PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2025

Well completed in 2011. Burke - Violations: Conventional Abandoned Well March 26, 2025 inspection of the BE Burke 122-3 conventional well in Jackson Township, Greene County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Well owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Violations issued.

2025

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2025

Original violation issued November 9, 2011. Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Violations: Defective Casing/Cement (14 Years) April 24, 2025 inspection of the Craige shale gas well pad 1H well located in Rush Township, Susquehanna County to determine if gas is still leaking from the cemented annulus. DEP inspection report.

2025

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it approved funding for two Oil City recreation projects from penalties collected for Air Pollution Act violations at the Webco Oil City Plant in Venango County.

Air Pollution

Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

In 2011, EPA had estimated that the compliance cost would work out to $9.6 For example, natural gas production went up by around 50% from 2011-2015, displacing a lot of coal-fired generation. EPA confronted some of these issues recently in its reevaluation of a regulation limiting mercury emissions from coal power plants. (You

2011

The Energy Law

JANUARY 9, 2012

By Megan Spencer In our December 20, 2011 E-Newsletter , we reported on the status of: (1) EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule; and (2) the EPA Inspector General’s report, “EPA Must Improve Oversight of State Enforcement.” Circuit stayed EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).

2011

Legal Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

In 2011, in AEP v. CT , the Supreme Court said this: We hold that the Clean Air Act and the EPA actions it authorizes displace any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants. 410 (2011). 7411(b)(1)(B); see also §7411(a)(2). Now, in West Virginia v. Post, at 20.

Carbon Dioxide

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

That is A LOT of EVs and A LOT less oil use, air pollution and climate emissions. In January 2012, at a hearing of the California Air Resources Board I attended, the board considered updates to the Zero Emission Vehicle standards through model year 2025. Automakers pushed back, concerned the rules were too stringent.

Electricity

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

By: Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 8, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a far-reaching Clean Air Act rule intended to address the interstate transport of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from upwind to downwind states. See 76 Fed. 48208 (Aug. Tribune, Sept.

Air Pollution

The Energy Law

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Moreno: On August 23, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that significantly expands the applicable air emissions standards for the Oil and Natural Gas Sector. The public comments period for the proposal ends on October 24, 2011. By Carlos J. See 76 Fed. 52738 (Aug.

Air Pollution

The Energy Law

AUGUST 24, 2012

Wiegand On August 21, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). EPA issued CSAPR in August 2011 pursuant to Sec. The restrictions placed on those states, however, were based on region-wide air quality monitoring projections.

Air Pollution

Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

Backgrounds After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were temporarily shutdown due to safety concerns. Sendai Power Station , the first climate change case in Japan, withdrew a claim based on greenhouse gas emissions and focused on air pollution arguments. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

The COA resolves air quality violations during commissioning of Shell’s petrochemical facility in Potter and Center Townships, Beaver County. Under the COA, Shell will pay a civil penalty of $4,935,023 – and as required by Act 57 of 2011, 25 percent of this penalty will be directed to local communities.

Air Pollution

Nanotech

MAY 25, 2023

OSTP seeks responses to the following questions: What are the research accomplishments in the following six core research areas identified in the 2011 NNI EHS Strategy? The ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI) of nanotechnology are considered across the core research areas of the 2011 strategy. EDT) on June 16, 2023.

2011

Nanotech

APRIL 6, 2023

OSTP seeks responses to the following questions: What are the research accomplishments in the following six core research areas identified in the 2011 NNI EHS Strategy? The ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI) of nanotechnology are considered across the core research areas of the 2011 strategy. EDT) on June 2, 2023.

2011

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

million on the Shell Petrochemical Plant and associated pipeline for repeated air pollution and construction violations. Under the COA, Shell will pay a civil penalty of $4,935,023 – and as required by Act 57 of 2011, 25 percent of this penalty will be directed to local communities. Read more here.

Air Pollution

HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At the same time, we’d like for it to produce less soot, and thus, less air pollution. 2011): 1239-1249. Since we want our new biofuel to be a drop-in replacement for diesel, it needs to have characteristics similar to diesel – for example, it should have similar reactivity and viscosity characteristics. Hughes, James P.,

Biofuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2024

Shapiro's New Energy/Climate Plans [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Green Hydrogen: A Climate Change Solution Or Fossil Fuel Bait And Switch? -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: York Pilot Program Prepares Students For Green Energy Jobs -- LancasterOnline: Amid Air Pollution Concerns, Consumers Consider Electric Lawn Care -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: (..)

Natural Gas

CEQA Developments

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The issues on appeal were limited to the adequacy of certain aspects of the project EIR’s analyses of GHGs and criteria air pollutants. Tsakopoulos Investments, LLC v. County of Sacramento, et al. Mather South, LLC, et al, Real Parties ) (2023) Cal.App.5 residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, agriculture, etc.).

2008

Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. Japan is the world’s 5 th largest CO 2 emitter, with 85 % of emissions deriving from the energy sector, which heavily relies on the use of coal-fired power plants.

Paris Agreement

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

More Background Since March 2011, the state Department of Health has been attempting to document health complaints of residents initially in unconventional oil and gas drilling areas and maintains a Health Complaints Registry. These include contamination of surface or groundwater, air pollution or soil degradation.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

The shale gas wells were drilled and fracked between September 2011 and August 2012. Johnson said DEP’s letter of determination does not say whether DEP directly asked if Chevron used PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ at the drilling site in 2011-2012, but the Department instead stated it relied on a “review of documents related to the well site.”

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

During her career, she supported students who were frequently affected by asthma, which was worsened by air pollution. In 2011, Kraybill purchased his first electric car, a Chevy Volt. Church was an elementary school counselor in Philadelphia until 2014.

Climate Change

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

Gas plants are also big industrial facilities that create air pollution for surrounding communities. Remember the gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville that were abruptly axed before the 2011 election, causing a massive scandal? Climate change, air pollution, and environmental racism are just a few.

Electricity

The Energy Law

JUNE 19, 2013

Specifically, EPA promised to: Develop a strategy for improving oil and gas sector emissions data, emissions factors, and measurement techniques by the first quarter of 2014, and begin implementing that strategy by the third quarter of 2014; Finalize revised emissions factors development procedures for data collected from traditional test methods by (..)

2014

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2022

By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation In 2011, the Audubon Society paired with the Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape to aid counties along the Kittatinny Ridge (Berks, Carbon, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Lehigh Valley, and Perry) in completing Return on Environment (ROE) reports.

2011

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

As an example of a recent enforcement action, he pointed to the $10 million penalty settlement with the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County on air pollution violations that included a $5 million community fund. Read more here. “We My creek ran with drilling mud, and you know what?

Natural Gas

HumanNature

JANUARY 20, 2022

In particular, an aging population combined with widely dispersed communities makes it difficult for emergency responders to reach all those who need assistance (Lal, Alvalapati and Mercer 2011). Figure 1. This map shows projected changes in U.S. electricity expenditures by 2080-2099 compared to today. Lower expenditures are blue.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. For the background on climate lawsuits in Japan as a whole, please refer to the previous blog , and for the Kobe cases, please refer to this blog.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Shapiro Needs To Fix It - By Conservative Commonwealth Foundation -- Chesapeake Bay Model Estimates Decline In Nutrient, Sediment Pollution; PA, 4 Other Jurisdictions Did Not Meet Reduction 2023 Targets For Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sediment [PaEN] -- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Environmental Groups Send EPA Notice Of Potential Lawsuit On Wastewater Plant (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

On Reporting Unauthorized Spills, Releases [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments At Oct. 25 Hearings On NPDES Stormwater Permits For Two Warehouse Projects In Lowhill Twp., 6 Online Program [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can I Do About Climate Change?

Conservation

The Energy Law

AUGUST 20, 2012

One important change is how the new definition of “associated equipment” modifies the aggregation rule for Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), which in turn modifies the applicability of the “major source” definition for oilfield operations, in particular as it applies to oil and gas wells, tanks and glycol dehydrators.

2012

Vermont Law

JANUARY 18, 2016

Green-roofs are an overlooked solution to the complex problem of heat pollution, which contributes to anthropogenic climate change. One method of city greening is roof greening, planting vegetation atop buildings to offset some of the UHIE. According to the US Environmental Protection . gency (EPA). ,

Climate Change

Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

This level of forced retirements is far in excess of any prior EPA projections of plant shutdowns resulting from implementation of a Clean Air Act rulemaking. For example, EPA projected a total of just 4,700 MW of coal capacity retirements under the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule. EPA MATS Regulatory Impact Analysis, 2011.

Ozone

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

million gallons) of liquid waste and 416,248 tons of solid waste between January 2011 and April 2021. The remaining 173 (27%) violations were for various other shortcomings—most issued for improper handling of waste materials. In the Lycoming Creek watershed, operators reported generating 9,064,377 barrels (380.7

Natural Gas

Vermont Law

AUGUST 23, 2016

In 2011, the city of Munroe Falls, Ohio sought to prevent Beck Energy Corporation from drilling until the company complied with the city’s relevant municipal ordinances. These issues range from potential water contamination, air pollution, noise, dust, truck traffic, groundwater spills, methane emission leaks, and even earthquakes.

Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 26, 2022

California’s Central Valley consistently experiences the country’s worst air quality, and climate change is poised to make air quality even worse. In a region known for its exceptional agricultural productivity, climate change is quickly amplifying a dangerous type of climate risk in California’s Central Valley: air pollution.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2019

Whereas LOS focuses on the acceptability of roadway congestion, VMT measures the actual distance traveled by vehicles and can more easily be used to develop emissions estimates for GHGs and conventional air pollutants (as well as related metrics such as fuel consumption). Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 62 Cal.4th

Climate Change