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On October 23, 2024, the CleanAir Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5) and nitrogen oxides in violation of the federal CleanAirAct, the state AirPollution Control Act and the plant's permit. "As
Shell Petrochemical Plant Penalties In May 2023, the Shell Petrochemical Plant served by the pipeline signed a consent order that included over $17 million in penalties to resolve airpollution violations-- over $12.6 A similar lawsuit preceded the May 2023 penalty settlement. Read more here. Decrease To 31.2%
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penalty and $5 million restitution from the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for airpollution violations; -- $1.4 million penalty against Halliburton Energy Services for 255 violations of the state Solid Waste Management Act; -- $1.5
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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Shell on behalf of all the companies responded that the Solicitor General had effectively reversed the governments position that the CleanAirAct preempts claims in these climate cases. In September 2023, Gov. 7401 et seq. The outgoing Biden Administration had also opposed an effort by GOP-led states to block the suits.
. -- Failure to report mechanical integrity of wells by over 59 percent of conventional well operators means they are not making sure their oil and gas wells are not leaking fluids into groundwater or surface water or natural gas into the air or operating their wells safely.
In 1970, Lee Iacocca, then Ford’s executive vice president, said that the CleanAirActs limits on tailpipe pollution “could prevent continued production of automobiles” and “do irreparable damage to the American economy. In 2022 and 2023, Honda effectively offered no EVs at all in California.
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Kober [PaEN] -- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Update: Industrial Shale Gas Development In Tioga State Forest Prioritizes Industry Profit Over Constitutional Mandate To Preserve, Protect State Forest Land s [PaEN] -- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4
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16 to 22 - $5.257 Million In Penalties; Conventional Well Owners Issued More Violations Than All Of 2023; More Abandoned Wells; Failure To Submit Shale Gas Reports [PaEN] -- EPA, Justice Dept., PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. Decrease To 31.2% Decrease To 31.2%
The Department of Energy estimates that power use by data centers could be three times as high in 2030 as it was in 2023. A fossil fuel plant would also need those permits and would also require a permit under the CleanAirAct if its emissions exceeded a certain threshold (100 tons per year in non-attainment areas).
establishing that heat-trapping emissions (or greenhouse gas emissions) are airpollutants covered by the CleanAirAct. The court further mandated that, under the CleanAirAct, the EPA must set protective standards for global warming pollutants if the agency found them to be harmful to human health and welfare.
We want to make sure that both workers and the community residents are protected under the guidelines of the CleanAirAct. The pollution amounts that will be associated with the increased operations and increased emissions of pollutants goes into the air we breathe.
DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc.,
.] -- The Allegheny Front: Advice From A Youth Climate Organizer; Preview Of Pittsburgh Youth Climate Summit -- StateCollege.com Guest Essay: Youth Know The Direction America Should Take - Im Listening - By Peter Buck, Director of Education At Penn State Sustainability -- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3
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Fervo's project came online in the fall of 2023 and is currently generating about 15 MW of clean firm power on Nevada's grid. 4 In 2023, it supported 4.7 GDP in 2023, including direct, indirect, and induced effects totaled 727 billion. GDP in 2023, including direct, indirect, and induced effects totaled 727 billion.
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“Health-harming leaks are preventable with diligent monitoring and other standards and practices outlined in the EPA’s recent CleanAirAct methane pollution rule. “We We are greatly disappointed, therefore, that the EPA has moved to push back the date when operators must put these critical pollution safeguards in place.
Bulk Petroleum Facility: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval for a bulk petroleum facility at the Minit Mart New Castle Facility located in the City of New Castle, Lawrence County. ( 5, 2023, Issued Sept. Greene County. ( Washington County. Received Sept. 18, 2025 (?). ( Greene County. ( Lycoming County. (
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Hilcorp Energy Company For Federal, State CleanAirAct Violations [PaEN] -- DEP Prints Corrected Notice Inviting Comments On New AirPollution Permit For Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant In Washington County; Plant Suffered Major Explosion, Fire In 2022 [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Dec.
. - Daleville Compressor Station : DEP invites comments on the renewal of an Air Quality General Permit for the facility located in Londonderry Twp., PA Bulletin, page 5191 ) -- JKLM Energy, LLC - Woods Water Withdrawal Pump Site: DEP issued a GP-11 Air Quality General Permit for two water pumps at the facility located in Tioga Twp.,
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On February 2, the Environmental Integrity Project and CleanAir Council filed a notice of intent to sue Shell Chemical Appalachia for repeated violations of airpollution permit limits at its petrochemical plant in Beaver County.
May 11, the Environmental Integrity Project and CleanAir Council filed a federal lawsuit against the Shell Petrochemical Plant for repeatedly violating permitted airpollution limits from a massive new plastics production plant in Beaver County, which opened last year. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S.
On April 12, 2024, the Shell Petrochemical Plant requested the Department of Environmental Protection to classify the composition and flow rate of gases going to be burned off at flares and the airpollution sources and pollution control equipment operating at the Beaver County facility confidential business information.
and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of CleanAirAct (CAA) locomotive regulations. Posted: January 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc.
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The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 beginning at 6:30 PM at Chester City Hall (Chester City municipal building), 1 E 4th St. DEP is accepting written public comments on this application, which may be submitted to RA-EPSEROAQpubcom@pa.gov or mailed to the Southeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program, 2 E.
The Department of Environmental Protection notified the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County it will no longer be able to operate under an Air Quality Construction permit and must submit an application for a full Title V Air Quality Permit within 120 days. 12,671,044.75 12,671,044.75 Read more here. Read more here.
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