PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

19 Webinar - How Can Pittsburgh Move From Environmental Racism To Environmental Justice?

Natural Gas 113

Natural Gas 2023 Fossil Fuels Recycling 113

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Although solar energy does not produce air pollution or greenhouse gasses, the waste from worn panels can pose a significant environmental risk. Read the full story from the Arizona Republic.

Air Pollution 40

Air Pollution Recycling Greenhouse Waste 40

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Click Here to watch online. -- House Committee Holds June 5 Hearing On Bill Requiring Environmental Impact Reports On Certain Electric Generation, Waste, Major Air Pollution Sources Locating In Already Burdened Communities [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Room 8E-B East Wing.

Natural Gas 107

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Politics 107

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. And in the early 2000’s when fracking was falsely seen as transitional energy, Joe purposely grew the legal team to oppose natural gas expansion.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Natural Gas Clean Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 21, 2021

7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 1 -- PPL Electric: Reaches Agreement To Lower Transmission Rates -- Aug.

Electricity 62

Electricity Air Pollution Conservation Recycling 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

28 Public Meeting On Encina Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove , 7:00 p.m. -- PA Solar Center Webinar: Feb. Million Fine Over Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution -- Post-Gazette: US Steel Fined $1.9 28 -- PUC Reminder Of Opportunities To Comment On Proposed 18.7%

Natural Gas 84

Natural Gas Clean Energy Recycling 2008 84

PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2023

Greg Vitali, Charles McPhedran, Earthjustice -- Responsible Decarbonization Alliance Hosts May 25 Webinar On Climate Change And Penn’s Woods: What Does the Future Hold [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Can Help Communities Throughout PA - Sierra Club -- Evangelical Environmental Network Names Rev.

Conservation 82

Conservation Air Pollution 2023 Natural Gas 82

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2022

7 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Environmental, Watershed Groups Appeal Stormwater Permit For Proposed Swiftwater Solar Project In Monroe County Dickinson College To Host International Climate Symposium Oct. 24-26 DEP Invites Comments On Electric Grid Resilience Plan At Aug.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Conservation Air Pollution Electricity 52

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

DOE is also proposing to replace the current language concerning the “removal of solar PV systems” with new language about “decommissioning of solar PV systems” in order to reach actions (such as recycling) that occur during the decommissioning process.

Clean Energy 64

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Greenhouse Conservation 64

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire November 15 PA Environment Digest 36 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic Good Environmental Bills Are Missing On The List Of Senate, House Accomplishments For 2021 House Republicans Schedule Nov.

Air Pollution 40

Air Pollution Carbon Dioxide Conservation Regulations 40

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

-- Republican Herald: West Nile Virus Monitoring Starts In Schuylkill County -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces 5 Recipients (..)

Conservation 83

Conservation Nuclear Power Waste 2024 83

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Envirothon Team Get Hands-On Science Lessons In Canoes -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- PA Solar Center Honors 5 Western PA Organizations Who Have Gone Solar [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Eagle On The Mend Through Ashkar Students’ Efforts -- Reading Eagle: (..)

Conservation 83

Conservation Waste 2024 Clean Energy 83

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Acoel

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The resulting charcoal can cut greenhouse emissions from waste and boost soil fertility. Of that amount , about half is landfilled, one-third is recycled and the remainder is burned for energy recovery. We produce waste at the rate of 4.9 pounds of trash per person, per day – higher per capita than any other country.

Waste 40

Waste 2018 Recycling Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

. -- Oil & Gas Drillers Creating Hundreds Of New Brownfields & Dump Sites: Between 2016 and 2021, DEP approved 721 plans to dispose of drill cuttings by “dusting” into the air and tophole wastewater by pumping it from conventional wells out over drill sites directly into the environment. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Waste Regulations 2022 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

To increase the global warming benefits of electrification and significantly reduce air pollution, electricity must be generated from renewable sources. Wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy already make up more than 20 percent of our electricity today, and in the study this portion grows to more than 90 percent in 2050.

Fossil Fuels 336

Fossil Fuels Biofuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 336

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Greylock Production, LLC - Wildcat Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc to the Statewide Health Standards for the pad located in Whiteley Twp.,

Air Pollution 117

Air Pollution Natural Gas Radiation 2024 117

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 26, 2022

These provisions add a new section 134 to the Clean Air Act establishing a $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) grant program, which will seed what are commonly referred to as “green banks” (entities that leverage public funding to attract private funding and advance green energy or energy efficiency projects).

Air Pollution 64

Air Pollution Government Greenhouse Renewable Energy 64

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Climate Change Mitigation.

2021 130

2021 2022 Sea Level Clean Energy 130

Legal Planet

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s aimed at lying to Americans about the Biden administration’s efforts to clean up air pollution and tailpipe emissions from gas and diesel cars by incorrectly labeling it a “ban” on these cars. And that reduce, reuse, recycle still needs to be part of the conversation.

Electricity 229

Electricity Air Pollution Politics Fossil Fuels 229

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

PA Congressional Lawmakers Want Commitment National Institutes Of Environmental Health To Help Respond To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment -- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA’s U.S.

Conservation 88

Conservation Earth Day Waste Natural Gas 88

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

Methane Emissions EPA announced it would reconsider regulations for the oil and gas industry under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act and Subpart W of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. EPA also announced it would reconsider risk management rules that cover oil and natural gas refineries and chemical facilities.

Regulations 99

Regulations Natural Gas Clean Air Act Technology 99

PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Fire -- Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Pollution Violations [PaEN] -- AP: Environmental Groups Sue Shell Over Air Quality At Massive New PA Petrochemical Plant -- Beaver County Times: Environmental Groups Sue Shell Petrochemical Plant For ‘Repeated Air Pollution (..)

Conservation 83

Conservation Air Pollution Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 83

Legal Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

In a new policy brief released today, my colleagues Cara Horowitz, Julia Stein, and I argue that air districts have authority to go even further under state and federal law by adopting zero-NOx appliance standards—and that air districts should design such standards with the goals of equity and affordability in mind.

Fossil Fuels 130

Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Air Pollution 130

Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The legislature put two provisions in the Appropriations Act of 2023 (House Bill 259) to prevent state agencies from adopting rules intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide (CO2) in the state. Other air quality provisions expedite permitting and construction of new or expanded sources of air pollutants.

2023 98

2023 Ozone Clean Air Act Air Pollution 98

Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

billion for the Maritime Administration to invest in port infrastructure, including initiatives to reduce pollution from our vessels and ports : The maritime sector is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all the coal plants in the United States combined, and ports are hotspots of local emissions.

Ocean 93

Ocean Air Pollution Clean Energy Climate Change 93

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

Capitol -- Inquirer: Video Shows Montgomery County Man Punching Capitol Policeman In Head During Assault On U.S.

Carbon Dioxide 108

Carbon Dioxide Conservation Recycling Greenhouse 108

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

Noah Wenger, Longtime Lancaster County Farming, Chesapeake Bay Advocate Dies At 89 -- DEP: Oil & Gas Regulatory Program Will Be In The Red By Fall; All Sectors Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program No Go; Update On Permitting Reform [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. -- In Memoriam: Fmr State Sen.

Conservation 77

Conservation Clean Energy Recycling Natural Gas 77

Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Most plastics are made of fossil fuels, and their production releases large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Plastics are widely understood as a threat to the ocean, but what few recognize is that plastics are also a threat to the climate. This is part of the systemic change we need to make.

Ocean 67

Ocean Fossil Fuels Climate Change Conservation 67

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

6 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing On Chemical Recycling , Noon. As Greenhouse Gases Keep Rising, UN Says -- Bloomberg: World Has 14% Chance Of Keeping Warming Below 1.5C Grants -- Cornell Ornithology Lab Begins Accepting Land Trust Bird Conservation Grant Applications In January [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Better Path Coalition: Dec.

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Greenhouse Climate Change Electricity 82

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 23, 2024

Shapiro Visits Dickinson College Farm To Highlight Energy Plan, Proposed Investments In Agriculture -- PA Interfaith Power & Light Volunteers Distributed Over 16,000 Trees In Pennsylvania; Fall Tree Planting Program Being Planned [PaEN] -- TribLive: Chalfant Run Remediation Set As Transformation Of Former Churchill Country Club Continues -- Warren (..)

Conservation 83

Conservation Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 83

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Senate Concurrent Resolution #1 disapproving of the final regulation limiting carbon emissions from power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative passed the Senate and is now being considered by the House. The bill is now in the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

2021 57

2021 Renewable Energy Regulations Clean Energy 57

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Fiedler Promotes Solar Energy Projects At Schools During Visit -- The Energy Age: Solar Energy News - 7 Tips On Buying Solar Panels; US Installs More Solar In 2023 Than Ever Before; Solar Panel Recycling; Community Solar -- Delaware County Green Team Meets Online March 18: Community Solar May Come Alive In PA!

Conservation 81

Conservation Electricity Natural Gas Regulations 81

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

In fact, natural gas operators have supported significant fee increases to fund additional oversight by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), transparently disclosed chemical use prior to it becoming law, adhered to stricter setback requirements, and pioneered innovative water recycling and reuse practices, to name a few.

Natural Gas 44

Natural Gas 2019 2021 2018 44

Circle of Blue

APRIL 10, 2023

The package includes $83 million for a recycled water pipeline and $150 million over three years to conserve water in Lake Mead. News Briefs Air Pollution Proposal The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Up The concentration of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere continued to rise in 2022. government water policy.

Air Pollution 130

Air Pollution Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide 2023 130

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1

Conservation 48

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 48

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

Republicans said the final regulations will increase the cost of electricity for individuals and businesses, have a negative impact on jobs and will not significantly reduce carbon pollution. There is broad consensus in this legislature on the subject of aggressively pursuing reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Climate Change Electricity Greenhouse 52