Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. The new climate act gives the public a larger role in the planning process for natural gas utilities and seeks to ensure that plans for line replacements are in line with the state’s decarbonization goals. Electric Grid.

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Affordable Gas Transition Act (AGTA) While the RAPID Act focuses on supporting renewable electricity infrastructure development, AGTA represents the Hochul Administration’s attempt to facilitate a transition away from natural gas. However, AGTA endeavors to decelerate further expansion of the natural gas system.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 23, the PJM Interconnection Critical Issue Fast Path Resource Adequacy stakeholder group heard testimony and suggestions on the issue of making electricity market changes to address nonperformance of natural gas and other generators during emergencies and events like Winter Storm Elliot in December. Read more here.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Compressed natural gas energy storage (CNGES) is a faster and more cost-effective way to store and recover energy. It uses existing natural gas infrastructure to convert electrical energy from renewable sources to potential energy during off-peak periods, then back to electricity during peak demand.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

Douglas White, a long-serving member of Lower Providence’s Environmental Advisory Council , which had pushed for the clean energy resolution, agreed. 19 Webinar: A Year Later: Have Leaders Addressed Health Concerns From Natural Gas Development Raised In University Of Pittsburgh Public Health Studies?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Growing by over 30 percent-- to 92,773 jobs since the height of the COVID-19 economic crisis in 2020–clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania have proved their resilience. Increased investment in the clean energy sector can support the continued trajectory of this job market lifting up Pennsylvania’s communities.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2021

Environmental health has always been of concern to me, as it is to many of us.

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Law and Environment

JULY 1, 2022

The decision focuses on EPA’s authority under a specific section of the Clean Air Act. But a closer read suggests more sweeping, longer-term implications for incentivizing the development of clean energy projects nationwide. The Court ruled that EPA lacked the authority under the Clean Air Act to issue the Clean Power Plan.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . The low-lying European country is using its expertise in water engineering to build up its next wave of clean energy infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

The report covers a wide range of topics addressing risks and opportunities that DLC faces as it pursues a clean energy future for all while securing the economic vitality of the Pittsburgh region. This is DLC’s second annual ESG report and, for the first time, discloses year-over-year performance metrics from a 2022 baseline.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Amazon has entered into an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. for the energy company to build 19 renewable natural gas stations nationwide. The post Amazon Enters into Agreement for 19 Renewable Gas Stations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

on August 28, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification of an uncontrolled venting of natural gas from shale gas well 9H at the Repsol Oil and Gas USA LLC Cummings Lumber well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County. Repsol said the well started venting natural gas from the producing and surface casing annulus for 10.5

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Amazon has entered into an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. for the energy company to build 19 renewable natural gas stations nationwide. The post Amazon Enters into Agreement for 19 Renewable Gas Stations appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The outcomes of state elections this week may mean more natural gas plants in Texas, greater use of climate law funds in Kentucky and the continuation of the status quo in Maine and Mississippi

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

On September 21, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation released its final report on Winter Storm Elliott in December saying major improvements are needed in the cold-weather reliability of natural gas systems. Please get that done.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 6, 2022

Plans to phase out coal-fired and natural gas power plants before 2045 means steps are needed now to move Illinois to a more sustainable future … Continue reading Renewable energy project demonstrates efficiencies, benefits of clean energy geothermal systems.

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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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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

On April 14, The Express reported Bechtel Corp will discontinue development of the 1,000 MW natural gas-fired Renovo Energy Center in Clinton County. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

One of the most significant changes to be filed is "enhance resource accreditation" that would more accurately assess the reliability value of natural gas-fired power plants which accounted for 70% of the power plant outages in PJM during Winter Storm Elliot.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 24, 2021

IEA says its report is designed to be used as a handbook for policy-makers at the COP26 summit and offers a critical opportunity to accelerate both climate action as well as the clean energy transition. Natural gas demand increases in all scenarios over the next five years, but there are sharp divergences after this.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

On December 12, the Ohio River Valley Institute released a new report showing an energy decarbonizing strategy based on zero emissions resources, energy efficiency and increased electrification is 13 percent less costly than a strategy based on hydrogen/natural gas and carbon capture in 10-county Southwest Pennsylvania area.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

This trend is not driven by politics, but rather by a rapidly changing energy market and sound business sense. As this past year's high power bills demonstrated, the price of generating electricity with natural gas or coal is no longer a bargain for Pennsylvania utility customers. High overseas demand for U.S.

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E2 Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

There have been a series of recent high-profile legislative actions and media articles concerning attempts to ban natural gas appliances or natural gas service to consumers over alleged safety and air pollution issues. On April 17, 2023, in California Restaurant Association v. Berkeley , a three-judge panel of the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2023

One of the most significant changes is "enhance resource accreditation" that would more accurately assess the reliability value of natural gas-fired power plants which accounted for 70% of the power plant outages in PJM during Winter Storm Elliot.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

According to the forecast, while economy-wide CO 2 emissions decrease from 2022 to 2037 due primarily to the growth in renewable energy replacing retiring coal plants, emissions do increase after 2037 from increased usage of natural gas. Renewable energy generation increases faster than any other technology.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just how bad is fossil “natural” gas? And, as it turns out, the infrastructure used to produce, store, distribute, transmit, and burn gas leaks like a sieve , making gas as bad as coal for the climate. VY: Clean energy sources will be absolutely pivotal for an equitable and reliable grid.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Key Takeaways Here are some key takeaways from the hearing-- -- Natural Gas Continues To Have A Reliability Problem: 70% of the PJM electric generation that failed to perform during the December freeze were natural gas-fired power plants. Energy Information Administration. Chairman Dutrieuille noted, “The U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

In order for states in PJM to take full advantage of incentives under the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), PJM must remove barriers to meeting the market and policy demand for cheap and clean energy. For context, there were 200 GW of clean energy resources operating in the entire U.S. Read more here.]

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 25, 2023

PPL continues to serve Kentuckians reliable, low-cost, clean electricity and natural gas. Even more, the company has begun executing its clean energy strategy, which is part of their effort to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

percent increase in the Pennsylvania price for natural gas since the third quarter of 2020, even higher than the 120.1 percent increase in natural gas production in the third quarter over the same quarter in 2020 to 1,884 billion cubic feet of gas. Production The IFO reported there was a 6.8

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Pennsylvania voters broadly favor the clean energy industry and express concerns about air and water pollution. per kilowatt hour in Pennsylvania as the state’s share of natural gas increased by 16%. Click Here for poll results narrative. Click Here for presentation slides. An additional 19% say they’re not sure.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Ohio River Valley Institute will host a December 12 webinar on Mapping A Clean Energy Transition for Southwestern Pennsylvania starting at 2:00 p.m. billion by 2050. -- Costs 13% less than a pathway reliant on natural gas and carbon capture technologies. billion by 2035 and $4.2 billion by 2035 and $4.2

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 30, 2021

As California’s new building code stops short of gas ban, here’s what other states are doing. Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Read more →

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

Homer City based its decision on several factors including the low price of natural gas, a dramatic spike in the cost of its ongoing coal supply, unseasonably warm winters and increasingly stringent environmental regulations. On April 3, Homer City Generation, L.P. Homer City will see tiered layoffs as a result.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

VHC 21% Gas 32%. VHC 22% Gas 38.5%. 30% gas of own generation; 50% from purchases. Net zero by 2050, 50% cut by 2030, and 100% clean energy by 2040. Percent for gas also included oil or oil co-fired. Energy Mix (2020): [link]. Natural Gas: 44.8%. Landfill Gas: 0.005%.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2035 The state has already committed to reduce its heat trapping emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and 75 percent by 2040, and to be net zero by 2050. The siting reform bill does just that. Here we go, 2023!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The most promising and comprehensive solution is to meet grid reliability needs with clean resources rather than gas plants. Instead, I’m going to dig into one particular solution that could reduce the risk of grid reliability problems: revamping gas plant capacity accreditation.

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