PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

12 (In-Person), Dec. 18 EarthTalk Features Penn State Sustainability Director Lara Fowler On Decarbonizing The University [PaEN] -- PA Sea Grant/DEP: Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum Webinar Set For Nov. 19 [PaEN] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Nov. 19 Watersheds And Their Problems Webinar [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Hosts Nov.

Conservation

Scientific American

JUNE 19, 2025

It also came from scientists who initially feared the radiation would cause genetic mutations and birth defects. The new US administration has declared efforts to increase the representation of women, people of color, and other marginalized groups to be wasteful, suspect, even racist. And the federal agency where June worked.

Atmosphere

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 3, 2023

These new communities include those affected by nuclear weapons waste in Missouri. We are very fortunate to have bipartisan support on this in the House and the Senate and across the political party aisle too. If you were exposed to radiation from nuclear testing, uranium mining, or nuclear weapons production, we want to hear from you.

Radiation

Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The most important problem with the sun-climate explanation is that there has been no long-term change in either solar activity or cosmic radiation over the last hundred years that can explain the global warming we are now seeing. We have to spend time and resources to review them and explain why they are wrong.

Sea Level

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Sara Innamorato (D-Allegheny) co-chaired a hearing by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the environmental and health dangers associated with oil and gas drilling waste in Pennsylvania. We are concerned because radium-226 and radium-228, both present in oil and gas waste, can cause bone and connective tissue cancer.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2025

According to a new report by Dylan Spaulding , senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists and an expert on nuclear materials, this plan is not only expensive and technically unnecessary, but also hazardous and politically destabilizing. AAS: The production process creates radioactive waste. What will be done with it?

Waste

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

TODAY 3:00 : Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. TODAY 7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Decommissioning of both units will require the disposal of both high level and low-level radioactive waste and the safe, permanent storage of the nuclear fuel used by both units that is still on Three Mile Island. Our information from the radiation protection staff on the island indicated otherwise. Read more here.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2021

Census Data -- ErieT: What Do Latest Figures Mean For Legislative And Congressional Seats In PA? -- WITF: Census Data Drop Puts PA Lawmakers Closer To Drawing State’s New Political Boundaries -- Spotlight PA: PA’s Political Mapmakers Finally Have New Census Data, Now The Hard Work Begins Bipartisan U.S.

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

National- $3.66

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2024

It’s Illegal And A Really Bad Idea PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: PA Senate Passes Bill To Outlaw The Distribution Of Deepfake Material -- TribLive: Sen. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Susquehanna A & B, DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 919 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. Note: Update on new Stormwater Manual, Manure Management Manual, Farm Inspection Program, more.] FRIDAY 9:00: In-Person, Virtual. Agenda Posted. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2022

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 15 On Radioactive Drilling Waste; Road Dumping Wastewater; Limits On Methane Emissions; More [PaEN] -- Dec. 15 On Radioactive Drilling Waste; Road Dumping Wastewater; Limits On Methane Emissions; More [PaEN] -- Dec. Agenda Posted. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.

Natural Gas

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy. The Regulation sets a deadline on the operation of final disposal facilities for radioactive waste. The following elements of the Regulation proposal are dealt with in this review.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Decommissioning of both units will require the disposal of both high level and low-level radioactive waste and the safe, permanent storage of the nuclear fuel used by both units that is still on Three Mile Island. Our information from the radiation protection staff on the island indicated otherwise. Read more here.

Nuclear Power

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity. Filtration : Removing solid waste and material from water in the process of wastewater treatment. As it is a waste, it serves no purpose on its own.

Government

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

It is clear to me that they are using this initiative as a political Trojan horse to provide legitimacy that covers their inability to handle data related to their operations and their inability to operate in a way that does not harm communities across Washington County. Is this not a clear violation of the mutual interest agreement?

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Radiation In Oil & Gas Wastewater A study released in May 2022 by Penn State University found conventional drilling wastewater spread on roads in Pennsylvania contains concentrations of barium, strontium, lithium, iron, manganese that exceed human-health based criteria and levels of radioactive radium that exceed industrial discharge standards.

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2023

WEDNESDAY Noon: Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist WEDNESDAY 7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. Will It Pay Off? LNG Natural Gas Exports Back On Rising Track, Reached Record In March -- Reuters: U.S.,

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There are even indications that near-term cuts might be easier to achieve for methane than for CO 2 , for a mix of technical, economic, and political reasons. For other gases, the GWP depends on two different properties of the gas: how strongly it absorbs infrared radiation; and how long it stays in the atmosphere after it is emitted.

Atmosphere

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2024

This number is likely a vast undercount: About 86% of Pennsylvania’s smaller oil and gas drillers did not report how they disposed of their waste in 2023. Any waste that is no more injurious to the environment and human health than a commercial alternative may be classified as a "coproduct," a designation that receives less DEP oversight.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2023

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. Million Settlement Of Chesapeake Energy Lawsuits Over Landowner Royalties -- Fox43: Lower Allen Twp.,

Waste

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2023

May 3-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 1028 (Matzie-D-Beaver) setting certain rail safety and oversight requirements, reporting system for hazardous materials and waste, restrict unsafe train length, prompted by Norfolk Southern train derailment. Room G-50 Irvis Building.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And no one should be surprised when workers and residents who are exposed to fracking’s toxic chemicals and radioactive waste start getting sick with a variety of sometimes common, sometimes weird, and sometimes, often debilitating and deadly illnesses. Doctors, nurses, and other health professionals aren't surprised.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“I had a certain expectation that my water wouldn't be damaged, my house wouldn't be damaged, that this gross negligence wouldn't go on, that they wouldn't get fines from the DEP, that I wouldn't be exposed to radiation, I wouldn't be exposed to chemicals,” said Latkanich. They] found benzene, styrene, and other fracking chemicals in us.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Decommissioning of both units will require the disposal of both high level and low-level radioactive waste and the safe, permanent storage of the nuclear fuel used by both units that is still on Three Mile Island. Our information from the radiation protection staff on the island indicated otherwise. Read more here.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As a Penn State alum, I am dismissive of a study that is created in a vacuum for political purposes,” said Joe C. Read more here ] After a study of treated roads, the DEP concluded there was “limited potential” from people hiking or biking on the roads to be affected by radiation exposure.

2018

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- We Remember Sept.

2001

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2023

“So in an article I read recently from the New Yorker, it said the DOH [Department of Health] confirmed that this study would look at correlations between illnesses and their proximity to oil and gas infrastructure, but would not directly examine the dangers of radioactive waste. We wanted you to look into radiation, Dr. Levine said, "No." “We

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

When I look back at 2023 and consider UCS’s advocacy around the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), I feel like it was a year of tears. Over the next 23 years, more communities would discover that they, too, had been exposed to radiation from testing, mining, and nuclear waste.

Radiation

Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Surface albedo is high - heat acquired during the day is radiated at night. It had been widely known thanks to various travel volumes that deserts were anything but lifeless wastes. Radiation is intense - both in terms of how much deserts receive and how much they reflect back into the environment. Politics of Conservation.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2024

Brewster Retiring At End Of 2024 -- PennLive - John Baer: Will PA’s Lawmakers Be Better In 2024 Or The Mediocre Same? -- Inquirer: How Geography And Politics Play Into How PA Funds Its Schools -- TribLive: PA Democratic Con. Received $6.19 Butternut; Phenological Fun!

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the environmental and public health impacts associated with the practice of spreading oil and gas drilling waste, known as brine, on Pennsylvania's roads for dust control and ice management. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Click Here to watch online.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

CLICK HERE to View or Print the May 22 PA Environment Digest.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Senate Report Singles Out Republican Cong. Scott Perry & State Sen. Doug Mastriano As Key Figures In Trying To Overturn Election Results -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Congressional Report Sheds More Light On Role Of Republican Cong.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

If elimination is not politically feasible, they recommended canceling the Sentinel ICBM replacement program and extending the life of the current Minuteman ICBMs for at least another 20 years. ICBMs certainly waste billions of dollars, but what makes them unique is the threat that they pose to all of humanity.”

2012

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 23, 2024

My organization, the Union of Concerned Scientists, works closely with communities sickened by radiation from nuclear weapons testing, waste, and uranium mining, including those exposed to fallout from the Trinity Test. To pass this bill, we will need much more public awareness and political will than we have had so far.

Radiation