The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. 3] In South Carolina, the subject of offshore oil and gas activities is again poised for debate.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

. -- T he Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the January 20 PA Bulletin its Executive Director gave his approval to 25 water use permits for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming counties. Read more here. Bradford County. ( Bradford County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 15, 2024

Plugged Shale Gas Wells Continue To Vent Gas On June 5, 2024 , DEP did an inspection of two plugged shale gas wells at the Blanche Poulsen Pad in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County owned by Chesapeake Appalachia LLC and found wells 1H and 2H continue to vent gas even though the wells were plugged in June 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2021

On October 28, the Delaware River Basin Commission posted draft changes to its Water Code regulating wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracking oil and gas drilling operations. Although it applies to so-called conventional drilling, many of the conventional oil and gas wells drilled in Pennsylvania are fracked.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2023

From July 1 to 7, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 459 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 12 violations of environmental regulations-- 5 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 7 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. HB 896 and HB 897 , sponsored by state Rep. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

The inspector recommended Chesapeake pursue an Act 2 Land Recycling Program cleanup of the site based on the contaminated fluid and the unknown volume of fluid impacting the unprotected well pad surface. Chesapeake said they would be doing further characterization of the site and pursue an Act 2 Land Recycling Program clean up.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2022

The bills include-- -- Senate Bill 692 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) would establish erosion and sedimentation permit requirements in law under the mistaken notion DEP’s existing permit is not based on existing statutory authority which it is-- the Oil and Gas Act, the Clean Streams Law and other provisions of law. Read more here. ]

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the February 11 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, Page 872 ) -- Hazelton Generation LLC Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on renewal of Title V air quality permit for facility in Hazle Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Luzerne County. (

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over Last Year [PaEN] -- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Moves To Renewable Natural Gas, Away From Shale Gas To Power Vehicles [PaEN] [Posted: December 8, 2022] PA Environment Digest The petition before us for consideration today is Sunoco's request for a refund of 48,000 of the 51,000 civil penalty paid.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The following DEP notices were published in the December 31 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley E6H Well Pad: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. (

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

On November 16, the Delaware River Basin Commission announced it has extended the public comment period on draft changes to its Water Code regulating wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracking oil and gas drilling operations to February 28. Click Here to sign up for regulator updates. Read more here. Follow DRBC on Twitter.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the April 1 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley E 6H Well Site: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., Bradford County. (

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the April 22 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. PA Bulletin, page 2262 ) -- CNX Gas Company, LLC: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Beaver Run in Bell Twp., Susquehanna County. (

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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. Read more here. Read more here.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 7, the Delaware River Basin Commission voted to adopt final regulations banning the discharge of wastewater to the waters or land from high volume hydraulic fracturing drilling operations in the Basin and strengthening rules on exporting and importing water to support fracking. Click Here to sign up for regulator updates.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the January 21 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - MTL 4H Well Pad: DEP received Notice of Intent to remediate soil contaminated with drilling wastewater at the site in Wyalusing Twp., Bradford County. (

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Because of the large area where elevated conductance fluid and elevated conductance soil was discovered on the pad surface, the DEP recommends pursuing Act 2 [Land Recycling Program] due to the unknown volume of elevated conductance fluid impacting the unprotected pad surface.” LLC found multiple spill areas.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 4, 2024

DEP inspection report ] On November 8, 2023, a DEP onsite inspection occurred to review well records, bond log and certificate of plugging submitted to DEP on May 4, 2021. The report notes gas was still bubbling up through the well.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

21 Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2021

M-2020-3004646 ] -- Reuters: PUC Fines Energy Transfer $1 Million For 2018 Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion [ Docket No. 7:00 p.m. -- Better Path Coalition : July 28 - Barging Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater On The Ohio River and The Fight To Stop It. M-2020-3004646 ] -- Sen. 5 - First Investigation Of Stream Health; Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the April 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- UGI Utilities, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 2350 ) Public Water Supply Permit -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. PA Bulletin, page 2354 ) -- CNX Gas Company, LLC.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2023

This post also includes DEP’s 2022 Year End Oil & Gas Program Workload Report. Click Here to compare to 2021. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Newpark Drilling Fluids: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with oil-based drilling fluids in City of Williamsport, Lycoming County. ( Tioga County. (

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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. We believe we must take a science-based approach and prioritize policies and technologies that enable us to liberate nature and elevate humanity.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the April 8 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 2008 ) -- Equitrans LP - Ginger Hill Site: DEP extended General Permit-1 for natural gas combustion unit in Fallowfield Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The results of the study-- Toxicity And Chemical Composition Of Commercial Road Palliatives Versus Oil and Gas Produced Waters -- were published in the Journal Environmental Pollution on July 13, 2023. The chemical contaminant levels generally exceeded the conventional well brine waters regulated by DEP, according to the study.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the April 15 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - State Game Lands-12P Unit 4H Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Franklin Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the March 25 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- 2022 Train Derailment Site - Harmar Twp., PA Bulletin, page 1766 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

Conventional Well Plugging Notice The Department of Environmental Protection gave notice in the June 3 PA Bulletin it is taking action to enforce an order against Michael Harju and Economy Natural Gas, Inc. for their failure to plug four conventional natural gas wells leaking methane in Scott Township, Allegheny County.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the February 25 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 1107 ) -- Pennsylvania State University - Natural Gas-Fired West Campus Steam Plant: DEP issued revised Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility in State College, Centre County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

Emergency crews found a natural gas well and propane at the scene. DEP has so far confirmed there were two unregistered conventional oil or gas wells close to the home. Shafer 1 conventional gas well operated by Crawford Energy Search Co. The original violation was issued on November 24, 2021. [No Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

At the Kerr B Well Pad in Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County DEP found petroleum contamination on the well pad the company said was the result of a mechanical malfunction of an onsite natural gas compressor. Again sample results did not show testing for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ or radium 226 or 228.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

Major Actions Take By DEP In 2023 The enforcement actions taken by DEP against the five shale gas companies with the most penalty assessments, include-- CNX Gas Company, LLC - $92,490 -- Civil Penalty - $7,500 - Finnegan RHL8 - Greene County, Richhill Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the May 6 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP. Susquehanna County. ( Lycoming County. ( Greene County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the March 18 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - BRA 1HC Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Asylum Twp., Bradford County. ( Tioga County. (

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2021

Power Generation -- AP: Forecasters Now Confirm 9 Tornadoes In Pennsylvania, New Jersey From Storms Last Week -- TribLive Guest Essay: Strategic Investments In Appalachia Help Make PA Best Place To Live, Work, Play - Gov.

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