PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2024

This article by Lilly Riddle was first published by Spotlight PA on April 4, 2024 -- As part of its 2022 plea deal with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, natural gas company Energy Transfer agreed to fund the testing and remediation of residential water supplies polluted by the construction of its Mariner East II pipeline.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“Extending a permit that judges just found to be illegal is a slap in the face to residents of Clinton County and to the rule of law,” said Joseph Otis Minott, Executive Director and Chief Counsel of Clean Air Council, on behalf of all three environmental groups filing this appeal.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The PA Environment Digest prepared a policy paper in August of 2021 on the issue of requiring natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to have insurance or financial assurance in place to cover property damage, bodily harm and environmental cleanup resources if a leak or explosion happens. Spoiler-- the answer is-- no.

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E2 Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

There have been a series of recent high-profile legislative actions and media articles concerning attempts to ban natural gas appliances or natural gas service to consumers over alleged safety and air pollution issues. On April 17, 2023, in California Restaurant Association v. Berkeley , a three-judge panel of the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 10, 2023

The agenda specifically states that the Mineral Board will engage in “[a] discussion regarding the potential for the State Mineral and Energy Board to enter into a legal contract with a third party that would pursue claims of underpayments of royalties related to natural gas production on state lands and water bottoms.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The assessment further identified rising health issues related to natural resource extractions [defined by the Health Department as oil and gas development ] and the health impacts resulting from climate change as two of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. within one-half mile). Of Health Awards $2.5

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) has proposed a rule that will significantly restrict the practice of venting and flaring at wellsites in an effort to address natural gas waste in Louisiana. If you have further questions, contact Liskow’s Cristian Solar or James Lapeze.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Today, Pennsylvania is now facing the consequences of this corporate greed, of this legacy, of an industry that made a buck off of our natural resources and got away with abandoning gas wells without properly plugging them. Stronger State Laws Needed In response to a question from the media, Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

mile pipeline that starts in Butler County, and is routed through Beaver and Allegheny counties, and connects to a natural gas processing plant in Washington County. Today we’re upholding our oath to our constitution and holding Energy Transfer accountable for their crimes against our natural resources.” Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

On September 27, Bryn Hammarstrom, from the Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group , expressed concerns with locating a Seneca Resources shale gas well pad on State Forest Land to accommodate taking natural gas from private land in Tioga County. But State Forest land does not exist in isolation.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2021

The PA Environment Digest prepared a policy paper on the issue of requiring natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to have insurance or financial assurance in place to cover property damage, bodily harm and environmental cleanup resources if a leak or explosion happens. Spoiler-- the answer is-- no. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2021

On August 17, the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held a hearing on the “environmental and economic benefits of pipelines” which failed to even acknowledge the over $55 million in penalties imposed by DEP and the Public Utility Commission for the failure of natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines over the last five years.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 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. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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Energy & the Law

APRIL 24, 2023

Golden Eagle Resources II LLC v. presents a small step in the development of subsurface trespass law in Ohio. Rice produces gas from the “Utica/Point Pleasant formations”. Trespass Under Ohio law a trespass is an interference or invasion of a possessory interest in property. Rice Drilling D LLC. acres and 9.05

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2023

Montgomery County 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Slump 7.5%

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

On February 16, 2023, Senators John Kennedy, Ted Cruz, Shelley Moore Capito, and Kevin Cramer filed Senate Bill (SB) 438, which is the reintroduction of the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act. The bill aims to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas exports in the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2022

An October 13 inspection by the Department of Environmental Protection again found multiple violations of the state Clean Streams Law and Solid Waste Management Act at the PA General Energy Shawnee water withdrawal and natural gas pipeline construction site on the Loyalsock Creek in Gamble Township, Lycoming County.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On September 27, the Department of Environmental Protection reported it has so far issued two formal notices of violations for water pollution discharges occurring at the Pennsylvania General Energy Loyalsock/Shawnee natural gas pipeline and water withdrawal construction site on the Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

As an environmental organization, we have accepted the ‘fact’ of our state’s natural gas leases, but have worked for the past 15 years to minimize the disruption and damage caused to our state forest by Seneca’s industrial-scale footprint. Photo: Example of Pine Creek Watershed shale gas drilling industry impacts, FracTracker Alliance.)

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Energy & the Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

SB1259 hoses (can’t think of a dignified term) royalty owners by amending Natural Resources Code §91.402 to deny a common-law cause of action for breach of contract against a payor who withholds payments for a title dispute. This change applies only to QC’s recorded after the effective date of Septmber 1, 2021.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

A new report gives New York a failing grade for its flood risk disclosure laws. Some of the earliest memories I have are of protestors standing in the road, blocking semi-trucks hauling nuclear waste On average, previously flooded homes have an annual expected loss of $3,000, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Energy & the Law

APRIL 6, 2023

Pioneer Natural Resources presented a challenge to a force majeure defense in a dispute arising from Winter Storm Uri. MIECO agreed to purchase 20,000 MMBtu/day of natural gas from Pioneer. Caveat : For the most part, New York law applied in this Texas case. MIECO, LLC v. The defense carried the day.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

On May 18, the Natural Resources Defense Council released a new report illustrating how the PJM Interconnection plans to speed up the queue for new generation projects will likely be insufficient for states committed to renewable portfolio standard requirements. Read more here.] Click Here for a copy of the report.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Click Here for list of all major enforcement actions listed by conventional oil and gas operator. DEP issued conventional oil and gas operators a record total of 6,860 violations for all infractions of law and regulations in 2023, nearly 52% more than in 2021. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported in November 2021 DEP had only $15 per well available to plug the number of active conventional oil and gas wells now on the books with DEP and estimates are state taxpayers are financially responsible for $5.1 billion or more of well plugging costs due to woefully inadequate well bonding requirements.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

“An unconventional gas well near spaces used by the public for recreational purposes could threaten the ambient air quality and cause significant noise pollution.” The Court also held changing a regulation between proposed and final does not violate the Commonwealth Documents Law in this circumstance. In fact, Gov. Read more here. [In

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

FRIDAY Noon: PA Solar Center Hosts Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report. Million Pounds Of Industrial Air Pollutants Discharged In Pittsburgh Area In 2021 Came From U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

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.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

Summary: A brief look at the fracking industry in Northern Michigan, the laws and regulations, and how fracking is impacting the Grand Traverse Bay Watershed and the Great Lakes. since the late 1980s throughout the northern lower peninsula’s Atrim shale and Collingwood/Utica shale, which contain vast sources of natural gas.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it had finalized a voluntary disclosure program for new owners of upstream oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities. Louis Buatt of Liskow & Lewis provided legal counsel to Range Resources in connection with that audit. On March 29, 2019, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 21, 2023

Of Health Apologizes For Not Listening To Communities Suffering Health Impacts From Shale Gas Development; New Health Study Results ‘Just The Tip Of The Iceberg’ Post-Gazette Editorial: Who Pays For Natural Gas Development’s Harm? 16; Public Comments Accepted Thru Oct. 16; Public Comments Accepted Thru Oct. 12 DCNR: Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 2257 ) -- Roundtop Energy, LLC - Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP issued state-only Air Quality Permit for the facility in Auburn Borough, Susquehanna County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2262 ) -- Seneca Resources Co., Susquehanna County. ( Bradford County. ( Potter County. ( Bradford County. ( Tioga County. (

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Some of the wells were leaking natural gas to the atmosphere. Some of the wells were leaking natural gas. DEP originally issued a notice of violation on October 25, 2023 for venting “gas to the atmosphere that produced a hazard to the public health and safety” as well as for defective casing and cementing.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 21, 2022

The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 earmarks $8 billion for a fleet of regional hydrogen hubs, and there are already efforts in Harrisburg to designate one such hub in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Natural gas contains methane, which can be used to produce hydrogen energy.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Specifically, the defendants argued that neither the Natural Gas Act nor any regulation or regulatory policy, such as the Shipper-Must-Have-Title policy, creates a private right of action. The Court’s analysis began by explaining the history that led to Congress passing the Natural Gas Act in 1938. BPX Operating Co.,

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 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. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Peter Petokas , from Lycoming College Clean Water Institute , found habitats of the rare Eastern Hellbender salamander are being significantly impacted by sediment plumes from natural gas pipeline crossing and shale gas drilling-related water withdrawal construction projects.

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