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The Stream, August 13, 2021: Argentina’s Agricultural Sector Suffering Amid Parana River Drought

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Santa Clara County Residents Heed Water Warning, Cut Daily Use. Santa Clara County Residents Heed Water Warning, Cut Daily Use. Heavy rain is causing flooding in Turkey. Compounding disasters like cyclones and flooding plague India. Water levels on Lake Erie are predicted to remain lower than last year. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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DEP Issued Record 6,860 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators In 2023-- Nearly 52% More Than In 2021; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

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more than in 2021 and 26.6% DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. more than in 2022 and 569.9% more than in 2015. Read more here. Read more here.

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Living in a ‘Critical State’: The Price of a South African Town’s Dirty Water

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By Steve Kretzmann, CCIJ — August 25, 2022. Having spent much of his adult life working in the coal mines in Welkom, pensioner Hendrik Tlaudi says he now suffers from a bad back and must take medication on a daily basis. Sana Ntho, 54, said the water either has to be boiled or disinfected before drinking.

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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing

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The shale gas wells were drilled and fracked between September 2011 and August 2012. But, DEP concluded the use of contaminated water did not result in polluting the water well with PFAS chemicals. I thought that was pretty surprising that they had put that in this letter,” Johnson said.

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DEP Issues Record 5,653 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators So Far In 2023; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

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That’s 25% more than in 2021. DEP reported it had issued conventional oil and gas operators 4,514 notices of violation in 2021 in the 2021 Oil and Gas Annual Report. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Click Here to read the 2022 compliance report summary. Culture Of Non-Compliance’ On December 29, 2022.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 17 to 23 -- 7 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Defective Casing From 2018; Mariner Pipeline Drilling Mud Breakout; Additional Shell Air Penalties; Water Supply Investigation

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DEP also issued fresh violations for failure of the operator to comply with a Commonwealth Court order issued on August 16, 2023 requiring remediation of the sites for releases of wastewater based on violations issued on October 24, 2022. LLC and found the wells to be abandoned and not plugged. No follow-up actions were requested.

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October 18 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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The October 18 PA Environment Digest is now available. Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure?