PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

On February 2, the Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council filed a notice of intent to sue Shell Chemical Appalachia for repeated violations of air pollution permit limits at its petrochemical plant in Beaver County.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), like the big rigs on our highways and the vans that deliver our packages, make up just over 1 in 10 of the vehicles on our roads, but are responsible for over half of ozone-forming nitrogen oxide pollution and lung-damaging fine particulate pollution from on-road vehicles.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On February 17, the Clean Air Council and the Environmental Integrity Project sent a letter to the Department of Environmental Protection urging the state to temporarily halt operations at a Shell plastics chemical plant in Beaver County that has repeatedly violated air pollution limits and recently released plumes of black smoke for several hours.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

tons of nitrogen oxides. tons of nitrogen oxides. From Norfolk Southern to Shell, we deserve transparent and real-time information about what pollution is being dumped on our communities. The PADEP must do more to hold these polluters accountable.” Shell reported emissions of 370.688 tons. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

The following factsheet on asthma and air pollution from natural gas facilities was compiled by the Environmental Health Project -- Asthma is a chronic disease that affects breathing. Since 2005, shale gas development, also known as unconventional natural gas development (UNGD), has grown rapidly.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2025

As Attorney General and now as Governor, I have listened to Pennsylvanians concerned about their health and safety and I am delivering on the promise I made to them to conduct the most robust air monitoring in the country, saidGov. will be monitored close to the well pad through the duration of the air monitoring project.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Shale gas emissions reporting was an initiative of the Corbett Administration. In 2022, these facilities self-reported 13,432,713 tons of air pollution-- 47.93% came from mid-stream pipeline facilities; 30.18% from unconventional shale gas wells and 21.81% from main line natural gas compressor stations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants. The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The study-- Hazardous Air Pollutants In Transmission Pipeline Natural Gas: An Analytic Assessment -- was accepted for publication in Environmental Research Letters journal September 16. blowdowns and blowouts), which we now know not only contains methane, but also Hazardous Air Pollutants and other chemicals.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 28 PA Bulletin announcing the availability of a revised GP-1 Air Quality General Permit for Natural Gas and Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units. PA DEP Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for a cryptocurrency power generation facility by Diversified Production, LLC at the Longhorn Pad A shale gas well in Horton Township, Elk County. ( nitrogen oxides, 21.63 hazardous air pollutants.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2023

By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council This guest essay first appeared in the Beaver County Times on March 19, 2023 -- If the first three months of operations at Shell’s petrochemical plant are any indication, the next 30 years are going to be stressful and hazardous for nearby Beaver Country residents. tons in any consecutive 12-month period).

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

"A substantial amount of air pollution comes from cars and trucks on the road, and through these projects, we are making Pennsylvania's air cleaner. The awarded AFIG projects reflect an array of low- and zero-emission transportation and electric vehicle infrastructure that will reduce air pollution."

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

The 28 funded projects will install 32 electric vehicle chargers for private and public use and put 95 electric vehicles, 24 compressed or renewable natural gas vehicles, and 11 propane vehicles on the road. Nine of the vehicles will be fully electric long-haul tractor trailers, the first supported by the AFIG program.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The grant recipients, ranging from a small borough to rental car, garbage truck, and school bus companies, will replace 88 old gasoline or diesel vehicles with 78 electric and 10 renewable natural gas vehicles and install 36 chargers for electric vehicles.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection is scheduled to hold a public hearing on October 31 on a proposed Title V Air Quality Permit for the Eastern Gas Transmission South Oakford Natural Gas Compressor Station located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. tons/12-cmp total Hazardous Air Pollutants.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Enbridge promises to blend some hydrogen with natural gas, but that’s just a dangerous distraction. Blending a small amount of hydrogen into a gas plant won’t meaningfully reduce emissions. Instead, it will lock in polluting fossil fuel infrastructure for decades. These are not real solutions.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Shell exceeded its rolling 12-month total emission limitations for volatile organic compounds (VOC) beginning in October 2022 through April 2023, carbon monoxide (CO) from February through March 2023, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) from December 2022 through April 2023, and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) from December 2022 through April 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency announced the final Good Neighbor Plan , a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states. On March 15, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

By replacing older polluting engines and equipment with new technologies, funded projects remove nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and hydrocarbon pollution from the air. The projects are located in high-population areas with dense traffic and high air pollution levels.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

million in Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants to municipalities and businesses for 99 electric vehicles and more clean fuel transportation projects to improve air quality in their communities. Transportation is one of the biggest sources of air pollution in Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Shell’s air quality plan approval states that the facility’s emissions of VOCs shall not equal or exceed 516.2 This exceedance is a violation of Shell’s plan approvals ( PA-04-00740A , PA-04-00740B , and PA-04-00740C ) and the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act and regulations. tons of VOCs in a 12-month period.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to 18 cleaner fuel transportation projects statewide that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants. The program supports electric, ethanol, biodiesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), propane gas, and other cleaner fuel vehicles.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing May 7 on the proposed Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit for the Tennessee Gas Pipeline compressor Station 219 located in Jefferson Township, Mercer County. ( Washington County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For A MarkWest Liberty 4.5

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

The elimination of coal-fired power plants and increased use of natural gas in power generation has led to historic emissions and air pollutant reductions equaling $450 billion to $1.04 trillion in public health benefits for Pennsylvanians, according to a Marcellus Shale [Gas] Coalition analysis. billion - $1.02

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Certainly, gas stoves are just one source of air pollution in the District. But a study published in the December 2022 issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health calculated that gas stoves are responsible for 12.7

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The legislation being considered is House Bill 170 (Otten-D-Chester) increasing setback safety zones from shale natural gas drilling sites and infrastructure from 500 to 2,500 feet or more, based on the latest science. At every phase of oil and gas production, harmful air pollutants are deliberately released.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

The shift from fossil fuels in the 100-percent RES scenario reduces the amount of toxic power plant air pollution much more than what we called a “no-new-policy,” or business-as-usual, scenario. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

These trucks, which move shipping containers and goods from ports and railyards, are among the dirtiest on the road and are a primary source of air pollution in disproportionately impacted communities. pollution from vehicles. pollution from vehicles. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Gas infrastructure harms people and the environment The are multiple harms from gas infrastructure on people and the environment. Air pollution Gas-fueled power plants and compressor stations release emissions that pollute local air and have dangerous health impacts to nearby residents.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

cranks its air conditioners to get through historic high temperatures , the need for energy that slows, not hastens, climate change is more apparent than ever. Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas. I’ll be using the term “gas” from here on out.)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Beyond the climate harms of fossil fuels, they also impose a terrible toll on human health, as numerous recent studies show—including the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change , a BMJ study on global deaths from air pollution caused by fossil fuels, and a study on US deaths attributable to coal-fired electricity generation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less. million deaths globally.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 18, 2024

The bill was set to require the state to conduct various studies and inquiries about fossil fuel use, particularly the use of methane gas (often called “natural gas”) in buildings. Gas is primarily composed of methane—a fossil fuel with extremely high global warming potential. An estimated 12.7%

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

And Ontario is, well… Ontario really really likes so-called “natural” gas – a fossil fuel – and plans to use more of it to generate electricity. 600 per cent more by 2040 – which is going to add a lot more climate pollution to the atmosphere! Toronto just adopted a plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In its first year of operations, Shell exceeded four air permits limits for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and hazardous air pollutants. These pollutants include things like benzene, a known cancer-causing agent.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

residences burn methane gas (also known as natural gas), wood, propane, heating oil or other fuel for heating, drying clothes and cooking food. Petroleum-based fuels, including natural gas, propane, fuel oil and kerosene are the primary driver of these emissions. About 66% of U.S. global warming emissions in 2020.

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