PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

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.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2024

These prestigious awards are presented to Pennsylvanians who made a unique and creative contribution to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. Public Health Service in Washington D.C.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

PAEP presents these awards to Pennsylvanians who made unique and creative contributions to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. The awards were presented at the PAEP annual conference in State College.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

On March 20, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board the US Department of the Interior has "withdrawn" the Orphan Oil and Gas Well Regulatory Improvement Act Grant Program designed to help states strengthen their programs, in particular to prevent future oil and gas well abandonments.

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Manning Law

JUNE 11, 2020

This action is contrary to subparagraph 29(b)(i) of the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations , made pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The penalty will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. Background.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection reported their inspections found 4,386 violations of environmental regulations at conventional oil and gas operations during 2021 -- nearly two and a half times the violations reported just two years ago in 2019 and 337 more than in 2020. Read more here.]

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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. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The Governors Office published an updated agency-by-agency Regulatory Agenda in the February 15 PA Bulletin that lists regulations in development, an estimated schedule of consideration and opportunities for public comments. The draft schedule has these regulations going to the EQB in the fourth quarter of 2025. Read more here.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 25, 2021

The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. This is hugely significant because a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 Importantly, the ASTM E1527 is recognized by the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

Final VOC/Methane Limits The meeting packet includes a three-page list of questions for DEP on the final regulation setting VOC/methane emission limits on conventional oil and gas operations for discussion. Read more here.] Read more here.] Because of that litigation, it is unlikely DEP will be able to respond to those questions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The agenda includes -- -- Discussion of the first-ever assessment of how well conventional oil and gas drillers comply with state environmental laws DEP released on December 29 that concluded the industry accepts non-compliance as a norm. Read more here. Read more here.] Read more here.] 28 to Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2013 ) Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued -- Blackhill Energy LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for an unknown project impacting Mill Creek located in Springfield Twp., Youll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Received June 11, 2024, Issued Feb.

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Law of the Lands

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : Section 156(1) of Ontario’s Environmental Protection Act (“EPA”) authorizes a provincial officer, without a warrant or court order, to inspect any location in which or from which a contaminant “is being, has been or may be discharged in to the natural environment.”

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The Energy Law

JUNE 19, 2013

On October 25, 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its corrected definition of “regulated NSR pollutant.” The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) adopted EPA’s revised definition of “regulated new source review (NSR) pollutant” at LAC 33:III.509.B 1280 (May 20, 2013).

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

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. Read more here ; -- Conventional Oil & Gas Compliance Report issued in December.

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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. The majority of the drill cuttings were dumped at sites owned or controlled by Joseph, while some ended up at sites where he had contracts to provide fill material.

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The Energy Law

MAY 12, 2016

On May 4, 2016, environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seeking to compel EPA to “fulfill long-delayed nondiscretionary duties” under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by issuing revised regulations governing oil and gas wastes. See Appalachian Voices v. McCarthy , 989 F.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Parties to those instruments are set to meet in London next week—from October 2 to 6—to discuss the regulation of so-called “marine geoengineering activities” (among other things). Both the LC and LP require parties to adopt domestic laws to regulate the “dumping” of “waste and other matter” at sea. Many haven’t yet done so.

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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.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The Freedom Industries chemical spill in Charleston, West Virginia exposed holes in state and federal regulations for chemical storage tanks. Almost immediately, politicians and community groups cried for new regulations to prevent something like the Elk River spill from happening again. Summary: . A new Senate bill – S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

However, the 6th version is being done internally by the Department of Environmental Protection itself. As for who can participate, DEP’s website states, “…the Department will consider input from mining professionals,” meaning the very industry regulated by the act will play a part in assessing its effectiveness.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

The bill would establish an Interdepartmental Coordinating Task Force in the Department of Health, with the Department of Environmental Protection, to oversee the collection and analysis of baseline health and environmental data related to the impact of oil and natural gas facilities on public health and safety. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

On February 15, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Environmental Quality Board conventional oil and gas drilling companies only paid $46,100 of the $10,600,000 it cost for DEP to regulate that industry in FY 2020-21. Overall, DEP expects an annual revenue deficit of at least $10.5 Read more here.]

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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. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

On May 10, the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund announced PA General Energy, LLC notified the Department of Environmental Protection that it intends to plug its proposed toxic frack-waste injection well in Grant Township after this Memorial Day. The community’s concerns have been vindicated.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

The awards are presented to Pennsylvanians who made a unique and creative contribution to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. Karl Mason served as Pennsylvania’s first State Environmental Administrator from 1952 to 1966.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2021

The awards are presented to Pennsylvanians who made a unique and creative contribution to the field of environmental management in Pennsylvania with preference given to the fields of administration, law, regulation and community organization. Karl Mason served as Pennsylvania’s first State Environmental Administrator from 1952 to 1966.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

By Jillian Marullo House Bill 788, signed into law on June 14, 2013, authorizes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases (“GHG”) “[t]o the extent that greenhouse gas emissions require authorization under federal law.” In July 2013, the D.C.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

DEP Hasn’t Ordered Dust Control In their long experience with the Center, neither Steve Bloser nor Eric Chase were aware of instances where the Department of Environmental Protection has “ordered” a township to control dust from dirt and gravel roads. They said it is usually a complaint-driven thing from the residents to a township. “

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Final VOC/Methane Limits The meeting packet includes a three-page list of questions for DEP on the final regulation setting VOC/methane emission limits on conventional oil and gas operations for discussion. Click Here for the complete agenda. Read more here.] Read more here.] All three reports support our findings.”

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On September 17, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission took action to adopt changes to its groundwater withdrawal regulations and policies covering pre-drilling natural water well reviews, hydro geologic evaluations and aquifer testing. Click Here for a copy. Click Here for a copy.

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Acoel

DECEMBER 17, 2021

ASTM announced revisions to its standard practice for Phase I environmental site assessments (E1527-21) on November 1, 2021 (the “Standard”). Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and analogous state laws. . EPA”) anticipated in due course.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 6, 2015

But, an even bigger challenge remains—regulation of chicken litter dumped into the Bay by the Delmarva Peninsula’s poultry industry. In 2010, following years of missed deadlines, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jumped into the morass by exercising its power under the Clean Water Act. Judith Needham.

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The Energy Law

JULY 23, 2013

In the recent ruling, the Third Circuit held that it was reasonable for EPA to interpret Section 126(b) to be an “independent mechanism for enforcing interstate pollution control,” thereby giving EPA authority to directly regulate a specific source in an upwind state. July 12, 2013) (pdf). See GenOn REMA, LLC v. 12-1022, slip op.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

On November 1, ASTM International revised its Phase l Environmental Site Assessment standard. Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 sunset eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013 and the new E1527-21 was as of last week published and now available for use, but. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Going into 2020, anticipated federal regulation will significantly affect the nation’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer and aquatic invasives in ballast water. This means that regulated articles, such as firewood, cannot be removed from specific. A lack of effective regulation has already led to a proliferation of invasives in U.S.

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