PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 3307 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 65 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Susquehanna County. ( Greene County. Received Sept. 13, 2023, Revoked April 23. ( Greene County. Received Feb. 4, Revoked April 17. (

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Air Quality Permits -- Williams Field Services Company, LLC - White Compressor Station: DEP renewed the GP-5 General Air Quality Permit covering multiple air pollution sources for the facility located in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. Application received Sept. 30, 2024, approved Oct. 9, 2024. ( Susquehanna County.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

The same is true in environmental law. Was it a fundamental paradigm shift, re-centering the law on new values? With all this in mind, here are the cases that I see as making up the canon and anti-canons of environmental law. The Court then held that greenhouse gases are covered by the Clean Air Act as a type of air pollutant.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On September 30, DEP told the Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee shale gas fracking operations in Pennsylvania sent nearly 236,00 cubic feet of radioactive TENORM waste to out-of-state low-level radioactive waste facilities for disposal, more volume than all the industries combined in the four-state Appalachian Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2939 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 51 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. PA Bulletin, page 2940 ) Air Quality Permits - Issued -- Coterra Energy, Inc. Westmoreland County. Received Sept. Deemed complete Nov.

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Edouard Stenger

APRIL 4, 2023

Our current economic systems require waste, which is awful. I am convinced that just by tackling wasted energy, water and food seriously and meaningfully at a systemic level by the end of this decade, our journey towards sustainability would be much faster. Wasted energy is more pollution to our air, our water, our soil.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2025

The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants. The amendment would cover pollution from major oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, power plants and many other facilities that emit these air pollutants.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

You may have heard about a miracle cure for plastic waste that creates green energy in the process—the mystical waste incinerator. We know how many people want to rid the world of plastic waste and shift to sustainable energy. But there really is no miracle cure for waste. It almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2024

On April 30, Senate Bill 1174 (Stefano-R-Fayette) was reported out of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee with unanimous Republican support that would allow any “public utility” to petition the Public Utility Commission to waive any law, regulation or policy under the Commission’s jurisdiction, if it benefits ratepayers.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2021

On December 16, DEP’s Solid Waste Advisory and Recycling Fund Advisory Committees are scheduled to meet and on the agenda are presentations by DEP on its recommendations for changing the law to make Act 101 Recycling Programs more effective and fixing the very broken Electronics Waste Recycling Program.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

On February 28, ECOS also issued this statement on the reported 65% cut to the US Environmental Protection Agencys budget-- States carry out more than 90% of the nations federal environmental laws in communities around the U.S., Click Here for a copy of the letter.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

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 ]. Received Jan. 28, Issued Jan. Washington County. Received Dec. 13, Authorized Jan. Chester County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

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 Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

Industries claim that this Board lacks the authority to act on this petition is not supported by these laws. The [state] Oil and Gas Act, Clean Streams Law and Air Pollution Control Act give EQB the authority and mandate to promulgate regulations to protect health and the environment.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2025

. -- New Castle Power, LLC - New Castle Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Taylor Twp., Lawrence County. ( Lycoming County. Received March 26, Issued April 21. ( Received March 26, Issued April 21. ( Butler County. ( Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

A little more than $40 million of the package would be financed by Minnesota’s Renewable Development Account, which Xcel Energy is required to pay into as a condition of storing its nuclear waste. The remainder—$80 million—would be appropriated from the state budget’s general fund—less than 1 percent of the projected $9.3

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

The following factsheet on asthma and air pollution from natural gas facilities was compiled by the Environmental Health Project -- Asthma is a chronic disease that affects breathing. Asthma attacks, also known as exacerbations, may be triggered by indoor and outdoor air pollution, stress, and other physical and environmental factors.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 5428 ) 2024 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2024, DEP received or acted on 198 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. PA Bulletin, page 5399 ) Air Quality Permits -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. Greene County. ( Susquehanna County. (

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

Hazardous air pollutants associated with methane leaks also pose serious health threats to the hearts, minds, and lungs of our children. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is roughly 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, fuels extreme weather across the country by trapping heat in the atmosphere. Read more here.)

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A new Sabin Center report, Cities Climate Law: A Legal Framework for Local Action in the U.S. , by Amy Turner and Michael Burger, offers a comprehensive guide for local law- and policy-makers in developing climate programs that consider and comport with federal and state law.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2024

Read more here. -- Equitrans LP - Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality permit covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Union Twp., LLC - Compressor Station: DEP issued a GP5 Air Quality Permit renewal for the facility located in Gaskill Twp., Washington County.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

The owner also failed to submit production, waste generation and well integrity reports for at least five years. Billion Hydrogen, Natural Gas Tax Credit, Shapiro Wants To Rewrite The Law To Boost Electricity Production -- Ohio River Valley Institute: Is The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Coming Apart? Bartolotta, Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

What we manufacture helps reduce waste, offsets the need to extract virgin resources and helps manufacturers achieve carbon reduction goals.” In order to divert political will from passing laws to reduce plastic use, they say chemical recycling is the solution. She also called the Encina project “greenwashing.” “The

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2024

Air Quality Permits -- Columbia Gas Transmission - Iowa Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Pine Creek Twp., Greene County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Washington County. ( Beaver County. (

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

The rate increase request is suspended and will be assigned to the PUCs Office of Administrative Law Judge for evidentiary hearings and the issuance of a recommended decision. A final PUC decision is due by December 19, 2025.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Five other violations involved illegal disposal or handling of liquid or solid waste. Clearly, there is significant non-compliance with relevant laws in the conventional oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania. Why The Assessment? DEP’s assessment was promised by Gov. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Wolf signed into law legislation in July 2022 that took away the EQBs authority to increase bond amounts for conventional oil and gas wells for 10 years. Conventional oil and gas wells drilled before April 18, 1985, which is most of them, cannot be required to have any well plugging bond by law. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2024

for air quality, waste, and oil and gas violations related to the uncontrolled gas release from Equitrans’ Rager Mountain natural gas storage field and George L Reade 1 storage well in November 2022. billion cubic feet of gas was released at the facility in uncontrolled venting.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2025

PA Bulletin, page 2670 ) 2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 41 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups Air Quality Permits - Comments -- Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. Susquehanna County. ( Delaware County. ( Greene County. (

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The study-- Hazardous Air Pollutants In Transmission Pipeline Natural Gas: An Analytic Assessment -- was accepted for publication in Environmental Research Letters journal September 16. blowdowns and blowouts), which we now know not only contains methane, but also Hazardous Air Pollutants and other chemicals.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

Air Quality Permits -- UGI Texas Creek, LLC - Castle Compressor Station: DEP approved an Air Quality Permit for multiple sources of air pollution at the compressor station located in Canton Twp., PA Bulletin, page 3089 ) Read more here. Bradford County. ( York County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Bradford County. (

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

As a matter of law, the Court also held the County improperly relied on the existing facilities exemption for the project. Other issues at play were the County’s history of regulatory violations at the landfills, its potential plans to begin accepting out-of-County waste, and its unknown intentions regarding use of the water rights.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2024

Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

. -- Peoples Natural Gas - Roaring Run Compressor Station: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit covering multiple air pollution resources at the facility located in Kiskiminetas Twp., Armstrong County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6519 ) -- Graymont (PA), Inc. Centre County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. (

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 4044 ) Read more here. -- EQT ARO, LLC - Larry’s Creek Shale Gas Pad Compressor: DEP issued an Air Quality Permit covering multiple sources and air pollution at the facility located in Mifflin Twp., Lycoming County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Greene County. ( PA Bulletin, page 4079 ) -- UGI Energy Services, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

in civil penalties for air quality violations occurring after the May 24, 2023 consent order. 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. However, in Paragraph 14.b Paragraph 14.b

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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 10, 2023

What if cities tomorrow were using all their waste as resources to the circular economy ? According to data from the European Union, each EU citizen currently generates 505 kgs of municipal waste per year (or 1.38 Food scraps, food waste and other putriscible materials such as yard waste can go to biodigestors or composting solutions.

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