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DEP: Shale Gas Operator Found Responsible For Water Supply Contamination After Investigation Documents Chemical Contamination Spread Across 3 Townships In Greene County

PA Environment Daily

These fluids were stored in onsite pits for over nine months after the completion of drilling, in violation of site restoration regulations,” according to the 2017 consent order and agreement with Greylock. million because the company paid the penalty in full before January 31, 2018. Read more here. Read more here.

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New Penn State Study: Brine Water Pumped From Played-Out Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Used As Dust Suppressants, Winter Road Treatments Exceed Environmental, Health Standards, Just Like Conventional Oil & Gas Brine Water

PA Environment Daily

The study included test results for 17 different dust suppressants for dirt roads and winter road treatments, including five different sources of brine water pumped from conventional oil and gas wells-- three conventional well brine waters regulated by DEP and two sources of brine water pumped from played-out conventional wells.

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Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA

PA Environment Daily

What most people don't understand is most car washes recycle their own water.” “So So if somebody happened to have driven through a pool of this radiated de-icing stuff, you necessarily didn't have to have driven through this, it's now on your car. And where the dog walks, the kids play on the carpet and they're ingesting it.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 27 to Feb. 9 - More Abandoned Conventional, Shale Gas Wells; Spills, Venting Gas, Contaminated Water Supplies

PA Environment Daily

Among the issues raised by the appellants in their original appeal were-- concerns the landfill’s operation would attract birds and interfere with the operation of the nearby Grove City Airport; that the oil and gas drilling wastes the landfill was allowed to accept presented a radiation hazard; and the landfill’s compliance history.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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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

MarkWest disclosed the spill because they are cleaning it up under the state’s Act 2 Land Recycling Program that requires formal notices of that fact to be published in the local newspaper, given to the municipality where the spill happened and in the PA Bulletin. Read more here. -- Seneca Resources Co.

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Shale Gas Operators On Track To Have More Violations In 2023 - Frozen Gas Infrastructure; Explosion; Pad Fire; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack Outs; Major Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home Highlight 2023 So Far

PA Environment Daily

DEP also reported the percentage of wastewater recycled or reused in production and fracking at other natural gas wells dropped from 93% in 2021 to 88% in 2022. Read more here. -- Seneca Resources Co. LLC Ignored NOVs For Cleaning Up Spills On Well Pad On DCNR State Forest Land: According to a DEP inspection report, Seneca Resources Co.,

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