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.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Key Takeaways Here are some key takeaways from the hearing-- -- Natural Gas Continues To Have A Reliability Problem: 70% of the PJM electric generation that failed to perform during the December freeze were natural gas-fired power plants. The Commission is continuing to work with PJM to evaluate the results of the storm.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

LLC conventional well site known as Nancy 13 in Deerfield Township, Warren County found it to be still venting natural gas to the atmosphere. [ The annual integrity report is critical because it helps ensure the operator is taking the steps needed to prevent natural gas, oil or contaminated water leaks from oil and gas wells.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2023

The violations occurred between 2018 and 2021 in Chester, Berks, Blair, Cambria, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Perry, and York Counties. million penalty to DEP for the 2018 Revolution Natural Gas Pipeline explosion in Beaver County. Sunoco agreed to pay $660,000.00 Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 213 ) According to Equitrans, CONSOL has plans to mine coal above and around the Equitrans Hunters Cave and Swarts Natural Gas Storage Fields over the next several decades. As a result, Equitrans will seek approval to transfer two existing horizontal natural gas storage wells to CONSOL who will then abandon them.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Is this what we should expect from the natural gas industrial infrastructure in Washington County and Pennsylvania? December 25 Christmas Morning Explosion Kasey Duran and her family live about 1,500 feet from the Energy Transfer Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection has received and is reviewing the Act 2 Land Recycling Final Report by Equitrans on the cleanup of soil around the conventional gas well that failed and resulted in the uncontrolled venting of 1.1 PA Bulletin, page 201 ) The report deals with the George Reade 1 conventional well. 30 to Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2023

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold its second hearing May 1 on electric grid reliability and the failure of natural gas and other generation to provide power when called on by PJM during Winter Storm Elliot in December. Read more here. Read more here ] Click Here to read more from February hearing.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2023

A January 3 DEP inspection report shows Energy Transfer reported a nine and a half hour uncontrolled release of ethane and other vapors from its Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County during a Christmas Day explosion and fire at the plant. on December 25 and ceased as of 4:59 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2023

The report’s concerns echoed statements on June 13 by Public Utility Commission Vice Chairman Stephen DeFrank about the intermittent nature of natural gas generation caused by extreme weather. Dry natural gas production in the Lower 48 dropped 16% from Dec. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Creek was also named by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as the 2018 Pennsylvania River of the Year and called a “timeless treasure.” The Creek was also named by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as the 2018 Pennsylvania River of the Year and called a “timeless treasure.”

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On November 18, the Public Utility Commission approved a settlement related to a massive pipeline failure and fire in Beaver County in 2018 involving the “Revolution Pipeline” – resulting in nearly $2 million in civil penalties and additional preventative measures required by the pipeline operator. Early on the morning of Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

This condition was originally discovered by DEP on October 4, 2018 and the operator has been trying to correct the problem since then. PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Feb. SPLP estimates around five days for the cleanup.” “DEP Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

Project Background The PA General Energy Loyalsock/Shawnee natural gas pipeline and surface water withdrawal construction site is on both sides of Route 87 and the Loyalsock Creek, approximately 8 miles north of Montoursville in Gamble Township, Lycoming County. Read more here. 31 to Jan. Jefferson County; Feb. 31 to Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The PA Environment Digest prepared a policy paper in August of 2021 on the issue of requiring natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to have insurance or financial assurance in place to cover property damage, bodily harm and environmental cleanup resources if a leak or explosion happens. Now, we simply don’t know. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection gave notice in the June 3 PA Bulletin it is taking action to enforce an order against Michael Harju and Economy Natural Gas, Inc. for their failure to plug four conventional natural gas wells leaking methane in Scott Township, Allegheny County. Photo: Economy Natural Gas, Inc.:

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

On May 5, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of criminal charges against two men for falsifying paperwork and risking catastrophe while working on a natural gas pipeline project in Lawrence County. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Read more here. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2023

Natural gas customers have also seen dramatic spikes in the cost of natural gas over the last year. For help in finding better gas prices, visit the PUC’s PaGasSwitch.com website. cents per kWh ( up 1.8% ); -- Met-Ed , with an increase from 9.991 to 10.24

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2021

On August 17, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a hearing on the “environmental and economic benefits of pipelines” which failed to even acknowledge the over $55 million in penalties imposed by DEP and the Public Utility Commission for the failure of natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines over the last five years.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2023

Data from MethaneAIR will provide detailed methane emissions data from a region of the world that supplies significant amounts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union. LNG natural gas exports with an all-time high of 420 million cubic meters per day. In 2022, Europe became the primary destination for U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The fact Loyalsock Creek is classified by DEP as an exceptional value stream -- the best water quality that must be protected with no degradation; and was designated the 2018 Pennsylvania River of the Year by DCNR and called a “timeless treasure” in the middle of this fight, was not enough to protect the watershed. [The

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

mile pipeline that starts in Butler County, and is routed through Beaver and Allegheny counties, and connects to a natural gas processing plant in Washington County. was charged with 48 counts of environmental crimes for their conduct during the construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline which carries hazardous natural gas liquids.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In 2017, environmental advocates and some states like New York who have long been concerned with the climate change impacts associated with new liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipelines had reason for optimism. FERC reviews proposals to build interstate LNG pipelines and terminals pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

The LIURP programs are sponsored by electric and natural gas public utilities to provide weatherization and energy use reduction services for low-income customers. The PUC’s existing LIURP regulations apply to natural gas distribution companies and electric distribution companies.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2022

On April 12, the Department of Environmental Protection and others submitted comments to the Public Utility Commission recommending ways to strengthen its regulations covering the safety of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Photo: Site of 2018 explosion of the brand new Revolution Natural Gas Pipeline in Beaver County.)

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. Executive Order 80 supports the 2015 Paris Agreement and sets several goals for the state to meet by 2025: Reduce state greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2005 levels. (For

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2021

The PA Environment Digest prepared a policy paper on the issue of requiring natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to have insurance or financial assurance in place to cover property damage, bodily harm and environmental cleanup resources if a leak or explosion happens. Now, we simply don’t know. Read more here. Read more here.

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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. In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2021

In addition, the Company announced its long-term efforts to achieve net zero direct operating greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 or sooner if feasible. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The PUC also penalized Sunoco’s related company Energy Transfer Company nearly $2 million for violations related to the 2018 Revolution Pipeline explosion in Beaver County/ In addition, DEP has collected a total of more than $24 million in penalties from Sunoco related to the construction of the cross-state Mariner East Pipeline [ Read more here ].

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2021

Renewables, nuclear and new natural gas generators saw the greatest increases in cleared capacity, while coal units saw the largest decrease. The auction produced a price of $50/MW-day for much of the PJM footprint, compared to $140/MW-day in the most recent auction in 2018. This total is $4.4 Why Dramatically Lower Prices?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2024

LLC to plug the Nancy 13 conventional gas well in Deerfield Township, Warren County that was found to be leaking brine and gas since at least December 20, 2018 -- continues. Sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE service which sends you information on oil and gas and other permits submitted to DEP for review in your community.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

On February 5, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has begun an emergency project to plug two leaking abandoned natural gas wells along Scrubgrass Road in Scott Township, Allegheny County. DEP has been trying to get the operators of the wells-- Economy Natural Gas Inc. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Read more here. -- DEP Responds To Gas Well Leak At Plum Boro Elementary School, Allegheny County: On December 6, 2023, DEP responded to a complaint about a natural gas odor at the Pivik Elementary School 2 conventional gas well in Plum Borough, Allegheny County operated by Penneco Oil Co. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 82 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The PUC also penalized Sunoco’s related company Energy Transfer Company nearly $2 million for violations related to the 2018 Revolution Pipeline explosion in Beaver County/ In addition, DEP has collected a total of more than $24 million in penalties from Sunoco related to the construction of the cross-state Mariner East Pipeline [ Read more here ].

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2022

For natural gas industry operations, SRBC starts regulating water withdrawals from the first gallon. Natural Gas Withdrawals Total natural gas industry consumptive water use in the Susquehanna River Basin between 2008 and 2018 was 26.3 billion gallons. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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