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The Stream, June 29, 2021: Detroiters Face Severe Flooding After Heavy Rains

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Here we are in 2021. In Case You Missed It: HotSpots H2O: Anishinaabe Activists and Allies Resist Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline, a Project that Threatens Wetlands and Ignores Treaty Territory – In northern Minnesota, the new Line 3 corridor cuts directly through wetlands and waterways that are already struggling in unusually dry conditions.

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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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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

PA Environment Daily

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 Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks for Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020

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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. Click Here for a map of drought declarations that’s updated daily. Longer grass shades the soil, improving moisture retention.

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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

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection has issued a record 5,653 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas operators in 2023, with two months left in the year, according to DEP’s November 3, 2023 Weekly Workload Report. That’s 25% more than in 2021. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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August 22 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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The August 22 PA Environment Digest is now available. Releases Air Quality Annual Review Covering 2021 DEP Now Accepting Recycling Implementation Grant Applications, Deadline Oct. 24-26 DEP Invites Comments On Electric Grid Resilience Plan At Aug. 24-26 DEP Invites Comments On Electric Grid Resilience Plan At Aug.

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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

PA Environment Daily

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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