PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Not mentioned at all was the fact that natural gas costs went up by as much as 128% for Pennsylvania consumers and electricity costs by as much as 34%, driven by the natural gas price spikes caused by the whims of a Russian dictator that resulted in oil and gas industry profits of $200 billion in 2022.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

We recently released the sixth edition, Physics World Careers 2022 , which is available online now. From quantum technology and nuclear power to astronomy and medical physics , these case studies offer insights into how different physicists approached the decision-making process, and how they got from their degree to where they are now.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

On September 2, the state Department of Health announced it will again offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Thursday, September 15, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants as part of routine preventive efforts in case of future emergencies. 15, 2022, from 2 p.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Those initial days and weeks after the 2022 invasion were filled with worry and anxiety about the increased risk of nuclear war. For many people, it was the first time they had ever thought about nuclear weapons as presenting a real threat. As long as the war rages, the danger is elevated.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

Mongabay reports that between 2015 and 2022, more than 200 people have died from drownings, cave-ins, and landslides. This Week’s Top Water Stories, Told In Numbers 2 Number of meters (approximately 6 feet) that the Kakhovka reservoir has dropped since November 2022, NPR reports.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From 2017 to 2022, shale gas operators sent a total of 911,006 cubic feet of radioactive TENORM waste to low-level radioactive waste facilities for disposal. All four states in the Appalachian LLRW Compact-- Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia-- sent a total of 68,727 cubic feet of LLRW waste in 2022. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

By 2050, gas plants operate at less than 6 percent of their rated capacity during the year compared to more than 38 percent for all gas plants in 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). It also ignores the reality that gas power plant failures correlate with outages that occur in extreme weather.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In October 2022, Sen. million, down over $100 million from the record revenue in 2022 of $278.9 That provision was declared unconstitutional by the PA Supreme Court in a landmark ruling in December 2013 based on the Environmental Rights Amendment in Pennsylvania’s Constitution. Read more here. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

While it is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is set to continue declining as a fuel source for US electricity generation over the next decade, coal still accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country’s generation in 2022. About 70 percent of US coal is transported at least part of the way by trains.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

This summer, Newsom managed to get a sweeping energy budget bill passed that gives a state agency the authority to buy electricity from existing fossil fuel power plants and build new emergency or temporary power plants as well. All that being said, it’s still 2022 and September is upon us.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

The German example Germany, the economic and industrial powerhouse in Europe in 2023, decided, for ideological and emotional reasons, to wean itself off nuclear power , even though the low-carbon baseload energy source was key to stability and economic output. But this did not happen.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

That lower-than-expected electricity demand also makes spring (and the other “shoulder” season, fall) the go-to seasons for fossil fuel and nuclear power plants to go offline for scheduled maintenance—or refueling, in the case of the nuclear plants. That means that there are fewer of them competing to supply demand.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2022

On December 15, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission approved requests to renew three oil and gas development water withdrawal requests and a request from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. The Commission also approved the program fee schedule for 2023 which does not increase fees from 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

On March 6, The Guardian published a two-part series revealing the 1,000 worst super-emitting methane leaks around the world in 2022 that are increasing the risk of triggering climate tipping points. They were mostly from oil and gas facilities.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2023

Ukraine has accused Russia of planning to carry out a sabotage attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that it has controlled since it seized it by force in March 2022. Although it reports this morning that this current threat is decreasing, the situation is fluid and the plant remains vulnerable to both accidents and attacks.

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New Scientist

APRIL 12, 2024

“Every capability in the [Department of Defense] is underpinned by the fact that strategic deterrence will hold,” US Strategic Command (STRATCOM), which is responsible for nuclear deterrence, insists publicly. Until the autumn of 2022, this promise was pinned on STRATCOM’s public Twitter feed. This is madness. We must reverse course.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 1949 ) -- Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Salem Twp., Contact: Brie Sterling, bsterling@pa.gov or (717) 783-9469. Luzerne County. ( Received Aug. 18, 2023, Issued Feb. 19, 2025. (

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

Note : On Christmas morning December 25, 2022, the Energy Transfer Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant about a mile from the Harmon Creek 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.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Monday] -- WSJ: BP Slows Transition To Renewable Energy As Oil Bonanza Continues -- Reuters: BP Makes Record Profit In 2022, Boosts Oil Spending -- The Economist: Where On Earth Is Big Oil Spending Its $200 Billion Profit Bonanza? 17 -- Warren Times: Eagle Watch Event Set For Feb.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

There were two rotating outages during a heatwave in August 2020, a close call when a wildfire knocked out a critical transmission line in July 2021, and the state just barely squeaked by in September 2022 when a historic heatwave led to record-high electricity demand. The list goes on, but you get the point.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The country wants to close the last nuclear power plant by 2022 and simultaneously phase-out coal by 2038 at latest. Germany is in the midst of fundamentally restructuring its energy sector.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- Rep. Related Articles This Week: -- Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs [PaEN] -- WHYY: ‘No Seat At The Table:’ Why Environmental Justice Activists Like Zulene Mayfield Fear Republican Presidential Win -- Environmental Quality Board To Consider Proposed Spill Notification Regulation; Blasting; NOx & VOC Corrections Nov.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The earthquake and tsunami had a great impact on Japanese energy policy, leading to the shutdown of nuclear power plants for safety reasons. In 2022, the amount of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions nationwide was over one billion tons , making Japan the 5 th largest GHG emitter in the world.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

Over the last four winters, winter storms Uri (February 2021), Elliott (December 2022), and most recently, Heather (January 2024) interrupted weekly U.S. natural gas production in 2023 and had accounted for 60% in 2022. These three regions combined accounted for 66% of U.S. from other sources. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

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. [ 1 -- Utility Dive: PJM Electric Capacity Prices Hit Record Highs, Sending Build Signal To Generators-- $14.7 Billion Up From $2.2

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2023

Energy Information Administration March 7 Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts a drop in wholesale electricity prices in 2023 that "reflects the forecast drop in natural gas prices from 2022 to 2023." In addition, EIA said, "increasing electricity generation from renewable sources contributes to lower power prices."

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

The country’s struggle to reduce its reliance on coal was significantly helped by the purely ideological and populist decision to phase out all its nuclear power stations by 2022 (initially following the Fukushima accident in 2011 in Japan) .

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC The following article first appeared on LinkedIn November 19, 2022 -- On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf quietly signed into law resurrecting the prospect of liquified natural gas ("LNG") export facilities at the Port of Philadelphia. Williams, Esq.,

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- The Guardian: One Of The Worst Global Methane Leaks In 2022 Was In PA - Equitrans In Cambria County; Routine Abandonment, Non-Compliance Of Conventional Gas Wells [PaEN] -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Touts Plan To Expand Energy Markets In PA While York County Seeks Balance -- The Center Square: Watch: Former DEP Leader Stumps For Shapiro Energy Plan -- PUC Enhances Energy-Savings Program For Low-Income Households -- The Derrick: FrenchCreek Twp., Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- Volunteers Needed!

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Shapiro Unveils Colorblindness-Correcting Viewfinders At PA Parks -- Fish & Boat Commission Publishes New Requirements To Be A Qualified Endangered, Threatened Species Surveyo r [PaEN] -- Beaver County Times - Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Seeking Comments On Trout Management Strategic Plan -- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Hard Times For (..)

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