PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2025

. -- Failure to report mechanical integrity of wells by over 59 percent of conventional well operators means they are not making sure their oil and gas wells are not leaking fluids into groundwater or surface water or natural gas into the air or operating their wells safely. The culture of non-compliance continues in full force.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

One way to better understand the impact the oil and gas industry has on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians is to read Oil and Gas Program inspection reports to see the kinds of violations DEP uncovers every day, week in and week out, as they inspect oil and gas wells and gas infrastructure across the state.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2025

The amount of renewable energy brought online in the state since 2015 would power fewer than 4% of the homes in Pennsylvania. GW, Mainly Gas Power Projects To Bolster Grid Supplies [Posted: May 7, 2025] PA Environment Digest

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

. -- Failure to report mechanical integrity of wells by over 59 percent of conventional well operators means they are not making sure their oil and gas wells are not leaking fluids into groundwater or surface water or natural gas into the air or operating their wells safely. The culture of non-compliance continues in full force.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2025

20 MLK Day Of Service Event In One Of Our Preserves -- Natural Lands: Apply Now For Class Of 2025 Force Of Nature Volunteer Program -- Fish & Boat Commission Feb.

Carbon Dioxide

Circle of Blue

JULY 10, 2025

Due to Environmental Protection Agency regulations set by the Obama administration in 2015, and by the Biden administration in 2024, the coal ash disposal site at the Cayuga station was closed, and the ash removed. Its coal-fired component is scheduled to close by 2028 as part of the city’s transition to natural gas.

2015

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. And these trends are not encouraging. Read more here.

2023

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Mountain Valley Pipeline carrying natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia required approvals from the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and the Forest Service. Many activities involve multiple agencies, and that’s true for activities with support across the political spectrum.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2025

Natural Gas Rate Increase By Columbia Gas [PaEN] -- PennLive: PPL Customers Will See Another Rate Increase June 1 - 16% [Due To Regional Electric Market Issues] -- US EIA: US Natural Gas Prices Double Last Year Due To LNG Exports, Demand Driving Electricity Prices Higher This Summer [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.:

2025

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2025

This exceeds PJMs all-time winter instantaneous peak of approximately 143,700 MW, set in February 2015, pending the availability of verified metered load data. Wednesday, January 22 with instantaneous peak load coming in at approximately 145,000 MW, while exporting nearly 8,000 MW to our neighbors.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

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. Of Health Oil & Natural Gas Production Health Concerns -- Dept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

Quest Well Pad Experience Due to residents’ previous experience with Apex’s operations at the Quest well site in 2015 which caused silica dust, noise, light and air pollution to harm residents for months during operation, the Zoning Hearing Board denied Apex’s permits.

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2025

Read more here -April 19 Read more here - April 26 Water Supply/Methane Migration Investigation Armstrong County, Kittanning Township April 14 & 21, 2025 inspections of the Kriebel Natural Gas Co. Original violation issued October 23, 2015. Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4%

2025

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2025

carbon budget set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries must reduce CO2 emissions by 50-65% by 2030 and achieve zero CO2 emissions by 2040. Buildings account for approximately 37% of global CO2 emissions and 40% of all U.S. primary energy use. GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2

Carbon Emissions

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Simons filed their initial complaint in Washington County Court on June 8, 2015 and their second on December 2, 2016 alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and trespass. Click Here for a copy of the ruling and order. Read more here. Read more here.

2013

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2025

7 Hydrogen Hub Open House In Washington County Postponed Due To Weather -- Mountain State Spotlight: Residents Near Proposed Appalachian Hydrogen Hub In WV Can Voice Their Concerns About The Project Thru March 3 Background On Issues -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

Natural Gas

Scientific American

JUNE 12, 2025

He accused the Biden administration of enacting the rules to kill off “baseload” coal and natural gas generation. In 2015, the Obama administration set the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants — only for the rule to be blocked by the Supreme Court.

Regulations

Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

China to buy Russia LNG instead of US gas: China has completely stopped imports of liquified natural gas from the U.S. The data shows that while Latin America overall lost more tree cover than it gained from 2015 to 2023, progress is being made compared to historical trends, writes WRI. CBD plans to sue.

Earth Day

Legal Planet

JULY 10, 2025

A new Energy Department report warns of a 100% increase in blackouts if the US closes coal and gas plants. The report “lays the statistical groundwork to continue its efforts to keep coal and natural gas plants open beyond their scheduled shutdown dates,” Axios says. A fifth of U.S.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2025

On January 20, the PJM Interconnection announced it continues its preparations for the coldest weather in the region since 2015, PJM on Monday extended its Cold Weather Alert and Conservative Operations declarations through Thursday, Jan. 23, for its entire footprint of 13 states and Washington, D.C.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2025

PA- $3.26 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same Again As Last Week- 15; 21 On Aug. 23 -- WESA: Could Locally Drilled Natural Gas Get More Expensive With New Republican Administrations Push To Increase LNG Gas Exports? Ohio- $2.98

Politics

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2025

Chesapeake Appalachia LLC [10 Years, 1 Month] July 23, 2025 inspection of the Jack WYO 4H, 5H shale gas wells in Windham Township, Wyoming County as part of ongoing well monitoring for defective casing/cementing. Original violations issued June 15, 2015. However, violations were continued. DEP inspection report.

2025

Legal Planet

JULY 21, 2025

electricity markets, permitting of natural gas pipelines, setting rates for electricity transmission, and ensuring grid reliability. He resigned from that in 2015 after state investigators accused his department of misspending thousands of dollars and failing to report crimes against veterans.

2015

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

On June 14, House Bill 1467 was introduced to establish an Oil and Natural Gas Facility Health Impacts Assessment Program in the Department of Health. The Department of Health is required to establish an Oil and Natural Gas Production Health Registry to track public exposures and health impacts from oil and natural gas facilities.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide and 52 percent of the rise in global average temperatures between 1880 and 2015. It can, and must, start now to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 Hydrogen infrastructure is not the same as natural gas infrastructure.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Two thirds of generation capacity is based on fossil fuels, split evenly between coal and natural gas, with 17% nuclear, and 14% hydro and other renewables. 50% coal, 26% gas, and 25% nuclear. Since 2015, South Korea has had an emissions trading system that covers the power sector and industrial sources.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein , Environmental Defense Fund This article first appeared on the Environmental Defense Fund Blog on November 21, 2022-- A natural gas storage site in Western Pennsylvania has sprung a massive gas leak that’s impacting both the climate and the communities who live in Cambria County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2023

On March 2, the Independent Fiscal Office issued a report on fourth quarter 2022 natural gas production in Pennsylvania showing a 1.6% drop in natural gas production growth and each of the other top producing counties-- Susquehanna, Washington, Bradford and Greene also saw a decrease in growth.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC The following article first appeared on LinkedIn November 19, 2022 -- On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf quietly signed into law resurrecting the prospect of liquified natural gas ("LNG") export facilities at the Port of Philadelphia. Williams, Esq.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2023

By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident My family’s home is in Washington County and we have more Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas industrial facilities than any other county in Pennsylvania. Counties across the state have witnessed harm from the heavy industrial activity associated with natural gas exploration.

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

A lot of coal plants closed after the rule went into effect, but it’s very hard to say how much difference the rule made, as opposed to factors like plunging prices for natural gas due to fracking. For example, natural gas production went up by around 50% from 2011-2015, displacing a lot of coal-fired generation.

2011

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

On September 7, the Independent Fiscal Office reported second quarter natural gas production reached 1,859 billion cubic feet, an increase of 0.3% The last time quarterly natural gas production was 1,859 billion cubic feet or more was in the third quarter of 2022. Click Here to read the entire report.

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

JUNE 7, 2021

But from 2015-2020, the average was 16 per year. Houston also had so-called 500-year floods in 2015 and 2016. The 2021 Texas winter storm (Disaster 1) caused a power blackout (Disaster 2) —partly directly, but partly because it knocked out natural gas supply systems that supplied the generators. Escalating impacts.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed Air Quality State Implementation Plan amendment incorporating RACT III requirements for the PEI Power Corp natural gas-fired power plant located in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County. (

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

This was during the peak of the unconventional natural gas development boom, colloquially known as “fracking.” There was a lot of buzz about the environmental effects of unconventional natural gas development, and several documentaries were produced on the subject,” she said. “I Why Does It Matter?

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

On December 21, sixteen local and statewide environmental groups expressed their opposition to a proposed natural gas to gasoline refinery to be built in Luzerne County by Texas-based Nacero. Since it was formed in 2015, Nacero has not built any of the nine plants it set out to build.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The system should also remain reliable under several more extreme and less likely scenarios involving lower levels of natural gas and/or renewable generation, higher electricity demand or increased exports. PJM found during Winter Storm Elliot 70% of electric generator nonperformance was from natural gas-fired units.

Natural Gas