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PA Bulletin, page 7239 ) Explosion/Fire On December 25, 2022, the Revolution Cryogenic Plant suffered a major explosion and a fire that burned for hours and caused an uncontrolled release of ethane and other gases for nine and a half hours, according to the company. Read more here. It blew and shook the whole house,” said Kasey Duran. “A
One issue in the Seven Counties case is whether the impact statement should discuss airpollution caused by refining the oil shipped over the proposed rail line. The argument is that the Board shouldn’t have to consider that because EPA has authority to regulate airpollution, not the Board.
billion pounds of airpollution during its operation and 80 malfunction and 43 violation episodes at the Beaver County facility between January 2020 and July 2024. The pollutants included benzene (a known carcinogen), 1,3-butadiene, naphthalene, and styrene. million pounds).
And walking or using a traditional bike means avoiding airpollution and climate-changing emissions altogether. But the emissions savings from not driving altogether are even higher. Replacing driving with public transit or e-bikes can greatly reduce emissions.
Lets fast forward to today; more than half a century of government housing policy favoring sprawling, car-dependent development has spawned long commutes, increased exposure to airpollution, and segregated communities. And across the United States, the transportation sector is now the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, airpollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Now it happens occasionally. No agency will help them.
Resource Link: -- Exploding Water Well Shed Triggers DEP Investigation Of 59+ Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Cyclone, McKean County; Highlights Limits On Providing Temporary Water For Well Owners Impacted [PaEN] PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Oct.
This testimony was submitted by Vanessa Lynch , mother, Allegheny County resident and Pennsylvania Campaign Coordinator for Moms Clean Air Force. Oil and gas airpollution isn't a theoretical threat to my family. I support the adoption of a strong and durable methane state plan. Durability. It is a daily reality of our lives.
Where, at the beginning, there was really only one input parameter (the CO 2 concentration) that needed to be coordinated, the inputs have now broadened to include myriad forcings related to other greenhouse gases, airpollution, land surface change, ozone, the sun, volcanoes, irrigation, meltwater etc. DeRepentigny, A. Jahn, and C.
UCS and other groups have been calling for the state to develop a petroleum phaseout plan since 2022 , and the government has responded, created new regulatory authorities and a planning process at the California Energy Commission (CEC) and other state agencies.
In October 2022, Sen. The IFO projects another $100 million drop in revenue in calendar year 2024 fee revenue from 2022 to $170 million. million-- a nearly $100 million decrease from $178.9 Read more here. 16 [PaEN] -- EPA Files $4.2 Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire -- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2
10 Hearing On A State Air Quality Implementation Plan Amendment For Holcim Solutions & Products Plant In Westmoreland County DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Hazardous Sites Agreement With Venango County On Cleaning Up Unlined Landfill Site DEP Awards $18.9 26 to Nov. 12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov.
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Families like mine are in danger because of MarkWests Harmon Creek facility, which has a history of violating protective airpollution regulations while processing fracked ethane gas for use in the overproduction of plastics. Questions from media should be sent to: MomsCleanAirForce@dkcnews.com.
billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2022 across southern Pennsylvania and into several states, while also contaminating nearby ground and waters. Bloomberg News called the Rager Mountain gas leak the worst US climate disaster in 2022. Read more here.] Equitrans was purchased by EQT Corporation in July 2024.]
Access to clean energy is critical due to the generational harm caused by airpollution from power plants which is over-concentrated in historically marginalized communities. When configured as part of a virtual power plant, DERs can even be used to defer or eliminate the need for expensive, polluting infrastructure.
The [state] Oil and Gas Act, Clean Streams Law and AirPollution Control Act give EQB the authority and mandate to promulgate regulations to protect health and the environment. Industries claim that this Board lacks the authority to act on this petition is not supported by these laws.
Case History: 2022-2024 Glen Oaks Village Owners v. City of New York began in 2022, when a group of cooperative apartment owners filed suit seeking to invalidate Local Law 97. The City cannot directly regulate vehicle emissions due to Clean Air Act preemption, but it can regulate indirect sources like e-commerce warehouses.
In 2022-23, India electrified 6,565 kilometres of track the equivalent of about a third of the UKs entire network delivered in a single year. First of all, electric trains are quieter and less polluting. There are immediate gains for airpollution, especially as they pass through urban areas.
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We combined air quality measurements collected near oil and gas and community sites in Broomfield with EPA ozone data collected within the Denver-Metro North Front Range Ozone Non-Attainment area.
4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- EPA Awards $34 Million In Grants To Reduce AirPollution At Schools; Highlights Efforts In Philadelphia [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $18.9 Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov.
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penalty and $5 million restitution from the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for airpollution violations; -- $1.4 Here are j ust a few examples of the penalties imposed by DEP against Big Shale Gas and related industries include-- -- $939,553 penalty against Chevron related to fatal gas well fire in Greene County; -- $1.1
E-waste generation increased 82 per cent between 2010 and 2022, reaching 62 million tonnes annually. Current e-waste “recycling” often involves shredding and smelting, which can recover some metals but results in most plastics and chemicals being incinerated, creating airpollution.
Funded through the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, RISE PA offers grants for both larger and smaller scale projects designed to improve technologies and reduce both costs and airpollution from heavy industry. And because of that, our industrial sector is the largest sector for greenhouse gas emissions in Pennsylvania.
Over 156 million people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of airpollutants, according to the recently published 2025 State-of-the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). For 25 years the report has helped people across the country understand the quality of the air in their communities.
EPAs answer to this EO was their 2022 Equity Action Plan , where they set out an ambitious goal to release a Cumulative Impacts Framework document by September 23, 2023. Throughout this time, cumulative impacts remained a focus for the Biden administration. After the disclaimers (pg.
On April 22, 2022, the Latkanichs filed a complaint with DEP requesting an investigation of their water supply saying it was impacted by oil and gas operations, including PFAS forever chemicals. Chevron drilled two shale gas wells on the Latkanich property approximately 500 feet from the familys water supply starting in 2011.
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“Wells that are improperly abandoned may pose environmental and public health and safety threats such as gas migration into occupied structures, water supply impacts, surface water impacts, hazardous airpollutant emissions, methane emissions, and soil and groundwater contamination,” said Klapkowski. First recommended in December 2022.]
Wolf signed into law legislation in July 2022 that took away the EQBs authority to increase bond amounts for conventional oil and gas wells for 10 years. Read more here. In response, the General Assembly passed and Gov. Read more here.
In 2022, the amount of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions nationwide was over one billion tons , making Japan the 5 th largest GHG emitter in the world. The citizens in the Kobe case argue that the aggravation of climate change and airpollution by the new power plants violate their rights.
These bond amounts are well below the actual taxpayer costs of plugging a conventional well which can range from $33,000 to $800,000 -- average is $68,000-- to prevent harms to communities and the environment. House Republicans Pass Bill Exempting Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From Plugging Bonds Sticking Taxpayers With $5.1
In 2022-2024, general science and basic research made up 8-9% of the total federal research and development budget. This support ensures a continuous pipeline of knowledge and technologies that can address future challenges In 2022-2024, general science and basic research made up 8-9% of the total federal research and development budget.
Resource Links - Oil & Gas Industry Compliance History: -- 7 Years Ago, People From Over 70 Households Gave First-Hand Accounts Of How The PA Shale Gas Industry Impacted Their Health, Lives And Communities To A State Grand Jury Describing The ‘Sometimes Harsh Reality’ Of These Operations [PaEN] -- AG Shapiro: Grand Jury Finds Pennsylvania Failed (..)
The 250 mg/l limit of chlorides in groundwater contamination limit DEP established for the Moody study is significant because a Penn State study released in May 2022 found water runoff from conventional oil and gas wastewater dumping on dirt and gravel roads contained from 7,550 to 10,000 mg/l of chlorides. Read more here - page 50.
The 250 mg/l limit of chlorides in groundwater contamination limit DEP established for the Moody study is significant because a Penn State study released in May 2022 found water runoff from conventional oil and gas wastewater dumping on dirt and gravel roads contained from 7,550 to 10,000 mg/l of chlorides. Read more here - page 50.
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However, both the text of the Clean Air Act and prior case law make it clear that EPA cannot consider costs when making scientific determinations regarding the effect of airpollutants on public health and welfare. The Supreme Court explicitly held in Massachusetts v. 7521(a)(1).
19 7511 (2022). [2] Clearing the Air: A Review of the Effects of Particulate Matter AirPollution on Human Health. polluters disproportionately and systemically affect people of color in the United States. Recent Insights into Particulate Matter (PM2.5)-Mediated Mediated Toxicity in Humans: An Overview. 7 (2021).
EPA affirmed the basis for California’s regulation, noting “the large share of older locomotives in the Class I, II, and III railroad fleets and their emissions[‘] contribution to ambient concentrations of airpollution that may violate the ozone and particulate matter [air quality standards].”
These concerns led the US Forest Service to announce a 10-year wildfire crisis plan in 2022 that seeks to reduce the risk of fires by thinning and clearing 50 million acres of forest land, in addition to 20 million acres already slated for treatment. But this creates a new problem.
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