PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2023

Shell also violated its 12-month emission limit for carbon monoxide-- 393.595-- by reporting 1,060.320 tons. Shell's repeated pollution releases due to malfunctions demonstrates that self-regulation does not protect people living in surrounding communities like mine. tons of nitrogen oxides. Shell reported emissions of 393.595.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

The federal Clean Air Act and US Environmental Protection Agency regulations require that a facility submit a Title V Operating Permit application within 12 months of commencing operation. The Shell Plant began operations in November 2022 and has been operating under a construction permit DEP keeps renewing.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2023

Shell clearly isn’t interested in operating safely or responsibly ― so it’s up to regulators and citizens to force them to get emissions in check. Shell also emitted the dangerous pollutants nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from sources at the plant in the final months of 2022 at rates that exceed permit limits.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2023

Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt? -- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks -- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season -- The Guardian: U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

“Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and my Administration will hold all companies – no matter how big or small – accountable when they violate the laws and regulations protecting our air and water,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro. Shell recognizes that as a company, it must do better, and this $6.2

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

As a general rule (Section A.9) Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN] -- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN] -- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2022

Each monitor provided continuous sampling for hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, oxygen, carbon monoxide and lower explosive limit levels. Passive Fenceline Monitoring Network : United Refining is required by federal regulation and its operating permit to implement a passive fenceline monitoring network for benzene.

Carbon Monoxide

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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. Issuance of this NOV is an initial step in DEP’s compliance and enforcement process; it is not a final action.

Air Pollution

Breezometer

JUNE 21, 2021

The following common pollutants are often found indoors and outdoors, but originate from a range of different sources: VOCs (volatile organic carbon) - a group of gases that could come from either natural sources (e.g. Carbon Monoxide (CO). Rising IAQ Standards & Regulation. the smell of lemon) or man-made sources (e.g

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This includes new regulations in Pennsylvania. The contaminants looked at in that study were primarily carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, formaldehyde, but not HAPS. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Billion Boost To PA Economy, Help Farmers As Senate Committee Meets Sept.

Air Pollution

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Cost-benefit analysis is required for all major regulations. However, since Ronald Reagan’s first days in office, Presidents have ordered agencies to make cost-benefit analysis for major regulations a major part of their decisions. Q: How does an agency determine the cost of a regulation? Those laws are a minority.

Carbon Monoxide

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 29, 2022

More than 1,000 pounds of carbon monoxide, 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide were released during this event. It is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) responsibility to regulate chemical facilities appropriately. This event was hardly unique. Outdated protections put communities at risk.

Carbon Monoxide

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Alison Steele, Executive Director of the Environmental Health Project , provided comments on the gaps in health and safety regulation to protect oil and gas industry workers and the public. We have been subjected to continual gas inhalation, methanol byproducts, carbon monoxide, H2S [hydrogen sulfide] gas, etc.,

Radiation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

That smoke includes carbon monoxide, dioxins and heavy metals, ultra-fine solid particles, acid-containing vapor and other gunk that no one should breathe — not you, not your kids, your dog or your neighbors. Check your local regulations about open burning. Wildfire is a real risk we can all understand.

Carbon Monoxide

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Several new regulations controlling methane emissions have been adopted recently, including two new rules for the US oil and gas sector announced last week. It replaced an earlier, more dangerous, product called “town gas” or “coal gas,” which consisted mainly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and was produced by heating coal in.

Atmosphere

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Fossil fuel combustion produces carbon dioxide (CO2), the most abundant global warming pollutant, but also produces local pollutants such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Furthermore, refineries have a long history of violating regulations.

Ground-Level Ozone

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

"After a comprehensive literature review, our research found that the household use of methane gas, wood, propane and heating oil impacts indoor air quality, health, and drives climate change through the emission of compounds such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, formaldehyde and others."

Carbon Monoxide

Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2024

This growing network of warehouses and the freight vehicles that serve them contribute significantly to a community’s greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. A few salient points on each approach follow.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: DEP Races To Finish Regulations To Limit Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities With $450 Million In Federal Highway Funds At Stake -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Moves Reg.

Carbon Monoxide

Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Environmental regulation. EPA and agencies have dozens of guidance documents and regulations about analytical methods to be used for environmental samples. Based on regulations and scientific knowledge, commercial laboratories have an established suite of chemicals they typically look for in environmental samples. Limitations.

Clean Water Act

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

However, leaks which allow gasses to escape can mitigate reductions or result in overall increases in emissions relative to alternate storage methods, and generating energy via anaerobic digesters can emit pollutants like nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, among others. References (may be paywall-restricted) .

Carbon Dioxide

Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

By contrast, the Obama administration’s proposed carbon regulation of the power sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” proposed emissions reductions of 32 percent — by 2030. US electricity sector emissions decreased 34 percent from 2005 to 2019, including an astonishing 10 percent in 2019, which is the largest year-on-year decline in history.

2020

Environment, Law, and History

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Here’s what EPA has to say on the subject — and remember, this is from the Trump EPA, which is no fan of regulation: Experience with the Clean Air Act since 1970 has shown that protecting public health and building the economy can go hand in hand.

Clean Air Act

ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

The SAB Staff Office is especially interested in scientists with the expertise described above who have knowledge and experience relating to criteria pollutants (carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, ozone, particulate matter and sulfur oxides). USFWS – Migratory Bird Service Regulations Committee and Flyway Council Meetings (Apr.

2021

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2025

Avoid approaching or touching any downed lines. -- Be Safe with Generators: Use generators only outdoors, away from windows and doors, and never in enclosed spaces to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. 23 Was 21 [1.3.25] -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week - 15; Aug. Ohio- $3.15 Ohio- $2.99

Natural Gas