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One way to better understand the impact the oil and gas industry has on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians is to read Oil and Gas Program inspection reports to see the kinds of violations DEP uncovers every day, week in and week out, as they inspect oil and gas wells and gas infrastructure across the state.
There is no time to waste on false climate solutions like Liquified NaturalGas (LNG)—a fossil fuel with serious global warming and public health implications. Liquified naturalgas is not exactly “natural”. extraction, production, transport, storage and use) of LNG to answer these questions. What is LNG?
As evidence of these diagnoses and conditions, the Latkanichs provided toxicology reports and a copy of his sons May 1, 2018 medical report. Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To NaturalGas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept.
Speakers from several public health, community advocacy and environmental groups will participate in a September 19 webinar -- A Year Later: Have Leaders Addressed Health Concerns From NaturalGas Development Raised In University Of Pittsburgh Public Health Studies? Shapiro's deal with naturalgas developer CNX Resources.
On June 7, the Better Path Coalition reported the Department of Environmental Protection has removed the co-product category from its waste disposal reporting database for conventional oil and gas well owners, according to documents the Coalition received in response to a Right-To-Know request. have gotten easier.
Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right to Know request shows DEP took major enforcement actions against 26 shale gas drilling and pipeline companies in 2023, including imposing $2,290,849 in penalties for violations going back to 2018.
By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident My family’s home is in Washington County and we have more Marcellus and Utica Shale naturalgas industrial facilities than any other county in Pennsylvania. Counties across the state have witnessed harm from the heavy industrial activity associated with naturalgas exploration.
LLC conventional well site known as Nancy 13 in Deerfield Township, Warren County found it to be still venting naturalgas to the atmosphere. [ LLC operates 149 conventional oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania. Notice of violations were issued for failure to file the well integrity and production and waste generation reports. [
On December 27, 2022-- Christmas week-- a malfunction at the CNX Oak Springs NaturalGas Pipeline Pigging Station in South Franklin Township, Washington County resulted in the release of an estimated 1.1 million cubic feet of naturalgas and hazardous air pollutants. From approximately 10:14 a.m. to at least 11:55 a.m.
The PA Environment Digest prepared a policy paper in August of 2021 on the issue of requiring naturalgas and hazardous liquid pipelines to have insurance or financial assurance in place to cover property damage, bodily harm and environmental cleanup resources if a leak or explosion happens. Now, we simply don’t know. Read more here.
An October 13 DEP inspection of the construction site again found multiple violations of the state Clean Streams Law and Solid Waste Management Act. PGE will attempt to use new underground “micro-tunneling” technology for the naturalgas pipeline, down steep slopes on both sides of the Creek. Read more here. Read more here.
A January 3 DEP inspection report shows Energy Transfer reported a nine and a half hour uncontrolled release of ethane and other vapors from its Revolution Cryogenic NaturalGas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County during a Christmas Day explosion and fire at the plant. on December 25 and ceased as of 4:59 p.m.
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee will hold its second hearing May 1 on electric grid reliability and the failure of naturalgas and other generation to provide power when called on by PJM during Winter Storm Elliot in December. Read more here. Read more here ] Click Here to read more from February hearing.
Is this what we should expect from the naturalgas industrial infrastructure in Washington County and Pennsylvania? December 25 Christmas Morning Explosion Kasey Duran and her family live about 1,500 feet from the Energy Transfer Revolution Cryogenic NaturalGas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.
The fact Loyalsock Creek is classified by DEP as an exceptional value stream -- the best water quality that must be protected with no degradation; and was designated the 2018 Pennsylvania River of the Year by DCNR and called a “timeless treasure” in the middle of this fight, was not enough to protect the watershed. [The
The Department of Environmental Protection gave notice in the June 3 PA Bulletin it is taking action to enforce an order against Michael Harju and Economy NaturalGas, Inc. for their failure to plug four conventional naturalgas wells leaking methane in Scott Township, Allegheny County. Photo: Economy NaturalGas, Inc.:
The report’s concerns echoed statements on June 13 by Public Utility Commission Vice Chairman Stephen DeFrank about the intermittent nature of naturalgas generation caused by extreme weather. Dry naturalgas production in the Lower 48 dropped 16% from Dec. Read more here.
LLC -- an Ohio-based company-- to plug the Nancy 13 conventional gas well in Deerfield Township, Warren County that was found to be leaking brine and gas since at least December 20, 2018 -- continues. PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.
PA Bulletin, page 213 ) According to Equitrans, CONSOL has plans to mine coal above and around the Equitrans Hunters Cave and Swarts NaturalGas Storage Fields over the next several decades. As a result, Equitrans will seek approval to transfer two existing horizontal naturalgas storage wells to CONSOL who will then abandon them.
The DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on May 25 to discuss a variety of issues including well plugging, proposed waste management regulations, methane emission court challenge, road dumping drilling wastewater and more.
The PA Environment Digest prepared a policy paper on the issue of requiring naturalgas and hazardous liquid pipelines to have insurance or financial assurance in place to cover property damage, bodily harm and environmental cleanup resources if a leak or explosion happens. Now, we simply don’t know. Read more here. Read more here.
The Department of Environmental Protection has received and is reviewing the Act 2 Land Recycling Final Report by Equitrans on the cleanup of soil around the conventional gas well that failed and resulted in the uncontrolled venting of 1.1 PA Bulletin, page 201 ) The report deals with the George Reade 1 conventional well. 30 to Jan.
But the answer is not to waste public dollars to build expensive gas pipelines that will exacerbate climate change for decades. Natural” gas is a fossil fuel and was responsible in 2018 for the biggest spike in carbon emissions Ontario has seen in decades.
“One of your first acts when you take office must be a ban on road spreading of ALL drilling waste.” Pennfield has obtained a Co-Product status instead of Waste with our brine. Additionally, that same company routinely lists the same amount of waste spread for each of its entries in a county. Click Here to sign petition.
In a statement, Del-Cheso United said-- On the morning of September 16, a 20-inch naturalgas liquids pipeline operated by Energy Transfer exploded in a suburban neighborhood outside Houston Texas. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1
LLC to plug the Nancy 13 conventional gas well in Deerfield Township, Warren County that was found to be leaking brine and gas since at least December 20, 2018 -- continues. DEP’s eFACT database shows River Ridge Gravel Co has permits for 111 oil and gas wells. Read prior history here.] Photos: Row 1-- Tatonka Oil Co.
On August 14, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced Greylock Production, LLC, a naturalgas energy production and delivery company, has pleaded no contest to multiple environmental violations stemming from the operation of several wells over a period of five years. The waste that spilled ended up in an unnamed tributary.
the Department of Environmental Protection released the first-ever assessment of how well conventional oil and gas drillers comply with state environmental laws and concluded, “(the) conventional oil and gas industry’s recent record of compliance with Pennsylvania law is simply not good, particularly with regard to improper abandonment of wells.”
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 naturalgas wells and fracking. ExxonMobil and Dow are #1 and #3 on the latest Plastic Waste Makers Index of the world’s top plastic producers.
On April 5, township supervisors, concerned residents, and advocacy organizations submitted a letter to the Department of Environmental Protection calling on the agency to conduct a proper Public Participation Process for an oil and gaswaste injection disposal well in Potter County. Some listings include links to permit applications.
These are specific reactions to oil and gaswaste, and it's painful. Historically, pre-2018, the industry and the townships had a rule of thumb, do not brine dirt roads from late fall to late spring because of soft road conditions and do not brine tar and chip ever. My skin burns, my mouth burns, my eyes burn.
This conclusion came from adding up the emissions from coal used to power the production process, naturalgas-based fertilizer and diesel fuel used to farm and transport the corn and ethanol. 2030 California Renewable NaturalGas Outlook: Resource Assessment, Market Opportunities, And Environmental Performance.
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On April 13, House Bill 170 (Otten-D-Chester) was introduced to expand safety zones around oil and gas wells and related naturalgas infrastructure to help reduce their adverse impacts on public health and the environment. Read more here. Read more here.
Hess, Former Secretary Department of Environmental Protection The information submitted to DEP’s Bureau of Waste Management from eight conventional oil and gas companies to justify allowing them to dispose of millions of gallons of wastewater by spreading it on dirt roads fails to meet the requirements of DEP’s 25 Pa Code Chapter 287.8
“The Department has determined that activities associated with your [Greylock’s] oil and gas activities, specifically the leak at the Mohr impoundment, has resulted in pollution of a private water supply.” million because the company paid the penalty in full before January 31, 2018. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.
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 naturalgas pipeline construction site on the Loyalsock Creek in Gamble Township, Lycoming County.
On December 12, the Better Path Coalition delivered signatures from 65 organizations , institutions, and businesses, and more than 2,700 individuals on a letter and petition calling on Governor-Elect Shapiro to ban road spreading of conventional drilling waste. Pennfield has obtained a Co-Product status instead of Waste with our brine.
More complete DEP records now show conventional oil and gas drillers reported spreading 977,671 gallons of untreated drilling wastewater on Pennsylvania's roads in 2021, according to an updated report by the Better Path Coalition released Wednesday. Fracking waste is fracking waste. Read more here. There’s no difference.
Visit the Department of Health’s Oil and NaturalGas Production Health Concerns webpage for more information. 19 Webinar - One Year After Pitt Shale Gas Health Impacts Studies And The Failure To Fulfill Essential Promises Made To Residents. Click Here to sign up for regular updates. Upcoming Events -- September 19-- Virtual.
billion cubic foot uncontrolled venting of naturalgas in November 2022. Every conventional gas well is vented to the atmosphere for days to remove stray solids and liquids and other foreign matter from the well that could contaminate the stream of naturalgas. Read more here. and Pennzoil Company in Elk County.
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 Of Health Awards $2.5
With all her other bills, waste is a luxury she can’t afford. . Since the mid-1980s, water prices grew at a higher rate than garbage, electricity, and naturalgas, as well as the broader Consumer Price Index, which is a national measure of inflation. . She receives a fixed income from disability payments.
DEP issued notices of violations for abandonment, failure to submit annual production and waste generation and well integrity reports and for other violations. Violations related to well abandonment and failure to submit annual production and waste generation and well integrity reports remain in place. [
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