PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

[This is one of a series of actions DEP has taken related to leachate generated in part by shale gas drilling waste deposited in the landfill and the refusal of the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority to accept the leachate for treatment because the leachate was “upsetting” the wastewater treatment process. Click Here for more.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

But as I showed in my 2013 and 2021 reports, the hype surrounding SMRs is way overblown, and my conclusions remain valid today. And if the SMR were located closer to populated areas with no offsite emergency planning, more people could be exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council This article first appeared on the NRDC Blog July 21, 2021 -- The U.S. And this waste—along with drilling and fracking waste--can contain radioactive elements known as “technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material,” or TENORM.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

On January 8, 2024, the Environmental Hearing Board issued an adjudication denying the 2021 appeal of a DEP permit for the Tri-County Landfill in Mercer County brought by Liberty Township and the Citizens Environmental Association of Slippery Rock Area. Only two percent of the landfill’s total waste can be composed of TENORM waste.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

Residual Waste General Permit WMGR163 , mandated by the General Assembly, allows “temporary” oil and gas liquid waste processing, storage and transfer facilities for unconventional oil and gas operations to “pop-up” within 300 feet of dwellings with no advanced public notice was published in the June 25 PA Bulletin as final.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

In July 2021, Physicians for Social Responsibility reported PFAS chemicals were used by Chevron in fracking unconventional shale gas wells between 2012 and 2020. Wolf’s PFAS Action Team Report noted there is a concern wastewater plant sewage sludge also contains PFAS and policies are needed to properly manage this waste.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

A variety of studies have documented that radioactivity is brought to the surface with natural gas and oil production and travels through natural gas pipelines, oil refining systems, natural gas processing and liquid and solid waste disposal and treatment facilities. Haley, M.D., Why Does It Matter?

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The most important problem with the sun-climate explanation is that there has been no long-term change in either solar activity or cosmic radiation over the last hundred years that can explain the global warming we are now seeing. We have to spend time and resources to review them and explain why they are wrong.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

By Kara Holsopple, The Allegheny Front This article was first posted on The Allegheny Front website May 3, 2024 -- Waste from the oil and gas industry plays a central role in science journalist Justin Nobel‘s new book Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Sara Innamorato (D-Allegheny) co-chaired a hearing by the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the environmental and health dangers associated with oil and gas drilling waste in Pennsylvania. We are concerned because radium-226 and radium-228, both present in oil and gas waste, can cause bone and connective tissue cancer.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2021

million gallons of toxic, radioactive drilling waste on unpaved roads in the Commonwealth. Feridun’s attempt to use the Oil and Gas Division’s Oil and Gas Reporting Electronic (OGRE) system to track where the waste has gone revealed many problems with the system’s design and entries that should set off alarms but don’t.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2021

In an effort to further protect Pennsylvania’s waterways and drinking water, the Department of Environmental Program announced it will soon require all Pennsylvania landfills – including those that accept unconventional oil and gas waste – to conduct quarterly testing of leachate for radiological contaminants.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

In 2020, Justin Nobel wrote an expose of fracking’s radioactivity, in particular in the wastewater and other wastes produced by natural gas drilling. The Delaware RiverKeeper Network is hosting an August 18 webinar Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle with scientist and author Justin Nobel from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2024

Among the issues raised by the appellants in their original appeal and in this case were-- concerns the landfill’s operation would attract birds and interfere with the operation of the nearby Grove City Airport; the oil and gas drilling wastes the landfill was allowed to accept presented a radiation hazard; and the landfill’s compliance history.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

more than in 2021 and 26.6% DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. more than in 2022 and 569.9% more than in 2015. Read more here. Read more here. 30 to Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Pennsylvania Resources Council — a statewide nonprofit organization that is nationally recognized for its expertise in recycling and waste reduction — will honor Mr. Hess on Thursday, October 14, at 5:30 p.m. The 2021 Awards Celebration is sponsored by A Friend of PRC, Howard Wein, Esq., Monroe Energy, PECO and Post & Schell.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Planned facilities, such as the European Spallation Source that is being constructed in Lund, Sweden, meanwhile, have integrated sustainability into their design such as diverting waste heat into local heating systems instead of it being vented into the atmosphere. Eager to learn. Leading by example: going green in the lab.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

PA Oil & Gas Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 25 to 31; More Violations At Equitrans Gas Storage Area; Spring Walk Yields Hissing Gas Well On State Game Lands [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 1 [PaEN] PA Oil & Gas Compliance (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

He pointed out there are a number of entities “moving through the co-product determination process in DEP’s Waste Management Program that allows road dumping under the Residual Waste Regulations. But, so far none of those entities have met the requirements of DEP’s Residual Waste co-product determination process. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2022

Background On Road Dumping From Penn State’s new study -- Using oil and gas wastewater from conventional wells to control dust was considered a beneficial use of the residual waste on the state’s 25,000 miles of dirt and gravel roads, since it was thought to have a chemical composition and behavior similar to commercial dust suppression products.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for information on reviewing the permit and instructions on submitting comments. ( 30 to Jan. 30 to Jan. 14-17, Including Duquesne Light, West Penn Power, Penn Power [PaEN] [Posted: January 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2022

Background On Road Dumping From Penn State’s new study -- Using oil and gas wastewater from conventional wells to control dust was considered a beneficial use of the residual waste on the state’s 25,000 miles of dirt and gravel roads, since it was thought to have a chemical composition and behavior similar to commercial dust suppression products.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2022

Using oil and gas wastewater from conventional wells to control dust was considered a beneficial use of the residual waste on the state’s 25,000 miles of dirt and gravel roads, since it was thought to have a chemical composition and behavior similar to commercial dust suppression products. million gallons from 2018 to 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

What the DEP staff did not address or mention was another office in DEP-- DEP’s Bureau of Waste Management-- allows the road dumping of conventional oil and gas drilling wastewater as a dust suppressant under its co-product regulations and this practice continues. There is a ban on road spreading of fracking waste.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

PA Road Dumping Problem In 2021, conventional oil and gas operators reported disposing of 977,671 gallons of their wastewater by road dumping. Operators reported road dumping a total of 3,259,405 gallons of their wastewater from 2018 through 2021. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Courtesy: SCIPROM 2021). The particular use of a medical radionuclide depends on its physical characteristics, such as its radioactive half-life and the type of radiation it emits. Courtesy: ©CERN 2018-2021). The first call for proposals will be launched before the end of 2021 for applications in the first quarter.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

The requirements in the bill cover oil and natural gas facilities, including wells, pipelines, pumping stations, compressor stations, power plants, natural gas processing plants or plants processing waste streams from oil and gas operations. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Of Health Awards $2.5

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2021

2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN] -- DEP: Issues Air Pollution Warning For Friday, August 13 In Southeastern PA Counties -- DEP: Notice Of Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

That’s 25% more than in 2021. DEP reported it had issued conventional oil and gas operators 4,514 notices of violation in 2021 in the 2021 Oil and Gas Annual Report. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Click Here to read the 2022 compliance report summary. Culture Of Non-Compliance’ On December 29, 2022. 28 to Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In Cambria County DEP Issued Air Quality Permit For Leachate Evaporation System At Westmoreland Landfill With Special Radiation Monitoring Due To The Disposal Of Shale Gas Drilling Waste DEP Sets Feb. 22 DEP Awards $39.6 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb. 22 DEP Awards $39.6 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

30 to Jan. 27 Hearing On Helix Ironwood Gas-Fired Power Plant Air Quality Permit Renewal, Lebanon County [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Issues Cold Weather Advisory For Western Region Jan. 30 to Jan. 30 to Jan. 14-17, Including Duquesne Light, West Penn Power, Penn Power [PaEN] [Posted: January 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

DEP’s inspection report also includes violations for failure to submit production and waste generation and well integrity reports. The violation says Keystone failed to report selling water to EQT Corporation on two dates in 2021. The original violation for venting was issued on February 26, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2021

Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Adams And Franklin Counties [PaEN] -- Register Now For 2021 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Virtual Conference Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

30 to Jan. 27 Hearing On Helix Ironwood Gas-Fired Power Plant Air Quality Permit Renewal, Lebanon County [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Issues Cold Weather Advisory For Western Region Jan. 30 to Jan. 14-17, Including Duquesne Light, West Penn Power, Penn Power [PaEN] [Posted: January 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

DEP also reported the percentage of wastewater recycled or reused in production and fracking at other natural gas wells dropped from 93% in 2021 to 88% in 2022. Chesapeake contacted Waste Management to decontaminate the production tank and remove it from the site after decon on July 3.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In Cambria County [PaEN] -- DEP Issued Air Quality Permit For Leachate Evaporation System At Westmoreland Landfill With Special Radiation Monitoring Due To The Disposal Of Shale Gas Drilling Waste [PaEN] -- DEP Sets Feb.

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