PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Million To Settle Lawsuit By Investors Who Claimed EQT Overstated The Benefits Of Its Rice Energy Merger In 2017 -- Marcellus Drilling News: Integrated Lithium Production Plant Coming To PA In 2026 Using Oil & Gas Production Wastewater [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: Avonlea Lithium Corp.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

[Cold Weather, LNG Demand Push Prices Higher] [ PDF of Article ] -- WTAJ: 200,000+ PA Residents Could See 18% Increase In National Fuel Gas Natural Gas Bills In 2025 -- WFMJ: National Fuel Gas Customers Could See 17% Increase In Gas Costs Starting Aug. 1 -- Altoona Mirror: Peoples Gas Natural Gas Rates To Increase Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Adequate federal funding is needed for: -- State plan development, implementation, and enforcement that drastically reduces pollution, protects public health, increases American prosperity, and improves our economy; -- Swiftly issuing durable and defensible permits that enable companies to innovate and compete; -- Recruitment, training, and retention (..)

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

20: Using Land From Cities To Farms To Increase Sustainability , 4:00 p.m. -- North Branch Land Trust: Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Shapiro: Legal Action Against PJM Saved PA Consumers An Estimated $1.6 Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept. High School As Renovation Work Continues -- DEP Sets Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Free PA Industrial Energy Audits Available To First 20 Facilities To Apply [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program To Help Small To Mid-Size Manufacturers Reduce Energy Costs Across The State [PaEN] -- April 18 Webinar: RISE PA - Decreasing Industrial Pollution For Pennsylvania Families [PaEN] -- Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

23 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County [PaEN] -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. 4 Webinar - Rewild Your Yard: How Meadows Support Pollinators And Clean Water [PaEN] -- Call For Posters: Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay 2025 Chesapeake Watershed Forum Nov. 7, 21, Sept.

Natural Resources

Legal Planet

APRIL 15, 2025

Thom Tillis and Jerry Moran, asking that clean-energy tax credits created by the IRA not be repealed as part of Trump’s agenda, Politico reported. I wrote a profile of two UCLA Law students who helped write a new state bill that targets air pollution from aggregate recycling facilities.

Law

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Kate Harper (R) and Fmr Cong. 2 Pittsburgh Companies Say Yes -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2025

Here, we still want to cut global warming emissions by replacing polluting cars with clean vehicles and ramping up renewable energy to phase out fossil fuel powerplants. UCS has provided a science-based explanation on how EV batteries can and should be recycled , which underpins Senate Bill (SB) 615 by Senator Ben Allen.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Zoning Panel OKs 4th Session For Solar Energy Facility Hearing; Size Requirement In Contention In Westmoreland -- PennLive: Dauphin County Authority Receives One Bid For 2.3 28 - Recycling As A Strategy To Increase Critical Minerals Supply [PaEN] -- On The Kendal Journey Blog: Have Questions About Sustainability?

Conservation

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2025

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Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and building a resilient, renewable energy grid through energy storage batteries. Nearly every part of a renewable energy grid can be circular, with all outputs circulating back as inputs in a regenerative cycle.

Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

Luckily, lithium-ion battery recycling research and development has been going on for years and there is an existing and growing repurposing and recycling system in North America for these components. Current lithium-ion battery collection, repurposing, and recycling network in North America. Slattery et al.

Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It is more like a straight line from silica mine, to refining factory, to shimmering batch of shining polysilicon ingots, to panel assembly , to a couple decades generating clean electricity—and then, far too often, to a landfill. Among those that are recycled, very few have 100% of their material recovered.

Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Essentially, the materials recovered through battery recycling can replace future material supply that would otherwise need to be extracted from the earth to meet demand. Estimates show that in 2050, the United States can meet about half of EV demand for cobalt and nickel and a quarter of lithium with minerals recovered through recycling.

Recycling

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. The World Bank predicts that the demand for neodymium for energy technologies in 2050 will be 37% of total 2018 neodymium production.

Recycling

Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 2, 2023

With a portfolio of 8 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects and a development platform of over 24 GW, RWE Clean Energy has one of the largest development platforms in the US.

Clean Energy

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. Once the battery looks up to code, it is off to the grid to power our renewable energy future!

Wind Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 10, 2023

California has been at the forefront of everything from limits on greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy requirements, to a human right to water. We are at a critical moment in California where the clean energy and transportation transition is well underway, yet the stakes are high if we don’t get that transition right.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And then speed it up because we need solar to play an ever-growing role in achieving our clean energy and climate goals. How can we recycle solar panel materials and create a lower-waste circular supply chain? Solar Panels Should Be Reused and Recycled. Want to learn more about the solar panel supply chain? Here’s How.

Carbon Monoxide

Environmental Leader

JULY 30, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $127 million to small businesses working on clean energy technology, representing a total of 110 projects in 26 states. Funding is provided by DOE’s science and energy program offices, the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, and the Office of Environmental Management.

Clean Energy

Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 12, 2022

It also shows positive environmental results — made possible because of its eco-friendly packaging and its use of renewable energy. The post How MorningStar Farms Is Increasing Its Sustainability Efforts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. MorningStar Farms is delivering more than just plant-based foods.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

On August 27, Ready for 100% Montgomery County announced nearly one-third of the communities in Montgomery County committed to a gradual transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy in its electricity usage by 2035 and in all sectors (heat, transportation) by 2050. This is a collaborative, iterative process.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Can wind turbine blades be recycled? The company aims to make all its blades fully recyclable by 2030.

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

This provision has been respected in a variety of environmental laws, including Act 101 of 1988 relating to recycling and county waste planning which includes language recognizing Section 17.

Renewable Energy

Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 12, 2022

It also shows positive environmental results — made possible because of its eco-friendly packaging and its use of renewable energy. The post How MorningStar Farms Is Increasing Its Sustainability Efforts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. MorningStar Farms is delivering more than just plant-based foods.

Renewable Energy

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

Recycling

Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 13, 2022

And in January 2021, it said it would source 100% renewable energy to power GM facilities in the U.S. The post GM Has Become an ‘Energy Star’ with Efficiency and Circular Programs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. In 2010, GM committed to a 20% reduction in carbon intensity by 2020.

2010

Environmental Leader

JULY 5, 2022

As Starbucks has grown into one of the world’s premier coffee stores, it has been challenged to deal with its carbon footprint, waste, and recycling. The post Starbucks Runs 66% of its Stores Globally With Clean Energy. The Goal is 100% appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. How is it doing?

Clean Energy

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.”

Recycling

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.

Recycling

Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

To reach its goal, access to renewables grew by 900 megawatts. 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.

Waste

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.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

On February 16, Sheetz , a family owned and operated restaurant and convenience store chain, announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation Energy to power nearly 70 percent of its Pennsylvania facilities with renewable energy.

Renewable Energy

Cresforum

JANUARY 30, 2024

The source of these critical minerals and how they are used, recycled, and reused was top of mind for the panelists during their discussion. . Some key issues impacting our capacity to scale up clean energy include the permitting process, sourcing of our materials, and creating a recycling process.

Clean Energy