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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

Approximately 223 tons of carbon dioxide and 27,040 tons of methane were released, which represents approximately 10 percent of the total recorded methane emissions in Pennsylvania in 2022, based on DEP’s inventory of self-reported emissions data. VOCs are a precursor to ozone, which is known to cause adverse health effects.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

Climate: The Environmental Protection Agency does not list a timetable to act on a new carbon dioxide rule for existing power plants. PFAS: EPA stuck with its statutory deadlines for proposing and finalizing a drinking water regulation for the chemicals PFOA and PFOS — March 2023 and September 2024, respectively.

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