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., Read more here. Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Centre County. ( Lycoming County. (

Air Pollution 107

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Recycling 107

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

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Air Pollution Natural Gas Waste Ozone 92

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 111 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. LLC - Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of an NPDES Water Quality Permit for the discharge of industrial waste at this facility located in German Twp.,

2024 94

2024 Natural Gas Waste Recycling 94

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Former BP Petroleum Products Terminal: DEP approved a Final Risk Assessment, Final Report for remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with “contaminants of concern” for the facility located in Sinking Spring Borough, Berks County. ( Washington County. Washington County. Washington County.

Natural Gas 104

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Fossil Fuels 104

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

Air Pollution 82

Air Pollution Waste Natural Gas Ozone 82

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Read more here. House Bill 652 would give DEP the statutory authority to deny a permit application in any environmental justice area based on the “cumulative environmental impacts.”

Air Pollution 81

Air Pollution Waste Natural Gas Ozone 81

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Permits for oil and gas drilling, pipelines, compressor stations or other facilities related to oil and gas development are not routinely covered by this policy.

Air Pollution 59

Air Pollution Recycling Waste Environmental Protection 59

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

20 Stroud Water Research Center Partners With Amazon Web Services On Watershed Restoration To Help Achieve Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals Pike Conservation District: DEP Releases New Online Bridge & Culvert Maintenance & Repair Permitting Tool Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 11; Sets Nov. 11; Sets Nov.

Natural Gas 86

Natural Gas Recycling 2023 2024 86

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT Corporation - Master Splinter Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with chloride, aluminum, barium, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, boron, zinc, and iron for the pad located in Somerset Twp., PA Bulletin, page 6496 ) Read more here.

Natural Gas 116

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Nuclear Power 116

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

The inspector recommended Chesapeake pursue an Act 2 Land Recycling Program cleanup of the site based on the contaminated fluid and the unknown volume of fluid impacting the unprotected well pad surface. Chesapeake said they would be doing further characterization of the site and pursue an Act 2 Land Recycling Program clean up.

Recycling 97

Recycling Natural Gas 2023 Air Pollution 97

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., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. (

Natural Gas 111

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Fossil Fuels 111

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 7434 ] Waste Permits -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Yonker George Tank Pad: DEP issued a WMGR123 General Permit for processing oil and gas wastewater at the facility located in Mount Pleasant Twp., PA Bulletin, page 7418 ] Read more here.

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2023 Electricity 118

PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - O’Dowd SUS Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater at the pad located in Auburn Twp., For more information on programs, training opportunities and upcoming events, visit the Susquehanna River Basin Commission website.

Air Pollution 98

Air Pollution Natural Gas Waste Radiation 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 2640 ) Waste Permits -- SWN Production Company - Odell Water Transfer Facility: DEP issued WMGR123 Waste General Permit for oil and gas waste processing facility in New Milford Twp., The following DEP notices were published in the May 13 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Greene County. (

Waste 120

Waste Air Pollution Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 120

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

of Health, CDC Launch Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Earthworks Submits Video Evidence To DEP Of More Air Pollution Violations By Gas Flares At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Senate Environmental Committee Meets May 10 On Bills To Narrow Grounds For Appealing DEP Actions, ‘Stream Cleaning,’ Renaming DEP To The Dept.

Recycling 97

Recycling Natural Gas Conservation 2023 97

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Buckeye Pipeline Malvern Terminal: DEP received a Remedial Investigation Report/Cleanup Plan to remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with unleaded gasoline, leaded gasoline, diesel fuel, lead and No. PA Bulletin, page 1012 ) Read more here. Chester County. ( Wycoming County. ( Tioga County. (

Natural Gas 111

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 Environmental Protection 111

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT Corporation - Stattler Road Well Pad: DEP received a Notice Of Intent to remediation soil and groundwater contaminated with producing wastewater from holes in secondary site containment in Whiteley Twp., Washington County. Comments Due July 17. ( PA Bulletin, page 3228 ) Read more here.

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Recycling 93

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 3, 2022

Develop and fund a plan to reduce phosphorus pollution reaching Lake Simcoe to 44 tonnes per year by 2030. Move away from a wasteful and polluting linear econom y and embrace circular approaches that avoid waste in the first place. duplexes & triplexes) to existing low-rise residential neighbourhoods.

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Conservation Endangered Species Act Waste 2030 52

Legal Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

Zero-NOx appliance standards would benefit public health, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and create jobs. The brief examines air districts’ authority to require zero-NOx appliances, finding that such standards are appropriate under both federal and state law. billion in annual monetized health benefits.

Fossil Fuels 130

Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Air Pollution 130

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - DPH Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with ethylene glycol for a well pad in Windham Twp., PA Bulletin, page 3021 ) -- Waste Management Disposal Services Of PA, Inc. June 3, 2023 PA Bulletin, page 3031 ) Read more here.

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2023 89

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.

Natural Gas 97

Natural Gas Air Pollution Environmental Protection Recycling 97

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Buckeye Partners, LP - Bear Creek Pipeline Release: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with gasoline from a pipeline gravitometer for a facility located in Bear Creek Twp., PA Bulletin, page 6740 ) Air Quality Permits -- Coterra Energy, Inc. Luzerne County. (

Natural Gas 109

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 2012 109

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 PA Bulletin, page 213 ) Read more here. Harrisburg. (

Air Pollution 109

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2023 Environmental Protection 109

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

Citizens Group Appeal Of DEP Tri-County Landfill Permit Over Threats Posed By Birds, Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste In Mercer County PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - January 27 PennVEST Invests $194.3 26 Inspection Found Gas Bubbling From Well] Environmental Hearing Board Denies Liberty Twp.,

Natural Resources 98

Natural Resources Conservation Recycling 2024 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

Wolf’s PFAS Action Team Report noted there is a concern wastewater plant sewage sludge also contains PFAS and policies are needed to properly manage this waste. Similar concerns would be present in oil and gas waste treatment facilities. Read more here. See Paragraph 71 in appeal.] Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Radiation 105

Radiation Waste 2019 2012 105

Enviromental Defense

MAY 10, 2022

They’re pretending that collecting litter from public spaces in your neighbourhood is the solution to plastic pollution, once again reminding us that they’ve completely lost the plot on waste and the environment. . Litter is just a symptom of the plastic pollution crisis.

Earth Day 88

Earth Day Air Pollution Waste Recycling 88

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2023

The site was not contaminated by industrial waste before the well pad was developed. Although the company committed to clean it up under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program, that effort is not yet started. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 96

Natural Gas Waste Atmosphere Regulations 96

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

AB 2101 expands carbon sequestration projects to include whole orchard recycling (onsite grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal for use in topsoil). While the Governor’s veto message asserted that additional legislative direction was not necessary, communities in the Valley continue to suffer from serious air pollution.

2021 130

2021 2022 Sea Level Clean Energy 130

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 30 PA Bulletin it has scheduled a public hearing on October 31 on a proposed Title V Air Quality Permit for the Eastern Gas Transmission South Oakford Natural Gas Compressor Station located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. ( McKean County. (

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas Recycling Air Pollution Waste 118

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2022

The PA Resources Council and Southwest PA Air Quality Partnership invites students in Southwestern Pennsylvania to participate in the 12th annual Let’s Clear the Air Poster Challenge. Teachers must register by March 1 and submit posters by April 15. PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939.

Air Pollution 52

Air Pollution Recycling Waste 2022 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

billion gallons of drilling wastewater generated every year in Pennsylvania-- where it does for disposal or recycling, waste injection well development, problems with the conventional and shale gas wastewater reporting system, road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater and much more. Click Here to read the entire article.

Natural Gas 96

Natural Gas 2020 Regulations Air Pollution 96

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - State Game Lands-12P Unit 4H Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Franklin Twp., The following DEP notices were published in the April 15 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Greene County. (

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution Recycling 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Hopson Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received and is reviewing a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with vanadium to Statewide Health Standards at the well pad located in Asylum Twp., Read more here. Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Lycoming County. (

Natural Gas 111

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 2023 111

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 2006 ) Waste Permits -- PennEnergy Resources, LLC - W58 Tank Pad: Permit application withdrawn for the installation of 1 tank for oil and gas liquid waste under WMGR123 in Winfield Twp., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

2013 98

2013 2005 Natural Gas 2010 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2023

DEP requested a written report on the incident from the company by May 19, 2023, including a description of how the company plans to demonstrate attainment with Act 2 Land Recycling Program clean up standards. Here are other violations DEP’s inspectors found during inspections from April 29 to May 5. DEP inspection report.]

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas 2023 Waste Recycling 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. PA Bulletin, page 2473 ) Waste Permits -- Blackhill Energy, LLC - Young Beneficial Reuse Facility: DEP issued WMGR123 General Permit for oil and gas liquid waste handling located in Springfield Twp., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

Natural Gas 87

Natural Gas Waste Air Pollution 2023 87

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

These collections are sponsored in part by the Department of Environmental Protection’s HHW/Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program. Tire fires are known for being difficult to extinguish and create an abundance of smoke that carries toxic chemicals from the breakdown of synthetic rubber compounds, contributing to air pollution.

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Recycling Air Pollution Waste 2021 52