PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans’ Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 2022. Attempts to control the well involved pumping fresh water and a heavy brine into the well to stop the flow of gas.

Natural Gas 90

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Pollution Control Air Pollution 90

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

The final rule will improve air quality for millions of people living in downwind communities, saving thousands of lives, keeping people out of the hospital, preventing asthma attacks, and reducing sick days.

Nitrogen Oxides 59

Nitrogen Oxides Ozone 2026 Pollution Control 59

Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Other air quality provisions expedite permitting and construction of new or expanded sources of air pollutants. Some background — As required by the Clean Air Act, North Carolina has a State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone pollution describing how the state will meet the federal ozone standard.

2023 98

2023 Ozone Clean Air Act Air Pollution 98

Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Million tons/yr of waste: 7,600 industrial, 250 municipal, 25 hazardous. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste. 100 nuclear reactors; 2,000 tons/yr nuclear waste. For example, most states now have optional “lookup tables” to look up the action trigger concentrations for groundwater and soils related to hazardous waste sites.

Clean Water Act 52

Clean Water Act Waste Clean Air Act Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation, explained it this way-- “Conventional wells [were] pretty much exempted from any permitting requirements, regulatory requirements. For the first time we are addressing those. The Preamble to the revised rulemaking says “.

Regulations 52

Regulations Radiation Ozone Pollution Control 52

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2022

Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation, told the EQB in order to have a complete SIP [State Implementation Plan] revision meeting the mandatory requirements of EPA, Pennsylvania must cover both conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities sources.

Regulations 52

Regulations Radiation Ozone Pollution Control 52