Pennsylvania 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… Read More

PennDOT 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… Read More

Amount 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 Fracki… Read More

Coal & 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… Read More

Gov. 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 | Fu… Read More

News 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, edito… Read More

PA 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 &… Read More

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… Read More

Pennsylvania 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 |… Read More

DEP 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 energ… Read More

Earth Day: Water At Risk ‘Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness’ Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment By Carol Hillestad | Brodhead Watershed AssociationApri… Read More

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… Read More

Over 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&nbsp&hell…Read More

Attorney 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 Env… Read More

Gov. 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 |… Read More

Hot & 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 wit… Read More

Guest 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 P… Read More

STATUS REPORT – HYDROPOWERApril 17, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992) Ken Bossong, Executive Director 8606 Greenwood Avenue; Suite #2 Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 Phone… Read More

G.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… Read More

Centralia, Washington’s Coal Plant has to Close Next Year Can Pennsylvania communities learn from Centralia’s transition? By Rachel McDevitt | Full storyStateImpact Pennsylvania… Read More

Pennsylvania 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 en… Read More

Senate 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, t… Read More

Lehigh 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… Read More

Pennsylvania Act 13 Frequently Asked Questions Excerpts: Pennsylvania Gas Well Terminology from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) What is a conventional gas well?… Read More

Pennsylvania 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… Read More

Steve 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 centur… Read More

Oklahoma 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 wint… Read More

PA 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… Read More

PA 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… Read More

AEP 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 k… Read More

Inadequate 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 Envi… Read More

Environmental 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 E… Read More

Pa. 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… Read More

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… Read More

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-ca… Read More

Act 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. H… Read More

DEP 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 Cou… Read More

Marcellus 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, 20… Read More

Road 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 dumpi… Read More

STATUS REPORT – GEOTHERMAL  April 8, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992) Ken Bossong, Editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue; Suite #2;Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656  301-5… Read More

DEP 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 noti… Read More

PA 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 oi… Read More

Visible 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 mi… Read More

New 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 th… Read More

PA 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 Th… Read More

PUC 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 Publi… Read More

Biggest 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… Read More

PennDOT 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… Read More

Ohio 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… Read More

US 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 utili… Read More

PA 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… Read More

Cecil 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 TownshipA… Read More

Red Alert from Alberta’s Fracking Earthquake Warning System By Andrew Nikiforuk | The TyeeMarch 25, 2024 | Full story Alberta’s “traffic light system” for preventing… Read More

Biden Administration Approves the Nation’s 8th Large Offshore Wind Project By Jennifer McDermott | APApril 2, 2024 | Full story Avangrid says it will be smaller than the 129 turbines t… Read More

DEP Posted 81 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in March 30, 2024 PA Bulletin By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 30, 2024 | Source Highlights of the environmental and energy notices… Read More

WEEKLY NEWS STORY EXCERPTS For Week Ending Friday – March 29, 2024 SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, editor 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2Takoma Park, MD 20912-665… Read More

Electric vehicle charging and home utility costs in March 2024 Chevy Bolt Electric bill MILESTONE: Our rooftop solar panels just crested 40,000 kWh of production in under 6-years. In today&r&hell…Read More

Largest Solar Project in PA to be Built on Former Coal Mine with $90M Federal Grant By Reid Frazier | StateImpact PennsylvaniaMarch 29, 2024 | Full story The 402-megawatt solar farm would be… Read More

Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It VIDEO: Exclusive Justin Nobel interview Exclusive discussion on Justin Nobel’s new book: Petroleum-2… Read More

News Story Excerpts: New Studies and Data on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, editor   8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2; Takoma… Read More

PA DEP: 89% of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners did Not Comply with Well Integrity Reporting for 34,455 Wells in 2023 By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 27, 2024 | Source On… Read More

PA DEP: 86% of Conventional Oil and Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply with Waste Disposal, Production Reporting for 33,505 Wells in 2023 By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 29, 2024 |… Read More

PA House Republicans Energy Package Includes: By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 28, 2024 | Source On March 26, House Republicans announced a nine-bill package of legislation they… Read More

Status Report on U.S. Wind Energy = March 25, 2024 = SUN DAY CAMPAIGN (founded 1992)Ken Bossong, editor  8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2Takoma Park, MD 20912-6656 Phone: 301-5… Read More

Residents Express Concerns at US DOE’s Listening Session on ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Proposal In PA, WV, OH By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 28, 2024 | Source Concerns about the… Read More

Latest FERC & EIA Reports Show Solar Off to a Strong Start in 2024 For Immediate Release:  Thursday – March 28, 2024  SUN DAY CAMPAIGN 8606 Greenwood Avenue, Suite #2; Ta… Read More

Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells Over Past 15 Months 392 In 2024 Alone! “It should be the corporate greedy folks who are held accountable, not the taxpayers.” Pennsylvania Governor… Read More

21st Century energy age story: ‘Coal to Clean’ with solar energy! Dollar Energy Fund helps people keep the lights on in dark times. Now, it runs a solar farm to help them. By Any… Read More

WHAT IS CCS?Carbon capture and storage (CCS) refers to a collection of technologies that can combat climate change by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The idea behind CCS is to… Read More

DEP Posted 80 Pages of Permit-Related Notices in Pennsylvania Bulletin By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 22, 2024 | Source Highlights of the environmental & energy notices in… Read More

Ohio Pursues Legal Action Against Oil & Gas Waste Company Allegedly storing illegal excess quantities of brine and drilling waste at local facility Company’s safety officer was rec… Read More

Coal Generation Conversion to Major Solar Energy in Western Pennsylvania Pennsylvania’s largest solar farm will replace its largest coal plant Pennsylvania’s largest solar farm h… Read More

Permit Notices and Opportunities to Comment Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities – March 23, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 22, 2024 | Source The follow… Read More

Return to the Augustine Well Pad The latest chapter in the “Energy Capital of the East” 20-year saga is taking place in Cecil Township, Pennsylvania, about 5 miles northeast of t… Read More

VIDEO: Beaver Run Reservoir Community Meeting (34:36) Beaver Run Reservoir Community Meeting Held Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 6:00 PM Allegheny Township Municipal Building136 Community Buildi… Read More

609 Pa DEP Inspections: March 16–22, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 24, 2024 | Source(Note: Images and comments have been added) From March 16 to 22, DEP’s Oi… Read More

LNG Exports are a Rotten Deal for Appalachians Since the beginning of the fracking boom in 2008, the twenty-two largest gas-producing counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia have a… Read More

Ad campaign uses humor to urge Americans to ditch natural gas The Gas Leaks Project, a group formed by climate advocacy veterans, launched a $1 million campaign this week that uses humor to… Read More

Operators Abandoned Another 140 Wells Last Week Without Plugging Them Total Reaches 380 Wells in less than 3 months! By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 17, 2024 | Source The Depar… Read More

Gas Industry Blocks Building Codes Meant to Make Going Electric Cheaper By Alexander C. Kaufman | HuffPostMarch 20, 2024 | Full story The natural gas industry pulled off an 11th-hour victory… Read More

EPA: New Tailpipe Emission Limits New standards will cut over 7 billion tons of climate pollution In a boost for EVs, EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissionsNPR | March 20, 202… Read More

Over a Century of Fossil Fuel Subsidies! U.S. taxpayers have subsidized fossil fuels for 111 Years, and counting“Unlike previous administrations, I don’t think the federal govern… Read More

March 9-15, 2024 Violations/Compliance By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 16, 2024 | Source Photos: Row 1– Questa Petro Co conventional well venting gas; Unknown operator ab… Read More

Register Now using this link https://protectpt.info/BeaverRun Beaver Run Reservoir Community Meeting Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 6:00 PM Allegheny Township Municipal Building136 Community Bui… Read More

PA DEP: Shale Gas Drilling Resulted In 54 Incidents of New Wells Interfering with Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Water Wells or Other Shale Gas Wells in Last 8 Years By David E. Hess | PA En… Read More

Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities Permit Notices, Opportunities to Comment – March 16, 2024 By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 15, 2024 | Source The following… Read More

EQT Production Company Rice Drilling B LLC – Habanero Well 22 Marcellus Gas Well: WAE1H22Unit Acreage: 981.087,312 True Vertical Depth – 17,169 Total Depth – 8,886 Horizont… Read More

76 Pages of Permit-Related Notices March 16, 2024 Pennsylvania Bulletin By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 15, 2024 | Source The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protectio… Read More

AUGUSTINE GEORGE 15H ModificationRange Resources – Appalachia, LLC AUGUSTINE GEORGE 15H Marcellus Shale WellAnticipated True Vertical Depth: 12,800Anticipated Total Measured Depth: 17… Read More

LATEST ON: Hydropower York Energy’s hydro dam project faces more opposition3-11-2024 – LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa — York Energy Storage LLC first started applying for a Prel… Read More

EV CHARGING NEWS The Goal for Electric Vehicle Charging Comfort Is Within GraspAs the report, The State and Promise of EV Charging Infrastructure explains, home charging isn’… Read More

RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS Ten EU countries commit to stop burning fossil fuels by 2035A new analysis published today by civil society campaign Beyond Fossil Fuels finds that ten EU countries &nd&hell…Read More

Winter Storms Have Disrupted US Fossil Gas Production EIA | March 13, 2024 | Source Over the last four winters, winter storms Uri (February 2021), Elliott (December 2022), and most recently… Read More

Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent on One Fuel to Generate 59% of its Electricity Market Moving to Renewables + Storage By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 13, 2024 |… Read More

ENERGY STORAGE NEWS NatPower pledges £10 billion for battery storage rollout in the UKNatPower UK says it will bring over 60 GWh of battery storage online in the UK by 2040. It has alr… Read More

DEP Issues Violation to CNX Gas Company Withdrew over 1.8 Million Gallons of Water for Fracking for 22 Days Without Permission By David E. Hess | March 13, 2024PA Environment Digest | Source… Read More

PACER & PRESS in PA By David E. Hess | PA Environment DigestMarch 13, 2024 | Source On March 13, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a cap-and-invest PA Climate Emissions Reduction Initiative in… Read More

WINDPOWER NEWS New York advances offshore wind with fourth round procurement awardsNew York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the state has selected two projects to deliver 1700… Read More

12th of the Month in Western Pennsylvania Crescent house explosion marks 3rd in Western Pa. since summer3-12-2024 – The fatal house explosion in Crescent on Tuesday morning M… Read More

Governor Shapiro to introduce ‘Commonsense’ Climate Policy today Non-profit organizations, businesses, local government officials, environmentalists and community groups have bee… Read More