PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - Donate To Your Favorite Team By June 19 [PaEN] -- DEP/EPA AirNOW Forecasts Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 9 Across PA -- TribLive: Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Issued For Region -- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: What The Wildfires Teach Us - We Might Not Survive Our Own Climate Foolishness, (..)

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

It has therefore drafted a proposal(2)- a Delegated Regulation - which sets out screening criteria for investments in nuclear energy, effectively declaring nuclear energy part of the sustainable finance taxonomy. The Regulation sets a deadline on the operation of final disposal facilities for radioactive waste.

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A Greener Life

JULY 11, 2024

That will include nuclear power and the Small Modular Reactors so beloved of politicians. Wasting no time on this, the planning ban was lifted yesterday , inconsiderately requiring me to update this post that I had written and scheduled over the weekend. It also means the return of onshore wind.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Forty-four years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

Nuclear Power 98

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Radiation Cooling 98

Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2015

However, what is often overlooked is the impact of nuclear power on our water systems, especially in drought prone areas. Many leading energy experts often deem nuclear an acceptable form of sustainable energy. billion gallons per day in the US if developers continue to build new power plants with evaporative cooling, an amount.

Cooling 53

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2024

21 Online Community Engagement And Climate Resilience Planning Workshop [PaEN] -- State Health Dept: Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Be Distributed To Those Living, Working Near State’s 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Aug. . -- LancasterOnline: College Park Climate Action To Host Art, Science Event In Lancaster Aug. 28 To Oct.

Fossil Fuels 84

Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power Clean Energy Waste 84

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Rich Janati at rjanati@pa.gov or 717-787-2480 or Molly Adams, at moadams@pa.gov or (717) 787-2480.

Nuclear Power 104

Nuclear Power Politics Natural Resources Conservation 104

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2024

Of Energy On Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Previewing Future Engagement Opportunities Featured Comments Expressing Concerns About The Project [PaEN] NewsClips: -- PennLive Guest Essay: As A Mom, Solar For Schools Brings Me Peace Of Mind - By Carolyn Heckman, Evangelical Environmental Network -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: The Philly Region Is Claiming Millions (..)

Clean Energy 106

Clean Energy Nuclear Power Wind Power Climate Change 106

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October Now Available [PaEN] -- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Accepting Campaign Signs For Recycling Thru Nov.

Natural Gas 110

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Recycling Conservation 110

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Rich Janati at rjanati@pa.gov or 717-787-2480 or Molly Adams, at moadams@pa.gov or (717) 787-2480.

Nuclear Power 107

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Natural Resources Conservation 107

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2023

Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works] -- Post-Gazette: FirstEnergy Seeking Ratepayer Surcharge To Keep Two Coal-Fired Power Plants Open In West Virginia -- PennLive - Letter: We’re At An Energy Crossroads - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition -- PennLive Guest Essay: How Nuclear Power Saved Christmas And The PJM Electric Grid - By Rep.

Natural Gas 111

Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power Earth Day 111

PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2024

14 Hearing [If Requested] On Title V Air Quality Permit For Gas-fired Hummel Station Power Plant In Snyder County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Aug. 14 Hearing [If Requested] On Title V Air Quality Permit For Gas-fired Hummel Station Power Plant In Snyder County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Aug. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov.

Nuclear Power 85

Nuclear Power 2024 Carbon Dioxide Conservation 85

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 589 (Kinkead-D-Allegheny) establishing a state landslide insurance program; House Bill 2393 (Friel-D-Chester) establishing a permit program for food waste disposal. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Call of the Chair.

Nuclear Power 109

Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Climate Change Conservation 109

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on waste to fuels. 18 Planet Philadelphia Radio Program Provides Updates On Wind Power, Local Green Energy Efforts -- Observer-Reporter: Fayette County Zoning Board Nixes Request For Georges Township Solar Energy Facility -- Citizens Voice: Fairview Twp.

Toxic Substances Control Act 111

Toxic Substances Control Act Nuclear Power Natural Gas Natural Resources 111

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2021

Middle District Court Of PA -- WBTimes: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Sound Emergency Sirens Aug. Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept. Billion In Push To Decarbonization -- Utility Dive: U.S.

Nuclear Power 75

Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Conservation 75

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2024

26, 27 & 30 [PaEN] -- Ohio River Valley Institute: The Peril, Politics And Price Of Shale Gas Development, Fracking Waste - By Eric de Place And Julia Stone -- The Grist: States Want To Clean Up Leaky Oil, Gas Wells, Well-Intentioned Laws Are Getting In The Way [Not PA] -- US Dept.

Nuclear Power 88

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Conservation 2025 88

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2023

15] -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Aug. PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug. [PaEN] -- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Will Release Results Of Shale Gas Development Health Impact Study On Aug. 17 -- PA Solar Center Hosts Aug.

Fossil Fuels 75

Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Climate Change Clean Energy 75

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Other States/National/International -- Financial Times: The Nuclear Power Dilemma: Where To Put The Lethal Waste PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: Republican State Committee Won’t Endorse In Big Primary Fields For Governor, U.S. 18-21 -- CitizensV: Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Feb.

Nuclear Power 64

Nuclear Power Politics 2019 Government 64

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on waste to fuels. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. TODAY 9:30: Agenda Posted. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building. Click Here for available online video. TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.

Nuclear Power 110

Nuclear Power Natural Gas 2001 Clean Energy 110

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

. -- Keep PA Beautiful: Sheila Shea, Fayette County Recycling Coordinator Recognized With Community Pride Award [PaEN] -- DEP: No Applicants Have Asked For Their Money Back Yet Under The PAyback Permit Review Money Back Guarantee Program [PaEN] -- DEP Set To Receive $2 Billion+ In Federal Funds Over Next Decade+ For Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Clean (..)

Nuclear Power 111

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Natural Resources Electricity 111

Law Columbia

AUGUST 23, 2022

For example, the IRA extends and expands existing tax credits for renewable electricity production, and creates a new credit for electricity production at certain nuclear power plants. Starting with methane was likely more politically feasible than carbon dioxide for several reasons.

Carbon Dioxide 103

Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Regulations 2016 103

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Wolf To Unleash PA’s Immense Natural Gas Reserves -- Altoona Mirror: Russia War Spurs Republican Lawmakers To Push State’s Fossil Fuels [Tieing Us Closer To Foreign Energy Markets That Set Prices] -- PoliticsPA: The Politics Around Energy And Russian Invasion In PA -- Gov.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2008 Law 98

PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2022

Read more on Agenda. -- Erosion & Sediment Permit Fee Report -- Rural Recycling, Waste Disposal Options -- Reports On Oil & Gas Well Bonding Petition -- Gov. See webpage for remote options to join the meeting. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov , 717-772-3277.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Clean Water Act Electricity 64

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2024

5 [PaEN] -- Firepoint Energy Takes Steps To Become Publicly Traded Company To Pursue Waste-Coal-To- Energy, Rare Earth, Critical Minerals Recovery Projects -- StateImpactPA: Nine Wells Tested By Letterkenny Army Depot In Franklin County Found With High PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Levels -- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Hosts Aug.

Conservation 111

Conservation Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 111

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2022

Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) said opponents of natural gas infrastructure projects “just need to be ignored and politically ran over.” Until you agree to close the hazardous waste loopholes in Pennsylvania, under state law, [until] the two committees agreed to that, this would be a different conversation. Read more here. That is the goal.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas 2018 Regulations 2019 98

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

And now, I participated in a seminar that PJM was part of in New York City, and one of the comments made is the political policies that we as legislators in the various states associated with PJM probably give to PJM. "In Obviously, that doesn't add up quite, but there's a little bit of renewables included in that. “We

Nuclear Power 98

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy 98

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2024

4:00 to 5:00 p.m. -- WITF StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: ‘Life Waste’ Is A Musical Tour Of The Potential Of Biogas [ Dickinson College Farm Methane Digester ] -- Senate Passes Sen. By Jane Fonda [ PDF of Article ] -- Scientific American: Power-Thirsty AI Turns To Mothballed Nuclear Power Plants, Is That Safe?

Nuclear Power 109

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Conservation 109

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2024

26, 27 & 30 [PaEN] -- Ohio River Valley Institute: The Peril, Politics And Price Of Shale Gas Development, Fracking Waste - By Eric de Place And Julia Stone -- TribLive Letter: PA Must Make A Stronger Plan For Reducing Methane From Oil & Gas Facilities -- TribLive: Indiana Twp.

Conservation 107

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Clean Energy 107

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. 23 [Industry Efforts To Increase Natural Gas Prices Continue] PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: PA Supreme Court Takes ‘Naked Ballots’ Case Over PA Mail-In Voting -- Spotlight PA: Democrats Lead Republicans In New Spotlight PA Poll -- Dept. Ohio- $3.11

Nuclear Power 110

Nuclear Power Natural Gas 2028 Waste 110

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

4 Hearing On Renewal Of Air Quality Permit For Panther Creek Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Carbon County [PaEN] -- MCall: Talks Could Bring Amazon Data Center To Lehigh Valley At Site Of Electric Plant And Fmr Portland Generating Station -- DEP Sets Oct. 2 Teacher Training For Junior Solar Sprint -- Tribune-Democrat: Upper Yoder Twp.

Natural Gas 112

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Natural Resources Waste 112

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

How Oil & Gas Waste Haunts Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- TribLive: Murrysville Council Denies Citizen Petition To Rescind Oil And Gas Leases Under Park Land In Westmoreland County -- Protect PT Hosts Nov. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 11 Information Session On Penn Twp. Of Energy Awards DEP $16.2

Conservation 102

Conservation Nuclear Power Natural Gas Clean Energy 102

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. formal notice ) [ Note: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning on the agenda.] -- September 23 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.

Natural Gas 104

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Natural Resources Solar Power 104

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2024

16-17 [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Council: DCNR Seeking Applications For Its NextGen Advisory Council [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: New Big Elk Creek State Park Development Highlights Tension Between State Agency, Local Power -- Disc Golf Soars To New Heights In The Susquehanna Greenway; Susquehanna Greenway Outdoor Expo Aug.

Nuclear Power 108

Nuclear Power Natural Gas 2024 Politics 108

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Billion 76ers Basketball Arena Proposal Announced In Philadelphia Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: September 30, 2024] PA Environment Digest

Nuclear Power 107

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Natural Resources Waste 107

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2024

It’s Illegal And A Really Bad Idea PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- AP: PA Senate Passes Bill To Outlaw The Distribution Of Deepfake Material -- TribLive: Sen. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept.

Nuclear Power 110

Nuclear Power Radiation Carbon Emissions Natural Resources 110

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Maybe [Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart] -- PA Capital-Star:/Grist: As Pennsylvania Chooses Next President, Its Unions Are Choosing Clean Energy -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Saw 4.6% Billion Plastics Recycling Facility In Northumberland County -- Williamsport Sun - In Memoriam: Gordon L. Celebrates 25th Anniversary Sept.

Natural Gas 107

Natural Gas Clean Energy Nuclear Power Politics 107

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

29 Pike County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ At 60 - Four Essential Reads -- Gov. 29 Pike County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ At 60 - Four Essential Reads -- Gov.

Carbon Monoxide 64

Carbon Monoxide Natural Gas Electricity Nuclear Power 64