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More Fossil Natural Gas Won’t Lower High Energy Bills

Union of Concerned Scientists

Reliance on fossil natural gas and the slow adoption of renewable energy contributed to electricity bills in New England in the first nine months of 2022 that are $5 billion higher than the prior year. Fossil gas is a primary fuel for electric generation, so rising gas prices mean higher electricity prices.

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What’s Up With Water — March 1, 2022

Circle of Blue

The town is at the center of a long-running dispute over groundwater contamination caused by natural gas drilling and fracking. Pennsylvania’s State Attorney General’s Office is seeking criminal charges against Coterra, one of the largest gas drillers in the state. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.

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DEP Invites Comments On New Air Pollution Permit For Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant In Washington County; Plant Suffered Major Explosion, Fire In 2022

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a new State Only Minor Air Quality Operating Permit for the continued operation of the ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC [Energy Transfer] Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant in Salem Township, Washington County. ( Read more here. million to DEP.

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High LNG Demand Puts Samsung Heavy Industries on a Roll

Environment + Energy Leader

billion in 2022 — the same goal for 2023. Asia and Europe are thirsty for the liquefied natural gas its ships carry, mainly because their domestic manufacturers are paying high prices for natural gas. Samsung Heavy Industries is on a roll, having netted roughly $12 billion in sales in 2021 and $9.4

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The EIA Just Released a 30 Year Energy Outlook. It’s… Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022). We’re risking more impacts from climate change due to continued reliance on natural gas and oil.

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IFO Reports 2023 PA Natural Gas Production Up 1.0% Over 2022, Thanks To Strong Q4 Production; Fewest New Wells Drilled In Last Decade

PA Environment Daily

On February 26, the Independent Fiscal Office reported 2023 Pennsylvania natural gas production was up 1.0% over 2022, thanks to a 4.5% The average Pennsylvania spot price for natural gas was $1.69, a decrease of $2.85 (-62.8%) from the prior year. Click Here for a copy of the report.

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FRESH, August 9, 2022: Unmonitored Ag May Account for Majority of Lake Erie Manure Pollution

Circle of Blue

August 9, 2022. August 12, 2022: Webinar: Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin — register. August 22-24, 2022: Conference, Aquatic Ecosystems Health and Management Society: “The Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century: Guiding Science and Management” — register. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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