PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2025

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In McKean County [PaEN] -- CNX Resources Challenges Environmental Hearing Board Authority To Add Conditions To Permits For Shale Gas Wells At The Drakulic Well Pad In Penn Twp.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

Distribution of these fees would also be prohibited when any party initiates a legal challenge against a municipality with a local ordinance that unreasonably limits or prohibits future development of unconventional natural gas wells. Read more here. Read more here. Senate Bill 143 last session, passed by Senate, died in House. -- Sen.

Natural Gas

Law Columbia

JANUARY 21, 2025

404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec. 404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec. 404, Rivers and Harbors Act Sec. 10, and Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act Sec.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

On March 12, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced sweeping plans to reconsider more than 31 major environmental regulations and programs, including pulling back regulations reducing methane emissions and regulating production wastewater from oil and gas operations. Click Here for the announcement.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2025

Yesterday, EPA also unveiled plans to rewrite the definition of wetlands and other waters protected by the Clean Water Act. The regulatory rollbacks are proposals that must still undergo a rigorous process before being finalized.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2025

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In McKean County [PaEN] -- CNX Resources Challenges Environmental Hearing Board Authority To Add Conditions To Permits For Shale Gas Wells At The Drakulic Well Pad In Penn Twp.,

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2025

Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In McKean County [PaEN] -- CNX Resources Challenges Environmental Hearing Board Authority To Add Conditions To Permits For Shale Gas Wells At The Drakulic Well Pad In Penn Twp.,

2025

PA Environment Daily

JULY 3, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 4612 ) Notes On Natural Gas Facility Permits -- Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant: On May 2, DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval Permit covering changes to the MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied an emergency motion by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC to enjoin the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board from hearing an appeal of state permits issued to the company’s Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) circulated a cosponsor memo announcing she plans to introduce legislation to eliminate the ability of citizens, local governments and anyone else to appeal permits issued by DEP for natural gas pipelines and related facilities to the Environmental Hearing Board. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line, LLC v.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

billion project, is an interstate natural gas pipeline proposed to run from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia. The most useful evidence to support legal actions demonstrate violations of environmental protections afforded by laws like the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The bills include-- -- Punish Communities: Co-sponsor memo from Senators Bartolotta and Yaw invites colleagues to again sponsor what was Senate Bill 1346 that punishes local elected officials who want to better protect their constituents from the documented adverse health and environmental impacts of shale gas development. Read more here.

Natural Gas

Vorys Law

APRIL 25, 2021

Army Corps of Engineers recently determined that Ohio waived its right to issue a water quality certification (WQC) under section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the 16 new Nationwide Permits (NWPs) that went into effect on March 15, 2021. NWP 12 – Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities. •

Clean Water Act

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

PA- $3.33 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug. PA- $3.33 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug. PA- $3.33 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug.

Natural Gas

Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Directing all relevant federal agencies to take action to permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline – a natural gas pipeline in West Virginia. If enacted, these reforms could have a mixed result.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

11 Hearing On Bill To Expand Renewable Energy Mandates In Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Controversial Solar Energy Project In Adams County Loses In Court Again -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2024

Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) introduced Senate Bill 1216 to eliminate the ability of citizens, local governments and anyone else to appeal permits issued by DEP for natural gas pipelines and related facilities to the Environmental Hearing Board. But in this case, the courts have rightly sided with the people.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Under the [federal] Clean Water Act, the plant will have 60 days to come into compliance or face a lawsuit from the groups. The plant was formerly owned by Nova Chemicals but was sold to Styropek in 2020.

Natural Gas

Smith Enviorment

JUNE 4, 2021

Republican Senators continued to tie the disapproval to dissatisfaction with Delli-Gatti’s earlier responses to questions about Cooper administration policy on natural gas in general and the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project in particular. Pipeline construction often requires a Clean Water Act Sec.

Clean Water Act

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Commonwealth is the second largest natural gas producing state in the nation and the largest electricity exporter in the entire country. Campaign Website Statements These are statements from the Shapiro For Governor Energy and the Environment webpage.

Natural Gas

The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG – a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. 1] The petition was filed – and the suit will proceed – in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such matters pursuant to The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

Natural Gas

Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

since the late 1980s throughout the northern lower peninsula’s Atrim shale and Collingwood/Utica shale, which contain vast sources of natural gas. s thirteenth largest source of natural gas, comprising over 12,000 drilled wells. million gallons of water was used in this active fracking well, producing an average of 2.5

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

Senate Candidate Debate Without Fetterman -- Tribune Democrat: Republicans In Harrisburg Using Ukraine To Promote A Climate-Denialist Agenda -- Post-Gazette - Ashley Murray/Laura Legere: Sen.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt. 9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt. 9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt. 9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Heating Oil 49% Higher Than Last Year] -- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count At 23 - Same Number For Last 8 Out Of 9 Weeks -- Reuters: U.S. 15 In Pittsburgh -- Reminder: Bucknell University River Symposium Abstracts Due Oct. Advisory Committee And Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee, Deadline Oct.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation - Freshwater Research Institute -- PA Capital-Star: Millions In Federal Farm Conservation Funds In Jeopardy For PA Farmers If Programs Eliminated By Congress -- TribLive: Stream Restoration Work Being Done Along Powers Run Road In Allegheny County -- Gettysburg Times: Watershed Alliance of Adams County Reports (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards. This proposed rulemaking updates a variety of water quality standards and narrative criteria to maintain water uses and antidegradation requirements under the federal Clean Water Act.

Law

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 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.

2012

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

DEP estimates it will cost the conventional natural gas industry approximately $9.8 million of their product not leaking into the atmosphere, at current natural gas prices. The regulation would affect 4,719 conventional well owners of approximately 27,260 facilities.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards The Board also adopted the proposed rulemaking updating a variety of water quality standards and narrative criteria to maintain water uses and antidegradation requirements under the federal Clean Water Act for public comment.

Clean Water Act

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

. -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

15-16 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference [PaEN] -- PA Assn. . -- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Cloggers, Runners, Kayaks And More At Freeport September By The River Festival Sept. 21: Exploring Nature In A Connected World Via iNaturalist App - Part I -- Brandywine Conservancy Online Program Sept.

Clean Water Act

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Use It Here - First’ Philadelphia C-PACE Hits $100 Million In Clean Energy Financing With New $30 Million Freezpak Facility Project DEP Awards $12.2 Million In Grants To Support 34 County Clean Water Action Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Schuylkill County Floodplain Restoration Project Wins National Recognition Appalachian Voices: U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2023

Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 7 to 13 PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Residents Clash Over Plans To Drill Near School In Allegheny County, Community Already Has 38 Shale Gas Wells [Local Hearing Resumes Sept. Residents Clash Over Plans To Drill Near School In Allegheny County, Community Already Has 38 Shale Gas Wells [Local Hearing Resumes Sept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2021

PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper Applauds Federal Court Action To Vacate Rollback Of Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Reviews [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Advocate Fmr. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- TribLive: Allegheny County Police Taking Part In DEA’s Drug Take-Back Oct. 23 -- Sen.

Clean Water Act

The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The United States and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection alleged that the company impounded streams and discharged dirt, sand, rocks and other materials into streams and wetlands without permits to construct well pads, pipeline stream crossings, surface impoundments, and other structures relating to natural gas extraction.

Clean Water Act