PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied an emergency motion by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC to enjoin the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board from hearing an appeal of state permits issued to the company’s Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 10, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – May 10, 2022. Since the mid-1980s, water prices grew at a higher rate than garbage, electricity, and natural gas, as well as the broader Consumer Price Index, which is a national measure of inflation. . Non-Government to the Rescue. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2022

Reeling from the ongoing megadrought, beekeepers in Chile demand more support from the government. Chilean beekeepers protested in front of the presidential palace in Santiago on Monday, demanding more support from the Chilean government in the face of the ongoing megadrought. “Bees are dying. 300,000 FAMILIES.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

One way to better understand the impact the oil and gas industry has on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians is to read Oil and Gas Program inspection reports to see the kinds of violations DEP uncovers every day, week in and week out, as they inspect oil and gas wells and gas infrastructure across the state.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2023

By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident My family’s home is in Washington County and we have more Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas industrial facilities than any other county in Pennsylvania. Counties across the state have witnessed harm from the heavy industrial activity associated with natural gas exploration.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

On December 27, 2022-- Christmas week-- a malfunction at the CNX Oak Springs Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Station in South Franklin Township, Washington County resulted in the release of an estimated 1.1 million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. From approximately 10:14 a.m. 27 releases.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

It’s déjà vu all over again in 2023, with BP rolling back its climate pledges after record-breaking 2022 profits since Russia’s unjust war on Ukraine. G is for Greenwashing Major oil and gas corporations practice greenwashing by making misleading or outright false claims about their environmental performance.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just how bad is fossil “natural” gas? And, as it turns out, the infrastructure used to produce, store, distribute, transmit, and burn gas leaks like a sieve , making gas as bad as coal for the climate. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study. VY: They do.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 21, the PJM Interconnection and three other regional electric grid operators made a series of 14 recommendations to overcome vulnerabilities in natural gas infrastructure operations to improve electric grid reliability and gas-electric coordination, especially during adverse weather conditions.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The PA Environment Digest prepared a policy paper in August of 2021 on the issue of requiring natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to have insurance or financial assurance in place to cover property damage, bodily harm and environmental cleanup resources if a leak or explosion happens. Read more here. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Production of nitrogen fertilizers requires ammonia, which is produced through a highly energy-intensive process called Haber-Bosch and fueled by natural gas. Russia is a major supplier of the gas used in the production of nitrogen fertilizers, and also produces about 21 percent of the world’s potash.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The answers may be out there somewhere on government websites, but if so I didn’t find them: Why didn’t total emissions from California’s in-state generation decrease? A lot of the national emission reductions were due to replacing coal with natural gas. Some Puzzles Remain. Note on data.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

To meet that goal, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap released in 2021 says no new oil and gas supply projects can come online. But a March 2022 analysis from the investor consortium Climate Action 100+ determined that no major oil company was on track to meet the Paris goals.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

PGE will attempt to use new underground “micro-tunneling” technology for the natural gas pipeline, down steep slopes on both sides the Creek. Also included is a description of a significant failure of erosion and sedimentation controls at the construction site during a rain storm on September 5, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The Grand Jury Report was released by then Attorney General Shapiro in June 2020 after what he said then was a two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. Gas supply has been struggling to keep up with demand since coronavirus vaccines made available in 2021, which enabled the economy to get back on track more quickly than expected.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Unfortunately, the very source of the TVA’s grid failure during Winter Storm Elliott in the winter of 2022 is the same source of energy that the TVA is now doubling down on : gas. Note: “Natural gas” is an industry misnomer; UCS considers methane, fossil gas, and gas to be much more appropriate terms for this energy source.)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov. 5-7 In Lancaster Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Grants; Natural Gas Pipeline Mitigation Projects USGS Releases New Video: Susquehanna River Story - What Does The Science Say About Water Quality? 26 to Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

Oil and gas geologists, hydrologists, drillers, engineers and landmen can develop geothermal resources with minimal retraining. Utility workers and pipefitters can install and repair geothermal pipes in the same rights-of-way used for natural gas. Kevin Sunday is an energy policy consultant with McNees Wallace & Nurick.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

million to $179,634,750 from last year's record $278,881,450 assessed on unconventional shale gas wells even though natural gas production went up in 2023. The more numerous conventional oil and gas well owners pay no fee. per MMBtu) versus the average price in 2022 ($6.64

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2024

million, down over $100 million from the record revenue in 2022 of $278.9 The IFO said a drop in natural gas prices and the decline in the number of shale gas wells being drilled both impact the formula used to calculate the per well fee required by Act 13. The IFO reported calendar 2023 revenue was $179.1

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 6, 2023

The self-governing PJM stakeholders put this in place after so many supposedly “firm” generators failed to perform in 2014. Putting power plants to the test The policy was put to the test with very cold weather in a winter storm named Elliott that started on December 23, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

on December 24, 2022 and 10:00 a.m. on December 25, 2022. on December 24, 2022, and 10 a.m. on December 25, 2022, will help ensure adequate power supplies. PJM is communicating about the situation with state government officials throughout the region. At 4:00 a.m. is 124,791 MW.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Natural Gas Outages Of the 47,000 MW of generation outages on December 23-25, PJM now says natural gas accounted for about 63 percent, coal 28 percent, oil 4 percent, nuclear 2 percent, hydro 1 percent and “other” 1 percent, according to PJM’s latest report. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

For natural gas-fired power, the costs of maintaining outdated and inefficient infrastructure–let alone building new infrastructure–like power plants, production wells, and pipelines add up quickly and largely get passed along to consumers in the form of higher energy bills. GADS is the Generator Availability Data System.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

The current draft of the ACF rule was released in late March and made several changes to the version that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) heard back in October 2022. Unfortunately, not all the changes were so great—one notable revision would delay the electrification of thousands of natural gas-fueled waste trucks by several years.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

The auction resulted in this generation mix for the June 2025-May 2026 delivery year: 48% gas; 21% nuclear; 18% coal; 5% demand response; 4% hydro; 2% other resources; 1% solar; and 1% wind/ PJM is severely overreliant on fossil fuels—especially natural gas-fired generation. There’s no time to lose. Partners Host Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

On June 20, the Public Utility Commission announced the distribution of a record $278,881,450 in Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee revenue to local governments and a variety of state programs. Conventional oil and gas operators do not pay these fees or any fees other than minimal permit review fees.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 2, 2024

Statement from Keith Brooks, Program Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – New data released today by the Government of Canada shows that Canada is finally starting to bend the curve when it comes to climate pollution.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The rationale for this narrow focus is that the City wants these regulations in place promptly, in time for reporting in Q2 2022. Phase II will include provisions governing the standard emissions factors; alternative compliance mechanisms; how to establish either hardship emission limits or compliance timelines; and exemptions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

One of the problems we are feeling the consequences of right now is our nation’s escalating dependence on methane gas (also known as natural gas, or just gas). Over the past 30 years, the use of gas in the power sector has more than tripled, now responsible for 37 percent of the power sector’s net generation.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

fracked) gas wells set a new record in 2022, with collections of $278.9 million from 2022. Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry has long been an important part of the state’s economy, dramatically more so since the advent of shale gas production. billion for local governments and state agencies.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. Greg Ebel has been vying to expand gas infrastructure in Canada and lock-in our reliance on gas for decades.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

California’s LCFS is causing problems for other states and the federal government. This conclusion came from adding up the emissions from coal used to power the production process, natural gas-based fertilizer and diesel fuel used to farm and transport the corn and ethanol.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

The reliability of natural gas was a significant part of these reliability concerns. Pennsylvania is dependent on natural gas for 59% of our electric generation. See Resource Links below.] The total procured capacity in the auction and resource commitments under FRR represents an 18.5% reserve margin, compared to a 20.4%

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% In 2010, the mix was 48% coal, 34% nuclear, 15% gas and 2% renewables.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Sunoco Pipeline paid the fine on August 2, 2022. On September 13, 2022, the full PUC reconsidered the $51,000 penalty and reduced it to $3,000 based on a new finding the Commission did not intend to set a statewide noise limit for construction operations of this type. Read more here.

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