PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

Pennsylvania will need to generate more energy in the next two decades, even as the state has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gases 80 percent by 2050 from 2005 levels. In fact, pursuing more climate-forward energy policies can be an opportunity to do right by our neighbors working in Pennsylvanias oil and gas fields.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

EQT Said We Have ‘Duty’ To Supply Gas To China In November, Pittsburgh-based EQT Corporation, the largest producer of natural gas in the US, relaunched its "Unleash” LNG Exports initiative that argued the US "has a duty to provide” natural gas to countries like China because they don't have natural gas of their own.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2023

DEP’s latest Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory shows coal mining-related greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 totaled an estimated 11.91 million metric tons, just behind natural gas production at 12.33 The greenhouse gas emissions from coal mining increased from 9.82 million metric tons in 2005.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

The following factsheet on asthma and air pollution from natural gas facilities was compiled by the Environmental Health Project -- Asthma is a chronic disease that affects breathing. Since 2005, shale gas development, also known as unconventional natural gas development (UNGD), has grown rapidly.

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Air Pollution Natural Gas Ground-Level Ozone Nitrogen Oxides 57

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

DEP’s latest Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory shows coal mining-related greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 totaled an estimated 11.91 million metric tons, just behind natural gas production at 12.33 The greenhouse gas emissions from coal mining increased from 9.82 million metric tons in 2005.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 2005 ) -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 2005 ) -- EQT Corporation - Pale Ale Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, and zinc in Jackson Twp., Susquehanna County. (

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

Spills & Releases Big Dog Energy LLC - Violations: Failure To Cleanup Shale Gas Spills March 25, 2025 inspection of the Schimizzi S&M 1 shale gas well site in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County found no action to cleanup spills, lack of containment and an emergency plan onsite first identified on January 3, 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2023

Since the drilling boom began in Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010, the state government has played a game of catch-up, long hindered by lawmakers who refused to conduct studies relative to public health. And he asked a question that should be directed at lawmakers wearing their pro-drilling blinders: “Why is anyone surprised about that?”

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

He’s perfected the art of spinning “natural” gas, a fossil fuel, and liquified natural gas (LNG) as transition fuels, despite a thorough debunking. Natural” gas is a fossil fuel that’s bad for the climate and harmful to human health, but you wouldn’t know it from the gas industry’s branding.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

RGGI states are also “on track to achieve reductions of GHG emissions of 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2020”, according to the study. Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas From Cambria County Storage Facility Was Caused By Corrosion In Conventional Gas Well Casing [PaEN] -- Petro Erie, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2022

million for three new Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) projects through the Commonwealth Financing Authority that will improve natural gas distribution infrastructure in Indiana and Washington counties. The extension will provide natural gas access to 50 residential properties. The total project cost is $3,466,695.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The companies behind the lawsuit will produce more than 4 million tonnes of polyethylene in Canada this year from oil and gas extracted in Alberta’s oil sands, North American natural gas wells and fracking. NOVA’s owner, Mubadala Investment Company, claims more than $250 billion in assets.

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Fossil Fuels 2005 Regulations Government 145

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2021

If the former is true, then we suppose everyone should ignore the more than 634 violations in the Lycoming watershed since 2008, or the 17,220 violations assessed to unconventional well sites statewide since 2005. Accidents happen. Mistakes occur. again, and again.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2021

The latest EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory presented in 2020 shows a 19 percent reduction in emissions between 2005 and 2017, primarily due to the switch from coal to natural gas-fired electricity generation. Almost 40 percent of Pennsylvania’s emissions come from the energy sector. Read more here. Read more here.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

Will your party commit to reducing the province’s greenhouse gas emissions by 60% from 2005 levels by 2030? Ontario New Democratic Party: Our commitment is to reduce emissions from 2005 levels by at least 50% by 2030 , and to achieve net-zero by 2050 or earlier. . Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario: .

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

More Background Since March 2011, the state Department of Health has been attempting to document health complaints of residents initially in unconventional oil and gas drilling areas and maintains a Health Complaints Registry. within one-half mile). Of Health Awards $2.5

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

I'll talk just a tiny bit about background on Marcellus [Shale gas], most people here probably don't need that, but just to get us started, and then I will talk a bit about distributive environmental injustice, the measure of deprivation that we use, community socioeconomic deprivation, and then results from this study. Read more here.]

Waste 93

Waste Natural Gas 2005 2019 93

The Energy Law

JUNE 30, 2015

13-0596 , the Supreme Court of Texas interpreted a natural gas-purchase contract and held that a producer was not required to share in the costs of compression, even though that compression helped yield a higher re-sale price. Kachina”) operates a natural gas gathering system, as well as a gas pipeline. Lillis, No.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2024

For years, financial support for the Watershed Mini Grant Program was provided through the generosity of the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, which awarded a total of $433,475 to 130 organizations between 2005 to 2019.

Conservation 69

Conservation 2005 2024 Natural Gas 69

PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2023

For years, financial support for the Watershed Mini Grant Program was provided through the generosity of the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, which awarded a total of $433,475 to 130 organizations between 2005 to 2019.

Conservation 94

Conservation 2005 Natural Gas 2019 94

Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than building new gas plants or re-contracting existing ones, the province could and should be investing in renewable energy and bringing down electricity emissions. Between 2005 and 2017 Ontario phased-out coal plants, reducing greenhouse gas pollution from our electricity system by 93 per cent.

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Renewable Energy Electricity Wind Power 2005 101

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. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Environmental Protection Conservation Natural Resources 104

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

formerly known as Cabot Oil and Gas, has pleaded no contest to 15 charges related to environmental crimes in Dimock, Susquehanna County. Between January 1, 2005 and November 1, 2022, DEP said it received and resolved 4,859 water supply contamination complaints for both conventional oil and gas and unconventional shale gas well drilling.

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Natural Gas Waste 2005 2022 75

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2023

Technical expertise is provided by the following partners: Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game Commission, Fish and Boat Commission, Department of Education, and the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2021

The Inventory had shown a steady decrease from 2005 through 2016 from 289.62 The biggest factor in the decrease in emissions was from the electricity generation sector and the switch from coal to natural gas as a fuel source which alone accounted for a decrease from that sector from 120.97 million tons in 2005 to 73.09

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Greenhouse Electricity 2005 2018 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

Pennsylvania American Water is the drinking water provider across parts of Washington County where Ewing sarcoma cases occurred, and spokesperson Gary Lobaugh told me: “All radium sampling results were non-detect between 2005 – 2019.” This material builds up as a sludge called residuals.

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Waste 2005 Environmental Protection Radiation 84

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2022

Under the guise of “self-help” proposals, Republican Senators Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) and Joe Pittman (R-Indiana) said DCNR should lease at least 22,000 acres of State Forest land for more natural gas drilling and allow the mining of 920 acres of coal under Yellow Creek State Park in Indiana County to help pay for needed infrastructure improvements.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Conservation Natural Resources 2019 98

Circle of Blue

MAY 10, 2022

Since the mid-1980s, water prices grew at a higher rate than garbage, electricity, and natural gas, as well as the broader Consumer Price Index, which is a national measure of inflation. . To Michigan’s advocacy groups, concerns about water prices are not new.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

CO 2 emissions by up to 10 percent from 2005 levels by 2050. The United States has natural advantages for hydrogen production because of its ample availability of feedstocks, storage, and adaptable natural gas supply infrastructure. global energy leadership and increase our nation’s competitive edge. According to the U.S.

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Fossil Fuels Electricity 2028 Natural Gas 101

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The AEPS program, which began in 2005, requires that 18 percent of electric power provided through retail sale in Pennsylvania comes from qualified alternative and renewable energy sources. It’s encouraging that this zero-emission energy source is becoming a major contributor to our energy mix and will only continue to grow in popularity.”

Renewable Energy 83

Renewable Energy Solar Power Technology Technology 83

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

According to Cooper, energy use is the largest driver of Penn State’s greenhouse gas emissions, costing the University more than $30 million annually to provide heat, air conditioning, electricity and hot water to its buildings and fuel for its vehicle fleet. Photo: The 70 MW solar array in Franklin County.) ( Reprinted from Penn State News.

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Carbon Emissions Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide Electricity 104

The Energy Law

JUNE 4, 2007

Hunter MMS has announced proposed amendments to its deep gas royalty relief regulations under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The additional relief will only be available in years when the annual NYMEX natural gas price is at or below $4.47/MMBtu By Jonathan A. MMBtu expressed in 2006 dollars.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 6, 2010

Under the reformed policy, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will provide more detailed environmental review prior to leasing oil and natural gas resources. The goals of this reform are to improve environmental protection and to reduce costly litigation and protests.

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Energy Policy Act 2005 2010 Natural Gas 40

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2021

As the nation’s largest producer of emissions-free energy, Exelon Corporation has a long history of leadership on climate change, having met – and exceeded -- three previous emissions reduction goals spanning both our generation company and utilities division dating back to 2005.

Climate Change 57

Climate Change 2030 Electricity 2005 57

The Energy Law

APRIL 6, 2017

The examples include the Constitution Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline segment connecting Pennsylvania to New York, and the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project, a direct current transmission line transporting wind energy from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas to Tennessee, Arkansas, and the rest of the south and southeast.

Natural Gas 40

Natural Gas Clean Water Act Law 2005 40

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

For years, financial support for the Watershed Mini Grant Program was provided through the generosity of the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, which awarded a total of $433,475 to 130 organizations between 2005 to 2019.

Conservation 52

Conservation 2005 Natural Gas 2019 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2023

It implicates any other application that any other natural gas operator might have, and it implicates basically any zoning applicant who may also be regulated by the Department of Environmental Protection.” It has implications way beyond this specific application,” said Blaine Lucas, counsel for Olympus Energy. “[It] They submitted it.

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