PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

. -- Hyde Park Foundry & Mach Co - Violation: Abandoning Well (2023) October 25, 2024 follow-up inspection of the LOTS 255,256,257,358 2 in Hyde Park Borough, Westmoreland County found the well abandoned, not plugged and without production, waste generation and well integrity reports. DEP continued violations. DEP continued violations.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2025

These reductions would put EPA back to its resources in 1980, before the implementation of critical new or expanded programs such as Superfund, key controls on hazardous waste, and important programs under the Clean Air Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act. He also intends to reduce EPAs budget by over 50%. By James M.

Toxic Substances Control Act

PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2025

Data Centers -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Holds July 31 Meeting At Penn State Harrisburg Campus On Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant; Webinar On Aug. 6 -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Leaders Eye Long-Term Impact Of Energy, A.I.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

28 Meeting/Hearing On Waste Permit Modification For ERSI Construction/ Demolition Waste Landfill In Taylor Boro, Lackawanna County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open! 6 Hearing, Sept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Of America [Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Were Over Half Power Plant Failures During Last Winter Storm In PJM ] -- TribLive: Pennsylvanians See Utility Bills Climb Despite Living In One Of America’s Most Productive Natural Gas States -- Post-Gazette: Beaver County Styrene Plastics Plant To Shut Down In January Citing Aging Plant -- DEP Chesapeake (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- EPA Awards $34 Million In Grants To Reduce Air Pollution At Schools; Highlights Efforts In Philadelphia [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $18.9 Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2025

The Avonlea/Kendra II facility in Springville and the Gradiant/C2G facility in Montrose showcased groundbreaking technologies that recover lithium from fracking brine—reducing environmental waste while strengthening America's energy independence. manufacturing, and turning existing waste into valuable supply chain inputs.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Murrow Award For Reporting On Shale Gas Drilling In PA - Fracking In Pennsylvania Hasnt Gone As Well As Some May Think -- Martins Ferry Times Leader: PAs Austin Master Services Abandoned Frack Waste Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, OH Slated For Completion -- AP: Oil And Gas Have Boomed In New Mexico, Its Schools Are Contending With Pollutions Effects (..)

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

That’s wasteful, costly, and increasingly unsustainable. So let’s not waste this moment. Data Center In Dauphin County -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Holds July 31 Meeting At Penn State Harrisburg Campus On Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant; Webinar On Aug. Let’s lead.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

Imperial Land Corporation and Range Resources – Appalachia, LLC announced a strategic alliance to support the development of a state-of-the-art power generation facility of up to 1 GW in size within the Fort Cherry Development District in Robinson Township, Washington County. Liberty Energy Inc. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills [PaEN] -- New Report: Fixing PJMs Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills [PaEN] -- New Report: Fixing PJMs Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

20: Using Land From Cities To Farms To Increase Sustainability , 4:00 p.m. -- North Branch Land Trust: Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. 5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. For Friendship, Here’s Why Researchers Are Concerned -- Utility Dive: A.I.- High School As Renovation Work Continues -- DEP Sets Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2025

Data Center Coming To Their Backyards -- Bloomberg: Williams To Revive Disputed Natural Gas Pipeline Projects In New York -- WSJ: Developers Of Constitution, Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipelines To File FERC Paperwork To Revive The Projects -- Martins Ferry Times Leader: PAs Austin Master Services Abandoned Frack Waste Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, (..)

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Majority Chair House Environmental & Natural Resources Committee [ PDF of Article ] -- House Committee OKs Increase In Per Ton Recycling Fee To Support Local Recycling Programs, Waste Disposal Planning [PaEN] -- NextPittsburgh: Is Hyperlocal Recycling The Future?

Recycling

A Greener Life

AUGUST 1, 2025

They are a large producer of wind power, hydropower, and nuclear power. They also operate in the fields of solar power, biomass, energy from waste, and natural gas. It has set ambitious plans to move 100% away from fossil fuels , and in 2020, it completed its phase-out of coal.

Wind Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Governor Shapiro also highlighted key components of the plan while visiting Penn England Farms in Blair County, where a methane digester is turning farm waste into clean energy, cutting electricity costs, and generating revenue. Read more here ] The Lightning Plan will expand access to shared digesters to help more farmers benefit.

Natural Gas

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

MAY 30, 2025

For example, DEP said 86% of conventional oil and gas well owners failed to submit annual production, waste generation and waste disposal reports for 2023. The non-compliance even extends to annual reports the industry has to submit to the Oil and Gas Program.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland) -- TribLive Guest Essay: Summer’s Triple Threat - Energy Bills Rising, Grids Straining, Help Shrinking - By Destenie Nock, Peoples Energy Analytics -- Tribune-Democrat: 114 MW Wind Farm Under Construction At Rock Run ATV Park In Cambria County [ PDF of Article ] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy Receives $22.7

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2025

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference Oct. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference Oct. Spoiler - Philadelphia Water Dept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Touts Plan To Expand Energy Markets In PA While York County Seeks Balance -- The Center Square: Watch: Former DEP Leader Stumps For Shapiro Energy Plan -- PUC Enhances Energy-Savings Program For Low-Income Households -- The Derrick: FrenchCreek Twp., Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Shapiro Lost His Home, Tried Suicide, Waste Melting Down -- AP: Suspect In Arson At Gov. Shapiros Residence Planned To Beat Him With A Hammer, Documents Say -- TribLive: Arson At PA Governors Residence Universally Condemned -- WTAE: PA Lawmakers Issue Statements After Governors Residence Set On Fire In Harrisburg -- Gov.

Politics

Circle of Blue

MAY 29, 2025

In January, executives at Constellation Energy startled the world with their plan to restart the closed and cold 840-megawatt Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island nuclear power station, site of one of the most dangerous meltdowns in atomic history. government from opening a long-term storage facility at Yucca Mountain for decades.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2025

We Are Going To Run Out Of Power, If We Dont Move Forward Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) , a member of the Committee, noted in 2018 a baseload power plant was shut down in his district [Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant]-- Dont make the same mistake. Read more here. ]

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp., Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- TribLive: Stormwater Fee Tabled, But Stark Fiscal Challenges Stand For Allegheny Twp.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Murrow Award For Reporting On Shale Gas Drilling In PA - Fracking In Pennsylvania Hasnt Gone As Well As Some May Think -- Martins Ferry Times Leader: PAs Austin Master Services Abandoned Frack Waste Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, OH Slated For Completion -- AP: Oil And Gas Have Boomed In New Mexico, Its Schools Are Contending With Pollutions Effects (..)

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2025

Bresnahans Office Over Medicaid Concerns -- PennLive: PA US Senator McCormick Says Senate Will Protect Vulnerable Under Medicaid And Target Waste [Democrats Warn Republicans Are Simply Gutting A Major Healthcare Safety Net For Millions] -- WITF/WVIA: PA Republican Con.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills [PaEN] -- New Report: Fixing PJMs Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

The owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. The owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports have never been submitted. These wells were never inspected by DEP.

2025

Physics World

MAY 28, 2025

Absurd yet powerful visual metaphors feature throughout. The falling man jettisons his reserve chute – nuclear power – and tries to knit an alternative using clean energy, mid-fall. The message is blunt: nuclear may not be ideal, but it works. World Without End is bold, arresting, provocative and at times polemical.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

. - Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- PUC To Hold Hearings Starting April 7 On Proposed UGI Gas Rate Increase Of Up To 10.8% -- PUCs Be Utility Wise Conference Attracts About 150 Community Providers, Empowers Frontline Advocates -- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA, Climate Action Campaign Host March 24 Webinar On Impacts Of Climate (..)

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Waste Permits -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC : DEP invites comments on General Waste Permit WMGR123 for treatment of oil and gas wastewater for 1.3 Busik Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Dimock Twp.,

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2025

Of Agriculture Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area To Bradford, Sullivan, Venango, Wyoming Counties [PaEN] -- The Nature Conservancy - PA/DE Adds 509 Acres To Protected Land Along Susquehanna River Water Gaps In Dauphin County [PaEN] -- MCall: Lower Macungie Twp.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

Bucks County On The PA Priority List Of Hazardous Sites [PaEN] -- Tribune-Democrat: DEP To Outline Plans To Remove Waste Telephone Poles, Railroad Ties From Elk Lick Twp. 24 Webinar Q&A On RISE PA Decarbonization Grant Program [PaEN] -- NASEO Hosts Jan.

Conservation