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.”

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection confirmed as of February 11, Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management, is no longer an employee of the agency. Perry was named Deputy for Oil and Gas Management in September 2011 by Gov. No other comments on personnel actions were made. No replacement has yet been named.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

The bill would establish an Interdepartmental Coordinating Task Force in the Department of Health, with the Department of Environmental Protection, to oversee the collection and analysis of baseline health and environmental data related to the impact of oil and natural gas facilities on public health and safety. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Radiation can be present in materials that are spilled or leaked from pits, tanks, or landfills. David Allard, Director of DEP Bureau of Radiation Protection , provided a detailed explanation of the radiation exposure from solid waste, and oil and gas drilling waste in particular. Read more here. Read more here.]

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HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

2011), and the World Health Organization has recommended evaluating a separate health standard for black carbon exposure independent of other particle concentration measurements (World Health Organization 2012). link] US Environmental Protection Agency. link] US Environmental Protection Agency. March 26, 2014.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

“During the permitting process, the permittee misrepresented a lot of things in the application, specifically ongoing water pollution, the fact that this would include oil and gas waste, and it would be a radiation source,” said Johnson “That's just the tip of the iceberg on the permitting issues we've seen in this one case.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 19, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) committed to improving air emissions data for the oil and natural gas production sector. EPA responded to the Report in an April 18, 2013 memorandum from Gina McCarthy (Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation) and Lek G.

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