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DEP Issued Record 6,860 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators In 2023-- Nearly 52% More Than In 2021; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

PA Environment Daily

more than in 2021 and 26.6% DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. more than in 2022 and 569.9% more than in 2015. Read more here. Read more here.

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DEP Issues Record 5,653 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators So Far In 2023; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

PA Environment Daily

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. Read more here.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 17 to 23 -- 7 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Defective Casing From 2018; Mariner Pipeline Drilling Mud Breakout; Additional Shell Air Penalties; Water Supply Investigation

PA Environment Daily

From February 17 to 23, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 494 inspection entries (four day week due to federal holiday). LLC and found the wells to be abandoned and not plugged. DEP’s inspection reports said there were effectively no changes at the site since the last inspection on December 6, 2023.

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Stroud Water Research Center: Riparian Buffers That Clean Up Waterways & Produce Profitable Crops

PA Environment Daily

By Sarah Derouin This article was originally published by Mongabay on May 27, 2021 and reposted on the Stroud Water Research Center website -- From her porch on Village Acres Farm in Mifflintown [Juniata County], Pennsylvania, Angela Brubaker can see the curved rows of trees in the new riparian buffer along Lost Creek.

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3 Days That Shook Washington County: Natural Gas Plant Explosion; Pipeline Leak Of 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Gas; 10,000 Gallon Spill At Compressor Station

PA Environment Daily

Is this what we should expect from the natural gas industrial infrastructure in Washington County and Pennsylvania? Is this “just the way it is” when you have this industry in your backyard? Here’s what happened on December 25, 26 and 27, 2022 in Washington County. It blew and shook the whole house,” said Kasey Duran. “A The kids are terrified.

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Communities Turned into Sewage Swamps

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A stream of raw sewage flows from a leak just outside the Standerton wastewater treatment works perimeter fence, directly into the Vaal River visible in the background. South Africa’s wastewater crisis is making life unbearable for its residents. The sewage extends about 1,000 square meters into the open field beyond his house.

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January 17 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

The January 17 PA Environment Digest is now available. 31 DCNR Accepting Nominations For 2022 Watershed Forestry Leadership Award Gov. 31 DCNR Accepting Nominations For 2022 Watershed Forestry Leadership Award Gov. 31 DCNR Accepting Nominations For 2022 Watershed Forestry Leadership Award Gov.