PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

This legislation would give the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection the authority to designate environmental justice areas in communities with increased pollution burdens and vulnerable populations. Bullock retired from the House in July 2024.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

To accelerate the much-needed transition to cleaner ports nationwide, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Ports Program (CPP), which provides $3 billion for zero-emission equipment and climate and air quality planning at our country’s ports.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 6 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the Covanta Plymouth Municipal Waste Combustion units located in Plymouth Twp., tpy nitrogen oxides, 0.0075 tpy Mercury, 53.1 tpy sulfur oxides, and 24.99

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

On July 30, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded $2.3 In Pennsylvania, 47 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions come from gasoline and diesel vehicles, and transportation contributes up to 22 percent of Pennsylvania's overall greenhouse gas emissions. Partners Host Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 22, the Department of Environmental Protection reported the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County paid an additional $7,606,067.75 on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $7,606,067.75. on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $7,606,067.75. However, in Paragraph 14.b Paragraph 14.b

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection notified the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County it will no longer be able to operate under an Air Quality Construction permit and must submit an application for a full Title V Air Quality Permit within 120 days. In February, 2024, DEP confirmed Shell paid an additional $2,671,044.75

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

On February 12, environmental groups announced the US Environmental Protection Agency formally objected to an air quality permit for the US Steel Edgar Thomson Plant issued by the Allegheny County Health Department in August 2023 saying it was not in compliance with the Clean Air Act. Click Here for a copy of EPA’s order.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

On April 23, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of $2.9 Vehicles produce 47 percent of nitrogen oxides in the air, leading to the formation of ground-level ozone. Transportation is one of our biggest areas of impact for improving air quality,” said DEP Interim Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2025

Shapiro and CNX Resources Corporation announced the Department of Environmental Protection will begin conducting an independent study of unconventional shale gas well pad air emissions. On May 1, Gov. Read more here.] Air monitoring is likely to be completed in 2029. Click Here for the text of the Shapiro Administration announcement.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Guest Post by MJ Riches , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Wildfire smoke billowing from the Rocky Mountains or clouds at sunset? Data is from the Environmental Protection Agency AirNow database: view an interactive map of this data here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has been allocated $3 billion to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. In some cases, fleets who purchased certain ICE model year 2024 trucks would be able to operate them through 2042. When will enforcement begin?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

On January 18, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has awarded more than $1.28 In Pennsylvania, 47 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions come from gasoline and diesel vehicles, and transportation contributes up to 22 percent of Pennsylvania's overall greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 15 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an analysis designating an Exceptional Event under the federal Clean Air Act related to Canadian wildfires in June and July 2023 and their impact on air quality in Pennsylvania. Read more here. Read more here.

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Nitrogen Oxides 2023 Clean Air Act Ozone 53

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2024

The 2024 State of the Air report I work every day on topics related to air in my role as a Senior Climate Scientist at UCS, through my volunteer grassroots work, and because I want to be a well-informed resident in the San Joaquin Valley. High up, it forms a protective layer that shields the Earth from ultraviolet rays.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 21, 2022

The good news is five states – Washington, Oregon, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, – have adopted California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, which requires manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning in 2024.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

These parts have three high-level impacts: Increasing electric truck purchase requirements for large commercial, federal, state, and municipal fleets, beginning as early as 2024 and ramping up to a 100-percent zero-emission fleet requirement in 2042, based on vehicle category. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

The analysis leverages emissions data from the Department of Environmental Protection and applies U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methodologies to assign a dollar value to each ton of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide reduced. billion in NOx and $445.1 billion - $1.02 billion in NOx and $445.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency show that CO2 accounts for the vast majority of heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by the U.S. Consol Energy , which has the nation’s largest underground coal mining complex in western Pennsylvania, hopes to begin construction in 2024 on a 300-megawatt power plant with “less-than-zero” CO2 emissions.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2024

This growing network of warehouses and the freight vehicles that serve them contribute significantly to a community’s greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. Beginning in 2024, only ZEV trucks may be registered.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

in Somerset County -- WHYY: My Climate Story: Philly Students Take Science From Abstract To Personal -- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Nonprofit Has Evolved Over Its 50-Year History -- MCall: C.F.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Flaring, demonstrated in the photo on the right, is the uncontrolled burning of excess or unwanted petroleum pools such as, excuse me, flaring can be a significant source of air pollution such as nitrogen oxides and greenhouse gas emissions. As of mid-2024, there are over 12,800 unconventional wells drilled in the state.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 21, 2025

Our health, some of the largest climate actions in US history, and more Transportation is the largest source of US climate emissions, so its not surprising that undermining recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions targeting climate emissions from cars and trucks will be a major setback in meeting climate targets.

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