MGKF Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

2023 WL 7171547, at *1 (Pa. Read More » Tags: Air , Climate Change , Commonwealth Court , Pennsylvania , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection , Taxes Bowfin KeyCon Holdings, LLC vs. Pa. Dep’t of Env’t Prot. Env’t Quality Bd.

Fossil Fuels 40

Fossil Fuels Pollution Control Air Pollution Carbon Emissions 40

PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Shell will also pay additional monthly civil penalties for the rest of 2023 for any further exceedances. Following the COA, Shell plans to restart operations at the facility on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. On March 25, 2023 Shell suspended ethylene and polyethylene production to make repairs and perform maintenance.

Air Pollution 91

Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides Carbon Monoxide 2023 91

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

The total civil penalty assessments include $350,000 for air quality violations, which is the maximum civil penalty assessment allowable under the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act, and $764,000 pursuant to Pennsylvania’s oil and gas and solid waste laws.

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Pollution Control Air Pollution 93

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

By Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council This guest essay first appeared on the TribLive.com website September 22, 2023 -- Pennsylvania has an opportunity to receive $33,695,097 from the U.S. This funding gives gas drilling companies the opportunity to plug wells before they are required to monitor their air pollution.

Natural Gas 101

Natural Gas Air Pollution Technology Technology 101

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Beginning in the 2026 ozone season, EPA is setting enforceable NOX emissions control requirements for certain sources at existing and new industrial facilities that have significant impacts on downwind air quality and the ability to install cost-effective pollution controls.

Nitrogen Oxides 64

Nitrogen Oxides Ozone 2026 Pollution Control 64

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2023

Steel for Article XXI Air Pollution Control violations (and as calculated in accordance with the 2019 Settlement Agreement and Order) that occurred at the Clairton Coke (Coal) Works during the second quarter of 2022. On March 15, the Allegheny County Health Department issued $ 307,800 in stipulated penalties against U.S.

Pollution Control 52

Pollution Control 2019 Air Pollution Cooling 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

DEP’s August 26, 2024 Air Quality inspection report , the latest routine inspection report posted, says-- “The Department is reviewing the claim [of confidentiality] and a decision is pending” and refers to the original April 12, 2024 confidentiality request by Shell. Million In Base Grant In 2023] -- Senate Passes Sen.

Natural Gas 91

Natural Gas 2024 Air Pollution Pollution Control 91

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

Today’s settlement requires GWRSI to bring its fleet of locomotives into compliance with Clean Air Act pollution control requirements,” said Acting Assistant Administrator Larry Starfield of EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Posted: January 24, 2023] PA Environment Digest

Clean Air Act 65

Clean Air Act Nitrogen Oxides Ozone Pollution Control 65

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Upcoming Events, Programs In November -- PA Resources Council To Hold Nov. 12 [PaEN] -- PA Assn. . -- PA Forestry Assn. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest; Awards Program Nov.

Air Pollution 49

Air Pollution Natural Gas Electricity 2025 49

Renewable + Law

DECEMBER 22, 2020

On December 21, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) set forth its plans to amend the state’s clean air rules to adopt Low-Emission Vehicles (LEV) and Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV) standards, known as the Clean Cars Minnesota rule.

Greenhouse 40

Greenhouse Pollution Control Air Pollution Electricity 40

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Posted: September 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest At Jennings Environmental Education Center A Rainy Success In Butler County [PaEN] -- TribLive: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Mild, Snowy Winter For Pennsylvania -- Post-Gazette: It’s Linked To Ticks, Can Be Life Threatening, What Do We Know About Alpha-Gal Syndrome?

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas Climate Change Fossil Fuels Air Pollution 77

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Issued on: 02/10/2023 - 14:20Modified: 02/10/2023 - 14:19 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million in 2013.

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Refineries have the highest rate of pollution in the oil industry, including air, water and soil pollution. Between 2017 and 2023 there were over 1500 injuries and seven deaths in 153 refineries across the US. One good example of the nexus between global warming and local pollution is ground-level ozone.

Ground-Level Ozone 270

Ground-Level Ozone Fossil Fuels Ozone Air Pollution 270

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Issued on: 17/11/2023 - 12:13 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. Total’s refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, was told to pay $39.9

2013 52

2013 2007 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 52

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Click Here for CNX violations from 6.25.2020 to 4.23.2024] The CNX report goes to great lengths to discredit the methods and conclusions of the University of Pittsburgh Health and Environment Studies (Pitt Studies), the results of which the Pennsylvania Department of Health presented in August 2023. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

Natural Gas 96

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Air Pollution 96

Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa Global Witness PaulaR Thu, 12/14/2023 - 13:39 Monday, December 4, 2023 Read more Corporation TotalEnergies S.E. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million in 2013. Total settles U.S. Total to pay $2.9

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., million in 2013. Total to pay $2.9

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors Yahoo News PaulaR Tue, 11/07/2023 - 17:23 Thursday, October 12, 2023 Read more Raphael Satter & Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. with average emissions eight times greater than the average rate of the other refineries on the Top 10 list.

2017 52

2017 2021 2011 Air Pollution 52

Acoel

JUNE 29, 2022

Units with existing advanced NOx controls must optimize their utilization by 2023. The proposed rule would provide de minimus air quality benefits in downwind areas with extremely high costs – estimated by EPA at $22 billion discounted 2016 dollars for the 2023-2042 period. ppb by 2025. Eugene M.

Ozone 40

Ozone Clean Air Act 2015 2026 40

Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine for violating a 2007 air pollution settlement over emissions at its Port Arthur refinery, the Justice Department said Friday. million in fines and upgrade pollution controls at its 240,000 b/d Port Arthur, Tex., million in 2013. Total to pay $2.9

2013 52

2013 2007 Fossil Fuels Government 52

Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2023

This is part of an occasional series of posts about the evolution of pollution standards. Today’s subject is pollution control for new vehicles, which have been known to cause smog since the 1960s. The history of these pollution standards is quite distinctive. Congress adjusted the standards twice.

Ground-Level Ozone 240

Ground-Level Ozone Pollution Control Clean Air Act Ozone 240

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2023

These reductions are greater than what was projected for the 2022 and 2021 proposals, thanks to changes that strengthen provisions to limit wasteful, polluting flaring of natural gas and analytical updates that better capture the impacts of this rulemaking. On December 2, the U.S.

Regulations 99

Regulations Air Pollution Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 99

Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2012, the company became infamous again when it unsuccessfully sued Ben-Jei Tsuang, a professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering in National Chun Hsing University, who published a paper linking high cancer rates in Mailiao, Taiwan, to toxic dioxin and heavy metals air pollution from the Six Naphtha Cracking plant.

2016 52

2016 Air Pollution 2017 Waste 52

Environment, Law, and History

AUGUST 27, 2023

That means that any increase in fuel efficiency automatically helps a company meet the pollution standards as well. Theoretically, a car could have no pollution control at all but get such phenomenal mileage that it met the pollution standard. Congress adjusted the standards twice. Read more »

Nitrogen Oxides 52

Nitrogen Oxides Pollution Control Clean Air Act 2004 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The people of Clairton, Pennsylvania breathe in some of the most toxic, cancer-causing industrial air pollution in the nation, thanks to the US Steel Clairton Coke Works Plant, the largest manufacturer of coke (a type of refined coal) in the country. million pounds of toxic chemicals into the community’s air supply.

Fossil Fuels 112

Fossil Fuels Clean Air Act Air Pollution Natural Gas 112

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Unconventional, conventional, pipeline, storage and other oil and gas facilities have been self-reporting air emissions from their facilities since 2012 and do so regularly under Title V and other Air Quality permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection. tons - 1,3 Butadiene [EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant] -- 55.68

Air Pollution 69

Air Pollution 2012 Carbon Dioxide 2022 69

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In the fall of 2023, Governor Shapiro instructed the Department of Environmental Protection to implement some of the Grand Jury recommendations for better protecting Pennsylvania residents from oil and gas operations, but this notably did not include setbacks. Read more here.]

Natural Gas 117

Natural Gas Toxic Substances Control Act Air Pollution Natural Resources 117

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Folks who dealt with contaminated water and air pollution and suffered severe health consequences that they believed were a result of fracking happening near their homes.” “Now, The company has also been criminally charged with violations of the Air Pollution Control Act in Washington County.

Natural Gas 120

Natural Gas Environmental Protection Air Pollution Waste 120

PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- WHYY BillyPenn: Inside The Century-Long Effort To Protect The Wissahickon In Philadelphia -- Environmental Health News: Environmental Justice Advocates Find Hope, Healing And Community In Pittsburgh -- Philadelphia (..)

Natural Gas 67

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity 2024 67

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Million Initiative To Electrify Truck Fleets For Cleaner Air; Awards $1.7 7 Webinar On Where Solar Energy And Farming Meet [PaEN] -- Dec. 5 Penn State EarthTalk Webinar On Empowering Native Communities With Renewable Energy. PaEN] -- DCNR: Laurel Run Dam Removal Underway In Plains Twp.,

Conservation 64

Conservation Regulations Natural Gas 2023 64

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Certainly, gas stoves are just one source of air pollution in the District. Meanwhile, a 2023 study in Environmental Research Letters concluded that as little as 0.2 percent of childhood asthma cases in the United States, comparable to the risk posed to children by secondhand smoke.

2013 363

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 363

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In its legislative findings, which remain in air quality statutes today , Congress justified air pollution regulation because “the growth of the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare.”

Clean Air Act 56

Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 56

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- EPA Awards $34 Million In Grants To Reduce Air Pollution At Schools; Highlights Efforts In Philadelphia [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $18.9 Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov.

Conservation 105

Conservation Air Pollution Recycling Natural Gas 105

PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Protect Consumers From Energy Market Volatility By Reforming Utility-Rate Process [UGI Gas Increases] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: New EPA Rules Could Force Emission Limits, Monitoring At US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works -- Appalachian Voices Blog: New EPA Limits On Power Plant Pollution Aim To Protect Communities (..)

Conservation 92

Conservation 2024 Waste Natural Gas 92