PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Read more here ] -- Cryptocurrency Facility, Gas Wells Abandoned: Diversified Production LLC found to have abandoned shale gas-powered cryptocurrency facility and gas wells in Elk County in March 2025. DEP advised 18 municipalities that road dumping oil and gas wastewater is illegal. Affected residents have been living on hauled water.

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Air Pollution Waste Natural Gas 2023 111

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

19 [PaEN] -- PA Sea Grant Names PA 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows: Nathaniel Edelheit-Rice, Sahara Rios-Bonilla, Chelsea Russ [PaEN] -- Gov. Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 12 [PaEN] -- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Calls For Stronger Environmental Oversight Of U.S.

Conservation 85

Conservation Electricity Recycling Waste 85

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? The Department said it is extending the availability of this permit to adequately complete preparation of the issuance of ESCGP-4. Questions should be directed to Joseph Kelly, Chief, Division of Well Development and Surface Activities at (717) 772-5991 or josephkel@pa.gov.

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Environmental Protection Radiation Natural Gas Regulations 93

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

On October 12, the Environmental Quality Board vot ed 15 to 3 to approve Part II of the final-omitted regulation limiting volatile organic compounds and methane from conventional oil and gas facilities. The regulation would affect 4,719 conventional well owners of approximately 27,260 facilities. Read more here. Read more here.

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Regulations Natural Gas Clean Water Act Environmental Protection 97

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

DEP’s inspection report said EQT responded to a DEP on May 2, 2024 saying “they added the well to their plugging schedule for 2025.” In 2020, EQT responded to the violation by saying “they intended to add this well to its plugging program.”

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2024 2020 Natural Gas Radiation 111

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation. 30:2025(E). The purpose of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act is twofold.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

Mankind has had lots of fears through history, but as Dick put it later, radiation is one of "the worst fears of modern man." The State Department of Environmental Resources did regulate radiation, but only from X-rays in doctors and dentists offices. That drug blunts the effect of radiation poisoning to the thyroid gland.

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Nuclear Power Radiation Cooling Environmental Protection 70

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation. 30:2025(E). The purpose of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act is twofold.

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2026 2001 2003 Regulations 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

To date, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the effects of ionizing radiation on people other than adult males. Debates about the future of nuclear weapons would benefit from being informed by a more thorough understanding of radiations harmful impacts, and how the harm varies by age and gender.

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Radiation Regulations 2006 2024 231

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

CNX has been given free license by our regulators and water authorities to operate however they want. The Shaw well pad incident , for example, resulted in a methane migration that extended for a mile in all directions. The incident should have been preventable.

Natural Gas 85

Natural Gas Radiation 2023 2013 85

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

Conservation 88

Conservation 2023 Natural Gas Waste 88

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

And when I assumed office in 2022, one of the things that I certainly articulated to my community in representing them is that this issue of our energy industry in Pennsylvania, it needs to be coupled with rigorous environmental regulation and certainly in sensitive areas relative to schools and parks and residential areas. Read more here.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2025 Natural Gas 109

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

To date, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the effects of ionizing radiation on people other than adult males. Debates about the future of nuclear weapons would benefit from being informed by a more thorough understanding of radiations harmful impacts, and how the harm varies by age and gender.

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Radiation Regulations 2006 2024 136

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

On March 21, 2025 surveillance cameras caught the latest incident of conventional oil and gas wastewater being dumped on a section of a dirt road paved with tar and stone chips at about 9:25 p.m. DEP has tried for decades to regulate this practice but failed because the conventional industry simply does not comply. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Waste 2025 2018 128

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

11-12 [PaEN] Programs/Information -- PA Society For Ornithology: 2025 PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation Seeking Sponsors [PaEN] -- Nov. Of Environmental Professionals Host Dec. 10 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Management - Philadelphia Water Department Approach [PaEN] -- Registration Open!

Electricity 84

Electricity Conservation Recycling 2002 84

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2025

On April 9, the President issued two new executive orders requiring agencies to adopt one year sunset dates on any existing regulations affecting energy. A second order requires agencies to identify regulations that limit competition. So if the federal regulations disappear, so could Pennsylvanias regulations.]

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Regulations Energy Policy Act 2005 Endangered Species Act 79

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2025

This reality necessitates laws and regulations capable of protecting those put at risk by fracking, and a government willing to enforce them. But if the activity is to be permitted, it still must be regulated appropriately, in ways that prevent reckless harms. since 2016 from 10,228 to 14,683. Read more here ]. Read more here ].

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Natural Gas 2025 Waste 2023 106

HumanNature

JANUARY 30, 2025

Guest Post by Tucker Melles , 2024-2025 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. We breathe oxygen from the atmosphere, weather systems distribute water, and the ozone in the upper atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation. However, we have negatively impacted our atmosphere in several different ways.

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Ozone Fossil Fuels Atmosphere Ground-Level Ozone 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

This year, in addition to the trihalomethane notice, we received notices of exceeding lead levels and notices above radiation levels. Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction [January 2025] -- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept.

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Natural Gas 2025 Waste 2024 57

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In July, the PJM Interconnection auction for wholesale electricity generation capacity to be delivered in 2025-26 resulted in a 933% increase in electricity costs over 2024-25. PJM meets with federal and state regulators and neighboring systems to review winter preparations. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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Natural Gas Electricity 2024 2028 91

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

6, 2025 -- DEP Took Action On 812 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,733 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Week Ending Aug. Could Be Reactivated -- Schuylkill Action Network Oct. 20 Stormwater Operation & Maintenance Workshop, Montgomery County [PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug.

Radiation 96

Radiation Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Politics 96

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Populations who live near sites storing and producing TENORM can experience direct gamma radiation, inhalation of contaminated dust, inhalation of downwind radon, ingestion of contaminated well water, ingestion of food contaminated by well water, and ingestion of food contaminated by dust deposition.

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2011 Radiation 2015 Electricity 40

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2025

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Muhlenberg Township Building, 210 George Street, Reading. Click Here to watch online. April 30-- Agenda Posted. April 30-- In-Person. Delaware River Basin Commission Public Input Session On Climate Resilience Plan. Liberty, New York.

Natural Gas 49

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2029 Natural Resources 49

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 21, 2025

Over 156 million people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollutants, according to the recently published 2025 State-of-the Air report from the American Lung Association (ALA). This reflects decades of hard work to enact regulations that help clean up not only transportation, but also electricity generation and other sectors.

Ozone 238

Ozone Ground-Level Ozone Air Pollution Clean Air Act 238

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Is your story being told? -- In Memoriam: Louise Dunlap A Leading Force Behind Coal Mine Reclamation, Regulation -- In Memoriam - Dr. Jim Finley, Fmr. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism! Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

Conservation 49

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 49

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2025

Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction [January 2025] -- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept. Resources Links - Compliance: -- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3

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Natural Gas 2025 2023 2024 90

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Ohio- $3.03 PA- $3.37 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drill Rigs Same For 9 Weeks: 15 -- Courier Times: Shocked By Your Higher PECO Electric, Natural Gas Bill?

Natural Gas 60

Natural Gas Natural Resources Biofuels Waste 60

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

Silencing this office would stifle the lifesaving health research that underlies our nations environmental protections, and would result in weaker regulations and higher rates of cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, and other devastating health consequences, especially for children. The so-called No IRIS Act (H.R. 1415 and S.

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Toxic Substances Control Act Clean Air Act 2016 Environmental Protection 198

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2025

DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. MW-day As Power Supplies Shrink, Surplus Capacity Fell [Last PJM clearing price for 2025-26 delivery was $269.92

Natural Resources 53

Natural Resources Conservation Solar Power 2025 53

Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2025

On March 12, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to reconsider EPAs 2009 endangerment finding for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, along with all regulations and actions that rely on the finding. In his remarks, Zeldin focused on the costs imposed by GHG regulations. EPA (2012).

2009 59

2009 Clean Air Act Climate Change Air Pollution 59

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

Project 2025 , the blueprint organized by the Heritage Foundation to guide this White House, calls for an update to the endangerment finding. Returning to the EPA in top spots for chemical regulation are Nancy Beck and Lynn Dekleva. Holding high-level positions in the Office of Air and Radiation are Abigale Tardif and Alex Dominguez.

Climate Change 348

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Toxic Substances Control Act Regulations 348

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

Project 2025 , the blueprint organized by the Heritage Foundation to guide this White House, calls for an update to the endangerment finding. He has begun a rollback of Biden administration energy efficiency and water conservation regulations for home appliances and fixtures.

Climate Change 246

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Toxic Substances Control Act Regulations 246

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

We are likely to learn next week if the Trump Administration will eviscerate the most important climate regulations the Biden Administration issued over the last four years. And the consequences of reversing the endangerment finding will decimate EPA’s regulations. And Project 2025 has the endangerment finding in its sights.

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Clean Air Act 2009 Greenhouse Regulations 238