PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2023

By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident My family’s home is in Washington County and we have more Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas industrial facilities than any other county in Pennsylvania. Counties across the state have witnessed harm from the heavy industrial activity associated with natural gas exploration.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The Grand Jury Report was released by then Attorney General Shapiro in June 2020 after what he said then was a two-year investigation uncovered systematic failure by government agencies in overseeing the fracking industry and fulfilling their responsibility to protect Pennsylvanians from the inherent risks of industry operations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

On April 3 and 6, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a total of three more Air Quality notices of violation to the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County. Shell's Air Quality Permit does not allow visible emissions for more than five minutes during any two consecutive hours. Read more here.

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E2 Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a “supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking,” calling for comments on air pollution standards for control of methane emissions from new and existing facilities in the oil and natural gas industry. See 87 Fed. 74,702 (Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On October 13, local, regional, and state environmental groups submitted 28 pages of comments to the Department of Environmental Protection urging the agency to deny Erosion and Sedimentation and Water Encroachment permits through Exceptional Value and High Quality watersheds for the Transco Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency issued for public input a draft white paper on control techniques and measures that could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new stationary combustion turbines. electricity generation in future years, primarily use natural gas to create electricity. On April 21, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

With this agreement, the Department of Environmental Protection is taking steps to hold Shell accountable and protect Pennsylvanians’ constitutional right to clean air and water while encouraging innovation and economic development in the Commonwealth,” said Rich Negrín, Acting Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. “We

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a November 14 hearing on a proposed RACT III Air Quality Permit for the Energy Transfer Marcus Hook Terminal in Delaware County. PA Bulletin, page 6523 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Unfortunately, DEP has issued 490 notices of violations for new conventional oil and gas well abandonments without plugging so far in 2023. New conventional well abandonments is the number one violation cited by DEP, according to a 2022 compliance report. Read more here. Read more here. 25 to Dec. 25 to Dec. 25 to Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On December 14, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it issued a notice of violation (NOV) to Shell Chemicals Appalachia, LLC (Shell) for exceeding its rolling 12-month total emission limitations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during commissioning of its petrochemical facility in Potter Township, Beaver County.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 541 ) -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

cranks its air conditioners to get through historic high temperatures , the need for energy that slows, not hastens, climate change is more apparent than ever. Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas. I’ll be using the term “gas” from here on out.)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

When we first started Eyes On Shell in early 2022, there was more concern about lighting than anything else,” said Terrie Baumgardner, Outreach Coordinator in Beaver County for the Clean Air Council. The emergency flaring of natural gas at the plant triggered when there are malfunctions, caused a separate light problem.

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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

APRIL 6, 2023

On April 13, House Bill 170 (Otten-D-Chester) was introduced to expand safety zones around oil and gas wells and related natural gas infrastructure to help reduce their adverse impacts on public health and the environment. The bill was referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

On April 14, the Department of Environmental Protection announced $2.1 million in Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants to municipalities and businesses for 99 electric vehicles and more clean fuel transportation projects to improve air quality in their communities. Posted: April 14, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

The current draft of the ACF rule was released in late March and made several changes to the version that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) heard back in October 2022. pollution from vehicles. An electric commercial fleet vehicle spotted in San Francisco, 2022. What’s in the proposal? There are more than 1.8

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- We Remember Sept. 6 Webinar On New Model Ordinance To Mitigate The Environmental Impacts Of Warehouse Facilities [PaEN] -- Schuylkill River Greenways Hosts Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On February 28, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded $1.5 million in 2022 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant funding to help municipalities, schools, and businesses around the state switch to clean transportation and improve air quality in their communities. Click Here for a list of projects funded.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

On September 30, the Department of Environmental Protection announced $2.9 Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests. The projects are located in high-population areas with dense traffic and high air pollution levels. To date, the Wolf Administration has awarded more than $64 million statewide.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. Gas supply has been struggling to keep up with demand since coronavirus vaccines made available in 2021, which enabled the economy to get back on track more quickly than expected.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2023

If you get the impression that nothing is going to be done to address a spill, contact the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) [800-541-2050]. Aging underground storage tank (UST) systems are critical to our infrastructure but can pose a serious environmental risk as they age and deteriorate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 In 2019, air pollution more broadly was responsible for about 6.7 Note: this is adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars and is based on the amount those plants emitted in 2021, the EIA’s most recent year of finalized data. micrometers or less. million deaths globally.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2022

On March 15, the Environmental Quality Board voted 17 to 2 to approve the final regulation reducing VOC/methane emissions from oil and natural gas operations. Representatives of the conventional oil and gas industry voted against the regulation. Posted: March 15, 2022] PA Environment Digest Metcalfe and Sen.

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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. See Paragraph 71 in appeal.] Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

This is the permitting that's happening across our state, especially with respect to accepting oil and gas waste, which is radioactive,” said Johnson. The third item I wanted to talk about was with respect to the reception that people get from the Department of Environmental Protection ,” said Johnson. “It Read more here. “We

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2022

This editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on January 23, 2022 -- The sale of the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, the last remaining coal-powered plant in Allegheny County, to a company that will conduct environmental remediation and redevelopment is a hopeful sign for a post-coal regional economy.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Worse, this hastily scheduled virtual meeting conflicted with one of only two in-person opportunities for Beaver County residents to discuss how to spend the money extracted from Shell following their 13 air quality violations in 2022 and 2023. These injustices are incalculable. This public outreach was a long time coming.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

By Cindy Adams Dunn , Secretary of DCNR Ramez Ziadeh , Acting Secretary of DEP This guest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on August 12, 2022 -- Throughout the past eight years, Pennsylvania has made tremendous investments into our air, our water, and our wild places, and those investments are paying off.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

One critical tool for forcing that reckoning comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. EPA decision, but it did not ground EPA.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa Global Witness PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:39 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million in 2013. Total settles U.S. agreed to pay $398.2

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Overview Of Non-Compliance DEP reports between 2017 through 2021, the agency did 63,026 inspections of wells belonging to 1,512 conventional oil and gas well owners operating 34,812 wells. Improperly plugged wells have been tied to fatal explosions in Pennsylvania and other states, so this is a category of potentially significant violations.”

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