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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Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2024

Under the Federal Power Act (FPA), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authority to regulate “ the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce.” One obstacle to meeting these targets is the ability of states to block interstate transmission projects. This includes authority over regional transmission planning.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot called Measure W a “ world-leading policy,” that can also help reduce pollution flowing into oceans and bays. has more resources than almost any other place in the country to harness rainfall to recharge groundwater basins for future use. As a result of Measure W, L.A.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

The proposed amendments relied on the 1999 MNDs and 2012 addendum, with no additional CEQA review or mitigation deemed necessary by the County. The staff report (called an agenda request form) did not mention the previous 1999 MNDs, the 2012 Addendum, or any other CEQA analysis. County of Alameda (2012) 54 Cal.4th

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Dicharry On July 20, 2013, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources amended its reporting and disclosure requirements for hydraulic fracturing stimulation operations. Before the amendment, the regulation did not specify a reporting deadline. 1824 (July 20, 2013).

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 24, 2020

Space is infinite, but earth’s orbits are a finite natural resource that must be managed properly. [1]. The successes and failures of international regulation of ocean waste provide a basis for developing a model for effective regulation of orbital debris. by William Goldberg. Orbital debris travels at speeds up to 4.3

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Routine Well Abandonments “Most disturbingly, the most frequent “environmental/health/safety” violation that DEP has noted is the violation of requirements in the 2012 Oil and Gas Act and Chapter 78 for the proper abandonment of oil and gas wells.” Evidence on this count is discouraging. Read more here. Read more here.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2014

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE’s) Investigations and Review Unit (IRU) substantially enhances the civil and criminal enforcement of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the regulations issued thereunder. 3304, issued June 29, 2010. Richard Hastings (R-Wash.),

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Earlier this week, the Fifth Circuit ruled against the government finding that contractors cannot criminally violate these OCSLA regulations. In September 2012, Black Elk hired Compass Engineering and Consulting, LLC (“Compass”) to draft construction plans for maintenance on the platforms. United States v. Moss, et al , No.

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The Energy Law Blog

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. 13, 2012) ( quoting in part from 42 U.S.C. State of Texas v. 7410(a)(1).

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 6, 2016

In New York and Pennsylvania, anti-fracking groups have obtained a statewide ban on fracking and the allowance of local authority to regulate fracking, respectively. In March 2016, the Louisiana First Circuit recognized the preemptive authority of state law to regulate and permit fracking. City of Fort Collins v.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 25, 2014

Summary: The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) highly controversial proposed rule would establish baseline environmental safeguards for the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas on federal and Indian mineral lands. While growing up in Pennsylvania, I saw natural gas wells appear all around me on what were once open fields and forests.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

In 2012, the results from the study were released and scientists found “more likely than not” that C8 exposure was linked to numerous health conditions including: testicular cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis, high cholesterol, and pregnancy-induced hypertension. As of 2014, EPA found C8 in. in Biology.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The documents the Journal obtained show that in 2012, ExxonMobil sought to gather information about and exert influence over the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). UCS joined with Environment California, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club California to urge Gov.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 20, 2022

Manuel Heart, Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in southwest Colorado, said excluding tribes from helping create and update the river’s regulations is another example of the U.S. government marginalizing native voices. .

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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.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We need governments to regulate industry. Take action: Tweet at the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson, to tell him not to buy CAPP’s greenwashing and take urgent action on climate change by limiting emissions from Canada’s biggest source of pollution – the fossil fuel industry.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Circuit concluded that EPA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in determining that the four elements of the regulations that had been stayed met these requirements. Environmental Groups Challenged Delay in Enforcement of Landfill Methane Regulations. verdict June 7, 2017; sentencing June 23, 2017). NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As domestic wells dried up this year, the emergency reignited passionate debates among residents over how to best protect the region’s limited natural resources. As domestic wells dried up this year, the emergency reignited passionate debates among residents over how to best protect the region’s limited natural resources.

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Acoel

JULY 25, 2022

By 2012, 20 to 25 states had developed state climate plans. the Departments of Interior and Energy). But the federal government needs help, and I believe we should look to the states to provide such assistance. But the federal government needs help, and I believe we should look to the states to provide such assistance.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Photo © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. If the operator fails to perform adequate cleanup, state regulators confiscate the bond and use it to hire contractors to finish the job. This is completely out of control,” wrote one Kentucky Department of Natural Resources official in an email to another earlier this year.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 25, 2023

Eight years ago, a Des Moines-area regional utility filed a federal lawsuit seeking to regulate nitrogen discharges from farms upstream of its Raccoon River water treatment plant. One of his favorite topics was a program Iowa established in 2012 to affirm its resolve to deal with water pollution — the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Yaw, Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, said he was instrumental in helping create legislation establishing the Marcellus Shale Impact Fee, now known as Act 13 of 2012. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

percent with an annual average of 1 percent for wells drilled between 2000-2012. Sturgis B 1003H (2021) -- STL Resources LLC - Gallagher Twp. Sturgis B 1007H (2022) -- STL Resources LLC - Gallagher Twp. Sturgis B 1007H (2021) -- STL Resources LLC - Gallagher Twp. Temple 8541H (2016) -- EXCO Resources PA LLC - Penn Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2022

That is why we are grateful for the Committee’s hearing on the benefits of cutting methane pollution, including sealing methane leaks that waste our nation’s precious natural resources at a time when families cannot afford any wasted drop. Impacts On Unborn As pro-life evangelicals, we have a special concern for the unborn.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. These operators include-- -- Chesapeake Appalachia, Inc: Stoorza Well Pad, Terry Twp., Bradford County; -- EQT Chap LLC: Basista-Dermotta Well Pad, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County: -- EQT Prod Co.:

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] 11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

Major oil and gas infrastructure facilities could be covered by the amended legislation if they are considered a major source of hazardous air pollutants, criteria pollutants or are subject to prevention of significant deterioration or nonattainment new source review under existing regulations. Why Does It Matter?

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

A few months later, in May 2012, TC renewed its application, and again, the project underwent more than three years of review. 6] The State Department denied the permit within days of President Obama’s recommendation. energy security, and oil prices. [7] 8] This time, the permit was approved within two months, on March 23, 2017. [9]

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

A few months later, in May 2012, TC renewed its application, and again, the project underwent more than three years of review. 6] The State Department denied the permit within days of President Obama’s recommendation. energy security, and oil prices. [7].

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