PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2024

PA Bulletin - April 20, 2024 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 74 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the April 20 PA Bulletin - pages 2101 to 2175. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Blair County. ( Berks County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2025

We collaborated with researchers from Colorado State University, Ajax Analytics, and the Colorado School of Public Health to study the cumulative risks posed by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ozone to communities living along Colorados Front Range.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

formal notice ) PA Bulletin - April 27, 2024 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 93 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the April 27 PA Bulletin - pages 2236 to 2329. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Bucks County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2024

Forest Park Water Treatment Plant (FPWTP) is a state of the art water treatment facility that combines conventional treatment processes with advanced techniques, which include ozone disinfection and membrane filtration. Visit the North Penn Water Authority and North Wales Water Authority websites for more information on their operations.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin inviting comments on its determination that 57 major industrial facilities across the state meet Air Quality RACT II and RACT III requirements and the 2015 national ozone pollution standard. All through its eNotice system. Click Here to sign up.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

Additional facilities can be added by regulations adopted by the Environmental Quality Board. Bullock retired from the House in July 2024. The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants. See bill language for more details.]

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

VOCs are a precursor to ozone, which is known to cause adverse health effects. Gas storage fields are regulated at the federal level by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Related Articles - Rager Mountain: -- Equitrans Determined Leak Of Over 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell monthly meeting. 7 General Election -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: ERIC Interstate Voter Verification Service Is Partisan, Expensive And Ineffective, PA Should Leave It - By Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 851 ) The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT III approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) were developed and introduced in the late 1980s to serve as replacements for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) primarily used in the air conditioning, refrigeration, aerosols, fire suppression, and foam blowing industries. Each of the 18 regulated substances were assigned a corresponding MTEVe exchange value.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2024

But the first international advisory opinion on climate change—delivered by ITLOS in its decision of 21 May 2024 —suggests a more hopeful outcome. Hence the relationship between the two is complementary as regards the obligation to regulate marine pollution from anthropogenic GHG emissions; ‘the former does not supersede the latter’ (ibid).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“The commitments under the settlements will significantly reduce pollution from these companies’ operations, including volatile organic compounds that contribute to ground-level ozone, and methane, a potent greenhouse gas.” XTO is a natural gas extraction and production company that is a directly held, wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses. Regulate more tractor trucks, including the smaller fleets. and NOx emissions reductions from tractor trucks while still only regulating around 13 percent of California tractor fleets.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 1, 2023

and ozone are important EJ issues. and ozone disproportionately impact EJ communities. and ozone NAAQS will thus be an important test of the political power of the EJ community. Specifically, with respect to PM 2.5 , WHEJAC recommended that the annual primary standard be lowered to 8.0 As WHEJAC notes in its letter, both PM 2.5

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HumanNature

JANUARY 30, 2025

Guest Post by Tucker Melles , 2024-2025 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. We breathe oxygen from the atmosphere, weather systems distribute water, and the ozone in the upper atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation. 8 e146e155 (2024). [4] The volatile chemical precursors (e.g., Journal of Medical Toxicology vol.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

In late April, California air regulators are poised to pass one of the most meaningful regulations to reduce pollution from commercial trucks, vans, and buses. The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, which I’ve blogged about in detail before, will phase out fossil-fueled trucks over the next several decades.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

Million In Energy Costs In 2024 [PaEN] -- Environmental Integrity Project, Partners List Industries Requesting Exemptions From EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant Regulations-- 23 In PA [PaEN] NewsClips: -- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Solar Grants Being Held Hostage In PA Legislature As Demand Soars -- Sen. And Saved $44.2

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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% Armstrong County -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2025

The Environmental Quality Board published notice in the January 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed corrections to regulations setting RACT requirements for major sources of NOx and VOCs related to meeting the ozone pollution standard may affect natural gas-fired power plants.

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Acoel

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Eugene M. Trisko Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, railroad deregulation, and environmental regulation. Source: US DOE/EIA.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

15 Webinar: A Walk In The Woods - A Look Into Private Forests In PA And Beyond [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: PA Forest Webinar Series Schedule [Late 2023 and 2024] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Women And Their Woods Plant Identification Workshop Oct. 18 -- PA Forestry Assn. . -- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Hosts Nov.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill. CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct. ESC – Letter of Support for the DOE Foundation for FY 2024 (Sept. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug. More News: Readout: OSTP, CEQ, and CPO Host Roundtables on Nature-based Solutions – White House.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

EPA says state agencies’ regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents – Nola.com. ESC – Letter of Support for the DOE Foundation for FY 2024 (Sept. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug. Delayed Formaldehyde Critique by Science Advisers Set to Begin – Bloomberg. ESA Correspondence to Policymakers.

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ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The significant nexus test determines that the Clean Water Act applies if wetlands have a “significant nexus” to regulated waters. ESC – Letter of Support for the DOE Foundation for FY 2024 (Sept. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug. Visit your state board of elections website or Vote.org for deadlines and to request a ballot.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

UCS/S&P Global Mobility 2024 This growth has been impressive, but it didnt happen in a vacuum. In California, for example, by 2023, manufacturers had already sold enough ZETs in the state to meet their 2024 requirements. Other states are likely to have met their requirements early as well. times) the rate of non-ACT states.

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ESA

MAY 4, 2023

The visits came as Congressional appropriations committees are starting work on the FY 2024 budget. Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. 8, 2022) CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct.

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ESA

MAY 15, 2023

Courts Supreme Court decision about California’s pork regulations could impact state climate regulations. The Obama Administration finalized a similar regulation, known as the Clean Power Plan, in 2015, but red state attorneys general challenged the rule in the courts and the Trump administration ultimately withdrew the regulation.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The following is a list of climate-related rules within the estimated lookback period for which a resolution of disapproval has already been introduced : The Department of Energys final rule (May 20, 2024) on energy conservation standards for circulator pumps. A resolution was introduced in the House on July 11, 2024.

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ESA

MAY 23, 2022

EPA – Release of Draft Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. NOAA NMFS – NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Science Regional Action Plans (2022-2024). Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until June 1, 2022. Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2022.

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ESA

MAY 9, 2022

EPA : A draft policy assessment for the reconsideration of current Ozone air quality standards finds that there is insufficient scientific evidence that there would be a public health benefit to stricter ozone regulations. NOAA NMFS – NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Science Regional Action Plans (2022-2024).

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

The Biden administration laid out its timeline for rolling back major Trump environmental rules, but acknowledged that the process of enacting more protective regulations on climate and air pollution and drinking water will take years — if they can estimate the timeline at all.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

This total funding amount is less than the amount proposed in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) authorizing Endless Frontiers Act, from the last Congress, and soon to be reintroduced in the current Congress, that proposes creating a technology directorate within NSF, which would be funded at $34 billion by FY 2024. 14 & 15).

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