PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

On September 18, Senators Steven Santasiero (D-Bucks) and Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, announced they were introducing legislation to increase setback safety zones from shale natural gas drilling sites based on the latest science. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

. - D.Lewis Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with an oil-based drilling mud to meet the Statewide Health and Background Standards at the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Bedford County. ( Chester County. ( Butler County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. ( Tioga County. (

Air Pollution 119

Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Clean Energy 119

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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Natural Gas Air Pollution Electricity 2024 109

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 4537 ) -- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Amcor Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Meshoppen Twp., Philadelphia. ( Wyoming County. ( Greene County. ( Adams County. ( Susquehanna County. (

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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 eFACTS database shows The Production Co LLC holds 19 conventional oil and gas well permits, none of them abandoned. Sewickley Creek Watershed Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The following notices were published in the October 12 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 6505 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 221 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The following notices were published in the September 21 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 212. PA Bulletin, page 6051 ) -- Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC - Shale Gas Well Pad (?) Greene County. ( Greene County. ( Read more here.

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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

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited [PaEN] -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Down 2 From Last Week; Down 38% Since Aug. 16 [PaEN] -- EPA Files $4.2 16 [PaEN] -- EPA Files $4.2 16 [PaEN] -- EPA Files $4.2

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Keith Eighmey - Martinez #2 Conventional Gas Well: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with aluminum, barium, boron, chloride iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium and zinc to meet Statewide Health Standards at the well located in Cumberland Twp.,

Air Pollution 119

Air Pollution Natural Gas Toxic Substances Control Act 2019 119

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

Larue Shale Gas Well Pad 2: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of groundwater contaminated by a release of petroleum-based drilling mud to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Dimock Twp., PA Bulletin, page 3246 ) -- Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. Susquehanna County. ( Lycoming County. (

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Fracking in Washington County began in the mid-2000s when advancements in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technology and horizontal drilling unlocked vast reserves of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation. Butler County [Posted: October 17, 2024] PA Environment Digest Bartolotta, Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

Join with the Evangelical Environmental Network , Moms Clean Air Force , Pipeline Safety Trust , and Healthfirst PA on June 5 for a webinar on the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's proposed rule to cut methane leaks from natural gas pipelines starting at Noon.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans’ Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 2022. billion cubic feet of gas was released at the facility in uncontrolled venting. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

1 - No Attempt To Contain, Cleanup Injection Well Spill; Gas Storage Area Well Release; More Abandoned Conventional Wells [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Fracking Turns 20 In Pennsylvania, Towns Consider New Regulations For Distance Between Homes And Well Pads [Cecil Twp., 26 to Nov. 26 to Nov.

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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

JUNE 7, 2024

The comment must relate directly to a topic that is listed on the June 13, 2024 meeting agenda for consideration by the board. 10:00 am on June 11, 2024). Individual public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Written comments will be shared with TAB members, but will not be posted to the DEP website.

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Waste Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2024 118

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

DEP Issued 763 Violations For New Well Abandonments So Far In 2024] DEP is aggressively going after operators who are walking away from wells and stepping in with emergency plugging contracts where needed to protect public health. [So How To Apply For all the details, visit DEP’s Orphan Well Plugging Grant Program webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

on a PA General Energy project to construct a 12-inch natural gas and two 8-inch water pipelines through Cummings and McHenry Townships in Lycoming County. on a PA General Energy project to construct a 12-inch natural gas and two 8-inch water pipelines through Cummings and McHenry Townships in Lycoming County. .

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Waste 118

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

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a new State Only Minor Air Quality Operating Permit for the continued operation of the ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC [Energy Transfer] Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County. ( million to DEP.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution 2022 2024 108

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Sensinger Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to the Statewide Health Standards at the well pad located in Franklin Twp., Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Bradford County. (

Air Pollution 119

Air Pollution Natural Gas Waste 2024 119

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs Gov. 5-7 In Lancaster Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Grants; Natural Gas Pipeline Mitigation Projects USGS Releases New Video: Susquehanna River Story - What Does The Science Say About Water Quality? 26 to Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

On November 21, the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced two settlements with oil and gas operators in Pennsylvania involving operations in Butler, Lawrence and Mercer Counties. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc.

Clean Air Act 107

Clean Air Act Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas 107

PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

. - Diaz Family Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with hydraulic fluid to the Statewide Health Standards for the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Montour County. Montour County. If requested, a hearing will be held June 18. ( Tioga County. ( Butler County. ( Comitta, Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2024

. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an Air Quality Permit Plan Approval to authorize the construction and operation of the Frontier LNG natural gas production facility at the Winner 4H Shale Gas Well Pad in West Keating Township, Clinton County.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

North Summit Gas Storage Reservoir in Wharton Township, Fayette County and found them abandoned, not plugged and leaking gas. The original violations for abandonment were issued on August 16, 2024 and the well owner failed to permanently plug the wells and stop the gas leaks. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2024

. -- CNX Midstream Operating Company, LLC - 2 Pipelines: 13-Mile Long 24-Inch Natural Gas, 3.9-Mile PA Bulletin, page 6332 ) -- CNX Midstream Operating Company - 2 Pipelines: 13-Mile Long 24-Inch Natural Gas, 3.9-Mile Enclosed Coal Mine Methane Flares: DEP issued an Air Quality Approval for flares located in Munster Twp.,

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste 2025 97

PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2024

. -- Beech Resources, LLC - Two 16-inch Water Pipelines, One 16-inch Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 application for three pipelines impacting Beauty’s Run (Exceptional Value), several Exceptional Value wetlands and floodways located in Lycoming Twp., Lycoming County. ( PA Bulletin, page 4044 ) Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

UCS/S&P Global Mobility, 2024 Some states are seeing more accelerated deployments than others. UCS/S&P Global Mobility, 2024 Several key reasons are behind this accelerated adoption. Source: UCS/ US Census Bureau, 2024 As mentioned earlier, another major factor is lower operating costs.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

. - J.Reilly Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated by production wastewater to Statewide Health Standards for the pad located in Gibson Twp., PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Dec.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution 2023 2024 115

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

. - Tioga Compressor Station: DEP is inviting comments on Air Quality Plan Approval for installation of air pollution control equipment to comply with RACT III requirements for the station located in Farmington Twp., PA Bulletin, page 55 ) -- CNX Gas Co. - PA Bulletin, page 55 ) -- CNX Gas Co. - Tioga County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

facility, now the Shell Petrochemical plant: DEP issued a deficiency letter on February 6, 2024 on the Final Report demonstrating remediation of soil and groundwater contamination met Statewide Health and Site-Specific Standards for the facility located in Potter Township, Beaver County. Greene County. ( Philadelphia. ( Allegheny County. (

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Air Pollution Natural Gas 2024 Recycling 113

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Every step of the petrochemical and plastics supply chain releases harmful pollutants - from extraction of fracked ethane gas used to make the building blocks of plastics to processing, production and transportation.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Climate Change Air Pollution 115

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Billion Hydrogen, Natural Gas Tax Credit, Shapiro Wants To Rewrite The Law To Boost Electricity Production -- Ohio River Valley Institute: Is The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Coming Apart? Butler County [Posted: October 19, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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Toxic Substances Control Act Natural Gas 2019 Air Pollution 111

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2024

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Amcor Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Meshoppen Twp., Wyoming County. ( Greene County. ( Bucks County. ( Butler County. ( Tioga County. (

Air Pollution 119

Air Pollution Waste Recycling Natural Gas 119

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2023

Steel Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Air Pollution Following 2018 Fire At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Plant [No Specifics Yet] -- WHYY: Philly Officials Say Water Is Safe After Bucks County Chemical Spill, How Do We Know That? -- NextPittsburgh: DEP Awards $3.7

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