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The project will transform the shuttered office and industrial site into a state-of-the-art data center campus, with plans for 3 gigawatts of naturalgas-fired power generation capacity to be deployed over six years. [3 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb.
On Monday, March 17, 2025 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Williams/Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLM notified DEP of a rupture in the Patterson to Anden six-inch naturalgas gathering pipeline near Todd Farm Road on the Manack farm in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County. DEP inspection report.
On March 7, Olympus Energy/Hyperion Midstream LLC notified DEP it found an abandoned coal mine subsidence void under the construction site for its Guardian NaturalGas Compressor Station off Wilderness Road in Trafford, Penn Township, Westmoreland County, according to DEP Oil and Gas Program inspection reports.
Read more here ] Naturalgas processing plants separate ethane from shale gas, which is then used by Shells Beaver County petrochemical plant to produce plastics. Pennsylvania should also invest in industries that provide good, clean jobs rather than more fuel to dirty plastics production that harms our health and environment.
Response requested by January 20, 2025. MTN Energy holds 45 conventional oil and gas well permits. Washington Energy Co LLC - Violations: Abandoned Conventional Wells January 2-9, 2025 inspections of three conventional wells in Washington County found them abandoned and not plugged-- -- North Strabane Twp. Violations issued.
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rate increase by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc. allowing for a formal investigation into the companys request to increase naturalgas rates for approximately 445,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 26 counties across its Pennsylvania service territory. A final PUC decision is due by December 19, 2025.
Suchko - Violations: Abandoned Well, Failure To Bond, File Reports January 2, 2025 follow-up inspection of the Suchko Tract 2 conventional well in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Diversified Prod LLC - Violations: Abandoned, Unplugged Well January 9, 2025 inspection of the William H.
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. Read more here.
PennTAP and DEP will begin accepting RISE PA grant applications during the first quarter of 2025. DEPs RISE PA Program will offer grants for small-, medium-, and large-scale decarbonization projects at industrial facilities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and co-pollutant emissions. For more information, visit PennTAPs RISE PA webpage.
The Department of Environmental Protection now has available some guidance on how to apply for the RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Grant Program with an anticipated application period opening in early 2025.
Within this context, Wisconsin utilities are unique in their dogged pursuit of new gas capacity EIA data indicates that naturalgas made up only 7% of U.S.
The American Water Charitable Foundation announced it is now accepting applications for 2025 Water and Environmental Grants. The deadline to apply is March 7. We understand that as a company, we play an important role in protecting, restoring and enhancing these shared resources.
on Caring for Persons Living and Working in Communities Involved in Oil and NaturalGas Extraction. Visit the Department of Healths Oil and NaturalGas Production Health Concerns webpage for more resources for the public and health care providers. 27 [PaEN] [Posted: January 22, 2025] PA Environment Digest
Funded by naturalgas pipeline settlement. Funded by naturalgas pipeline settlement. Funded by naturalgas pipeline settlement. Funded by naturalgas pipeline settlement. Read more here.] -- North Middleton Township - $500,000 for Old Carlisle Landfill Seep Mitigation Phase 3. Read more here.]
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This testimony was presented by Sarah Martik , Executive Director of the Center for Coalfield Justice based in Washington County, at a March 11 hearing by the DEP Office of Environmental Justice on an Air Quality Permit for the expansion of the MarkWest Energy's Harmon Creek NaturalGas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.
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The presentation videos from the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference hosted by the Physicians for Social Responsibility PA , the League of Women Voters of PA , and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University are now available online.
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The articles include-- -- Tribune-Democrat: Solar Energy Project Rising In Bedford County To Help Power NaturalGas Pipeline Compressor Station [ PDF of article ] A massive solar array under construction along U.S. Data Center Demands [Posted: February 23, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To NaturalGas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept.
67% cut from 2005 by 2025. VHC 22% Gas 39%*. VHC 17% Gas 51%. NaturalGas: 44.8%. Landfill Gas: 0.005%. Carbon Reduction Goal : Reduce CO2 emissions rate by 67% by 2025 from an adjusted 2005 baseline. NaturalGas/Fuel Oil: 39%. NaturalGas: 51%. NaturalGas: 42%.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT Corporation - Kentor Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater (aluminum, barium, boron chloride, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc) to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Center Twp.,
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Diversified has a total of 13 violations for abandoning and not plugging 13 shale gas wells in 2025. DEP also issued notices of violation to three EQT-related companies for abandoning and not plugging seven other shale gas wells in Greene and Washington counties. Wells drilled in 2010 and have not produced gas since 2016.
The uprates apply to existing naturalgas (1.978 GW), nuclear (496 MWe), coal and onshore wind resources. Of the new projects, half are gas (6.143 GW), five are batteries (2.275 GW) and one is nuclear (887MWe). In addition to the RRI projects, PJM will complete processing on approximately 62,000 MW projects in 2025 and 2026.
LLC On April 22, 2025, DEP was notified of a well plugging incident at the Brown 1447 conventional well site in Morris Township, Greene County that resulted in contaminating a livestock water supply, two springs and a small stream. Original violations issued March 7, 2025. Gas leak was repaired, but violations continued.
On April 22, 2025, DEP was notified of a well plugging incident at the Brown 1447 conventional well site in Morris Township, Greene County that resulted in contaminating a livestock water supply, two springs and a small stream. DEP approved a notice of intent to proceed with plugging the well on April 1, 2025.
DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec. DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec.
The conventional well, owned by Kriebel NaturalGas Co., Kriebel NaturalGas holds 1,681 permits. Edward Turnour 2; Koletich 1 ; Koletich 6; Koletich 8; Thomas Throckmorton 1 [leaking gas]; Krancih 8 [leaking gas] -- Beaver County, Baden Boro: John E. LLC, exploded and caught fire shortly before 1:00 p.m.
The state Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Penn State Project ECHO hosted two webinars in January and February for medical professionals and the public on Caring for Persons Living and Working in Communities Involved in Oil and NaturalGas Extraction. Of Health Oil & NaturalGas Production Health Concerns -- Dept.
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During the 2025-26 academic year, EDF staff will visit Dickinson for a multi-day residency. Greene County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional NaturalGas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp., Greene County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional NaturalGas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp.,
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