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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

In July 2021, Physicians for Social Responsibility reported PFAS chemicals were used by Chevron in fracking unconventional shale gas wells between 2012 and 2020. Radiation Testing DEP did not test anywhere on the Latkanich property for radiation or radon gas, in spite of multiple requests, according to Johnson. Read more here.

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Delaware RiverKeeper: Aug. 18 Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel

PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

Brine has even been used in commercial products sold at hardware stores and is spread on local roads as a de-icer.” Click Here to register for this special program.

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PA Resources Council To Honor Former DEP Secretary David Hess With The Fox Calhoun Award At Virtual Awards Celebration Oct. 14

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

PRC presents its highest award to individuals who have made exceptional contributions toward the conservation of natural resources and environmental protection in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and David Hess is most deserving of this honor,” said PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman. Hess on Thursday, October 14, at 5:30 p.m.

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NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S. And this waste—along with drilling and fracking waste--can contain radioactive elements known as “technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material,” or TENORM.

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DEP To Require Radiological Testing Of Leachate At Landfills, Including Those Accepting Drilling Wastes; Does Not Include Additional Testing Of Drilling Wastewater

PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2021

This additional requirement will improve public confidence that public drinking water and our precious natural resources are being appropriately protected.” “We take seriously our responsibility and duty as an environmental steward,” said Gov.

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Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2017, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources tried to ban road spreading of oil and gas wastewater based on concerns about levels of radioactivity found by the agency, but was blocked by the Ohio legislature. In 2021, conventional oil and gas operators reported disposing of 977,671 gallons of their wastewater by road dumping.

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DEP Teaching Green: Will Education Standards Still Eliminate EE? Radon Poster Contest, Education Grants, Success Stories

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The first-place winner will also be entered into the 2022 National Radon Poster Contest, sponsored by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. Posted: October 15, 2021] PA Environment Digest DEP will feature the winning posters throughout the year in educational outreach about radon. Click Here for more information.

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New Penn State Study: Brine Water Pumped From Played-Out Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Used As Dust Suppressants, Winter Road Treatments Exceed Environmental, Health Standards, Just Like Conventional Oil & Gas Brine Water

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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In Memoriam: Walt Pomeroy, Environmental, Wildlife & Wilderness Advocate

PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2022

In early 2020 he was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin lymphoma and underwent multiple chemotherapy and radiation treatments before undergoing Car-T immunotherapy. He was finally considered cancer free in September 2021 and celebrated this achievement. He also dealt with a totally blocked colon and kidney failure.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Posted: November 21, 2021] PA Environment Digest They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 22 DEP Awards $39.6 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.

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Coalition Launches Initiative To Promote Safer Setback Distances From Oil & Gas Drilling, Infrastructure

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A setback is the minimum distance required between a proposed structure and an existing structure, boundary, or natural resource. Of Health Unaware Road Dumping Is Occurring -- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Oct.

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New General Assembly-Mandated General Permit Allows Unconventional Oil & Gas Liquid Waste Processing Facilities To ‘Pop-Up’ Within 300 Feet Of You Without Notice

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

Mandated By Law A provision requiring DEP to publish the general permit was included in the Administrative Code bill that passed along with the budget in 2021 with no prior warning or consideration by any committee or in any legislation publicly available in the General Assembly.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Entries For PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Due Oct. When Do You Evacuate? Of Environmental Educators Seeking Presentation Proposals For 2024 Conference [PaEN] -- PA Assn. PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

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Shale Gas Operators On Track To Have More Violations In 2023 - Frozen Gas Infrastructure; Explosion; Pad Fire; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack Outs; Major Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home Highlight 2023 So Far

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. Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Bradford County; -- EQT Chap LLC: Basista-Dermotta Well Pad, Sewickley Twp.,

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2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

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. Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., These operators include-- -- Chesapeake Appalachia, Inc: Stoorza Well Pad, Terry Twp.,

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DEP Issued At Least 512 Violations To 95 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them In 2023; 10 Shale Gas Operators Issued NOVs For Abandoning Wells

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. DEP’s 2021 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report said the agency issued 610 notices of violation to conventional operators for abandoning wells without plugging them. Westmoreland County: -- EQT Prod Co.:

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DEP Issued At Least 435 Violations To 87 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators; 20 NOVs To 10 Shale Gas Operators For Abandoning Their Wells Without Plugging Them So Far In 2023

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. American Natural Resources Apollo Resources LLC [24 NOVs] Armac Resources LLC BCD Prop, Inc. 64 NOVs] Big Dog Energy Blackrock Enterprises C&S Resources, Inc. Best, John B. [64

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November 22 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: November 22, 2021] PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events. Click Here to search back issues of the Digest.

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Penn State Center For Dirt & Gravel Road Studies: Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Wastewater To Control Dust Is Environmentally Unsound Practice

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

We know there are some heavy metals [lead, arsenic], some radiation, oil and gas residues in them. The law provided a non-lapsing annual allocation of $5 Million, with $4 Million going to the State Conservation Commission and $1 million going to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Read more here.

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Mary Nichols’ new role at the Emmett Institute

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Nichols Campus in Riverside in December 2021. These regulatory efforts underpin the forthcoming Biden administration policies reported by the Times. Dedication of CARB’s state-of-the-art Mary D. Photo credit: City of Riverside. The details of Mary’s remarkable career are well known, but worth repeating.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN] -- Heinz Endowments Awards Nearly $11.1

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The Science Says: Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On Dirt & Gravel Roads Can Harm Aquatic Life, Poses Health Risks To Humans - And It Damages The Roads

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The 2010 DCNR study also found "radium values are high enough that a possible radiation hazard exists, especially where radium could be adsorbed on iron oxides and accumulate in brine tanks." [ Read more here.] “The Read more here.

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DEP: Potential For Environmental Impacts From Spills Or Leaks Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Materials Is Real; Health Dept. Not Aware Of All Chemicals In Oil & Gas Wastewater Making Risk Assessment Difficult

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council , provided an overview of a report issued by NRDC in July-- A Hot Fracking Mess: How Weak Regulation of Oil And Gas Production Leads to Radioactive Waste in our Water, Air, and Communities. Radiation can be present in materials that are spilled or leaked from pits, tanks, or landfills.

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4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? 27 Released 1.1

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Here are 1,198 articles published in local news media and in the PA Environment Digest during 2021 that tell the stories of thousands of individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

" The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

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JUNE 28, 2021

Congress funded the DOE Office of Science at $7 billion in FY 2021. The full Committee also approved amendments adding solar radiation management and wildfire science to the list of climate change research topics funded by the bill. The Senate voted to overturn this rule in April 2021. billion by 2026. billion from $5 billion.

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MARCH 6, 2023

International United Nations report cautions against solar radiation management and calls for international regulations for the use of this technology. Legislative updates: House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced a bill ( H.R.1213 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2021.

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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water May Have Led To ‘Inadvertently’ Using Contaminated Water For Fracking Gas Wells In Washington County

Delaware RiverKeeper: Aug. 18 Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel

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PA Resources Council To Honor Former DEP Secretary David Hess With The Fox Calhoun Award At Virtual Awards Celebration Oct. 14

NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater, Other Waste

DEP To Require Radiological Testing Of Leachate At Landfills, Including Those Accepting Drilling Wastes; Does Not Include Additional Testing Of Drilling Wastewater

Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA

DEP Teaching Green: Will Education Standards Still Eliminate EE? Radon Poster Contest, Education Grants, Success Stories

New Penn State Study: Brine Water Pumped From Played-Out Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Used As Dust Suppressants, Winter Road Treatments Exceed Environmental, Health Standards, Just Like Conventional Oil & Gas Brine Water

In Memoriam: Walt Pomeroy, Environmental, Wildlife & Wilderness Advocate

41 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

January 15 PA Environment Digest Now Available

Coalition Launches Initiative To Promote Safer Setback Distances From Oil & Gas Drilling, Infrastructure

New General Assembly-Mandated General Permit Allows Unconventional Oil & Gas Liquid Waste Processing Facilities To ‘Pop-Up’ Within 300 Feet Of You Without Notice

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Shale Gas Operators On Track To Have More Violations In 2023 - Frozen Gas Infrastructure; Explosion; Pad Fire; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack Outs; Major Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home Highlight 2023 So Far

2023 Shale Gas Operator Compliance Report: 1,310 Violations; Explosions; Pad Fire, Evacuation; Uncontrolled Gas Venting; Frack-Outs; Polluting Water Supply; Spills; Pipeline Crashing Thru A Home; More

DEP Issued At Least 512 Violations To 95 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them In 2023; 10 Shale Gas Operators Issued NOVs For Abandoning Wells

DEP Issued At Least 435 Violations To 87 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators; 20 NOVs To 10 Shale Gas Operators For Abandoning Their Wells Without Plugging Them So Far In 2023

November 22 PA Environment Digest Now Available

Penn State Center For Dirt & Gravel Road Studies: Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Wastewater To Control Dust Is Environmentally Unsound Practice

Mary Nichols’ new role at the Emmett Institute

111 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

The Science Says: Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On Dirt & Gravel Roads Can Harm Aquatic Life, Poses Health Risks To Humans - And It Damages The Roads

DEP: Potential For Environmental Impacts From Spills Or Leaks Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Materials Is Real; Health Dept. Not Aware Of All Chemicals In Oil & Gas Wastewater Making Risk Assessment Difficult

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