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3 Days That Shook Washington County: Natural Gas Plant Explosion; Pipeline Leak Of 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Gas; 10,000 Gallon Spill At Compressor Station

PA Environment Daily

December 25 Christmas Morning Explosion Kasey Duran and her family live about 1,500 feet from the Energy Transfer Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County. Energy Transfer’s environmental compliance record in Pennsylvania is absolutely terrible. on December 25 and ceased as of 4:59 p.m.

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China embarks on a decade of human space exploration

Physics World

When the 100 tonne CSS is completed by the end of 2022, this T-shaped structure, floating 400 km above the Earth, will consist of three main building blocks. Missions to return samples from a near-Earth asteroid, visit Jupiter and explore the edge of the solar system are also in the pipeline.

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The enduring mystery of the solar corona

Physics World

Look towards the Sun during a total solar eclipse (taking proper precautions of course) and you’ll see a beautiful, crown-shaped glow surrounding the Moon. It’s the solar corona – a hot plasma that extends millions of kilometres out into space. These measurements proved pivotal to our understanding of the corona.

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Climatology: The Science of Global Weather Systems over the Long Term

Environmental Science

Climatologists use different data sets from satellites - temperatures at various levels through the atmosphere and at ground level, for example, or mapping energy flows and noticing changes that could affect local climate (2). At the center of our solar system is a star that we call “The Sun”. But the sun's energy is not constant.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.8.23

PA Environment Daily

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works] -- Post-Gazette: FirstEnergy Seeking Ratepayer Surcharge To Keep Two Coal-Fired Power Plants Open In West Virginia -- PennLive - Letter: We’re At An Energy Crossroads - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition -- PennLive Guest Essay: How Nuclear Power Saved Christmas And The PJM Electric Grid - By Rep.

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83 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Solar Program; Community Energy Webinars; Sustainable PA Website [PaEN] -- U.S. Of Energy Grant Will Support Field Test Of Next-Generation Energy Efficiency Retrofit System On Two Homes In Pittsburgh ?? Senate Democrats’ Climate, Energy Bill -- Gov. PaEN] -- WHYY: PA Advocates Celebrate Progress On U.S.

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67 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Nancy Guenst (D-Montgomery), U.S. Army Veteran & Rep. Webster (D-Montgomery), U.S.