PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

This condition was originally discovered by DEP on October 4, 2018 and the operator has been trying to correct the problem since then. Shell Petrochemical Plant Additional Air Pollution Penalties On February 22, 2024, DEP reported, in response to questions, the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County paid an additional $2,671,044.75

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

The co-product category was questioned by the Coalition because DEP has not approved any request from conventional oil and gas well owners to use the industry's wastewater under the co-product provisions of the Residual Waste Regulations. regulation with Co-product determination. I know this is hard to believe because D.E.P.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Civil lawsuits were filed in Sendai in 2017 and Kobe in 2018 by citizens against corporations that planned to build new coal-fired power plants. In September 2018, in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Both courts took the position that the regulation of GHG emissions was a policy issue. Civil law cases.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel–related air pollutants. The impact of the closure persisted through at least December 2018, the last month for which data were analyzed. Thurston, ScD.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

On October 2, the Pittsburgh Union Progress reported the Jefferson Regional Foundation has scheduled three October listening sessions as it prepares to launch the Mon Valley Clear Air Fund that will be available to nonprofit organizations affected by a U.S. Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works plant December 2018 fire.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2022

Seth Grove (R-York) introduced House Bill 2444 that contains a natural gas industry wish list of measures they want to expand natural gas drilling, subsidize pipeline expansion using DCNR Oil and Gas Fund revenue, automatically approve of well permits and preempting local government regulation of all facilities regulated by DEP.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

. - Tioga Compressor Station: DEP is inviting comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for installation of air pollution control equipment to comply with RACT III requirements for the station located in Farmington Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Tioga County. ( 30 to Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 4, 2023

The state ordered the company to pay $30 million dollars in fines for an explosion at its Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County in 2018, and $20 million for more than 100 violations for leaks in its Mariner East pipeline, which polluted wetlands and private wells.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

California Air Resources Board (2025) Cal.App.5th. The Regulation targets emissions from auxiliary engines (which supply electricity for non-propulsive functions while a ship is berthed) and boilers (which power steam-driven pumps to offload crude oil from large tankers). On February 13, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

“At GASP we not only monitor air quality and challenge industrial polluters’ illegal emissions, we also work to hold air quality regulators accountable for doing their jobs and fulfilling the duties that air pollution laws impose on them,” Executive Director Patrick Campbell explained.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2023

May 20 Grass Lake & Glacial Till Barrens Evening Birding & Blooms, Monroe County -- Delaware RiverKeeper May 12 RiverWatch Video Report -- DCNR Blog: One Of The Best Things You Can Do To Help The Environment - Plant A Native Tree!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is the same company that in 2018 blew up a house near its Revolution pipeline in Beaver County. Yet DEP regulators and inspectors are understaffed and unable to oversee the boom in natural gas development. Yet DEP regulators and inspectors are understaffed and unable to oversee the boom in natural gas development.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 4, 2024

This advisory opinion finds that UNCLOS regulates all sources of GHG emissions into the atmosphere as pollution of the marine environment; consequently, States Parties have specific obligations under UNCLOS to address their GHG emissions. States with capacity must provide technical assistance to others (paras 322-339).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources Corporation President and CEO Nick Deiuliis announced a first-of-its-kind statement of mutual interests that will further heighten the company’s operational disclosures in collaboration with state environmental regulators and the public. DEP Pursue Regulation, Policy Changes Immediately Gov.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

European Commission , the City of Paris, the City of Brussels, and the Municipality of Madrid brought an action against the European Commission (EC) challenging a regulation establishing a new procedure for testing the real driving emissions of certain motor vehicles.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2023

On January 9, DEP said its staff is “aware of the flaring” and the flaring “is part of DEP’s ongoing investigation of the facility” to determine the cause of the December 25 explosion and whether any environmental regulations were violated before the fire and are continuing with the flaring. They’re not allowed to do that,” said Lodge.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

In 2018, “the name of the program was changed to Oil and Natural Gas Production to cover potential health impacts from both conventional and unconventional oil and gas production.” These include contamination of surface or groundwater, air pollution or soil degradation. within one-half mile). Of Health Awards $2.5 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. For Particulate Air Pollution - Harrisburg, York, Lancaster Region Related Articles This Week: -- Gov. This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP. Click Here to sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE today !

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 2018, the state Department of Health and DEP, with assistance from the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, released a public health evaluation of long-term air sampling data in the vicinity of natural gas operations in Washington County. Read more here. Why Does It Matter?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 2683 ) Air Quality Permits -- Texas Eastern Transmission LP - Gas Pipeline Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on a renewal of a State Only Air Quality Permit for a compressor station located in Bedford Twp., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. Butler County. (

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 27, 2023

In 2018 and 2019, the City adopted ordinances to tax and impose licensing procedures and regulations on commercial cannabis businesses, but it was also required to designate certain parcels in the City where cannabis-related land uses would be permitted before it could accept permit applications.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

Leib, Pittsburgh -- PA Capital-Star: Environmentalists, Advocates Urge Shapiro To Stay The Course On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan -- Scranton Times Editorial: Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan Serves Economy, Environment [RGGI] -- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Get $1.5

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CEQA Developments

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The issues on appeal were limited to the adequacy of certain aspects of the project EIR’s analyses of GHGs and criteria air pollutants. County of Fresno (2018) 6 Cal.8 8 th 502, why it was not feasible to correlate the level of the project’s air emissions to specific human health impacts from the project.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

14 Joint Meeting Of DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board [PaEN] -- House Committee Hearing On Increasing Safety Setbacks Zones Around Natural Gas Facilities Heard About First-Hand Citizen Experiences On Health Impacts, From Physicians On Health Studies And The Gas Industry On Job Impacts [PaEN] -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2023

[PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Shell Shuts Down New Beaver County Petrochemical Plant For Repairs, And Burns Off Natural Gas In Flares, Company Says It Hasn’t Exceeded Air Emission Limits -- Shell Petrochemical Plant Beaver County: Bad And Dangerous Start; Shell Shut Down Part Of Plant For Repairs, Beings Full Natural Gas, Flammable Gases (..)

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Environment Blog

JUNE 25, 2021

It is now much easier to find ethical and sustainable funds that are suitable for pensions, ISAs and other regulated investments, but it hasn’t always been this way. Many SRI funds exist and in 2018 over 25% of all funds under professional management in the United States was invested using SRI strategies and the demand continues to grow.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Calls Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment ‘Stupid’ [PaEN] -- House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 14 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference [PaEN] -- Protect PT Holds Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The researchers never made the claim that air pollution was responsible for the observed effects, and included in the study report was the limitation of not being able to identify a specific hazard. Shapiro’s Administration would allow any industry operator to self-regulate its activities. 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2022

Remember the Christmas Eve 2018 fire at the Clairton Coke Works that knocked key emissions reduction equipment offline for three months? Steel’s air emissions compliance by analyzing Allegheny County Health Department’s 2018 enforcement order related to the Christmas Eve fire, as well as court transcripts from the hearing related to U.S.

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Electricity Pollution Control 2018 Air Pollution 57

Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

Each bill addresses emissions over roughly the same period—2000 to 2018 in Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York, and 2000 to 2019 in Vermont. Chevron relied on the existing scope of federal GHG regulations. As EPA authority over GHG regulation is weakened, so too is the Second Circuit’s reasoning.

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Vermont Law

AUGUST 24, 2020

The successes and failures of international regulation of ocean waste provide a basis for developing a model for effective regulation of orbital debris. Like earth’s orbits, earth’s oceans are a global common where externalities from marine debris are typically not experienced by the producer of the pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2022

Republicans also approved letters opposing Environmental Quality Board final regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations, the Public Utility Commission’s proposed regulations improving natural gas and hazardous liquids pipeline safety and DEP’s proposed Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2022

Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

“Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water – that’s why my Administration secured this record-breaking agreement with Shell to hold them accountable for violating the laws and regulations that protect our environment,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

All three landfills are operated by the County subject to oversight and permits by the County Department of Environmental Health Services, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

million toward a new regulated public water line as well as payment of 75 years of water bills for the impacted homeowners. Coterra entered a plea to Prohibition Against Discharge of Industrial Wastes, a violation of the Clean Streams Law. As part of the plea agreement, Coterra will pay $16.29

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