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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 10 to 16 - 31 More Conventional Abandoned Well NOVs - 103 For Year; Pipeline Land Slips; Water Supply, Stray Gas Complaints

PA Environment Daily

31 More Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs On February 6 & 7, 2024 , DEP did routine inspections of 27 more conventional wells operated by Rock Oil Resources, Inc. Rock Oil Resources LLC) that she attempted to transfer to another owner-- Samuel Esh (a.k.a. abandoned conventional well; Seneca Resources Co. Read more here.

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Release: Farmers Shine Spotlight on Vital Impact of Climate Funding at the IRA Conservation and Farmers Roundtable

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

However, implementing these systems comes with the sizeable price tag and there aren’t many farmers who can simply absorb that cost. Conservation can bolster bottom-lines and support farm productivity while protecting and enhancing natural resources. At least, that was until the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law.

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Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments

PA Environment Daily

Inc. - $1,000 -- Seneca Resources Co, LLC (Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean) - $560,780 (and many other violations) -- Snyder Bros, Inc. LLC (Cambria,Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington) - $464,548 -- EOG Resources, Inc. Ball & Son (Butler) - $300 -- Otter Exploration, Inc. Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland) - $115,000.

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The Fad of Ecotourism in India: Discovering Paradise to Creating Purgatory?

Vermont Law

student, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India August 17, 2023 I. Though this might be a quick fix to decrease overcrowding in the conventional tourist spots, it creates a danger of reducing unobtrusive natural sites to similar travesties. By Tejaswini Kaushal , B.A. This leaves us to ponder the question: II.

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Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 10 to 16 -- Leaking Conventional Wells; 5 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Using Tape To Repair Containment Liner

PA Environment Daily

From June 10 to 16, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 651 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 67 violations of environmental regulations-- 61 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 6 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Begins Appeal Hearing On Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Proposed In Elizabeth Twp. -- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant In Nicetown Still Faces Opposition As Philadelphia Weighs Permit Renewal -- York Dispatch: Local Groups Mobilize Opposition To $2.1 15 In Washington County [PaEN] -- WeConservePA Hosts Aug.

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87 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

16 Update On DCNR, Bureau Of State Parks Land Management Program [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: 5-Part Woodland Stewardship - Guided Engagement With Your Land Starting Sept.