PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

Steel Appeals Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Title V Air Quality Permit Issued By Allegheny County -- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN] -- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities -- Registration (..)

Natural Gas 112

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Recycling Waste 112

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2023

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 16 [PaEN] -- WITF: Allentown-based C.F. Martin First US Company To Receive Sustainability Certification For Plastic-Free Guitar -- Aug. Martin First US Company To Receive Sustainability Certification For Plastic-Free Guitar -- Aug.

Natural Gas 94

Natural Gas Recycling Waste Law 94

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec.

Politics 104

Politics Climate Change Recycling 2023 104

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Keystone Goldwater Conference Feb. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN] -- Bucks County Herald: Heritage Conservancy Brings Wildlife Tracking, Tree Guardianship To Bristol Twp. School -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center To Hold Holiday Camps Dec.

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Recycling Politics 108

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Basically, I go back to my freshman year geopolitics class from college and the professor who really got us thinking about political geography, but the layers of geography. Political geography of borders and so on, in a complex interplay. Then there’s politics, civil wars, conflicts and so forth. This is great.”

Politics 246

Politics Climate Change Technology Technology 246

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

Of Health Alerts Parents To Possible Lead Exposure From Children’s Painting Toy -- DEP Accepting Applications For 2023 Recycling Performance Grants Thru Dec.

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Conservation Natural Resources Clean Energy 109

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2024

Trillion Industry Nationwide -- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education: Take A Deep Breath And Dive Into Summer!

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Natural Resources Recycling Clean Energy 97

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake: Embracing The Sankofa Spirit On The Path Forward -- WTAE: Study By Women For A Healthy Environment Study Finds PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Pittsburgh Wastewater Plant Discharges -- Pittsburgh Business Times: EPA Announces It Will Set Fee On Waste Natural Gas Emissions -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: ‘Talk Is (..)

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy Natural Gas Natural Resources Recycling 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 4537 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 181 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. The following DEP notices were published in the August 3 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Philadelphia. ( Wyoming County. (

Natural Gas 114

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Recycling 114

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

Burning fuel to power wheels is an intrinsically inefficient business, compared to electric motors, and vehicles with an internal combustion engine waste an astonishing 75 to 85 percent of the energy pumped into their tanks.

Fossil Fuels 329

Fossil Fuels Biofuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity 329

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield) [ Already Started With Federal Grants ] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA State Geologists Are Building Digital Map Of Deep Layers For Carbon Dioxide Storage -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Mystery Plumes From US Steel’s Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Prompts GASP To Demand Answers, Accountability -- Scranton Times: (..)

Natural Gas 104

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Recycling 2023 104

Physics World

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus has put a constellation of researchers – virologists, immunologists and epidemiologists chief among them – in the hot seat as political leaders and public health experts seek answers to questions about how transmissible it is and whether it erodes pre-existing immunity.

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Biodegradable Cooling Atmosphere Recycling 145

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2024

TODAY 9:30: House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 254 (Merski-D-Erie) leasing certain areas of Lake Erie for wind energy development ( sponsor summary ); House Bill 597 (Kim-D-Dauphin) authorizing a county recycling and waste management fee ( sponsor summary ); House Bill 1166 (Steele-D-Allegheny) prohibit (..)

2030 101

2030 Natural Resources Waste Cooling 101

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

Billion Cost Of Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA [ Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars -- EPA To Host Feb.

Conservation 83

Conservation Recycling 2023 Renewable Energy 83

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

Other violations included drilling and operating a well without a permit and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and mechanical integrity reports. DEP also issued violations for failure to submit annual production, waste generation and mechanical integrity reports. The well was equipped for production. Read more here.

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas 2024 Natural Resources Waste 109

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

of Agriculture Unveils 2024 PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Residents Urged To Check Homes For Radon In January -- January 6 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available -- Executive Board: Reorganization Of Dept.

Natural Gas 102

Natural Gas Natural Resources Climate Change Conservation 102

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Industrial pipe discharging liquid waste. Ontario creating a system that is vulnerable to the perception of favoritism, where a donor or some other politically well connected person can arrange a closed door meeting and secure approval to do almost anything before Ontarians even get a look-in. HAZARDOUS SPILLS.

Government 98

Government Carbon Emissions Climate Change Environmental Protection 98

PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2024

3 At Shikellamy State Park Marina, Sunbury [PaEN] -- Beaver County Times: Electronics Recycling Event At Riverside H.S. 6 In Beaver County -- Penn State Extension Aug. 21 Webinar - Water Testing Through Penn State's Ag Analytical Lab [PaEN] -- Learn How You Can Qualify For Free Well Water Testing During Aug. 7 Hearing; Sept. 7 Hearing; Sept.

Recycling 75

Recycling Conservation 2024 Law 75

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide [PaEN] -- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Commission Report Explores Producer Responsibility Laws To Reduce Plastics Waste, Promote Recycling [The Commission Is Chaired By PA Sen. 21 [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb.

Natural Gas 81

Natural Gas 2023 Renewable Energy Waste 81

A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

This would include using materials more efficiently, reusing and recycling products and minimising waste. The report makes clear that we urgently need the political will to leave fossil fuels in the ground, advance renewable energy and invest in nature-based carbon dioxide removal through forest and ecosystem protection.”.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2030 Renewable Energy 98

Onya

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Zero Waste Lunchtimes. But the process and the relationship it brings about with food and its sources will lay a foundation for deeper consideration on the politics and ethics of food. Zero Waste Lunchtimes. The recycling bin is a great place to turn for craft inspiration. Table of Contents: Family Cooking. Eco Crafts.

Recycling 52

Recycling Waste Politics Technology 52

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

AB 2101 expands carbon sequestration projects to include whole orchard recycling (onsite grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal for use in topsoil). Climate Change Mitigation. The Governor also signed a package of heat bills to address the deadly extreme heat that has been plaguing the state.

2021 130

2021 2022 Sea Level Clean Energy 130

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Yaw: SB 465 Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program A Win-Win For PA’s Farmers And Local Water Quality [If passed and funded] -- ReadingE: Blue Marsh Lake Algae Blooms Unlikely To Be Sole Cause Of Philadelphia-Area Water Complaints -- Register Today For Aug. 23 - Learn About How To Protect Your Land With A Conservation Easement Webinar.

Fossil Fuels 62

Fossil Fuels Conservation Waste Natural Gas 62

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - MTL 4H Well Pad: DEP received Notice of Intent to remediate soil contaminated with drilling wastewater at the site in Wyalusing Twp., The following DEP notices were published in the January 21 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Bradford County. (

Natural Gas 108

Natural Gas Recycling Politics Waste 108

A Greener Life

JULY 26, 2023

This outsourcing of environmental harm is true of plastic waste and ‘recycling’ dumped in developed countries. It’s true of electronic waste and discarded clothing. We just don’t know anything about our possessions and what it cost to produce them. There is no accountability, and “this ignorance is extremely lucrative.”

Waste 52

Waste Recycling Climate Change Politics 52

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2021

16, 17, 18 & 19 [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly Collective Flights In Late Summer Not Dangerous To Public -- Penn State Researchers: Find Surprising Gaps in Ecological Genetic Data That Holds Back Global Conservation Efforts -- MCall: Cicadas Aren’t Killing Trees In Lehigh Valley -- Aug. GW Of 317.6

2011 62

2011 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 62

Vermont Law

OCTOBER 16, 2017

presently hostile political administration. Across the Atlantic, Sweden is leading the way in transforming household waste into sources of energy. of its power comes from waste-to-energy (WTE) programs. Sweden recycles almost 99 percent of household waste in one way or another, with only. great success. 12 percent.

Solar Power 40

Solar Power Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Waste 40

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2023

DEP issued a number of notices of violation for the discharges and improper waste handling at the site and requested the operator to submit a written report by August 25, 2023 of how they will bring the site into compliance, including cleaning the site up to Act 2 Land Recycling Program standards. Potter County To Sept.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Atmosphere 2023 Fossil Fuels 97

Vermont Law

JULY 28, 2014

Summary: The country of Haiti does not have a history of effective environmental regulation and this has continued after the devastating 2010 earthquake due to a lack of political and economic infrastructure. Additionally, the lack of waste management prevented the proper disposal of medical waste such as blood and bandages.

2010 40

2010 Law Deforestation Rainforest 40

Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Earth Island Institute and Plastic Pollution Coalition Take On Big Plastic Plastic Pollution Coalition | February 27, 2020 “The Coca-Cola Company and our other defendants churn out millions of tons of plastic packaging each year and want us to believe that it is all being recycled. Now is the time to hold Big Plastic similarly accountable.”

Fossil Fuels 52

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Earth Island Institute and Plastic Pollution Coalition Take On Big Plastic Plastic Pollution Coalition | February 27, 2020 “The Coca-Cola Company and our other defendants churn out millions of tons of plastic packaging each year and want us to believe that it is all being recycled. Now is the time to hold Big Plastic similarly accountable.”

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Earth Island Institute and Plastic Pollution Coalition Take On Big Plastic Plastic Pollution Coalition | February 27, 2020 “The Coca-Cola Company and our other defendants churn out millions of tons of plastic packaging each year and want us to believe that it is all being recycled. Now is the time to hold Big Plastic similarly accountable.”

2015 52

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We read about the distorting effect such wealth has on local politics, and the ongoing tensions that have made the entire region closed to citizens, journalists and public scrutiny alike. Processing ore takes enormous quantities of water, including for leaching soluble minerals from the rock, or to transport ores or wastes by pipeline.

Technology 52

Technology Technology Clean Energy 2019 52

Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

By way of example, offsets through Maryland based organics recycling facilities including food waste based compost would allow Maryland businesses to do more to reduce their GHG and provide for flexibility in meeting the State’s requirements while allowing for ease in auditing. but also results in more than 14% of total U.S.

Regulations 59

Regulations Greenhouse Electricity Law 59

Science Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The authors call out political actors, international development and health organizations for ignoring pollution in their agendas. We must move away from the "resource-intensive, and inherently wasteful, linear take-make-use-dispose economic paradigm." It's a mouthful but sums it up well.)

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Eco Coach

DECEMBER 17, 2019

How much of the rest of the time are you spending chatting about the latest politics, Instagram pic, or random news item? While it’s definitely important to take a break between periods of focused work, studies show that most people spend only about four of their eight hours workday actually working.

Cooling 52

Cooling Recycling Politics Waste 52

Vermont Law

MARCH 30, 2022

I got involved with making sure my school was recycling, coordinating Earth Day rallies, helping create community gardens, and other things. From there, I studied environmental and sustainability studies with a concentration in political ecology in college, where I completed the joint-degree program with Vermont Law School (VLS).

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Law Climate Change Earth Day Politics 52