PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2025

DEP RISE PA Decarbonization Program Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley accepted the Decarbonization Leadership award on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, which launched the $396 million Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) program in 2024. We make a lot of things here, Acting Secretary Shirley said.

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JULY 2, 2025

per cent of the world’s electricity consumption in 2024, while this is set to more than double by the end of the decade. In October 2024, BP’s CEO Murray Auchincloss explicitly cited tech “hyperscalers” as driving demand for natural gas, describing AI as “a major boon for the fossil fuel industry.”

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2025

EPA’s main program budget (Environmental Program & Management, or EPM) account is proposed for a 29% cut, and its Science & Technology (Office of Research & Development) account is proposed for a 31% cut. Thirty-nine STAG Infrastructure Grants are authorized overall.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Over 1st Quarter 2024; Price Of Natural Gas Increased 218% Over 1st Quarter 2024 [PaEN] -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Understaffed DEP Can’t Uphold Law And Protect Public Health - By Rep. Responds To Rep.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

The letter notes that funding cuts below fiscal year 2024 levels will undermine environmental protections that promote prosperity and human health of people across the country. State and local agencies have to invest significantly more funds beyond the statutory match requirements to meet their delegation commitments.

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Annual global mean temperature anomalies from January – September 2024 (relative to the 1950-1900 average) from six international datasets. This is good not only for the climate, but for the health of Massachusetts households by reducing indoor air pollution from gas stoves.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2025

House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee hearing on House Bill 505 (Donahue-D-Lackawanna) modernizing the Act 129 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (part of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan ). Room 205 Ryan Building. Click Here to watch live. June 24-- NEW.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 21, 2025

Over 156 million people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollutants, according to the recently published 2025 State-of-the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). For 25 years the report has helped people across the country understand the quality of the air in their communities.

Ozone

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Federal science has been pivotal to the US economy, technological advances I’ve dedicated my life to working with other scientists interested in questions that are fundamental to keeping us alive: How do we stop a global pandemic? This technology revolutionized global communication and information sharing.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Californias clean car rules will save drivers money at the pump, slow the damage from climate change, and reduce exposure to harmful air pollution for everyone in the state. The fact that only 5 percent of Honda sales in California were ZEVs in 2024 is much less an indicator of demand as it is of supply of ZEV models by Honda.

2026

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 3, 2025

An environmental regulatory decision that considers cumulative impacts includes consideration of multiple chemicals, multiple sources of pollution, multiple pathways of exposure (i.e. In November 2024, the EPA laid out their thoughts and plans on cumulative impacts science and implementation into a framework document.

Air Pollution

HumanNature

JANUARY 30, 2025

Guest Post by Tucker Melles , 2024-2025 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. There has been progress in improving air quality over the past several decades. Our understanding of the contribution of tailpipe emissions to SOA and ozone production led to the development of technology and regulations that improved air quality.

Ozone

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

After an experience dealing with air pollution issues in her own home, she has first-hand knowledge of the health impacts that pollution can have on a family and how government agencies often ignore residents in distress. But polluters will be polluters, and Westmoreland Landfill applied for a new Title V air permit.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

JULY 7, 2025

The OBBB Act provides that, for all non-solar and non-wind clean energy technologies, the ITC and PTC will remain available at their full value through 2033 , 75 percent of their value in 2034 , and 50 percent of their value in 2035 , with final phase-out in 2036.

2026

Physics World

JUNE 3, 2025

2024) State of Carbon Dioxide Removal – Edition 2. The figure also rates their Technology Readiness Level (TRL), maximum mitigation potential (how many gigatonnes (10 9 tonnes) of CO 2 can be sequestered per year), and storage timescale. 1 Ready or not (Adapted from Smith et al. DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/F85QJ) C above pre-industrial levels.

Waste

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 21, 2025

Decades of government vehicle standards to improve vehicle efficiency and cut down on tailpipe pollution have saved car and truck drivers trillions of dollars at the pump, saved countless lives from reduced exposure to toxic air pollution , and avoided the extraction and burning of billions of barrels of oil. In the U.S.,

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Nuclear Waste Cleanup Should Be Safe In Armstrong County -- PUC Reminder: June 1 Electric Price Increases Now In Effect - Tips On How To Take Control Of Your Summer Electric Bill -- W&J Center For Energy Policy & Management: Electric Bill Price Hikes Ahead In PA -- NYT: Electricity Prices Are Surging, The Republican Budget Bill Could Push Them (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2025

Shapiro Announces Investment In Pittsburgh-Based Module Design Sustainable Housing Company [PaEN] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Announces Major Investment In Pittsburgh-Base Sustainable Housing Company -- Reading Eagle: Reading, Berks Nature, Green Building Alliance Held Sustainability Roundtable On Green Buildings -- PublicNewsService.org: (..)

Conservation

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2025

On June 17, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to either repeal entirely, or significantly revise, a rule issued in 2024 which set performance standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants to limit their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Sabin Center filed two amicus briefs in defense of the 2024 Rule in the litigation.

Clean Air Act

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Conference of Mayors , and a second on behalf of experts in carbon capture and storage (CCS) science and technology —in support of the U.S. Several states and industry groups are challenging EPA’s 2024 rules which set greenhouse gas emissions limits for certain fossil fuel power plants nationwide (referred to here as the Power Plant Rules).

2024

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Read more here ] By producing more energy, cutting red tape, and advancing innovation, Governor Shapiros Lightning Plan will boost key sectors of the Commonwealths economy, including manufacturing, robotics and technology, agriculture, and life sciences. billion hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel project creating 3,000 construction jobs.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

data centers and other so-called “emerging technologies.” MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- Guest Essay: Paying The Price For Natural Gas And A.I. And the day before the summit, legislators announced a proposal to make Pennsylvania a " regulatory sandbox " for A.I.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Marks Milestone Of Plugging 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Over 2 Years; New Technology Finding More Abandoned Wells [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: Gov. Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp., Washington County Site [ PDF of Article ] -- Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2025

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference Oct.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

Last year, in the bipartisan 2024-25 budget, Gov. In September 2024, DEP received an additional $76.4 New Technology Finds More Abandoned Wells Also participating in the announcement was Joe Bonfiglio, Executive Director of the US Region for the Environmental Defense Fund. Thats why Gov. Read more here.

Technology

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Delaware River Sojourn June 14-20 - Celebrating 30 Years Of Paddling The Delaware -- PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN] -- Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing May 7; Business Meeting June 11 [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4%

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

In 2024, DEP issued 860 new or continued violations to conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells. In 2024, 47 violations were issued or continued to 12 shale gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells. .; Stockman LLC; Stonehaven Energy MGT Co. LLC; Andrew F. Vessels Coal Gas Inc.;

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

Read more here ] -- Prioritizing DEP: During budget hearings in 2024, DEP estimated that the staff of its Oil and Gas Program, which oversees permitting and regulating the industry, was operating at about 75% capacity due to staffing shortfalls. Indeed, Gov.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

It is one of the reasons we are investing in a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including solar, wind, and advanced nuclear technologies. power grid, including upgrading the physical infrastructure with advanced technologies (e.g., As noted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the 2024 U.S.

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Impacted By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill] [PaEN] -- DEP To Host April 1 Webinar On New Program To Reduce Methane Pollution From Oil And Gas Operations [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: April 2 Webinar: Gravity Energy Storage - Giving Inactive Oil Wells A Second Life [PaEN] -- Penn State Research: Reusing Old Oil And Gas Wells For Energy Storage (..)

Conservation

Scientific American

JUNE 12, 2025

But in its draft rule repeal, EPA argues that the industry emits too little heat-trapping pollution to be worth regulating. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday that his agency would repeal two 2024 power sector standards: one to limit climate pollution and another to curb mercury pollution.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 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

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

. -- Increase the use of these resources will lessen Pennsylvanias reliance on foreign sources of energy. -- The diversification of energy generation by supporting a broad cross-section of clean energy technologies. PEDA will encourage the deployment of distributed generation projects for critical public infrastructure around the state.

Air Pollution

Law Columbia

MAY 1, 2025

Small Signals of Support The White House has signaled, at least at a surface level, support for carbon management technologies. For example, the White House released a statement on Earth Day that the administration is supporting cutting-edge technologies like carbon capture and storage. Several are well positioned to do so.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2132 ) Air Quality Permits - Issued -- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC - Laurel Hill Shale Gas Pad Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Jackson Twp., Received April 9, 2024. ( Received June 21, 2024.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. Room B-31 Main Capitol. Click Here to watch online. April 24-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Join by telephone by calling (877) 304-9269, passcode 2619070#.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

. -- York Dispatch: Groups Take Proposed Susquehanna River Pump-Storage Hydroelectric Decision To Federal Court -- York Daily Record: Why The Drought In York County Could Get Worse In The Coming Months -- WillowGroveNow.com: DEP To Conduct Soil Testing At Site Of SPS Technologies Industrial Fire In Montgomery County -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: (..)

Natural Gas