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DEP Posted 86 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 15 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

For DEP, the Agenda includes a proposed regulation establishing an annual permit fee for shale gas wells [ Read more here ] and updated waste management regulations covering conventional oil and gas operations [ Read more here ]. Lancaster County. (

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These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Union of Concerned Scientists

While the changes are slated to go into effect for facilities placed in service on or after January 1, 2025, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still have some complex—and deeply consequential—issues left to resolve. Most notably, this reference covers direct and significant indirect emissions.

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Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

penalty and $5 million restitution from the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for air pollution violations; -- $1.4 million penalty against Halliburton Energy Services for 255 violations of the state Solid Waste Management Act; -- $1.5

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PA Senate Republicans To Reintroduce Bills Limiting Citizen Rights To Appeal DEP Permit Decisions, Punish Communities That Take Steps To Protect Themselves Against Shale Gas Development Impacts

PA Environment Daily

She contends the federal Natural Gas Act mandates the federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has “exclusive jurisdiction over an appeal which challenges any state agency’s action in either approving or denying a permit when the state agency acts on the basis of federal law.”

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111 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

.] -- The Allegheny Front: Advice From A Youth Climate Organizer; Preview Of Pittsburgh Youth Climate Summit -- StateCollege.com Guest Essay: Youth Know The Direction America Should Take - Im Listening - By Peter Buck, Director of Education At Penn State Sustainability -- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3

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Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting

PA Environment Daily

On March 21, 2025 surveillance cameras caught the latest incident of conventional oil and gas wastewater being dumped on a section of a dirt road paved with tar and stone chips at about 9:25 p.m. The guidelines were administered by DEP under the Clean Streams Law, Solid Waste Management Act and the Oil and Gas Act.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 5 to 11 - Late Night Conventional Wastewater Road Dumping Failure To Comply With Cleanup Order; Pipeline Leak Investigation Expands To 2 Other Counties; More Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

3 Abandoned Conventional Wells Diversified Prod LLC - Violations: 2 Abandoned Conventional Wells On April 8, 2025, DEP inspected the JH Weaver & Company 13 [ DEP inspection report ] conventional well in Grant Township, Indiana County and the Essie E. Owner also failed to submit production, waste generation and well integrity reports.

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