PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Federal regulations-- 40 CFR 261-- which are followed by the state regulations, say any drilling fluids, produced waters or other waste from exploration, development or production of oil, natural gas or geothermal energy are exempt from hazardous waste regulations. Why Does It Matter? What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health?

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A Greener Life

MAY 20, 2022

The Altiplano plateau in western Bolivia has some of the world’s highest and most consistent levels of solar radiation, creating a high potential for solar photovoltaic power in the region, but structural challenges may prevent scaling. Photo credit: Anyisa / Alamy. By Santiago Espinoza. Advantageous and encouraging.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

In 2020, Justin Nobel wrote an expose of fracking’s radioactivity, in particular in the wastewater and other wastes produced by natural gas drilling. The Delaware RiverKeeper Network is hosting an August 18 webinar Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle with scientist and author Justin Nobel from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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. billion cubic foot uncontrolled venting of natural gas in November 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 13 PA Bulletin it has received and is reviewing the Act 2 Land Recycling Final Report by Equitrans on the cleanup of soil around the conventional gas well that failed and resulted in the uncontrolled venting of 1.1 PA Bulletin, page 213 ) Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2021

2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN] -- DEP: Issues Air Pollution Warning For Friday, August 13 In Southeastern PA Counties -- DEP: Notice Of Sept. 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN] -- DEP: Issues Air Pollution Warning For Friday, August 13 In Southeastern PA Counties -- DEP: Notice Of Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Sunoco redacted information about the maximum distance from the pipeline that would be impacted by "thermal radiation," i.e. an explosion. Sunoco had been using a 660 foot distance from either side of the pipeline, but PHMSA requested that be increased to 1,000 feet. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2024

Strong natural gas odor could clearly be detected. Altair gas detector alarmed for combustible gas when placed near the hole in the wellhead.” Notices of violation were also issued for failure to restore the well site and failure to submit production and waste reports for 2020, 2021 and 2022 (Rimeer 4).

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Among the issues raised by the appellants in their original appeal were-- concerns the landfill’s operation would attract birds and interfere with the operation of the nearby Grove City Airport; that the oil and gas drilling wastes the landfill was allowed to accept presented a radiation hazard; and the landfill’s compliance history.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

So if somebody happened to have driven through a pool of this radiated de-icing stuff, you necessarily didn't have to have driven through this, it's now on your car. The same Penn State study also found conventional oil and gas wastewater was no more effective than water in suppressing dust on roads. Kids put everything in their mouth.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

The case involves an Olympus Energy land use application for the Dionysus shale gas well pad submitted to West Deer Township, Allegheny County in 2019. In December 2021, the Township found the shale gas well pad proposed by Olympus failed to meet their zoning ordinance setback requirements of at least 650 feet from preexisting buildings.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

PaEN] -- DEP Releases Guidelines For Recycling In Your Community Booklet On America Recycles Day [PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful: Latest On Empowering Pennsylvanians To Keep Our Communities Clean And Beautiful -- FirstEnergy Encourages Customers To Shop For Best Energy Deals As Fuel Costs Rise; Natural Gas Costs Driving Electric Rates Up ??[PaEN]

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Wolf Signs Massive, 20-Year Taxpayer Subsidies Into Law For Natural Gas, Hydrogen And Petrochemical Industries With No Public Accountability Or Environmental Safeguards York Dispatch Editorial: Energy Companies Are Reporting Record Profits, PA Lawmakers Don’t Need To Give Them More Tax Breaks Gov. 15 DEP Hosts Dec. 15 DEP Hosts Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Penn State did not test for PFAS and PFOA ‘forever chemicals” like researchers in Ohio, although other researchers have found PFAS have been used at natural gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania. PA Road Dumping Problem In 2021, conventional oil and gas operators reported disposing of 977,671 gallons of their wastewater by road dumping.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

Background On Road Dumping From Penn State’s new study -- Using oil and gas wastewater from conventional wells to control dust was considered a beneficial use of the residual waste on the state’s 25,000 miles of dirt and gravel roads, since it was thought to have a chemical composition and behavior similar to commercial dust suppression products.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2022

“The ineffectiveness and potential pollution of wastewater spreading make the practice an unsuitable alternative for dust suppression on Pennsylvania roads, the team reported to the DEP’s Office of Oil and Gas Management. A previous 2021 study , also conducted by Penn State researchers, indicated otherwise. Read more here.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

At RePlanet Nederland, we are delighted that the European Commission has proposed, on December 31, 2021, to include nuclear energy in the sustainable finance taxonomy. Yet, we believe that in its current form the proposal would underachieve the goal of encouraging private investment in nuclear energy as a sustainable activity. 31 1(a)).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In Cambria County DEP Issued Air Quality Permit For Leachate Evaporation System At Westmoreland Landfill With Special Radiation Monitoring Due To The Disposal Of Shale Gas Drilling Waste DEP Sets Feb. 22 DEP Awards $39.6 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb. 22 DEP Awards $39.6

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

On June 14, House Bill 1467 was introduced to establish an Oil and Natural Gas Facility Health Impacts Assessment Program in the Department of Health. The Department of Health is required to establish an Oil and Natural Gas Production Health Registry to track public exposures and health impacts from oil and natural gas facilities.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Sandra Steingraber, Senior Scientist with the Science and Environmental Health Network , provided an overview of findings from the newly published 9th Compendium of Scientific, Medical, Media Findings Demonstrating Risk, Harms of Natural Gas Development and Infrastructure during a briefing hosted by the Better Path Coalition.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This in spite of the fact wastewater from both unconventional and conventional drilling companies have very similar chemical contamination and physical characteristics and both types of wells use fracking to increase natural gas production. DEP well # 049-20014). Click Here for photo of well site.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2023

KDKA in Pittsburgh posted a report July 3, 2023 about the impact of the December explosion at the Energy Transfer natural gas processing plant and the plant’s continuing operations on a nearby Washington County farm family. million cubic feet of natural gas from a pipeline pigging station). Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,310 notices of violation in 2023, according to DEP’s December 29 Workload Report. DEP issued 1,360 NOVs to unconventional shale gas well operators in 2022 and 1,323 NOVs in 2021, according to DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Calls Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment ‘Stupid’ [PaEN] -- State Dept. Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Calls Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment ‘Stupid’ [PaEN] -- State Dept. Why Does It Matter?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

DEP also reported the percentage of wastewater recycled or reused in production and fracking at other natural gas wells dropped from 93% in 2021 to 88% in 2022. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s a testament to the industry’s innovative nature, dedication to continuous improvement, and collaborative approach that we are producing and transporting the energy that powers modern life while adhering to world-class standards. Natural gas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices.”

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

Residual Waste General Permit WMGR163 , mandated by the General Assembly, allows “temporary” oil and gas liquid waste processing, storage and transfer facilities for unconventional oil and gas operations to “pop-up” within 300 feet of dwellings with no advanced public notice was published in the June 25 PA Bulletin as final.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

On May 3, 2024 , DEP issued a notice of violation to Keystone Gas Solutions for failing to report selling water to another company from the Youghiogheny River in Smithton Borough, Westmoreland County. The violation says Keystone failed to report selling water to EQT Corporation on two dates in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Read more here ] DEP’s newly released 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report said conventional operators were issued 671 notices of violation in 2022 for abandoning wells without plugging them. In the two prior years, DEP issued 360 NOVs in 2019 and 453 in 2020 to conventional oil and gas operators for the same offense. 30 to Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

When Do You Evacuate? PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“I had a certain expectation that my water wouldn't be damaged, my house wouldn't be damaged, that this gross negligence wouldn't go on, that they wouldn't get fines from the DEP, that I wouldn't be exposed to radiation, I wouldn't be exposed to chemicals,” said Latkanich. That's the first approach,” said Latkanich.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Read more here ] DEP’s newly released 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report said conventional operators were issued 671 notices of violation in 2022 for abandoning wells without plugging them. Pecora Enterprises Pennfield Energy [10 NOVs] Penn View Exploration Peoples Natural Gas Co. LLC PPP Future Dev. Petro Erie, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Securities & Exchange Commission] filing where they warn investors in graphic detail about blowouts and cratering, explosions, uncontrollable flows of natural gas or well fluids polluting surface and groundwater fires, pipe and cement failures, pipeline ruptures, spills, and releases of toxic gases. Look at their annual SEC [U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

FirstEnergy Encourages Customers To Shop For Best Energy Deals As Fuel Costs Rise; Natural Gas Costs Driving Electric Rates Up Evangelical Environmental Network: U.S. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: November 22, 2021] PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Stroud Water Research Center Hosts 4 Workshop Series On Becoming A PA Certified Meaningful Watershed Education Experience Ambassador Starting April 19 [PaEN] -- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Air -- Olympus Energy Shale Gas Driller Expresses Fear Municipalities Will Use Their DEP Compliance Record With Hundreds Of Violations To Help Make Local Land Use Decisions On Oil & Gas Infrastructure Projects [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines Targeted By Proposed Federal Rule -- TribLive: Upgrades (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

When Do You Evacuate?

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