PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On November 22, the Clean Air Council , PennFuture , and the Center for Biological Diversity announced they appealed an extension of Renovo Energy Center’s air pollution permit for a large gas-fired power plant — a significant source of new pollution within an environmental justice area.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 3742 ) The project proposes to dig up and expose two existing natural gas pipelines and one combination fresh water and production wastewater pipeline crossing Bates Fork Creek, a High Quality stream, and disturb a total of 27.8 Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information. (

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2023

By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident My family’s home is in Washington County and we have more Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas industrial facilities than any other county in Pennsylvania. Counties across the state have witnessed harm from the heavy industrial activity associated with natural gas exploration.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2023

A January 3 DEP inspection report shows Energy Transfer reported a nine and a half hour uncontrolled release of ethane and other vapors from its Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County during a Christmas Day explosion and fire at the plant. on December 25 and ceased as of 4:59 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

The Shell Petrochemical Plant has received a total of 11 Air Quality violations and two Water Quality violations since July, 2022. Shell's repeated pollution releases due to malfunctions demonstrates that self-regulation does not protect people living in surrounding communities like mine. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2022

On May 24, the Clean Air Council announced a six-year saga over air pollution from the Energy Transfer natural gas liquids processing plant and terminal at Marcus Hook ended with a voluntary legal settlement in which Energy Transfer agreed to drop its appeals of two air pollution permits.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over three-fourths of Indonesia electricity comes from fossil fuels: 60% from coal and 16% from gas. Jakarta is consistently near the top end of the world’s cities with the worst air pollution. Indonesia has the third largest rainforest after Brazil and Congo. Several official plans.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 17 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a major amendment to the Chapter 102 permit for the Mariner East II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline in West Goshen Township, Chester County. ( PA Bulletin, page 792 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts a local ordinance in Berkeley, California that prohibits most natural gas hook-ups to newly-constructed buildings. . Constitution, and most states, including California, delegate some or all aspects of it to local governments within their borders.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 2 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed CNX Midstream project to expose two 10-inch natural gas pipelines and one 12-inch fresh water pipeline in Morris Township, Washington County to prevent damage from underground longwall coal mining. [ York County. [

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Sensinger Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to the Statewide Health Standards at the well pad located in Franklin Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2023

This editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on August 20, 2023 -- The results of a long-awaited study of the effects of unconventional natural gas development — that is, hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” — on children’s health show that neither industry advocates nor environmental activists were exactly right.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Warner Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the well pad located in Rush Twp., North Landfill and transmission to the off-site Fairless Renewable Natural Gas Plan in Falls Twp.,

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 23, 2021

On Monday, Boston released a draft of the first phase of regulations intended to implement the amended BERDO ordinance signed by then-Mayor Janey in October. . The first phase of the regulations is focused only on reporting issues. The “informal” public comment period on the draft regulations will remain open until January 14.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Shale gas development requires multiple facilities and infrastructure of varying size in order to access, transport, refine, separate, and convert the shale gas products—all of which emit air pollutants. Emissions are released into the ambient air and invisible to the naked eye. According the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On October 13, local, regional, and state environmental groups submitted 28 pages of comments to the Department of Environmental Protection urging the agency to deny Erosion and Sedimentation and Water Encroachment permits through Exceptional Value and High Quality watersheds for the Transco Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The decline probably wasn’t due to environmental regulation. The passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act and its major 1990 Amendments don’t show up at all in a graph of coal use. Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels. Download as PDF

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. Berkeley’s so-called “natural gas ban” was the first local ordinance in the country to effectively require all-electric construction of new buildings.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

But this seemingly simple calculation turns out to be riddled with uncertainties, particularly when you’re talking about regulating the energy industry. Those uncertainties need more attention in designing regulations. That’s because figuring out what the regulation actually cost is tricky.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

. - Tioga Compressor Station: DEP is inviting comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for installation of air pollution control equipment to comply with RACT III requirements for the station located in Farmington Twp., PA Bulletin, page 55 ) -- CNX Gas Co. - PA Bulletin, page 55 ) -- CNX Gas Co. - Tioga County. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just how bad is fossil “natural” gas? And, as it turns out, the infrastructure used to produce, store, distribute, transmit, and burn gas leaks like a sieve , making gas as bad as coal for the climate. First, there’s air pollution. Its primary component is methane.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2022

discussing the ways in which local air districts can take action to end harmful air pollution from building appliances. While the SIP submittal maintained that air district standards already on the books—none of which were zero-emission standards—satisfied BACM demonstration requirements, EPA disagreed. Download as PDF.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency issued for public input a draft white paper on control techniques and measures that could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new stationary combustion turbines. electricity generation in future years, primarily use natural gas to create electricity.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

That rule, which will be finalized later this year, currently proposes a requirement that gas companies regularly monitor pollution from all gas wells until they are successfully plugged. This funding gives gas drilling companies the opportunity to plug wells before they are required to monitor their air pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

. -- 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 Marcus Hook Terminal is a hub for the transportation, storage and shipment of natural gas liquids coming through the Mariner East Pipelines.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 541 ) -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? All through its eNotice system. Click Here to sign up.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Air Quality Permits -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Godwin George Shale Gas Well Site: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval to continue operation of multiple air pollution sources at the well pad located in Cross Roads Borough, Washington County. ( Tioga County. ( Bucks County. ( Clinton County. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Even when accounting for pollution from electricity generation, electric trucks can significantly reduce air pollution and get us on a better track to addressing climate change. Some of the same researchers are currently working on a comparable study for the United States and their preliminary results are similar.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

. - J.Reilly Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated by production wastewater to Statewide Health Standards for the pad located in Gibson Twp., This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP. Susquehanna County. ( 30 to Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 7075 ) Air Quality Permits -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. South Oakford Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on Air Quality Plan Approval to operate air pollution sources at the facility located in Hempfield Twp., Mile Natural Gas Pipelines/ 20-inch, 3.9

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin the final technical guidance on using trenchless technology to construct natural gas, other pipelines and underground utilities is now available and effective. Tioga County. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

In late April, California air regulators are poised to pass one of the most meaningful regulations to reduce pollution from commercial trucks, vans, and buses. pollution from vehicles. A full transition to electric drayage truck operations in 2035. After 2036, all new MHDVs sold in California will be electric.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

. - Pennay G Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution, including compressors, pigging operations, at the well pad located in Brooklyn Twp., This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP. Weiss M. .

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

The Physicians for Social Responsibility PA are hosting a May 10 Webinar on Imagine A More Natural PA - How We Use Methane Gas, What It's Doing To Us from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This presentation will be a comprehensive Natural Gas 101. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 Why Does It Matter?

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Shell’s air quality plan approval states that the facility’s emissions of VOCs shall not equal or exceed 516.2 This exceedance is a violation of Shell’s plan approvals ( PA-04-00740A , PA-04-00740B , and PA-04-00740C ) and the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act and regulations. tons of VOCs in a 12-month period.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2023

Specifically, people with asthma have a 4 to 5 times greater chance of having an asthma attack if they live near unconventional natural gas development wells during the production phase. " Data suggest that those who lived closer to greater intensity of unconventional natural gas development activities had the highest risk.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

CT , the Supreme Court said this: We hold that the Clean Air Act and the EPA actions it authorizes displace any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants. Massachusetts made plain that emissions of carbon dioxide qualify as air pollution subject to regulation under the Act.

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