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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

PA Environment Daily

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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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. Tlaudi needs to take medication on a daily basis, but the municipal water needs to be boiled before he can use it to swallow his pills.

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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

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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April 10 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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The April 10 PA Environment Digest is now available. PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

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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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On February 22, 2024 , DEP conducted inspections of four conventional gas wells serving the Swarts Gas Storage Reservoir in Morris Township, Greene County operated by Equitrans LP and found the wells were not plugged ahead of underground coal mining in the area. LLC and found the wells to be abandoned and not plugged.

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DEP Chesapeake Bay Office Update: Farm Conservation Tax Credit Applications; York County Better Farms, Clean Water Field Day; Join Mifflin County Riparian Rangers!

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Over $10 million in REAP credits were approved for projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed during the 2021-22 program round. Farmers whose operation is in a watershed with an EPA-mandated Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) can receive REAP tax credits of 90 percent of out-of-pocket costs for some projects.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.17.21

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Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 27, 28, 29 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- DCNR Documents Website Will Be Down For Maintenance July 16-17 -- Reid Frazier: PUC Seeks Comment On $1 Million Fine For Beaver County Pipeline Blast [ Docket No.