PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

." -- Pennsylvania's Margaret Mead, World Renowned Cultural Anthropologist House Voting Schedule May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 24 June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 -- Committee Schedule Senate Voting Schedule May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAYs Calendar Of Events (..)

Nuclear Power 75

Nuclear Power Earth Day Politics Conservation 75

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

And in late-breaking news , the California Legislature will vote tonight on a bill that would extend the life of the state’s last nuclear power plant , Diablo Canyon, to help alleviate anticipated grid reliability shortfalls in 2025. All that being said, it’s still 2022 and September is upon us.

Solar Power 295

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

On September 19, Utility Dive reported the North American Electric Reliability Corp issued a statement that it "remains concerned about maintaining sufficient natural gas supplies to address extreme winter conditions." and grid operators and the natural gas sector say they are preparing, said Utility Dive. Read more here.]

Natural Gas 93

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee On Natural Gas [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Talk Of Requiring Natural Gas Detectors In Buildings After Explosion That Killed 7 In Reading -- TribLive: Residents Of Mt. Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan.

Conservation 82

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4% Increase In Columbia Gas Natural Gas Rate [PaEN] -- PUC Commissioners Urge Congressional Action To Preserve $19 Million In Remaining LIHEAP Funds For PA This Year [PaEN] -- Gov.

Natural Gas 53

Natural Gas Electricity Nuclear Power Air Pollution 53

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. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov. Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- PJM Interconnection Reliability Initiative Attracts 94 Applications For 26.6

Conservation 53

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2024

10 Telephonic Hearing On PPL Proposal To Construct New Three Mile Island - Chanceford 500kV Transmission Line and Chanceford - Peach Bottom 500kV Transmission and Other Related Transmission Lines -- Washington Post: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Owner Seeks $1.6

Nuclear Power 82

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2025 82

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

Key findings of the report Include: -- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power Dominate: Fossil fuels, along with nuclear power, currently provide nearly all the power (92%) in the PJM grid. [ MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day Click Here for a copy of the report. Billion Up From $2.2

Fossil Fuels 85

Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power Natural Gas Electricity 85

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

We depend on one fuel to generate 59% of our electricity-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% From August 23 to September 20, Baker Hughes reported the number of shale gas drilling rigs in Pennsylvania dropped from 21 to 14-- a 33% decline. from other sources. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Electricity Regulations Nuclear Power 110

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

Plucked From Front Yards Escalating Rising Tensions -- Aqua Pennsylvania, PA Environmental Council Award More Than $55,000 In Local Grants To Protect Your Drinking Water In Southeast Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Webinar Series To Focus On Successful Tree And Shrub Planting Starting April 28 -- Saint Vincent College: Angela Belli Receives (..)

Earth Day 53

Earth Day Natural Gas Air Pollution Natural Resources 53

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Public Participation -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 22 [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments At April 30 Hearing On RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Tennessee Gas Pipeline Compressor Station 307 In Howe Twp., Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Recycling 66

Recycling 2025 Conservation Waste 66

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

27 Webinar: General Update Of Large-Scale Solar In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- PUC Publishes Final Policy Statement On Electric Utility Rate Design For Electric Vehicle Charging -- The Center Square: A Closer Look At Shapiros Carbon Tax Plan -- WESA: Truck Overturns Spilling 2,000 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel Into Allegheny River In Pittsburgh -- PA Assn.

Natural Gas 80

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Natural Resources Carbon Dioxide 80

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance, Bucknell University To Host Abandoned Mine Pools As Beneficial Resource Conference June 4 - 5, 2025 -- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: Sept. Maybe [Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart] Background On Issues -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. to 5:00 p.m.

Nuclear Power 81

Nuclear Power 2028 Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 81

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

OSM Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Releases Spring Tree Planting Schedule [PaEN] -- MCall: Bethlehem Will Spend Millions To Improve, Expand Its Parks Over Next Decade -- Discover Northeast PA: Exploring Spine Trails With PA Environmental Council -- WHYY: Spring Garden Bicycle Lanes Still On Track To Connect Delaware To Schuylkill River (..)

Natural Gas 53

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Conservation Nuclear Power 53

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Davis, DEP, Community Celebrate The Opening Of Federal/State Funded Blacklick Creek Mine Drainage Treatment Plant To Clean Up 25 Miles Of Waterways In Cambria, Indiana Counties [PaEN] -- Indiana Gazette: Blacklick Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Facility Celebrated Near Vintondale -- DEP Now Accepting Applications For First Round Of Federally-Funded (..)

Nuclear Power 53

Nuclear Power Recycling Conservation Natural Gas 53

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2024

. -- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Agriculture To Get Greater Voice In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort -- WITF StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: $40 Million+ Heading To PA Farms To Increase Climate Resilience -- Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Holds Virtual Meeting Dec.

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2025 Carbon Emissions 82

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 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 77

Nuclear Power Clean Air Act Natural Gas Natural Resources 77

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

formal notice ) [ Note: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning on the agenda.] Of Agriculture Announces 2025 PA Farm Show Theme - Powering Pennsylvania -- Dept. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. October 1-- NEW. Solar Program In Oct. 27 RiverWatch Video Report -- Dept.

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Electricity Nuclear Power Waste 108

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2025

Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. -- 30 Stakeholder Comments Received By PUC On Adequacy Of Electricity Supplies In Pennsylvania; Increasing Natural Gas Power Plant Reliability To 90-95% Would Mean No Imminent Capacity Problem [PaEN] -- Registration Now Open! PaEN] -- MCall: Are There More Crows In Allentown?

Natural Gas 76

Natural Gas 2025 Nuclear Power Natural Resources 76

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Politics Electricity 83

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

4 Hearing On Renewal Of Air Quality Permit For Panther Creek Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Carbon County [PaEN] -- MCall: Talks Could Bring Amazon Data Center To Lehigh Valley At Site Of Electric Plant And Fmr Portland Generating Station -- DEP Sets Oct. 2 Teacher Training For Junior Solar Sprint -- Tribune-Democrat: Upper Yoder Twp.

Natural Gas 85

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Natural Resources Waste 85

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2024

During Winter Storm Elliot, 70% of the unanticipated outages of electric generation were natural gas-fired power plants, according to PJM. These combined factors add a degree of risk that generator failures on the level of Elliott could leave the system vulnerable to power outages. [On Will We Have Enough Gas?

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas Electricity Nuclear Power 2028 89

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2024

20 Progress Report Reception To Celebrate Progress Toward Carbon, Energy Reduction Goals -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Hosts Aug. 26 Tap Talk - Preserving York County Landscapes & Waterways With The Farm & Natural Lands Trust [PaEN] -- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Bucknell Campus Theatre Hosts Sept.

Nuclear Power 86

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Conservation Clean Energy 86

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2025

Tim ONeal (R-Washington) [RGGI] -- PennLive Guest Essay: Natural Gas Industry Operations [Wastewater Pipelines] Are Strongly Regulated In PA - By Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition [Shale Gas Wastewater Pipelines are NOT regulated by the PUC for construction, operations and safety.

Renewable Energy 71

Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Natural Resources Conservation 71

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

8 On Hydrogen Hubs, Data Centers, Food Processing Residuals, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Regulation [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Nuclear Energy Growing, But Power Demand Still A Problem -- Inquirer Guest Essay: Nuclear Power At Three Mile Island Plant Is No Climate Solution, Why Would Anyone Tempt Fate? -

Conservation 83

Conservation Nuclear Power Natural Gas Waste 83

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2022

million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 The new language is an attempt to attract some Democrats to vote for the bill, but the vote on House Bill 2025 in 2020 was about the same-- 130 to 71. At least $12.5 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Regulations 57

Regulations Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nuclear Power 57

Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Eligible Tax Credits : The tax credits for which a local government may elect to receive direct payment are as follows (numbers are references to the applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions): 30C (alternative fuel refueling property) : up to a 30% tax credit for cost of natural gas, propane, hydrogen, electricity, E85, or diesel fuel blend vehicle (..)

Regulations 111

Regulations Renewable Energy Government Clean Energy 111

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2024

Billion Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Project -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Hearing Begin On Proposed Peoples Natural Gas Rate Increase Of Up To 21.4% PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: ‘Selling Oil And Natural Gas To China?’ ‘It

Renewable Energy 82

Renewable Energy Conservation Endangered Species Act Natural Gas 82

Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

To accomplish this the law advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

Regulations 59

Regulations Law Climate Change 2025 59

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. Grey is made from natural gas or coal, and has a large carbon footprint. By Fred Pearce.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Electricity Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions 98

Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

To accomplish this the bill advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse Law Electricity Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

We depend on one fuel to generate 59% of our electricity-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% The upward pressure on natural gas prices is expected to increase as federal policies change on LNG gas exports. from other sources. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Electricity 89

Electricity Natural Gas 2024 Nuclear Power 89

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

NERC continued, “While the natural gas industry is making progress on commercial practices and voluntary commitments to improve winter preparedness, supplies to electric generators remain vulnerable in extreme cold temperatures in many parts of North America, placing electric reliability at risk. “As

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas Electricity 2024 Nuclear Power 89

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Shapiro Yet Another Troubling Escalation Of Political Violence -- TribLive Editorial: Political Violence Must Be Decried Every Day -- Budget 2025 -- Gov. Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4% Billion Olympus Energy Shale Gas Deal -- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Corp. Ohio- $2.99

Politics 109

Politics Natural Gas Electricity 2024 109

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 29, 2024

More than 150 proposals were received for the funding in Texas, including 41 GW of mostly natural gas-fired generation. Dan Patrick , is to get "more natural gas plants in the ground as soon as we can get them." increase to 18% decrease-- driven by the price of natural gas. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 116

Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 116

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb. Robert Little -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. Robert Little -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 27 [PaEN] -- Rep. Ohio- $3.14 Ohio- $3.14 Ohio- $3.14

Conservation 83

Conservation Natural Gas 2025 Electricity 83

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

19 [PaEN] -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Host 3 Public Meetings On Perkiomen Mapping & Flood Mitigation Study Spanning Parts Of Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh Counties Starting Nov.

Nuclear Power 82

Nuclear Power Natural Resources Natural Gas Conservation 82