PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 16 PA Bulletin prohibiting the sale of electronic devices by Wiltronic Corp (IVIEW) as a result of violations of the Covered Device Recycling Act-- Pennsylvania’s electronics waste recycling law. ( Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2024

projects that achieve water conservation, reuse, and/or recycling); and -- Environmental and water quality improvement projects (e.g., Since its launch in 2021, the grant program has awarded nearly $21 million to 64 projects. Click Here to sign up for SRBC’s newsletter. Follow SRBC on Twitter , visit them on YouTube.

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E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

8, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ ANPRM Notice ”) addressing possible future regulation of pyrolysis and gasification units under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA). 8, 2021, as the deadline to submit public comments. The EPA set Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2022

Wolf directed the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct an evaluation of how it regulates conventional oil and gas wells to prevent new abandoned wells, tighten review of permit transfers, review compliance with environmental safeguards and make recommendations for changes and actions, including criminal sanctions. Read more here.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2023

And unlike water used indoors, outdoor water cannot be recycled. That’s what more and more communities are looking to with landscape regulations, with zoning, with ordinances, with codes. Castle Rock is collaborating with the homebuilding company Lennar to install greywater recycling systems in new homes.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

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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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2021

On October 28, the Delaware River Basin Commission posted draft changes to its Water Code regulating wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracking oil and gas drilling operations. Visit DRBC’s Natural Gas Drilling webpage for more information on its regulations covering this activity. Click Here to sign up for regulator updates.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 12, 2022

The government finally posted draft regulations to ban six single-use plastics over the holidays. As written, the regulations wouldn’t rid Canada of the harmful products until sometime in 2024 at the earliest, an absurd timeline that undermines the government’s own promises to reign in plastic pollution. Unfortunately there’s a catch.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2021 and 2022, if you wanted to buy an EV you might be on a waiting list for many months or even years which in turn drove aggressive projections by automakers for future years sales. If there’s one thing that’s been tough for regulators to predict in setting industry-wide vehicle standards, it’s the pace and extent of innovation.

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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. Read more here.] .: Read more here.]

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

The report also says ExxonMobil expanded its Low Carbon Solutions business—spun out as a separate company in 2021—by “focusing on competitively advantaged opportunities in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels.” That means Exxon still plans to spend the vast majority of its funds on fossil fuel exploration and production.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 8, 2023

Under new Ontario waste regulations, Ontario’s beverage industry is in the process of taking over responsibility for its containers and has announced a new fee to be charged to consumers in order to cover their costs. In 2021, nearly 80 per cent of packaging and containers sold at the Beer Store were returned and recycled or refilled.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 26, 2021

Big Plastic wants to stop the federal government from regulating plastics under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). No amount of “innovative management or recycling” that Big Plastic is pushing as an alternative to reduced production and use can address this waste tsunami. . million tonnes.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 29, 2021

We’re still waiting for regulations to ban six single-use plastics that were supposed to be in place as early as 2021. Guilbeault will also need to push back, both at home and on the world stage, against industry who love to pretend that the only problem with plastic is poorly managed waste and the only answer is recycling.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Boost recycled content : require new plastic products to include a significant amount of recycled material. This will create a healthy market for recycled plastic . If it is not recyclable it should be banned. Stop environmental regulation of plastics. million tonnes) between 2017 and 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2025

Hill also noted the company has been under investigation by the Office of Attorney General for possible state Solid Waste Management Act violations road dumping their wastewater under the co-product determination process in DEPs Residual Waste Regulations. Original violation issued April 19, 2021. Read more here. No response requested.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Ensuring Canada’s transition to a decarbonized economy includes/is based upon a just transition for workers and communities, starting with immediately resuming the consultation process on just transition launched in August 2021. Enforcing the right of Canadians to repair devices and appliances instead of throwing them away.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

recyclable materials, most notably plastic waste and unsorted paper. Recycling companies in high-income countries are scrambling to divert shipments. Towns across North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia are sending recyclable material to incinerators and reversing landfill bans. Recycling Is Not . contaminated.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2022

Existing regulations require a permit for activities that involve earth disturbance of five acres or more over the life of the project. Note: PA Resources Council, partners announced a plan last week to modernize recycling in Pennsylvania. Note: DEP already did this in November 2021 allowing federal standards to remain in place.

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The Energy Law

JULY 15, 2021

301 (formerly Senate Bill 185), which was signed by Governor Edwards on June 14, 2021 and will become effective on August 1, 2021. In 2019, North Carolina passed legislation similar to Act 301 in Louisiana, requiring the state regulatory agency to enact regulations addressing decommissioning of utility-scale solar projects. [6]

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2023

million in Act 101 Section 902 local Recycling Grants to 80 municipalities across Pennsylvania. Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? . -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 1 PA Bulletin announcing the award of $16.3 All through its eNotice system. Click Here to sign up.

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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. In any event, regulators are loosening safety and security requirements for SMRs in ways which could cancel out any safety benefits from passive features.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2025

Original violation issued June 9, 2021. Original violation June 9, 2021. Southwestern Energy is using the Act 2 Land Recycling Program to document the cleanup of the release and submitted a Final Report on November 6, 2024. Response requested by January 28. DEP inspection report. Response requested by January 28. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

The co-product category was questioned by the Coalition because DEP has not approved any request from conventional oil and gas well owners to use the industry's wastewater under the co-product provisions of the Residual Waste Regulations. regulation with Co-product determination. I know this is hard to believe because D.E.P.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Industry opposition to regulating plastics is out of step with science and public opinion. OTTAWA | Unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Environmental groups are jumping into the legal fray to support the federal government as it fends off an industry-led lawsuit challenging its efforts to regulate plastic pollution.

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E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Create a new City Planning Commission authorization to modify waterfront bulk and public access area regulations to accommodate wind energy systems (i.e., A “fully-electrified building” is an existing building that complies or is retrofitted to comply with the requirements of Local Law 154 of 2021. onshore wind turbines) (ZR 62-825).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

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.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. Pre-filed and introduced by State Sen. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3] 3] [link]. [4] 4] [link].

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 12, 2021

. — Environmental groups applaud Canada’s decision today to list “plastic manufactured items” on Schedule 1 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and urge the federal government to move quickly to finalize a meaningful ban on nonessential single-use plastics by the end of 2021. The clock is ticking.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The study included test results for 17 different dust suppressants for dirt roads and winter road treatments, including five different sources of brine water pumped from conventional oil and gas wells-- three conventional well brine waters regulated by DEP and two sources of brine water pumped from played-out conventional wells.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

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 Why Does It Matter? 27 Released 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2024

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., You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

On September 21, the Northeast PA Environmental Partners announced their 2021 award recipients. Young Emerging Leader Award The 2021 Young Emerging Leader Award will be presented to Haylee Czyzyk of Lackawanna County for demonstrating leadership, initiative, and dedication to protecting and promoting a healthy and clean environment.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2021, Ocean Conservancy led a survey of adults in the United States with polling and research firm EDGE Research to better understand public perceptions of ocean health, ocean threats and ocean plastic pollution. Never miss an update Enter your email and never miss an update Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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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. 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.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2025

For well #3- a violation was continued from April 19, 2021 for failing to submit a well integrity report. 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 41 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Original violations issued November 18, 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2023

From April 8 to 14, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 614 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 56 violations of environmental regulations-- 18 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 38 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. Read more here. Read more here.

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