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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

To tackle this topic head-on, UCS, together with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, commissioned a study of the impacts of truck regulations on employment from Environmental Resources Management (ERM), an independent consultant. Source: ERM 2022 ).

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 22 to 28 - Failed To Comply With Well Plugging Order For 63 Months; Abandoned Conventional Well Violations Hit 113; Another Conventional Well Explosion, Same Owner

PA Environment Daily

On March 19, firefighters and DEP responded to another explosion and fire at a conventional well owned by Kriebel Natural Gas Co LLC in Manor Borough, Westmoreland County. Amer Natural Resources holds 49 permits. Well drilled in 2008. Read more here. Read more here. No request made of well owner. DEP inspection report.

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Republican House Bill Contains Natural Gas Industry Wish List Of Measures To Expand Natural Gas Drilling, Subsidize Pipeline Expansion, Automatically Approve Well Permits, Preempt Local Governments

PA Environment Daily

DCNR has not authorized any unconventional natural gas drilling under State Park lands. Fact: DCNR testified at the Senate’s March 4 budget hearing, 65 percent of the prime natural gas leases on State Forest land in 2008-2013 have not been developed. Read more here. Read more here.

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Senate Republicans Again Suggest DCNR Allow More Natural Gas Drilling To Fund Park/Forest Operations; New Hellbender License Plate Coming In June

PA Environment Daily

Note: When DCNR leased the first State Forest land for shale gas drilling in 2008-2010, the first thing the General Assembly did was to take upfront payments and royalty monies away from DCNR and its infrastructure needs to balance the state budget-- over $383 million-- and pay for DCNR’s personnel and operating expenses.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Peoples Natural Gas Rate Increase Background On Issues -- DEP: Oil & Gas Regulatory Program Will Be In The Red By Fall; All Sectors Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program No Go; Update On Permitting Reform [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 28 -- PUC Reminder Of Opportunities To Comment On Proposed 18.7%

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DEP Blog: Ten Tools To Take On Climate Change In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

The DEP Energy Programs Office began developing state climate action plans about 10 years ago, as required by the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act of 2008. Find resources at: Agricultural Energy Use. We've funded over 1,000 chargers?installed million in just the past five years!

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Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting

PA Environment Daily

Penn State also found from 2008 to 2014, spreading O&G PW [oil and gas wastewater] on roads released over 4 times more radium to the environment than O&G [oil and gas] wastewater treatment facilities, and 200 times more radium than spill events. Read more here. Read more here - page 39. Read more here.