- New Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate ChangeSUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992) 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign Ken Bossong, EditorFor Week Ending Friday – May 17, 2024 News Story Excerpts (New Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change) Note: News story excerpts provided below do not necessarily reflect the views of the SUN DAY Campaign or… Read more: New Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate Change
- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Violations – May 11 – 17, 2024PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard May 11 to 17, 2024 Row 1— BB Mulvaney conventional well venting gas, leaking wastewater; Dannic Energy Corp multiple leaks of conventional well wastewater; Diversified Prod LLC overflowing conventional wastewater tank; EQT ARO LLC wastewater spill in stormwater channel at shale gas drill pad. Row 2— Diversified Prod… Read more: PA Oil & Gas Weekly Violations – May 11 – 17, 2024
- RADIOACTIVE Oil & Gas Waste Exemption HistoryIn Justin Nobel’s new book, PETROLEUM-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It, he makes multiple references to the exemption provided for radioactive drilling and fracking waste, due to the Bentsen and Bevill Waste Amendments. PENNSYLVANIA’S MARCELLUS SHALEMaximum radium level (Ra-226+Ra228) and average radium level in oilfield brine for the Marcellus… Read more: RADIOACTIVE Oil & Gas Waste Exemption History
- 72 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in May 18 PA BulletinDEP Posted 72 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in May 18, 2024 PA Bulletin By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMay 17, 2024 | Full story Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the May 18 PA Bulletin— Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 72 pages of public notices related to proposed and… Read more: 72 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in May 18 PA Bulletin
- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit NoticesPA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: –Permit Notices–Opportunities to Comment May 18, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMay 17, 2024 | Full story The following DEP notices were published in the May 18 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.… Read more: PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices
- UPDATED: Five EQT Sarah Wells – Full Act 14 NoticeSARAH WELL PAD Union Township, Washington County, PA Act 14 Notice sent to neighboring municipalities: Permit Application to Drill (46-page PDF) Proposed Sarah 1H, 3H, 5H, 7H, 9H Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Earlier documents: FLYER sent out prior to 3/9/2022 meeting: OIL AND GAS TRANSMITTALComments By Reviewing Geologist: Well is within 2000′ (feet) of… Read more: UPDATED: Five EQT Sarah Wells – Full Act 14 Notice
- DISTRIBUTING Bandaids as ‘Shell Hell’ RemainsPA DEP Advisory Board: $5 Million in Grants Support Mitigation Projects –Related to Shell Petrochemical Plant Environmental Violations –Shell Paid Penalties of $7.6M for its first 15 months of operations By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest Blog May 15, 2024 | Full story On May 15, the Shapiro Administration, through an advisory board… Read more: DISTRIBUTING Bandaids as ‘Shell Hell’ Remains
- PA Water Source Contaminated by Oil Well Wastewater Spill3 miles southwest of Oil City The Derrick: —Pennsylvania Water Source Contaminated by Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill —PUC to Hold May 21 Prehearing on Future of Venango Water Company By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 14, 2024 | Full story On May 14, 2024, The Derrick reported Administrative Law Judge Mark… Read more: PA Water Source Contaminated by Oil Well Wastewater Spill
- ILLEGAL Wastewater Dumping Continues in PennsylvaniaIllegal PA Wastewater Dumping Continues Even on Mothers Day —Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners’ Campaign of Intimidation of Senate Witness —Now Dumping Before it Rains, on Paved Roads By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 14, 2024 | Full story On Mothers Day, May 12, road dumping opponent Siri Lawson in Warren… Read more: ILLEGAL Wastewater Dumping Continues in Pennsylvania
- ENVIRONMENTALLY: EVs Beat Gas-Guzzlers in the Long RunTheir batteries hurt the environment, but EVs still beat gas cars. Here’s why By Camila Domonoske | NPRMay 10, 2024 | Full story With all that’s required to mine and process minerals — from giant diesel trucks to fossil-fuel-powered refineries — EV battery production has a significant carbon footprint. As a result, building an electric vehicle does more… Read more: ENVIRONMENTALLY: EVs Beat Gas-Guzzlers in the Long Run
- INCREASED U.S. Tariffs on Imports from ChinaWHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Action to Protect American Workers and Businesses from China’s Unfair Trade Practices The White House | Press Release | May 14, 2024 President Biden’s economic plan is supporting investments and creating good jobs in key sectors that are vital for America’s economic future and national security. China’s unfair trade practices… Read more: INCREASED U.S. Tariffs on Imports from China
- NEW Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate ChangeNews Story Excerpts New Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate Change For Week Ending Friday – May 10, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign Note: News story excerpts provided below do not necessarily reflect the views of the SUN DAY Campaign… Read more: NEW Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate Change
- BRAINDEAD: Cell Tower Permitted in Our Public ParkPeters Township Ready to Double-Down Email to Peters Township Council dated April 21, 2024 For: Council meeting April 22, 2024 To Peters Township Council — As council meets on this EARTH DAY 2024, a contrary question looms: Is it time to close the upper playground in Peterswood Park? While watching a replay of the last… Read more: BRAINDEAD: Cell Tower Permitted in Our Public Park
- OIL AND GAS Violations Run Rampant in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: Imposed $2.2 Million in Penalties Against Shale Gas Drilling, Pipeline Companies In 2023 for Violations Dating Back to 2018 By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 14, 2024 | Full story Information provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right to Know request… Read more: OIL AND GAS Violations Run Rampant in Pennsylvania
- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Violations – May 4-10, 2024Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard May 4-10, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 10, 2024 | Full story From May 4 to 10, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 891 inspection entries, and caught up posting inspection reports from last week. So far… Read more: PA Oil & Gas Weekly Violations – May 4-10, 2024
- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities – May 11, 2024PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities May 11, 2024 Permit Notices, Opportunities to Comment By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 10, 2024 | Full story The following DEP notices were published in the May 11 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for… Read more: PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities – May 11, 2024
- SARAH Well Pad in Union Township PASARAH WELL PAD Union Township, Washington County, PA Act 14 Notice to neighboring townships: Permit Application to Drill – SARAH 1H WELL (6-page PDF) Proposed Sarah 1H, 3H, 5H, 7H, 9H Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Earlier documents: FLYER sent out prior to 3/9/2022 meeting: OIL AND GAS TRANSMITTALComments By Reviewing Geologist: Well is within… Read more: SARAH Well Pad in Union Township PA
- EIA: Short Term Energy OutlookHighlights from EIA’s latest “SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK” (Released May 7, 2024) SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992) Editor: Ken Bossong 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Twitter: Follow @SunDayCampaign “We expect 2024 to be hotter than it was last year with around 1,550 cooling degree days (5% more than in 2023).” EIA notable quote EIA – Electricity/General:… Read more: EIA: Short Term Energy Outlook
- CAR BLOAT, the Chicken Tax, CAFE & Section 179The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame. By David Zipper | VoxApril 28, 2024 | Full story Unlike peer nations, the US has endured a steep rise in traffic deaths, with fatalities among pedestrians and cyclists, who are at elevated… Read more: CAR BLOAT, the Chicken Tax, CAFE & Section 179
- WHAT, ME WORRY? Major MVP Pipeline FailureMountain Valley Pipeline segment ruptures during test Company says event shows that the testing process is working as ‘designed and intended’ By Charlie Paullin | Virginia MercuryMay 8, 2024 | Full story A picture of a ruptured section of the Mountain Valley Pipeline circulating on social media this week ignited a fury of opposition from those who… Read more: WHAT, ME WORRY? Major MVP Pipeline Failure
- EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX EnvironmentalUpdated with Local Reaction EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX Environmental Technologies to Ensure Compliance with Hazardous Waste Rules at Westmoreland County Facility By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 29, 2024 | Full story On April 29, Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. has agreed to a consent order that includes several actions to… Read more: EPA Issues Consent Order to MAX Environmental
- PERMIT NOTICES: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Industrial FacilitiesPA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities to Comment May 4, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 3, 2024 | Full story The following DEP notices were published in the May 4 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for… Read more: PERMIT NOTICES: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities
- PIPELINE Waivers Pushed by Pennsylvania Senate GOPBill Reported Out of Senate Committee: Would Allow Pipelines Like Mariner East to Apply for Waivers of Any PUC Regulation, Law or Policy By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 3, 2024 | Full story On April 30, Senate Bill 1174 (Stefano-R-Fayette) was reported out of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee… Read more: PIPELINE Waivers Pushed by Pennsylvania Senate GOP
- NEW Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate ChangeNews Story Excerpts: New Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change For Week Ending Friday – May 3, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, Editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 Phone: 301-588-4741 sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign Note: News story excerpts provided below do not necessarily reflect the views of… Read more: NEW Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate Change
- US HOUSE: Bill Passed to Locate Oil & Gas WellsUS House Passes Bill to Locate Abandoned/Orphaned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, Improve Well Plugging Technology by Adam Peltz, Director & Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund | April 30, 2024 On April 30, the US the House of Representatives passed the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act by a vote of 333 to 75.… Read more: US HOUSE: Bill Passed to Locate Oil & Gas Wells
- EIA HIGHLIGHTS: Electric Power Monthly ReportHIGHLIGHTS: EIA’S LATEST “ELECTRIC POWER MONTHLY” REPORT April 24, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, Executive Director 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign Solar Was the Fastest Growing Source of Electricity in the U.S. in January-February The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report (with data through February 29,… Read more: EIA HIGHLIGHTS: Electric Power Monthly Report
- OHIO RIVER Concerns Over Radioactive Drilling WasteOhio AG Wants PA Company Held in Contempt for Failing to Clean-up Radioactive Drilling Waste By Glynis Board | The Allegheny FrontMay 3, 2024 | Full story In April, the Ohio Attorney General was granted a temporary restraining order against AMS, an oil and gas waste-processing facility operating in Martins Ferry, Ohio — about an… Read more: OHIO RIVER Concerns Over Radioactive Drilling Waste
- BEDROOM Air Pollution after Cooking with GasGas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even Outside the Kitchen Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are deemed safe by health organizations By Allison Parshall | Scientific AmericanMay 3, 2024 | Full story Nearly 40 percent of U.S. homes have gas stoves, which spew a host of compounds… Read more: BEDROOM Air Pollution after Cooking with Gas
- NEW BOOK Exposes Oil & Gas Waste SecretsBig Oil’s Dangerous Radioactive Secret DeSmog writer Justin Nobel’s new book explores how workers bear the brunt of the oil and gas industry’s hidden contaminated waste. By Justin Nobel | April 24, 2024DeSmog | Full story In Paris, France, there are fine cafés and famous landmarks. But what nobody really knows is at the other… Read more: NEW BOOK Exposes Oil & Gas Waste Secrets
- STILL WILD without Warthogs over PennsylvaniaMaryland NG Abandons Proposal to do Low-Level Aircraft Training Over the PA Wilds By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogMay 4, 2024 | Full story On May 3, U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman (D-PA) announced the Air Force and National Guard Bureau has rescinded their proposal to create a low-flying training… Read more: STILL WILD without Warthogs over Pennsylvania
- PENNSYLVANIA: Lawsuit to Restore State ForestsPEDF Petition on Restoring Pennsylvania State Forests PEDF | April 25, 2024 | Source John Childe & Kimberly Childe, attorneys for the Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation, have filed in Commonwealth Court: Petition for Review of State Actions Causing the Loss of State Forest Trust Assets Summary: PEDF is also requesting “Mandamus Relief,” compelling the Governor et… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA: Lawsuit to Restore State Forests
- FLARING: Adverse Pennsylvania Health ImpactsStudy: PA ranks high for health impacts of oil and gas flaring emissions By Danielle Smith | Keystone State News ServiceApril 22, 2024 | Full story “There’s adverse birth outcomes, there’s cancer outcomes.” Jackson Zeiler, public health analyst for the Environmental Health Project A new study raised red flags about respiratory health in Pennsylvania, particularly for those living… Read more: FLARING: Adverse Pennsylvania Health Impacts
- CLEANER AIR in PennsylvaniaFederal Court of Appeals Upholds EPA’s Plan for Cleaner Air in Pennsylvania Victory – Court rules against Pennsylvania coal plant operators Source | CONTACT: Kathryn McGrath, kmcgrath@earthjustice.org PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s smog-reduction plan for Pennsylvania, denying a challenge from the operator of the Keystone and… Read more: CLEANER AIR in Pennsylvania
- MUST READ: Book Warns of Dangers Using & Fracking GasINTERVIEW with author Justin Nobel A New Book Takes on the Dangers of Radioactivity in the Oil and Gas Industry By Kara Holsopple | The Allegheny FrontMay 3, 2024 | Full story Waste from the oil and gas industry plays a central role in science journalist Justin Nobel‘s new book Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the… Read more: MUST READ: Book Warns of Dangers Using & Fracking Gas
- GREENWASHING 101: Talk Green, Act DirtyDemocrats Say Big Oil Misled Public for Decades About Climate Change By Chase Cain | NBC NewsMay 5, 2024 | Full story A new report released Tuesday details how oil companies knew the consequences of their emissions since at least the 1960s. Major oil companies have misled Americans for decades about the threat of human-caused… Read more: GREENWASHING 101: Talk Green, Act Dirty
- TOP Pennsylvania Game Commission Official Resigns Amid QuestionsTop Pa. Game Commission official resigns amid questions over side business By Jan Murphy | PennLive May 1, 2024 | Full story Bryan Burhans, whose resignation was accepted by the board in executive session Monday, came under fire by lawmakers this year for a side business he is establishing and several actions the commission has… Read more: TOP Pennsylvania Game Commission Official Resigns Amid Questions
- NEW Studies & Data: Sustainable Energy & Climate ChangeNew Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate Change For Week Ending Friday – April 26, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (Founded 1992)Ken Bossong, Editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign Note: News story excerpts provided below do not necessarily reflect the views of the SUN DAY Campaign or any… Read more: NEW Studies & Data: Sustainable Energy & Climate Change
- YAW LAW: Pennsylvania GOP Legislation ‘May Day!’Barbers Reviewing Permits for Large-Scale Energy Projects? PA Senate Republicans Pass Bill Authorizing an Authority to Take Over Permitting Large-Scale Energy Projects: –Eliminating Public Comment –Waiving Any Regulation –Providing Immunity from Prosecution Written by David Hess, Former Secretary, PA DEP May 1, 2024 | Original blog On May 1, Senate Republicans passed Senate Bill 832… Read more: YAW LAW: Pennsylvania GOP Legislation ‘May Day!’
- RADIOACTIVE Oil & Gas Waste UpdatesVIDEO: PA Senator Muth, PSR-PA Join Author Justin Nobel to Discuss Hazardous Oil & Gas Waste Video (47:37) The press conference includes discussion on the public health impacts caused by exposure to hazardous waste, the need to close Pennsylvania’s hazardous waste loopholes, and the specific findings uncovered in Justin Nobel’s latest book, Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous… Read more: RADIOACTIVE Oil & Gas Waste Updates
- PENNSYLVANIA Weekly Oil & Gas ViolationsPA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard April 20 – 26, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 26, 2024 | Source From April 20 to 26, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 810 inspection entries and caught up posting earlier inspection reports. So far this… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA Weekly Oil & Gas Violations
- PA DEP Permit Notices – April 27, 2024Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities to Comment April 27, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 26, 2024 | Full story The following DEP notices were published in the April 27 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for… Read more: PA DEP Permit Notices – April 27, 2024
- UPDATE: Pennsylvania Road Dumping of Oil & Gas WasteUPDATED: April 25 Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Advisory Council to Discuss: —Dumping Wastewater on Public Roads—Well Plugging Grant Programs—Regs. Limiting Methane Pollution From Wells By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 24, 2024 | Full story The agenda for the April 25 meeting of DCED’s PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory… Read more: UPDATE: Pennsylvania Road Dumping of Oil & Gas Waste
- RIDICULOUS Well Bonding Rates in PennsylvaniaFederal Well Bonding Minimums Increased While Pennsylvania Falls Behind Clean Air Council blog | Source PENNSYLVANIA (April 22, 2024) – Last week, the federal government finalized a significant rule that increases minimum bonding amounts from $10,000 to $150,000 per oil and gas lease on federal land. Well bond amounts are the money that drilling companies have to put… Read more: RIDICULOUS Well Bonding Rates in Pennsylvania
- HARRISBURG PA Air Quality Among Worst on US East CoastHarrisburg area’s air quality is among worst on East Coast: report The Harrisburg metro area had the second-most serious air pollution levels in the mid-Atlantic region during 2020-2022, with Dauphin County’s annual average exceeding new federal air quality standards, according to the American Lung Association. Air quality monitors maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and… Read more: HARRISBURG PA Air Quality Among Worst on US East Coast
- SKYROCKETING Utility Bills in PennsylvaniaUtility bills are going up. Pennsylvania’s consumer advocate wants to bring rates down to earth. By Anya Litvak | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 28, 2024 excerpt Southwestern Pennsylvania residents are paying some of their highest utility bills ever and are bracing for further increases next year. Both electric utilities that serve the region — Downtown-based… Read more: SKYROCKETING Utility Bills in Pennsylvania
- BIOENERGY Status ReportStatus Report – BIOENERGYApril 23, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, Executive Director 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign U.S. NET ELECTRICAL GENERATION Wood, Wood-derived Fuels, and Other Biomass (in gigawatt-hours GWh) January 1 – December 31, 2023 47,464 – Total (1.12% of total net electrical generation by all sources,… Read more: BIOENERGY Status Report
- SOLAR FOR ALL: Federal Grant for PennsylvaniaPennsylvania plans to roll out a solar access plan with new federal grant By Anya Litvak | Pittsburgh Post-GazetteApril 23, 2024 | Full story Pennsylvania’s goal to bring solar energy to low income and disadvantaged communities got a $156 million nod from the federal government this week. The plan is still being designed but is… Read more: SOLAR FOR ALL: Federal Grant for Pennsylvania
- PENNDOT: Next Round of EV Infrastructure FundingPennDOT Opens Next Round of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding May 13; April 30 Webinar on This Opportunity By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 24, 2034 | Source The state Department of Transportation will open the next round of funding (Round 1B) from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program on May 13. … Read more: PENNDOT: Next Round of EV Infrastructure Funding
- TEXAS Oil Wells Becoming Less ProductiveAmount of oil recovered per foot drilled in the Permian Basin of Texas, the main U.S. shale formation, fell 15% from 2020 to 2023 By Sabrina Valle | ReutersApril 24, 2024 | Full story Fracking, the extraction method that emerged in the mid-2000s, has become less efficient there. In the technique, water, sand and chemicals… Read more: TEXAS Oil Wells Becoming Less Productive
- US ENERGY: ‘King Coal’ Further DethronedCoal & New Gas Power Plants Will Have to Meet Climate Pollution Targets By Jeff Brady | NPRApril 25, 2024 | Full story The Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules on Thursday to limit the pollution from power plants that drives climate change. “EPA is finalizing four separate rules that reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power… Read more: US ENERGY: ‘King Coal’ Further Dethroned
- PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR Makes Commitment to Solar EnergyGov. Shapiro Announces Commitment to Get 50% Of Electricity for State Government from Solar Energy Facilities in Pennsylvania By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 22, 2024 | Full story On April 22, Gov. Josh Shapiro joined Department of General Services Secretary Reggie McNeil, Constellation President & CEO Joseph Dominguez, and Lightsource bp… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR Makes Commitment to Solar Energy
- NEW Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate ChangeNews Story Excerpts: New Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change For Week Ending Friday – April 19, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign Note: News story excerpts provided below do not necessarily reflect the views of the SUN DAY… Read more: NEW Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy & Climate Change
- PENNSYLVANIA Weekly Oil and Gas ViolationsPA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – April 13-19, 2024 Oil & Gas Well Owners Actively, Repeatedly Ignoring DEP Notices of Violation; 12 Abandoned Wells Top Row: Oil & Gas Mgmt. Inc. abandoned conventional wastewater storage tank; Washington Energy Co., LLC gas leaking from conventional well; Blackrock Enterprises, LLC conventional well venting gas; Diversified… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA Weekly Oil and Gas Violations
- OHIO Injection Well Shutdown: Leaked for Years!An Ohio fracking well leaked waste for years before the state finally stopped it By Jake Zuckerman | Cleveland.comApril 20, 2024 | Full story COLUMBUS, Ohio – Injection wells the state allowed to operate for more than six months after a state regulator deemed them an “imminent danger” to Athens County and its people now… Read more: OHIO Injection Well Shutdown: Leaked for Years!
- DIMOCK TOWNSHIP: Treatment Facility Appeal Lacked StandingPennsylvania Commonwealth Court Affirms EHB Ruling Sen. Muth Lacks Standing to Appeal a DEP Permit for Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility Permit By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 19, 2024 | Full story On April 16, Commonwealth Court issued an opinion affirming a decision by the Environmental Hearing Board… Read more: DIMOCK TOWNSHIP: Treatment Facility Appeal Lacked Standing
- PENNSYLVANIA: 74-pages of Permit Related Notices 4-20-2024DEP Posted 74 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in April 20, 2024 PA Bulletin By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 19, 2024 | Full story Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the April 20 PA Bulletin Pages 2101-2175 — PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment –… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA: 74-pages of Permit Related Notices 4-20-2024
- EARTH DAY: Water at RiskEarth Day: Water At Risk ‘Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness’ Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment By Carol Hillestad | Brodhead Watershed AssociationApril 6, 2024 | Source America’s founding words echoed around the world — not just in 1776 but in aspiring democracies ever since. Those simple, beautiful words express a promise to everyone. And… Read more: EARTH DAY: Water at Risk
- THE ENERGY FUTURE for Texas… and Pennsylvania?How Texas unleashed a geothermal boom Military bases across the state are looking into geothermal as a potential source of secure electricity in an era of price spikes and cyberattacks. By Saul Elbein | The HillApril 20, 2024 | Full story With its nation-leading renewables fleet and oil and gas industry, Texas is poised to dominate… Read more: THE ENERGY FUTURE for Texas… and Pennsylvania?
- TEENS Network & Strategize Around Climate ActionOver 100 Teens Attended the Pittsburgh Youth Climate Action Summit By Kara Holsopple | The Allegheny FrontApril 19, 2024 | Full story More than a hundred teens gathered recently for the Pittsburgh Youth Climate Action Summit at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Sarada Sangameswaran is the Director of School programs at Communitopia, a climate education nonprofit that… Read more: TEENS Network & Strategize Around Climate Action
- STARBUCKS ‘Goes Green’ in a BIG WAY in Bridgeville PAEARTH DAY shout-out to Starbucks! Solar Arrays Cover the New Starbucks Drive-Thru and Entire Building in Bridgeville, PA Starbucks Announces 6,000 Greener Stores Worldwide March 20, 2024 – SEATTLE – Starbucks has certified 6,091 Greener Stores, nearly doubling its portfolio in the past year, and a milestone achievement toward the company’s goal of certifying 10,000 Greener Stores… Read more: STARBUCKS ‘Goes Green’ in a BIG WAY in Bridgeville PA
- PA ATTORNEY GENERAL Files Charges Against Shell Falcon Pipeline LPAttorney General Henry Files Charges Against Shell Falcon Pipeline for Failure to Report Drilling Issues That Caused Industrial Waste, Potential for Water Pollution By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 19, 2024 | Full story On April 19, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of charges against Shell Falcon Pipeline LP for violations… Read more: PA ATTORNEY GENERAL Files Charges Against Shell Falcon Pipeline LP
- ANALYSIS: Governor Shapiro & Fracking during his 1st YearGov. Shapiro’s Record on Shale Gas and Health A Look at the Grand Jury Recommendations One Year In Gov. Shapiro’s Record on Shale Gas & Health Environmental Health Project | April 18, 2024 | Full blog Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has now had a little over a year in office to address public health concerns… Read more: ANALYSIS: Governor Shapiro & Fracking during his 1st Year
- HOT & TOXIC: The Reality ShowHot & Toxic: The Reality of “Natural” Gas This season . . . love’s not the only thing in the air. Tune in to the explosive new show where one unsuspecting homeowner with a “natural” gas hookup is forced to live with 21 of the hottest, most toxic housemates imaginable. The show may be made… Read more: HOT & TOXIC: The Reality Show
- GASLIGHTING about Gas Harms: Pennsylvania & Our PlanetGuest Essay: Claims That Only Thermal Energy Resources Can Ensure Electric Grid Reliability Don’t Pass the Laugh Test By John Quigley | Kleinman Center For Energy PolicyUniversity of Pennsylvania John Quigley is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center and previously served on the Center’s Advisory Board. He served as Secretary of the PA Department… Read more: GASLIGHTING about Gas Harms: Pennsylvania & Our Planet
- STATUS REPORT: U.S. HydropowerSTATUS REPORT – HYDROPOWERApril 17, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992) Ken Bossong, Executive Director 8606 Greenwood Avenue; Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 Phone: 301-588-4741 sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Twitter: Follow @SunDayCampaign U.S. NET ELECTRICAL GENERATION(in gigawatt-hours GWh) January 1 – December 31, 2023 239,855 – Total (5.64% of total net electrical generation by all sources, inc. small-scale PV) Source: “Electric Power Monthly”… Read more: STATUS REPORT: U.S. Hydropower
- SOLAR WEBINAR: Businesses, Schools, Municipalities & NonprofitsG.E.T. Solar Informational Webinar Noon on Thursday April 25 for Businesses, Schools, Municipalities & Nonprofits By David E. Hess | April 15, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source The Pennsylvania Solar Center is hosting an April 25 webinar starting at Noon for businesses, schools, municipalities and nonprofits interested in transitioning to solar energy to reduce costs… Read more: SOLAR WEBINAR: Businesses, Schools, Municipalities & Nonprofits
- COAL Plant Shutdown in Centralia WashingtonCentralia, Washington’s Coal Plant has to Close Next Year Can Pennsylvania communities learn from Centralia’s transition? By Rachel McDevitt | Full storyStateImpact Pennsylvania | April 10, 2024 The land ultimately became a nearly 10,000-acre open pit mine with a 1,340-megawatt power plant. It was the state’s largest polluter, and they blamed it for haze in and… Read more: COAL Plant Shutdown in Centralia Washington
- PERMIT Related Notices: April 13 Pennsylvania BulletinPennsylvania DEP Posted 63 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in April 13 PA Bulletin By David E. Hess | April 12, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the April 13 PA Bulletin: — Act 14: Little Known State Law Gives Municipalities, Counties First Chance To Comment On DEP… Read more: PERMIT Related Notices: April 13 Pennsylvania Bulletin
- TIME FOR A TOTAL BAN: Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumping on PA RoadsSenate Hearing: The Case for an Immediate, Total Ban on Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater By David E. Hess | April 17, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source On April 17, the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing to examine the environmental and public health impacts from disposing of conventional oil and… Read more: TIME FOR A TOTAL BAN: Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumping on PA Roads
- FRAC FLUIDS: Chemical Disclosure in PennsylvaniaLehigh Valley Lawmaker Wants More Fracking Fluid Info LeHighValleyLive.com | April 13, 2024 | Source The Pennsylvania Legislature is coming off a busy week during its Regular Session of 2023-24. The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee on Tuesday sent to the full House for consideration legislation authored by state Rep. Jeanne McNeill that she… Read more: FRAC FLUIDS: Chemical Disclosure in Pennsylvania
- GLOSSARY: Key Pennsylvania Gas Well TerminologyPennsylvania Act 13 Frequently Asked Questions Excerpts: Pennsylvania Gas Well Terminology from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) What is a conventional gas well? A conventional gas well, also known as a traditional well, is a well that produces oil or gas from a conventional formation. Conventional formations are variable in age, occurring both… Read more: GLOSSARY: Key Pennsylvania Gas Well Terminology
- PA SENATE HEARING: Road Dumping of Oil & Gas WastewaterPennsylvania Senate Committee Hearing on Road Dumping of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater By David E. Hess | April 16, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source On Wednesday April 17, the Senate Democratic Policy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the Road Dumping Conventional Oil and Gas Wastewater. What is a conventional gas… Read more: PA SENATE HEARING: Road Dumping of Oil & Gas Wastewater
- OPINION: Investing in Clean WaterSteve Hvozdovich: Investing in Clean Water TribLive | April 11, 2024 | Source Pennsylvania is an old state with old infrastructure. As the commonwealth boomed in the early to mid-20th century, we built roads, bridges, highways and water systems. But as the commonwealth has aged, so too has our infrastructure, and we have struggled to… Read more: OPINION: Investing in Clean Water
- OKLAHOMA Sues Over Gas Price Spikes During 2021 Winter StormOklahoma sues natural gas companies over price spikes during 2021 winter storm The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm was a crippling, large and major winter and ice storm that had widespread impacts across the United States, Northern Mexico, and parts of Canada from February 13 to 17, 2021. The storm, unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Uri by the Weather Channel started out in the Pacific… Read more: OKLAHOMA Sues Over Gas Price Spikes During 2021 Winter Storm
- Comments? PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facility Notices: 4-13-2024PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities to Comment April 13, 2024 Pennsylvania Bulletin By David E. Hess | April 12, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source The following DEP notices were published in the April 13 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity… Read more: Comments? PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facility Notices: 4-13-2024
- NEW STUDIES & DATA: Sustainable Energy & Climate ChangeNews Story Excerpts for Week Ending April 12, 2024 New Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, Editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com follow on twitter: @SunDayCampaign NEW STUDIES, DATA, AND ANALYSES Note: News story excerpts provided below do not necessarily reflect the views of… Read more: NEW STUDIES & DATA: Sustainable Energy & Climate Change
- PENNSYLVANIA: Oil & Gas Weekly Violations- April 6-12PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard April 6-12, 2024 By David E. Hess | April 13, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source Top Row– Apollo Resources, LLC plastic pipe draining containment area around conventional wastewater tank causing contamination on State Game Lands; CNX Midstream OPR Co. LLC slope failure on pipeline right-of-way; EQT Chap… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA: Oil & Gas Weekly Violations- April 6-12
- WORSENING: Environmental & Public Health EmergencyAEP was building a conglomerate. What’s left is a pile of waste. By Anya Litvak | Pittsburgh Post-GazetteApril 15, 2024 | Full story The company that for the past six months has been known as American Environmental Partners — and, before that, American Energy Partners, and Converde Energy, W2 Energy, and World Wise Technologies before… Read more: WORSENING: Environmental & Public Health Emergency
- PENNSYLVANIA DEP: Short on Cash AgainInadequate DEP Permitting Killing Revenue Needed to Run the Entire Oil & Gas Regulatory Program By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 5, 2024 | Source The Department of Environmental Protection reported in its Oil and Gas Workload Report for the week ending March 29 that it has only 1 shale gas well… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA DEP: Short on Cash Again
- LANDFILL: Permit Appeal Moves ForwardEnvironmental Hearing Board Allows 2nd Appeal of Tri-County Landfill Permit to Move Forward Over Threats Posed by Birds, Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste By David E. Hess | April 10, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source On April 5, the Environmental Hearing Board denied motions by appellants– Liberty Township and the Citizens Environmental Association of Slippery… Read more: LANDFILL: Permit Appeal Moves Forward
- PENNSYLVANIA: Legislators Focus on EV Registration FeePa. House committee to consider bill setting electric vehicle fee to start at $125 TribLive | April 8, 2024 | Full story Pennsylvania’s electric vehicle owners would pay an annual fee to help make up for lost gas tax revenue that goes toward maintaining the state’s roads and bridges under a bill to receive consideration… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA: Legislators Focus on EV Registration Fee
- CLIMATE CHANGE: Throwing off ‘Tree Clocks’A Study Reveals Trees Have Hidden Clocks—and They’ve Started Going Haywire Trees use circadian genes to time photosynthesis and reproduction – but as temperatures rise, the clocks may not work as well. By Darren Orf | Popular MechanicsApril 9, 2024 | Full story It’s obvious that climate change will change our world, but the unseen… Read more: CLIMATE CHANGE: Throwing off ‘Tree Clocks’
- SOLAR ENERGY: Brief News Update and Analysis Brief News Update & Analysis U.S. SOLAR ENERGY SUN DAY CAMPAIGN Ken Bossong, Executive Director 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Twitter: Follow @SunDayCampaign For Release: Friday – April 12, 2024 Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 Washington DC – A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently-released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that… Read more: SOLAR ENERGY: Brief News Update and Analysis
- ACT 14: Little Known Pennsylvania State LawAct 14: Little Known State Law Gives Municipalities, Counties First Chance to Comment on DEP Permits Before Applications are Submitted Critical First Step in Public Involvement By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 9, 2024 | Source Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them… Read more: ACT 14: Little Known Pennsylvania State Law
- EQUITRANS: $1.1 Million Penalty for Massive PA Gas VentingDEP Issues $1.1 Million Civil Penalty to Equitrans for Violations Related to the Uncontrolled Venting of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet of Gas from the Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area in Cambria County, PA By David E. Hess | April 9, 2024Pa Environment Digest Blog | Source On April 9, the Department of Environmental Protection announced… Read more: EQUITRANS: $1.1 Million Penalty for Massive PA Gas Venting
- GAS PROFITEERS: It’s Our ‘Duty’ to Provide Gas to ChinaMarcellus Shale Gas Coalition Joins Pittsburgh-based EQT in Saying We Have a ‘Duty’ to Provide LNG Gas to China, Our Economic, Military Competitor By David E. Hess | April 11, 2024PA Environment Digest Blog | Source(Images, files and text have been added to the original blog) On April 10, the Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition joined… Read more: GAS PROFITEERS: It’s Our ‘Duty’ to Provide Gas to China
- OIL & GAS WASTEWATER: Illegal Dumping on Roads ContinuesRoad Dumping Continues at Will as Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Get Rid of Their Wastewater By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 5, 2024 | Source The Spring road dumping season continues in full swing in Northcentral and Northwest Pennsylvania as conventional oil and gas well owners continue to get rid… Read more: OIL & GAS WASTEWATER: Illegal Dumping on Roads Continues
- STATUS REPORT: Geothermal – April 8, 2024STATUS REPORT – GEOTHERMAL April 8, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992) Ken Bossong, Editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue; Suite #2;Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 301-588-4741; sun-day-campaign@hotmail.com Twitter: Follow @SunDayCampaign U.S. NET ELECTRICAL GENERATION (in gigawatt-hours GWh) January 1 – December 31, 2023: 16,462 – Total (0.39% of total net electrical generation by all sources, inc. small-scale PV) Source: “Electric Power Monthly,” U.S. Energy… Read more: STATUS REPORT: Geothermal – April 8, 2024
- PA BULLETIN: Energy & Environmental Permit Notices 4-6-24DEP Posted 75 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in April 6, 2024 PA Bulletin By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 5, 2024 | Source Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the April 6 PA Bulletin Grants Meetings PA Bulletin – April 6, 2024 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 78… Read more: PA BULLETIN: Energy & Environmental Permit Notices 4-6-24
- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Violations – March 30-April 5PA Oil & Gas: March 30 to April 5, 2024 By David E. Hess | Pa Environment Digest BlogApril 6, 2024 | Source From March 30 to April 5, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 602 inspection entries. DEP also caught up with posting inspection reports from over the… Read more: PA Oil & Gas Weekly Violations – March 30-April 5
- ANOTHER VIEW of the Total Solar EclipseVisible Drop in our Solar Panel Energy Production During our 97% Solar Eclipse We had an old iPhone SE gathering dust, so it was worth propping it up on a deck railing, to catch the final minutes leading up to the 3:17pm solar eclipse, 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Covering the lens… Read more: ANOTHER VIEW of the Total Solar Eclipse
- NEW STUDIES & DATA: Sustainable Energy & Climate ChangeNew Studies & Data on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change News Story ExcerptsFor week ending Friday April 5, 2024 Note: News story excerpts provided below do not necessarily reflect the views of the SUN DAY Campaign or any of its respective members. SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2Takoma Park,… Read more: NEW STUDIES & DATA: Sustainable Energy & Climate Change
- COMMENTS? Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Industrial FacilitiesPA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices and Opportunities to Comment April 6, 2024 Pennsylvania Bulletin By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 5, 2024 | Source The following DEP notices were published in the April 6 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the… Read more: COMMENTS? Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Industrial Facilities
- GRID STORAGE in PennsylvaniaPUC Finalizes Policy Statement on Use of Electric Storage to Enhance Grid Reliability and Resilience By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 4, 2024 | Source On April 4, the Public Utility Commission approved a final policy statement establishing guidelines for the use of electricity storage by electric distribution companies (EDC). The PUC… Read more: GRID STORAGE in Pennsylvania
- CICADA-GEDDON: Bugged to the MaxBiggest Cicada Rise in Decades Set for Eastern U.S. AP | April 3, 2024 | Full story Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries. This time, however, Western Pennsylvania… Read more: CICADA-GEDDON: Bugged to the Max
- ELECTRIC VEHICLE Chargers for PennsylvaniaPennDOT Announces $20 Million in Federal Funding for 29 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects in 19 Counties By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest BlogApril 4, 2024 | Source On April 4, the Department of Transportation announced $20 million in investments for Round 1A of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding for 29… Read more: ELECTRIC VEHICLE Chargers for Pennsylvania
- OHIO Resident Laments Overwhelming Gas ProductionOhio resident shares evidence against oil and gas industry after expansion in own backyard: ‘My neighbors and I have seen firsthand’ By Leo Collis | TCDApril 5, 2024 | Full story A longtime resident of Belmont County in Ohio has had just about enough of oil and natural gas being sourced from the local area, with devastating… Read more: OHIO Resident Laments Overwhelming Gas Production
- STAGGERING GROWTH in US Solar & WindUS experienced staggering growth in solar and wind power over the last decade By Syris Valentine | GRISTApril 3, 2024 | Full story When you live far from the sprawling fields befitting utility-scale solar and wind farms, it’s easy to feel like clean energy isn’t coming online fast enough. But renewables have grown at a… Read more: STAGGERING GROWTH in US Solar & Wind
- PENNSYLVANIA Oil and Gas Weekly ViolationsPA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – March 23 – 29, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest March 30, 2024 | Source Top row– Equitrans LP gas storage facility conventional well venting gas; Nucomer Energy LLC abandoned conventional well; SWN Prod Co. LLC shale gas well pad spill. Bottom row– Timberline… Read more: PENNSYLVANIA Oil and Gas Weekly Violations
- CECIL TOWNSHIP: Public Hearing on Oil & Gas OrdinanceCecil Township Pennsylvania Hears From Citizens on Proposed Zoning Ordinance VIDEO: Meeting on Wednesday evening April 3, 2024 (2:45:59) Potential Well Pad Areas (1-page PDF) Cecil TownshipAreas of 4+ acre tracts of land that are at least 1,000 feet (305 meters) from a building An ordinance amending Section 240-12 (4-page PDF) Ordinance 240-39 Original (1-page… Read more: CECIL TOWNSHIP: Public Hearing on Oil & Gas Ordinance