PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2024

On October 23, the Department of Environmental Protection 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.

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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

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 24, 2024

On September 24, the Public Utility Commission Safety Division, part of the Commission’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E), concluded its investigation into a March 2024 incident in Crescent Township, Allegheny County, which claimed the lives of two residents and destroyed a house on Riverview Road.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

On January 18, the Department of Environmental Protection presented the final version of technical guidance on using trenchless technology to construct natural gas, other pipelines and underground utilities to the DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee. 1; Will It Address Natural Gas Infrastructure Vulnerabilities ?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2024

This article by Lilly Riddle was first published by Spotlight PA on April 4, 2024 -- As part of its 2022 plea deal with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, natural gas company Energy Transfer agreed to fund the testing and remediation of residential water supplies polluted by the construction of its Mariner East II pipeline.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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. (

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the February 24 PA Bulletin the final technical guidance on using trenchless technology to construct natural gas, other pipelines and underground utilities is now available and effective. A copy of the related Comment and Response Document is also available.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

. -- DEP published notice in the November 2 PA Bulletin inviting 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 Salem Township, Washington County. ( Bradford County. ( Lycoming County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 213 ) According to Equitrans, CONSOL has plans to mine coal above and around the Equitrans Hunters Cave and Swarts Natural Gas Storage Fields over the next several decades. As a result, Equitrans will seek approval to transfer two existing horizontal natural gas storage wells to CONSOL who will then abandon them.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection has received and is reviewing the Act 2 Land Recycling Final Report by Equitrans on the cleanup of soil around the conventional gas well that failed and resulted in the uncontrolled venting of 1.1 PA Bulletin, page 201 ) The report deals with the George Reade 1 conventional well.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection has issued conventional oil and gas well operator 663 violations for abandoned, unplugged wells in the last 15 months. In 2024 alone, DEP issued 392 violations. Read more here. Click Here for the list of 93 operators and their wells in violation. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

On September 9, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection began an emergency contract to plug a conventional oil well leaking oil, wastewater and gas in the front yard of a home in Lafayette Township, McKean County. The well-- Lewis Run Hudson Lease 2 OP 2-- is owned by Penn Resources, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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. ( DEP last extended the permits on May 25.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2024

said Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. The conventional oil and gas industry also has a long history of abandoning wells as a routine business practice to avoid responsibility for plugging them and sticking taxpayers with the bill. Read more here. This practice continues today.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2024

Permits -- The Department of Environmental Protectio n published notice in the May 11 PA Bulletin inviting comments on an individual Stormwater Permit for the proposed Sugarloaf Logistics, LLC warehouse in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne Count y impacting Black Creek and Exceptional Value wetlands. ( Montour County. Montour County.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

DEP issued the original violation for abandonment on July 19, 2024 and the “operator has not responded to the violation” in the 54 days since that inspection. DEP’s eFACTS database shows Reel Resources holds 40 conventional oil and gas well permits, all listed as active. and found the well abandoned and not plugged.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

. -- The Public Utility Commission published notice in the November 9 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the proposed acquisition of certain Big Dog Energy LLC gas pipeline facilities in Greene County by the Peoples Natural Gas Company, LLC. Centre County. ( Centre County. ( Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

DEP originally issued a violation for abandonment on June 17, 2024 and violations for failure to submit production, waste generation and mechanical integrity reports. DEP’s inspection report continued all these violations and again requested the owner to submit a plan by October 28, 2024 on how the well will be brought into compliance.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2024

On January 16, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection did a routine inspection of an XTO Energy, Inc. [an an ExxonMobil company] shale gas well pad in Prospect Borough, Butler County and found four shale gas wells continued to be in violation of regulations requiring wells to be plugged after abandonment.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 5674 ) ( PA Bulletin, page 5675 ) Read more here. -- The Public Utility Commission published notice in the September 7 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the proposed replacement of plastic pipe by natural gas distribution utilities. Site at 3501 Richmond Street in Philadelphia. ( formal notice ) Read more here.

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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

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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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the June 22 PA Bulletin -- -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 22 [PaEN] Permits -- The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a July 2 virtual public hearing starting at 6:00 p.m.

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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. (

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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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Public Utility Commission published notice in the September 7 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the proposed replacement of plastic pipe by natural gas distribution utilities. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 13 PA Bulletin it has received and is reviewing the Act 2 Land Recycling Final Report by Equitrans on the cleanup of soil around the conventional gas well that failed and resulted in the uncontrolled venting of 1.1 PA Bulletin, page 213 ) Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2024

On October 2, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it will begin accepting applications on October 9 for grants to plug orphan conventional oil and gas wells abandoned by their owners. How To Apply For all the details, visit DEP’s Orphan Well Plugging Grant Program webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

On April 9, the CNX Resources Corporation announced it is nearing completion of its Kiski Water Line project, which will serve the Company's local operational needs, reduce the local impact of natural gas development, and potentially optimize regional water resources by providing additional reliable water infrastructure to area communities.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Funding for this program was possible by the state Department of Health cooperative agreement with CDC Environmental Health Capacity building initiative and support from the Penn State Master Well Owner Network grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection. Click Here to register and for more information.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As of September 4, the source of a continuing oil discharge into the Allegheny River discovered August 16 in Sandycreek Township, Venango County is still a mystery, but efforts continue to contain the spill and investigate the source by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Protection.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On September 9, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection declared 21 conventional wells owned by Schreiner Oil & Gas Inc. In Erie and McKean counties abandoned and not plugged, according to DEP’s Oil & Gas Compliance Database. The wells include-- Erie County -- Conneaut Twp.: Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for about $5 million in funding for Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants available to school districts, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and businesses in Pennsylvania that want to transition to cleaner fuel transportation.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2024

On August 1, the Public Utility Commission moved to accelerate the process for identifying, removing, and replacing older plastic piping and components in Pennsylvania’s natural gas distribution systems. Six of the wells are conventional gas wells and 104 are conventional coalbed methane wells. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the January 27 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 27 PA Bulletin it is extending the deadline for conventional and unconventional natural gas facility operators to submit their first methane pollution emissions report to June 1, 2024.

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