PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2024

At the end of the day, we want to play an active role in the region alongside our community partners while bringing a clean energy source to Pennsylvania’s electricity customers.” The professional team at CPV has been a true partner and has pitched another ‘perfect game win’ for renewable energy development within Cambia County. “By

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

On August 9, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced it would be committing to the purchase of wind power and the use of clean energy to support the production and operations of water services. Committed to fostering sustainable practices, PWSA has been an active participant in WPEC's clean energy initiatives since 2008.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. gigawatts (GW) was also set recently, and ERCOT urged customers to conserve electricity, partially citing in vague terms an “unexpected loss of thermal generation.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

Million, 11.35% Increase Over March 2022 -- Post-Gazette Editorial: COVID Still Demands Vigilance Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: April 19, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2025

Future capacity auctions for delivery in 2026/27 and 2027/28 can still see more increases, but will have a price cap of $325/MW-day and a floor of $175/MW-day as a result of a settlement PJM entered into as a result of a lawsuit brought by Gov. MW-day to $269.92/MW-day-- MW-day-- a 933% increase. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. McCormick Defended DOGE, President And Called Signal Chat A Mistake In First Tele-Town Hall -- WESA: Collaboration Or Combat?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. 20 Webinar On Federal Build Back Better Proposal Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. 26 Plants Rule!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

1 Virtual Stakeholders Meeting On Distributed Energy Resources Participation In Wholesale Electricity Markets [PaEN] -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts 10 Winter Artisan Workshops Starting Feb. 22 -- Penn State EarthTalk: Jan. 22 Building SURE (Sustainable And Resilient) Communities Webinar [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Jan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Of course, to deliver all this clean energy from wind-rich regions in the Midwest and Plains states to major load centers in the East will also require a lot of additional transmission lines. This would require 1,400 to 10,100 miles of new high-capacity lines per year, assuming new construction began in 2026.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. billion is appropriated under Section 50121 of the IRA.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

Million To Support 17 Drought Resiliency Projects; 400+ Million Gallons Of Water Savings Expected Annually [PaEN] -- TribLive: Clearer Waters Expected At Burrell Lake Following Last Years Algal Bloom In Westmoreland -- Chester County Press: Octoraro Watershed Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Susquehanna County [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: PA American To Provide Clean Drinking Water In Dimock To Replace Fracking-Contaminated Private Wells [ PDF of Article ] -- WVIA: PA American Water: Dimock Twp. Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- Volunteers Needed! Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- Volunteers Needed!

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2024

The bill was championed by a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of legislators determined to deliver on clean energy and good jobs. We are ecstatic that the legislature has approved Solar for Schools legislation on a bipartisan basis," said Molly Parzen, executive director of Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Key provisions include-- -- Clean Energy Investments: $30 billion for solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, geothermal plants and advanced nuclear reactors, including tax credits over 10 years. billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25 billion for the CSP, $1.4 billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Clean Energy. As the state transitions off fossil fuels, the importance of building a reliable and robust clean energy grid continues to increase. The Legislature also passed two budget trailer bills, AB 205 and AB 209 , to provide financial resources to effectuate the state’s clean energy goals.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2025

The project is moving forward on schedule for completion in 2026. NewsClips: -- Scranton Times: PA American To Provide Clean Drinking Water In Dimock To Replace Fracking-Contaminated Private Wells [ PDF of Article ] -- WVIA: PA American Water: Dimock Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

EPA is reconsidering these regulations to ensure they do not prevent America from unleashing energy dominance and continuing our trajectory as a leader in clean energy and emissions reductions.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Launches Legislative Push for 'Lightning Plan To Build More Energy Projects, Speed Up Permitting, Lower Costs, Create Jobs For Pennsylvanians [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Gov. Shapiro Calls For PA Lawmakers To Act On His Energy Proposals -- York Dispatch: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2023

23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities -- PennDOT Announces $33.8 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 17 [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Part II - What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? 21; And Above Ground-- Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2025

Shapiro Marks Milestone Of Plugging 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Over 2 Years; New Technology Finding More Abandoned Wells [PaEN] -- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Millions In Trout Unlimited Watershed Projects Improve The Environment, Local Economies Across The US; Federal Funding Freeze, Office Closures, Staff Cuts 'Sacrificing (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- PJM Interconnection Reliability Initiative Attracts 94 Applications For 26.6 Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- PJM Interconnection Reliability Initiative Attracts 94 Applications For 26.6

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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] -- The Derrick: FrenchCreek Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Ohio River Valley Institute, Black Appalachian Coalition Host Webinar On Environmental Justice & Building A Clean Energy Economy. September 19-- Environmental Defense Fund, Moms Clean Air Force To Hold Public Meeting On A Project To Test New Methods Of Locating Abandoned Conventional Oil, Gas Wells. September 19-- Virtual.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Bizzarro: DEP Awards Environmental Education Grants To Asbury Woods Environmental Center And Regional Science Consortium At Presque Isle Center -- Altoona Mirror: Blair Conservation District Receives DEP Grant To Host Four BioBlitz Events For Students -- PA Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

Key provisions include-- -- Clean Energy Investments: $30 billion for solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, geothermal plants and advanced nuclear reactors, including tax credits over 10 years. billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25 billion for the CSP, $1.4 billion for EQIP, $6.75 billion for the RCPP, $3.25

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Remember to check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania. percent by 2026 under the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards. No funding is provided for this program. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

27 Webinar: General Update Of Large-Scale Solar In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: Solar Energy Projects On Manheim Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Thank you one and all for your conservation leadership! The diversity, creativity and just the sheer number of projects and programs is truly amazing! This kind of leadership deserves our respect and the support by state lawmakers. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism!

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Thompson Unveils Federal Farm Bill Text -- PA Capital-Star: Federal Farm Bill Text Released In US House, Setting Up Fight With US Senate -- Evangelical Environmental Network Applauds PA Cong.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2025

6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Participants Will Take Home Rain Barrel] -- TribLive: Western Pennsylvanians Prepare To Capture April Showers In Rain Barrels -- Vote Now!

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Let’s hope the members of the General Assembly rise to the occasion and provide some real conservation leadership this year by passing good bills. House Bill 1226 (Sturla-D- Lancaster) requires farms given preferential tax abatement under the state’s Clean and Green Program to have a conservation plan. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

The project is moving forward on schedule for completion in 2026. Residents of Dimock Township have been waiting for reliable, permanent replacement water for their well water contaminated by shale gas fracking more than 20 years ago in the largest groundwater contamination event caused by shale gas development in Pennsylvania history.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2024

24 DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Feature Discussion Of Growing Outdoor Recreation For PA Report, Recommendations [PaEN] -- DEP Extends Deadline For Comments On Proposed Grant Program To Reduce Industrial Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Jan. 15 Webinar Update On Large-Scale Solar; What Is Agrivoltaics?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Community Advocates For Clean Energy Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Million In Grants To Support 307 Recreation, Land Conservation, Tree Planting Projects Across Pennsylvania; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. TODAY Noon: Virtual.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

The spending figure sits just between the more expansive elements of the American Jobs Plan the President and his progressive allies sought, and the more conservative preferences of Republican leaders eager to modernize traditional infrastructure without relying on debt financing. Division D—ENERGY. More than $91.1

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 25, 2021

House Bill 991 responds modifying the definition of “forest mitigation banking” to be the intentional restoration, creation, or qualified conservation of forests undertaken expressly for the purpose of providing credits for afforestation or reforestation requirements with enhanced environmental benefits from future activities. Neonicotinoids.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2022

Mastriano Says Democrat Shapiro’s TV Ad Will Help Him Win Primary -- ABCNews: Republican Conservative Rep. What’s Your Community Doing? Mike Jones Endorses Challengers To Republican Rep. Stan Saylor (Chair Of Budget Committee), long-time Republican Rep. Keith Gillespie -- PennLive: Kathy Barnette Giving Republican U.S.

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