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Petition Background On October 22, the Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project-- as part of the Protective Buffers PA Coalition -- filed a 358-page rulemaking petition with the Environmental Quality Board asking it to increase minimum setback distances from shale gas wells from a minimum now of 500 feet to 3,281 feet.
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. Pennsylvania last updated its setback distances in 2012.
The following notices were published in the April 19 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. So far in 2025, SRBC issued or renewed 142 general water use permits for shale gas development. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Sunoco Inc. Read more here. Westmoreland County. Received March 13, Issued April 3. (
The company said it would use the Act 2 Land Recycling Program standards for cleaning up the site. CNX Response To Violations The June 21, 2024 response CNX Gas Company, Inc. CNX said it “disputes the allegation that it violated the provisions” of law and regulation cited in the notice of violation. Initial DEP Inspections.
So, we're all making decisions right now about whether it makes any sense, again, to vote on something that would ban naturalgas development in the state, said King. She added-- It is possible that the department proposes something different that is not effectively a ban on oil and gas development.
The following notices were published in the November 9 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. D.Lewis Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with oil-based drilling mud at the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.
PA Bulletin, page 1859 ) Read more here. -- DEP published notice in the March 1 PA Bulletin announcing that Impecca is prohibited from selling its products in Pennsylvania as a result of its violation of the state electronics waste recycling law. ( Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Venango County.
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Council will also hear a presentation on critical and rare earth minerals recycling. Many have questions about the safety of these pipelines and how they will be regulated by the federal and state government. Naturalgas pipelines have been penalized over $71 million in the last 10 years alone. Read more here.
. -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the October 26 PA Bulletin the Executive Director gave his approval to or renewed 20 general water use permits in September for individual shale gas well drilling pads in Bradford, Clearfield, Lycoming, Sullivan, and Susquehanna counties. Read more here. Greene County. (
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Because an unknown quantity of wastewater was released, DEP recommended Chesapeake remediate the area under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program. Because an unknown quantity of wastewater was released, DEP recommended PA General Energy remediate the area under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program. Read more here.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- EQT ARO LLC - H.Lyle Landon Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Cogan House Twp., Youll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations.
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. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups -- Sunoco Inc.
. -- The Department of Environmental Protection said during an April 1 webinar it would be using a new General Air Quality Permit to implement the new federal oil and gas facility methane reduction requirements for conventional oil and gas and shale gas wells and infrastructure. Not in PA Bulletin] Read more here.
2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 3 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. 23 -- WESA: Could Locally Drilled NaturalGas Get More Expensive With New Republican Administrations Push To Increase LNG Gas Exports?
billion gallons of drilling wastewater generated every year in Pennsylvania-- where it does for disposal or recycling, waste injection well development, problems with the conventional and shale gas wastewater reporting system, road dumping of conventional drilling wastewater and much more. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1
The following notices were published in the March 29 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. PA Bulletin, page 2565 ) Read more here. -- Tennessee Gas Pipeline - Compressor Station 219: DEP to hold May 7 hearing on Title V RACT 3 Permit for the facility located in Jefferson Township, Mercer County. ( Read more here.
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Wolf directed the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct an evaluation of how it regulates conventional oil and gas wells to prevent new abandoned wells, tighten review of permit transfers, review compliance with environmental safeguards and make recommendations for changes and actions, including criminal sanctions.
the gas storage operator of the Rager Mountain Gas Storage Reservoir and George L Reade 1 storage well located in Jackson Township, Cambria County. The storage area vented naturalgas uncontrolled into the atmosphere from Sunday, November 6, 2022, until the evening of Saturday, November 19, 2022 when it was temporarily plugged.
Dernbach told Circle of Blue that these amendments act as a steadying force in state politics, because constitutions are more stable than policies and regulations, which can change from administration to administration. Rhode Island followed in 1987, and was the last state to do so.
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The company would do the cleanup under the Act 2 Land Recycling Program to the Statewide Health Standard. Million Cubic Feet Of Gas From Pigging Facility: On December 27, a malfunction at the CNX Oak Springs NaturalGas Pipeline Pigging Station in South Franklin Township, Washington County resulted in the release of an estimated 1.1
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1973 ) -- Blackhill Energy LLC - 16-Inch Steel Gas Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project Mill Creek, Pisgah Creek, Sugar Creek located in Springfield, Troy, West Burlington and Branville Townships, Bradford County. This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP.
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