This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues

While PA Environment Digest’s priority is to highlight positive examples of environmental and energy leadership, 2022 is an election year which demands accountability to voters.

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips--

-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments  [PaEN] 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says 

-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed

-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy]  Goes Bankrupt?

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Lawmakers Revive Bill To Require Legislative Approval Of Economically Significant Regulations

-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks 

-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Lawmakers Revive Bill To Require Legislative Approval Of Economically Significant Regulations

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Appeals Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Title V Air Quality Permit Issued By Allegheny County

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Going The RIGHT WAY:

-- 77 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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-- 3,190 New Stories In 2022 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership [PaEN]

[Posted: January 29, 2023]  PA Environment Digest