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Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, airpollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. 27 Released 1.1
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC - Caprio Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Apolacon Twp., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.
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The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a June 5 hearing on legislation requiring environmental impact reports on certain electric generation, waste management, sewage treatment and other facilities that are a major source of airpollution proposed in already burdened communities. Read more here.
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On December 16, DEP’s Solid Waste Advisory and Recycling Fund Advisory Committees are scheduled to meet and on the agenda are presentations by DEP on its recommendations for changing the law to make Act 101 Recycling Programs more effective and fixing the very broken Electronics Waste Recycling Program.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC - Cornwall Mountain Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standard for the pad located in Lewis Twp., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Cameron County. (
On August 16, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Conservation District released a study linking contamination in Pittsburgh’s urban soils to historical airpollution emissions and atmospheric inversions. Urban soils are known to contain various harmful contaminants that pose health risks.
Original violation issued April 19, 2021. The owner failed to comply with an August 31, 2021 consent order and agreement to plug this well. 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 59 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- TribLive: DEP Declares TODAY Code Orange Air Quality Alert For Liberty/Clairton, Allegheny County = -- FERC Approves PJM $1.25 Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp.,
The inspector recommended Chesapeake pursue an Act 2 Land Recycling Program cleanup of the site based on the contaminated fluid and the unknown volume of fluid impacting the unprotected well pad surface. Chesapeake said they would be doing further characterization of the site and pursue an Act 2 Land Recycling Program clean up.
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 13 PA Bulletin it 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 213 ) Read more here. Harrisburg. (
On October 6, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the 13 schools, businesses and community organization winners of the 2021 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. The center’s boiler water treatment system was replaced with newer technology, and new air compressors installed.
In July 2021, Physicians for Social Responsibility reported PFAS chemicals were used by Chevron in fracking unconventional shale gas wells between 2012 and 2020. Read more here. Read more here. Similar concerns would be present in oil and gas waste treatment facilities. There certainly wasn't any radon testing,” said Johnson. Read more here.
Click Here to watch online. -- House Committee Holds June 5 Hearing On Bill Requiring Environmental Impact Reports On Certain Electric Generation, Waste, Major AirPollution Sources Locating In Already Burdened Communities [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Room 8E-B East Wing.
“We are glad that the Department of Environmental Production heard our concerns about compromising the state’s oil and gas waste reporting system with a made-up product type,” said Karen Feridun, Co-founder of the Better Path Coalition, who has been researching and writing about the Coproduct loophole on behalf of the Coalition since 2021.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - DPH Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with ethylene glycol for a well pad in Windham Twp., for their failure to plug four conventional natural gas wells leaking methane in Scott Township, Allegheny County. Wyoming County. (
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Hopson Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received and is reviewing a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with vanadium to Statewide Health Standards at the well pad located in Asylum Twp., Read more here. Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Lycoming County. ( 30 to Jan.
PA Bulletin, page 2641 ) Air Quality Permits -- Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Gasoline Loading Racks: DEP invites comments on renewal of Title IV Air Quality Permit for this major source of VOC and Hazardous AirPollutants in East Whiteland Township, Chester County. ( Greene County. ( Jefferson County. ( Susquehanna County. (
13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 11:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2075 (Knowles-R- Schuylkill) abrogating DEP’s airpollution control regulations covering heavy-duty trucks [Note: DEP already suspended enforcement of these regulations November 6 - Read more here.];
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Although the company committed to clean it up under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program, that effort is not yet started. DEP noted the defective well casing and cementing violations for continuing violations from August 6, 2021. Read more here. The site was not contaminated by industrial waste before the well pad was developed.
An estimated 47 gallons of glycol was involved, but DEP referred the pad owner to the Act 2 Land Recycling Program for cleanup procedures and standards. 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 37 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.
DEP requested a written report on the incident from the company by May 19, 2023, including a description of how the company plans to demonstrate attainment with Act 2 Land Recycling Program clean up standards. Here are other violations DEP’s inspectors found during inspections from April 29 to May 5.
Tire fires are known for being difficult to extinguish and create an abundance of smoke that carries toxic chemicals from the breakdown of synthetic rubber compounds, contributing to airpollution. All tires collected will be recycled into products such as mulch, turf, molded products and crumb rubber.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- UGI Utilities, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 2386 ) Air Quality Permits -- Columbia Gas Transmission LLC - Compressor Station Engine Replacement: DEP invites comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for this project in Mann Township, Bedford County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2376 ) -- Coterra Energy, Inc.
7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 7 [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. Steel Plant In Braddock, Allegheny County -- CitizensV: DEP To Review Heating Oil Leak Site Near White Haven Center -- MCall: PPL Electric To Lower Customers’ Bills Slightly Beginning Dec.
billion gallons of drilling wastewater generated every year in Pennsylvania-- where it does for disposal or recycling, waste injection well development, problems with the conventional and shale gas wastewater reporting system, road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater and much more. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. The following DEP notices were published in the May 6 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. Susquehanna County. ( Lycoming County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2471 ) --EQT Corporation- Carpenter Well Pad.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 2007 ) Air Quality Permits -- Greylock Midstream, LLC - Veres Compressor Station: DEP accepted General Permit-5 for Veres Compressor Station for associated compressors, pigging operations and other airpollution sources at the facility in Greene Twp.,
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - State Game Lands-12P Unit 4H Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with drilling wastewater in Franklin Twp., The following DEP notices were published in the April 15 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Greene County. (
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Coterra Energy, Inc. - PA Bulletin, page 1475 ) Air Quality Permit -- EPP Renewable Energy, LLC - Renewable Landfill Gas Facility: DEP invites comments on Air Quality Permit on a new renewable landfill gas refinery in Hopewell Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Butler County. ( Lycoming County. (
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On July 11, the Environmental Quality Board voted to accept the Department’s report on a rulemaking petition submitted by the Sierra Club and other groups in September of 2021 that the EQB no longer has the authority to adjust well bonding amounts for 10 years under Act 96 passed and signed into law by Gov. Wolf on July 19, 2022.
DEP issued notices of violation for-- -- Failed To Contain Wastes Or Regulated Substances In Tanks Or Other Storage Structures -- Failed to Prevent Potential Pollution of the Waters of Commonwealth XTO plans to remediate the spill sites according to the Act 2 Land Recycling remediation standards. [ DEP inspection report.
DEP’s inspection reports for both wells indicate the violations issued on May 27, 2021 continue. 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 54 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to 54 oil and gas facility site cleanups. Read more here.
County of Inyo (2021) __ Cal.App.5th__. 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 AirPollution Control District.
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In calendar year 2021 , DEP issued 4,386 violations to conventional operators and 1,000 violations to unconventional shale gas operators. In calendar year 2021 , DEP did 11,684 inspections of conventional operators and 18,048 inspections of unconventional shale gas operators. Plus, it doesn’t work any better than plain water.
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