PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

.] -- “Exempt Pennsylvania from plant-closing EPA regulations such as the Wastewater Rule and the Cross State Air Pollution Rule.” [ Note: That’s not the way it works. A state cannot exempt itself from a federal law or regulation. A state cannot exempt itself from a federal law or regulation.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

In Civil Penalties For 12-Month Air Quality Violations After May 2023 Consent Order [PaEN] -- Beaver County Residents Call For Accountability, Emergency Preparedness After Dozens Of Malfunctions, Pollution From Shell Petrochemical Plant [PaEN] -- PA Taxpayers To Give $130.9 Million In Base Grant In 2023] -- Senate Passes Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Joe fought tirelessly to raise awareness on urban air pollution in the1980’s by establishing and distributing a daily regional air quality index report that is still used today. Working for the Council, Joe and his legal team have sued the federal government, the state government, local governments, and the fossil fuel industry.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Commonwealth Court then entered a preliminary injunction enjoining the RGGI regulation, holding that the regulation’s auction of emissions allowances was a tax not legislatively authorized under the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

EPA, as well as state and municipal governments, use the information received from reporting entities to inform the development and implementation of rules and regulations prescribed by the Clean Air Act (CAA). Notably, and unlike the SEC and California rules, EPA’s GHGRP is not directed at investors or consumers. See, e.g. , Rice v.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

After a decade of working to protect my community, I am tired of waiting for our government agencies, Governor Shapiro, and our legislators to act in the best interest for Pennsylvanians.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 20, 2023

As directed by a state law enacted in 2021, as HB 1286, the Colorado Health Department’s Air Pollution Control Division developed the newly finalized standards. It’s a major step forward in protecting both public health and clean air.” Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2022

DEP believes that re-evaluating the regulation and resubmitting to [the Environmental Quality Board] could avoid or minimize sanctions from the federal government.” Legere reported-- “This delay caused by the disapproval resolution would jeopardize billions of dollars in federal highway funds,” [Neil Shader, a spokesperson for DEP] said.

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The Energy Law

JULY 23, 2013

In the recent ruling, the Third Circuit held that it was reasonable for EPA to interpret Section 126(b) to be an “independent mechanism for enforcing interstate pollution control,” thereby giving EPA authority to directly regulate a specific source in an upwind state. See GenOn REMA, LLC v. 12-1022, slip op. at 29 (3d Cir.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Folks who dealt with contaminated water and air pollution and suffered severe health consequences that they believed were a result of fracking happening near their homes.” “Now, I want to thank you for having faith in this process, faith in leaders in a whole bunch of different sectors, from government to the private sector.”

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

DEP again repeated their legal position that Act 52 does not apply to regulations promulgated under the state Air Pollution Control Act like the one before the Board for the vote. The alternative for Rep. Metcalfe said it is inappropriate to use the final-omitted process to avoid the public comment period on this regulation.

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Montrose

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

About Montrose: Montrose is an environmental services company that supports government and commercial organizations with a range of services, from air measurement and laboratory services to regulatory compliance, permitting, engineering, and remediation. (San San Diego, Calif.)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15 [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2022

.] -- “Exempt Pennsylvania from plant-closing EPA regulations such as the Wastewater Rule and the Cross State Air Pollution Rule.” [ Note: That’s not the way it works. It still applies whether EPA enforces it or the state does through its federally-approved pollution control programs.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Court had little trouble concluding that, despite CARBs apparent four-month delay in disclosing the report, CARB substantially complied with procedural requirements of the APA, even assuming it violated Government Code section 11347.3s requirement to timely add the report to its public rulemaking file. Resources Code, 21080.5(c);

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Here are 63 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Million Initiative To Electrify Truck Fleets For Cleaner Air; Awards $1.7

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2022

The bill also preempts local governments from adopting their own requirements. These regulations were promulgated under authority of the state Air Pollution Control Act and apply to all oil and gas operators that meet the threshold emissions requirements. Code Chapters 78 and 78a.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Public policy based on self-reported data from a fracked gas company would undermine the integrity of Pennsylvanias environmental governance and endanger public health. We ask that you stand with communities, scientists, and public health expertsnot polluters. 27 Released 1.1

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Certainly, gas stoves are just one source of air pollution in the District. Just a year later, however, the industry encountered a potentially major obstacle: A study conducted by the government’s National Air Pollution Control Administration found a link between outdoor NO2 exposure and childhood respiratory problems.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

Only portions of the legislation apply directly to units of local government, but taken as a whole it can be expected to help U.S. Still, how does a local government tap in? There are six broad ways local governments will need to navigate the IRA. . There are six broad ways local governments will need to navigate the IRA. .

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

On September 4, a coalition of clean air advocates announced they have filed a federal lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency demanding stronger rules to reduce hazardous air pollution – including cancer- causing benzene – from steel industry coke [coal] oven plants across the country.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Here are 108 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

This is part of an occasional series of posts about the evolution of pollution standards. Today’s subject is pollution control for new vehicles, which have been known to cause smog since the 1960s. The history of these pollution standards is quite distinctive. Congress adjusted the standards twice.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

The CAA’s emphasis on not just “reduction” but “elimination” of pollutants begins in its preamble , where Congress highlights pollution prevention as a key strategy for air quality management and provides the legal foundation for states’ and local governments’ roles. The Supreme Court in Union Electric Company v.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The Air Pollution Control Commission will later hold a “formal” public comment period at a time TBD. Phase II will include provisions governing the standard emissions factors; alternative compliance mechanisms; how to establish either hardship emission limits or compliance timelines; and exemptions.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollution controls for existing oil wells within the setback zone. Conclusion.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Since global and local pollutants are often byproducts of the same activities, mitigation policies for global warming emissions have the potential to simultaneously mitigate local air pollution 2. One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone. Bermix Studio/Unsplash PM2.5:

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Upcoming Events, Programs In November -- PA Resources Council To Hold Nov. 12 [PaEN] -- PA Assn. . -- PA Forestry Assn. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest; Awards Program Nov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up. Transit agencies in Washington, D.C.,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2022

And that clean air RGGI promises to deliver? It won’t exist either, since nothing can prevent carbon dioxide and other air pollutants emitted from power plants in Ohio or West Virginia from drifting across state lines. Even the most optimistic projections today show a CO2 reduction of less than 1% by 2030. Reprinted from Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

Instead, they only seek to take power away from other branches of government that have spurned Congress’ inaction on climate issues and have dared to act in the best interests of our residents and our planet.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

As Planning Commission Seeks Info; Residents Pack Meeting In Westmoreland -- WBOY: 3 West Virginia Families Say They Abandoned Their Homes After Experiencing Medical Issues From EQT Fracking Contamination -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 100 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In First 4 Months Of 2024 [PaEN] -- Courier Times (..)

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 In the U.S.

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