PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2025

Chairman DeFrank emphasized the need for continued investment in a wide range of energy resources-- including renewables, energy efficiency, storage, demand response, and traditional baseload generation-- to ensure that Pennsylvania’s grid remains resilient and affordable. “We Click Here for video and photos.

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

On January 15, the Shapiro Administration said the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has made significant progress in sustainably managing and enhancing Pennsylvanias public lands.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

On April 23, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources marked a major sustainability milestone celebrating 30 years of conservation leadership by unveiling its 30th solar array on public lands. For 30 years, DCNR has been managing Pennsylvanias natural resources with sustainability at the forefront.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2025

The Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Cindy Dunn, provided the event’s keynote address, saying , “The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is using solar energy as a part of our broader commitment to sustainably managing the Commonwealth’s natural spaces.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Solar Carports, like the one at Burkholders Country Market, are a great solution for businesses looking to maximize their available space while investing in clean energy. Not only do they provide shelter for vehicles from the elements, they also generate renewable energy that directly powers the business.

Clean Energy

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We need big investments in the energy transition from polluting fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. Last year alone, four of the top oil companies in Canada (Cenovus, Imperial Oil, Suncor, and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.) But the cost of not taking those actions is far greater.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7647 or sending email to: gvitali@pahouse.net. Joining The Meeting The meeting will be held in Room 60 East Wing starting at 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2025

This project not only repurposes existing infrastructure and leverages local natural resources but also positions Westmoreland County as a hub for the digital economy." 27 [PaEN] -- EPA Issues Permit To Seneca Resources Company For Elk County Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well [PaEN] -- PUC Sets Feb.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award [PaEN] -- Dept. 18 Tree ID Hike In Forest Echo Bird Sanctuary, Luzerne County -- Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7647 or sending email to: gvitali@pahouse.net. Read more here ] The bills were all reported from the Committee and Tabled. Jack Rader, Jr. (R-Monroe)

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2025

Over the last five years, several states, including New York (2020), California (2022), Illinois (2023), and Michigan (2023) have adopted comprehensive permitting reforms that curtail the power of local governments to block development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 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. 31 -- Register Now!

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Over 1st Quarter 2024; Price Of Natural Gas Increased 218% Over 1st Quarter 2024 [PaEN] -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Understaffed DEP Can’t Uphold Law And Protect Public Health - By Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair, House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee -- Marcellus Drilling News: PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 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. Million In Federal Mine Reclamation Funding, $979.3

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 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. Million In Federal Mine Reclamation Funding, $979.3 Ohio- $3.00

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 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.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

MAY 6, 2025

Lithium has become a cornerstone of the global energy transition, powering technologies central to decarbonization efforts, such as electric vehicle batteries and large-scale renewable energy storage.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 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

APRIL 22, 2025

On April 22, in celebration of Earth Day, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined students, educators, and local leaders at Pottstown High School in Montgomery County to plant trees and highlight the role of green infrastructure in building healthier, more resilient communities.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 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. August 7-- Virtual. Noon to 1:15 p.m. August 11-- NEW.

Natural Resources

National Law Center

JULY 29, 2025

(CFIUS) Commodity Credit Corporation Department of Energy Department of Labor Environmental Protection Agency Farm Service Agency Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fish and Wildlife Service Food and Drug Administration Food and Nutrition Service Food Safety and Inspection Service Foreign Agricultural Service Forest (..)

2013

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2025

The PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing "on how Pennsylvania should subsidize the remediation of waste coal piles." ( formal notice ) The hearing is in part a response to discussions surrounding a May 19 hearing on House Bill 501 (Otten-D-Chester), part of the Gov.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The impacts of these obstacles are very real and apparent, with large renewable energy generation and transmission projects regularly facing denials or uneconomical delays. A national policy of repurposed energy may help counter local opposition and accelerate clean energy development.”

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to hold a hearing on Wrights nomination tomorrow. In videos and Congressional testimony , Wright portrays himself as a truth teller, while falsely claiming that climate scientists and renewable energy advocates are deceptive. Here are the facts.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the Department of Justice faces its most profound crisis since it was established in 1909. Justin Pidot holds the Ashby Lohse Chair in Water & Natural Resources and is co-director of the environmental law program at the University of Arizona James E.

Natural Resources

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Water Bills in Congress The Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. There has been bipartisan discussion of permitting reform, but each side is wary of the sorts of projects (renewable energy, oil and gas pipelines) that the other wants to see built more quickly.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2025

In that role, she provided legal research, bill analysis, and legislative drafting services on natural resources, agriculture, environment, transportation, and public safety matters to members of the Ohio General Assembly. Click Here to register and for more information.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In addition, some new renewable energy projects that have received approval are slow to connect to the grid. This has led Gov. Josh Shapiro to voice concerns about limiting future cost increases after a big jump in PJMs most recent capacity auction prices and to demand changes to PJMs rules.

Electricity

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2025

447) Local government (438) Public lands (54) National parks & forests (45) State government (182) U.S. Website Powered by WordPress.com.

Recycling

National Law Center

JUNE 10, 2025

Swampbuster is implemented by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”). Under Swampbuster, any agricultural producer who converts a designated wetland into an area capable of agricultural production will become ineligible for certain benefits granted by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”).

2013

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Veteran Reporter Ad Crable Wraps Up 4 Decades Of Environmental Journalism [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: Ad Crable Signs Off After More Than 37 Years Of Outdoors Columns [ PDF of Article] -- PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award [PaEN] -- River Reporter: Barbara Yeaman, Founder Of Delaware (..)

Conservation

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 22, 2025

The ARA would adapt the Farm Bill to the current reality by ensuring conservation, research, renewable energy, and rural economic development programs empower farmers and ranchers who are eager to drive climate solutions on the ground.

Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 1, 2025

For the first time ever, Canadas emissions are going down, clean investments and renewable energy jobs are projected to soon exceed those in fossil fuels, and we have systems in place to make industry pay for the pollution they create. We have the skills, people, and resources to lead the clean energy revolution.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JUNE 24, 2025

Thom Tillis of North Carolina, have opposed or criticized the current version of the bill citing renewable energy and Medicaid cuts. Curtis argued in a recent Deseret News op-ed , that the bill must not end all clean energy tax credits because “we simply cannot afford to treat good policy ideas as guilty by political association.”

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee -- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Failing To Properly Regulate Its Oil & Gas Industry - By Rep.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Other Events -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Allegheny County Ready To Develop Brilliant Trail Across Allegheny River At Aspinwall -- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Trout Unlimited to Hold Stream Cleanup April 19 On Lycoming Creek -- Gettysburg Connection: Gettysburg Nature Alliance Hosts April 26 Stream Cleanup Event At Sachs Bridge -- The Derrick: (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 30, 2025

Shapiro described how the process for developing his energy plan brought people together-- When Jackson [Morris], from the Natural Resources Defense Council, talked about his friend, he used that word friend, Shawn Steffee, the leader of the Boilermakers [Union]. Let's get this done, Pennsylvania. Bringing People Together Gov.

Climate Change