PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2024

billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition. Posted: July 22, 2024] PA Environment Digest Pennsylvania was awarded $396.1

Carbon Emissions 84

Carbon Emissions Air Pollution Clean Energy Environmental Protection 84

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

AFIG aims to increase sustainable and renewable energy throughout Pennsylvania's transportation sector, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality for many communities," said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. "A Applications for the second round of 2024 projects will be accepted until December 20, 2024.

Government 80

Government Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution Electricity 80

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

He retired in January 2024. Acid Mine Drainage remains Pennsylvania's largest source of water pollution, impairing more than 5,500 miles of streams. Nelson has built an environmental platform that aims to increase funding and staffing for the Department of Environmental Protection, as well as increase fines for industries that pollute.

Climate Change 122

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2006 122

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 1410 ) -- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery: DEP approved a Remedial Investigation Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with lead and petroleum hydrocarbons to the Site-Specific Standards for the facility located at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Greene County. ( Philadelphia. ( PA Bulletin, page 1412 ).

Air Pollution 108

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Recycling 108

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 3572 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 154 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Waste Permits -- Coterra Energy, Inc. Susquehanna County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Tioga County. ( Bradford County. ( Lycoming County. (

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Waste 118

Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

Briefly, by way of background, CPRG is a nearly $5 billion emissions reduction program intended to catalyze planning for and implementation of ambitious projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollution. Grant applications are due on August 28, 2024.

Clean Energy 122

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Government Electricity 122

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2024

The planning process is supported by EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, which offers a unique opportunity to help state and local governments develop strategies to reduce harmful pollution and address environmental justice concerns, while building the infrastructure, industry, and competitive economy for a clean energy future.

Natural Gas 106

Natural Gas Clean Energy Electricity Renewable Energy 106

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2576 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 118 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. PA Bulletin, page 2585 ) -- Coterra Energy, Inc.: Susquehanna County. ( Montour County. If requested, a hearing will be held on June 14. (

Natural Gas 111

Natural Gas Air Pollution Recycling 2024 111

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

DEP’s letter refers to a request for confidentiality filed by Shell on June 22, 2024, so Shell apparently submitted another request for confidentiality after the original request on April 12, 2024. of the Act, your request for confidential treatment may be denied and the records may be subject to public disclosure.” Read more here.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas 2024 Air Pollution Pollution Control 97

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2024

The original violations for abandonment, the gas leak and failure to submit production, waste disposal and well integrity reports were issued on March 27, 2024. DEP’s inspection report continued these violations and requested the owner to submit a report by May 23, 2024 on how the well will be brought into compliance.

2024 111

2024 Waste Recycling Air Pollution 111

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2024

DEP’s inspection report [Dryburgh 2 - example] requested the owner-- again-- to submit a written report by June 1, 2024 on how the wells will be brought into compliance. DEP issued violations for abandonment, venting and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and mechanical integrity reports on March 7, 2024.

2024 116

2024 Waste 2014 Recycling 116

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

By Patrick McDonnell, CEO of PennFuture , Former Secretary of DEP This guest essay first appeared in the Observer-Reporter on October 17, 2024 Politicians often speak out against higher taxes, grocery bills, or utility rates, promising to work hard in office to prevent you from paying more. We will pay and the companies will eat the profits.

Natural Gas 111

Natural Gas Toxic Substances Control Act Fossil Fuels 2019 111

HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Guest Post by Sabari Kumar , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. At the same time, we’d like for it to produce less soot, and thus, less air pollution. It also needs to be easily synthesized from commonly available biomass – ideally, waste from activities like paper manufacturing or corn oil production.

Biofuels 105

Biofuels 2023 Waste 2011 105

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

DEP Issued 763 Violations For New Well Abandonments So Far In 2024] DEP is aggressively going after operators who are walking away from wells and stepping in with emergency plugging contracts where needed to protect public health. [So

Natural Gas 113

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 2024 Greenhouse 113

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: April 29, 2024] 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.

Conservation 98

Conservation Electricity Earth Day 2024 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

PRESS raises the target for the cleanest and renewable energy projects in Tier I to 35% by 2035; it raises the target for Tier II to 10%; and it creates a new Tier III that includes important alternative sources or of power like co-blended or low emission natural gas and other step-stone resources with a 5% target by 2035.

Renewable Energy 73

Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Natural Gas Clean Energy 73

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

28 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Keystone Station Coal-Fired Power Plant In Armstrong County DEP Will Hold A Hearing Feb. 28, If Requested, On Air Quality Permit For Conemaugh Coal-Fired Power Plant In Indiana County DEP, If Requested, Will Hold Feb. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: January 29, 2024] PA Environment Digest

Natural Resources 98

Natural Resources Conservation Recycling Air Pollution 98

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

-- 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? -- PA Assn. Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

Conservation 81

Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 81

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Help Wanted -- Shapiro Administration Celebrates 2024 DCNR Ranger Trainee Graduates At Little Buffalo State Park -- Help Wanted: Upstream Pittsburgh Water Equity Director -- Adult Mentors Needed! 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 to 5:00 p.m. 28 to Oct.

Nuclear Power 73

Nuclear Power 2024 Clean Energy Renewable Energy 73

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

“At GASP we not only monitor air quality and challenge industrial polluters’ illegal emissions, we also work to hold air quality regulators accountable for doing their jobs and fulfilling the duties that air pollution laws impose on them,” Executive Director Patrick Campbell explained.

Air Pollution 49

Air Pollution Clean Air Act Regulations Environmental Protection 49

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 6324 ) -- Consol Energy - Conventional Well 1462: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with organic compounds related to crude oil to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the well located in Morris Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Tioga County. ( Greene County. ( Lehigh County. ( Berks County. (PA

Natural Gas 96

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2025 96

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Million Investment In 33 Drinking Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 21 Counties EPA, PennVEST, Aqua Pennsylvania Highlight Importance Of Taking Action Against Lead Water Service Lines At Chester County Event DEP Awards $3.4 PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues.

Toxic Substances Control Act 85

Toxic Substances Control Act Conservation 2025 Natural Gas 85

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 25 to 31 - Shale Wastewater Pipeline Spill; Drill Cuttings Violations; More Abandoned Conventional Wells [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 1 [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 62 Pages Of Permit-Related (..)

Recycling 77

Recycling Air Pollution Waste Natural Resources 77

PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2024

2024 Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 2024 Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. Posted: July 28, 2024] PA Environment Digest 6 In Beaver County -- Penn State Extension Aug. 21 Webinar - Water Testing Through Penn State's Ag Analytical Lab [PaEN] -- Learn How You Can Qualify For Free Well Water Testing During Aug.

Recycling 70

Recycling Conservation 2024 Air Pollution 70

PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2024

Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp., Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp.,

Air Pollution 82

Air Pollution Waste Natural Resources Clean Energy 82

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Renewable Electricity Surpassed Coal In 2022 Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas Conservation Fossil Fuels Climate Change 77

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The next General Assembly and Governor-elect Shapiro can improve the law by (1) strengthening the definition of "clean H2," (2) conditioning credit eligibility on a timely transition to clean H2, and (3) establishing state community protection and benefit standards. is made from gas , a process that emits significant air pollution.

Fossil Fuels 74

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Clean Energy Law 74

Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Businesses need to immediately pay attention to this first in the nation law because it is effective January 1, 2024, subjecting violators to civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation up to $500,000. At best, this new law is being heralded as an anti greenwashing crusade.

Carbon Dioxide 52

Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Law Fossil Fuels 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp., Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp.,

Waste 49

Waste Air Pollution 2017 Natural Resources 49

Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

2017 52

2017 2021 2011 Air Pollution 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. Second, $11.97

2026 124

2026 Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse 124

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Shapiro’s FY 2024-25 budget request-- Thank you, Chairman Harris, Chairman Grove, and members of the House Appropriation Committee, for inviting us here today. Thank you for the opportunity to present Governor Shapiro’s proposed Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 budget for DEP. As of the fourth quarter of 2023, DEP received over $1.3

Clean Energy 83

Clean Energy 2023 Climate Change 2024 83

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2024

. -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the June 29 PA Bulletin of actions taken during its June meeting, including the approval of seven more shale gas development water withdrawals in Lycoming, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties bringing 2024 total to 15 new withdrawals. Jefferson County. ( Philadelphia. (

Environmental Protection 108

Environmental Protection 2024 Waste Recycling 108

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2024

refuse, delivery vans, school and transit buses) and 9 to 40 percent for tractor-trailers, compared to the current 2024 standards. The Phase 3 regulation will cut new greenhouse gas emissions from trucks in 2032 by 32 to 62 percent for vocational trucks (e.g.,

2027 245

2027 Electricity Greenhouse Technology 245

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 5177 ) -- Blackhill Energy LLC - Young Compressor Station: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the facility located in Springfield Twp., Tioga County. ( Bradford County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. (

Natural Gas 100

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Fossil Fuels 100

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

A recent report found that one in five premature deaths is caused by air pollution from burning fossil fuels. Compared to funding for fossil fuels, clean energy stimulus creates nearly three times as many jobs for equivalent investments. And 2024 is also set to be bad, with wildfires already raging across many provinces.

Fossil Fuels 106

Fossil Fuels Electricity Renewable Energy Government 106

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

It’s mostly due to a combination of poor planning coupled with an ideological opposition to renewable energy. The Pickering nuclear plant is scheduled to retire in 2024 (or later, depending on how long past its retirement date Ontario wants to push the aging plant!), Ontario has built a clean energy supply.

Electricity 52

Electricity Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy 52