PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2025

The conventional well, owned by Kriebel Natural Gas Co., and met with the Manor Volunteer Fire Department, Westmoreland City Fire Department and representatives of the well owner to help assess the site to determine any environmental impacts. Kriebel Natural Gas holds 1,681 permits. DEP inspection report Part 1.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

. - R.Bushnell Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with oil-based mud mixed with diesel fuel to meet the Statewide Health and Background Standards at the pad located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. ( PA Bulletin, page.2006 Montour County. ( PA Bulletin, page.1965 Washington County.

2006

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The state Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Penn State Project ECHO hosted two webinars in January and February for medical professionals and the public on Caring for Persons Living and Working in Communities Involved in Oil and Natural Gas Extraction. Of Health Oil & Natural Gas Production Health Concerns -- Dept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

LLC - Violations: Abandoned Shale Gas Well Plugging Consent Order On January 21, the Department of Environmental Protection and Roulette Oil & Gas Co., LLC signed a consent order and agreement requiring the company to plug a shale gas well that was abandoned for 8 years in Hebron Township, Potter County.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2025

Susquehanna County The Department of Environmental Protection posted a February 20 inspection report this week saying there was a spill of an estimated 12,600 gallons of wastewater at the Diaz Family Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad 2 owned by Coterra Energy, Inc. in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County.

2012

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The energy industry and its potential impacts to freshwater resources in the Lake Erie watershed will be the focus of the next Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum , hosted virtually on February 18 at 1:00 p.m. The forums are hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Sea Grant.

2013

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 1161 ) -- DEP published notice in the February 1 PA Bulletin it will hold a March 5 hearing on a proposed Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit for the Hazleton Generation natural gas power plant in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. ( Received July 16, Issued Jan. PA Bulletin, page 1110 ) Read more here. Greene County. (

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

On June 14, House Bill 1467 was introduced to establish an Oil and Natural Gas Facility Health Impacts Assessment Program in the Department of Health. The Department of Health is required to establish an Oil and Natural Gas Production Health Registry to track public exposures and health impacts from oil and natural gas facilities.

Natural Gas

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In New York state, voters have a chance to enshrine environmental protections in their state constitution, which could revive a legal movement that flourished in the United States a half-century ago. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water.

2021

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2024

On January 26, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a notice of violation to Equitrans Midstream for abandoning and not plugging 19 conventional gas wells at the Swarts Natural Gas Storage Field in Greene County. Click Here to read the NOV. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 23, 2023

On January 20, the natural gas industry and Senate Republicans launched an effort to unleash the industry by reducing regulations, requiring automatic approval of permits and limiting opportunities for public review of permits at a hearing of the Senate Republican Policy Committee in Pittsburgh.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 17, 2025

Since January 1, the Department of Environmental Protection has issued 11 notices of violation to Diversified Production LLC for abandoning and not plugging shale gas wells in Fayette and Westmoreland counties. W.Smith 1 - Abandoned and leaking gas since Sept. W.Smith 1 - Abandoned and leaking gas since Sept.

2025

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Each of these draft regulations are usually provided to advisory committees before they are considered for adoption as proposed by the Environmental Quality Board. For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEPs website. The draft schedule has these regulations going to the EQB in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

William Burgos, lead author of the Penn State study released in May on the environmental impacts of road spreading conventional drilling wastewater, wrote a memo to the Council on how the conventional industry misrepresented his positions on the study and its contents in a resolution it passed in August. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Meaningful Air Monitoring Results Difficult DEP’s Bureau of Air Quality did regional air quality sampling around shale gas facilities between 2010 and 2013 in Southwest, Northcentral and Northeast parts of the state. CNX installed two Particulate Matter 2.5 Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Here in Pennsylvania, a landfill applying for a permit with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection to evaporate liquid landfill runoff — called leachate — could create airborne radioactive material over people downwind. What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health? Every day across the nation, about 2.8

Waste

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Read more here ; -- Conventional Oil & Gas Compliance Report issued in December. Read more here ; -- Status of updating conventional drilling regulations; and -- Natural gas industry effort to reform permitting, limit public comments. The Council will be discussing their comments on the 2013-2018 report at this meeting.

2013

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

On December 15, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has executed a $600,000 consent assessment of civil penalty (CACP) with John A. Joseph also unlawfully burned debris such as wooden mats from the oil and gas operations on his property.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

million put into budgetary reserve in 2008-09 from the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; -- $5 million reduction in Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) farm conservation tax credit program in FY 2009-10; -- $102.8 million from DEP, $1.5 million; DCNR: $1.5

2010

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right To Know request shows DEP took enforcement action against 14 conventional oil and gas well operators that resulted in collecting $422,365 in penalties and bond forfeitures in 2023. DEP inspection report ] -- EQT Production Co.:

2023

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

William Burgos, lead author of the Penn State study released in May on the environmental impacts of road spreading conventional drilling wastewater, wrote a memo to the Council on how the conventional industry misrepresented his positions on the study and its contents in a resolution it passed in August. 28 to Feb. 28 to Feb. 28 to Feb.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Other violations like failure to manage drilling wastewater safely, not notifying DEP of spills, failure to submit annual well integrity and waste disposal reports, failure to operate the wells to meet environmental protection standards and many more go along with NOVs for failure to plug wells. Read more here. Read more here.

2018

The Energy Law

JUNE 19, 2013

By Lesley Foxhall Pietras On April 18, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) committed to improving air emissions data for the oil and natural gas production sector. Kadeli (Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development).

2014

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

William Burgos, lead author of the Penn State study released in May on the environmental impacts of road spreading conventional drilling wastewater, wrote a memo to the Council on how the conventional industry misrepresented his positions on the study and its contents in a resolution it passed in August.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The rule also codifies and builds upon program changes for the Commission’s natural gas consumptive use program, its minor modification regulations, and general project review regulations. Pre-Drilling Water Well Review This policy is new but formalizes an existing technical service offered by the Commission since 2013.

2007

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Southern California Gas Company, for instance, surreptitiously launched a phony grassroots group called Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions in 2019. The top spender, Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future , paid more than $1 million for some 2,000 ads. The sample letter, the group said , cited Brunekreef ‘s 2013 Lancet study.

2013

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Steward also serves on DCED’s PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council and was the former owner and founder of D&I Silica, the largest independent provider of hydrofracking sand during the first 10 years of the Marcellus Shale natural gas boom in Pennsylvania. Read more here.] Read more here. And even then it was tough.

Regulations

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. Circuit to Expedite Consideration of Challenge to Natural Gas Pipeline.

2016

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Then they came back with a new offer saying they found 40 to 60 times more natural gas on his farm. We Got A Problem “By April 2013, my girlfriend gives our son a bath. By November of [2013], Chevron did a big water sample and gave us this big booklet, "Your water's safe to drink now." He's a toddler.

Natural Gas

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

district court judge ruled that the Line 5 oil pipeline has been trespassing on certain tribal lands since 2013, when easements for those areas expired, the Wisconsin Examiner reports. Line 5 Is Trespassing on Native Lands and Must Reroute, Judge Rules.

2022

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million in 2013. In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

2013

Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million in 2013. In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

2013

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million in 2013. In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

2013

Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million in 2013. In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

2013

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa Global Witness PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:39 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. million in 2013.

2013

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million in 2013. In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

2013

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million in 2013. In the U.S. Total settles U.S.

2013