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Late Night Dumping II: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumping Continues On Roads, This Time With Bigger Trucks; New Research On Harmful Wastewater Impacts

PA Environment Daily

A 1985 study released in 2010 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources found high concentrations of barium in conventional oil and gas brines was the "likely the source of barium contents exceeding the drinking-water limits in some private wells and small municipal water supplies in western Pennsylvania." [ Read more here.]

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Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting

PA Environment Daily

A 1985 study released in 2010 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources found high concentrations of barium in conventional oil and gas brines was the "likely the source of barium contents exceeding the drinking-water limits in some private wells and small municipal water supplies in western Pennsylvania." [ Read more here.]

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Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept. Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction

PA Environment Daily

The state Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Penn State Project ECHO hosted two webinars in January and February for medical professionals and the public on Caring for Persons Living and Working in Communities Involved in Oil and Natural Gas Extraction. It is also an additional source of noise and light pollution.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 12 to 25: Another Abandoned Shale Gas Water Impoundment; 18 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Exposed Gas Pipeline Crosses Stream

PA Environment Daily

146 Abandoned Conventional, 39 Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations 2025 Abandoned Conventional: So far in 2025, DEP issued or continued 146 violations to 46 conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells- [3D Resources LLC ; Amer Natural Resources LLC; WB Anderson; Apollo Resources LLC; Baird Oil Co.;

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Trump EPA Announces Climate Regulation Rollback but Faces Legal Hurdles

Scientific American

An about-face on the Clean Air Act The Clean Air Act provision that EPA uses to regulate power plant carbon — known as Section 111 — asks EPA to first determine whether a source category “causes, or contributes significantly” to harmful air pollution.

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What does ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Mean in California?

Legal Planet

from restarting an offshore pipeline system that infamously ruptured and caused the massive Refugio oil spill in 2015. That’s good news for China because it will help curb local air pollution and oil imports. Josh Becker, chairs of each chamber’s energy and utility committee, will hear each other’s energy affordability bills.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 6

PA Environment Daily

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an Air Quality Permit Plan Approval to authorize the construction and operation of the Frontier LNG natural gas production facility at the Winner 4H Shale Gas Well Pad in West Keating Township, Clinton County.