PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Kingsley Shale Gas Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with lube oil to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Monroe Twp., PA Bulletin, page 1413 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire November 20 PA Environment Digest 75 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic Shapiro Administration Now Accepting Nominations For 2024 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence State Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a November 14 hearing on a proposed RACT III Air Quality Permit for the Energy Transfer Marcus Hook Terminal in Delaware County. The facility is located in an environmental justice area. (

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the November 11 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 7073 ) Waste Permits -- Mon River Dock Company - Karen Dock Oil & Gas Liquid Waste Processing Facility : DEP revoked the WMGR123 General Permit for the facility located in East Bethlehem Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 13 PA Bulletin it has received and is reviewing the Act 2 Land Recycling Final Report by Equitrans on the cleanup of soil around the conventional gas well that failed and resulted in the uncontrolled venting of 1.1 Read more here. Harrisburg. (

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2023

On July 15, the Department of Environmental Protection published a formal notice that it had disapproved a Risk Assessment submitted by the American Refinery Group saying it did not prove the cleanup of chemicals polluting soil and groundwater at ARG’s Bradford petroleum refinery in McKean County met a safe cleanup standard.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. R.Warriner Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received Final Report on remediation of groundwater contaminated with diesel-based drilling mud at the facility located in Dimock Twp, Susquehanna County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6076 ) Read more here. McKean County. ( Westmoreland County. (

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the September 16 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. The Risk Assessment is intended to document remediation of the site to meet the Land Recycling Program’s site-specific standards. ( PA Bulletin, page 5813 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold its last three hearings on its Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy before the November 30 end of the public comment period. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

Conventional Well Plugging Notice The Department of Environmental Protection gave notice in the June 3 PA Bulletin it is taking action to enforce an order against Michael Harju and Economy Natural Gas, Inc. for their failure to plug four conventional natural gas wells leaking methane in Scott Township, Allegheny County.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the August 12 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. miles of 30-inch natural gas gathering pipeline and a 16-inch permanent waterline between the Rogers Compression Station and the Athena shale gas well pad. ( Read more here. Bradford County. ( Bucks County. (

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled three more hearings on its Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy before the November 30 end of the public comment period. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 7, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the July 8 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 3599 ) -- Repsol Oil and Gas USA, LLC - Caprio Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated by production wastewater at the well pad located in Apolacon Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled three more hearings on its Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy before the November 30 end of the public comment period. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2022

On September 30, the Department of Environmental Protection announced $2.9 Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests. The projects are located in high-population areas with dense traffic and high air pollution levels. To date, the Wolf Administration has awarded more than $64 million statewide.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

Awarded $50,000 to organize a three-day educational film festival focused on environmental issues and solutions in the heart of Beaver Falls. New Act 14 Notices Of New Wells From Sarah Shale Gas Well Pad In Union Twp., Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the August 19 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. D.Payne Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with compressor oil for the pad in Harford Twp., PA Bulletin, page 5246 ) -- Campbell Oil & Gas, Inc.: Potter County.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

Read more here. -- Appeals have been filed by 40 individuals with the Environmental Hearing Board over DEP’s permit for the Catalyst Energy, Inc.’s s oil and gas wastewater injection well near Cyclone in Keating Township, McKean County. PA Bulletin, page 1092 ) Air Quality Permits -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.

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Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Radiation 119

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

The following DEP notices were published in the January 27 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Read more here. -- On January 25, Marcellus Drilling News reported the Department of Environmental Protection issued a permit to Catalyst Energy, Inc. PA Bulletin, page 405 ] -- Columbia Gas Of PA, Inc.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. Often subject to specific environmental protections, especially when “endangered” (see above). Indoor air is anything contained with a building. It covers the following areas.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Wolf Proposes $450 Million Growing Greener III Initiative Funded By Federal American Rescue Plan; Bipartisan Support Building For Conservation Allocation General Assembly Diverted $3.602 Billion From Environmental Infrastructure Projects And Programs Into State Budget Black Hole DEP To Report $4.7 Million, 17.6%

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations. Winter Storm Elliot Causes Natural Gas Infrastructure Failure Natural gas infrastructure failures during Winter Storm Elliot resulted in the proposed imposition of an unprecedented $1.8 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

On September 16, the Department of Environmental Protection published the Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy in the PA Bulletin that will now guide DEP’s permit application reviews and outreach efforts in environmental justice areas throughout the Commonwealth. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The oil and gas industry had a record 2022 in many ways-- natural gas prices increased over 94.7 The industry generally had record LNG natural gas exports linking the U.S. DEP also ordered a “top to bottom” review of how it regulates underground natural gas storage areas. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

The company would do the cleanup under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program to the Statewide Health Standard. Million Cubic Feet Of Gas From Pigging Facility: On December 27, a malfunction at the CNX Oak Springs Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Station in South Franklin Township, Washington County resulted in the release of an estimated 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2023

On August 17, the Department of Environmental Protection posted an Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy to guide DEP’s permit application reviews and outreach efforts in environmental justice areas throughout the Commonwealth. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection has updated the times for the public hearings in Erie and Philadelphia to accept comments on the Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy that will now guide DEP’s permit application reviews and outreach efforts in environmental justice areas throughout the Commonwealth.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

On October 7, the Department of Environmental Protection published a notice in the PA Bulletin updating the location of the Scranton public hearing on the Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

It’s a testament to the industry’s innovative nature, dedication to continuous improvement, and collaborative approach that we are producing and transporting the energy that powers modern life while adhering to world-class standards. Natural gas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices.”

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the December 30 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Deremer Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the pad located in Tuscarora Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

The following DEP notices were published in the June 10 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. It is anticipated that by removing most of the impacted soil and inhibiting additional infiltration will naturally improve groundwater concentrations at the Site. ( Washington County. “It Lycoming County. ( Butler County. (

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

27 Online Lunch & Learn With Laurie Barr About Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN] -- February 28-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Departments Of Conservation & Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Of Environmental Protection. Room 140 Main Capitol.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

No Environmental Compliance Requirement The PA Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit is awarded without regard to whether a facility receiving the tax credit is complying with the state’s environmental laws and regulations. So far, the Department of Environmental Protection has imposed penalties totalling over $10.6

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds Environmental Health Project: Public Health Impacts Of Blue Hydrogen Production, Health, Environmental Protections Needed -- By Alison L.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

Vanadium Standard The EQB adopted the final regulation that sets contamination cleanup standards for vanadium under the Land Recycling Program. Environmental Protection Agency for this element than can be naturally occurring. The standard is based on more recent toxicity information from the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

Cumulative Impact Reports House Bill 652 (Bullock-D-Philadelphia) requiring environmental impact reports on certain major sources of pollution in communities already burdened by pollution was amended to more closely align with the new Environmental Justice Program of the Department of Environmental Protection.

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