PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

Joining The Meeting The meeting will be held in Room 60 East Wing starting at 10:00 a.m.

Regulations 75

Regulations Waste Renewable Energy Natural Resources 75

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

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Air Pollution Waste Natural Gas 2023 109

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Joshua Kail (R-Beaver) said he thought it was outrageous DEP has a process where any citizen can petition the agency for a change in its regulations. EQB regulations at 25 Pa. Any regulation would still have to follow the regulatory process. Kail-- So we would have to approve this regulation, this rule that would go into effect?

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Regulations Government Law Natural Gas 74

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There is presently no federal law or regulation regarding residential or utility-scale solar panel reuse or end-of-life management. Meanwhile, a California law reclassified PV modules as “universal waste” as opposed to “hazardous waste,” which involves less stringent handling regulations. Here are two: 1.

Recycling 300

Recycling Government Renewable Energy Regulations 300

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

million litres of industrial waste into the environment. Governments watch as oil companies break the rules, raking in record profits while leaving an environmental disaster. The Alberta Energy Regulator has shown us over and over that it is willfully neglecting to keep us safe from toxic waste and pollution.

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Government Waste Ocean Regulations 144

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The US government is also committed to bolstering domestic recycling. Governments and industry can leverage these five tactics to move energy storage batteries towards a more circular end-of-life stewardship. Where do their raw materials come from, and how can we ensure their valuable contents are recovered rather than wasted?

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Recycling Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 299

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 8, 2024

Last year, one of Imperial Oil’s mines in the tar sands leaked toxic industrial waste into the surrounding environment. Instead of informing downstream communities, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) helped Imperial cover up the spill for over nine months. They have failed to put in place rules about how toxic waste should be managed.

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Regulations Waste Government Environmental Responsibility 143

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Brampton facility owner recently completed a second Environmental Screening Report to get its proposal to expand annual waste burning capacity nearly four times to 900,000 tonnes per year rubber stamped by Queens Park. Incineration produces dangerous pollutants that are not well controlled under existing regulation in Ontario.

Waste 52

Waste Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Recycling 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The report outlines a package of policies that could become the first lithium-ion US battery recycling regulation – including producer responsibility for battery recycling. The final policy recommendations were based on a group vote which the government agency representatives recused themselves from. What policies weren’t recommended?

Recycling 332

Recycling Waste Regulations Law 332

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 31, 2024

CNRL is a member of the Pathways Alliance – a tar sands lobby group that is trying to rebrand this polluting industry as a clean one while pushing back against government climate action behind closed doors. He spent years giving encouragement for the federal government to approve and build the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project.

Fossil Fuels 132

Fossil Fuels Natural Resources 2015 Carbon Dioxide 132

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Toxic waste holding ponds now contain 1.36 Edmonton, AB — The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) quietly released a report on its web site last week showing that oil sands tailing ponds grew another 90 million cubic meters in 2020, despite a drop in oil production. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE and KEEPERS OF THE WATER.

2020 119

2020 Government Regulations Waste 119

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 12, 2022

The government finally posted draft regulations to ban six single-use plastics over the holidays. As written, the regulations wouldn’t rid Canada of the harmful products until sometime in 2024 at the earliest, an absurd timeline that undermines the government’s own promises to reign in plastic pollution.

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Government Regulations 2030 Recycling 111

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In December, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations governing implementation of the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit , passed as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act. To defend against such negative outcomes, Treasury must explicitly prohibit pollution offsets within the 45V framework.

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Fossil Fuels Waste Regulations Electricity 338

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We got some bad news this month: a federal court judge ruled in favour of Big Plastic’s self-serving arguments and against the government’s approach to regulating plastic pollution. But what does this mean for regulating plastics in Canada? Are single-use plastics still being banned in Canada? Well, it’s a bit complicated.

Regulations 119

Regulations Waste Government Recycling 119

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The federal government must take a more active role in holding oil companies accountable for the safe containment and cleanup of their toxic waste. trillion litres of toxic waste from oil production, covering an area more than two times the size of Vancouver. The tar sands’ tailings “ponds” contain over 1.4

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Government Waste 2020 Regulations 116

Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Now the german government decided to, once again, amend the EEG to accelerate the faltering energy turnaround. This blog entry critically reflects upon the main amendments to the EEG that the government proposes and identifies four crunchpoints. This way of amending laws is a standard procedure in the German legal system.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2024

On October 7, the Ohio River Valley Institute released the results of a new poll which found 90% of Pennsylvania voters support stricter regulations on the fracking industry, according to the poll conducted by Upswing Research for the Ohio River Valley Institute. Click Here for presentation slides. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct.

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Regulations Natural Gas Clean Energy Electricity 131

Circle of Blue

JULY 6, 2021

All the things that go down the drain and end up at the waste water treatment plant are not removed there. Until better regulations are finalized, the easiest way to protect your water is through a filtration system. All the things that go down the drain and end up at the waste water treatment plant are not removed there.

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Waste Regulations Climate Change Environmental Protection 312

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

But in trying to shape a regulation that would mollify opponents—largely industries responsible for the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change—the SEC failed to relieve investors of responsibility for determining how companies will fare in the clean energy transition.

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Regulations Clean Energy Sea Level Greenhouse 300

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2024

Regulated Entities Under the Guidelines, the top 180 companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the top 50 companies on its Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange must publish SDRs annually, within four months of the end of their fiscal year.

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Regulations 2026 Waste 2025 147

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 28, 2022

Tailings lakes are the immense industry-made lakes in which the toxic waste from oil sands operations are stored. A leaked internal document from the Alberta Energy Regulator estimated that the total clean up cost of the entire oil sands could reach $260 billion (with a b!), half of which would be to clean up tailings alone.

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Government Renewable Energy Regulations 2020 126

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Plants will also explore the growing role of carbon credit markets in incentivizing the plugging of orphaned and abandoned wells.

Natural Gas 84

Natural Gas Greenhouse 2008 Environmental Responsibility 84

Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

The Supreme Court interpreted the statute to place an absolute priority on preserving endangered species, regardless of the impact on the economy or other government goals. In an opinion by Justice Stevens, the Court held that the threat of sea level rise gave a state government standing to bring the suit. This case is a century older.

Clean Air Act 246

Clean Air Act Endangered Species Act Regulations Air Pollution 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of the Treasury is hosting a public hearing on the December 2023 proposed regulations governing implementation of the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen. The proposed regulations clearly adhere to that framework, fully comporting with a plain reading of the text.

Clean Energy 265

Clean Energy Waste Greenhouse Clean Air Act 265

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2023

Utility companies, as well as state and federal government regulatory agencies, made a series of questionable decisions that together created the situation we find ourselves in today. Three decades of deregulation allowed private companies, as opposed to public regulators, to make critical decisions about reliability.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Electricity Regulations 279

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The tide of waste was generated by animals from 132 CAFOs in Indiana and Ohio. It’s an invaluable story for understanding why harmful algal blooms persist, why government spending is aimed at responses that aren’t working, and what actions could change that outcome. . Government agencies, nevertheless, are trying.

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2020 2010 Waste Conservation 316

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 20, 2022

Statement from Karen Wirsig, Plastics Program Manager, on the Federal Government’s Release of Final Regulations to Ban Six Single-Use Plastics. This morning, the federal government released the final regulations to ban six single-use plastics.

Regulations 98

Regulations Recycling Government Waste 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Included in the regulation are requirements for mineral sourcing, life cycle emissions, information sharing, and recycling. These regulations set a precedent for battery policy; an area where the US needs to do more. Why does the EU need new battery regulations?

Law 265

Law Recycling 2030 Regulations 265

Enviromental Defense

JULY 27, 2022

Plastics industry seeks to block federal regulations that ban single-use plastics. The application for Judicial Review filed in Federal Court seeks to block the implementation of the government regulations and allow the continued sale of the banned items. said Tim Gray, Executive Director of Environmental Defence. “Our

Waste 98

Waste Recycling Government Regulations 98

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 1, 2022

and Canadian governments assess the state of the Great Lakes. 420 Million : Funding for water infrastructure and education improvements included in a compact signed with the government of Timor-Leste. But California and Massachusetts have their own regulations. government water policy. The Rundown. Produced by the U.S.

Technology 246

Technology Technology Government 2010 246

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

But the scare wasted city resources and left water customers on edge for weeks. The Clean Water Act, a landmark federal pollution control law passed in 1972, cleaned up American waterways once fouled by industrial waste. Since the discovery, Ann Arbor has spent $1.5 In the case of PFAS alone, a U.S.

Toxic Substances Control Act 275

Toxic Substances Control Act Clean Water Act Regulations Pollution Control 275

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

In addition, dozens of units would have to be produced before manufacturers could learn how to make their processes more efficient and achieve those capital cost reductions, meaning that the first reactors of a given design will be unavoidably expensive and will require large government or ratepayer subsidies to get built.

Nuclear Power 364

Nuclear Power Electricity Waste Cooling 364

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The second feature was a massive infusion of federal funding to state and local governments to upgrade sewage treatment plants across America. In virtually all other nations, enforcement of water pollution control and other environmental laws is the sole responsibility of government regulators.

Clean Water Act 243

Clean Water Act Pollution Control Regulations Clean Air Act 243

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

He said the board wants to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and that can be accomplished by cutting electric bills. PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 19 Webinar On Meeting The Challenges Of The Electric Grid - PJM's Role [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 10.8%

Natural Gas 107

Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Solar Power 107

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. California’s LCFS is causing problems for other states and the federal government.

Fossil Fuels 332

Fossil Fuels Regulations Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy 332

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

EV batteries currently represent about half of the lithium-ion batteries (by mass) that are being recycled, which also includes consumer electronics and waste from battery manufacturing. This group consists of automotive and battery manufacturers, government agency representatives, and public interest groups.

Recycling 362

Recycling Electricity Renewable Energy Technology 362

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Imperial Oil disaster highlights the ongoing failure of oil companies to responsibly manage their waste and the danger it poses to ecosystems and human health. This was the first time local Indigenous nations, the federal government, the Northwest Territories government and the public were informed about the ongoing leak and the spill.

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Regulations Waste Government 2023 144