PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 30, 2025

For me, and I believe for many folks, solar power is the poster child of climate action," said Betsy Whitman, Patton Township Supervisor and member of the Solar Power Purchase Agreement Working Group. The number of entities involved in this solar power purchase agreement is likely groundbreaking in Pennsylvania.

Government

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

In Allegheny County Violated Its Own Zoning Ordinance To Allow Shale Gas Well Pad, Pipeline To Be Built In A Residential Area -- Environmental Hearing Board Denies Request To End Appeal Of Catalyst Energy, Inc. 23 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County [PaEN] -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. 7, 21, Sept.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2025

23 Webinar On Data Centers - How To Ensure AI And Cryptocurrency Mining Don't Delay Transition To 100% Renewable Energy [PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College: Feb. 22 On ARCH2 Appalachian Hydrogen Hub , On Campus, Washington, PA, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Project To Hold Open House Jan.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp., Gigawatt Homer City Generation Natural Gas Power Plant For Data Center In Indiana County [PaEN] -- Gov. Megawatts -- PennLive: 22 Bay Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens In Lower Swatara Twp.,

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In McKean County [PaEN] -- Warren Times Editorial: Pennsylvania Needs A New Plan For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Increasing Bond Amounts Only Part Of Solution [PaEN] -- PUC Seeks $395,000 Penalty Against UGI Utilities For 2022 Natural Gas House Explosion In Suburban Harrisburg; $50,000 (..)

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2025

-- Inquirer: Ex-Philly Proud Boy Leader Released From Prison -- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics -- Post-Gazette: Pennsylvanias Political Violence Problem Has Local Leaders Amping Up Efforts To Mitigate Tensions -- PA Energy Politics Of Russian Invasion -- Senate Environmental Committee Meets Jan. Ohio- $3.01 Ohio- $3.01 Ohio- $3.01

Politics

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Renewable energy already provides reliable power with significant grid penetration at a levelized cost of energy that is comparable to or lower than gas or coal. The energy incentives in the IRA, likely to remain in place, favor more than just renewables like wind and solar power. Gas and renewables often go hand in hand.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

23 Webinar On Data Centers - How To Ensure AI And Cryptocurrency Mining Don't Delay Transition To 100% Renewable Energy [PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College: Feb. 22 On ARCH2 Appalachian Hydrogen Hub , On Campus, Washington, PA, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Project To Hold Open House Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Ongoing Safety Review I&E Safety Division engineers responded to the scene on Sunday, June 29, and maintained a presence at the site throughout the following week, coordinating with the Philadelphia Fire Marshal’s Office, Philadelphia Gas Works, the U.S. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation And Load Management Alerts For July 24 [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Extends Hot Weather Alert To July 24 And To Entire Service Area [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2025

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- July 19 to 25 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 26 [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permits For Daylighting 5.33

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2025

billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2022 across southern Pennsylvania and into several states, while also contaminating nearby ground and waters. DEP reached out to the well owner who said the wells are on a “plug list” and he anticipates the wells will be “part of a plugging group slated for April 2026.” Read more here.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: It’s Deja Vu - False Promises, Dirty Power - Our People And Communities Deserve Respect [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Extends Hot Weather Alert To July 24 And To Entire Service Area [PaEN] -- July 31 Webinar - Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- 3 Days That Shook Washington County: Natural Gas Plant Explosion; Pipeline Leak Of 1.1 And Pennzoil Company In Elk County [PaEN] -- Bloomberg: Drought Impact On Panama Canal Threatens Disruption In U.S.

Natural Gas

A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

The Energy Foundation China predicts that Inner Mongolia will be one of the last provinces to reach peak carbon, sometime between 2026 and 2030. It could then explore local heating systems, using waste heat from factories and power plants rather than building new boilers. An urgent need for change.

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most studies show that achieving these targets will require an unprecedented increase in wind and solar power to decarbonize the power sector and meet the increased demand for zero- carbon electricity to replace fossil fuels in building, industrial and transportation sectors. times current levels by 2035.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2023

6 to 13 In Harrisburg: ‘Connecting Our Communities’ -- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Groups Gain Nearly $65,000 For Clean Water Projects -- Potter Leader-Enterprise: PA Wilds Master Watershed Steward - Several Programs Available For Greener Spaces -- PA Lake Management Society, Wilkes College Host Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Rural Communities On The Front Lines Of Solar's Growth -- Sen. Mensch Introduces Bill To Encourage Development Of Clean Vehicle Infrastructure- Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen -- 35 Senate, House Democrats Urge Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts [PaEN] -- TribLive Letter: For Natural Gas Industry, Concern For Health Should Trump Industry Profits -- EPA/DOE Award DEP $44.4 Billion In Federal Funding Up For Grabs, PA Environmental Officials Collect Climate Action Plan Suggestions -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Gov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts [PaEN] -- TribLive Letter: For Natural Gas Industry, Concern For Health Should Trump Industry Profits -- HEI Energy Hosts Dec. Residents Concerned About Proposed Solar Energy Facility -- WeConservePA Hosts Jan.

Conservation

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 28, 2025

solar, wind, and hydroelectric collectively supply more than coal-fired power plants, and have since 2020. Only natural gas is a bigger supplier in the U.S. The market that offers the most growth potential for natural gas is electricity. It controls over 90 percent of the global market for solar panels.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

23 Webinar On Data Centers - How To Ensure AI And Cryptocurrency Mining Don't Delay Transition To 100% Renewable Energy [PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College: Feb. 22 On ARCH2 Appalachian Hydrogen Hub , On Campus, Washington, PA, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Project To Hold Open House Jan.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2025

. -- January 20 - PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan.

Biofuels

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

At the same time, the natural gas industry was in disarray, coal burning was damaging the environment, and the nuclear power industry collapsed. Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing opened huge domestic natural gas and petroleum markets.

Fossil Fuels