PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundations Events webpage and DCNRs Calendar of Events for activities happening near you. For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNRs website. Resource Links: -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. Both moves could help get more clean energy onto the grid. of the proposed generation in the queue.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2025

Read more here. -- The Department of Environmental Protection said during an April 1 webinar it would be using a new General Air Quality Permit to implement the new federal oil and gas facility methane reduction requirements for conventional oil and gas and shale gas wells and infrastructure. Susquehanna County. ( Delaware County. (

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 1590 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 19 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Greene County. ( Bradford County. ( Butler County. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

On March 10, Mom Clean Air Force , local partners and community members announced they will be testifying against MarkWest Energy's application for a third expansion to its cryogenic facilities at the Harmon Creek Gas Processing Plant, Smith Township, Washington County.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

On April 24, the Department of Environmental Protection announced two strategic partnerships that will expand energy job opportunities across the Commonwealth while helping small and mid-sized manufacturers reduce costs, lower emissions, and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving energy economy.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

The researchers proposed a new geothermal-assisted compressed-air energy storage system that makes use of depleted oil and gas wells the Environmental Protection Agency estimates there are around 3.9 By storing excess renewable energy and releasing it when needed, energy storage contributes to grid stability and reliability.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2025

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 20 MLK Day Of Service Event In One Of Our Preserves -- Natural Lands: Apply Now For Class Of 2025 Force Of Nature Volunteer Program -- Fish & Boat Commission Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection will host an April 1 webinar to provide an opportunity for the public to learn more about the Departments approach to implementing a federal program to reduce methane and other pollution from existing oil and gas operation s-- both conventional oil and gas and shale gas wells and infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

On January 21, the Department of Environmental Protection and Roulette Oil & Gas Co., The order requires the well to be plugged by October 31, 2025 and a final report is due December 31, 2025. Troubled Compliance History Roulette Oil and Gas LLC has a troubled environmental compliance history. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 22, 2024

Earth Day began under the Nixon Administration in 1970 as a day to support environmental protection and has grown to include nations and communities around the world in appreciation of Mother Earth. At UCS, we’re working to ensure effective and equitable implementation of key clean energy and clean transportation provisions.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

So far in 2025, SRBC issued or renewed 84 general water use permits for shale gas development. Read more here. In 2024, SRBC issued 310 shale gas drilling pad general permits for water use. Susquehanna County. ( Washington County. ( Bradford County. ( Lycoming County. ( Greene County. ( Fayette County. ( Read more here.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

"We are thrilled to see HB 362 advanced through the House Energy Committee, bringing us one step closer to activating the benefits of the Solar For All program, including lower electric bills, new jobs, and a more reliable and resilient power grid," said SUN Action Pennsylvania Program Director Monica Carey.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2025

On March 25, the Department of Environmental Protection was called to the scene of a conventional well explosion in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County. The well-- Wissinger 001-- is owned by Kriebel Natural Gas Co. LLC that also had a conventional gas well explosion and fire on March 19 in Manor Borough, Westmoreland County.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

Surface coal mine operators were in the same position before a comprehensive framework of financial assurance and modern environmental protection standards were adopted in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Violations continued. Response requested by May 14, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

On January 9, the Department of Environmental Protection encouraged local governments and authorities to take advantage of the Shared Energy Manager Program that has already worked with communities to identify more than $2.8 million in energy savings for taxpayers. The deadline to apply is January 31.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

On April 25, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the release of the 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update and 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report. Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4%

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! . Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! Shapiro Is Lying About How His Trip To White House Unfroze $2.1

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2024

Speakers will provide expert analysis of new resources available that support climate action, carbon reduction, and social equity, including tools to find funding for clean energy projects, programs available to municipalities to fund projects, and supportive programs that build local climate action capacity.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These two pieces of legislation have historic amounts of funding available for climate work, clean energy, clean water, dealing with legacy pollution issues, really a lot of money and a lot of opportunity. “So, Community Change Grants “This is $2 billion coming from the Environmental Protection Agency across two award tracks. “So,

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency announced the 25 successful applicants for a shared $4.3 The grants will enable investments in solar projects , building energy-efficiency upgrades , the buildout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure , and the promotion of climate-smart agricultural practices , among many other projects.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2025

Shapiro Highlights Environmental Protection, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Public Lands, Recreation Accomplishments In First 2 Years DEP Did Over 107,000 Inspections, Found 35,237 Violations, Responded To 410 Emergencies In 2024 To Protect PA's Environment, Public Safety PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

On September 12, the Environmental Defense Fund , in partnership with Moms Clean Air Force , the Department of Environmental Protection, the US Department of Energy, and McGill University, announced it has launched an ambitious project to identify and facilitate remediation of orphan and abandoned oil and gas wells across Western Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Each of these draft regulations are usually provided to advisory committees before they are considered for adoption as proposed by the Environmental Quality Board. The draft schedule has these regulations going to the EQB in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

On October 16, more than 100 leaders from business, industry, labor, higher education and non-profit organizations convened today for a roundtable on industrial decarbonization, held by Team PA and Clean Air Task Force at the Energy Innovation Center in downtown Pittsburgh. In Pennsylvania itself, there have been 47 projects worth $45.7

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Use of Offsets : Air Resources Board Offset Credits (ARBOCS) can be used by Covered Entities to satisfy their emission reduction obligations under the Program in place of allowances, up to a limit of 4 percent between 2021 and 2025, and up to 6 percent from 2026 to 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

million] and conventional oil and gas well plugging [$197 million] under the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and hundreds of millions of dollars of pass-through grant funding for various energy and climate programs authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act. million], Water Quality [$5.5

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

18-20 In WV Registration Open For Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Level 1 Certification Training Beginning July 30 Join Master Watershed Stewards In Lancaster County For June 13 Waterways On Wheels Bike Tour A Dozen Nonprofit, Agency, Municipal Environmental Experts Team Up To Tackle Stormwater Runoff In The Lake Erie Watershed Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2025

MarkWest and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) must account for and consider all cumulative impacts (including the numerous existing facilities) in the project area to ensure that additional burdens will not be imposed on this overburdened community, and 3. MarkWest should be required to re-apply for a Title V permit, 2.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing May 7 on the proposed Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit for the Tennessee Gas Pipeline compressor Station 219 located in Jefferson Township, Mercer County. ( on April 30, 2025. Registration to testify will close at 5:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

On March 28, the Department of Environmental Protection released a request for bids on a contract to plug 19 conventional oil and gas wells their owners abandoned in Clarion and Jefferson counties. The official solicitation were made through the BidExpress.com website, like all major DEP contracts.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director Climate change is a major challenge facing Pennsylvania, and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is leading many efforts to fight back and protect communities. Clean energy is the fastest growing energy job sector in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

While the facility had finished its planned lifespan, it could have run longer, but environmental regulations and market conditions made that impractical. Cheswick is one of only a half-dozen remaining coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania, and the state Department of Environmental Protection predicts that none will operate after 2025.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the proposed Rover Pipeline Rover-Bulger compressor station and Harmon Creek Meter Station expansion in Smith Township, Washington County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2022

“At PNC, we strive to be good stewards of the environment, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it is essential to supporting a high quality of life for our employees, customers and communities,” said Kate Zettl, VP and Energy Manager with PNC Bank’s Realty Services. Environmental Protection Agency.

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