PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2023

Equitrans Gas Storage Area On March 22, DEP did another inspection of access wells at the Equitrans Rager Mountain Natural Gas Storage Area and again found continuing environmental violations like failure to dispose of wastes and fluids on the site and discharging wastes into waters of the Commonwealth. 6 wells in Erie County).

Waste 93

Waste Natural Gas Nuclear Power Regulations 93

Acoel

MAY 4, 2023

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Adam Kahn On April 13, 2023, the Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to approve a proposal that will accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy in the United States. The fission reaction generates high-level long-lasting radioactive waste.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The operator, who accompanied DEP on the inspection, also failed to submit annual mechanical integrity and production and waste generation reports. The operator, who accompanied DEP on the inspection, also failed to submit annual mechanical integrity and production and waste generation reports. and found they were both abandoned.

Natural Gas 106

Natural Gas 2023 Atmosphere Waste 106

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

2 In-Person Presentation On A Path Forward - Local Climate Action In Hershey PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Oct. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: October 16, 2023] PA Environment Digest 30; Will Schedule Additional Hearings EPA Awards Penn State Hershey Medical Center $1.19

Natural Gas 90

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Waste Conservation 90

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Nuclear Power 85

Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste Air Pollution 85

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2024

16 In Montrose, Susquehanna County Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Aug. 22, 23, 24 PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Hosts Aug. 5 PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Aug. 21 Online Community Engagement And Climate Resilience Planning Workshop Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 28 To Oct. 6 DCNR To Host Aug. 28 To Oct.

Nuclear Power 83

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2023

House Hearing On Voter Suppression Will Generate Little But Noise -- Spotlight PA: Guide To Candidates For PA Supreme Court 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: March 21, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 106

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Electricity Politics 106

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

DEP and Pennsylvania offered staff and equipment support to New York City to help them deal with air quality, waste and other environmental issues in and around the World Trade Center site. It was from one of the passengers writing to a loved one for the last time.

2001 105

2001 Nuclear Power Environmental Protection Waste 105

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - Donate To Your Favorite Team By June 19 [PaEN] -- DEP/EPA AirNOW Forecasts Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 9 Across PA -- TribLive: Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Issued For Region -- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: What The Wildfires Teach Us - We Might Not Survive Our Own Climate Foolishness, (..)

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2026 Conservation 83

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Climate Change 59

Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste 59

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The draft guidance avoids wasting billions of tax dollars on subsidies for dirty hydrogen production projects that would spike climate and health-harming pollution.” Read more here.

Regulations 80

Regulations Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 80

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 28 to Oct. 6 [PaEN] Background On Issues -- Lt.

Nuclear Power 62

Nuclear Power 2024 Clean Energy Renewable Energy 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 1753 ) Waste Permits -- EQT CHAP LLC - Herminie North Centralized Water Facility: DEP approved General Permit WMGR123 for the facility in Sewickley Twp., PA Bulletin, page 1753 ) Waste Permits -- EQT CHAP LLC - Herminie North Centralized Water Facility: DEP approved General Permit WMGR123 for the facility in Sewickley Twp.,

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Waste 2023 77

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

House Committee Meets On Recycling Fee, Farm Solar The House Local Government Committee is scheduled to hold a voting meeting on House Bill 223 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) increasing the recycling fee on municipal waste disposed in the state to $5/ton from $2/ton ( sponsor summary ).

Recycling 66

Recycling Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 66

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2023

14 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Energy Transfer Natural Gas Liquids Marcus Hook Terminal In An EJ Area, Delaware County [PaEN] -- Better Path Coalition: Oct. 16 Webinar On Lawsuit Challenging Law Preventing DEP From Protecting Public Health, Environment From Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN] -- House Committee Meets Oct.

Natural Gas 78

Natural Gas Electricity Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 78

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6%

Conservation 52

Conservation Nuclear Power 2009 Waste 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

Conservation 93

Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 93

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land -- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event' [PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful’s Cumberland County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer (..)

Conservation 74

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Recycling 74

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Because of this backlog, FERC promulgated Order 2023 – RM22-14-000 to speed up this process.

2024 40

2024 Ocean Conservation Paris Agreement 40

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Forty-four 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."

Nuclear Power 95

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Radiation Cooling 95

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. photo credit: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Alamy. By Fred Pearce.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Electricity Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2024

million investment to expand its Cochranton facility in Crawford County following an agreement to supply glass to First Solar, adding 130 new jobs. -- In April 2023, Prysmian announced a $22.5 Pennsylvania highlights-- -- Vitro Architectural Glass announced a $93.6

Clean Energy 89

Clean Energy Nuclear Power Wind Power Climate Change 89

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Noon -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Major Pittsburgh Region Projects Move Forward In 2023: Carrie Furnace, Hazelwood Green [Brownfield Redevelopment] -- Keep PA Beautiful: Sen.

Conservation 96

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Air Pollution 96

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Violation: Abandoning Well (2023) November 5, 2024 routine inspection of J.A. No action taken by the owner since the original violation issued in October 18, 2023. Original violations were issued August 9, 2023 and well owner did nothing. Original violations June 7, 2023 and well owner did nothing.

Natural Gas 78

Natural Gas 2024 2023 2017 78

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2023

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works] -- Post-Gazette: FirstEnergy Seeking Ratepayer Surcharge To Keep Two Coal-Fired Power Plants Open In West Virginia -- PennLive - Letter: We’re At An Energy Crossroads - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition -- PennLive Guest Essay: How Nuclear Power Saved Christmas And The PJM Electric Grid - By Rep.

Natural Gas 103

Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power Earth Day 103

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Million Gallons/Day [PaEN] -- WHYY: Connecting With The Schuylkill River, A Walk To Celebrate World Water Day -- PUC Recognizes 2023 Fix A Leak Week -- Sustainable Community Network Of SW PA Webinar March 24 - Policy Connection - Environmental Justice. Posted: March 19, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 65

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 65

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] [Posted: March 6, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 85

Natural Gas 2022 Nuclear Power Regulations 85

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 589 (Kinkead-D-Allegheny) establishing a state landslide insurance program; House Bill 2393 (Friel-D-Chester) establishing a permit program for food waste disposal. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Call of the Chair.

Nuclear Power 96

Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Climate Change Conservation 96

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2023

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: March 20, 2023] PA Environment Digest PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events. Click Here to search back issues of the Digest.

Nuclear Power 62

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Conservation Waste 62

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

Causer Blames DEP Database For Showing Conventional Oil & Gas Owners Abandoning, Not Plugging Their Wells; Industry Wants To Redefine Owner Responsibility For Their Abandoned Wells DEP: 89% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Well Integrity Reporting For 34,455 Wells In 2023 DEP: 86% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well (..)

Nuclear Power 83

Nuclear Power Conservation Air Pollution Waste 83

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times on March 10, 2023 -- As regulators investigate and lawmakers lament the Feb. 3 train derailment at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that released carloads of toxic chemicals, state officials have expressed far less concern about the largest natural gas leak in state history.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Regulations 92

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

On March 22, DEP presented a 10 point plan for improving DEP permit reviews to the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of Acting Secretary Richard Negrin’s presentation on DEP’s FY 2023-24 budget request. At this time, we have not approved any folks, any operators. Click Here for a copy of DEP’s Budget Testimony.

Clean Energy 86

Clean Energy Natural Resources Technology Technology 86

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

EIA: 'Increasing Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources Contributes To Lower Power Prices' In 2023 [PaEN] -- Bill Setting Decommissioning Rules For Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities Passes The Senate [PaEN] -- Sen. Senate Hearing Today [PaEN] [Posted: March 10, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 71

Natural Gas Air Pollution Nuclear Power Regulations 71

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2023

Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Dump -- Celebrate Pennsylvania Native Species Day May 18 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Tween Trek April 6 -- The Nature Conservancy Receives $4.25 Million In Combined Investments For Appalachians. Million In Combined Investments For Appalachians.

Conservation 102

Conservation Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power 102

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2023

Posted: March 26, 2023] PA Environment Digest Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

Natural Gas 68

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Conservation 68

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Solar Energy Facility Continues In Westmoreland -- Scranton Times: Proposed Newton Township Solar Energy Facilities Rejected -- TribLive: Sewickley Twp Considers Solar Energy Facility Regulations In Westmoreland -- The Guardian: Pennsylvania, 6 Other States Biggest Winners In Landmark Federal Clean Energy Funding -- PublicNewsService.org: York, PA (..)

Conservation 94

Conservation Nuclear Power Electricity 2024 94

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2024

26, 27 & 30 [PaEN] -- Ohio River Valley Institute: The Peril, Politics And Price Of Shale Gas Development, Fracking Waste - By Eric de Place And Julia Stone -- The Grist: States Want To Clean Up Leaky Oil, Gas Wells, Well-Intentioned Laws Are Getting In The Way [Not PA] -- US Dept.

Nuclear Power 80

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Conservation 2025 80