PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

1; Will It Address Natural Gas Infrastructure Vulnerabilities ? 1 Virtual Stakeholders Meeting On Distributed Energy Resources Participation In Wholesale Electricity Markets [PaEN] -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts 10 Winter Artisan Workshops Starting Feb. 22 -- Penn State EarthTalk: Jan. 10 In Clarion [PaEN] -- Agenda Announced!

Renewable Energy 64

Renewable Energy 2024 Natural Gas Waste 64

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

S ierra Club Enumerated Shortcomings in Department of Energy NEPA Review for LNG Exports. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) authorization of the export of natural gas from Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP’s (Dominion’s ) facility in Maryland. Circuit to Expedite Consideration of Challenge to Natural Gas Pipeline.

2016 40

2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

In a telling moment during a 2021 congressional hearing, top oil and gas company executives refused to tell API’s president to stop opposing climate and environmental policies the corporations claim to support. Today, most hydrogen is produced from fossil (“natural”) gas. Spoiler alert: They’re doing nothing of the sort.

Fossil Fuels 363

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy 363

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

To get an assessment of the progress thus far, as well as an idea if what has to happen next, I turned to two of my colleagues in the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Climate & Energy Program: Principal Climate Scientist Rachel Licker and Transmission Policy Manager Sam Gomberg. percent; natural gas, 38.3

Clean Energy 306

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Climate Change 306

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2022

The European Commission proposes replacing natural gas from any source in key sectors of its energy economy, dramatically expanding energy efficiency, renewables “instead of funding the fossil fuel industry elsewhere.” They want energy jobs in the EU. Let's dash into renewable energy at lightning speed.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2030 Clean Energy 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 31, 2024

A group of climate and energy experts and enthusiasts enters a theater to watch Twisters , hoping for a renewable energy twist. In the words of Kristy Dahl, UCS climate scientist : “The reality is that there have always been tornadoes. There have always been hurricanes. There have always been wildfires.

Fossil Fuels 304

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Electricity Renewable Energy 304

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Senate passed compromised legislation that would make the largest federal investment-- $375 billion-- in climate change fighting strategies, including investments in renewable energy production, tax rebates for consumers for energy efficiency and electric vehicles and more. On August 7, the U.S.

Clean Energy 78

Clean Energy Natural Gas Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 78

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2022

Think about this simple fact-- there is no limit on what the oil and gas industry can charge you for gasoline, diesel fuel or heating oil to heat your home and the spiking cost of natural gas is dramatically pushing up the cost of electricity for everyone because its price is determined on volatile foreign energy markets.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Renewable Energy Electricity 98

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Climate Envoy Kerry: No Rolling Back Clean Energy Transition PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep.

Natural Gas 100

Natural Gas Earth Day Politics Fossil Fuels 100

Circle of Blue

APRIL 5, 2023

billion natural gas project. The loss of Uganda’s rapidly melting glaciers will not only affect local communities and wildlife, but also scientists who rely on the ice to study historical climate records.

2023 147

2023 Natural Gas Electricity Climate Change 147

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2022

LNG Exporters Emerge As Big Winners Of Europe Natural Gas Crisis; Price For LNG 10 Times Its Value A Year Ago -- The Guardian: ‘This Is A Fossil Fuel War’: Ukraine’s Top Climate Scientist Speaks Out -- PA Natural Gas Politicians Want To ‘Unleash’ PA’s Gas Industry - What We Need First Is For Industry To Take Up The Slack; Oil & Gas 2.0;

Fossil Fuels 62

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Clean Energy Renewable Energy 62

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

A Judgment Awaits -- Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities [PaEN] -- Evangelical Environmental Network Opposes House Resolution Disapproving Of Final Reg.

Conservation 48

Conservation Natural Gas Renewable Energy Air Pollution 48

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Mann, Climate Scientist & Author, At The Water's Edge Gala On Nov. 3 DEP Issues 2 NOVs Against PA General Energy For Water Pollution Discharges Into The Loyalsock Creek From Gas Pipeline/Water Withdraw Construction In Lycoming County Pitt School Of Public Health, PA Dept Of Health Abruptly Pull Out Of Oct.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Conservation Recycling 2023 52

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Can We Expect More?

Conservation 74

Conservation Natural Gas Waste Electricity 74

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2023

[PaEN] -- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Will Release Results Of Shale Gas Development Health Impact Study On Aug. 15 In Washington County [PaEN] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania To Release Long-Awaited Studies On Health Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [Aug. 17 -- PA Solar Center Hosts Aug.

Fossil Fuels 75

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Climate Change Clean Energy 75

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

We should want to move up the energy ladder — from wood and dung to hydro-electric dams, liquified petroleum gas (to replace wood and dung), natural gas (to replace coal), and then, yes, nuclear energy — and not down the energy ladder, which is what Malthusian environmentalists advocate. Ehrlich agreed. “In

Fossil Fuels 118

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Atmosphere Natural Gas 118

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Mann, Climate Scientist & Author, At The Water's Edge Gala On Nov. Reducing Methane From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities NOT On Environmental Quality Board Agenda For Oct. Reducing Methane From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities NOT On Environmental Quality Board Agenda For Oct.

Conservation 48

Conservation Clean Energy Natural Gas 2021 48

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

They said, depending on how the proceeds of the final regulations are invested, it will not have a negative impact on jobs, but will be a job creator and energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives will reduce energy costs. efforts to wean Europe off their dependency on Russian oil and gas.

Natural Gas 52

Natural Gas Climate Change Electricity Greenhouse 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 10, 2024

Texas A&M climate scientists Andrew Dessler and Jangho Lee told the AP that last year’s real national annual heat death toll may be more like 11,000–and that it could get much worse. And even that number of US deaths may be a vast understatement given that heat illnesses are often not mentioned on death certificates.

Climate Change 348

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Cooling 348

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 9 - More Abandoned Conventional, Shale Gas Wells; Spills, Venting Gas, Contaminated Water Supplies [PaEN] -- PA Utility Law Project, Public Citizen Host Feb. 27 to Feb. 27 to Feb. 27 to Feb.

Conservation 80

Conservation Natural Gas 2023 Solar Power 80

Legal Planet

JANUARY 7, 2025

Decarbonizing the US economy requires a massive increase in renewable energy, and that in turn depends on building out the US electricity transmission network, which in turn depends on reducing regulatory obstacles (primarily state and local approvals) for transmission. That permitting reform bill is now dead.

Electricity 130

Electricity Greenhouse Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 130

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

California Federal Court Barred BLM from Enforcing Delay of Oil and Natural Gas Waste Prevention Rule; States, Trade Groups Asked Wyoming Court to Expedite Review of Rule and Suspend Deadlines. Arizona Court Ordered Production of Climate Scientists’ Emails Under Arizona’s Public Records Law. Public Citizen, Inc.

2018 40

2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change 2017 40

Legal Planet

APRIL 30, 2025

We have 27 seconds now as opposed to 1200 words, said John Marshall, of Potential Energy Coalition, a climate-oriented marketing firm who noted that climate journalists can do a lot with their diction. Natural gas ranks at 72% in popularity, while methane gas is 27% in popularity, he said.

Fossil Fuels 225

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Electricity Government 225

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

The court described the concerns that led to policies favoring use of renewable energy sources, including oil and gas shortages and global climate change, and said these policies were “chosen by the policy makers in our Legislature and … cemented in Kansas law.” All of the briefs are available on the case page.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

Federal Court Rejected Federal Preemption Challenge to Berkeley Natural Gas Ban. The court also noted that states and localities “expressly maintain control over the local distribution of natural gas under related federal statutes” such as the Natural Gas Act. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

2021 40

2021 Climate Change Paris Agreement 2019 40

Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

On the other hand, proponents of infrastructure projects to reduce GHG emissions, such as renewable energy projects and associated electric transmission lines, may seek to justify investments in reliance on the SCC. N:See, e.g., Ethan Shenkman; FERC in Limbo on Greenhouse Gas Reviews Despite Court’s Mandates , Envtl.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Carbon Dioxide 2019 Regulations 52