PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

On July 25, Patrick Cicero, former PA Consumer Advocate and counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project and Robert Routh, PA Policy Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council will host a July 25 webinar commenting on the impact of record high prices from PJM's latest electric capacity auction starting at 11:00 a.m.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Klass teaches and writes primarily in the areas of energy law, environmental law and natural resources law. Resource Link: -- Lt. Prioritizing such lands for clean energy projects addresses the dual problems of clean energy opposition and economic decline. Reprinted from Penn State News.)

Clean Energy

Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2025

(see opening brief here and reply brief here ) Appellee Michigan PSC (see brief here ) Michigan House of Representative (see amicus brief here ) Intervening Appellees Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, Institute for Energy Innovation, Clean Grid Association, and Advanced Energy United (see brief here ) Michigan Farm Bureau (amicus brief due (..)

Renewable 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. Is Nuclear The Hot New Clean Power Source?

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Luzerne County [PaEN] -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On State Budget, Chesapeake Bay Program March 26 [PaEN] -- PUC To Hold Hearings Starting April 7 On Proposed UGI Gas Rate Increase Of Up To 10.8%

Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Department of Justice employees were told that positions in the Environment and Natural Resources Division would be eliminated. A cascade of office and position terminations As a result of the rescinded and new EOs, U.S. Congress, and a presidential move to pull back these funds without due process in Congress is unconstitutional.

Government

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

Tioga County [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Commonwealth Court Rules Elizabeth Twp., In Allegheny County Violated Its Own Zoning Ordinance To Allow Shale Gas Well Pad, Pipeline To Be Built In A Residential Area -- Environmental Hearing Board Denies Request To End Appeal Of Catalyst Energy, Inc.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

Public Lands/Recreation -- Secured a historic $112 million for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to maintain and improve state park and forest infrastructure. -- Provided $2.8

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 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.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

MAY 16, 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

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Wind power, solar energy, and battery storage together make up over 95% of the new or planned projects currently seeking grid interconnection nationally, with natural gas accounting for the remainder, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Gas and renewables often go hand in hand.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

Impacts Of Fossil Fuels We are blessed to live in an area of beautiful and rich natural resources. We are writing a report on Faith & Fossil Fuels to bring this perspective into the larger conversation. Yet our rivers, streams, forests, and mountains are not immune to the effects of pollution and greed.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 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. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Majority Chair House Environmental & Natural Resources Committee [ PDF of Article ] -- PennLive Letter: Where Did $100 Million In State Conservation Funds Go? -

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 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. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council.

Nuclear Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 23, 2025

If these plants turn out to be obsolescent (due to overestimates of load growth, cheaper wind and solar power for example), the utility’s customers will still have to pay all the utility’s stranded costs. The bill did fall short on robust commitments to issues like natural resource protections.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 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. to 4:30 p.m. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 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. Room 515 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2025

331 Abandoned Conventional Well Violations 2025 Abandoned Conventional Wells: So far in 2025, DEP issued or continued 331 violations to 74 conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells- [3D Resources LLC ; Amer Natural Resources LLC; WB Anderson; Apex Energy (PA), LLC; Apollo Resources LLC; ARG Resources Inc.;

2025

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

But for states like California, with large populations, an ambitious and necessary clean energy timeline , and ongoing natural resource issues , where to actually build these projects will require thoughtful planning. From a national perspective, the land use needed to reach our clean energy goals is modest.

Solar Power

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Taxpayer money should go to climate solutions – like wind and solar power and energy storage. Last fall Natural Resources Canada released a list of 22 measures that the federal government has implemented to support the deployment of CCUS. Not to the companies and activities which are fueling the climate crisis.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 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. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. September 25- Agenda Posted.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 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.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

The cancellation of this proposed fracked gas burning power plant helps move us forward to a future powered by wind and solar power,” said Robert Ukeiley, an environmental health lawyer at the Center for Biological Diversity. Click Here to read the complete statement by the environmental groups.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 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. Ohio- $3.20

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 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. National- $3.08

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

Key findings of the report Include: -- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power Dominate: Fossil fuels, along with nuclear power, currently provide nearly all the power (92%) in the PJM grid. [ Resource Article Links - Electric Grid: -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 18, 2023

Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Outside the Harrington Building, the Conservation Exhibit Area will include demonstrations supported by the U.S.

Biofuels

Law Columbia

JUNE 11, 2024

This edition also includes maps and data visualizations that were prepared by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Blue Raster LLC.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As of late October 2022, Russia had destroyed 90% of Ukraine's wind energy production and 50% of its solar power production. After Russia's drone attack and approximately 90 missile barrage this past week, approximately half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is damaged and needs repaired.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

House returns to session Dec. 13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Dec.

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

By next year, Pennsylvania will get 50 percent of its electricity from ten new solar arrays around the Commonwealth – making Pennsylvania the first state in the country to commit to getting half of its energy from solar power.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For Science Scholarships; Call For Conference Presentations [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: Funding for Sustainable Farming; Managing Pastured Lands; Soil Erosion Threat Increasing With Climate Change -- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Last Minute Tips For Grant Applicants; (..)

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

GW Of Clean Energy In PA, 4 Other PJM States Saving $1 Billion A Year [PPL included] -- DOE Invests $17 Million In 3 Projects To Strengthen Critical Minerals Supply Chain: 1 In PA, Another To PA Company, Both Coal-Related [PaEN] -- NYT: The Planet Needs Solar Power, Can We Build It Without Harming Nature?

Natural Gas

Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Environmental groups are split: the Conservation Law Foundation supports it, but the Natural Resources Council of Maine opposes it. The project has garnered support from Maine’s former Governor Paul LePage (R) and current Governor Janet Mills (D), and they are not typically on the same side of any issue. and worldwide).

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2022

Click Here To Watch Live -- University Of Pittsburgh Announces Climate Action Plan To Go Carbon Neutral By 2037 [PaEN] -- Community College Of Allegheny County Flipped The Switch On Completed Solar Energy Installation [PaEN] -- TribLive: Community College Of Allegheny County Flips The Switch To Solar Power -- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: (..)

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2024

Shapiro’s Energy, Climate Initiatives [PaEN] -- US DOE Awards Mineral Basin Solar Project In Clearfield County $90 Million For 402 MW Facility On Abandoned Mine Lands; Filling Gap Left By Closure Of Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Feds Send $90 Million For Largest PA Solar Energy Project Yet -- Electrek: (..)

Conservation