PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

Lawson provided testimony on April 17 to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the issue of road dumping oil and gas wastewater on public roads. On April 17 she provided testimony to the Senate Committee on the issue of road dumping. When wet, fresh wellhead brine looks much different on paved roads than commercial PennDOT brine.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. October 25, 2022.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Some centers make a point of noting their interest in specific topics like water law, energy issues, environmental justice, economics, or their home region. The Center provides a forum for education and discussion of the most important issues of the day, such as climate change, air pollution, clean coal and renewable energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 1, 2024

Tomorrow, April 2nd, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will perform the last open-to-the-media snow survey of the year. These seasonal snow surveys offer a health check-up for our water system. In California, snow surveys help the state forecast and manage the year’s water supply. feet—over 200% above the average!

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

DEP also issued fresh violations for failure of the operator to comply with a Commonwealth Court order issued on August 16, 2023 requiring remediation of the sites for releases of wastewater based on violations issued on October 24, 2022. LLC and found the wells to be abandoned and not plugged.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 2, 2023

Carl Ganter an Explorers Club Fellow in recognition of his contributions to understanding and conserving the world’s fresh water. Ganter is also the founding CEO of Vector Center, which uses AI to deliver data-driven intelligence about global water security. “As explorers, we must see, share, and inspire. .

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

On April 9, the CNX Resources Corporation announced it is nearing completion of its Kiski Water Line project, which will serve the Company's local operational needs, reduce the local impact of natural gas development, and potentially optimize regional water resources by providing additional reliable water infrastructure to area communities.

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Energy & the Law

JUNE 24, 2022

In Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. One of the parcels that needed to be acquired for the project was a 30-acre tract of land owned by Harris County Fresh Water Supply District used for a stormwater-detention pond. A pipeline company condemning property of a governmental entity?

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 22, 2024

The proposed Reid Road Reservoir Quarry is more than just a local issue – it’s a call to protect our fundamental right to clean drinking water, fresh air, and a safe living environment. The quarry’s potential approval threatens to contaminate Milton and Campbellville’s water supply and degrade our air quality.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2023

On October 6, the Environmental Hearing Board issued a decision saying it will hear key arguments on whether DEP should have considered soil contamination and air pollution resulting from drilling and operation of a shale gas well pad 500 feet away from a Washington County family's home that played a role in contaminating their water supply.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2024

If DEP issues an explicit ban on road spreading for conventional industry waste this will help significantly. The loophole is causing toxic chemicals to enter the air and water on which Pennsylvanians rely, and to which we are entitled Under Article One, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.” Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 18, 2022

Utah’s new plan to conserve water includes lofty and somewhat conflicting objectives. What we do know is that Tonga needs immediate assistance to provide its citizens with fresh drinking water and food.” – Fatafehi Fakafanua, the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. In Recent Water News. 75,000 UTILITY CUSTOMERS.

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Energy & the Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

At issue is whether rescission of a Railroad Commission no-harm letter before the TCEQ granted an injection-well permit rendered the permit void. The Injection Well Act (Chapter 27 of the Texas Water Code) governs the permitting process for underground injection wells in Texas. April 2008: ALJ recommends that the permit be issued.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 12, 2022

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. July 12, 2022. Find all the work here.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 12, 2022

This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers how states in the American West are coping with a drying Colorado River and a nearly-completed water pipeline project in Israel to combat water scarcity. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water” – your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2024

Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

After a power outage at a water treatment plant, a boil-water order was issued for the Houston area. A new global study outlines fresh water’s crucial role in climate change mitigation, food treatment, biodiversity enrichment, and energy management systems. This Week’s Top Water Stories, Told In Numbers.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

A woman reaches for a hose from a water tanker in Rajasthan, India. The United Nations climate panel issued a blunt and urgent warning to the world on Monday. Some of the biggest risks and opportunities identified in the report center on water. Here are six key water-related findings: Climate Impacts Are Accelerating.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2024

In a new presentation, Stroud Water Research Center’s John Jackson, Ph.D., In a new presentation, Stroud Water Research Center’s John Jackson, Ph.D., David Kline, a watershed education specialist at Stroud Water Research Center, was then a teacher at the school and facilitated its installation. and Matt Ehrhart examine why.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 17, 2023

Restoration projects in the Kissimmee River Basin north of Lake Okeechobee are part of larger efforts to reduce nutrient pollution and send clean water south to the Everglades. Morocco , which has one of the world’s lowest water resources per capita, boosts its water funding by billions of dollars.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

Attempts to control the well involved pumping fresh water and a heavy brine into the well to stop the flow of gas. DEP issued two compliance orders requiring corrective actions which Equitrans appealed. The well was brought under control on November 19, and a cement plug was installed on November 20, 2022.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The fate of the Paris Pact reveals the difficulties in incorporating water into global climate agreements. Recognition of water in national climate plans is increasing but more could be done. Recognition of water in national climate plans is increasing but more could be done. But on the edges, water seemed to gain strength.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

related to a 2020 natural gas explosion on Water Dam Road in Waynesburg, Greene County, that injured one person and destroyed a residence. The Commission voted 5-0 today to publish the proposed settlement and seek public comment before issuing a final decision.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2022

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. water systems are aging.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water,” your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. In Canada, an Indigenous community is celebrating the arrival of clean drinking water. For the first time in 24 years, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation has water that meets national standards. Transcript. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Water was overlooked in past global climate talks. Advocates are focusing on the Glasgow meeting to highlight water’s indispensable climate role. Water groups hope to elevate their issue in Glasgow and bridge the water-climate policy divide. Water advocates view the attention to adaptation as an opportunity.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

” The Times article focuses on the alarming intersection of three current environmental crises–water supply shortages, groundwater contamination, and excessive greenhouse gas emission levels–that threaten California and other states across the nation. trillion gallons of water to support their fracking operations.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. September 20, 2022. Looking Ahead.

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Environment, Law, and History

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The latest issue of Western Legal History is dedicated to the topic of "Water", and I plan to post on a number of the pieces in this issue. I highly recommend this article to anyone looking for a broad yet succinct survey of the history of water law. For more on water law in the British Empire, see my posts here.)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2024

Among the issues raised by the appellants in their original appeal and in this case were-- concerns the landfill’s operation would attract birds and interfere with the operation of the nearby Grove City Airport; the oil and gas drilling wastes the landfill was allowed to accept presented a radiation hazard; and the landfill’s compliance history.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 15, 2023

Refresh A Great Lakes News Collaborative series investigating the region’s water pollution challenges. This series explores the Clean Water Act’s shortcomings in the Great Lakes, and how the region can more completely address water pollution in the next 50 years. That research is just the beginning.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

But Teravalis also expresses the intensifying challenge in Arizona and four other fast-growing desert Southwest states to build huge mixed use residential projects in an era of water scarcity. Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance from government and citizens to new development.

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Earth 911

JANUARY 24, 2022

The availability of safe, fresh drinking water will become a more pressing issue as the. The post Earth911 Podcast: Rich Razgaitis on the Future of Drinking Water appeared first on Earth911.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On September 19, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is ramping up monitoring and plans to develop a surface water standard for PFAS 'forever chemicals' after a DEP/U.S. Geological Survey study found 76% of streams and rivers sampled contained at least one of these chemicals. Concentrations ranged from 0.8

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2024

The third annual World Water Day event at Stroud Water Research Center , sponsored by M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust, drew a crowd of about 150 people to celebrate and explore freshwater on March 22. A tour of the Stroud Center’s freshwater science labs and LEED Platinum building designed to showcase water-friendly practices.

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Environment, Law, and History

JUNE 7, 2022

The latest issue of Water Alternatives has an interesting article by Alberto Quintavalla, "Roman Law and Waters: How Local Hydrography Framed Regulation". The abstract: Is there a relationship between the conceptualisation of water and its regulation? There is no simple or obvious answer to this question.

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