PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

The original violations for abandonment were issued on or about November 14, 2023 and the well owner failed to do anything in response to the violations. Because an unknown quantity of wastewater was released, DEP recommended Chesapeake remediate the area under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program. Read more here.

2019

Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 27, 2025

A 2023 report from the nearby Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary found that cigarette butts accounted for 23% of items collected on the sanctuary’s beaches. Not only do cigarette butts release dangerous microplastics, but they also leach chemicals into the environment that are harmful to sensitive marine ecosystems.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Million To Settle Lawsuit By Investors Who Claimed EQT Overstated The Benefits Of Its Rice Energy Merger In 2017 -- Marcellus Drilling News: Integrated Lithium Production Plant Coming To PA In 2026 Using Oil & Gas Production Wastewater [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: Avonlea Lithium Corp.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Violation: Abandoning Well (2023) November 5, 2024 routine inspection of J.A. No action taken by the owner since the original violation issued in October 18, 2023. Original violations were issued August 9, 2023 and well owner did nothing. Original violations June 7, 2023 and well owner did nothing. DEP inspection report.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2025

Original violations for abandonment were issued April 5, 2023. In 2023, DEP issued 512 violations to conventional well owners for abandonment. In 2023, DEP issued or continued 20 violations to 10 shale gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells. Original pressure violation issued May 3, 2023.

2024

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The company said it would use the Act 2 Land Recycling Program standards for cleaning up the site. At the time of this initial inspection, “CNX representatives noted that CONSOL had not called to check for buried lines in their work area since November of 2023,” according to DEP. Initial DEP Inspections.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To Natural Gas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept. Of Health Pushing For Changes To Reduce Adverse Health Impacts From Natural Gas Development [November 2023] -- Part I - Environmental Impacts: State Dept.

Natural Gas

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2025

Arizona Department of Water Resources decisions in 2023 about groundwater availability in the region sent shockwaves through the housing industry, halting new subdivisions in Buckeye and certain other locations around Phoenix that would have used local groundwater. Wastewater will be reclaimed and recycled for park irrigation.

2025

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 6788 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 235 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. 15, 2023, approved Aug. Application received April 19, 2023. ( Read more here. Greene County. ( Luzerne County. ( Greene County. (

2024

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2025

DEP said in its inspection reports the well abandonment violates an August 3, 2023 consent order and agreement with Diversified. DEP noted the well abandonments violate an August 3, 2023 consent order and agreement between Diversified Production LLC and DEP. Inactive status expired in May 2023. Read more here. Violations issued.

2025

Enviromental Defense

JULY 2, 2025

In 2023 alone, Google consumed 23 billion litres of water in its data centres, which is equivalent to the yearly water use of 280,00 people in Canada for one entire year. . #1 Water Data centres generate enormous heat. Microsoft similarly withdrew 12.9 billion litres of water across its operations in the same year.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2025

We are pleased to accept the recognition from the PA Solar Center for our initiative to reduce our energy consumption at our church building, by installing solar panels in 2023 and heat pumps in 2024," said James L. In addition, our Swanson Solar Energy System lowers our electric bills by nearly $65,000 each year." "We

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov. Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest; Awards Program Nov. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest; Awards Program Nov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2025

Fatal Flood In Bucks County -- TribLive: National Weather Service Taps Technology, Volunteer Network To Monitor Storms -- TribLive Editorial: Prediction, Prevention Critical To Natural Disaster Response -- Gov.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

. -- Penn State Extension Home Garden News: Houseplant Master Class Webinar Series Available; Treen Tenders Training; Good Gardening Saturday Series -- Pike Conservation District: From Source To Sink - Groundwater Education Workshop Series Starts Jan. 13 -- Pike Conservation District: Pike/Wayne Counties Contractors Workshop Feb.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2025

School buses that bring kids to school, city buses that serve commuters, garbage and recycling trucks that keep streets clean, 18-wheelers that haul goods: these are all classified as medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Almost everything we buy is carried by trucks, which move billions of tons of goods each year.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Thandazile Moyo , assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering at Penn State, will give the talk, “Aligning with Recycling as a Strategy for Reliable Critical Metals Supply : Policies, Challenges, and Opportunities in the U.S.,” at 4:00 p.m. on October 28, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2025

. - Violations: Failed To Restore Well Site After Plugging (13 Months) January 2, 2025 inspection of the Louis Yemc 1 conventional well in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County found the owner failed to restore the well site after plugging the well on December 8, 2023. Original violation October 30, 2024. Violations continued. Ohio- $2.98

2025

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Tamaqua Transfer & Recycling Station: DEP invites comments on a renewal of a waste permit for the facility located in Walker Twp., Read more here. At a related event announcing a new PA Permit Fast Track Program, Gov. Received August 22, Administratively Complete November 5. ( PA Bulletin, page 7591 ) -- Environmental Awareness Corp, Inc.

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2024

DEP originally issued violations for abandonment a year ago on October 18 & 19, 2023. DEP recommended-- “Because of the large volume of elevated conductance fluid discovered on the pad surface and in the sedimentation basin, the DEP recommends pursuing Act 2 [Land Recycling Program cleanup].” Read more here. Read more here.]

2024

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Original violation December 5, 2023. Haymaker 838 Abandoned Conventional Well, 28 Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations In 2024 So far in 2024, DEP issued 838 new or continued violations to conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells, more than in all of 2023. In the original 1.18.24 Read more here.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Now 55 years later, the same type of arguments are being recycled to attack Californias ACCII standards. In 2022 and 2023, Honda effectively offered no EVs at all in California. Sales of Tesla EVs in California dropped 11 percent from 2023 to 2024, while the rest of the manufacturers saw sales increase 13% over the same time.

2026

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The 2024 volunteers recognized include: -- Katherine Crawford, nominated by Allegheny CleanWays : Katherine has been participating in Land and Water clean-ups with Allegheny CleanWays (ACW) since the Spring of 2023. He began volunteering at the townships recycling day and also volunteers for our Annual Hard-to-Recycle event.

2024

A Greener Life

APRIL 3, 2025

The potential is immense, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) reporting that global investment in EV batteries has surged eightfold since 2018 and fivefold for battery storage, rising to a total of $150 billion in 2023. Africas future role in this arena could reshape its economies and lift millions out of poverty.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Original violation issued November 14, 2023. 850 Abandoned Conventional Well, 42 Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations In 2024 So far in 2024, DEP issued 850 new or continued violations to conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells, more than in all of 2023. Response requested by December 30.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Political stunts aren’t helping Levee breached in Pajaro River in 2023. The state of flooding emergency called for LA in 2017 and the devastating flooding in the US Midwest in 2019 was a similar situation.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2025

. -- DEP published notice in the July 12 PA Bulletin announcing a ban on electronic products sold by the Zero Edge Technology (Z-Edge) for failure to comply with the state Covered Device Recycling Act. ( 12, 2023, Issued June 17, 2025. ( Received Oct.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Read more here ] -- 86% Noncompliance: DEP reports 86% of conventional oil and gas well owners failed to submit annual production, waste generation and waste disposal reports for 2023. Read more here ] -- 89% Noncompliance: DEP reports 89% of conventional oil and gas well owners failed to submit annual well integrity reports for 2023.

Air Pollution

Acoel

APRIL 28, 2025

and with IRIS, both of which also consulted with AMA.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2025

Most of the original violations were issued in November 2023. Original violations issued November 2023. In 2023, DEP issued 512 violations to conventional well owners for abandonment. In 2023, DEP issued or continued 20 violations to 10 shale gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells. Read more here.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

19 Public Meeting On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site Landfill Permit Renewal In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec. 19 Public Meeting On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site Landfill Permit Renewal In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec. 26 to Nov. 26 to Nov. Cents/kWH Up From 10.04

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

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

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

Original violation issued on November 16, 2023. In 2023, DEP issued 512 violations to conventional well owners for abandonment. In 2023, DEP issued or continued 20 violations to 10 shale gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging their wells. Owner did not respond to 2023 notices of violations. Violations continued.

2025

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2025

Original violations for abandonment were issued April 5, 2023. Original violation issued June 2, 2023. Southwestern Energy is using the Act 2 Land Recycling Program to document the cleanup of the release and submitted a Final Report on November 6, 2024. Response requested by January 27. DEP inspection report. Read more here.

2025

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In April 2023, the state Department of Health the State Health Improvement Plan identified rising health issues related to natural resource extraction-- including oil and gas development-- as one of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. Read more here. Read more here.]

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. 5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. High School As Renovation Work Continues -- DEP Sets Aug.

Conservation

Scientific American

JULY 14, 2025

The bacteria also recycle nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen by breaking down organic material. This movement accelerated in 2023 and 2024, when deaths linked to V. Vibrio live freely in the water, concentrate in sediment and on plastics, and colonize the surfaces and guts of shellfish, fish and zooplankton. For instance, V.

Ocean