PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold an informational meeting September 19 on carbon capture technology and related legislation. The legislation would create a legal and regulatory framework for carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) projects in the state.

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Acoel

JANUARY 4, 2022

The path forward for the expansion of CCUS will require significant efforts on a variety of fronts, including financing, pipeline infrastructure, environmental protection, and environmental justice. As Ernest Moniz, former Secretary of the U.S.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But the latest initiative by Google will be likely to attract praise, as it will be using technology to overcome a critical problem when it comes to cutting emissions: oil and gas methane leaks. Methane has 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2). The US public is to gain significant use of the Google initiative.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2024

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Read more here. ] No further action is needed for the Commission to begin its study.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2024

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, is circulating a co-sponsor memo asking his colleagues to sponsor the Pennsylvania Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act. billion metric tons of carbon dioxide underground.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Parent company Tenaska intends to develop, construct and operate 22 carbon injection well sites across six counties: Carroll, Jefferson, and Harrison Counties in Ohio; Greene and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania ; and Hancock and Marshall Counties in West Virginia. The agency is expected to issue its decisions on these wells by May 2026.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Covered Entities : The Program regulates manufacturers, electricity importers, suppliers of natural gas, gasoline and other fuels, and CO2 suppliers that emit more than 25,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) annually.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2024

Carbon Sequestration, Hydrogen Hub Pipelines Nita Raju, Community Liaison for the federal Office of Pipeline Safety at the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, will give a presentation to Council on carbon sequestration and hydrogen pipelines. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 3, 2024

The Carl Moyer Grant Program also provides incentive funds (around $60 million/year) to private companies and public agencies to purchase cleaner-than-required engines, equipment, and emission-reduction technologies for heavy-duty equipment. The IRA also provides up to $100,000 in assistance per commercial vehicle charger under Section 30C.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

On September 30, the Department of Environmental Protection announced $2.9 Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests. 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.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 4, 2024

The Earth’s surface is about 70 percent ocean; the ocean absorbs 95 percent of our excess heat and over 25 percent of our excess carbon dioxide, contributes half of Earth’s oxygen production, and provides other services that sustain life as we know it.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2022

“We need to be certain that there will be a demand for this new hydrogen and, more importantly, that any applications are compatible with achieving our carbon targets,” said Rob Altenburg , who serves as senior director for energy and climate for PennFuture.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

On April 7, the Department of Environmental Protection appealed the April 6 Commonwealth Court order blocking publication of the final regulation establishing a Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to the PA Supreme Court. Read more here. Read more here.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Notably, the FYs 2023 and 2024 Environmental Studies Programs seek to identify potential effects on the human and marine environments from potential migration and leaks, fugitive CO 2 emission concerns, and cumulative impacts surrounding the largely uncharted territory of regulating long-term offshore CCS.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2021

Class VI Injection Wells, which we have discussed previously , are used to inject carbon dioxide (“CO 2 “) into deep rock formations, also known as geologic sequestration. This technology is utilized in order to reduce CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere and mitigate climate change.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2021

Class VI Injection Wells, which we have discussed previously , are used to inject carbon dioxide (“CO 2 “) into deep rock formations, also known as geologic sequestration. This technology is utilized in order to reduce CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere and mitigate climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Project Canary is a climate technology company, and we effectively build enterprise-wide emission data platforms, so that operators in the energy space can understand what's going on. Virginia and Tennessee have already done this, and they've done this through the creation of an innovative gas technology approach. ‘So

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The forum included keynotes by senior leaders from the US Department of Energy and the Department of Environmental Protection, who provided an update on Pennsylvania’s implementation of $400 million in federal investment to address pollution from small, medium, and large industrial facilities through the RISE PA grant program.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

On January 21, the Department of Environmental Protection announced funding for more than $2.7 Vehicles alone release 21 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the state, a known greenhouse gas and direct contributor to climate change. It also supports the installation of fueling stations for these vehicles.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Environmental groups are asking the federal appellate courts to vacate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decision to grant Louisiana primacy over Class VI injection wells. One concern the groups have is that the carbon dioxide may leak into the environment, including underground sources of drinking water.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

February 25-- Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 9:30: Department of Environmental Protection. February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Room G50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Team Pennsylvania is committed to doing our part as conveners to accelerate the needed policy approaches to create and preserve jobs while reducing our carbon footprint.” CCUS is already in use at over 30 facilities around the world, including in the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

Methane emissions are the second-largest cause of global warming after carbon dioxide, and controlling them is increasingly considered a key to arresting climate change. This is existential proof that making methane visible can lead to voluntary action,” said Riley Duren, Carbon Mapper CEO and founder.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

Increase Funding for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) DEP has suffered from more than a decade of insufficient funding, leaving permitting and protection programs understaffed and preventing long overdue upgrades to the agency’s information technology capacity.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2023

As of June 20, 2023, the amount of CO2 [carbon dioxide] in the atmosphere has now risen to 421 parts per million, way past the level of 350 ppm considered safe. Because fossil fuels are used both to produce blue hydrogen and to operate its carbon capture technology, its carbon emissions are quite high.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2022

million for sewer and water infrastructure and stormwater mitigation, including riparian planting for carbon dioxide reduction, stream buffering and streambank restoration. -- $62.5 At least $12.5 million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 At least $12.5 Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

By Josh Raulerson, PA Environmental Council Data published in February by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show a startling 9.6% increase in carbon dioxide pollution from the Commonwealth’s power plants between 2020 and 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These impacts are only beginning to be understood, but preliminary analysis projects significant short-term climate impacts that can far exceed those of carbon dioxide. kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram of hydrogen production (2.5

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2021

Class VI Injection Wells, which we have discussed previously , are used to inject carbon dioxide (“CO 2 “) into deep rock formations, also known as geologic sequestration. This technology is utilized in order to reduce CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere and mitigate climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director Climate change is a major challenge facing Pennsylvania, and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is leading many efforts to fight back and protect communities. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2021

On August 20, the Department of Environmental Protection announced $1 million in 2021 Small Business Advantage Grant funding is available to small businesses and farmers who want to improve their operations through energy efficiency, pollution prevention, and natural resource protection.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

million for sewer and water infrastructure and stormwater mitigation, including riparian planting for carbon dioxide reduction, stream buffering and streambank restoration. -- $62.5 At least $12.5 million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 At least $12.5 Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency's proposed methane emissions limits on oil and gas facilities-- “The very mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment, and it is imperative that the EPA utilize its authority and responsibility to cut harmful methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Second, while there are passing mentions of nuclear energy and hydropower, fossil fuels are the dominant energy technology prioritized by the plan—industries that have failed to deliver long-term financial growth and are detrimental to Pennsylvania's health and environment. Click Here for a copy of the letter and a list of signatories.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

In addition to the consumer impacts, methane is 86 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, so any leakage from these operations would also be particularly dangerous for our climate. We should use the best available technology to reduce pollution and protect public health.

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