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. 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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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. As part of this civil penalty settlement, DEP and Joseph have agreed to settle litigation related to other actions taken by the DEP in response to the disposal incidents.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The site was acquired by Fairmont Brine Processing in 2012 and has been inactive since 2017. In June, a DEP inspection of a Bradford County shale gas well pad found radiation levels high enough in an onsite wastewater tank to require decontamination [ Read more here ].] On October 19, the U.S. Read more here.] [In

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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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JANUARY 4, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) for public comment. EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), in consultation with the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Department of Environmental Protection is now reviewing 17 conventional oil and gas drilling operators for their compliance with a self-certification program that allows the road dumping of drilling wastewater, according to Ali Tarquino Morris, Director of DEP’s Bureau Of Waste Management. of DEP’s regulations. Read more here.

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