PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On November 22, the Clean Air Council , PennFuture , and the Center for Biological Diversity announced they appealed an extension of Renovo Energy Center’s air pollution permit for a large gas-fired power plant — a significant source of new pollution within an environmental justice area.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We have reviewed the DCNR 2021 ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot (2021 ATV Regional Pilot) and the associated State Forest Environmental Review (SFER) conditionally approved by the State Forester on July 15, 2021. “We The existing use of ATVs on the State Forest degrades the State Forest public natural resources. “By

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Assembly Bill 525 (AB 525, Chiu, Chapter 231, Statutes of 2021) lent momentum to the development of offshore wind in the state by identifying important next steps that the CEC should take in coordination with other agencies. Some important foundations for offshore wind, a new but growing industry in California, had already been laid.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Pennsylvania agencies have a constitutional duty to heed the overwhelming evidence and require minimum setbacks to protect the Commonwealth’s residents and natural resources from further peril.” “20 Both well plugging petitions were submitted to the EQB in November 2021. Click Here for a copy of the rulemaking petition.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2025

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. Read more here. Read more here. No request made of well owner. The wells included-- -- Aleppo Twp. Burke; Edward E.

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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. Posted: November 4, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

In July 2021, Physicians for Social Responsibility reported PFAS chemicals were used by Chevron in fracking unconventional shale gas wells between 2012 and 2020. Read more here. Radiation testing was never part of the testing that the Department performs on the site, even though we had asked repeatedly for radiation testing. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

Fact: The Independent Fiscal Office reported in its fourth quarter natural gas production report that only 10,322 horizontal wells-- of the 13,395 wells drilled-- were actually producing gas, and even then production was up 6.8 percent in 2021. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2022

Tom Wolf recognized employees from the departments of Conservation and Natural Resources, Environmental Protection and Transportation with the Governor’s Award for Excellence for environment-related projects. educational video and efforts to reduce air pollution. Wolf for exceptional accomplishments in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Entries For PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Due Oct. When Do You Evacuate? Of Environmental Educators Seeking Presentation Proposals For 2024 Conference [PaEN] -- PA Assn. PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The report looked at environmental compliance in the industry between 2017 through 2021. Overview Of Non-Compliance DEP reports between 2017 through 2021, the agency did 63,026 inspections of wells belonging to 1,512 conventional oil and gas well owners operating 34,812 wells. Evidence on this count is discouraging. Read more here.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

County of Inyo (2021) __ Cal.App.5th__. All three landfills are operated by the County subject to oversight and permits by the County Department of Environmental Health Services, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Find more temperature and rainfall data at: 2021 Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment. Learn about these and other current and projected climate change impacts at: 2021 Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment. It’s projected that by the middle decades of this century, we'll be another 5.9° We've funded over 1,000 chargers?installed

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2021

Million In Conservation Excellence Grants; Juniata County Farm Wins Sustainability Award -- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: August Newsletter - Hardwood For All, Late Summer Blooms -- PA Environmental Council: Smarter Yards, Cleaner Streams [Posted: August 28, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2022

Section 5(a)(1) of the APCA specifically empowers EQB to “[a]dopt rules and regulations, for the prevention, control, reduction and abatement of air pollution. which shall be applicable to all air contamination sources,” including the establishment of “maximum allowable emission rates of air contaminants from such sources.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2022

Capitol Lives On In Hundreds Of Court Cases, Including Against 63 From PA [That’s 15.5% Of All Defendants] -- MCall - Ford Turner: Will Some PA Residents Get Pandemic Relief Payments Up To $2,000?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“While hydrogen technology may have a role in addressing climate pollution, its production need not come at the expense of Pennsylvania’s environment, climate, or the health of surrounding communities."

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist , Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN] -- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Wednesday, Nov. 23 In Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County -- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Thursday, Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Center’s experts conduct research and develop best management practices to construct and maintain dirt and gravel roads in ways that reduce sediment and runoff causing water and air pollution. Read more here. In 2013, Act 89 was passed increasing the funding for the Program from $5 Million to $35 Million annually in 2014-15.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Federa; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Program The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a.k.a. is made from gas , a process that emits significant air pollution. Today, almost all commercial H2 in the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

Committee Meets May 25 On Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Environmentalists Petition Feds To Reverse Rule Allowing Shipping Liquid Natural Gas By Rail -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Warn Of Dangers If LNG Is Allowed To Be Shipped (..)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire November 15 PA Environment Digest 36 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic Good Environmental Bills Are Missing On The List Of Senate, House Accomplishments For 2021 House Republicans Schedule Nov.

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HumanNature

MARCH 30, 2021

Guest Post By Shelby McClelland , 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. But agriculture impacts our planet through more than just climate ; it is also one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss and water and air pollution. Greenhouse gas emission sources and sinks in agriculture. Credit: Amy Swan.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

I n 2021, the FracTracker Alliance released a watershed oil and gas drilling impact analysis for Lycoming Creek in Lycoming County, one of four watershed reports on drilling impacts in the Susquehanna River Basin. million gallons) of liquid waste and 416,248 tons of solid waste between January 2011 and April 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2023

. -- Environmental Accountability: Josh will also be an environmental champion who will protect the water we drink and the air we breathe, and not be afraid to hold polluters accountable. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

20 & 27 By The Southwestern PA Water Network [PaEN] -- Exceptional Value Water Quality Designation, State Forest Land, River Honors Were Not Enough To Protect Loyalsock Creek From Natural Gas Drilling & Pipelines In Lycoming County - By Friends Of The 'Sock [PaEN] -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Oct. -- DEP To Host Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

-- EQB To Meet Nov. In State College On Game Day -- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators [PaEN] -- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN] -- ??

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Farmers who wish to implement EQIP conservation practices on their land work with local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff to determine which practice or practices make the most sense. Different regions of the country pose different resource concerns, such as water quality and wildlife habitat. Endnotes: 1.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Zhengzhou, a city of 13 million, saw almost as much rainfall over three days in July 2021 as it does in an average year. In 2021, a survey of over 10,000 young people in ten countries was conducted by universities and research institutes, including Bath and Stanford universities. Photo credit: Aly Song / Alamy.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

Instead of seeking a fixed cost assessment from the fossil fuel industry, the bill directs the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to issue “cost recovery demands” to Super-emitters in proportion to the Super-emitter’s share of global 2000-2019 GHG emissions and the total cost to Vermont arising from GHGs emitted over that period.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2022

Matzie (D-Beaver) -- WESA: Braddock Residents, Environmentalists Push Back On Air Pollution From Edgar Thomson Steel Works -- Post-Gazette: Proposed U.S. Steel Permit At The Forefront Of Air Quality Hearing In Braddock -- MCall: How Much Pollution Are Tractor-Trailers Causing In Lehigh Valley?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

Since its inception, the report has effectively heightened the awareness of some hazardous air pollutants, and engaged the public, media, advocates, and policymakers in the ongoing fight against air pollution. The air quality for this report was calculated using data reviewed by EPA from 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2022

Here’s the text of that summary-- AIR Pennsylvania experiences high levels of air pollution, which negatively impacts our health and climate. Pennsylvania has no shortage of environmental threats that impact the lives of residents, especially those in low income and communities of color.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1206 limits the sale of short-lived climate pollutants that are exponentially more potent than carbon dioxide like hydrofluorocarbons, commonly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, building insulation, and more. The post 2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted? Ecological Conservation.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

Moreover, the IRA’s broad decarbonization of the economy through tax incentives, grant programs, and other resources can help reduce local emissions in all sectors. States, Indian tribes, and air pollution control agencies are also eligible for funding. Resiliency, adaptation & local air pollution. Second, $11.97

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Although the nuclear bailout was repealed and refunded in 2021, some of the law’s other egregious provisions requiring ratepayers across the state to subsidize money-losing coal plants and gutting renewable energy and energy efficiency standards are still in place today. Even if you don’t live in Ohio, you may have heard about H.B.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

A 1985 study released in 2010 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources found high concentrations of barium in conventional oil and gas brines was the "likely the source of barium contents exceeding the drinking-water limits in some private wells and small municipal water supplies in western Pennsylvania." [ Read more here.]

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