PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released proposed regulations on the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit established by the federal Inflation Reduction Act. The proposed regulations advance those goals and will support the development of a robust U.S. On December 22, the U.S. clean hydrogen industry.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three 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."

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Nuclear Power Radiation Cooling Natural Gas 52

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. The GAO says Congress should work on a permanent fix for the nation’s spent commercial nuclear fuel. 86,000 Metric Tons : Amount of used nuclear fuel from U.S. commercial power reactors. The Rundown. By the Numbers. News Briefs.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Remember the historical claims that nuclear power was going to be too cheap to meter? For years, the incandescent bulb was too cheap for people to care how wasteful it was. Since the invention of the light bulb, we’ve been wasting huge amounts of electricity.

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Nuclear Power Waste Law Electricity 130

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable. The following elements of the Regulation proposal are dealt with in this review. of the proposal) and for existing installation only until 2040 (see §4.28).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2023

From March 18 to 24, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 582 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 66 violations of environmental regulations-- 42 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 24 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. 6 wells in Erie County).

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Waste Natural Gas Nuclear Power Regulations 93

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

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Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste Air Pollution 85

Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

Local authorities in Cameroon do not strictly enforce environmental regulations for mining companies, and nationwide legislation on the matter has not yet been completed. Today the waters cool the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. According to Mongabay, “today, about 20 remain compared to over 100 ten years ago.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

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Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste 59

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 6520 ) Waste Permits -- SWN Production Company, LLC - Warner Water Transfer Facility: DEP issued a determination of applicability for a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for the shale gas wastewater facility located in New Milford Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Nuclear Power 107

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

At the same time, an audit of the subsidies found that purchasing energy and capacity from regional wholesale markets is cheaper than power from the OVEC plants. In addition, FirstEnergy—owner of the two uneconomic nuclear power plants H.B. Ohio regulators need to act. 6 coal subsidies shield them from those costs.

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Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Clean Energy 357

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County -- Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Why Does It Matter?

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Nuclear Power Waste Natural Gas Regulations 96

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

28 to Oct. 6 [PaEN] Background On Issues -- Lt.

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Nuclear Power 2024 Clean Energy Renewable Energy 62

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 1753 ) Waste Permits -- EQT CHAP LLC - Herminie North Centralized Water Facility: DEP approved General Permit WMGR123 for the facility in Sewickley Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Greene County. ( Greene County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Westmoreland County. (

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Natural Gas Nuclear Power Waste 2023 77

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The operator, who accompanied DEP on the inspection, also failed to submit annual mechanical integrity and production and waste generation reports. Notices of violation were issued related to the spill and failing to contain regulated substances. and found they were both abandoned. There was no runoff from the pad. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Here are 52 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- EQB To Meet Nov.

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Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Recycling 74

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Grid Safety: How Cost-of-Service Ratemaking Creates Tension Between Regulators and Utilities and Slows Grid Hardening By: Michael Murphy and Professor Genevieve Byrne The number of wildfires each year is increasing, which cost billions of dollars in damage and take hundreds of lives.

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2024 Ocean Conservation Paris Agreement 40

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. Wasn’t there a bubble? Read more here.

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Nuclear Power Natural Gas Radiation Cooling 95

Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Environmental regulation. 140 Billion gallons per day to power plants (plus 60 Billion saline). Million tons/yr of waste: 7,600 industrial, 250 municipal, 25 hazardous. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste. 100 nuclear reactors; 2,000 tons/yr nuclear waste. 8% nuclear. Limitations.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

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Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 93

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2022

A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. million tons of uranium waste left over from milling ore to supply power plants and nuclear bombs. It didn’t happen. Video, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons and Ed Ou.

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Waste Regulations Radiation Government 246

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

The revenue projections done for the unconventional fee regulation were based on DEP receiving 2,000 permits a year. The last update was in 2014. Read more here.] There has been no increase in fees for conventional oil and gas drillers since 2014. Over 80 percent of program costs are staff expenses. Read more here.] Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Keystone Station Coal-Fired Power Plant, Armstrong County Dept. Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Near State's 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Wildfires; Six 20-Person PA Crews Directly Fought Fires DEP Sets Oct. Wolf Calls On U.S.

Nuclear Power 52

Nuclear Power Conservation 2030 Climate Change 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Waste Permits -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC : DEP invites comments on General Waste Permit WMGR123 for treatment of oil and gas wastewater for 1.3 You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Susquehanna County. ( Indiana County. ( Washington County.

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Air Pollution Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2024 112

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.

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Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power Earth Day 103

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled] -- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’ -- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical (..)

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 65

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled] -- DCNR Blog: DCNR Building A Network Of Rural Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In State Parks, Forests -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Begins Accepting Applications For $62 Million In Federal EV Charging Station Funding March 27 -- UnionProgress.com: West Mifflin, Allegheny County Stays Current With EV (..)

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Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Air Pollution 96

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

The article on Pennsylvania also highlights the lack of tough laws, regulations and penalties to prevent environmental problems, including inadequate well plugging bonds. Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts [PaEN] -- Gov.

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Natural Gas 2022 Nuclear Power Regulations 85

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The production and waste report is critical to understanding how much wastewater and other waste those wells generated and where it was disposed of. River Ridge Dev 151 -- Failed To Submit Well Integrity Report -- Failed To Submit Well Production & Waste Management Report -- River Ridge Gravel - Cranberry Twp.

Natural Gas 63

Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power Recycling 63

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.

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Nuclear Power 2024 Carbon Dioxide Conservation 78

Energy & the Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

He says the old fission power model is out and a complete rework is on the way from, for example, TerraPower, a nuclear reactor design company developing a class of nuclear fast reactors called the traveling wave reactor. It uses depleted uranium as fuel and could reduce our 700,000 metric tons of nuclear waste.

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Nuclear Power Radiation Waste Electricity 130

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.

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Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Climate Change Conservation 96

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 24, 2022

PA Bulletin, page 7965 ) Residual Waste Permits -- SWN Production Company LLC - Freitage Water Transfer Facility: DEP invites comments on application for determination of applicability for a WMGR123 Residual Waste process facility for oil and gas liquid waste in Jackson Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Wyoming County. (

Natural Gas 63

Natural Gas Waste Nuclear Power Regulations 63

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2022

12 Webinar On LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal Safety [PaEN] -- Republican Herald Editorial: Gas Industry Appeased Too Long [PaEN] [Posted: December 22, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Nuclear Power Waste 52

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.

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Toxic Substances Control Act Nuclear Power Natural Gas Natural Resources 105

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times on March 10, 2023 -- As regulators investigate and lawmakers lament the Feb. Josh Shapiro and the Legislature should beef up the DEP’s ability to regulate methane emissions and related public safety concerns. In November, the 13-day leak at an Equitrans Midstream Corp.

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Regulations 92