Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 3, 2023

The joint venture will help recover valuable reusable materials from batteries as electric vehicles and clean energy use increase in the region.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

On October 2, the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority announced it has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the West Penn Energy Fund to support the upcoming solar PV array installation. We congratulate CCRRA for having the vision and resolve to achieve this milestone and move the Authority into the clean energy economy.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The wind is in our sails on the voyage towards a clean energy future. Wind energy is currently the largest renewable energy source in the US, and the industry is growing fast. Recycling rare earth elements. Many governments, the mining industry, and renewable energy companies are committed to tackling it.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On February 8, the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority announced it will soon make the switch to solar with the help of the nonprofit Pennsylvania Solar Center’s G.E.T. We congratulate CCRRA for having the vision and resolve to achieve this milestone and move the Authority into the clean energy economy.” “It

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 20, 2022

As the world rolls out more solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, we’re cleaning up electricity — and generating a lot of equipment that will ultimately need to be recycled.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2022

By Jennifer Matthews, Penn State News Upcycling plastic waste into graphite, used in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, could positively contribute to the global economy, preserving resources, saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions, according to Penn State researchers.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 1 PA Bulletin inviting proposals for Clean Energy Campus generation and storage projects on 13 state-owned abandoned mine land sites of 50 acres or more totaling 1,850 acres. Completes leasing agreement, site preparation, permitting, geotech and interconnection.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A global transition to electric transportation is underway and momentum is growing. But what is the outlook for jobs in an electric transportation future? 4 electric vehicle and the VW Tiguan gasoline vehicle. Traditional and new auto manufacturers are bringing more and more models to market.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Bidirectional EVs Could Be the New Standard Electric vehicles (EVs) should be a clean transportation and a clean energy solution. This could let drivers use these batteries to power critical appliances during emergencies, their homes during power shutoffs, or even the grid when electricity demand is high.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The renewable energy transition involves harnessing epic forces of nature. Sleek solar panels forged from silver and silica from the depths of the Earth translate the sun’s blindingly fiery light energy into electricity. Batteries help store surplus energy. Source: UniEnergy Technologies / Wikimedia Commons. Source: UCS.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

Together with other modes of transportation, our vehicles emit the most heat-trapping gases in the US economy: 28 percent, followed closely by the electricity sector. In our study, by 2035 all new vehicles sold are either battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) or fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Solar panels generated almost 4 percent of electricity in the US in 2021, up from less than 1 percent in 2015. In some places that number is much higher; for example, 17% of California’s electricity generation came from solar in 2021. Almost half of all new energy capacity added to the US grid in 2021 came from solar.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Now, more than 25% of its purchased electricity comes from clean energy. The post Dow Is Buying Renewables and Cutting Waste In Its Environmental Quests appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. To reach its goal, access to renewables grew by 900 megawatts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A wind turbine includes a foundation, a tower, electrical wiring, a nacelle between the blades, and the blades themselves. The energy research firm Wood Mackenzie estimates that the number of blades using PET as their core material instead of balsa will increase from 20% in 2018 to 55% in 2023. Can wind turbine blades be recycled?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 7, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has begun providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Bellefonte, Centre County, supporting a transition to a cleaner, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The new Driving PA Forward Truck and Bus Fleet Grant-funded projects will take 42 old diesel trucks and buses off the road, replacing them with electric, propane, compressed natural gas, and new clean diesel vehicles. The projects are located in high-population areas with dense traffic and high air pollution levels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

At that time, even the largest solar arrays in the world measured only in the hundreds of kilowatts, enough to generate the equivalent of the electricity needs of just a few tens of thousands of US households. Last year, solar accounted for almost 5 percent of US electricity. Single projects can be hundreds of megawatts.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This hotly contested referendum is focused on the future of electric power in the region. The electric company Central Maine Power got its state and federal permits and began construction on a high-voltage transmission line called New England Clean Energy Connect. Senate race.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. PA Bulletin, page 5665 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 200 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. . Read more here. Adams County. ( Greene County. (

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2024

Of Energy Awards Western PA/WV/OH ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub $30 Million Appalachian Voices Urges Congress To Reject Proposed Changes To Federal Energy Permitting That Reduces Opportunities For Communities To Challenge Projects; Bill Clears US Senate Committee PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Solar development involves the installation of temporary structures that will feed our electric grid for decades. The DEP has located about 27,000 abandoned methane wells, but the agency says an additional 350,000 abandoned wells remain undocumented.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

AB 2101 expands carbon sequestration projects to include whole orchard recycling (onsite grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal for use in topsoil). Clean Energy. As the state transitions off fossil fuels, the importance of building a reliable and robust clean energy grid continues to increase.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2024

Million Financing Program To Help Local Governments Make Energy Efficiency Upgrades [PaEN] -- Pa Capital-Star: PA Energy Financing Authority Overhaul Could Help PA Tap Billions In Energy Federal Infrastructure Money -- Natural Resources Defense Council Blog: Pennsylvania Takes A Crack At Making Virtual Power Plants A Reality -- Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 4537 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 181 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. PA Bulletin, page 4542 ) Water Quality Permits -- PECO Energy Co. - Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Solar panels provide clean energy from the sun, and their prevalence as an energy source has been growing dramatically. electric generation capacity, compared to just 4% in 2010. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Countries in key markets are accelerating their transportation decarbonization goals, which in turn is driving up demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Some demand is met—and will continue to be met—through mining of new materials, while a portion of demand is met through reusing and recycling recovered materials. For example, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Sheetz will receive approximately 110 million kilowatt hours of energy per year from the long-term power purchase agreements, with that energy matched by Green-e® Energy Certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) sourced from renewable facilities located throughout the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

17 to 23 -- 7 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Defective Casing From 2018; Mariner Pipeline Drilling Mud Breakout; Additional Shell Air Penalties; Water Supply Investigation Protect PT Hosts Feb. 27 Online Lunch & Learn With Laurie Barr About Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $2,671,044.75

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 21, 2023

Million Investment In 54 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects In 35 Counties Funded By The Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law University Of Pittsburgh, Vesper Energy Cut Ribbon On New 20-Megawatt Solar Energy Facility Near Pittsburgh Airport PA Assn. 16; Public Comments Accepted Thru Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

17 - PA Boroughs Clean Energy Community Choice Aggregation DEP Extends Deadline For Submitting Concept Papers For PA Grid Resilience Funding To Nov. 14 PennDOT: First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Funded By Federal NEVI Program Breaks Ground In Luzerne County; Nov. 13 Funding Event Sustainable Pittsburgh: Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

15 Webinar On Evaluating Ecological Risk Under PA's Land Recycling Program Global Links, UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Redirect 129 Tons Of Surplus Medical Supplies For Reuse PA Resources Council Seeks Vendor To Develop A Business Plan For A Hard-to-Recycle Materials Center For Allegheny County Registration Now Open!

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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. Rooftop solar deployment, meanwhile, doesn’t require any land.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2021

A division of Exelon Corporation, Exelon Utilities is composed of Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and PEPCO. The six utilities deliver electricity and gas to more than 10 million customers across five states and the District of Columbia. The latest “ Path to Clean ” goal takes those efforts to the next level.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2022

The clean energy industry is continuing to deploy significant amounts of storage to deliver a low-carbon future. Having enough energy storage in the right places will support the massive amount of renewables needed to add to the grid in the coming decades. Currently only 4 percent of US electricity comes from solar.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Acquires PA-Based Plants & Goodwin Well Plugging Firm To Create Methane Emission Offsets House Environmental Committee Holds May 22 Hearing On Hydrogen Hubs & Climate Change PUC Alerts Consumers To Electricity Price Changes Coming June 1-- From 20.7%

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Natural Gas Conservation Electricity Renewable Energy 77

Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

To this end, we’re working in partnership to support new policy approaches and funding that will move us closer to the clean and resilient energy future we must have. Both bills are crucial steps in Washington’s journey towards a clean energy economy without leaving any community behind. © Benjamin Drummond.

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