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Note: In Pennsylvania, DEP receives at least $60 million a year in federal funding just to pay staff and other costs of implementing federal environmental protection programs like Air Quality, Water Quality, Mining, Storage Tanks, Waste, Safe Drinking Water and others.]
Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- DEP published notice in the February 8 PA Bulletin it has scheduled a March 11 hearing on a proposed Air Quality Plan Approval permit covering new airpollutioncontrol equipment to be installed at the Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County. (
19 Public Meeting On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site Landfill Permit Renewal In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec. 19 Public Meeting On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site Landfill Permit Renewal In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec. 12 [PaEN] -- PA Assn. . -- PA Forestry Assn. 26 to Nov. 26 to Nov.
Now, SB 1137 protects communities by establishing a setback distance of 3,200 feet for homes, schools, parks, or businesses open to the public from new wells, and requires comprehensive pollutioncontrols for existing oil wells within the setback zone.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Kingsley Shale Gas Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with lube oil to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the pad located in Monroe Twp., Read more here. Bradford County. ( Bradford County. ( Centre County. ( Lycoming County. (
Joe fought tirelessly to raise awareness on urban airpollution in the1980’s by establishing and distributing a daily regional air quality index report that is still used today. And in the early 2000’s when fracking was falsely seen as transitional energy, Joe purposely grew the legal team to oppose natural gas expansion.
CBS reported, and not all its foundries had installed airpollutioncontrol equipment. But Pomeroy told reporter Hughes Rudd that he had arranged meetings with the local polluters to promote dialogue. “We Albion called itself “Manufacturing City U.S.A.,” Student concern and action did not stop on Earth Day.
All three landfills are operated by the County subject to oversight and permits by the County Department of Environmental Health Services, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Great Basin Unified AirPollutionControl District.
The 4 big ones are the 1972 Clean Water Act , the 1970 Clean Air Act , the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act , and 2 hazardous waste laws having the acronyms CERCLA and RCRA, which I will explain later. Through this law, water pollution is managed by controlling wastewater discharges. Each law has thousands of regulations.
. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has disapproved an Act 2 Land Recycling Risk Assessment December 21 on remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at the American Refining Group, Inc. Refinery in the City of Bradford, McKean County. Philadelphia. ( 30 to Jan.
These communities are often already exposed to lots of airpollution from things like other industries, airports, and nearby highways. Pollutioncontrol is expensive and airpollution regulations are not strict enough. But is burning waste cheaper than landfill? Sorry, but no again.
Other air quality provisions expedite permitting and construction of new or expanded sources of airpollutants. Even with the exceptions, it is not clear the provision allows the state to fully comply with Clean Air Act permitting obligations. Prohibit cap and trade programs for CO2 emissions. House Bill 259, Sec.
Million Initiative To Electrify Truck Fleets For Cleaner Air; Awards $1.7 Million Initiative To Electrify Truck Fleets For Cleaner Air; Awards $1.7 7 Webinar On Where Solar Energy And Farming Meet [PaEN] -- Dec. 5 Penn State EarthTalk Webinar On Empowering Native Communities With Renewable Energy.
10-12 In State College [PaEN] -- TribLive: From Brownfield To Crown Jewel: Piatts $740 Million Esplanade Project Aims To Spur Ohio River Revival -- PA Recycling Markets Center Hosts March 11 Webinar Update On Recycled Paper Commodities Markets, Including Impacts Of Tariffs [PaEN] -- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests Nearly $6.7
The Clean Water Act requires EPA to revise industry-wide wastewater treatment limits, called effluent limitations guidelines, to keep pace with innovations in pollutioncontrol technology. Technologies to treat produced water to a quality for safe discharge and reuse have become more effective and affordable.
4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields [PaEN] -- EPA Awards $34 Million In Grants To Reduce AirPollution At Schools; Highlights Efforts In Philadelphia [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $18.9 Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov.
13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 11:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2075 (Knowles-R- Schuylkill) abrogating DEP’s airpollutioncontrol regulations covering heavy-duty trucks [Note: DEP already suspended enforcement of these regulations November 6 - Read more here.];
Passes Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban -- LehighValleyNews.com: PA Lawmaker Introduces Lithium Ion Battery Recycling Bill -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Outdoor Recreation Gets Another State-Sponsored Pitch -- TribLive: Riding The Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Gov.
XTO) [ExxonMobil] and Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) , agreed to resolve alleged Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania AirPollutionControl Act violations involving their oil and gas production operations in Pennsylvania. Read more here. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc. Read more here. Read more here.
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