PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

This reflects the proceeds expected to come from Pennsylvania electricity customers. -- 30 percent to support energy efficiency projects that reduce air pollution in Pennsylvania, invest in new job-creating clean energy projects, and support low-income energy consumers with their energy bills through a year-round LIHEAP program.

Clean Energy 87

Clean Energy Air Pollution Electricity Nuclear Power 87

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Billion That Owns Nuclear Plants In PA -- Post-Gazette: Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Part Of $3.4 Billion That Owns Nuclear Plants In PA -- Post-Gazette: Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Part Of $3.4 Mastriano Considering Run For U.S.

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Air Pollution Nuclear Power Solar Power 109

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 to 5:00 p.m. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct. 6 [PaEN] Background On Issues -- Lt.

Nuclear Power 78

Nuclear Power 2024 Clean Energy Renewable Energy 78

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

House Bill 969 (Pielli-D-Chester) requires outdoor night lighting practices that reduce light pollution from public facilities. -- Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 At 3:53 a.m. Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M.

Nuclear Power 78

Nuclear Power Clean Air Act Natural Gas Natural Resources 78

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2024

Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners Republican Rep. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: April 1, 2024] PA Environment Digest Threads PA Environment Digest Feed PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

Nuclear Power 96

Nuclear Power Conservation Air Pollution Waste 96

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN] -- PennDOT Opens 3 New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia Counties -- WHYY: These Philly-Area Doulas Want Parents To Think About Their Exposures To Heat, Air Pollution, Lead, Other Toxins -- Williamsport Sun: Signs Opposing Solar-Chicken Farm In Muncy Creek Twp.

Earth Day 54

Earth Day Natural Gas Air Pollution Natural Resources 54

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Summary Of House Bill 2277 PRESS continues all of the successful elements of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) while making it more inclusive—adding nuclear power, next generation technologies like fusion, and clean forms of natural gas for the first time.

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Electricity Nuclear Power Clean Energy 94

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 11, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen When the Industrial Revolution emerged in the UK in the 1800s, coal was the driving force, and it became the first country to power its emerging industries on coal. The smoke and air pollution, the Great Smog, killed thousands of people over the years with respiratory illnesses.

Nuclear Power 52

Nuclear Power Electricity Air Pollution Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

12 to 14 In Warren County [PaEN] -- Environmental Defense Fund, Moms Clean Air Force To Hold Public Meetings In 3 Northwest PA Counties On A Project To Test New Methods Of Locating Abandoned Conventional Oil, Gas Wells [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Webinar On Local Comprehensive Plans In Pennsylvania Sept. 11 Webinar On $396.1

Nuclear Power 77

Nuclear Power Electricity Conservation Recycling 77

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. The reason given is that gas is needed to fill an upcoming drop in nuclear capacity. and other nuclear reactors are also scheduled for refurbishment in the 2020s. Source: IESO [link].

Electricity 52

Electricity Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

1 Deadline -- Penn State Extension, PA Sea Grant Host June 7 Webinar On Aquatic Invasive Species [PaEN] -- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Return Of Bog Events; Explore TNC Preserves; Federal Funding Benefits Philly Trees; Much More!

Conservation 84

Conservation Nuclear Power Waste 2024 84

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Posted: May 5, 2024] PA Environment Digest By Council To Modernize Governance -- The Allegheny Front: New Book Takes On Radiation Dangers In Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN] -- ABC27: Environmental Advocacy Groups Rally At Capitol For Action On Gas, Oil Industry -- Sen. Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

Conservation 84

Conservation Waste 2024 Clean Energy 84

Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

Tokyo High Court On February 22, 2024, the Tokyo High Court ruled against an appeal in the Yokosuka climate case. This blog post introduces two judgments of the Yokosuka climate case, one issued in January 2023 and the second in February 2024. Additionally, some nuclear power plants had restarted operations.

Carbon Dioxide 64

Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement Climate Change Nuclear Power 64

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- EPA Awards $34 Million In Grants To Reduce Air Pollution At Schools; Highlights Efforts In Philadelphia [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $18.9 Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov.

Conservation 84

Conservation Air Pollution Recycling Natural Gas 84

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

DEP Advisory: DEP is migrating its website to a new platform to launch in mid-December. Bat Stories; Bat Trivia; Witch-Hazel; News Around The Watershed -- Penn State Extension: The Value Of Bats To Crop Production And Revenue -- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov.

Nuclear Power 84

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics 84

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

At the same time, an audit of the subsidies found that purchasing energy and capacity from regional wholesale markets is cheaper than power from the OVEC plants. In addition, FirstEnergy—owner of the two uneconomic nuclear power plants H.B. But thanks to H.B.

Renewable Energy 353

Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Clean Energy 353

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day April 8, 9, 10 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 89% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Don’t Comply With Well Integrity Reporting For 34,455 Wells; No Other (..)

Air Pollution 102

Air Pollution Nuclear Power Natural Gas Politics 102

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. 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.

Nuclear Power 54

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Clean Energy Air Pollution 54

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

13 -- Penn State Extension Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On On-Lot Septic Systems Starting Oct. 11 Webinar On $396.1 CEO’s For Sustainability C-Suite Sustainability Summit, Nov.

Conservation 84

Conservation Electricity Nuclear Power Natural Gas 84

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Residents Will Have Drinkable Water By 2026 -- Courier Times: PA State Attorney General Investigates Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leaks For Potential Environmental Crimes In Bucks County [Convicted Of Other Criminal Charges, Penalized Over $48.1 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation 59

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2025 59

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Particulate Pollution Standard] -- Southwest PA Breathe Project : At 7:30 a.m 8 at the Clairton-Liberty Air Pollution Monitor PM 2.5 Contact: Nicole Faraguna 717-346-7636 or nfaraguna@pa.gov. Ohio- $2.90 PA- $3.29 -- WPost: Republicans Set $1.87

Natural Gas 84

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Natural Resources Recycling 84

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

7 -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Activists Try To Head Off Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant -- StateImpactPA: Radio Adaptation Of ‘Between Hevan And Eartha’ On Climate Change -- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Announces $23.8 Hearing To Resume Oct.

Natural Gas 110

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Electricity Conservation 110

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

By one estimate, data center capacity in the United States will grow from 25GW in 2024 to 80GW in 2030.1 As noted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the 2024 U.S. To put this energy demand into perspective, consider that in 2024, DLCs Network Service Peak Load was nearly 2,700 MW. M-2024-3051988."

Carbon Emissions 79

Carbon Emissions Natural Gas Electricity 2025 79

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For Environmental Science Scholarships [PaEN] -- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA, Climate Action Campaign Host March 24 Webinar On Impacts Of Climate Change On Women's Health [PaEN] -- TribLive Letter: Unfreeze The Energy, Climate Benefits Of Federal Inflation Reduction Act - By Bruce (..)

Conservation 54

Conservation Recycling 2025 Natural Gas 54

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.

Conservation 82

Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 82

PA Environment Daily

JULY 7, 2024

Find Out More In This Penn State Extension, Phipps Conservatory Summer Short Course July 30 -- PA iMapInvasives 2024 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Set For August; July 30 Webinar Training Available [PaEN] -- Pike, Wayne Conservation Districts, Trout Unlimited Partner On New Stream Keepers Youth Program Aug.

Conservation 85

Conservation Climate Change Recycling Upcycling 85

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

This reflects the proceeds expected to come from Pennsylvania electricity customers. -- 30 percent to support energy efficiency projects that reduce air pollution in Pennsylvania, invest in new job-creating clean energy projects, and support low-income energy consumers with their energy bills through a year-round LIHEAP program.

Renewable Energy 74

Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Natural Gas Clean Energy 74

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2024

This reflects the proceeds expected to come from Pennsylvania electricity customers. -- 30 percent to support energy efficiency projects that reduce air pollution in Pennsylvania, invest in new job-creating clean energy projects, and support low-income energy consumers with their energy bills through a year-round LIHEAP program.

Carbon Emissions 81

Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Natural Gas 81

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health [PaEN] -- Now On Demand: Group Against Smog & Pollution Webinar: What The Donora PA Smog Disaster Can Teach Us 74 Years Later [PaEN] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industrial Energy Consumers Of America Write Gov.

Nuclear Power 63

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Air Pollution Politics 63

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Here are 139 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.

Conservation 81

Conservation Natural Gas Electricity 2025 81

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

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: October 23, 2024] PA Environment Digest 23 -- LehighValleyLive: Northcentral PA ATV Trail Is A Hit, Generating $23.5

Nuclear Power 83

Nuclear Power Natural Gas 2001 Clean Energy 83

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

19 Meeting On Emergency Plans 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.13 Ohio- $3.03 Ohio- $3.03

Natural Gas 54

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Nuclear Power Electricity 54

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Of Agriculture Issues Firewood Quarantine Order For Firewood From Outside The State Or Traveling Through The State Unless Heat Treated To Prevent The Spread Of Invasive Species -- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Newsletter: Our Values In Action; News Around The Watershed; Recreation Access For All; Opportunities For All; New Podcast; Upcoming Events (..)

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Clean Air Act Nuclear Power Electricity 83

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island PennDOT, DEP, Keep PA Beautiful Invite Public To Be Part Of Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Cleanup By Organizing Or Volunteering For Local Cleanup Events Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3

Clean Air Act 45

Clean Air Act Nuclear Power Natural Gas Waste 45

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! Of Energy Awards DEP $16.2 11 -- One United Lancaster: Lancaster Celebrates $1 Million Federal Grant For Street Tree Program -- Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starting Jan. 15 [PaEN] -- Cumberland County Master Gardeners Host Nov.

Conservation 83

Conservation Nuclear Power Natural Gas Clean Energy 83

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Rachel Sica Meyer, Beaver County Resident, Moms Clean Air Force The following guest essay was first published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 11, 2024 -- Six years ago, a transmission pipeline that carries fracked gas through my township north of Pittsburgh exploded in a neighboring community, destroying a house, a barn, and cars.

Natural Gas 81

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Air Pollution 2024 81