PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Shapiro’s office supporting “key recommendations” in a 2020 Grand Jury Report that concluded DEP’s oil and gas regulatory program failed to protect public health and the environment. On April 26 Inside Climate News published a comprehensive article by Stacey Burling on issues surrounding the disposal of 2.6 Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency announced it will add the area surrounding the former Exide Technologies Laureldale facility in Berks County to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) on March 7. The NPL is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for cleanup, financed under the federal Superfund Program.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) at the March 22 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on DEP’s budget request , the Department of Environmental Protection said it is projecting a $1,581,000 deficit in funding for the Oil and Gas Regulation Program. In response to questions from Sen. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2023

On August 21, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the exemption for inactive surface impoundments at inactive facilities and remanded the case to EPA for further action in accordance with the decision in Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, et al. On May 17, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the October 7 PA Bulletin -- -- The Environmental Quality Board invites comments on a proposed regulation adding 17 new or updated Water Quality Standards. formal notice ) A virtual public hearing has been scheduled on both these proposals for November 14 starting at 1:00 p.m.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Nikki Buffa , Joshua Bledsoe , Jennifer Roy , Michael Dreibelbis , Brian McCall , Austin Wruble , and Sam Wong Louisiana has become the third state in the United States to receive primacy from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allowing it to assume permitting authority for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 22, 2023

The EPA orders Baltimore to protect its drinking water reservoirs from animal waste. Hydropower Grows by Going Small Baltimore Drinking Water The EPA ordered Baltimore to take steps to protect its drinking water from bacteria and parasites in animal waste. The application deadline is August 16, 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency proposed adding the area surrounding the former Exide Technologies Laureldale facility in Berks County to the federal Superfund National Priorities List. The NPL is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for cleanup, financed under the federal Superfund Program.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. Since assuming elected office in 2020, Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

On September 20, the departments of Education, Environmental Protection, and Conservation and Natural Resources honored U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools across Pennsylvania in recognition of their environmental sustainability efforts. For more information, visit the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2023

Carson Consulting conducted a mixed-methods study examining five years of data from 2016 – 2020 and conducted interviews with representatives of law enforcement and judicial officers to gain on-the-ground insight. PalmettoPride, South Carolina’s anti-litter organization, will release a litter study in 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2023

On January 31, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania collaborated on a School Recycling Study Survey that shows Pennsylvania K-12 students have increased their knowledge and awareness of recycling over the past fiscal year. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, 81.4% Also, 43.5%

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 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. Read more here. See Paragraph 71 in appeal.]

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

DEP said they will also be opening a grant program for qualified well plugging firms to plug abandoned conventional wells next year. -- Chapter 78 Conventional Environmental Regulations: Two regulatory packages are in development related to conventional oil and gas well development. Read more here.

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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. Read more here. See Paragraph 71 in appeal.]

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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. The state constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment is not a gratuitous statement. and other critical communities, historical and archaeological sites and drinking water sources.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

These individuals are tentatively scheduled to provide comments-- -- David Hess, Former Secretary of DEP -- Kelsey Krepps, Sierra Club -- Kurt Klapkowski, Acting DEP Deputy for Oil & Gas Management -- Arthur Stewart, Cameron Energy -- Adam Peltz, Environmental Defense Fund Corrective Legislation On April 19, Rep.

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Capaccio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Gather your hazardous material storage, chemical usage, and hazardous waste records for 2021… regulatory reporting due dates are coming this spring! Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports (EPA RCRA)- Large quantity generators (LQGs) of hazardous wastes must submit a biennial summary of hazardous wastes generated during calendar year 2021.

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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. What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health? Why Does It Matter?

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The study looked at air pollution, blowouts and evacuations, and thermal modeling and found that “(C)urrent natural gas well setbacks in…the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania… cannot be considered sufficient in all cases to protect public health and safety.” Read more here. Santasiero and Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

On April 19, the PA Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning a Commonwealth Court decision that blocked the ability of the Department of Environmental Protection to protect public resources and playgrounds from the adverse impacts of unconventional shale gas well operations. In fact, Gov. Read more here. [In

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I've directed the Department of Environmental Protection to take any and all necessary enforcement actions against these companies to be able to recover what we can from them to support this important work. “We My administration is holding companies that walk away from unplugged wells accountable.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

By Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council This guest essay first appeared on the TribLive.com website September 22, 2023 -- Pennsylvania has an opportunity to receive $33,695,097 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to plug small, conventionally drilled oil and gas wells with known owners.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the first quarter of 2023, most of the state received rainfall exceeding historic averages, with some areas experiencing 200%, or even 300% of average levels. This blog post summarizes key actions taken by state and federal officials in 2023 with respect to California’s water supply and provides an outlook for 2024.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 24, 2022

RBI’s announcement follows a multi-year campaign led by environmental health advocates to phase out PFAS from retail food packaging since the 2020 investigation that found indications of PFAS in Burger King’s Whopper packaging, among other products. . “We But there’s no time to waste in phasing out PFAS.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Chapter 78 Updates For more than two years, DEP has been in the process of updating conventional oil and gas environmental protection and waste disposal and handling standards, after the last comprehensive update was killed by the General Assembly in 2016. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

The bill was referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. On April 13, House Bill 170 (Otten-D-Chester) was introduced to expand safety zones around oil and gas wells and related natural gas infrastructure to help reduce their adverse impacts on public health and the environment.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

Baumgardner noted agencies like the Department of Environmental Protection have no legal jurisdiction over light pollution from the Shell Plastics Plant. IDA encourages businesses and residential property owners to use only International Dark-Sky Association certified outdoor lighting fixtures. What Happens With Study Results?

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Riverside Bayview Homes (1985)- Court affirmatively decides adjacent wetlands are protected under the CWA. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S.

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Ohio Environmental Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Riverside Bayview Homes (1985)- Court affirmatively decides adjacent wetlands are protected under the CWA. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. EPA issued the rule to conform its regulations to the ruling of the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 6114 ) Hazardous Waste Permits -- Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals - Marcus Hook Terminal Facility: DEP invites comments on draft Hazardous Waste Facility Permit for the facility located in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6076 ) Read more here. . McKean County. ( Clinton County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2023

Voluntary Reductions The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which collaborated in the project, was thrilled by the reactions they received when they took the results to the sources of the highest emissions. During the flights, the researchers found 63 super emitters.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

On October 14, the Department of Environmental Protection kicked off its 2022-23 Local Climate Action Program (LCAP) with a visit to Wormleysburg Borough in Cumberland County. Cumberland County completed the program in 2020-21 and has begun implementing its climate change action plan. Department of Energy.

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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. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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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. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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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. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Those factors include characteristics of the substance-- effects on protected water uses, volume, concentration, persistence in the environment and mobility in soil and water-- and the location-- proximity to waters, downstream users, characteristics of nearest waters and relevant infrastructure presence and qualities. Document: 383-4200-003.]

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