PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Energy Information Administration (EIA)-- -- Natural Gas: Pennsylvania’s marketed natural gas production, primarily from the Marcellus Shale, reached a record 7.6 Why aren't natural gas or nuclear or coal, why aren't they applying for new generation capacity? Read more here. ]

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2023

Project Background The PA General Energy Loyalsock/Shawnee natural gas pipeline and surface water withdrawal construction site is on both sides of Route 87 and the Loyalsock Creek, approximately 8 miles north of Montoursville in Gamble Township, Lycoming County. Read more here. 31 to Jan. Jefferson County; Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Shapiro made as Attorney General to advance commonsense measures that prioritize public health and safety and ensure the natural gas industry is performing its work in line with the highest standards. The Governor's Office said the agreement helps further a promise Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

The assessment further identified rising health issues related to natural resource extractions [defined by the Health Department as oil and gas development ] and the health impacts resulting from climate change as two of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. within one-half mile). Of Health Awards $2.5

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2022

million in annual taxpayer subsidies to manufacturing and other businesses that use natural gas and hydrogen in their operations for at least 20 years. The bill also more than doubles the tax credit for using natural gas to make petrochemicals or fertilizer from natural gas. billion in state tax incentives.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Photo © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois keeps about $8,000 per acre in bonding, according to 2018 data published by Climate Home News, and Indiana and Kentucky had only about $4,000 per acre. . I just saw a big billboard, ‘Let’s stop natural gas from being produced in America,’” Tiffany said.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

mile pipeline that starts in Butler County, and is routed through Beaver and Allegheny counties, and connects to a natural gas processing plant in Washington County. Today we’re upholding our oath to our constitution and holding Energy Transfer accountable for their crimes against our natural resources.” Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2022

Below is a description of how each oil and gas well the industry drills generates and spreads pollution, creates wastewater that has to be managed for decades and imposes new liabilities on well owners and state taxpayers as the conventional drilling machines cut through Pennsylvania’s farms and forests. Read more here.

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Energy & the Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

SB1259 hoses (can’t think of a dignified term) royalty owners by amending Natural Resources Code §91.402 to deny a common-law cause of action for breach of contract against a payor who withholds payments for a title dispute. This change applies only to QC’s recorded after the effective date of Septmber 1, 2021. Loser: Royalty owners.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2025

Conventional Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Williams/Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLM On Monday, March 17, 2025 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Bialy Gas Production LLC; Chris E. Both Atlas and Diversified reported this well plugged in 2018, but Diversified submitted production reports in 2023 showing the well is producing.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On September 27, the Department of Environmental Protection reported it has so far issued two formal notices of violations for water pollution discharges occurring at the Pennsylvania General Energy Loyalsock/Shawnee natural gas pipeline and water withdrawal construction site on the Loyalsock Creek in Lycoming County. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

Nearly 7 Year Struggle Continues To Cleanup Conventional Well Spills Among the DEP Oil and Gas inspection reports this week was an April 3 inspection of the Buhl Farm 1 conventional oil well owned by Edward W. Bialy Gas Production LLC; Chris E. Data Center With Massive Gas-Fired Power Plant -- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2022

An October 13 inspection by the Department of Environmental Protection again found multiple violations of the state Clean Streams Law and Solid Waste Management Act at the PA General Energy Shawnee water withdrawal and natural gas pipeline construction site on the Loyalsock Creek in Gamble Township, Lycoming County. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A November 28 inspection report by the Department of Environmental Protection resulted in the agency issuing more Clean Streams Law violations to PA General Energy at the Shawnee water withdrawal and natural gas pipeline construction site on the Loyalsock Creek in Gamble Township, Lycoming County. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These violations are the most frequent committed by unconventional shale gas operators, according to DEP’s 2021 Oil and Gas Program Annual report , which reported 196 NOVs for failing to report or correct casing and cementing violations in 2021 alone. Beirne Green Hills Farms Unit A4H (2018) -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Albany Twp.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Repeated sediment pollution incidents and accusations of destroying habitat for rare hellbenders on a Pennsylvania “river of the year” have brought criticism over natural gas operations in a scenic valley and revealed weak protections for “exceptional value” streams.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

As an environmental organization, we have accepted the ‘fact’ of our state’s natural gas leases, but have worked for the past 15 years to minimize the disruption and damage caused to our state forest by Seneca’s industrial-scale footprint. Photo: Example of Pine Creek Watershed shale gas drilling industry impacts, FracTracker Alliance.)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Loyalsock Creek, Pennsylvania’s River of the Year in 2018, is a beautiful mountain stream that travels through Lycoming County on its way to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Currently, there are four permitted water withdrawals on the creek, granted to the fracked gas industry by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

“The word ‘protection’ carries the law enforcement or security connotation rather than that of an environmental resource and a partner to the citizens of Pennsylvania,” said Republican Sen. Gene Yaw, of Lycoming County, an ardent advocate of the natural gas industry and chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2022

These grants are funded by the Act 13 drilling impact fees paid by natural gas drillers. Million; Still Short Of 2018 Revenue Of $251.8 [Note: New grant guidelines for the Act 13 Programs were approved by the CFA on January 26, so read them carefully.] Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) or the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Unconventional shale gas operators were issued a total of 1,103 notices of violation so far in 2023, which means they are on track to exceed the 1,234 violations DEP issued them in 2022, according to DEP’s newly released 2022 Oil and Gas Program Annual Report. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

On May 18, the Natural Resources Defense Council released a new report illustrating how the PJM Interconnection plans to speed up the queue for new generation projects will likely be insufficient for states committed to renewable portfolio standard requirements. Read more here.] Click Here for a copy of the report.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Acquires PA-Based Plants & Goodwin Well Plugging Firm To Create Methane Emission Offsets House Environmental Committee Holds May 22 Hearing On Hydrogen Hubs & Climate Change PUC Alerts Consumers To Electricity Price Changes Coming June 1-- From 20.7%

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2024

Penalties For Abandoning Wells The six operators penalized $215,690 in 2023 for well abandonment were-- -- Allegheny Natural Resources Inc.: Bond Forfeiture - $25,000 (2018 violations) -- Buck 2 - Jefferson County, Rose Twp. [ DEP inspection report ] -- Buchanan 1 - Crawford County, Athens Twp. -- Economy Natural Gas Inc.:

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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.

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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

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

Alternatively, Pennsylvania can follow Arkansas’ lead, which in 2018 adopted regulations requiring essentially full-cost bonding for marginal wells on transfer – this policy has led to a significant reduction in the rate of well orphaning in that state.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 4, 2021

Republican Senators continued to tie the disapproval to dissatisfaction with Delli-Gatti’s earlier responses to questions about Cooper administration policy on natural gas in general and the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project in particular. Delli-Gatti — DEQ and pipeline approvals.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Failure To Submit Fracking Chemicals List For 37 Shale Gas Wells For 6 Years On September 9, 2024 , DEP issued a notice of violation to Apex Energy (PA) LLC for failing to submit a list of fracking chemicals used to frack 37 shale gas wells in Salem and Hempfield Townships, Westmoreland County between March 20, 2018 and February 17, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2022

McKean - Wells are leaking gas Chesapeake Appalachia (2019) -- Heartwood 2 ESG - Keating Twp., McKean County EQT Prod (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) -- ASHBAUGH 1H - Ashland Twp., McKean - Wells are leaking gas Chesapeake Appalachia (2019) -- Heartwood 2 ESG - Keating Twp., Jordan 6 - Hempfield Twp., Jefferson County -- James H.

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