PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right to Know request shows DEP took major enforcement actions against 26 shale gas drilling and pipeline companies in 2023, including imposing $2,290,849 in penalties for violations going back to 2018.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

On August 31, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the Commonwealth Drought Task Force has declared a drought watch for 36 counties and asks for voluntary water conservation in those counties. Environmental Protection Agency’s Start Saving Water webpage. Find more tips at the U.S.

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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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to plug small, conventionally drilled oil and gas wells with known owners. This funding gives gas drilling companies the opportunity to plug wells before they are required to monitor their air pollution. DEP Must Apply By Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Environmental Health Project based in Southwest PA published a fact sheet on how the Department of Environmental Protection is issuing permits for shale gas infrastructure facilities without considering the impact of how those new sources of pollution will impact local communities when added to the existing pollution in the area.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Heather Hulton VanTassel, executive director of Three Rivers Waterkeeper, said the groups have continued to find nurdles near the plant nearly a year after they reported the alleged violations to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. “We The plant was formerly owned by Nova Chemicals but was sold to Styropek in 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2023

The analysis included waste shipments to landfills in Pennsylvania by conventional and unconventional shale gas operators between January 2010 to December 2020 based on data from the Department of Environmental Protection.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In New York state, voters have a chance to enshrine environmental protections in their state constitution, which could revive a legal movement that flourished in the United States a half-century ago. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2021

On June 1, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has executed a consent assessment of civil penalty (CACP) with Olympus Energy, LLC for erosion and sedimentation violations that occurred in 2019 at the operator’s Plutus well pad and Ceto tank pad located in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

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. The bill was referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Read more here.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2023

In August of 2020 when the last permit fee increase was put in place, DEP estimated it would need the revenue from 2,000 unconventional shale gas permits a year to adequately support the regulatory program for both conventional and unconventional oil and gas drilling. [DEP Read more here. [ Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 6107 ) Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits -- Repsol Oil & Gas USA - Two 12-inch Natural Gas Pipelines: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for stream crossings for a pipeline project impacting High Quality streams and Exceptional Value wetlands located in Union Twp., PA Bulletin, page 6076 ) Read more here.

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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 calendar year 2022, DEP received 731 unconventional shale gas permits.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

These higher costs are being driven by a major overreliance on natural gas, which has sharply spiked in price and is currently the dominant fuel source in the US for both home heating and electricity generation. The bankruptcies were set in motion even before 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right To Know request shows DEP took enforcement action against 14 conventional oil and gas well operators that resulted in collecting $422,365 in penalties and bond forfeitures in 2023. DEP inspection report ] -- EQT Production Co.:

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated at least once every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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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 Shapiro, Let's Hold Them Accountable - Support The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Rev.

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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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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection reported in its Oil and Gas Workload Report for the week ending March 29 that it has only 1 shale gas well permit under review, which has huge implications for the revenue coming in to run its entire Oil and Gas Regulatory Program. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2021

On August 16, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has assessed an $85,666 penalty from Sunoco Pipeline LP (Sunoco) for violations related to the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in four Pennsylvania counties: Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, and Lebanon.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2022

On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has assessed and collected a $147,250 civil penalty from Rice Drilling B LLC for erosion and sedimentation violations that were documented in 2019 and 2020 at Rice’s Mac well site in Whitely Township, Greene County.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On November 17, the Department of Environmental Protection announced CNX Gas Company LLC has paid two civil penalty assessments totaling $200,000 for violations at well sites in Richhill Township, Greene County. As of January 17, 2020, CNX had removed nearly 2,000 tons of contaminated soil from the site. Ketyer, M.D.,

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

The Department of Environmental Protection published a series of four notices in the June 5 PA Bulletin related to Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Revolution natural gas pipeline. ( In January 2020, DEP fined the owners of Revolution Pipeline $30.6

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

An April 5 webinar hosted by Truthdig will feature a panel discussion on Radioactivity and Oil and Gas Development from Noon to 2:00 p.m. Limpert works on issues of Stormwater Management for Maryland’s National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection. on YouTube.

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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. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency’s Mid-Atlantic Region and the U.S. ENERGY STAR certified products, homes, buildings, and plants helped save American families and businesses more than 520 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and avoid $42 billion in energy costs in 2020 alone. On April 5, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It is unique to Pennsylvania, an industry-friendly substitute for the standard “severance” tax that every other gas-drilling state imposes on natural gas production. Pennsylvania is the second-leading gas-producing state, behind Texas. Texas, in fiscal 2020 alone, realized $3.45 billion was from gas.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2022

SRBC can include more stringent time of year water withdrawal limits in Exceptional Value watersheds if they believe that is necessary, but the Commission relies on state environmental agencies like DEP to regulate water quality issues. For natural gas industry operations, SRBC starts regulating water withdrawals from the first gallon.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The emergency flaring of natural gas at the plant triggered when there are malfunctions, caused a separate light problem. Baumgardner noted agencies like the Department of Environmental Protection have no legal jurisdiction over light pollution from the Shell Plastics Plant. When it snows, the light scatter is appalling.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA [PaEN] -- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter [PaEN] [Posted: October 13, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2021

On December 6, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell announced the Commonwealth has reached a settlement with Sunoco Pipeline, L.P., ?that NewsClips: -- PA Cap-Star: Sunoco To Pay $4.3

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

In December, the Department of Environmental Protection determined the road dumping of untreated conventional drilling wastewater did not meet state Residual Waste regulations for co-products and was therefore being done illegally, although it is still being done according to reports from the field. Read more here. Read more here.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. In the U.S. million in 2013.

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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.

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