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

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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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

A significant change in the culture of non-compliance as an acceptable norm in the conventional oil and gas industry will need to occur before meaningful improvement can happen.” Five other violations involved illegal disposal or handling of liquid or solid waste. Why The Assessment? DEP’s assessment was promised by Gov.

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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

MARCH 6, 2024

DEP took higher level enforcement actions against 15 other conventional operators for violations, including issuing Field Orders, Administrative Orders and Compliance Orders and obtaining Court Orders, for spills, illegal disposal of waste, creating a health and safety hazards by venting gas and erosion and sedimentation BMP failures.

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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

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Weekly Summary From November 19 through 25, DEP inspections resulted in reporting 63 violations of environmental regulations-- 24 major violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 14 major violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. conventional - Erie County; EQT Prod Co. Waterford Twp.

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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 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

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

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In 2021, 281 wells reported producing 1,908,292 barrels (80 million gallons) of liquid waste and 54,248 tons of solid waste. Waste from wells in this watershed was shipped to 86 different sites. Of the liquid waste, 95,3% was sent to other well pads for reuse, 4.3% was sent to a residual waste processing facility, 0.3%

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2023

From April 15 to 21, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 465 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 50 violations of environmental regulations-- 46 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 4 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The emergency flaring of natural gas at the plant triggered when there are malfunctions, caused a separate light problem. When it snows, the light scatter is appalling. That's what bothers me most of all,” said one neighbor of the Shell Plastics Plant in Potter Township, Beaver County. What Happens With Study Results?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

The April 14 inspection report noted violations for-- -- Failure to notify DEP of the spill/release -- Discharging industrial waste into waters of the Commonwealth -- Failed to control and dispose of fluids and residual waste to prevention pollution -- Failing to collect brine and other fluids produced during the operation of a well On April 17, DEP (..)

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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’s inspection reports no progress being made in remediating the area affected by the release and no annual production and waste generation and mechanical integrity reports have been submitted to DEP.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Butler County; -- Roulette Oil & Gas, Inc.: Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. . Failed to dispose of waste properly (2018 violations) [DEP Inspection Report Not Available Online] -- Compliance Order - JLL 1A - Greene County, Dunkard Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2022

Unconventional shale gas drillers were issued 8 NOVs for attempting to abandon wells without plugging them during the same time period. Again, it’s worth a few minutes to browse through DEP’s first quarter compliance report just to see the hundreds of violations racked up by the oil and gas industry.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

PA Bulletin, page 7302 ) Waste Permits -- SWN Production Company - Colwell West Water Transfer Facility: DEP invites comments on WMGR123 General Permit application for processing, transfer and use of oil and gas liquid waste in New Milford Twp., PA Bulletin, page 7309 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. -

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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

JULY 11, 2023

in Mercer County who appealed a major permit modification DEP granted to Tri-County Landfill who allegedly misrepresented the types of waste to be accepted at the landfill, including oil and gas waste. They admitted they didn't follow the letter of the law when reviewing and approving this permit. Read opinion here.]

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The agenda for the December 1 DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting includes updates on Chapter 78 regulation changes, the new federal abandoned well plugging program and more. The second draft of the second package-- dealing primarily with waste disposal, handling and similar requirements-- also was not completed.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2022

Wolf in a formal statement published in the July 30 PA Bulletin and came in the wake of the Governor allowing House Bill 2644 to become law without his signature. On average, there were about 36,000 wells, conventional oil and gas wells listed exactly but not reporting in that particular year,” he said. Read more here.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters. Constitution, the legislature adopts the laws under which state agencies operate, but responsibility for implementing those laws rests with executive branch agencies like DEQ. Under the N.C.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Over Last Year [PaEN] -- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Moves To Renewable Natural Gas, Away From Shale Gas To Power Vehicles [PaEN] [Posted: December 7, 2022] PA Environment Digest In addition, portions of the basin have been delineated by the commission as groundwater protected areas due to water shortages.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

The following was submitted by Dave Callahan, President of the Marcellus Shale Coalition , responding to a FracTracker Alliance article on the impacts of unconventional natural gas drilling in the Lycoming Creek Watershed. Wastewater is also not discharged to streams, rivers or other waterways.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2022

The wells included in this tally are from conventional drilling and not the wells drilled to support hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas. Often obscured by vegetation or located deep in the woods, more abandoned oil and gas wells are found all the time, often leaking oil and methane.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Billion Endowment -- Inside Climate News: In Dimock, Susquehanna County, A PA Town Riven By Fracking, Concerns About Ties Between A Judge And A Gas Driller Over Recent Attorney General Settlement -- Better Path Coalition Hosts Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

Julie Weatherington-Rice, a certified Professional Geologist and Soil Scientist, said research confirmed as early as the 1980s the oil and gas wastewater spread on roads in Ohio contained harmful chemicals like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. Because it's an oil and gas waste, nobody's required to carry these safety data sheets.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Two of the top 10 EQIP practices by total dollar amount spent are practices we identified as industrial, providing little to no conservation benefits, in our previous report: waste facility cover and waste storage facility. Despite these protective measures, animal waste often escapes and contaminates local water.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. This case is unique because it is the first time a Dutch company has been sued in a Dutch court of law and held liable for the l damage it caused abroad.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Corporation Shell Plc (Royal Dutch Shell) Image Image Products Liquefied Natural Gas, Lubricants, Natural gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum The Corrib gas project of Royal Dutch Shell - Photo Credit William Murphy Summary Royal Dutch Shell is a fossil fuel exploration company.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 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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