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. (a)

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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. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as an Attorney and Counselor of Law. No other comments on personnel actions were made. No replacement has yet been named.

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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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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2022

Prior to his appointment as Acting Deputy, Klapkowski served as Director of the Bureau of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management since March of 2012.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Clearly, there is significant non-compliance with relevant laws in the conventional oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania. Read more here.] [ Note: The new federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law well plugging program provided DEP with funding to plug 277 conventional oil and gas wells in 2022-23. Why The Assessment? Read more here. “In

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Limits On Civil Penalties The 2012 Oil and Gas Act (Act 13) sets the penalty amounts DEP can impose for violations of the law and regulations -- Sections 3255 & 3256. Wolf in a formal statement published in the July 30 PA Bulletin and comes in the wake of the Governor allowing House Bill 2644 to become law without his signature.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

One formulation that has been suggested is, “What are the obligations under international law of a State for ensuring that activities under its jurisdiction or control that emit greenhouse gases do not cause, or substantially contribute to, serious damage to another State or State?” Once the opinion is issued, what impact would it have?

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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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PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2022

Department of Interior in December for the well plugging funds authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It was drilled by Atlas from 2011 to 2012. There is a rulemaking petition proposal before the Environmental Quality Board by the Sierra Club now to do just that. Read more here.] It would cost taxpayers over $3.3

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

On February 15, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Environmental Quality Board conventional oil and gas drilling companies only paid $46,100 of the $10,600,000 it cost for DEP to regulate that industry in FY 2020-21. Overall, DEP expects an annual revenue deficit of at least $10.5 Read more here.

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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). The Public Utility Commission imposed its own penalties for violations under its laws. Click Here for video/sound of a typical release from 2012 to 2019.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

Since when was environmental protection focused on promoting and expanding parking in protected wilderness monuments? Plainly, reducing and formalizing parking spaces in the San Gabriel River and adjacent canyon recreation areas will protect and restore the environment. 2012) 215 Cal.App.4th

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City and surrounding areas. Despite these experiences, lawmakers have done little to adopt new laws and policies directed at requiring greater protections against spills and contamination from the growing threat of extreme weather. Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 23, 2024

Private Empire: Exxon Mobil and American Power by Steve Coll (Penguin Press, 2012). PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters. Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound by John Keeble. HarperCollins, 1991).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency has yet to set a definitive standard allowable for the chemical, C8, in drinking water even though it is hazardous to human health, making it difficult to hold companies responsible for their actions. Lauren Gates is a 3L at Vermont Law School, working towards her Masters of Environmental Law a.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Private Empire: Exxon Mobil and American Power by Steve Coll (Penguin Press, 2012). PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters. Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound by John Keeble. HarperCollins, 1991).

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Civil society believes that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation. Total to pay $15 mln to settle US false claims case Reuters | February 22, 2012 Units of French energy concern Total have agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

In 2012, environmental groups brought a Clean Water Act citizen suit against Maui, claiming that Maui was “discharging a pollutant to navigable waters” without the permit required by the Clean Water Act. This effluent then travels approximately a half mile, through groundwater, to the Pacific Ocean. 22250 (Apr.

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The Energy Law Blog

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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The Energy Law Blog

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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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

The bipartisan infrastructure law provided up to $7.5 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.

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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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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The claim is grounded on the constitutionally recognized right to a healthy environment; fundamental rights such as the right to life, dignity, health, food, and housing; along with several recognized principles of international environmental law and international climate change commitments. Brazil (on deforestation and human rights ).

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 25, 2013

United States Environmental Protection Agency , 526 F.3d If stormwater permitting is required, we suggest a careful review of NPDES stormwater delegation and the potential applicability of the 2008 Multi-Sector General Permit (“MSGP”) or the 2012 Construction General Permit (“CGP”). See Natural Resources Defense Council v.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 6, 2015

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently released the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Report Card. The Bay’s grade is a “C,” unchanged since 2012 when the 2011 “D+” was upgraded to a “C.” Opposition to fertilizer laws come from synthetic and organic fertilizer manufacturers. in Environmental Law.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 12, 2016

On May 4, 2016, environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seeking to compel EPA to “fulfill long-delayed nondiscretionary duties” under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by issuing revised regulations governing oil and gas wastes. 1:16-cv-00842-JDB, and was filed in the U.S.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Herzog (former Emmett/Frankel Fellow at UCLA School of Law 2012-2016) and Sean H. EPA ) seeking to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its Good Neighbor Rule to limit cross-state emissions of smog-forming pollution. Download as PDF

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The Energy Law Blog

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.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

1961 – seeks to close existing loopholes and provide additional federal oversight where current state laws do not apply. At first glance, though, existing laws would seem applicable to the spill at Freedom Industries. It turns out that West Virginia is not very hospitable to regulations, and especially not to environmental regulations.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 1, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the American Lung Association in the litigation involving EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”). On August 21, 2012, in a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Supreme Court granted the petitions for writs of certiorari filed by the U.S.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

As a solution to this unacceptable consequence of flagrant catering to special interests, the Center petitioned the USDA to make rules that expressly mandate enforcement officers’ compliance with relevant laws. Yes, this petition addresses Wildlife Services’ numerous wildlife and animal law violations. appeared first on.

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