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DEP Releases Final Guidance On Environmental Considerations In Using Trenchless Technology To Construct Natural Gas, Other Pipelines

PA Environment Daily

It is the project proponent’s responsibility to perform the due diligence, but DEP may request this, if necessary, to determine compliance with the statutes or the rules and regulations administered by DEP. The Risk Evaluation looks at nine areas-- 1. Each project that proposes trenchless technology (e.g.,

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The stayed aspects of the standards related to fugitive emissions requirements, alternative means of compliance, standards for pneumatic pumps at well sites, and requirements for certification by a professional engineer. The Second Circuit also distinguished the Connecticut program from a Maryland regulatory scheme that the U.S.

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2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

These failures resulted in proposed changes to PJM electric market rules developed during 2023 now being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including a devaluation of the performance assumptions of natural gas-fired electric generation. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. billion to an estimated $1.25

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Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts

PA Environment Daily

Major Compliance Actions Actions brought by Attorney General Josh Shapiro resulted in a record number of criminal convictions of companies involved in the oil and gas industry during 2022. DEP also ordered a “top to bottom” review of how it regulates underground natural gas storage areas. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight

PA Environment Daily

20 Year Review In December, DEP completed its first-ever review of how well the conventional oil and gas industry complies with environmental laws and regulations and concluded “(the) conventional oil and gas industry’s recent record of compliance with Pennsylvania law is simply not good, particularly with regard to improper abandonment of wells.”

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

PA Environment Daily

And this price volatility will continue into the foreseeable future, according to Pittsburgh-based EQT Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. Wolf last year ]; and -- Prohibiting counties from receiving Act 13 impact fees if they only allow drilling on 99% of their land area [ Read more here ]. Read more here.

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30+ PA Environmental Advocates Release Shared Vision For Pennsylvania's Environment & Communities As A Guide For Candidates For Governor, Senate, House

PA Environment Daily

But the voices of Pennsylvania voters are too often drowned out by corporate special interests. “By engaging and educating policymakers about the role they can play to create a better Pennsylvania for their constituents, we hope to create a healthier, more equitable and prosperous Commonwealth.”