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Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry

PA Environment Daily

Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC The following article first appeared on LinkedIn November 19, 2022 -- On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf quietly signed into law resurrecting the prospect of liquified natural gas ("LNG") export facilities at the Port of Philadelphia. Williams, Esq.,

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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?

Legal Planet

The decline probably wasn’t due to environmental regulation. Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels. Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels. Download as PDF

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DEP Accepting Comments On 2 Major Olympus Energy/Hyperion Midstream Natural Gas, Water Pipeline Projects Impacting EV, HQ Streams, Wetlands In Westmoreland County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting public comments on two Chapter 105 encroachment applications submitted by Olympus Energy/Hyperion Midstream LLC covering natural gas gathering pipelines and water pipelines in Westmoreland County, according to public notices in the August 12 PA Bulletin. Watch Video Here.

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.1.24

PA Environment Daily

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- January 1 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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Senate Committees Hold Oct. 4 Hearing On Failure To Invest In PA’s Natural Gas Infrastructure; Hearing Set After PennEast Announced NJ Part Of Its Project Would Not Go Forward, But PA Part Might

PA Environment Daily

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.

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The EIA Just Released a 30 Year Energy Outlook. It’s… Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the forecast, while economy-wide CO 2 emissions decrease from 2022 to 2037 due primarily to the growth in renewable energy replacing retiring coal plants, emissions do increase after 2037 from increased usage of natural gas. EIA is projecting that natural gas prices will remain low.

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Climate Policy in the World’s Fourth Largest Country

Legal Planet

For example: “Many electricity sector policies awaiting implementing rules and regulations are not aligned with each other, or contradict related non-energy regulations. Most of the barriers that ABD identifies relate to institutional issues or deeply embedded policies. Several official plans.