PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

17 to 23 -- 7 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Defective Casing From 2018; Mariner Pipeline Drilling Mud Breakout; Additional Shell Air Penalties; Water Supply Investigation Protect PT Hosts Feb. 27 Online Lunch & Learn With Laurie Barr About Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $2,671,044.75

Recycling 90

Recycling Natural Gas Natural Resources 2024 90

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This TGD describes the process by which transporters of residual waste may comply with the Department's rules and regulations for developing a Transporter's Contingency Plan. The solar energy facilities are proposed to provide electricity to Transco natural gas compressor stations in Columbia (Station 610) and Wyoming (Station 605) counties.

Environmental Protection 82

Environmental Protection Natural Gas Waste Regulations 82

Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Countries in key markets are accelerating their transportation decarbonization goals, which in turn is driving up demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Some demand is met—and will continue to be met—through mining of new materials, while a portion of demand is met through reusing and recycling recovered materials. New policy in the U.S.

Law 130

Law 2022 Clean Energy Electricity 130

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

Of Environmental Services 2 Senate Committees Meet May 8 To Run Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Waive Any Permitting Requirement, Add Cost, Time To Regulatory/Permitting Bureaucracy Gov. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: May 8, 2023] PA Environment Digest PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues.

Recycling 90

Recycling Natural Gas Conservation 2023 90

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2023

Of Health Establishes Community-Based Health Resource Network To Provide Long-Term Assistance To Residents Impacted By Norfolk Southern Train Derailment [PaEN] -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 25 to 31; More Violations At Equitrans Gas Storage Area; Spring Walk Yields Hissing Gas Well On State Game Lands [PaEN] -- PA (..)

Natural Gas 88

Natural Gas Conservation Politics Regulations 88

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 7435 ] -- Calpine Mid-Merit, LLC - York Natural Gas-Fired Energy Center: DEP issued a Air Pollution Emission Limits on electricity generation units for the facility located in Peach Bottom Twp., PA Bulletin, page 7418 ] Read more here. Susquehanna County. [

Natural Gas 110

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2023 Electricity 110

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

billion gallons of drilling wastewater generated every year in Pennsylvania-- where it does for disposal or recycling, waste injection well development, problems with the conventional and shale gas wastewater reporting system, road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater and much more. 27 Released 1.1 Why Does It Matter? 27 Released 1.1

Natural Gas 88

Natural Gas 2020 Regulations Air Pollution 88

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

On August 30, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification at 7:33 a.m. DEP issued notices of violations for the spill of residual waste and requested a written report from EQT by September 14, 2023 on how the area would be cleaned up. It was recommended Act 2 Land Recycling Program standards be used. [

Natural Gas 107

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy 107

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Buckeye Pipeline Malvern Terminal: DEP received a Remedial Investigation Report/Cleanup Plan to remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with unleaded gasoline, leaded gasoline, diesel fuel, lead and No. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Tioga County. (

Natural Gas 99

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Environmental Protection 99

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

on August 28, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification of an uncontrolled venting of natural gas from shale gas well 9H at the Repsol Oil and Gas USA LLC Cummings Lumber well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County. Truck Rollover Spills 4,600 Gallons Of Wastewater On August 30, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification at 7:33 a.m.

Natural Gas 117

Natural Gas 2023 Waste 2020 117

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

DEP also issued fresh violations for failure of the operator to comply with a Commonwealth Court order issued on August 16, 2023 requiring remediation of the sites for releases of wastewater based on violations issued on October 24, 2022. The shale gas well on the pad was drilled in February 2023 and fracked in June 2023.

2018 109

2018 2024 2023 Natural Gas 109

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2023

DEP requested a written report by July 26, 2023 on how the operator intends to bring these wells into compliance and notices of violation were issued. DEP’s inspection reports requested the operator to provide a written report by August 20, 2023 to explain how they plan to bring the wells into compliance and notices of violation were issued.

Natural Gas 56

Natural Gas Waste 2023 Recycling 56

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Hopson Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received and is reviewing a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with vanadium to Statewide Health Standards at the well pad located in Asylum Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 2023 98

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Range Resources Appalachia, LLC -Cornwall Turkey Unit 7H: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Lewis Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Natural Gas 90

Natural Gas Regulations Environmental Protection Recycling 90

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Martin Interim President Of PPL Electric Utilities -- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Awards $14.9 -- We Remember Sept. Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Historic Site Hosting Festival Of Wood Sept. 16 [PaEN] -- Scranton Times Editorial: Give Teeth To DEP Environmental Justice Policy [PaEN] -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept.

Conservation 108

Conservation Natural Gas Electricity Climate Change 108

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Ward Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by production wastewater at the facility located in West Burlington Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Bradford County. ( York County. (

Natural Gas 102

Natural Gas 2023 Carbon Dioxide Waste 102

PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Greylock Production, LLC - Beacon Well Pad: DEP received a Notice of Intent to remediate soil and groundwater contaminated by releases of production wastewater for the well pad located in Greene Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Greene County. (

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Air Pollution Regulations 2023 83

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Angie Well Pad 2: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with petroleum products in Auburn Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. 3–4 [PaEN] [Posted: February 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 106

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Renewable Energy 106

PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - DPH Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with ethylene glycol in Windham Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Natural Gas 79

Natural Gas Waste Greenhouse Recycling 79

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT Corp. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. The following DEP notices were published in the May 20 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Washington County. ( Tioga County. (

Natural Gas 80

Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Clean Energy 80

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- UGI Utilities - Allen Manufactured Gas Plant: DEP received Intent To Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated by volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, and lead in City of Allentown, Lehigh County. ( You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas Regulations 2019 Recycling 77

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley E 6H Well Site: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Natural Gas 78

Natural Gas Waste Regulations Fossil Fuels 78

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

2023 was a milestone year for electric car sales in the US. Sales figure from Atlas EV Hub In California, nearly half a million EVs were purchased in 2023 reaching a whopping one in four new vehicles. But it shouldn’t be surprising that the transition to electric vehicles might not be a straight line up, up and up.

Electricity 358

Electricity 2025 Climate Change 2023 358

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

Potter County; Opponents Again Call For Robust Public Participation Process [PaEN] -- Delaware River Basin Commission Clarifies New Regulations On Oil/Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban Road Spreading, Disposal From Conventional Wells [PaEN] -- NRDC: U.S. Again sample results did not show testing for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ or radium 226 or 228.

Natural Gas 63

Natural Gas Waste 2016 Regulations 63

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Warner Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the well pad located in Rush Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Susquehanna County. (

Natural Gas 105

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Fossil Fuels 105

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. The following DEP notices were published in the May 6 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Susquehanna County. (

Natural Gas 75

Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution 2023 75

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2023

The projects are intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting, tentatively scheduled for September 14, 2023 The shale gas development-related projects include-- -- Project Sponsor and Facility: BKV Operating, LLC (East Branch Wyalusing Creek), Jessup Township, Susquehanna County , PA. Susquehanna County. (

Air Pollution 94

Air Pollution Natural Gas Waste Radiation 94

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On November 16, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to expedite the environmental review process for certain renewable energy infrastructure projects through the use of categorical exclusions.

Clean Energy 59

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Greenhouse Conservation 59

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Kingsley E6H Well Pad: DEP received Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by drilling wastewater in Springfield Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Natural Gas 91

Natural Gas 2022 Recycling Waste 91

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- UGI Utilities, Inc. - You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. The following DEP notices were published in the April 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Recycling 97

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

The operator was originally cited for violations related to leaking gas on June 6, 2023. 74 Act 2 Land Recycling Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups In 2024 So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 74 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 74 oil and gas facility site cleanups. Shale Gas Driller Withdraws 1.8

2024 109

2024 Natural Gas 2022 Recycling 109

Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

To accomplish this the bill advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse Law 2025 Electricity 52

Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Proposed regulations clarify FEOC restrictions and clean vehicle tax credit compliance for manufacturers aiming to produce eligible EVs. On December 4, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published proposed regulations under Section 30D of the IRC (the Proposed Regulations). [2]

Regulations 130

Regulations 2025 2024 Government 130

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - MTL 4H Well Pad: DEP received Notice of Intent to remediate soil contaminated with drilling wastewater at the site in Wyalusing Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. PaEN] [Posted: January 20, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Recycling Politics Waste 98

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Announcing VJEL's 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List By VJEL December 18, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2024 Top 10 Environmental Watch List. Because of this backlog, FERC promulgated Order 2023 – RM22-14-000 to speed up this process.

2024 40

2024 Ocean Conservation Paris Agreement 40

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT Corporation - Stattler Road Well Pad: DEP received a Notice Of Intent to remediation soil and groundwater contaminated with producing wastewater from holes in secondary site containment in Whiteley Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Recycling 82

Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. But there are some false and half true claims being made about electric vehicles. Here we will separate fact from fiction about electric vehicles. Question: Do Electric Cars work in cold weather? grams of CO2 per kilometre.

Electricity 76

Electricity Fossil Fuels 2030 2010 76