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DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $2,671,044.75 In Civil Penalties For 12-Month Air Quality Violations After May 2023 Consent Order

PA Environment Daily

b of the May 24, 2023 order [ page 25 ], Shell agreed to the assessment of civil penalties for future violations of 12-month air emission limitations occurring after April 2023 and before January 2024. on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $2,671,044.75. on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $2,671,044.75.

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DEP To Hold May 21 Meeting/Hearing On Renewal Of Air Quality Permit For Covanta Municipal Waste Combustion Units In Montgomery County

PA Environment Daily

tons per year (tpy) carbon monoxide, 0.008 tpy Lead, 93 tpy hydrogen chloride, 520.3 tpy nitrogen oxides, 0.0075 tpy Mercury, 53.1 tpy sulfur oxides, and 24.99 The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be May 14, 2024. Posted: April 5, 2024] PA Environment Digest Montgomery County. (

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DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Additional $7,606,067.75 In Civil Penalties For 12-Month Air Quality Violations After May 2023 Consent Order

PA Environment Daily

b of the May 24, 2023 order [ page 25 ], Shell agreed to the assessment of civil penalties for future violations of 12-month air emission limitations occurring after April 2023 and before January 2024. on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $7,606,067.75. on January 18, 2024” These penalties totaled $7,606,067.75.

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EPA Objects To Allegheny County's Air Quality Permit For The US Steel Edgar Thomson Plant

PA Environment Daily

On February 7, 2024, EPA issued an order granting all of the petitioners’ claims and objecting to the Edgar Thomson Title V permit on those grounds. Posted: February 12, 2024] PA Environment Digest In its order, EPA requires ACHD to revise the permit and/or permit record in accordance with its decision.

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DEP Notified Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County It Can No Longer Operate Under An Air Quality Construction Permit And Has 120 Days To Submit A Full Title V Air Quality Permit Application

PA Environment Daily

On February 22, 2024, DEP issued a letter to the Shell Petrochemical Plant directing the facility to submit a Title V Operating Permit application within 120 days-- by June 21. In February, 2024, DEP confirmed Shell paid an additional $2,671,044.75 Once that application is submitted, DEP must issue or deny the permit within 18 months.

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Smoke & Mirrors: Wildfire Smoke Beyond the Source

HumanNature

Guest Post by MJ Riches , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Wildfire smoke billowing from the Rocky Mountains or clouds at sunset? Photo credit Jienan Li, Colorado State University Do Orange Skies Spell Demise?

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Cities, E-commerce & Public Health: 3 Legal Pathways to Limiting Freight Vehicle Emissions

Law Columbia

This growing network of warehouses and the freight vehicles that serve them contribute significantly to a community’s greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. Beginning in 2024, only ZEV trucks may be registered.