PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

7 Forage For Your Own Native Wreath Hike/Craft Event In Luzerne County -- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - True Beauty Of A Tree Is Seen When It Loses Its Leaves -- USDA NRCS/NFWF: $1 Million In Funding Available For Community-Based Gardens -- DCNR Blog: Places That Honor Veterans And Preserve Our History -- Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2021

This additional requirement will improve public confidence that public drinking water and our precious natural resources are being appropriately protected.” “We take seriously our responsibility and duty as an environmental steward,” said Gov.

Waste 76

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

PRC presents its highest award to individuals who have made exceptional contributions toward the conservation of natural resources and environmental protection in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and David Hess is most deserving of this honor,” said PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman.

Recycling 98

Recycling Waste Radiation Environmental Protection 98

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2023

Entries For PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Due Oct. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Nominations For 2023 Karl Mason And Walter Lyon Awards Reminder!

Conservation 97

Conservation Radiation Waste Renewable Energy 97

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept.

Nuclear Power 108

Nuclear Power Radiation Carbon Emissions Natural Resources 108

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Journal article noted some previous studies of radiation on unpaved roads found little radiation, but this study suggests the reason was the radium was washed off the roadbeds during rain events. Conventional oil and gas wastewater tested in the study had a combined radium activity [radium 226 & 228] of 2,500 pCi/L.

Waste 113

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 22 DEP Awards $39.6 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council , provided an overview of a report issued by NRDC in July-- A Hot Fracking Mess: How Weak Regulation of Oil And Gas Production Leads to Radioactive Waste in our Water, Air, and Communities. Radiation can be present in materials that are spilled or leaked from pits, tanks, or landfills.

Waste 98

Waste Radiation Natural Gas 2016 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Recycling 96

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Entries For PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Due Oct. Of Environmental Educators Seeking Presentation Proposals For 2024 Conference [PaEN] -- PA Assn. PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

Natural Gas 73

Natural Gas Conservation Waste Natural Resources 73

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. American Natural Resources Apollo Resources LLC [24 NOVs] Armac Resources LLC BCD Prop, Inc. 64 NOVs] Big Dog Energy Blackrock Enterprises C&S Resources, Inc. Best, John B. [64

2023 117

2023 Natural Gas Natural Resources 2022 117

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

“During the permitting process, the permittee misrepresented a lot of things in the application, specifically ongoing water pollution, the fact that this would include oil and gas waste, and it would be a radiation source,” said Johnson “That's just the tip of the iceberg on the permitting issues we've seen in this one case.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Radiation 98

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Bradford County; -- EQT Chap LLC: Basista-Dermotta Well Pad, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County: -- EQT Prod Co.: Phoenix Well Pad, Duncan Twp., Clinton County; -- M4 Energy LLC: Triana Young Well Pad, Hector Twp., Guardian Well Pad, Hebron Twp.,

2023 113

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Acoel

JANUARY 18, 2022

billion to help South Africa shift from its current dependence on fossil fuels for power generation toward a clean and renewable electricity system.

2030 52

2030 Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Clean Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The first-place winner will also be entered into the 2022 National Radon Poster Contest, sponsored by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. DEP will feature the winning posters throughout the year in educational outreach about radon. Click Here for more information.

Radiation 52

Radiation Conservation Technology Technology 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. American Natural Resources Apollo Resources LLC [31 NOVs] Armac Resources LLC BCD Prop, Inc. 64 NOVs] Big Dog Energy Blackrock Enterprises C&S Resources, Inc. Best, John B. [64

2023 108

2023 Natural Gas Natural Resources 2022 108

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

We know there are some heavy metals [lead, arsenic], some radiation, oil and gas residues in them. The law provided a non-lapsing annual allocation of $5 Million, with $4 Million going to the State Conservation Commission and $1 million going to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Read more here.

Environmental Protection 98

Environmental Protection Conservation Radiation 2013 98

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Governor, Acting DEP Secretary Highlight Potential Of Solar Power On Abandoned Mine Lands At Beaver County Site; Issued New Report On Solar Potential Of Mined Lands [PaEN] -- DEP Issues Request For Information For Clean Energy Generation, Storage Projects On State-Owned Abandoned Mine Lands; Webinar June 10 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance (..)

Nuclear Power 77

Nuclear Power 2024 Clean Energy Renewable Energy 77

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Major public landowners like the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Allegheny National Forest and experts like the Penn State Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies all have policies opposing the disposal of this harmful waste on roads or believe other, safer alternatives exist. Read more here.

Waste 98

Waste Regulations 2016 2018 98

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Million In Rebates To 21 School Districts For Clean School Buses In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: New Clean Energy School Buses Coming To Pittsburgh-Area School Districts -- WHYY: Know A Teen Interested In Journalism Or Climate Work?

Conservation 84

Conservation Clean Energy Air Pollution 2024 84

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

19 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Petitions Allegheny National Forest To Prohibit Mountain Biking On All Non-Motorized Trails 4 PA Conservation Group Collaboration Receives NFWF Funding To Track Important Migratory Routes In The Northeast U.S.

Conservation 52

Conservation Climate Change Natural Gas Clean Energy 52

A Greener Life

MAY 28, 2023

The months of greatest exposure to solar radiation are those when electricity is not used in the school because it is summer and there are no classes,” Félix Abán, the former vice-principal of the school, said. Now, eight schools in the city have solar panels.

Electricity 52

Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Solar Power 52

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

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2026 Regulations 2001 2003 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

House Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Puts Us Closer To A Bright Inheritance For Our Children [PaEN] -- Evangelical Environmental Network: Signing Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Good News For Our Children, Communities And Country [PaEN] -- WPCAMR: New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Addresses PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem; Questions (..)

Conservation 48

Conservation Electricity Radiation Natural Resources 48

Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

which results in a land surface that reflects more solar radiation and disrupts the natural temperature cycling provided by forest cover. the conservation of natural resources. value translates to a higher heat absorption factor, and. forest cover acts to reduce the albedo value of the land. relate to”.

Deforestation 40

Deforestation Government Law Carbon Dioxide 40

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation.

2026 40

2026 Regulations 2001 2003 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2023

Our illnesses are from CHRONIC, low-level exposure from ionizing radiation over YEARS, through ingestion and inhalation. The Jana Elementary community also has concerns surrounding radiation exposure related to the Manhattan Project , and were recently making headlines for seeking answers and getting conflicting exposure reports.

2023 346

2023 Radiation 2011 Waste 346

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

Conservation 87

Conservation 2023 Natural Gas Waste 87

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

17 Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit Renewal For The Consol Bailey Coal Prep Plant In Greene/Washington Counties [PaEN] -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. Greene County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec.

Electricity 82

Electricity Conservation Recycling 2002 82

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

A 1985 study released in 2010 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources found high concentrations of barium in conventional oil and gas brines was the "likely the source of barium contents exceeding the drinking-water limits in some private wells and small municipal water supplies in western Pennsylvania." [ Read more here.]

Natural Gas 127

Natural Gas 2025 Waste 2018 127

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

Crop damage radiates inward gradually from the edges of a field, where the salt hits first. Such programs, funded by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and different state agencies, pay farmers as much as $4,000 an acre to stop farming their land.

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Sea Level Conservation Ocean 2009 321

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction [March 2025] -- New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, Climate Change In Top 5 Threats To Health Outcomes [April 2023] Resource Links: PA Environment Digest Oil & (..)

Fossil Fuels 108

Fossil Fuels 2025 Renewable Energy Natural Gas 108

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2017, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources tried to ban road spreading of oil and gas wastewater based on concerns about levels of radioactivity found by the agency, but was blocked by the Ohio legislature. In the 1990s, research found heavy metals like cadmium, arsenic and lead in oil and gas wastewater spread on roads.

Radiation 94

Radiation Waste Regulations Recycling 94

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2025

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.

Natural Gas 48

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2029 Natural Resources 48

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The 2010 DCNR study also found "radium values are high enough that a possible radiation hazard exists, especially where radium could be adsorbed on iron oxides and accumulate in brine tanks." [ Read more here.] “The Read more here. The release of [radioactive] radium, a known carcinogen, is a potential threat to human health.

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Environmental Protection 2018 2010 2016 104