PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection has issued a record 5,653 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas operators in 2023, with two months left in the year, according to DEP’s November 3, 2023 Weekly Workload Report. The weekly reports posted during 2023 are below. That’s 25% more than in 2021. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

The federal Clean Water Act directs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and enforce the rules that regulate this pollution. Fortunately, at the end of 2023, the EPA proposed strengthening the current standards—though the old rules still apply while the proposed changes are being debated.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection issued a record 6,860 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas operators in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29, 2023 Weekly Workload Report. more than in 2021 and 26.6% more than in 2022 and 569.9% more than in 2015. Read more here. Just one conventional operator-- John B.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 18, 2023

Mourners hold a vigil outside the Organization of American States for Berta Cáceres, who was murdered in Honduras on March 3, 2016 for opposing a dam project. A lack of consensus over what qualifies as an aquifer has made regulating these transboundary waters nearly impossible. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. 15 percent.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

Exploring this new dataset ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and ConocoPhillips have made headlines in recent years for the enormous profits they are raking in—more than $100 billion in 2023 alone. Instead, they focused efforts on denying the science , deceiving the public, greenwashing their images, and lobbying against regulations.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry. million in 2015.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany agrees on EU regulation to make cars carbon neutral by 2035 (either zero emissions or net-zero). Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. California’s transportation fuel policy is knee deep in cow poop, and it’s not a good look.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2023

DC Ambler purchased the property in 2005 and imported a large quantity of regulated and non-regulated fill material in 2012. DC Ambler Properties failed to comply with the 2014 COA and a subsequent stipulation agreement in 2016, and was ordered by the Commonwealth Court to resolve the company’s outstanding obligations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

April 8 PA Bulletin, page 2016 ) Read more here. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 8 PA Bulletin that Chuwi Innovation and Technology is not in compliance with the state electronics waste recycling law and is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania. ( All through its eNotice system.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Though testing capabilities and our knowledge of the risks have improved, regulations to protect America’s waterways, and ultimately its drinking water, from a range of troubling contaminants have been slow to follow. Environmentalists have long complained that regulators are too quick to green light new chemicals.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The agenda for the December 1 DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting includes updates on Chapter 78 regulation changes, the new federal abandoned well plugging program and more. The last draft of the waste handling regulation update was posted by DEP in September, 2021. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The Marcellus Shale Coalition challenged DEP’s 2016 regulations setting environmental and safety standards for unconventional shale gas drilling saying the Oil and Gas Act (Act 13) did not authorize DEP to further define public resource agencies and public resources and the regulations contained a potentially overly broad definition of playgrounds.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

On May 18, the Public Utility Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Order proposing amendments to current regulations for the Low-Income Usage Reduction Program (LIURP) and requesting public comment. L-2016-2557886. L-2016-2557886. Zerfuss in a statement. “As For more information, visit PUC Docket No.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

There will also be a full day MS-4 track for municipal staff and consultants charged with implementing stormwater regulations. Related Article: -- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [Posted: February 21, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The CLCPA requires the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to enforce emissions targets through the adoption of regulations consistent with the final scoping plan, which must be promulgated by Jan. The final plan must be sent to the Legislature by Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The results of the study-- Toxicity And Chemical Composition Of Commercial Road Palliatives Versus Oil and Gas Produced Waters -- were published in the Journal Environmental Pollution on July 13, 2023. The chemical contaminant levels generally exceeded the conventional well brine waters regulated by DEP, according to the study.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2024

Since 2016, DEP has required shale gas operators to submit an Area of Review analysis as part of the permitting process for unconventional wells to help identify abandoned wells, water wells and conflicts with other shale gas wells and laterals before they happen. Frack-out” is also a term used for “communication” incidents.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

On June 20, 2023, the Spanish Supreme Court handed down its final ruling in the case of Greenpeace v. Background of Spanish Climate Policy In 2016, the EU ratified the Paris Agreement, which calls on Parties to submit their National Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years. compared to 2005. compared to 2005.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2023

The following editorial first appeared in the Citizens Voice on May 17, 2023 -- Breathe easy. That intentionally is a broad mandate, so it makes sense that Department of Environmental Protection regulations protecting the environment also must be broad.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A study released in May 2022 by Penn State found radiation levels of conventional oil and gas drilling wastewater disposed of by uncontrolled spreading on roads contained levels of radioactivity exceeding industrial radiation discharge standards. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

The blog post notes MAX Environmental withdrew its application to expand the facility in February 2023. And if it has to come to Yukon, it needs to be stored safely and properly regulated.” The proposed regulation was published for comment in January 2022 when three virtual hearings were held. Click Here to read the entire post.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Decree 298 of 2016 on the National Climate Change System. In February 2023, the Tribunal of Cundinamarca decided the case. In April 2023, the Council of State, the highest court on administrative law matters, affirmed the decision. The Tribunal of Cundinamarca decided the case in July 2023. 29 Subsections 3 and 4).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

By 2016, dirt road residents in my township of Farmington, were gathering petitions pleading for the road spreading of brine to stop. Six years later, the 2023 pictures show the same quantity of respirable dust, but the roads are not brined or treated. We were told the more brine on the road, the better off we would be.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report Just Food PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:20 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Simon Harvey Ferrero, Mondelez and Lindt also labelled as “inadequate” in Ethical Consumer’s assessment.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Humanitarianism, Capitalism, and the Moral Economy of the Nestlé Boycott by Tehila Sasson (2016) Rigged: Supermarket Shelves for Sale by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) (2016) Nutrition Scientists on the Take from Big Food: Has the American Society for Nutrition lost all credibility?

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Cresforum

JANUARY 16, 2024

has only seen two new nuclear plants enter commercial operation since the 1990s with Watts Bar Unit 2 in 2016 and Vogtle Unit 3 in 2023. In December 2023, the Atomic Energy Advancement Act was introduced in Congress as bipartisan legislation by Reps. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). Title I of H.R.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. Hawkes (2016)- Allows challenges in court to jurisdictional decisions (JDs) issued by the ACOE.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S. Hawkes (2016)- Allows challenges in court to jurisdictional decisions (JDs) issued by the ACOE.

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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.” District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued a decision on December 6, 2023 in Transource Pa. FERC Order No. Transource Pa. Defrank The U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

From April 22 to 28, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 729 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 48 violations of environmental regulations-- 32 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 16 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Hanover Twp. -

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel–related air pollutants. These in turn were linked to near-instant decreases in local heart-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases, a new study shows.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

The webinar provides a unique opportunity for advocacy groups, legislators, government regulators, oil and gas industry workers, and residents and community members across the country to learn about this issue, the health concerns and the latest science.

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Acoel

MARCH 13, 2023

Posted on March 13, 2023 by David B. As Covid restrictions lifted, ACOEL and FANJ reset our plans for the joint symposium, resulting in the February 2023 event, the culmination of the seven years we have been engaged in this project, and the major kickoff to targeting specific opportunities to work together pursuant to the MOU.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

RBC has contributed over $340B (CAD) in fossil fuel financing since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2016, making it one of the world’s largest funders of the companies and industries driving climate change. “If

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. Read more here. Send comments to: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com.)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Latest Science A 2016 study led by health researchers at the University of Pittsburgh examined the adequacy of unconventional natural gas drilling setbacks in the three largest and most heavily drilled natural gas plays in the U.S. 26 On Cryptocurrency Mining Moratorium Bill [PaEN] [Posted: September 19, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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