Jon Hurdle

2 weeks ago | delawarepublic.org | Jon Hurdle

During the Biden Administration, the EPA enacted strict limits on a laundry list of PFAS chemicals – and a timeline to start enforcing those limits. But the Trump Administration is pushing that timeline back and scraping limits on some forms of the chemicals for now.Locally, some state lawmakers are taking steps they believe will help ensure Delaware manages any PFAS contamination issues in line with the Biden-era rules.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle examines what the Trump Administration’s approach on PFAS means for the First State and how Delaware’s response.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jon Hurdle

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter at https://insideclimatenews.org/newsletter/. ECONOMY ― A natural gas company has surrendered its permits to pump water from a western Pennsylvania creek in a move welcomed by environmentalists fearful of rising industrial demand for surface water and the growing threat of climate change.

3 weeks ago | delawarecurrents.org | Jon Hurdle

This article originally appeared in New Jersey Spotlight News. Can one paddle a kayak on Camden County’s Cooper River, fish from its banks, and watch its wildlife even though it flows through some of New Jersey’s most heavily urbanized land? The answers are a resounding yes, partly thanks to a new water trail that will officially open on Saturday.

3 weeks ago | delawarecurrents.org | Jon Hurdle

This article appeared in New Jersey Spotlight. A controversial plan to build two giant caverns to store propane and butane beneath the community of Gibbstown, N.J., on the Delaware River is going through its final public scrutiny. And it is hearing plenty from those hoping to stop it.

3 weeks ago | insideclimatenews.org | Jon Hurdle

A half-century-old Pennsylvania power plant fueled by oil and natural gas will keep running beyond its scheduled shutdown date following an order from the Trump administration just one day before it was due to retire. The Eddystone Generating Station near Philadelphia was to close permanently last Saturday because its owner determined it no longer made economic sense to run.