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The Department of EnvironmentalProtection 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 NaturalGas Cryogenic Processing Plant in Salem Township, Washington County. ( million to DEP.
On October 23, the Department of EnvironmentalProtection began plugging a conventional gas well orphaned by the well owner that contaminated a family's drinking water well in Vowinckel, Clarion County. Visit DEP’s Rewriting Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Legacy webpage for more information on this program.
On April 25, the Department of EnvironmentalProtection announced the release of the 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update and 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report. Click Here for a copy of the 2024 Climate Action Plan Update. Click Here for the 2024 limate Impacts Assessment Report. Read more here.
On November 4, Protect PT and Three Rivers Waterkeeper announced they have appealed two permits for the Slickville Pipeline Project issued by the Department of EnvironmentalProtection to the Environmental Hearing Board. mile route. Click Here for a copy of the appeal of Permit E6507244-003.
During a routine inspection on November 27, the Department of EnvironmentalProtection issued a violation to Stonehaven Energy MGT Co. LLC for abandoning an oil and gas wastewater injection well in Cranberry Township, Venango County. EPA’s permit for the injection well expired on October 24, 2023.
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The following notices were published in the October 26 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. This brings the total general water permits approved by the SRBC in 2024 to 232. 30, 2024, approved Oct. 9, 2024. ( 30, 2024, approved Oct. 9, 2024. ( 15, 2024, approved Oct. 10, 2024. (
On February 10, the Department of EnvironmentalProtection and Attorney General Dave Sunday announced the award of $14,866,280 in grants to support 79 local water quality improvement projects. Funded by naturalgas pipeline settlement. Funded by naturalgas pipeline settlement. Read more here.]
The Department of EnvironmentalProtection 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. ( DEP last extended the permits on May 25.
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The Department of EnvironmentalProtection will be accepting applications until December 16 for the new Methane Reduction Grants Program to plug marginally producing conventional oil and gas wells. DEP has $44.4 million available from the federal Inflation Reduction Act to provide grants under this program.
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Dietterich - Violations - 3 Abandoned Wells November 25, 2024 follow-up inspections of three conventional wells in Allegheny and Washington counties found them all abandoned and not plugged and with violations for failure to submit production, waste generation, well integrity reports. .: Original violation December 5, 2023. Read more here.
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Busik Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Dimock Twp., Waste Permits -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC : DEP invites comments on General Waste Permit WMGR123 for treatment of oil and gas wastewater for 1.3
February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of EnvironmentalProtection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 16 Plum Boro Community Meeting On Pennaco Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells, Plum Borough Community Center, Allegheny County 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. -- Protect PT: Jan.
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On February 26, 2024, DEP notified CNX Midstream Operating Company LLC that its application for the Slickville fracking wastewater and naturalgas pipelines project is considered withdrawn because CNX failed to provide the information needed to complete the application within 60 days and start its review. Read more here.
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 naturalgas drilling sites based on the latest science. Read more here.
Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) circulated a cosponsor memo announcing she plans to introduce legislation to eliminate the ability of citizens, local governments and anyone else to appeal permits issued by DEP for naturalgas pipelines and related facilities to the Environmental Hearing Board. of Bordentown v. [EHB
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gigawatt naturalgas-fired power plant from Homer City Generation, LLC to be located in Center Township, Indiana County. ( PA Bulletin, page 3148 ) This 3,200 acre site will host Pennsylvanias largest naturalgas power plant and data center campus, according to DEP. 1, 2024, Issued April 14. ( Read more here.
Read more here ]. . -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the January 25 PA Bulletin announcing the December approval of 18 shale gas water use general permits in Bradford, Cameron, Center, Clearfield, Lycoming, Susquehanna and Tioga counties. SRBC issued a total of 310 shale gas general permits in 2024.
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DEP previously inspected the impoundment on-- -- December 23, 2024 , no violations, but the inspection report noted the impoundment is required to be restored if it is not going to be used for future frack water. Laurel Mountain Production holds 29 permits for shale gas well pads, water withdrawals, and water pipelines, according to eFACTS.
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