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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 million in penalty payments and $5 million in local community environmental restoration funding. Read more here.
The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new airpollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have been challenged by states and industry groups. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Kentucky v.
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., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc.,
On July 28, the US Environmental Protection Agency formally issued an interim final rule extending several deadlines for industry compliance with national methane standards for new and existing oil and gas facilities, known as Section 111, OOOOb/c of the CleanAirAct.
Case History: 2022-2024 Glen Oaks Village Owners v. The Decision: Court of Appeals Finds No Field Preemption In New York, field preemption can be express or implied (for a brief summarization of the preemption legal doctrine, see our December 2024 blog post ). As explained in DJL Rest. City of New York , 96 N.Y.2d
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 DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties [Shared Equally], Plus $1.4
XTO) [ExxonMobil] and Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) , agreed to resolve alleged CleanAirAct and Pennsylvania AirPollution Control Act violations involving their oil and gas production operations in Pennsylvania. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4
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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Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) 2024 greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles (the HDV Rule) that went into effect on June 21, 2024. In the last four months, the Sabin Center has submitted four amicus briefs supporting EPAs 2024 rulemakings, including briefs in West Virginia v.
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The GGRF fares particularly badly: in addition to the rescission of unobligated balances, the Act repeals the underlying statutory authority for the program (in simple terms, it strikes the relevant section from CleanAirAct).
We share the concerns expressed by former EPA administrators who recently wrote that such cuts would render the agency incapable of protecting Americans from grave threats in our air, water and land. Another credible analysis found the benefits of the CleanAirAct exceeded its costs by more than 30 to one.
Decades of government vehicle standards to improve vehicle efficiency and cut down on tailpipe pollution have saved car and truck drivers trillions of dollars at the pump, saved countless lives from reduced exposure to toxic airpollution , and avoided the extraction and burning of billions of barrels of oil. In the U.S.,
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4 In Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- PUC Commissioner Kathryn Zerfuss Appointed To EPA’s Farm, Ranch And Rural Communities Advisory Committee -- TribLive: Eureka, Citizens Gifted Eplugs To Fire Company To Thwart Electric Vehicle Dangers -- Moms CleanAir Force Nov. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4
On November 25, 2024, DEP sent Charles T. Multiple violations were included in the notice, including failure to notify DEP of the wastewater release, failure to collect and properly manage wastewater from the well(s) and failure to prevent pollution of ground and surface waters. DEP said Charles Wandover, Jr. Wandover, Sr.
This long struggle to get cleaner air in California is one of necessity; pollution from Californias millions of cars and trucks, combined with its unique climate and geography have led to the state having consistently the worst airpollution in the nation.
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.
The Advanced Clean Cars II rule would require 100% EV sales in California by 2035 and strengthen tailpipe emissions standards, resulting in an estimated 1,200 fewer deaths fro m airpollution by 2040.
In fact, Helene was the costliest single disaster in 2024 in the U.S. This bedrock science-based finding underpins EPA’s responsibility to regulate GHGs—which the Supreme Court previously ruled are airpollutants that are covered under the CleanAirAct—because of the harms they pose to public health.
12 On New Fee Schedule; Water Withdrawals, Including 4 Shale Gas; New General Permit For Into-Basin Diversions Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 42 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In October; 274 General Permits So Far In 2024 Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4
.] -- 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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My UCLA Ann Carlson wrote about the chutzpah of Trumps DOJ citing the CleanAirAct to preemptively go after state climate lawsuits like this one. Bad news Budget pollution: Last week I wrote about how Trumps first 100 days attacked key environmental initiatives.
Many other states in recent years have decided they would follow Californias standards, as they are allowed to under the CleanAirAct. This is despite the agencys own analysis showing the rules would save consumers $23 billion in fuel costs and result in annual health costs benefits of $13 billion from reduced airpollution.
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. -- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Dec. 5 On Methane Emissions Reduction; Federal Plugging Program; Injection Well Primacy; Financial Assurance; Drilling & Permitting Activity Impacts On DEP Budget [PaEN] -- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4
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26 to Nov. 1 - No Attempt To Contain, Cleanup Injection Well Spill; Gas Storage Area Well Release; More Abandoned Conventional Wells [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Fracking Turns 20 In Pennsylvania, Towns Consider New Regulations For Distance Between Homes And Well Pads [Cecil Twp., 26 to Nov.
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Environmental Protection Agency sent a proposal to the White House that would delay the implementation of the 2024 EPA methane rule, offering oil and gas companies an extension on compliance deadlines. Like President Trump, we want America to have the cleanest air, crystal clear water, and the healthiest people. In response, Rev.
Methane Emissions EPA announced it would reconsider regulations for the oil and gas industry under Section 111 of the CleanAirAct and Subpart W of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Risk Management Rules EPA is reconsidering the 2024 Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule. Read more here.
This funding includes repeal of the provisions in the federal CleanAirAct making funding available for Pennsylvanias MERP conventional oil and gas well plugging program. This includes harms from pollution from carbon-based energy, which medical research finds is the leading environmental threat to childrens health.
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