PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

Quest Well Pad Experience Due to residents’ previous experience with Apex’s operations at the Quest well site in 2015 which caused silica dust, noise, light and air pollution to harm residents for months during operation, the Zoning Hearing Board denied Apex’s permits. Permit Appeals Protect PT appealed those permits to the EHB.

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2025

Hess, former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Working for and achieving fundamental change to secure our unalienable Rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is hard… very hard. But, we’ve done it before, and we’ll do it again. Written By David E.

Government

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 9, 2025

2024 had some bumps in the road for environmental protection. Protecting Nature As we mentioned, Southern Ontario has a sprawl problem. With this loss goes flood protection, air pollution removal, plants and animals (including some of the most rare and endangered), food production, and recreational opportunities.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

On March 10, Mom Clean Air Force , local partners and community members announced they will be testifying against MarkWest Energy's application for a third expansion to its cryogenic facilities at the Harmon Creek Gas Processing Plant, Smith Township, Washington County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2025

"That’s why so many residents take time out of their busy schedules to call on their elected officials to implement policies to expand clean energy, improve energy efficiency, reduce climate and air pollution, and protect our children and future generations."

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 7705 ) -- Chrinergyy Power, LLC - Chrin Brothers Landfill Gas Project Title V Air Quality Permit: DEP invites comments on a Title V Air Quality Plan Approval Permit for a landfill gas project located in Glendon Boro, Northampton County. ( Received May 17, Administratively complete Nov. Received Oct. 15, Approved Oct.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On December 18, the Department of Environmental Protection said the agency will review the Shell Petrochemical Plant Title V Air Quality Permit application under the enhanced public participation process established in its Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy holding local stakeholder meetings, one or more public meetings and a hearing.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

On November 21, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has determined , in response to a rulemaking petition, the state Environmental Quality Board has the statutory authority to adopt a regulation setting more protective setbacks from shale gas wells for homes, schools and streams in its initial petition review.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

The letter notes that funding cuts below fiscal year 2024 levels will undermine environmental protections that promote prosperity and human health of people across the country. State and local agencies have to invest significantly more funds beyond the statutory match requirements to meet their delegation commitments.

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In addition, OAR’s research improves weather forecasting models, helping to predict severe weather and air quality issues more accurately. These efforts save lives by providing advanced warning and helping communities prepare for hurricanes, wildfires, and air pollution events.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2025

On June 20, Protect PT announced it will appeal a June 3 Environmental Hearing Board decision to allow CNX Resources (formerly Apex Energy LLC) to drill two shale gas wells just hundreds of feet from homes in Penn Township, Westmoreland County. [ The conditions come from a Consent Judgment between Penn Township and CNX Resources. [The

Air Pollution

Law Columbia

MAY 30, 2025

The City Council is also considering a bill that would require the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a rule to regulate indirect sources of air pollution. The City cannot directly regulate vehicle emissions due to Clean Air Act preemption, but it can regulate indirect sources like e-commerce warehouses.

Law

PA Environment Daily

MAY 23, 2025

DEP RISE PA Decarbonization Program Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley accepted the Decarbonization Leadership award on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, which launched the $396 million Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) program in 2024.

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JULY 2, 2025

Current e-waste “recycling” often involves shredding and smelting, which can recover some metals but results in most plastics and chemicals being incinerated, creating air pollution. The environmental justice implications are severe. The post Beyond the Cloud: What’s AI’s True Environmental Cost?

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2025

The Environmental Council of the States , a nonpartisan organization representing state environmental protection agencies, issued this summary of budget changes proposed by the US House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies July 15. EPA’s overall funding is cut by 23% to $7.01

2025

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A quick refresher: Automobiles and trucks are among the leading causes of climate- and lung-destroying air pollution worldwide, and shifting from gasoline-powered to electric vehicles is a key strategy (among many) to cut these emissions. It’s a bleak outlook from any angle. What does it mean for the electric vehicle transition?

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants. The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2380 ) -- Columbia Gas Trans LLC - Eagle Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in West Vincent Twp., Received Dec. 27, Issued Jan. Chester County. Received Feb. 21, Issued March 7. ( Washington County. Received Feb.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 27, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 4409 ) -- Cleveland Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC - Monessen Coke [Coal] Plant: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval covering the installation of a natural gas-fired package boiler at the facility located in the City of Monessen, Westmoreland County. ( acres for a project impacting the Schuylkill River. (

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

On March 14, the Attorney General opened another investigation into Energy Transfer/Sunoco into potential environmental crimes related to the Energy Transfer/Sunoco pipeline that leaked petroleum into household wells in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more here.]

2014

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

The 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury recommended charges under the Air Pollution Control Act and Clean Streams Law regarding negligent maintenance and upkeep of the well. From 2009 to this year, the Department of Environmental Protection was involved in penalty settlements totaling over $129.7 Read more here.

Natural Gas

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). For 25 years the report has helped people across the country understand the quality of the air in their communities.

Ozone

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency finally release its long-awaited interim Cumulative Impacts Framework , a document intended to guide the agency toward more comprehensive and effective protections for public health. This fall, I was pleased to see the U.S. After the disclaimers (pg.

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

On March 20, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board the US Department of the Interior has "withdrawn" the Orphan Oil and Gas Well Regulatory Improvement Act Grant Program designed to help states strengthen their programs, in particular to prevent future oil and gas well abandonments.

2025

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

On November 21, the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced two settlements with oil and gas operators in Pennsylvania involving operations in Butler, Lawrence and Mercer Counties. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc.

Clean Air Act

Law Columbia

JANUARY 22, 2025

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 particular, we discuss the severe adverse effects that heavy-duty vehicles have on local air pollution and public health in cities, and especially in disadvantaged communities.

Clean Air Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For instance, research by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has quantified the effects of air pollution associated with respiratory diseases, leading to regulations that improve air quality and public health.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2025

Consider the example of the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC), which evaluates the science that informs air quality standards for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). More protective standards have prevented thousands of premature deaths annually, particularly among vulnerable populations.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2025

Read more here. -- The Department of Environmental Protection said during an April 1 webinar it would be using a new General Air Quality Permit to implement the new federal oil and gas facility methane reduction requirements for conventional oil and gas and shale gas wells and infrastructure. Susquehanna County. (

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

These high-quality monitors continuously track key air pollutants linked to health risks, providing residents with reliable, localized air quality data. This is just the beginning, and were excited to keep evolving Eyes on Air with the communitys input.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2025

Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on the expansion of MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLCs (MarkWest) Harmon Creek Gas Processing Plant (''Harmon Creek''), which adds several new air pollution sources in one of the most overburdened areas in Pennsylvania.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

After the dumping incidents on dirt and paved roads around her home and throughout the region, Lawson provided photos and reports on the dumping to the Department of Environmental Protection to document the problems. Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water." [ Read more here.]

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 3, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , who arrived about five hours after the incident. Material hardship is associated with higher impacts from air pollution, and some scientists are working on models to reflect this association in hazardous chemical protections.

Air Pollution

Legal Planet

APRIL 11, 2025

Federal environmental laws follow this structure, generally setting a floor (not a ceiling) for environmental protection, and only restricting local authority to go further in limited and explicit circumstances. The order attempts to read these bedrock principles in reverse.

Law

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. The Supreme Court explicitly held in Massachusetts v. 7521(a)(1).

2009

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

On April 25, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the release of the 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update and 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report. Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4%

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2025

On June 5, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a statement saying the June 4 fire at the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County resulted in the “possible release of an unknown amount of 1,3-butadiene and benzene into the atmosphere.”

Atmosphere