Close to 2,000 Environmental Activists Killed Over Last Decade
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Between 2012 and 2022, at least 1,910 people advocating for environmental protection were killed worldwide, a new report finds. Read more on E360 →
DEP Proposes To Delist Currie Landfill Site In Erie County From State Priority List Of Hazardous Sites, Comments Invited
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 28, 2025
The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on the proposed delisting of the Currie Landfill Site in Millcreek Township, Erie County from the state Priority List Of Hazardous Sites. (
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Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 25, 2025
On March 14, the Attorney General opened another investigation into Energy Transfer/Sunoco into potential environmental crimes related to the Energy Transfer/Sunoco pipeline that leaked petroleum into household wells in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more here.]
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Oil & Gas Facilities Self-Reported 13,432,713 Tons Of Air Pollution In PA In 2022; 101,741,616 Tons Total Since 2012
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Unconventional, conventional, pipeline, storage and other oil and gas facilities have been self-reporting air emissions from their facilities since 2012 and do so regularly under Title V and other Air Quality permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection. Methane emissions were reported as 165,793.87
Register Now for “Harmonizing TSCA Consent Orders with OSHA HCS 2012” on May 14, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
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Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Holds Virtual Meeting Dec. 4 On Federal Disaster Response; Regulating Water Supplies; Roadside Springs
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3 Visit the Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership webpage for instructions on joining the meeting via Zoom.
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EVs Are at a Turning Point, It May Not Be What You Think
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2024
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. And they will be even more cost competitive with their internal combustion vehicle counterparts. I don’t feel like I’m sticking my neck out here.
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What’s Up With Water – February 8, 2022
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
That time period includes unusually high crop losses in the Midwest due to drought in 2012 and flooding in 2019. The report was published by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research organization. Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to review national drinking water standards to consider whether updates are needed.
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DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Agreement For The Precision National Plating Site In Lackawanna County
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 23, 2025
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 19 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Consent Order and Agreement with Precision National Plating regarding the cleanup of the Precision National Plating Site in Abington Township, Lackawanna County. (
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Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Lead author Adam Gold , a watershed researcher for the Environmental Defense Fund, said the wild uncertainty is because the court arbitrarily created a new standard for federal protection divorced from the science of how wetlands support larger streams, rivers, lakes and the ocean. Photo by Derrick Z.
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Alberta’s New Committee on Tar Sands Tailings is Too Little, Too Late
Enviromental Defense
MAY 7, 2024
Environmental protection laws must be enforced in response to incidents like last year’s major spill and leak from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine. This includes the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program (JOSM) set up in 2012 and the Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG) set up in 2016. The Alberta government has allowed 1.4
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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 8
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2025
PA Bulletin, page 2012 ) -- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC - Exposing 2- 10-Inch Gas Pipelines, 1- 12-Inch Plastic Wastewater Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for exposing these pipelines to prevent damage from longwall underground coal mining in Morris Twp., PA Bulletin, page.1973 Received June 11, 2024, Issued Feb.
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DEP Posted 84 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 27 PA Bulletin
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 27, 2024
Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the January 27 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 27 PA Bulletin it is extending the deadline for conventional and unconventional natural gas facility operators to submit their first methane pollution emissions report to June 1, 2024.
What The Shale Gas Industry Is Leaving Behind: DEP Signs Consent Order With Roulette Oil & Gas To Plug Shale Gas Well Abandoned For 8 Years In Hebron Twp., Potter County
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
On January 21, the Department of Environmental Protection and Roulette Oil & Gas Co., The Guardian Pad B 6H shale gas well was drilled in February 2011 and then granted inactive status on September 7, 2012 that expired on September 7, 2017, according to the order.
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We’re back in court this week defending Canada’s Impact Assessment Act from the Alberta government
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 20, 2023
We spent years fighting for much-needed legislation to strengthen Canada’s environmental laws and fix the broken project review process. Environmental impact assessments are supposed to ensure that only projects which keep our communities safe and healthy get approved. The case was heard by the Alberta Court of Appeal in February 2021.
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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 20, 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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High Costs, Few Customers: Benton Harbor Water Woes Loom for Michigan Cities
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency flagged a host of new, alarming deficiencies. The state forced Highland Park, another majority Black, low-income city surrounded by Detroit, to shut its decrepit water plant in 2012, in what was supposed to be a temporary move. The lead problems only created new expenses.
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General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
million put into budgetary reserve in 2008-09 from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; -- $5 million reduction in Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) farm conservation tax credit program in FY 2009-10; -- $102.8 million; -- FY 2012-13 budget eliminates $11.8
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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.27.23
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania Senate next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule House next voting day October 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Effective Dec.
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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution
PA Environment Daily
MAY 17, 2024
He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. in Physics from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Geology & Geophysics from Yale University.
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Scott Perry No Longer DEP Deputy For Oil & Gas Management
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. No other comments on personnel actions were made. No replacement has yet been named. Perry was named Deputy for Oil and Gas Management in September 2011 by Gov.
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DEP Collects $500,000 In Penalties From DC Ambler Properties In Montgomery County For Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Violations
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 13, 2023
On October 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has reached a Settlement Agreement with DC Ambler Properties, LLC., DC Ambler purchased the property in 2005 and imported a large quantity of regulated and non-regulated fill material in 2012.
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DEP To Hold Aug. 26 Hearing On Mining/Water Quality Permits For Proposed Maggie Lynn Underground Limestone Mine in Washington County
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 2, 2024
On August 2, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it will hold an August 26 hearing to take testimony from the public on a mining permit application and draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the proposed new Maggie Lynn underground limestone mine in Deemston Borough, Washington County.
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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 2)
Clean Energy Law
MAY 24, 2022
The market-based compliance mechanism deigned by CARB went into effect in 2012 in the form of the California Cap-and-Trade Program. AB 32 authorized CARB to adopt a market-based compliance mechanism with “declining annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions” through 2020.
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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County
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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In Memoriam: Former Sen. Mary Jo White, Republican Chair Of The Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
She retired from the state Senate in 2012. starting in the law department but was promoted to Corporate Secretary and then to Vice President for Environmental and Governmental Affairs. Seif, former Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. She then had a long career at Quaker State Oil Corp.
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Repsol Gas USA Issued Violation For Denying DEP Right To Document Damaged Shale Gas Well Casing During Investigation Of Uncontrolled Gas Venting In Bradford County
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 2, 2023
On September 21, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a notice of violation to Repsol Oil and Gas USA, LLC for denying the agency’s right to document damaged shale gas well casing during its investigation of an incident of uncontrolled natural gas venting in Bradford County in August.
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EPA, West Virginia Officials Working To Secure Fairmount Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing Facility To Prevent Release Of Radioactive, Hazardous Materials
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The site was acquired by Fairmont Brine Processing in 2012 and has been inactive since 2017. On October 19, the U.S. FBP would treat fluids from the hydraulic fracturing process used to extract natural gas. In May 2023, there was a fire and explosion at the site that led to increased concern about the potential release of contamination.
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DEP Assesses $600,000 Penalty For Illegal Disposal Of Over 1,800 Truck Loads Of Oil & Gas Waste Drill Cuttings In Fayette County
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 15, 2022
On December 15, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has executed a $600,000 consent assessment of civil penalty (CACP) with John A.
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Marcellus Shale Coalition Challenges EQB Authority To Increase Bond Amounts For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Majority Of 100,508 Conventional Wells Not Required To Have Any Bonds
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
The Coalition said Section 3225(a)(1) Act 13 of 2012 set bond amounts for oil and gas wells, but did not differentiate between conventional and unconventional wells. The operative language links these Fiscal Code provisions to Section 3225(a)(1) of Act 13 of 2012 and says-- “Section 1606-E. Conventional oil and gas well bonding.
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PA Taxpayers So Far Give $130.9 Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17 Billion Thru 2042; No Regard To Environmental Compliance Record
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
No Environmental Compliance Requirement The PA Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit is awarded without regard to whether a facility receiving the tax credit is complying with the state’s environmental laws and regulations. So far, the Department of Environmental Protection has imposed penalties totalling over $10.6
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113 Toxic chemical releases in 2021 remained below pre-pandemic levels sccording to new Toxics Release Inventory data
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 21, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program remained below pre-pandemic levels and releases in 2021 are 10% lower than 2012 releases, even with an 8% increase from 2020 to 2021.
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The Energy Law
JANUARY 10, 2013
By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On December 21, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a policy announcement addressing how it will deal with source aggregation following the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Summit Petroleum Corp. EPA , 2012 U.S. 21, 2012), available here (PDF). EPA, 690 F.3d 3d 733 (6th Cir.
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EPA Proposes Significant Changes to NPDES Permit for Oil and Gas Facilities in the GOM OCS
The Energy Law
APRIL 12, 2012
Moreno On March 7, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the Federal Register a proposed NPDES general permit for discharges from oil and gas facilities in the western and central portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (the “proposed permit”). 7, 2012), available at [link].
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Oil & Natural Gas Facility Health Impacts Assessment Bill Introduced In The House
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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EPA Finalizes NPDES Permit for Oil and Gas Facilities in the GOM OCS
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Moreno On October 1st, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the final NPDES general permit for discharges from oil and gas facilities in the western and central portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (the “final permit”). By Robert E. Holden and Carlos J.
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Air Permitting: Sixth Circuit Vacates Single Stationary Source Aggregation Determination for E&P Facilities Due to EPA’s Unreasonable Interpretation of Adjacent
The Energy Law
AUGUST 16, 2012
By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On August 7, 2012, in a 2-1 decision in Summit Petroleum Corp. Environmental Protection Agency, No. In light of this determination, the court applied no deference to EPA’s interpretation of the term. See Summit Petroleum Corp. 09-4348, slip op. at 15 (6th Cir.
Fifth Circuit Vacates EPA’s Disapproval of the Texas Flexible Permits Program
The Energy Law
AUGUST 21, 2012
Moreno On August 13, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) disapproval of revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) dealing with the state’s Flexible Permits program. Environmental Protection Agency , No. State of Texas v.
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Public Interest Groups at Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Federal Environmental Law from Alberta Challenge
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 21, 2023
MiningWatch Canada and Environmental Defence Canada, represented by Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA); Nature Canada, represented by West Coast Environmental Law (West Coast); and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) are intervening in the hearings to defend environmental protections in the IAA.
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EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Have A Dramatic Impact on Texas and Louisiana
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.
Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.5.23
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 5, 2023
TODAY Off the Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 691 (Yaw-R- Lycoming) dropping ‘Protection’ from the name of the Department of Environmental Protection [Don’t Take The Bait]. Click Here to watch online. Rules Room. Off the Floor. No video coverage. Room 140 Main Capitol. Read more here.
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Western PA Residents Comment After Living With The Shell Petrochemical Plant For A Year
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Since 2012, when the facility was first announced, Beaver has lost GDP, businesses, population, and up to 10% of its jobs. These injustices are incalculable. Far from the economic boom we were promised, federal data show that Beaver County has actually fallen behind the state and nation in nearly every measure of economic activity.
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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
JUNE 20, 2023
Duran said she also contacted the Department of Environmental Protection about the incident and was told they planned to send inspectors to tour the plant Tuesday (January 3). Click Here for video/sound of a typical release from 2012 to 2019. Written by David Hess, Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection.
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98 New Jersey’s EJ Law Is Passed, and It Still Might Not Be Enough
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 11, 2024
New Jerseys EJ Law Is Passed, and It Still Might Not Be Enough by Isabella Marie Nangano In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature enacted the Environmental Justice Law, one that its citizens wanted for a long time. However, the law has fallen short of its promise. The intent that accompanies this law is a just one.
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