PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2025

PennVEST funding for water improvement projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Growing Greener funds, Marcellus Legacy funds from Act 13 drilling impact fees, the federal Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, federal grant awards to PennVEST from the U.S.

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Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Directing all relevant federal agencies to take action to permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline – a natural gas pipeline in West Virginia. If enacted, these reforms could have a mixed result.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

11 Hearing On Bill To Expand Renewable Energy Mandates In Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Controversial Solar Energy Project In Adams County Loses In Court Again -- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Under the [federal] Clean Water Act, the plant will have 60 days to come into compliance or face a lawsuit from the groups. The plant was formerly owned by Nova Chemicals but was sold to Styropek in 2020.

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Smith Enviorment

JUNE 4, 2021

Republican Senators continued to tie the disapproval to dissatisfaction with Delli-Gatti’s earlier responses to questions about Cooper administration policy on natural gas in general and the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project in particular. Pipeline construction often requires a Clean Water Act Sec.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Commonwealth is the second largest natural gas producing state in the nation and the largest electricity exporter in the entire country. Campaign Website Statements These are statements from the Shapiro For Governor Energy and the Environment webpage.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 29, 2022

Army Corps of Engineers to Driftwood LNG – a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction near Lake Charles. 1] The petition was filed – and the suit will proceed – in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over such matters pursuant to The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 23, 2015

since the late 1980s throughout the northern lower peninsula’s Atrim shale and Collingwood/Utica shale, which contain vast sources of natural gas. s thirteenth largest source of natural gas, comprising over 12,000 drilled wells. million gallons of water was used in this active fracking well, producing an average of 2.5

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

Senate Candidate Debate Without Fetterman -- Tribune Democrat: Republicans In Harrisburg Using Ukraine To Promote A Climate-Denialist Agenda -- Post-Gazette - Ashley Murray/Laura Legere: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt. 9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt. 9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt. 9 -- TribLive: Fmr Republican Lt.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Beaver Dams The Blueprint For Conservation - Freshwater Research Institute -- PA Capital-Star: Millions In Federal Farm Conservation Funds In Jeopardy For PA Farmers If Programs Eliminated By Congress -- TribLive: Stream Restoration Work Being Done Along Powers Run Road In Allegheny County -- Gettysburg Times: Watershed Alliance of Adams County Reports (..)

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Heating Oil 49% Higher Than Last Year] -- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count At 23 - Same Number For Last 8 Out Of 9 Weeks -- Reuters: U.S. 15 In Pittsburgh -- Reminder: Bucknell University River Symposium Abstracts Due Oct. Advisory Committee And Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee, Deadline Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards. This proposed rulemaking updates a variety of water quality standards and narrative criteria to maintain water uses and antidegradation requirements under the federal Clean Water Act.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

DEP estimates it will cost the conventional natural gas industry approximately $9.8 million of their product not leaking into the atmosphere, at current natural gas prices. The regulation would affect 4,719 conventional well owners of approximately 27,260 facilities.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas 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.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards The Board also adopted the proposed rulemaking updating a variety of water quality standards and narrative criteria to maintain water uses and antidegradation requirements under the federal Clean Water Act for public comment.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Use It Here - First’ Philadelphia C-PACE Hits $100 Million In Clean Energy Financing With New $30 Million Freezpak Facility Project DEP Awards $12.2 Million In Grants To Support 34 County Clean Water Action Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Schuylkill County Floodplain Restoration Project Wins National Recognition Appalachian Voices: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

. -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

15-16 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference [PaEN] -- PA Assn. . -- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Cloggers, Runners, Kayaks And More At Freeport September By The River Festival Sept. 21: Exploring Nature In A Connected World Via iNaturalist App - Part I -- Brandywine Conservancy Online Program Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2023

Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 7 to 13 PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S.

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The United States and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection alleged that the company impounded streams and discharged dirt, sand, rocks and other materials into streams and wetlands without permits to construct well pads, pipeline stream crossings, surface impoundments, and other structures relating to natural gas extraction.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Residents Clash Over Plans To Drill Near School In Allegheny County, Community Already Has 38 Shale Gas Wells [Local Hearing Resumes Sept. Residents Clash Over Plans To Drill Near School In Allegheny County, Community Already Has 38 Shale Gas Wells [Local Hearing Resumes Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2021

PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper Applauds Federal Court Action To Vacate Rollback Of Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Reviews [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Advocate Fmr. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- TribLive: Allegheny County Police Taking Part In DEA’s Drug Take-Back Oct. 23 -- Sen.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Natural gas, oil, and electricity transmission are each subject to distinct regulatory schemes. Construction and operation of an interstate natural gas pipeline requires a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (“FERC”) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 6, 2017

The examples include the Constitution Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline segment connecting Pennsylvania to New York, and the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project, a direct current transmission line transporting wind energy from Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas to Tennessee, Arkansas, and the rest of the south and southeast.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2022

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report [PaEN] -- FracTracker Alliance: Dimock Residents Working To Protect Water From New Threat: Fracking Waste -- New Ohio River Valley Institute Report (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2022

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire; Force Majeure Declared In 2 States [PaEN] -- Bradford Era: No Cause Identified Yet For Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion In McKean County (..)

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post covers the most significant legislation affecting state water quality protections: AQUACULTURE PERMITTING Replace the existing NPDES General Permit for aquaculture operations. The Clean Water Act requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for any release of waste to surface waters.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

27-28 PA Statewide Watershed Conference - Nov. 7-8, Webinars Nov. 10-11 Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Feb. 25-26 Supporting Member PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers; PA Outdoor Writers Assn.;

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN] -- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Following a comprehensive, peer-reviewed, scientific study, EPA issued a “proposed determination” that effectively prohibited the issuance of the Clean Water Act (CWA) permit necessary to construct the mine.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

-- Caren Glotfelty Recognized As A 2022 Distinguished Daughter Of Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- CBF Blog: Franklin Kury: Two Jars Of Water, And A Lasting Environmental Legacy For Pennsylvania - By B.J.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

11 Executive Council Meeting - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN] -- DEP Awards $3 Million To Restore Watersheds Statewide By Reducing Water Pollution [PaEN] -- Lancaster County Community Foundation Announce More Than $100,000 In Lancaster Clean Water Fund Grants [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline - P.J.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Filtration : Removing solid waste and material from water in the process of wastewater treatment. Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. 10 years later, the act was modified to include toxic pollutants and funded sewage.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

That should change now that the Department of Justice (DOJ), acting jointly on behalf of EPA and BSEE, has announced its settlement with ATP Infrastructure Partners (ATP-IP) in the first joint judicial enforcement action resolving alleged violations of both the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

On March 12, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced sweeping plans to reconsider more than 31 major environmental regulations and programs, including pulling back regulations reducing methane emissions and regulating production wastewater from oil and gas operations. Click Here for the announcement.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Agricultural nutrient pollution is the primary reason that the Clean Water Act has not come close to meeting its “fishable and swimmable” goal for US surface waters. farmland as “the single greatest challenge to our nation’s water quality.” The number of ammonia plants also is increasing.

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