PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

TODAY 3:00 : Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. TODAY 7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

Billion State Budget Without House Agreement; Adjourns To Sept. 18 -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House, Senate Standoff Over Budget Bills Delays Deal; Senate Adjourns Until Sept. Billion State Budget Without House Agreement; Adjourns To Sept. 18 -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House, Senate Standoff Over Budget Bills Delays Deal; Senate Adjourns Until Sept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2023

-- Committee Schedule Senate adjourned until September 18 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- July 3 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- 95 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- 7.3.23 - PA Environment (..)

Clean Air Act

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Department of Health’s written testimony presented to the Committee on the health threats posed by oil and gas drilling said-- “We are aware that certain contaminants, radioactive materials, and other additives are components of the wastewater produced during the natural gas fracturing process. Read more here.]

Waste

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2021

Census Data -- ErieT: What Do Latest Figures Mean For Legislative And Congressional Seats In PA? -- WITF: Census Data Drop Puts PA Lawmakers Closer To Drawing State’s New Political Boundaries -- Spotlight PA: PA’s Political Mapmakers Finally Have New Census Data, Now The Hard Work Begins Bipartisan U.S.

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Unit 1 at Three Mile Island continued to operate until it was shut down in September, 2019 as a result of competition with natural gas-fired electric generation. Our information from the radiation protection staff on the island indicated otherwise. Read more here. Read more here. William Scranton, and then Gov.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

National- $3.66 National- $3.66 National- $3.66

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Susquehanna A & B, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 919 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. Note: Update on new Stormwater Manual, Manure Management Manual, Farm Inspection Program, more.] FRIDAY 9:00: In-Person, Virtual. Agenda Posted. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Kushlan Award Recipient -- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Environmental Groups Up Their Election Spending In PA Citing ‘Existential Crises’ Related To Climate Change -- Inside Climate News: New, Massive Plastics Plant In SW PA Barely Registers Among Voters -- EQB Meets Nov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2022

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. formal notice ) [Note: Update on Three Mile Island decommissioning other issues.] . -- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Dec. 10 PA Bulletin: Final-Omitted Regulations Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities -- Dec.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Unit 1 at Three Mile Island continued to operate until it was shut down in September, 2019 as a result of competition with natural gas-fired electric generation. Our information from the radiation protection staff on the island indicated otherwise. Read more here. Read more here. William Scranton, and then Gov.

Nuclear Power

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy. Having an expiration date creates political investment uncertainty and risk, which is precisely what the Taxonomy intended to remove. 31 1(a)).

Fossil Fuels

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. Greenhouse gas : A group of gases known to be responsible for increasing the “greenhouse effect” - that is, gases that absorb infrared radiation and increase atmospheric density.

Government

Environmental Science

JULY 22, 2018

The sun receives a constant stream of energy produced by nuclear processes that generate an immense amount of heat, light, and radiation. This radiation hits the atmosphere and is absorbed by the ozone layer which reduces the most harmful. The impact is proportionally high considering the low levels of the gas in the atmosphere (14).

Atmosphere

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Radiation In Oil & Gas Wastewater A study released in May 2022 by Penn State University found conventional drilling wastewater spread on roads in Pennsylvania contains concentrations of barium, strontium, lithium, iron, manganese that exceed human-health based criteria and levels of radioactive radium that exceed industrial discharge standards.

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Unit 1 at Three Mile Island continued to operate until it was shut down in September, 2019 as a result of competition with natural gas-fired electric generation. Natural Gas Infrastructure Threats It is naive and dangerous to not do everything we can to prevent and prepare for environmental accidents. Read more here.

Nuclear Power

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There are even indications that near-term cuts might be easier to achieve for methane than for CO 2 , for a mix of technical, economic, and political reasons. We most often encounter methane as the largest component of natural gas: methane makes up 75 – 95% of the gas coming to your stove and furnace. the absence of air.

Atmosphere

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

WEDNESDAY Noon: Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist WEDNESDAY 7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania $3.90; National $3.84; Ohio $3.63 Could Be Reactivated -- Schuylkill Action Network Oct. Could Be Reactivated -- Schuylkill Action Network Oct.

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“I had a certain expectation that my water wouldn't be damaged, my house wouldn't be damaged, that this gross negligence wouldn't go on, that they wouldn't get fines from the DEP, that I wouldn't be exposed to radiation, I wouldn't be exposed to chemicals,” said Latkanich. That's the first approach,” said Latkanich.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2023

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live. TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. Visit the Committee webpage for options to attend the meeting remotely.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Securities & Exchange Commission] filing where they warn investors in graphic detail about blowouts and cratering, explosions, uncontrollable flows of natural gas or well fluids polluting surface and groundwater fires, pipe and cement failures, pipeline ruptures, spills, and releases of toxic gases. Look at their annual SEC [U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2024

These tests do not have to include a radiation analysis, even though studies have shown radium from oil and gas wastewater — which often contains 300 to 560 times the acceptable levels of radioactive substances in drinking water — has made its way into roadside vegetation, fresh water, and up the food chain.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2023

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. Million Settlement Of Chesapeake Energy Lawsuits Over Landowner Royalties -- Fox43: Lower Allen Twp.,

Waste

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2023

They were venting raw [natural] gas along with radiation coming up from the ground. Canon McMillian School District is right over the hill from the biggest [natural gas] processing plant in Pennsylvania. “It It also is the catcher's mitt for about 12 [natural gas] compressor stations, mostly due west. “It

Natural Gas

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

Gleick claims I contradict myself by writing, “When it comes to protecting the environment by moving to superior alternatives, public attitudes and political action matter,” to which Gleick adds, “exactly the point of environmental advocacy groups like Greenpeace that worked to change public opinion.” wood, coal, and natural gas).

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2021

TODAY 12:30: Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 275 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) which would limit the ability of communities to offer new and clean energy sources and energy efficiency programs by locking in the status quo, in particular natural gas. Room 8E-A East Wing of the Capitol. TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

House returns to session Dec. 13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Dec. Million In Environmental Improvement Projects Funded By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees [PaEN] -- Evangelical Environmental Network: U.S. 2020 Election -- AP: Senate Republicans Hire Firm For $270,000 In Taxpayer Money To ‘Investigate’ Nov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2024

Brewster Retiring At End Of 2024 -- PennLive - John Baer: Will PA’s Lawmakers Be Better In 2024 Or The Mediocre Same? -- Inquirer: How Geography And Politics Play Into How PA Funds Its Schools -- TribLive: PA Democratic Con.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

CLICK HERE to View or Print the May 22 PA Environment Digest.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

. -- 166 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adult s [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN] -- Maryland National Guard Abandons Proposal To Do Very Low-Level Aircraft Combat Training (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP Approves Permits For Transcontinental Gas Regional Energy Access Expansion Pipeline Project in Luzerne, Northampton, Bucks, Chester, Monroe Counties [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Bob Haines robhaines@pa.gov. Chesapeake Bay Implementation Progress Report on agenda.] TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2022

Capitol Silent On Deposition Request -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Critics Cry ‘Political Tourist,’ But Republican U.S. Stambaugh, Hershey Will Run Against Each Other In Redrawn House District -- AP: Republican Sen. Mastriano, U.S. House Committee Investigating Assault On U.S.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Casey, Colleagues: Introduce Bill To Empower Fossil Fuel Workers To Train, Find Jobs In Changing Energy Industry [PaEN] -- EQB: Meets Oct. 14 [PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper: Oct. 8 RiverWatch Video Report -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Fall Newsletter Now Available [PaEN] -- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day Warning For Oct.

Natural Gas

Environmental Progress

JULY 9, 2020

When one of our neighbors here — in our natural gas burning neighborhood — burns wood, everyone's like, “What are you doing? There was a renewables claim where a person claimed that solar and wind only require three to five times more land than natural gas or nuclear plants. And, and I appreciate it! I don't want smoke!

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2025

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. EPA Virtual Hearing On Proposed Permit For A Sandstone Development Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Lafayette Twp., McKean County.

Natural Resources