PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2021

In addition, the Company announced its long-term efforts to achieve net zero direct operating greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 or sooner if feasible. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018. Abandoned coal mines resulted in another 1.28

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Natural Gas Costs Increasing The price of natural gas – which makes up the largest share of U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects natural gas prices to remain volatile over the winter months, with colder weather potentially driving demand and prices even higher.

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Natural Gas Electricity Carbon Dioxide 2019 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

The arguments used for and against the resolution were the same familiar and often repeated comments on the economic and environmental impacts heard on the regulation since the concept was first suggested in 2019 by Gov. ushering in years of cheap oil and gas. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. At least $12.5 At least $12.5

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,103 notices of violation so far in 2023, which means they are on track to exceed the 1,234 violations DEP issued them in 2022, according to DEP’s newly released 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Wolf directed DEP to prepare the regulation in October 2019. Photo: The Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Beaver County, the largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania closed in November 2019 due to competition from natural gas. IRRC Commissioner John Soroko first made a motion to disapprove the regulation.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

VVD has adopted this in their election programme for the next government period, which is strange as the Act on the prohibition of coal for the production of electricity ( Wet Verbod op Kolen bij Elektriciteitsproductie ) was already adopted in 2019. Carbon Dioxide could be stored offshore in depleted gas fields in the North Sea.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Transportation generates 47 percent of nitrogen oxide and 21 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in Pennsylvania. “DEP is committed to supporting this choice by increasing public knowledge of electric vehicles, making it easier for consumers to find electric models, and helping to expand charging infrastructure.”

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Nitrogen Oxides Regulations 2025 Ground-Level Ozone 52

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan at a meeting in 2019. The Pakistani prime minister is visiting Moscow as Russia looks for new clients to build infrastructure, and Pakistan seeks a steady supply of natural gas. Russia is the world’s second-biggest producer of natural gas.

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 2015 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

The arguments used for and against the resolution were the same familiar and often repeated comments on the economic and environmental impacts heard on the regulation since the concept was first suggested in 2019 by Gov. ushering in years of cheap oil and gas. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. At least $12.5 At least $12.5

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2024

Construction of the pipeline, which spanned through Washington, Allegheny and Beaver Counties, began in January 2019 and brings ethane feedstock from natural gas to the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County. [In

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Law Columbia

MAY 28, 2021

Previously, local governments had pursued building electrification through building code provisions requiring or incentivizing electrification expressly, or through affirmative “bans” on natural gas hookups to new and renovated buildings. Brookline’s attempt was later struck down by the Massachusetts attorney general.

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Air Pollution Regulations Fossil Fuels Natural Gas 59

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

In 2019, Kawasaki Heavy Industries launched the Suiso Frontier, the world’s first ship designed to carry liquefied hydrogen. Grey is made from natural gas or coal, and has a large carbon footprint. Blue is also made from fossil fuels but the carbon dioxide emissions are captured or re-used.

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Fossil Fuels Electricity Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions 98

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The applicants sought an injunction declaring that Shell is legally bound to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% below 2019 levels by 2030. Shell recognizes this carbon lock-in effect as well. Royal Dutch Shell. Alternatively, the applicants pleaded for a reduction of 35% or 25%.

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Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement 2030 Climate Change 80

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2024

Is Back And Better Than Ever In Bucks, Montgomery Counties [PaEN] -- Lancaster Farming: Farmers Gain Conservation, Innovation Funds In PA State Budget -- PennVEST Makes $257 Million Investment In 18 Water Infrastructure Projects In 13 Counties [PaEN] -- USDA Awards 2 Conservation Innovation Grants For Projects Benefiting Pennsylvania Totaling $7.1

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Conservation Natural Gas 2023 Clean Energy 82

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2022

It also details actions, near- and longer-term, that will need to be taken by regional stakeholders, working in partnership, to realize southwestern Pennsylvania’s full potential in a low-carbon future. Carbon Dioxide pipeline, CCS, EV charging and solar installations) must be built.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Under Governor Wolf, we’ve accelerated and expanded work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to equip Pennsylvania’s communities, businesses, and individual residents to address climate change impacts occurring now and projected for the near future. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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Climate Change Clean Energy Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse 58

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2022

With power generation being one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, joining RGGI is a commonsense solution that would have an immediate impact on Pennsylvania’s climate and public health. In 2019, the governor set Pennsylvania’s first statewide climate goals , aiming to reduce greenhouse gases by 80 percent by 2050.

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Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Air Pollution Carbon Emissions 52

Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

If this estimate is accurate, solar would not compare favorably with natural gas, which is around 50 gCO2/kWh with carbon capture, and 400 to 500 without. According to his findings, the carbon intensity of solar panels manufactured in China and installed in European countries like Italy was off by an order of magnitude.

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Electricity Fossil Fuels Government Carbon Emissions 134

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

And, kicking gas out of your home is good for your health and the climate. Gas is made mostly of methane – a climate-damaging fossil fuel that is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Between 2005–2019, heat pump use increased by just one per cent, from four to five per cent of Canadian homes.

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Technology Technology Fossil Fuels Electricity 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019. Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes, net carbon dioxide from land use, land use change and forestry, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Paris Agreement 338

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

That would of course include fossil gas, which consists of 85 to 90 percent methane, a significantly more potent heat-trapping gas than carbon dioxide. A 2022 study found that gas stoves leak methane, and more than three-quarters of the emissions occurred when the stoves were off.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

31, 2027, XTO will be required to work with PADEP to identify the heaviest polluting abandoned oil and gas wells in western Pennsylvania and spend at least $1.4 The EPA identified the alleged violations through field investigations conducted in 2018 and 2019. It holds interests in more than 50,000 producing oil and natural gas wells.

Clean Air Act 115

Clean Air Act Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas 115

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Pennsylvania is ideally suited to help the nation fight global warming by becoming a leader in the effort to capture and store emissions of carbon dioxide, state officials say. In the battle to slow global warming, carbon dioxide is the chief target. from 1990–2019.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

FERC’s authority to approve interstate pipelines stems from the NGA which was passed in 1938–a time when gas was a limited resource to be conservatively rationed. Circuit Court of Appeals held that FERC is required to consider downstream greenhouse gas emissions, at least in some circumstances. FERC –in which the D.C.

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Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Natural Gas Greenhouse 111

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed much-needed protections to improve oversight and reduce pollution from the nation’s network of natural gas pipelines today.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Clean Air Act Technology Technology 97

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

was charged with 48 counts of environmental crimes for their conduct during the construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline which carries hazardous natural gas liquids. Natural gas escaped from the pipeline, causing a devastating explosion. Read more here.] Read more here.] In 2020, DEP issued a $1.95 Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

“For the future of Pennsylvania’s climate and the health of those living closest to oil and gas wells, the EPA must adopt the strongest rules possible as quickly as possible.” Methane is a potent greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide for the first twenty years that it remains in the atmosphere.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Ozone 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

But in reality the proposed emission targets were achieved 11 years early in 2019—without the plan ever even taking effect. Research has shown that the country’s remaining coal plants are responsible for 3,800 premature deaths per year, based on 2019 data.

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Fossil Fuels Electricity 2014 Climate Change 289

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. In 2019, air pollution more broadly was responsible for about 6.7 micrometers or less.

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Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 262

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2023

People should be celebrating, not demonizing, modern increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). We cannot overstate the importance of the gas. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) when he chaired the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. [At At one hearing, Wrightstone said, “Global warming will save lives.”

Carbon Dioxide 75

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Atmosphere Solar Power 75

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

We most often encounter methane as the largest component of natural gas: methane makes up 75 – 95% of the gas coming to your stove and furnace. Natural gas” was a marketing term for this then-new, safer gas pumped through urban distribution pipes starting in the 1940s. the absence of air. Climate impact.

Atmosphere 147

Atmosphere Radiation Natural Gas Greenhouse 147

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Energy Information Administration (EIA) households that primarily use natural gas for space heating will spend an average of 30 percent more on heating this winter than last year. for example, our natural gas system is very price responsive, so nobody drilled when prices were so low. On top of that, the U.S.

Clean Energy 75

Clean Energy Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity 75

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations. Winter Storm Elliot Causes Natural Gas Infrastructure Failure Natural gas infrastructure failures during Winter Storm Elliot resulted in the proposed imposition of an unprecedented $1.8 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste 115

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s a testament to the industry’s innovative nature, dedication to continuous improvement, and collaborative approach that we are producing and transporting the energy that powers modern life while adhering to world-class standards. Natural gas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices.”

Natural Gas 45

Natural Gas 2019 2021 2018 45

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

The program’s original target was to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuel used in California by 2020 at least 10% from a 2010 baseline. As of 2019, the transportation sector was the largest sector source of GHG emissions in the state, accounting for more than 50% of statewide GHG emissions. [3]

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Acoel

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Regrettably, in the absence of a threat that is immediate and palpable, like a hurricane, the concept in practice has often been an oxymoron, with states litigating to undermine or reject national programs to reduce carbon emissions. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has committed the US to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Carbon Dioxide 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

These higher costs are being driven by a major overreliance on natural gas, which has sharply spiked in price and is currently the dominant fuel source in the US for both home heating and electricity generation. Likewise, pipeline giant Williams Companies now refers to its gas projects as “clean energy” projects.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Electricity Natural Gas 340