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Guest Essay: Significant Electricity Load Growth Can Be Accommodated Without A Stampede To New Natural Gas Generation Just By Increasing Efficiency At Existing Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. It can buy time for PJM to focus on high-value additions to the grid through its SSI, the cheaper clean energy waiting in the queue , and deployment of grid enhancing technologies.

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Electric School Buses: The Best Choice for Our Kids and Communities

Union of Concerned Scientists

But just in case there was any doubt, UCS crunched the numbers to compare the different types of school buses from gasoline and diesel-powered option, to natural gas, electric and yes – even propane. The infrastructure law allows for some of the funds to be used for other types of buses including natural gas or propane-powered buses.

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Center For Coalfield Justice To DEP: Harmon Natural Gas Processing Plant Should Be Required To Apply For A Full Title V Air Quality Permit As They Originally Proposed In Washington County

PA Environment Daily

This testimony was presented by Sarah Martik , Executive Director of the Center for Coalfield Justice based in Washington County, at a March 11 hearing by the DEP Office of Environmental Justice on an Air Quality Permit for the expansion of the MarkWest Energy's Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.

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Penn State Research: Reusing Old Oil And Gas Wells For Energy Storage Using Compressed Air Technology

PA Environment Daily

The researchers proposed a new geothermal-assisted compressed-air energy storage system that makes use of depleted oil and gas wells the Environmental Protection Agency estimates there are around 3.9 over the existing technology. million in the United States and found it can improve efficiency by 9.5%

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DEP Releases Final Guidance On Environmental Considerations In Using Trenchless Technology To Construct Natural Gas, Other Pipelines

PA Environment Daily

On January 18, the Department of Environmental Protection presented the final version of technical guidance on using trenchless technology to construct natural gas, other pipelines and underground utilities to the DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee. Each project that proposes trenchless technology (e.g.,

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Environmental Defense Fund To Receive Dickinson College Rose-Walters Prize For Environmental Activism

PA Environment Daily

Previously, the Rose-Walters Prize has honored climate advocates including Elizabeth Kolbert, Mark Ruffalo, Bill McKibben and Lisa Jackson and organizations including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. McKean County [PaEN] [Posted: May 1, 2025] PA Environment Digest

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DEP Publishes Final Guidance On Environmental Consideration In Using Trenchless Technology To Contruct Natural Gas, Other Pipelines

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin the final technical guidance on using trenchless technology to construct natural gas, other pipelines and underground utilities is now available and effective. Each project that proposes trenchless technology (e.g.,