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One way to better understand the impact the oil and gas industry has on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians is to read Oil and Gas Program inspection reports to see the kinds of violations DEP uncovers every day, week in and week out, as they inspect oil and gas wells and gas infrastructure across the state.
kgC emitted to kgC emitted: For some applications, for instance judging the impact of flaring naturalgas vs. releasing it directly into the atmosphere, the kg-to-kg comparisons are not relevant, since the same amount of carbon is being emitted, rather than the same total mass. ppm, a factor of more than 200 smaller). W/m 2 for CH 4.
He pointed to a series of medical visits and diagnoses medical professionals called, hydraulic fracking/volatile hydrocarbon exposure, respiratory irritation from hydrocarbon exposure, neurotoxicity, and radiation exposure.
On September 27, families in Southwest PA will gather at a Washington County Town Hall meeting to seek answers and policy changes one month after studies by the University of Pittsburgh linked naturalgas development and increases in asthma and negative childhood health outcomes.
KDKA in Pittsburgh posted a report July 3, 2023 about the impact of the December explosion at the Energy Transfer naturalgas processing plant and the plant’s continuing operations on a nearby Washington County farm family. million cubic feet of naturalgas from a pipeline pigging station). Read more here.
At the announcement, Deluliis said the purpose of the new policy was-- To definitively confirm, for all stakeholders, that there are no adverse human health issues related to responsible naturalgas development, and to confirm what we already know, that the naturalgas industry is essential, it's responsible, and it's inherently good for society.
By Lisa DePaoli, Center for Coalfield Justice Time and time again, EQT [naturalgas drilling company] shows that they don’t care about the communities they operate in. Million Cubic Feet Of Gas; 10,000 Gallon Spill At Compressor Station [PaEN] -- Robinson Twp., Why Does It Matter? What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health?
An April 5 webinar hosted by Truthdig will feature a panel discussion on Radioactivity and Oil and Gas Development from Noon to 2:00 p.m. MPH, is a clinical assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. on YouTube. Haley, M.D., Why Does It Matter?
On February 11, CNX Resources CEO Nicholas Deluliis told DEPs Citizens Advisory Council a year and a half of air and water monitoring shows no material impact to air or water quality from their naturalgas development operations. Air monitoring turned out to be one upwind and one downwind monitor at sites.
In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether naturalgas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. See paragraph 78-98 of EHB appeal.]
The PA League of Women Voters and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is now accepting registrations for the 11th Annual Shale Gas & Public Health Conference to be held in-person and online November 14 in Pittsburgh.
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. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 8 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a draft technical guidance document-- Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of Oil and Gas Well Site Integrated Contingency Plans for Unconventional Well Sites [ DEP ID: 800-2200-001 ]. Susquehanna County. (
Environmental Protection Agency issued for public input a draft white paper on control techniques and measures that could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new stationary combustion turbines. electricity generation in future years, primarily use naturalgas to create electricity.
“During the permitting process, the permittee misrepresented a lot of things in the application, specifically ongoing water pollution, the fact that this would include oil and gas waste, and it would be a radiation source,” said Johnson “That's just the tip of the iceberg on the permitting issues we've seen in this one case.
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Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources, a shale gas extraction company based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, announced a collaboration on environmental monitoring and chemical disclosures. The CNX report cited data monitoring associated with the collaboration and declared that its shale gas development “is safe and poses no public health risk.”
The PA League of Women Voters and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is now accepting registrations for the 11th Annual Shale Gas & Public Health Conference to be held in-person and online November 14 in Pittsburgh.
DEP estimates it will cost the conventional naturalgas industry approximately $9.8 million of their product not leaking into the atmosphere, at current naturalgas prices. The regulation would affect 4,719 conventional well owners of approximately 27,260 facilities. The alternative for Rep.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) committed to improving air emissions data for the oil and naturalgas production sector. EPA responded to the Report in an April 18, 2013 memorandum from Gina McCarthy (Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation) and Lek G.
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Read more here ] Currently, shale gas facilities are permitted for airpollution emissions as stand-alone entities, but emissions from a new facility, when combined with other existing emission sources nearby, may result in dangerous exposure levels in the ambient air, which may cause adverse acute and chronic health impacts.
Sandra Steingraber, Senior Scientist with the Science and Environmental Health Network , provided an overview of findings from the newly published 9th Compendium of Scientific, Medical, Media Findings Demonstrating Risk, Harms of NaturalGas Development and Infrastructure during a briefing hosted by the Better Path Coalition.
Another study also found produced waters from conventional oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania and New York also have elevated levels of radioactivity, similar to those from the Marcellus Formation. Read more here.
s oil and gas wastewater injection well near Cyclone in Keating Township, McKean County. Residual Waste Permits -- Highland Field Services, LLC - Seven Mile Minerals: DEP invites comments on a residual waste permit to replace a General Waste Permit WMGR123 to store and treat oil and gas wastewater located in Sergeant Twp.,
It takes a year, sometimes two or three to find those responsible, in particular for shale gas operations. We heard testimony from some homeowners who felt that oil and gas operators would remove their water buffalo in direct response to additional or continuing complaints that they made. Read more here.
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This year, in addition to the trihalomethane notice, we received notices of exceeding lead levels and notices above radiation levels. Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To NaturalGas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept.
It’s a testament to the industry’s innovative nature, dedication to continuous improvement, and collaborative approach that we are producing and transporting the energy that powers modern life while adhering to world-class standards. Naturalgas generation grew rapidly, driven by the shale gas revolution and low fuel prices.”
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“I had a certain expectation that my water wouldn't be damaged, my house wouldn't be damaged, that this gross negligence wouldn't go on, that they wouldn't get fines from the DEP, that I wouldn't be exposed to radiation, I wouldn't be exposed to chemicals,” said Latkanich. That's the first approach,” said Latkanich.
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