PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a March 24 hearing on a revision to an Industrial Minerals (noncoal) Mining permit for the Perkiomenville Quality owned by Highway Materials LLC in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2019 ) The revised permit would increase the acreage by 1.3

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Nearly $5 billion in federal grants from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 2024 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program is also a source of the influx of clean energy funding. billion in clean energy tax credits as of May 2024. This moment has been nearly two years in the making,” said Endowments President Chris DeCardy.

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Endangered Species Law

DECEMBER 27, 2022

On December 21, 2022, the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

That time period includes unusually high crop losses in the Midwest due to drought in 2012 and flooding in 2019. The report was published by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research organization. Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to review national drinking water standards to consider whether updates are needed.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Fossil fuel power plant owners are facing increased accountability for their air and water pollution, including from a new round of environmental and public health protections that are being rolled out by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In contrast, V-SCI is the passion project of an all volunteer group of graduate students, formed in 2019. The most useful evidence to support legal actions demonstrate violations of environmental protections afforded by laws like the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2008 ) PA Bulletin - March 8, 2025 Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 92 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the March 8 PA Bulletin - pages 1930 to 2022. The revised permit would increase the acreage by 1.3 Luzerne County. (

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Nancy Kline (2017) Chautauqua Energy (2017) CNX Gas (2016) Cobra Resources 2019; 2021) D & M Energy (2019; 2020) Dannic Energy Corp (2016; 021) Deitz Gas & Oil (2017) Dev Well, Inc (2017) Diversified Oil & Gas (2017; 2018; 2019) Diversified Prod (2018; 2020; 2021) Donald D. 2016; 2017) IA Const Corp (2020) John H.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ENVIRONMENT HAMILTON, STOP SPRAWL HAMONT. Decision will be a template for reconciling environmental protection with new “market based” planning rules . Hamilton City Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019. Hamilton, Ont.

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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.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 8, 2021

As Chile begins to rewrite its constitution, environmental activists center water rights and other environmental protections. City officials said residents owe over $25 million in unpaid water bills, some of which date back to 2019. Black carbon deposits are speeding up glacial melting in the Himalaya , a new report says.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study. According to a 2019 study , longer commute times have been linked to more stress, poorer mental health, and lower satisfaction with jobs and leisure time activities. Even so, cars and trucks are still making us sick—and killing us.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

That’s why, since the price spike, the industry has doubled down on lobbying for weaker environmental protections to clear the way for more oil and gas production and the further lock-in of gas pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency links proximity to agricultural land to high levels of toxic algal blooms in Midwestern lakes. million gallons of water during 2020, only one million less than during 2019, when tourism peaked on the island. A study from the S. The neighborhood of Waikiki reportedly consumed 2.5 369 LAKES .

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2025

On March 25, the Department of Environmental Protection was called to the scene of a conventional well explosion in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County. The well-- Wissinger 001-- is owned by Kriebel Natural Gas Co. LLC that also had a conventional gas well explosion and fire on March 19 in Manor Borough, Westmoreland County.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Read more here.] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - November 18 [PaEN] -- The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on the renewal of a residual waste processing permit for the Danco Industries, Inc. facility in Barkeyville Boro, Venango County. (

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On September 19, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is ramping up monitoring and plans to develop a surface water standard for PFAS 'forever chemicals' after a DEP/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s PFAS Guidelines -- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials’ PFAS Risk Communications Hub -- U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 3, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, which shows that environmental releases of TRI chemicals by facilities covered by the program declined by 10% between 2019 and 2020. Today, the U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In 2019, EPA geochemist Rick Wilkin, helped to develop three teams to focus on treatment, characterization, and risk management of PFAS in groundwater. Read the full story from U.S.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 25, 2022

The case concerns the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Today, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of Cities and the U.S.

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 27, 2019

December 27, 2019. A short list of environmental and energy law changes compared to recent years: Fisheries. Regulations on siting and design of on-site wastewater systems (such as septic systems) have both a public health and environmental protection purpose. On-Site Wastewater. Vetoed Bills.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To contextualize that, the Environmental Protection Agency describes PM 2.5 A separate UCS analysis back in 2019 also captured the inequitable burdens of pollution from road vehicles. Fine particulate matter–or PM 2.5 refers to the maximum size of the particle, 2.5 micrometers. for communities of color.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 14, 2024

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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Anti-wind groups under the guise of environmental protection are connected to a fossil fuel-friendly think tank , e.g., Protect our Oceans NJ, Save Long Beach Island , and Nantucket Residents Against Turbines ( ACKRATS ). Fortunately, Maine is up to the challenge.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. This is therefore what Shell must do (oddly enough relative to 2019) in order to act in line with its own “policy, policy intentions and ambitions.”. In the US, for instance, Massachusetts v. These lawsuits face three key barriers.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

percent of disposable income on water and sewer in 2019, up from 10.9 Environmental Protection Agency when utilities assess the cost of controlling sewage pollution. A national affordability study found that a four-person household in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution paid an average of 12.4

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Circle of Blue

JULY 15, 2021

Other major flooding events occurred in 2016, 2019, and 2020. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering drinking water limits for the entire class of PFAS compounds, the Guardian reports. Major flooding events and other climate-induced catastrophes have become familiar in Detroit, Michigan, according to Grist.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Background In December 2019, Erie Coke [Coal] Plant locked out its employees and shuttered the plant in the face of significant and continuing environmental violations. Photo: Department of Environmental Protection.) Questions should be directed to: plupo@neighborhoodarthouse.org or call 814-490-3108. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 20, 2023

million dollars per year in farmworker health research projects between fiscal years 2019 and 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

On September 9, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has begun an environmental investigation at the former Erie Coke Inc. When Erie Coke shut down in December 2019, DEP successfully sought a court order to freeze $1 million of Erie Coke’s finances for use in removing waste from the site.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

On September 20, the departments of Education, Environmental Protection, and Conservation and Natural Resources honored U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools across Pennsylvania in recognition of their environmental sustainability efforts.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

“EQIP pays for agricultural practices that are not environmentally beneficial,” wrote Michael Happ the report’s author, “or in some cases actively make the environment worse.”. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Protection Agency. million to control farmland runoff and other non-point pollution.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Newark began replacing the pipes in 2019, following the discovery of high lead levels in tap water in schools and homes. Environmental Protection Agency. After three years, nearly all of the 20,000 lead service lines in Newark have been replaced, according to the Associated Press.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

These GPs have been repeatedly extended without change since April 2, 2019 The 2019 Pennsylvania PFAS Action Team Initial Report found, experts say the use of contaminated biosolids applied on farm fields is likely a primary source of food contamination. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2022

The original air quality permit for a proposed LNG plant in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County was issued by DEP on July 24, 2019. O’Neill, PennFuture Senior Attorney. This settlement is a great victory for Bradford County and for Pennsylvania,” said Joseph Otis Minott, Executive Director and Chief Counsel of Clean Air Council.

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The Energy Law

JULY 15, 2021

The legislation also provides for the manner in which the Department of Environmental Protection determines the bond amounts, penalties for not submitting a decommissioning bond, and required provisions to be included in decommissioning agreements, among other things. 6] See 2019 N.C. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3] 4] [link]. [5]

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on toxic air and water emissions for a large number of industrial facilities across the US, refineries are the 10 th most toxic industry , in a toxicity ranking list with over 200 grades. Refineries are among the most toxic industries in this country.

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