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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 9 to 15 - Home Explosion; 140 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Methane In Water Supply; Porcupine Causes Wastewater Spill

PA Environment Daily

The operator was originally cited for violations related to leaking gas on June 6, 2023. DEP’s inspection report said the release was a “result of a porcupine chewing a 2 inch plastic plug at the bottom of the tank located in secondary containment.” Webster 1, Webster 2 -- Warren County, Columbus Twp.: Shale Gas Driller Withdraws 1.8

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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

28 [PaEN] -- Penn State Behrend Campus In Erie Earns Silver STARS Rating For Sustainability Achievements -- DEP Expands Environmental Justice Protections With Updated Policy, Improved Mapping Tool; Enhanced Permit Reviews Start Sept. -- We Remember Sept. Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Historic Site Hosting Festival Of Wood Sept. 26 to Sept.

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Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen -- Like With Natural Gas Infrastructure Today

PA Environment Daily

From November 6, 2022 through November 19, the Equitrans Rager Mountain Natural Gas Storage Facility had an uncontrolled release of an estimated 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas that was monitored from space. hours, the company said the plant had an uncontrolled release of ethane and possibly other chemicals. Read more here.

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September 4 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire September 4 PA Environment Digest 120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic DEP Expands Environmental Justice Protections With Updated Policy, Improved Mapping Tool; Enhanced Permit Reviews Start Sept.

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December 18 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Million To Plug Active, Conventional Oil & Gas Wells To Stop Leaking Methane Independent Fiscal Office Estimates 2023 Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Will Drop By Nearly $105 Million, While Almost 400 New Wells Were Drilled So Far In 2023 HEI Energy Hosts Dec. 8 Registration Open! 8 Registration Open!

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House Hearing Today: Let’s Work Together To Make Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Practices Cleaner, Respect Property Rights, Protect Taxpayers And Prevent New Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

Do They Protect State Taxpayers? Do They Protect State Taxpayers? New Abandoned Wells A business practice based on abandoning hundreds of wells a year-- either by transferring them to financially impaired new owners or by just walking away-- is simply not sustainable. Are They Clean Or Dirty? Are They Clean Or Dirty?

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Policy News: July 18, 2022

ESA

House is expected to pass all fiscal year 2023 spending bills before the August recess. IPBES releases reports about valuing nature and the use of wild species. The agency is requesting comments on the environmental assessment and a proposal to withdraw the area from new mineral leasing for 20 years. In this issue: Congress.

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