PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

On November 23, the FracTracker Alliance released its fourth watershed oil and gas drilling impact analysis in the Susquehanna River Basin, this one for the Towanda and Schrader Creek watersheds. In 2021, 281 wells reported producing 1,908,292 barrels (80 million gallons) of liquid waste and 54,248 tons of solid waste.

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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

MAY 4, 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of Health chose the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to undertake the studies The data collection for these studies concluded in September 2022. The University of Pittsburgh's public-facing website for the studies has not been updated since then. Of Health Awards $2.5 27 Released 1.1

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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. See Paragraph 71 in appeal.]

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Today, Pennsylvania is now facing the consequences of this corporate greed, of this legacy, of an industry that made a buck off of our natural resources and got away with abandoning gas wells without properly plugging them. Shapiro, Let's Hold Them Accountable - Support The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Rev.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2022

DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance System reports conventional oil and gas drillers were issued 77 notices of violation for attempting to abandon wells without plugging them in the first three months of 2022. The companies included Catalyst Energy, Frontier National Resources, Mieka LLC, Pin Oak Energy and Range Resources.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2022

PA Bulletin - October 29, 2022 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 58 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the October 29 PA Bulletin - pages 6728 to 6786.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

PA Bulletin, page 7302 ) Waste Permits -- SWN Production Company - Colwell West Water Transfer Facility: DEP invites comments on WMGR123 General Permit application for processing, transfer and use of oil and gas liquid waste in New Milford Twp., PA Bulletin, page 7309 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. -

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Some of the wells were leaking natural gas to the atmosphere. Some of the wells were leaking natural gas. DEP’s inspection reports no progress being made in remediating the area affected by the release and no annual production and waste generation and mechanical integrity reports have been submitted to DEP.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The agenda for the December 1 DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting includes updates on Chapter 78 regulation changes, the new federal abandoned well plugging program and more. The second draft of the second package-- dealing primarily with waste disposal, handling and similar requirements-- also was not completed.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2022

This pipeline project is slated to take natural gas liquids out of the US to overseas markets. Although the company has yet to clean up the spill, they paid $4 million to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, a pittance compared to the $2.5 Read more here.] Read more here.] Read more here.] “We

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

Wolf’s administration allocated $3 million for studies to explore the potential health effects of the shale gas industry, taking action after months of impassioned pleas by the families of childhood cancer patients who live in the most heavily drilled region of the state. Of Health Awards $2.5 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

in Mercer County who appealed a major permit modification DEP granted to Tri-County Landfill who allegedly misrepresented the types of waste to be accepted at the landfill, including oil and gas waste. It's alarming that DEP wants to speed up permitting reviews to increase harmful oil and gas infrastructure in our state. “We

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

And Arianne Proctor, Chief of Minerals Division at the Department of Conservation & Natural Resources said, “The CIM story map does a beautiful job describing the purpose of the monitoring network and providing users with incredibly detailed information summarized in an easy to visualize, meaningful format.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire April 24 PA Environment Digest 105 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic 3 Pennsylvania Schools Achieve Green Ribbon Schools Recognition (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 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 7, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2023

"Officers of Roulette Oil & Gas Co, LLC have operated wells in Pennsylvania under the business names of the following 4 companies according to records on file with Department of Environmental Resources (DER), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Pennsylvania Department of State-- 1.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Previous Studies Research done in Pennsylvania over the last several years by Penn State University and others found significant hazards in conventional oil and gas brine water, particularly in road spreading on dirt and gravel roads. However, reports from oil and gas areas say road spreading is continuing unabated. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 30, 2022

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- PA Chapter Of Natural Resources Extension Professionals Names Ross Snook Of Montgomery County Natural Resources Education Champion [PaEN] -- Penn State EarthTalks: Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2022

On average, there were about 36,000 wells, conventional oil and gas wells listed exactly but not reporting in that particular year,” he said. They] did not report production of hydrocarbons, waste [generated and how it was disposed] or minimum mechanical [oil and gas well] integrity that is required by the regulations,” said Klapkowski.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

-- EQB To Meet Nov. In State College On Game Day -- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators [PaEN] -- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN] -- ??

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Billion Endowment -- Inside Climate News: In Dimock, Susquehanna County, A PA Town Riven By Fracking, Concerns About Ties Between A Judge And A Gas Driller Over Recent Attorney General Settlement -- Better Path Coalition Hosts Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

Julie Weatherington-Rice, a certified Professional Geologist and Soil Scientist, said research confirmed as early as the 1980s the oil and gas wastewater spread on roads in Ohio contained harmful chemicals like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. Because it's an oil and gas waste, nobody's required to carry these safety data sheets.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2022

The wells included in this tally are from conventional drilling and not the wells drilled to support hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas. Often obscured by vegetation or located deep in the woods, more abandoned oil and gas wells are found all the time, often leaking oil and methane. Why Does It Matter?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

PA Resources Council Announces Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program Schedule In Allegheny County PA Resources Council To Host Nov. 10 The Feds USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties Gov. 15 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! 29 To Dec.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Summary This report, which examines Fiscal Year 2022 enrollment in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), is a follow-up to IATP’s Payments for Pollution report. Irrigation-related practices remained some of the more popular and costly uses of EQIP dollars in 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 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.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2022

Brooke Smokelin Has Dedicated Her Life To Trying -- DCNR Celebrates French Creek As The 2022 River Of The Year At Paddle Fest Celebration [PaEN] -- WeConservePA: PA Land Trusts Preserved 208,026 Acres; 107,300 Pennsylvanians Contribute To Land Trusts [PaEN] -- Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

On September 13, the Pittsburgh-based Environmental Health Project issued a review of the University of Pittsburgh studies released on August 15 showing links between natural gas development and Lymphoma cancer, worsening asthma conditions and lower birth weights. "We

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