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Groups Urge DEP To Temporarily Halt Operations At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; File 2nd Notice Of Intent To Sue For Air Pollution Violations

PA Environment Daily

On February 17, the Clean Air Council and the Environmental Integrity Project sent a letter to the Department of Environmental Protection urging the state to temporarily halt operations at a Shell plastics chemical plant in Beaver County that has repeatedly violated air pollution limits and recently released plumes of black smoke for several hours.

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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Holds that Regional Climate Program Rule is an Illegal Tax

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2023 WL 7171547, at *1 (Pa. Read More » Tags: Air , Climate Change , Commonwealth Court , Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection , Taxes Read More » Tags: Air , Climate Change , Commonwealth Court , Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection , Taxes

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DEP Signs Consent Order Including $10 Million In Penalties, Local Payments With Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County To Resolve Air Quality Violations; Plant To Restart May 24

PA Environment Daily

DEP’s Office of Environmental Justice will collaborate on this effort. Shell will also pay additional monthly civil penalties for the rest of 2023 for any further exceedances. Following the COA, Shell plans to restart operations at the facility on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

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DEP Issues $1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas From The Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area In Cambria County

PA Environment Daily

On April 9, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has assessed significant civil penalties totaling $1,114,000 from Equitrans, L.P. The Department is committed to holding operators accountable, and we will continue monitoring the environmental impacts of this incident to ensure Pennsylvanians’ health and safety.”

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Guest Essay: DEP Should Invest $33.6 Million In New Federal Funding Wisely To Plug Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Not Reward The Industry For Bad Behavior

PA Environment Daily

By Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council This guest essay first appeared on the TribLive.com website September 22, 2023 -- Pennsylvania has an opportunity to receive $33,695,097 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to plug small, conventionally drilled oil and gas wells with known owners.

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EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency announced the final Good Neighbor Plan , a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states. On March 15, the U.S.

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EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of Clean Air Act (CAA) locomotive regulations. Posted: January 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest On January 24, the U.S.