PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Here are 111 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 At 3:53 a.m.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. million between 2022 and 2026. So it’s up to governments to choose and procure renewable energy sources for their grids.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. Photo credit: CnndrBrbr via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen. They could of course enter discussions to buy more clean energy from their neighbours.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, government policymakers in Washington and various states are pulling at these loose threads, threatening to unravel the entire network. Key findings of the report Include: -- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power Dominate: Fossil fuels, along with nuclear power, currently provide nearly all the power (92%) in the PJM grid. [

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the weeks after September 11, DEP employees again played key roles in helping to respond to the scare created by the anthrax attacks, running down potential threats to public water supplies, dams, nuclear power plants and other infrastructure. Related Articles: -- We Remember Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2023

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- Senate Committee Meets March 8 To Consider Bill Allowing General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing [PaEN] -- Senate Committee Meets March 6 On Bill Prohibiting Elected Officials In Local Governments From Moving To Cleaner (..)

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued temporary and proposed rules for the “direct pay” mechanism enabled by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and codified under Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code. This blog post reviews details of particular use to cities and other units of local government.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 11, 2023

There really is no reason to build new gas plants or nuclear power projects when we have cleaner, cheaper, and safer alternatives. Despite language around Ontario having a clean energy advantage, this government is making the electricity grid dirtier. Residents and council members should be on alert.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

This free online resource includes a searchable database that catalogues all of the climate change-related provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as a tracker that records actions taken by federal agencies to implement those provisions. The IRA Tracker homepage.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Here are 125 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

25 to March 3; More Well Plugging Sites Inspected PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 4 Independent Fiscal Office Reports 4th Quarter 2022 Natural Gas Production Decreased 1.6%; Average Price Increased By 82.5%

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Tenders for 250 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2028 are set to be unveiled by the Indian government, according to a government memo. Wind power is set to play a key part in the target of 50 GW of new green energy tenders each year at 10 GW. in 2019 to 72.8%

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

18 -- Help Wanted: Manada Conservancy Land Protection Director [PaEN] American Rescue Plan Funding -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. -- Cornell Lab Of Ornithology, Audubon: Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Here are 74 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

To date, Stronghold has purchased the 94-megawatt (MW) circulating fluidized bed (CFB) Scrubgrass power plant in Venango County and the 94 MW Panther Creek CFB facility in Carbon County. As of March 24, 2022, the company operated approximately 20,500 pieces of mining hardware and purchase agreements in place for an additional 29,400 miners.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

With the savings, local governments can reduce taxes and schools can invest in more teachers. The grant program, “Solar for Schools,” would issue grants to schools for solar energy projects, including costs related to equipment, installation and maintenance of solar energy systems. Fiedler said.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Texas, Florida Lead] Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: September 19, 2022] PA Environment Digest What’s Your Community Doing? School Book Censorship Leads To 2,500 Bans In A Year [PA Number 3 In U.S.,

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

To date, Stronghold has purchased the 94-megawatt (MW) circulating fluidized bed (CFB) Scrubgrass power plant in Venango County and the 94 MW Panther Creek CFB facility in Carbon County. As of March 24, 2022, the company operated approximately 20,500 pieces of mining hardware and purchase agreements in place for an additional 29,400 miners.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

The enrolled bill, now a statute known as the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 , is premised on the idea that “the State has the ingenuity to reduce the threat of global warming and make GHG reductions a part of the State’s future” by, among other things, achieving net zero statewide GHG emissions by 2045. only days from now).

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Exelon has the lowest locational marginal price at $180 per MW because they rely primarily on nuclear power plants. Exelon has the lowest locational marginal price at $180 per MW because they rely primarily on nuclear power plants. on December 24, 2022 and 10:00 a.m. on December 25, 2022. At about 1:00 a.m.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

To accomplish this the law advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Here are 148 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Million In Base Grant In 2023] -- Sen. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. The Japanese government recognized the urgent need to secure power supply and implemented some measures to expedite the construction of new power plant.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2022

Million [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Below The Surface, Pittsburgh’s Water System Getting A Massive Makeover -- EPA Announces Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment Funding; 8 Grants In PA Totalling $7.3 What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2022

CCUS, hydrogen and nuclear power). Government funding will be essential to finance build-out of critical decarbonization infrastructure ( e.g., CCUS hub). NewsClip: -- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Conference Report Charts ‘Middle Path’ For Western PA’s Energy Future [Posted: April 23, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2022

[And Their Politicians] -- The Economist: Russia Seizes Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant, A Fifth Of Ukraine’s Electricity Supply Is Now In Putin’s Hands American Rescue Plan Funding -- TribLive Guest Essay: American Rescue Plan Money Should Go Where It’s Most Needed In Allegheny County -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2022

Updated] -- Bloomberg: EU Countries Call For 1,000 GW Of Solar Energy By 2030 American Rescue Plan Funding -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. Casey, USDA Promise $22.5 What’s Your Community Doing? Other States/National/International -- Bloomberg: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Here are 166 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

.] -- PG - Laura Legere: DEP To Study Raising Oil And Gas Well Plugging Bonds; DEP Has Less Than $15 Per Well Available To Plug Conventional Wells -- Marcellus Shale Coalition Challenges EQB Authority To Increase Bond Amounts For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Majority Of 100,508 Conventional Wells Not Required To Have Any Bonds [PaEN] -- NFWF, (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 13, 2022

By Hilary Mercer , Shell Polymers/Pennsylvania Chemicals Project & Kevin Walker, President/CEO Duquesne Light This guest essay first appeared on TribLive.com May 11, 2022 -- Climate change demands that the world, including our region, transition its energy profile to a low-carbon one.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Here are 52 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- EQB To Meet Nov.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

In Australia, a scathing new government report shows profound environmental deterioration over the past five years. In France, nuclear power plants have been throttled back because rivers are too warm to cool the equipment. The post What’s Up With Water — July 26, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue. Transcript.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

At least $12.5 million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 million for sewer and water infrastructure and stormwater mitigation, including riparian planting for carbon dioxide reduction, stream buffering and streambank restoration. -- $62.5

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

T he law does not apply to EGUs operated by local government utilities; electric membership co-ops; industrial facilities; or other institutions since the Utilities Commission doesn’t regulate those facilities. As a first step, the Utilities Commission required Duke Energy to submit a proposed carbon reduction plan in May 2022.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

This fundamental reality has been obscured by the high complexity of wholesale electricity “markets,” which were created by government policies and regulations and mask the high cost of integrating variable renewable energy sources — until, that is, disaster strikes. is 32 years, as of January 2021. [14] I believe the U.S. But if the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Only 25% of the over 40,000 permit applications DEP received in 2022, for example, came in the door complete. So I want to do this in a responsible, good management, good government type of way where I'm being thoughtful around that.” We're either going to be successful and driving things to having a data driven approach to government.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 17, 2022

They include the Keystone XL oil pipeline in the United States and Canada; the Carmichael coal mine in Australia; the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey; and the Pascua-Lama gold mine on the border of Argentina and Chile. The post What’s Up With Water — May 17, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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