example, in November 2016, the Obama administrations Bureau of Land Management (BLM) promulgated a regulation to reduce waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on public and Tribal lands.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2024

He has fond memories of seeing the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, and the Pacific Ocean for the first time on that journey. Paul also utilized SRBCs enforcement powers more aggressively, especially with respect to water use for natural gas development that began in the basin in 2008. and to Mexico.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Centers -- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Openings For CEO And On PJM’s Board Are An Opportunity To Chart A New Course - By David Lapp, Maryland Office Of People’s Counsel advocating for residential utility consumers -- Utility Dive: A.I.-

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Pennsylvania Sea Grant is supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Penn State University, and through federal, state, and local funding. Shapiros Budget Includes Energy Plan; Funding To Make-up Deficit In Oil & Gas Program; New State Park, Trail Initiative; Over $6.2 Resource Link: -- Gov.

2013

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2025

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission- Federal Power Act of 1935; Natural Gas Act of 1938; and Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management-- Outer Continental Shelf Act of 1953; and Energy Policy Act of 2005. Outer Continental Shelf Act of 1953 and any amendments thereto.

Regulations

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 1, 2025

Subscribe Top Posts & Pages Using the pollution load index to evaluate rooftop harvested rainwater metal(loid) contamination in environmental justice communities If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tips Can solar and geothermal energy help a church and its neighbors wean off fossil fuels?

Recycling

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite’s science instrument payload sits in a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory during assembly. On land, watchdog groups point satellites at natural gas fields to reveal production wells that leak methane. Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Ocean

Legal Planet

MAY 5, 2022

Its location between two oceans, as well as its latitude and topography significantly increase Mexico’s exposure to extreme hydro meteorological events.” Recent changes in electricity regulation seem likely to increase the role of fuel oil in electricity production, which produces about 50% more carbon than natural gas.

Paris Agreement

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The SWOT mission, as its called, will measure weekly changes in the world’s major rivers, lakes, wetlands, and oceans. For oceans, the satellite will track small-scale currents and eddies that transport nutrients, salt, and heat. The mission will launch before sunrise on December 15. It will gather extensive data.

2022

Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Every year, 11 million metric tons of plastics enter our ocean. Nearly all of these plastics are made from fossil fuels including crude oil, natural gas liquids and coal. This spill is a pervasive threat to ocean life and coastal communities. It takes about 0.4

Fossil Fuels

Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Pennsylvania will charge an energy company with four dozen environmental crimes committed during the construction of a natural gas pipeline. A new report finds tidal marshes in New Jersey are not elevating fast enough to keep up with rising sea levels. ON THE RADAR.

2021

Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

CO 2 emissions embed themselves in the atmosphere/biosphere/upper-ocean carbon cycle and have very long-term impacts (under natural conditions, some 15% of the CO 2 perturbation will still be in the atmosphere thousands of years from now). In contrast, methane has a perturbation time-scale of about 12 years.

Carbon Dioxide

Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 1, 2022

Companies are rushing to make everything from sneakers to computer mouses to car parts out of recycled and “ocean-bound” plastics, and demand for recycled plastics has never been higher. We need recycling to work to help keep plastics out of our ocean, but not every path from the recycling bin leads to the same positive impact.

Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 5, 2024

Meanwhile, less than 100 miles away from the governor’s office as the gull flies, a strong wind was blowing over the ocean south of Martha’s Vineyard. The expensive way to maintain grid reliability: deliveries of liquefied natural gas into Boston Harbor. 1 megawatt-hour is 1,000 kilowatt-hours.)

2018

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2023

School -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center To Hold Holiday Camps Dec. School -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center To Hold Holiday Camps Dec. Haddock -- EPA/DOE Award DEP $44.4

Natural Gas

Onya

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By diverting PET plastics from landfills and oceans, rPET contributes to cleaner ecosystems and less plastic pollution. This decreases the use of oil and natural gas, which are the primary resources for manufacturing virgin PET. Onya is a supporter of The Ocean Cleanup. Onya products are rPET. Onya products are rPET.

Recycling

The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG – a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. 1] The petition was filed – and the suit will proceed – in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such matters pursuant to The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Dutch are also trialling a cluster of floating solar panels named ‘Oceans of Energy’. Using existing fossil fuel infrastructure, the green hydrogen project ‘PosHYdon’ will convert electricity to hydrogen and send it to shore via natural gas pipelines.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

JULY 18, 2023

There are many forms of carbon capture, including nature-based (in trees, soil, wetlands, ocean, regenerative agriculture, etc.), We are talking about steel plants, cement plants, refineries, power plants (coal and natural gas fired), and other large manufacturing operations that use a lot of energy.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2024

In 2023, DEP reported 86% of conventional oil and gas well owners-- 4,265-- failed to submit product and waste generation reports covering 33,505 wells. The annual integrity report is important because it helps ensure the owner is taking the steps needed to prevent natural gas, oil or contaminated water leaks from oil and gas wells.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2023

Kate Moran Honored For Ocean Science And Planet Sustainability Leadership By Canada University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Will Release Results Of Shale Gas Development Health Impact Study On Aug. 9 Hearing On Water Withdrawals; Next Business Meeting Sept. 9 Hearing On Water Withdrawals; Next Business Meeting Sept.

Natural Gas

Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 25, 2021

Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will travel from the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska through Arctic waters to the northern Atlantic Ocean. In the past, the Arctic Ocean–and the Northwest Passage in particular—was often choked with thick sea ice that made maritime voyages risky and arduous, even at the most favorable times of the year.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2022

While warm ocean waters suggest this year may be slightly warmer than 2021, PJM is expecting demand consistent with last summer. Due To Rise In Natural Gas Prices [Posted: May 12, 2022] PA Environment Digest Reliability is a primary focus for us.” Last year’s peak demand was approximately 149,000 MW.

Electricity

Edouard Stenger

MARCH 20, 2017

This was the result of growing renewable power generation, switches from coal to natural gas, improvements in energy efficiency, as well as structural changes in the global economy. For the first time, electricity generation from natural gas was higher than from coal last year in the United States. Deforestation is one.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania Environmental Council President Davitt Woodwell To Retire [PaEN] -- Luzerne County Native Dr. Kate Moran Honored For Ocean Science And Planet Sustainability Leadership By Canada [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Steve Sorenson Takes Home PA Outdoor Writers Assn.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

You want rivers, streams, and oceans that are not polluted. 3 Hearing On Water Withdraws, Including 3 Natural Gas Development Proposals [PaEN] [Posted: October 14, 2022] PA Environment Digest If you’re like most people, you want to be healthy. You want pure drinking water and clean air. You want healthy families and children.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2022

EQB Overwhelmingly Approves Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; Republicans Vote Against DEP Preparing To Plug The Next 198 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells With Federal Funding DEP: Schedule For Updating Conventional Oil & Gas Environmental, Waste Regulations Will Be Up To Gov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Shelah Wallace, Director, Originations at Nuveen Green Capital stated that "it was a pleasure to work closely with BG Capital and Freezpak, Ocean First Bank, and the Philadelphia Energy Authority on getting us to the closing table at a time when interest rates continuously fluctuated and parties risked losing rate locks.

Clean Energy

Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

The plans differed in the mix of new energy sources (natural gas, solar, battery storage, nuclear and wind) to replace coal and the timelines for bringing those new sources on line. Planning for additional natural gas generation (combined cycle units and combustion turbines) to offset lost coal-fired generation.

2021

Environmental Science

JULY 22, 2018

From the ocean oscillations to trade winds, pressure systems that drives temperature, airborne particles that influence local conditions and even the phases of the moon and Earth's wobble all affect the climate (1). The east of the ocean is colder than normal while the west is warmer than average. What Climatology Is.

Atmosphere