Remove Climate Change Remove Ground-Level Ozone Remove Natural Resources
article thumbnail

DEP, DCNR, PennDOT Employees Recognized With Governor’s Award For Excellence For Environmental Projects

PA Environment Daily

Tom Wolf recognized employees from the departments of Conservation and Natural Resources, Environmental Protection and Transportation with the Governor’s Award for Excellence for environment-related projects. On May 20, Gov. The projects included Pennsylvania’s first Litter Action Plan, a creative “Let It Grow!”

article thumbnail

EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc., Hilcorp Energy Company For Federal, State Clean Air Act Violations

PA Environment Daily

“Hilcorp and XTO Energy’s violations contributed to smog that reduces air quality, as well as methane releases that are a primary driver of near-term climate change,” said Assistant Administrator David M. XTO is a natural gas extraction and production company that is a directly held, wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil.