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US EIA Report Shows How Winter Storms Have Reduced US Natural Gas Production, But Disruptions Can Happen Any Time Of The Year

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On March 13, 2024, the US Energy Information Administration posted an article describing how winter storms disrupt US natural gas production. Over the last four winters, winter storms Uri (February 2021), Elliott (December 2022), and most recently, Heather (January 2024) interrupted weekly U.S.

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What’s Up With Water – December 13, 2022

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Groundwater has not been governed like surface water has. But there are few treaties that govern how groundwater is apportioned. According to policy experts, though, there is some hesitation at the local and national levels, because public officials are wary of ceding control to regional governing bodies.

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PJM, Electric Grid Operators Recommend Additional Steps To Overcome Vulnerabilities In Natural Gas Infrastructure To Ensure More Reliable Grid Operation

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On February 21, the PJM Interconnection and three other regional electric grid operators made a series of 14 recommendations to overcome vulnerabilities in natural gas infrastructure operations to improve electric grid reliability and gas-electric coordination, especially during adverse weather conditions.

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Federal Court Declines To Prohibit PA Environmental Hearing Board From Hearing Appeals Of DEP Permits Issued For Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project

PA Environment Daily

District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied an emergency motion by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC to enjoin the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board from hearing an appeal of state permits issued to the company’s Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project.

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What’s Up With Water — March 1, 2022

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The lawsuit claims that the state government did not adequately address climate change when approving a water use permit for the 5-billion Euro factory. The town is at the center of a long-running dispute over groundwater contamination caused by natural gas drilling and fracking.

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FRESH, August 9, 2022: Unmonitored Ag May Account for Majority of Lake Erie Manure Pollution

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August 9, 2022. The waste has remained there because the federal government has not established a permanent long-term storage facility. August 12, 2022: Webinar: Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin — register. August 25, 2022: Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee Monthly Webinar Series — register.

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Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas; Same Facility Plagued Community With Blowdowns 3 Times A Day, 7 Days A Week For Nearly 10 Years Until Criminal Charges Brought Against CNX

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On December 27, 2022-- Christmas week-- a malfunction at the CNX Oak Springs Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Station in South Franklin Township, Washington County resulted in the release of an estimated 1.1 million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. From approximately 10:14 a.m. 27 releases.