PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2025

What’s Bugging You If It Isn’t A Mosquito Background On Issues -- Coterra Energy Fined $299,000 For Contaminating 13 Private Water Supplies In Lenox Twp.,

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 21, 2025

The report provides renewed evidence of the consequences for our health of using fossil fuels In 1970 the Clean Air Act and the newly formed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were given authority by Congress to regulate pollution from passenger cars and other forms of transportation. These emissions, which in 2022 were 37.4

Ozone

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2024

I’m not including laws that simply incentivize clean energy or those that fund pure science, even though both are vitally important parts of climate policy. Climate first cropped up in the Clean Air Act of 1970. Next up was the Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 , which was signed by Ronald Reagan.

Law

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

The 250 mg/l limit of chlorides in groundwater contamination limit DEP established for the Moody study is significant because a Penn State study released in May 2022 found water runoff from conventional oil and gas wastewater dumping on dirt and gravel roads contained from 7,550 to 10,000 mg/l of chlorides. Read more here - page 50.

Natural Gas

National Law Center

JUNE 10, 2025

While the plaintiff argued that a letter issued to it by NRCS in 2022 notifying the plaintiff on how to request review of the 2010 wetlands determination was a final agency action, the court disagreed. According to the court, there is no evidence indicating that the plaintiff had formally requested a review of the wetland determination.

2013

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In 1970, Lee Iacocca, then Ford’s executive vice president, said that the Clean Air Acts limits on tailpipe pollution “could prevent continued production of automobiles” and “do irreparable damage to the American economy. In 2022 and 2023, Honda effectively offered no EVs at all in California.

2026

Legal Planet

MAY 1, 2025

Obama Clean Power Plan Before: 5.0 %. Trump rollback and replacement of Clean Power Plan Before: 3.6%. Supreme Court overturns Clean Power Plan Before: 3.6%. Biden Replacement for Clean Power Plan Before 3.9%. After: 5.1%. Change: +0.1%. After: 3.7%. Change +0.1%. After 3.6%. Change: 0 May 2024. After: 4.1%.

Regulations

Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2025

The 2009 endangerment finding has played a foundational role in Clean Air Act regulation of GHG emissions from both mobile and stationary sources. Haaland (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2022) (discussing dozens of sobering and unchallenged observations regarding the harmful effects of climate change) and Held v.

2009

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 78 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN] Related Articles Last Week: -- Attorney General Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For 2022 Leak Of 1.1 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

2023

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

"So just thinking back over the course of this past decade, widespread gas failures were the primary cause of near blackouts in PJM, in both 2014 and 2022 with Winter Storm Elliott. So during that storm in 2022, I believe Appalachian gas production, if I'm remembering right, fell by approximately 30%. 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

10-11 Navigating Chance Policy Conference [PaEN] NewsClips: -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: AG Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For Massive 2022 Natural Gas Leak In Cambria County -- Spotlight PA: Why Pennsylvanians May See Higher Electric Bills This Summer And Next [PJM Auction, A.I. 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 17, 2025

We can rebuild it—we have the technology (and lax regulations) Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency sets emissions standards for engines in new locomotives. Unfortunately, the Biden administration did not grant such a waiver before leaving office.

Regulations

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

Truth in Labeling Law(suits) Research Fellows Rusty Rumley Solar Smarts Samantha Capaldo Samantha Mikolajczyk Bankruptcy Biofuels Biosecurity Biotechnology Carbon Checkoff Programs Commodity Programs Conservation Programs Cooperatives Cottage Foods Country of Origin Labeling Crop Insurance Disaster Assistance Programs Environmental Law Equine Activity (..)

2013

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

. -- PA Forestry Assn. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest; Awards Program Nov. 16 In State College [PaEN] -- Western PA Conservancy: Dec. 4 Webinar: Our Work Helps The Allegheny River Thrive -- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov. 26 to Nov.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Kober [PaEN] -- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Update: Industrial Shale Gas Development In Tioga State Forest Prioritizes Industry Profit Over Constitutional Mandate To Preserve, Protect State Forest Land s [PaEN] -- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The concentrated pollution around ports demands concentrated solutions, such as: Targeted grants: The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Congress in 2022, included $3 billion for a Clean Ports Program run by the Environmental Protection Agency. A NASA-supported study helps show the national impact.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

In 2022 alone, gas utilities reported over 40,000 commercial and industrial accounts participating in energy efficiency programs, resulting in substantial energy savings and aligning with both customer sustainability goals and broader emissions reduction efforts. 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2025

This long struggle to get cleaner air in California is one of necessity; pollution from Californias millions of cars and trucks, combined with its unique climate and geography have led to the state having consistently the worst air pollution in the nation.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 16 to 22 - $5.257 Million In Penalties; Conventional Well Owners Issued More Violations Than All Of 2023; More Abandoned Wells; Failure To Submit Shale Gas Reports [PaEN] -- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2025

Completes Successful Lithium Extraction From Shale Gas Wastewater At Susquehanna County Pilot Plant [PaEN] PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- July 26 to August 1 [PaEN] -- Coterra Energy Fined $299,000 For Contaminating 13 Private Water Supplies In Lenox Twp.,

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. Read more here. And these trends are not encouraging. Read more here. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4

2023

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

So Far This Year [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction: PJM Lost 2.8 Gigawatts Of Power Due To Reduced Reliability Rating Of Natural Gas Power Plants; Could Gain 12.2 Gigawatts By Increasing Reliability From Less Than 75% Now To An Achievable 90% [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: Three Proposals To Protect Consumers From A.I.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

API also targets an EPA waiver for a 2022 California rule that would reduce pollution from new gasoline-powered cars while increasing sales requirements for zero-emission vehicles. The rule required a waiver because it’s stronger than the federal Clean Air Act, and 13 states have already approved similar standards.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc.,

Conservation

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

Truth in Labeling Law(suits) Research Fellows Rusty Rumley Solar Smarts Samantha Capaldo Samantha Mikolajczyk Bankruptcy Biofuels Biosecurity Biotechnology Carbon Checkoff Programs Climate Change Commercial Transactions Commodity Programs Conservation Programs Cooperatives Cottage Foods Country of Origin Labeling Crop Insurance Disaster Assistance (..)

Endangered Species Act

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2024

EPA’s 2024 Power Plant Rules EPA is required to regulate power plant emissions under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. We also argue that the Power Plant Rules fall well within EPA’s authority to regulate power plants and that the rules reflect the cooperative federalism that underlies Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

2024

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

In 2022, Congress passed, and President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”). These programs are primarily implemented through USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (“NRCS”) and exist as an option to help farmers and ranchers address environmental resource concerns on private lands.

2013

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 7595 ) Explosion/Fire On December 25, 2022, the Revolution Cryogenic Plant suffered a major explosion and a fire that burned for hours and caused an uncontrolled release of ethane and other gases for nine and a half hours, according to the company. Read more here. It blew and shook the whole house,” said Kasey Duran. “A

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2025

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Violations: Defective Casing/Cement (2022) February 27, 2025 inspection of the Folta 1H, 3H, shale gas well in Tuscarora Township, Bradford County for ongoing monitoring of casing pressure and methane was detected. Original violations issued October 13, 2022. Original violations issued October 13, 2022.

2025

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2025

Of Conservation Districts’ Trash Cleanup Challenge [PaEN] -- Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Multi-Municipal Shade Tree Commission Member Donna McCrea Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award In Allegheny County [PaEN] -- PA Wilds Center 2025 PA Wilds Champions Received Awards At July 24 Dinner -- PennLive: Ohiopyle State Park Tops US List (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

10-11 Navigating Chance Policy Conference [PaEN] NewsClips: -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: AG Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For Massive 2022 Natural Gas Leak In Cambria County -- Spotlight PA: Why Pennsylvanians May See Higher Electric Bills This Summer And Next [PJM Auction, A.I. 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

Electricity

Acoel

JANUARY 17, 2025

One key aspect of CERCLA was its creation of a special excise tax on chemical and petroleum companies, which was discontinued in 1995 and then reinstated for certain chemicals in 2022. The money collected under the chemical tax was deposited into a Superfund to clean up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JUNE 17, 2025

That same day, Trump signed a trio of congressional resolutions that improperly seek to vaporize California’s long-standing authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate vehicle pollution to clean our air. That last one got less coverage than it deserves. Democrats last week elected Sen.

Clean Air Act

Law Columbia

APRIL 29, 2025

The lawsuit, brought by railroad industry groups, had been held in abeyance since September 30, 2024, awaiting a determination by EPA on which portions of the regulation would require EPA authorization under the Clean Air Act and whether to grant such authorization.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Inflation Reduction Act Is Here To Stay The IRA, and specifically the tax credits for energy investments and production, is unlikely to be repealed. No Republicans voted for its enactment in 2022, which passed on party lines. It is considered Biden’s landmark achievement on energy, climate, and industrial policy.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

10-11 Navigating Chance Policy Conference [PaEN] NewsClips: -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: AG Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For Massive 2022 Natural Gas Leak In Cambria County -- Spotlight PA: Why Pennsylvanians May See Higher Electric Bills This Summer And Next [PJM Auction, A.I. 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Withdraws Orphan Oil & Gas Well Regulatory Improvement Grant Program To Help Prevent Future Well Abandonments, A Severe Problem In PA [PaEN] -- 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, (..)

Conservation