Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

However, like any energy source, there are unintended consequences like waste that needs to be safely disposed of when solar panels reach their end of life. By 2030, the United States is expected to have as much as one million total tons of solar panel waste. By 2050, the U.S. By 2050, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

The following blog post By Tina Curry-Bashioum was posted on the Environmental Health Project website providing a detailed look at the MAX Environmental Yukon Facility hazardous waste disposal site that accepts shale gas drilling waste in Westmoreland County. The decay chain of radium involves the release of radiation.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 30, 2023

May 30, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. The program’s funding comes via the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was signed into law in November 2021. I’m begging the band to just act.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Proposed regulations in California could fine residents for wasting water. The Year in Water, 2021: Water Crises Take Center Stage. It is expected to be completed in 2023. Proposed emergency regulations in California could charge residents $500 a day for wasting water. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. Too little.

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2021 Sea Level Regulations Waste 130

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection has issued a record 5,653 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas operators in 2023, with two months left in the year, according to DEP’s November 3, 2023 Weekly Workload Report. That’s 25% more than in 2021. Read more here. Read more here. Click Here to read more.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2023

The DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on May 25 to discuss a variety of issues including well plugging, proposed waste management regulations, methane emission court challenge, road dumping drilling wastewater and more. to 4:00 p.m.

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Waste Regulations Natural Gas 2018 71

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

The Delaware River Basin Commission has clarified regulations it adopted in December to regulate wastewater to make clear they ban the road spreading and disposal of fracking wastewater from conventional as well as unconventional shale gas drilling operations. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

[This is one of a series of actions DEP has taken related to leachate generated in part by shale gas drilling waste deposited in the landfill and the refusal of the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority to accept the leachate for treatment because the leachate was “upsetting” the wastewater treatment process. Click Here for more.

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Radiation Waste Environmental Protection 2023 67

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

We wasted the hell out of the water.” – Tim Black, a cattle farmer in the Texas Panhandle. The projects are set to be completed by 2023, and will produce a combined 420 million imperial gallons of water per day, The National News reports. Most coastal desalination facilities discharge their waste back into the ocean. In the U.S.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

EPA granted primacy to Louisiana on December 28, 2023, for Class VI wells, effective February 5, 2024. CO2 sequestration projects inject CO2 into the subsurface and are subject to these EPA regulations. EPA’s Class VI regulations for CCS projects cover the entire lifecycle, from planning to post-closure to safeguarding USDWs.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2023

The 2021 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report issued by DEP in December shows conventional oil and gas operators received a record 610 notices of violation for abandoning wells without plugging them and unconventional shale gas operators received 27 NOVs. Click Here for DEP’s summary of violations for 2021. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

percent of all conventional wells-- failed to submit their annual production and waste generation and disposal reports. A total of 520 conventional operators did submit their annual production/waste reports covering 45,614 wells. It covered violations from 2017 through 2021. Where did it go?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

Additionally, the agency exceeded their workload capacity long ago and has not been able to enforce regulations in a manner that is protective of the environment. These communities are more vulnerable, having limited resources to defend against operators looking for destinations for the oil and gas industry's waste.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. California’s transportation fuel policy is knee deep in cow poop, and it’s not a good look.

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Fossil Fuels Regulations Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide 274

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times on February 24, 2023 -- Many state lawmakers long ago abandoned their constitutional duty to preserve the environment by instead representing the natural gas industry. Now, a report by the state Department of Environmental Protection reflects that legislative malpractice. His successor, Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The results of the study-- Toxicity And Chemical Composition Of Commercial Road Palliatives Versus Oil and Gas Produced Waters -- were published in the Journal Environmental Pollution on July 13, 2023. The chemical contaminant levels generally exceeded the conventional well brine waters regulated by DEP, according to the study.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

From February 18 through 24, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 309 inspection reports that resulted in reporting 26 violations of environmental regulations-- 13 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 13 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. NOCK 1 -- Ohio Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2023

From April 8 to 14, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 614 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 56 violations of environmental regulations-- 18 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 38 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Waste Atmosphere Regulations 90

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

From February 4 to 10, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 623 inspection reports that resulted in reporting 65 violations of environmental regulations-- 49 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 16 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Oakland Twp. Donegal Twp.

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Natural Gas Waste Regulations Natural Resources 100

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The agenda for the December 1 DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting includes updates on Chapter 78 regulation changes, the new federal abandoned well plugging program and more. The second draft of the second package-- dealing primarily with waste disposal, handling and similar requirements-- also was not completed.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

on August 28, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification of an uncontrolled venting of natural gas from shale gas well 9H at the Repsol Oil and Gas USA LLC Cummings Lumber well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County. Truck Rollover Spills 4,600 Gallons Of Wastewater On August 30, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification at 7:33 a.m.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

From April 22 to 28, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 729 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 48 violations of environmental regulations-- 32 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 16 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. It was not. Cranberry Twp.

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Natural Gas Waste Regulations Atmosphere 90

PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2023

From April 29 to May 5, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 626 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 60 violations of environmental regulations-- 42 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 18 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Cranberry Twp. Cranberry Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. Read more here. Read more here. See Paragraph 71 in appeal.]

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2023

From March 18 to 24, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 582 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 66 violations of environmental regulations-- 42 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 24 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. 6 wells in Erie County).

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Waste Natural Gas Nuclear Power Regulations 94

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

DEP inspection records show a notice of violation was issued on March 2, 2012 to Prosperity Oil for failing to operate a well to ensure its integrity and on March 2, 2021 for venting gas in a manner which causes a hazard to the public. DEP requested Prosperity Oil to respond in writing to the continuing violations by May 15, 2023.

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Natural Gas 2012 Waste 2021 87

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

The ad specified the salt brine must not be “regulated by Pa DEP” and must be “at least 25% chlorides.” Triumph Township has been listed by DEP as one of 84 municipalities considered “waste facilities” because they accepted wastewater from conventional oil and gas operators for dumping on its dirt and gravel roads as a dust suppressant.

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Waste Carbon Dioxide Regulations 2022 87

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

From February 11 to 17, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 513 inspection reports that resulted in reporting 48 violations of environmental regulations-- 28 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 20 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Kenco Oil & Gas Inc.

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Natural Gas Waste Regulations Environmental Protection 99

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2023

From April 15 to 21, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 465 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 50 violations of environmental regulations-- 46 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 4 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

From January 14 to 20, DEP’s Compliance Reporting Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 333 inspections reports that resulted in reporting 26 violations of environmental regulations-- 4 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 12 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Read DEP inspection report.]

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Natural Gas Waste Regulations Politics 104

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

billion gallons of drilling wastewater generated every year in Pennsylvania-- where it does for disposal or recycling, waste injection well development, problems with the conventional and shale gas wastewater reporting system, road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater and much more. Click Here to read the entire article. 27 Released 1.1

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Natural Gas 2020 Regulations Air Pollution 89

PA Environment Daily

MAY 13, 2023

From May 6 to 12, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 449 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 65 violations of environmental regulations-- 49 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 16 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. In addition, Margaret E.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 8, 2023

The poll, conducted among Ontario residents between April 27 and May 1, 2023, confirms that there is overwhelming public support for improvements to how empties for beverages such as soft drinks, water and juice are managed in the province. The current system is failing. We estimate that 1.7

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Recycling Waste 2023 Government 80

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2023

From March 25 to 31, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 510 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 41 violations of environmental regulations-- 30 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 11 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Monroe Twp. - Cranberry Twp.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the first quarter of 2023, most of the state received rainfall exceeding historic averages, with some areas experiencing 200%, or even 300% of average levels. This blog post summarizes key actions taken by state and federal officials in 2023 with respect to California’s water supply and provides an outlook for 2024.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Gather your hazardous material storage, chemical usage, and hazardous waste records for 2021… regulatory reporting due dates are coming this spring! Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports (EPA RCRA)- Large quantity generators (LQGs) of hazardous wastes must submit a biennial summary of hazardous wastes generated during calendar year 2021.

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