2016, Air Pollution and Waste - Environmental Professionals Connection

DEP: PA Fracking Operations Sent Nearly 236,000 Cubic Feet Of Radioactive TENORM Waste To Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facilities For Disposal In 2021 - 811,070 since 2016

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On September 30, DEP told the Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee shale gas fracking operations in Pennsylvania sent nearly 236,00 cubic feet of radioactive TENORM waste to out-of-state low-level radioactive waste facilities for disposal, more volume than all the industries combined in the four-state Appalachian Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.

Waste

Waste 2016 2021 Radiation

Better Path Coalition: DEP Removes Co-Product Category From Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Reporting Database; Well Owners Continue To Fail To Report How They Dispose Of Their Waste

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

On June 7, the Better Path Coalition reported the Department of Environmental Protection has removed the co-product category from its waste disposal reporting database for conventional oil and gas well owners, according to documents the Coalition received in response to a Right-To-Know request. have gotten easier.

Waste

Waste Natural Gas 2018 Regulations

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 1

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

Air Quality Permits -- UGI Texas Creek, LLC - Castle Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Permit for multiple sources of air pollution at the compressor station located in Canton Twp., PA Bulletin, page 3089 ) Read more here. Bradford County. ( York County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Bradford County. (

Air Pollution

Air Pollution Recycling 2024 Waste

DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Five other violations involved illegal disposal or handling of liquid or solid waste. Unplugged or improperly plugged wells can cause a myriad of problems, including gas migration into occupied structures, water supply impacts, surface water impacts, hazardous air pollutant emissions, methane emissions, and soil and groundwater contamination.

Waste

Waste 2017 Regulations Environmental Protection

April 5 Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

A variety of studies have documented that radioactivity is brought to the surface with natural gas and oil production and travels through natural gas pipelines, oil refining systems, natural gas processing and liquid and solid waste disposal and treatment facilities. Why Does It Matter? What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health?

Radiation

Radiation Natural Gas Atmosphere Waste

Senators Santarsiero, Comitta To Introduce Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites From 500 To 2,500 Feet, Based On Latest Science

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. Read more here. Santasiero and Sen.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2016

DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

Wolf’s PFAS Action Team Report noted there is a concern wastewater plant sewage sludge also contains PFAS and policies are needed to properly manage this waste. Similar concerns would be present in oil and gas waste treatment facilities. Since 2016, 811,070 cubic feet have been sent to low-level disposal facilities.

Radiation

Radiation Waste 2019 2012

Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas; Same Facility Plagued Community With Blowdowns 3 Times A Day, 7 Days A Week For Nearly 10 Years Until Criminal Charges Brought Against CNX

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. They also have an air shaft for an underground coal mine near them. From 2011 to 2016, DEP’s Air Quality Program only required oil and gas operators to maintain records of how frequently they conducted pigging operations. Read more here.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2012 2019

On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Related Articles: -- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Online Nov.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution 2016

Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

Figure 1: Size reference for atmospheric particles (US EPA 2016) and a general structure of freshly created black carbon. Outdoor air pollution accounts for approximately 3.7 – 4.8 Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease.” link] Climate & Clean Air Coalition. April 19, 2016.

Atmosphere

Atmosphere Carbon Emissions 2020 2012

Waste and Water Woes

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Two of the top 10 EQIP practices by total dollar amount spent are practices we identified as industrial, providing little to no conservation benefits, in our previous report: waste facility cover and waste storage facility. Despite these protective measures, animal waste often escapes and contaminates local water.

Waste

Waste Climate Change Conservation 2023

Fifth District Holds Issue Exhaustion Not Required Where Agency Gave No Notice of Intent To Rely On CEQA Exemption Prior to Hearing, And Existing Facilities Categorical Exemption Does Not Apply to Unlined Landfills As A Matter of Law

CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

All three landfills are operated by the County subject to oversight and permits by the County Department of Environmental Health Services, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.

Law

Law 2012 2017 Waste

21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Firstly, it removes solid fish waste from the system, thus eliminating waste buildup in the grow beds. Secondly, it enables growers to decide whether to run the system either aquaponically, using liquid waste from the fish, or hydroponically through nutrient dosing. Decoupling offers two significant advantages.

2023

2023 Conservation Electricity 2022

Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company first attracted global attention when it was caught dumping 3,000 tons of toxic mercury-laden waste in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that originated at a PVC plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. James successfully sued to subject Formosa to an environmental review over the 800 tons of toxic air pollutants as well as the 13.6

2016

2016 Air Pollution 2017 Waste

Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Burning Garbage Will Not Solve the Plastic Pollution Crisis

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

You may have heard about a miracle cure for plastic waste that creates green energy in the process—the mystical waste incinerator. We know how many people want to rid the world of plastic waste and shift to sustainable energy. But there really is no miracle cure for waste. It almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Waste Pollution Control

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. PERI Pollution Indexes Based on United States Environmental Protection Agency data ranking the top 100 worst polluters.

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels 2019 2008 2020

U.S. Senate Hearing: Energy, Environmental Impacts Of Cryptocurrency Mining In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste Air Pollution

House Environmental Committee Sets May 1 Hearing On Cryptocurrency And Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Climate Change

Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste

July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. 451962/2016 (N.Y. The standards and guidelines were published on August 29, 2016. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP , No.

2017

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy

Third District Addresses Significant CEQA Issues In Mixed Decision On Placer County’s EIR For Specific Plan/Rezoning Allowing Development of Martis Valley Timberlands

CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Following release of an October 2015 draft and May 2016 final EIR, the County’s Planning Commission recommended denial, but the Board of Supervisors thereafter approved the specific plan, and the immediate rezoning of the 662-acre portion of the West Parcel out of the TPZ, by 4-1 vote. City of Woodland (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Clean Energy Conservation 2013

Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

The following factsheet on asthma and air pollution from natural gas facilities was compiled by the Environmental Health Project -- Asthma is a chronic disease that affects breathing. Asthma attacks, also known as exacerbations, may be triggered by indoor and outdoor air pollution, stress, and other physical and environmental factors.

Air Pollution

Air Pollution Natural Gas Ground-Level Ozone Nitrogen Oxides

Explainer: China launches first national soil survey in 40 years

A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

Organisms in the soil drive the planet’s metabolism, breaking down waste, as well as helping to provide food, energy, clean air and water. The combined impact of acidification and heavy metal pollution is a threat to China’s food security and safety. But this thin layer teems with microorganisms of incredible range and richness.

Atmosphere

Atmosphere 2016 Carbon Dioxide Environmental Protection

House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 30 Hearing On Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Infrastructure Based On Latest Science, Grand Jury Report

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Latest Science - University of Pittsburgh 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. Read more here. ] Read more here.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2014

Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In June, the Office of Attorney General also filed criminal charges against Energy Corporation of America, now Greylock Production, LLC , for allegedly failing to address environmental hazards created by the storage of fracking waste fluids and other operations from 2015 to 2020 at various well sites in Clearfield and Greene counties.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Regulations 2022

Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2023

Spreading wastewater on roads from conventional oil and gas wells is illegal because it does not meet the requirements of DEP’s Residual Waste Regulations, but it’s still going on. Read more here.] Click Here to read through the EHP industry description. Read more here.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Regulations Air Pollution

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Economically, Socially Deprived Areas In PA Have A Much Greater Chance Of Having Oil & Gas Waste Disposed In Their Communities

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In addition to this uptick in production, at the same time, we had a big increase in waste production. So actually about 98% of waste production from fracked wells is in the form of produced water. Where does this waste actually go? Are There Disproportionate Exposures From Waste? It has several different outlets.

Waste

Waste Natural Gas 2005 2019

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 20

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2126 ) - - Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing, LLC - 2016 Release East of Former Tank PB 23: DEP received a Notice of Intent to remediate soil contaminated with petroleum constituents to the Statewide Health Standards and Site-Specific Standards for the site located on West Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia. (

Air Pollution

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Recycling

Senators Santarsiero, Comitta Introduce SB 581 Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Other Infrastructure, Based On Latest Science

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2024

Santarsiero and others also introduced legislation giving the state Attorney General original jurisdiction to prosecute environmental crimes under the Solid Waste Management Act, Clean Streams Law and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Yaw received the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s 2023 Shale Gas Advocate Award. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution 2023

Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

The Home Resource Guide Community Workshops are a series of trainings that cover topics surrounding oil and gas development, from extraction and production to transportation and waste issues. Click Here to register for these free training sessions.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2014

2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Chesapeake contacted Waste Management to decontaminate the production tank and remove it from the site after decon on July 3. An environmental contractor on the site detected readings of radioactivity above background levels in the area of the spill and the tank-- 50 to 70 uR/hour. DEP’s inspection report noted background is 10 uR/hour.

2023

2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste

CNX Unveils Appalachia-Focused Vision For The Future, Promoting New Natural Gas Development, Use - ‘Produce It Here. Use It Here - First’

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Read more here ] According to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database, CNX Gas Company also received over 1,000 notices of violation from DEP since January 1, 2016.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Technology Technology

EQB Adopts Part I Of Final Regulation Reducing Oil & Gas VOC/Methane Emissions; DEP Documents 80% Of Methane Emissions Come From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation, explained it this way-- “Conventional wells [were] pretty much exempted from any permitting requirements, regulatory requirements. For the first time we are addressing those. Read more here.

Regulations

Regulations Radiation Ozone Pollution Control

Senate Appropriations Set To Consider $106.6 Million In Annual ‘Forever’ Taxpayer Subsidies For Use Of Natural Gas, Hydrogen

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Wolf, Senate, House Republicans Again Fail To Hold Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Accountable For Protecting The Environment, Taxpayers On Hook For Billions [7.19.22] -- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [8.31.22] -- Penn State Study: Potential Pollution (..)

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution 2016

Presentations Now Available From Shale Gas & Public Health Conference In Nov. Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Wesley Silva , former Council President Marianna Borough, Washington County [PaEN] -- Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Economically, Socially Deprived Areas In PA Have A Much Greater Chance Of Having Oil & Gas Waste Disposed In Their Communities - By Joan Casey, PhD , Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Mailman (..)

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste Regulations Air Pollution

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Living Near Oil & Gas Facilities Means Higher Health Risks, The Closer You Live, The Higher The Risk

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

We found this to be met, that effect estimates were similar to air pollution or PM2.5, So these aren't specific to air pollution or stress, they're just considering the oil and gas well as a whole entity. Were the odds ratios or the risk ratios in the studies similar to what we would expect given the potential hazards?

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2022

AG Shapiro: Coterra Energy, Formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, Pleads No Contest To 15 Criminal Charges Related To Polluting Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Coterra entered a plea to Prohibition Against Discharge of Industrial Wastes, a violation of the Clean Streams Law. A decade later, at the time of their appearance before the grand jury, the issue had remained unresolved. As part of the plea agreement, Coterra will pay $16.29

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste 2005 2009

FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The remaining 173 (27%) violations were for various other shortcomings—most issued for improper handling of waste materials. million gallons) of liquid waste and 416,248 tons of solid waste between January 2011 and April 2021. In the Lycoming Creek watershed, operators reported generating 9,064,377 barrels (380.7

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste 2021 Regulations

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: We've Got Enough Compelling Evidence To Enact Health Protective Policies For Families Now

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It's no secret that the ingredients associated with drilling and fracking are dangerous when they contaminate the air and the water and the soil. Parents and pediatricians are very concerned that pollution and toxic waste from fracking operations may be to blame for this outbreak of rare childhood cancers.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Waste 2008 2022

DEP: PA Fracking Operations Sent Nearly 236,000 Cubic Feet Of Radioactive TENORM Waste To Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facilities For Disposal In 2021 - 811,070 since 2016

Better Path Coalition: DEP Removes Co-Product Category From Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Reporting Database; Well Owners Continue To Fail To Report How They Dispose Of Their Waste

Trending Sources

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 1

DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’

April 5 Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist

Senators Santarsiero, Comitta To Introduce Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites From 500 To 2,500 Feet, Based On Latest Science

DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County

Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas; Same Facility Plagued Community With Blowdowns 3 Times A Day, 7 Days A Week For Nearly 10 Years Until Criminal Charges Brought Against CNX

On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood

Back in Black: Creating positive changes by focusing on a short-lived pollutant

Waste and Water Woes

Fifth District Holds Issue Exhaustion Not Required Where Agency Gave No Notice of Intent To Rely On CEQA Exemption Prior to Hearing, And Existing Facilities Categorical Exemption Does Not Apply to Unlined Landfills As A Matter of Law

21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence

Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Vietnamese blogger who filmed chemical spill protests released from prison

Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Burning Garbage Will Not Solve the Plastic Pollution Crisis

Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Shell angers climate activists with plan for $23bn shareholder payout

Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

U.S. Senate Hearing: Energy, Environmental Impacts Of Cryptocurrency Mining In Pennsylvania

House Environmental Committee Sets May 1 Hearing On Cryptocurrency And Climate Change

July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Third District Addresses Significant CEQA Issues In Mixed Decision On Placer County’s EIR For Specific Plan/Rezoning Allowing Development of Martis Valley Timberlands

Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities

Explainer: China launches first national soil survey in 40 years

House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 30 Hearing On Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Infrastructure Based On Latest Science, Grand Jury Report

Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts

Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Economically, Socially Deprived Areas In PA Have A Much Greater Chance Of Having Oil & Gas Waste Disposed In Their Communities

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 20

Senators Santarsiero, Comitta Introduce SB 581 Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Other Infrastructure, Based On Latest Science

Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints

2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

CNX Unveils Appalachia-Focused Vision For The Future, Promoting New Natural Gas Development, Use - ‘Produce It Here. Use It Here - First’

EQB Adopts Part I Of Final Regulation Reducing Oil & Gas VOC/Methane Emissions; DEP Documents 80% Of Methane Emissions Come From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities

Senate Appropriations Set To Consider $106.6 Million In Annual ‘Forever’ Taxpayer Subsidies For Use Of Natural Gas, Hydrogen

Presentations Now Available From Shale Gas & Public Health Conference In Nov. Hosted By PA League Of Women Voters & University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Living Near Oil & Gas Facilities Means Higher Health Risks, The Closer You Live, The Higher The Risk

AG Shapiro: Coterra Energy, Formerly Cabot Oil & Gas, Pleads No Contest To 15 Criminal Charges Related To Polluting Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County

FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County

Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: We've Got Enough Compelling Evidence To Enact Health Protective Policies For Families Now

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