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On October 25, Baker Hughes reported the number of naturalgas drilling rigs in Pennsylvania dropped to 12, the lowest number of rigs in the state since July 2007, according to Reuters. Naturalgas companies are reducing the number of rigs and new wells they are bringing online in an attempt to raise the prices of naturalgas.
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.
On January 28, the Department of Environmental Protection said compliance with a 2022 state Air Quality regulation to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities was put on hold for the conventional oil and gas industry as a result of an agreement to stay a legal challenge to the regulations in Commonwealth Court.
On November 7, PA Republican Senators introduced Senate Bill 1346 that punishes local elected officials who want to better protect their constituents from the documented adverse health and environmental impacts of shale gas development. In October 2022, Sen. million, down over $100 million from the record revenue in 2022 of $278.9
August 9, 2022. Some of the earliest memories I have are of protestors standing in the road, blocking semi-trucks hauling nuclear waste.”. — Mikhail Childs, Prairie Island Indian C ommunity member. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has declared the plant to be safe, tribe members remain worried about their proximity to nuclear waste.
The Latshaw 9 conventional well was first issued a permit as a waste injection well by DEP on June 10, 2014 and by the US Environmental Protection Agency on June 28, 2016. Over 2,280,390 gallons of oil and gas wastewater was disposed of at this well between 2017 to 2022, according to five annual reports filed with EPA.
The conventional well, owned by Kriebel NaturalGas Co., Kriebel NaturalGas holds 1,681 permits. Kriebel NaturalGas holds 1,681 permits. Other violations include leaking gas and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. DEP inspection report Part 1.
Flagged as a permit violation DEP site inspection in 2022 , the coal ash pile had surpassed the approved size, enveloping parts of the surrounding area. The size of the toxic ash pile at the Scrubgrass cryptomining facility had turned waste coal into an even riskier form of pollution, said Patrick McDonnell, President and CEO of PennFuture.
million in annual taxpayer subsidies to manufacturing and other businesses that use naturalgas and hydrogen in their operations forever into the future. It seems clear the tax credits are an attempt to try to make naturalgas competitive again through taxpayers subsidies after U.S.
Chevron drilled two shale gas wells on the Latkanich property approximately 500 feet from the familys water supply starting in 2011. On April 22, 2022, the Latkanichs filed a complaint with DEP requesting an investigation of their water supply saying it was impacted by oil and gas operations, including PFAS forever chemicals.
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So, we're all making decisions right now about whether it makes any sense, again, to vote on something that would ban naturalgas development in the state, said King. She added-- It is possible that the department proposes something different that is not effectively a ban on oil and gas development.
By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein , Environmental Defense Fund This article first appeared on the Environmental Defense Fund Blog on November 21, 2022-- A naturalgas storage site in Western Pennsylvania has sprung a massive gas leak that’s impacting both the climate and the communities who live in Cambria County.
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3 train derailment at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that released carloads of toxic chemicals, state officials have expressed far less concern about the largest naturalgas leak in state history. gas storage facility in Jackson Twp., Photo: Equitrans naturalgas leak from space, Environmental Defense Fund.)
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Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & NaturalGas Extraction [PaEN] -- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept.
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Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To NaturalGas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept.
On September 13, the Pittsburgh-based Environmental Health Project issued a review of the University of Pittsburgh studies released on August 15 showing links between naturalgas development and Lymphoma cancer, worsening asthma conditions and lower birth weights. "We
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The webinar will serve as a platform for the virtual release of Pennsylvanias Shale Gas Boom: What the Shapiro Administration Can Do to Better Protect Public Health, a companion piece to our 2022 white paper on shale gas development accountability.
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Injection Wells There are the waste drains. And in, actually, 2022, we participated in local hearings for this foray, which was the second of the well pads slated. We heard a lot about the waste from the site. The industry needs to find a way to dump their waste. They responded when they saw people were impacted.
Conventional Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Williams/Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLM On Monday, March 17, 2025 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Owner failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Gas leak was repaired, but violations continued. Read more here. Read more here. No response requested.
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.
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The following notices were published in the April 26 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Miles Of 20-Inch NaturalGas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting Robinson Run and wetlands at several locations. Received March 25, Issued April 11. ( Bradford County.
On September 19, Utility Dive reported the North American Electric Reliability Corp issued a statement that it "remains concerned about maintaining sufficient naturalgas supplies to address extreme winter conditions." and grid operators and the naturalgas sector say they are preparing, said Utility Dive. Read more here.]
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Benko also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. This is the only oil and gas well Benko holds a permit for, according to DEP's eFACTS database. Requests response by September 1, 2022. DEP requested a response by December 1, 2022. Other violations continued. Violations continued.
At a February 6 hearing of the House Republican Policy Committee , members and the naturalgas industry recommended the need to remove roadblocks to faster permit reviews by DEP they said stand in the way of economic growth and lower naturalgas prices. Read more here. They don’t want to sell their products on the cheap.
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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. Click Here to read the entire article.
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