PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

In 2018, frustration was so great with the lack of compliance with Energy Transfer/Sunoco on the Mariner East Pipeline Project that DEP imposed a total permit block on the company and Republican Sen. penalty and $5 million restitution from the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for air pollution violations; -- $1.4

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Subsequently, two administrative cases were filed, one in Kobe in 2018 ( Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. filed in 2024 and 2018, respectively. The citizens in the Kobe case argue that the aggravation of climate change and air pollution by the new power plants violate their rights.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 5, 2023

When drought compounds heatwaves , upticks in dust and air pollutants associated with extra energy use cause poor air quality in regions such as California’s Central Valley. Nearly all the increase in summer forest-fire area from 1972 to 2018 was due to increased VPD.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2024

And walking or using a traditional bike means avoiding air pollution and climate-changing emissions altogether. The average EV efficiency and location of EV sales (for the sales-weighted national emissions estimate) has been updated to reflect EV sales from 2018 through 2023 based on data from Atlas Public Policy.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

The following factsheet on asthma and air pollution from natural gas facilities was compiled by the Environmental Health Project -- Asthma is a chronic disease that affects breathing. Asthma attacks, also known as exacerbations, may be triggered by indoor and outdoor air pollution, stress, and other physical and environmental factors.

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Breezometer

MARCH 14, 2022

BreezoMeter was honored to join Texas A&M University for a scientific research project that linked hurricanes to serious spikes in air pollution. The Results Speak Volumes: Higher Concentrations of Air Pollution Following Hurricane! The study found higher concentrations of air pollutants Benzene and PM 2.5

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Breezometer

JANUARY 27, 2022

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing has China pulling out all the stops to cut down on air pollution, which can impact people worse during intense physical activity. 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing - The Air Quality Problem. pollution in the 1st quarter of 2021 was 21% higher than in 2019 (!). Will they manage?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2025

As evidence of these diagnoses and conditions, the Latkanichs provided toxicology reports and a copy of his sons May 1, 2018 medical report. EQT Motion To Dismiss From the EHB Opinion: By its motion [in limine], EQT seeks to preclude the admission of any evidence of medical conditions, physical reactions, and/or toxicology results.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

This condition was originally discovered by DEP on October 4, 2018 and the operator has been trying to correct the problem since then. Shell Petrochemical Plant Additional Air Pollution Penalties On February 22, 2024, DEP reported, in response to questions, the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County paid an additional $2,671,044.75

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2021

That changed in 2018, when LADWP notified its tenants that for the first time LADWP water could no longer be used for irrigation and stock watering purposes. In the process, LADWP transformed a vibrant Inyo County economy and idyllic environment into a desert wasteland.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

In 2018, a group of 40 citizens filed a civil complaint and a group of 12 citizens filed an administrative complaint with support from an environmental NGO Kiko Network. Kobe Civil Case) In September 2018, a group of 40 citizens sued Kobe Steel Ltd., Kobe Civil Case) In September 2018, a group of 40 citizens sued Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Legal Planet

JUNE 21, 2024

Since 2018 we have worked together with Chevron to be a ‘Force for Good’ in our region by providing resources and opportunities for youth soccer players,” LAFC Co-President & CBO Larry Freedman said in a press release. “I

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Starting with our Turning Down the Gas in California analysis in 2018, UCS has been pushing the CPUC to do more thoughtful, proactive planning for gas plant retirements. This information can be used in future planning processes to plan for retirements in much more detail. This development has also been a long time in the making.

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Environmental and Urban Economics

DECEMBER 27, 2020

The real action begins if one could access my Amazon Prime data in 2018, 2019 and 2020 as well as my geotagged data. Armed with these wealth indicators, the researcher can study whether poor people are engaging in similar adaptation strategies as richer people during air pollution and natural disaster crises. hours a day.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

It’s also possible that more frequent burning and less intense fires might make it easier for us to control or contain fires, such that they would be less likely to burn buildings and towns, like the Camp Fire burned Paradise in 2018.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 82 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities (..)

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel–related air pollutants. The impact of the closure persisted through at least December 2018, the last month for which data were analyzed.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

The burning of transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, is a substantial source of air pollution. ChargEVC-PA noted the Commission has already taken some steps to promote EV adoption. ChargEVC-PA noted the Commission has already taken some steps to promote EV adoption.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The two industry-funded studies ( NERA 2008 and ACT Research 2022 ) claim much higher impact on sales than either the academic (RZW 2018) or government ( EPA 2021 ) studies. Four studies purporting to examine whether a pre-buy effect occurred on heavy-duty truck sales can’t agree on the magnitude or timing of any such effect.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2024

The $42 million agreement will resolve a case alleging thousands of violations of air pollution standards that stemmed from a catastrophic 2018 fire and subsequent pollution control system breakdowns at the company’s three Mon Valley Works facilities: the Clairton Coke Works and the Edgar Thomson and Irvin steel mills.

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Breezometer

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Many of us automatically associate the health impact of air pollution with respiratory problems, but new studies highlight how unmanaged pollution exposure can impact our health far beyond breathing - even our skin (!) Poor Air Quality Found to Make Atopic Dermatitis Worse. What is Atopic Dermatitis?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

On October 2, the Pittsburgh Union Progress reported the Jefferson Regional Foundation has scheduled three October listening sessions as it prepares to launch the Mon Valley Clear Air Fund that will be available to nonprofit organizations affected by a U.S. Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works plant December 2018 fire.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Civil lawsuits were filed in Sendai in 2017 and Kobe in 2018 by citizens against corporations that planned to build new coal-fired power plants. In September 2018, in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. (Judgments and English summaries are found in the Sabin Center’s Climate Change Litigation Database.).

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Paris Agreement Climate Change 2018 Fossil Fuels 143

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

Since a moratorium on road dumping of conventional oil and gas was declared in 2018 as a result of the settlement of a citizen appeal of DEP’s program for approving of road dumping to the Environmental Hearing Board [ Read more here ], conventional well owners have reported spreading more than 3 million gallons of waste on roads.

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Waste Natural Gas 2018 Regulations 109

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2023

Steel Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Air Pollution Following 2018 Fire At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Plant [No Specifics Yet] -- WHYY: Philly Officials Say Water Is Safe After Bucks County Chemical Spill, How Do We Know That? -- NextPittsburgh: DEP Awards $3.7

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Natural Gas Earth Day Air Pollution Conservation 107

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2024

Causer Blames DEP Database For Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Abandoning, Not Plugging Their Wells; Industry Wants To Redefine Operator Responsibility For Abandoned Wells [PaEN] -- Times Leader: Ohio Attorney General Charges PA Company Austin Master Services With Storing Excessive Quantities Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater, Threatening Ohio (..)

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Air Pollution 109

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Chester community already experiences high levels of air pollution, and the introduction of an LNG facility will further increase residents’ exposure to pollutants. -- Additional Safety Risks From LNG Facilities: The safety risks involved in operating a LNG facility in a populated area, the pollution from the facility will further put residents’ (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

. - Tioga Compressor Station: DEP is inviting comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for installation of air pollution control equipment to comply with RACT III requirements for the station located in Farmington Twp., Tioga County. ( PA Bulletin, page 34 ) -- ECC Windsor, Inc. Greene County. ( Armstrong County. ( Berks County. (

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Recycling Pollution Control 118

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

The study cites increased noise, air pollution, and traffic associated with gas sites as the culprits of higher levels of heart patient hospitalizations. The same sense of urgency needs to be applied to tackling air pollution, a health problem with a clear and actionable solution.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

May 20 Grass Lake & Glacial Till Barrens Evening Birding & Blooms, Monroe County -- Delaware RiverKeeper May 12 RiverWatch Video Report -- DCNR Blog: One Of The Best Things You Can Do To Help The Environment - Plant A Native Tree!

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. Above, workers clear debris in the province, north of Manila, after Typhoon Mangkhut on September 15, 2018. Zul Kifli / AFP / Getty Images.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Finally, the chance of being born prematurely was not specifically associated with unconventional natural gas development, but high levels of particulate air pollution from any source were associated with being born prematurely, consistent with previous studies from other researchers.” Click Here to learn more.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution 2018 Waste 114

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

“At GASP we not only monitor air quality and challenge industrial polluters’ illegal emissions, we also work to hold air quality regulators accountable for doing their jobs and fulfilling the duties that air pollution laws impose on them,” Executive Director Patrick Campbell explained.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Urban trees provide cooling shade and windbreaks that reduce energy costs in all seasons, provide noise buffers for quieter neighborhoods, and reduce air pollution that improves air quality. “It was a pretty obvious relationship between those physical health events and trees,” Huling says.

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Cooling Conservation Air Pollution 2018 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2024

Million In 28 Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Quality Improvement Projects In 20 Counties [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA To Spend Nearly $200 Million On Lead Pipe Replacement, Water Upgrades [Mostly Federal Funds] -- DEP Awards Susquehanna River Basin Commission $68.2

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Air Pollution Natural Gas Conservation Renewable Energy 85

PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2023

The state ordered the company to pay $30 million dollars in fines for an explosion at its Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County in 2018, and $20 million for more than 100 violations for leaks in its Mariner East pipeline, which polluted wetlands and private wells. Energy Transfer's record in Pennsylvania is checkered at best.

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Natural Gas Radiation Regulations Air Pollution 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2683 ) Air Quality Permits -- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Gas Pipeline Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for a compressor station located in Bedford Twp., Butler County. ( Tioga County. ( Bedford County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. ( Susquehanna County. (

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Air Pollution Recycling 2028 Waste 72