Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Industry lobbyists weakened Europe's air pollution rules, say Greenpeace The Guardian PaulaR Fri, 02/16/2024 - 20:05 Thursday, March 5, 2015 Read more Arthur Neslen and Rob Evans Governments, including the UK, are allowing energy industry representatives to help draw up Europe’s air quality limits resulting in proposed standards on coal plant emissions (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

District Court on Monday a proposed consent decree in settlement of their federal Clean Air Act lawsuit against United States Steel Corporation. Clean air is a right, not a privilege, for all Pittsburghers,” said David Masur, executive director of PennEnvironment , the citizen-based non-profit and state group for Environment America.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 20, 2024

On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities. You can find more information about the final rule on EPA’s website.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Texas oil company Apache to spend over $9m to address air pollution in settlement with federal government and New Mexico Fortune PaulaR Wed, 02/21/2024 - 14:46 Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Read more Susan Montoya Bryan A Texas company has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to address air (..)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 13, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it approved funding for two Oil City recreation projects from penalties collected for Air Pollution Act violations at the Webco Oil City Plant in Venango County. Oil City is expecting to have both projects completed by August 31, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 7269 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 240 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Received March 6, 2024, approved October 9, 2024. ( Received May 10, 2024, approved October 31, 2024. (

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 27 PA Bulletin that it is requiring any facility operating under a temporary Title V Air Quality Plan Approval for more than 12 months to submit an application for a Title V Air Quality permit on or before November 25, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Million Settlement, Largest Of Its Kind, Over 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion [Includes Copy Of Proposed Settlement] [Posted: October 8, 2024] PA Environment Digest NewsClip: -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: EPA Reaches $4.2

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the October 26, 2024 PA Bulletin extending the three Air Quality Permits needed for the temporary operation of the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County until a full Title V Air Quality Permit can be put in place. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

Air pollution from ports comes from many sources: ships, trains, tugboats, cargo equipment, and – quite importantly – the trucks that move cargo containers to and from ports. The funding process for awarded projects is on a quick timeline, set to be released in late 2024. Here are a few examples (in no particular order).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2024

The $42 million agreement will resolve a case alleging thousands of violations of air pollution standards that stemmed from a catastrophic 2018 fire and subsequent pollution control system breakdowns at the company’s three Mon Valley Works facilities: the Clairton Coke Works and the Edgar Thomson and Irvin steel mills.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

Related Articles: -- We've Heard This Before : "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Air Pollution Killed People , Then We Said No -- We've Heard This Before : "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Until Hunters Could Find No Game And Anglers Could Find No Fish , Then We Said No.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 5902 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 201 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Susquehanna County. ( Bedford County. ( Chester County. ( Butler County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. ( Susquehanna County. (

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

But right now, some potential buyers might be waiting to see new 2024 or 2025 models that have access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. These standards are critical to reduce air pollution and to help curb climate change , and they are in part based on the demonstrated increasing availability of EVs.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The submission deadline for the 2-year awards is November 30, 2024. Posted: September 30, 2024] PA Environment Digest Applications will be accepted on a rolling process. The deadline for the 1-year award is April 20, 2025. Funding is provided through the federal Inflation Reduction Act.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In a major win for community members in South Memphis, Tennessee, a facility emitting a toxic air pollutant— ethylene oxide (EtO)—announced late last month that it will close its doors. We also estimated that EtO emissions contributed to more than 80 percent of the cancer risk attributable to toxic air pollution around the facility.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Others have recently argued for a separate set of new institutions to run operational climate services ( Jakob et al, 2023 ; Stevens, 2024 ). i.e. we should be able to get the 2024 data extension by July 2025. We’ve now got used to this for surface temperatures and assorted data streams, but it needs to be more prevalent.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2024

Posted: May 9, 2024] Until More Streams Were Killed, Breaker Boys Worked For Pennies, A River Disappeared Into The Mines, Then We Said No.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 3244 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 145 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Susquehanna County. ( Lycoming County. ( Washington County. ( Lycoming County. ( Greene County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Greene County. (

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

On January 11, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection approved a permit for the Catalyst Energy, Inc. oil and gas wastewater injection well in Keating Township, McKean County over the objections of the residents of the community of nearby Cyclone. 26 to Nov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule has the potential to significantly reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as harmful air pollutants like fine particulates (PM2.5) These trucks regularly operate along industrial corridors – areas that often flank communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution.

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Vorys Law

JANUARY 26, 2021

On January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

DEP’s inspection report requested the well owner to submit a plan by October 29, 2024 on how the well will be brought into compliance. DEP’s inspection reports [ A.Bell 7 example ] included violations for well abandonment and requested the owner to submit a plan by November 16, 2024 to bring the wells into compliance.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2024

This educational session is part of Protect PT’s EPA funded study Clean Air For All: Knowledge is Power, which focuses on three local sources of air pollution in Westmoreland and Allegheny County. We are conducting these studies in response to ongoing resident concerns about how air pollution is impacting their health.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the petition, environmental groups argued that the Title V permit did not include monitoring and testing requirements sufficient to assure compliance with multiple air quality emissions limitations for multiple emissions sources, and improperly eliminated certain emissions limitations. Posted: February 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

AFIG aims to increase sustainable and renewable energy throughout Pennsylvania's transportation sector, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality for many communities," said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. "A Applications for the second round of 2024 projects will be accepted until December 20, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

DEP’s letter refers to a request for confidentiality filed by Shell on June 22, 2024, so Shell apparently submitted another request for confidentiality after the original request on April 12, 2024. of the Act, your request for confidential treatment may be denied and the records may be subject to public disclosure.” Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 18, 2024

Westmoreland County-based Protect PT will host an August 1 in-person training session on using its Mobile Reporting App to file a variety of observations relating to oil and gas development, including noise, air pollution, dust, traffic incidents, water pollution, health impacts. Posted: July 18, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Related Article: -- Voting Begins For Pennsylvania’s 2024 River Of The Year: Allegheny, Lackawaxen, Youghiogheny Rivers [PaEN] [Posted: December 6, 2023] PA Environment Digest Visit PEC’s Audio Room for the latest podcasts. Click Here to receive regular updates from PEC.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 29, 2024

link] Abstract Environmental hazards including air pollution, heat waves, and flooding are pressing issues in cities. Preston, P. R., & Cavan, G. “Examining regulating ecosystem service provision by brownfield and park typologies and their urban distribution.” ” Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 95, 128311.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

We've Heard This Before: "We're Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs" - Adverse Health Impacts, Polluted Water, Land, Air, Road Dumping Waste, Explosions, Flaring, Noise, Uncontrolled Gas Venting - When Will We Say No ? Posted: May 10, 2024]

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 6659 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 228 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. East Fork Compressor Station: DEP issued a revised Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Wharton Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2024

billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition. Posted: July 22, 2024] PA Environment Digest Pennsylvania was awarded $396.1

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Health Effects Institute conducts independent research into the health impacts air pollution and, through the related HEI Energy affiliate, the health impacts of onshore development of oil and natural gas in the US.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 4537 ) 2024 Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 181 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Philadelphia. ( Wyoming County. ( Greene County. ( Adams County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Butler County. ( Venango County. ( Greene County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2024

The funding will come from the [Allegheny County] Clean Air Fund, which is funded through penalties collected from air pollution emitters by the Air Quality Program's enforcement efforts. emissions contribute approximately 25 percent of all air pollution in Allegheny County.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 6030 ) -- Hill Top Energy Center, LLC - 620 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant: DEP extended two Air Quality Approvals related to construction and temporary operation of the facility until March 28, 2025 for the plant located in Cumberland Twp., This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 212.

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