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On October 25, Baker Hughes reported the number of naturalgas drilling rigs in Pennsylvania dropped to 12, the lowest number of rigs in the state since July 2007, according to Reuters. Naturalgas companies are reducing the number of rigs and new wells they are bringing online in an attempt to raise the prices of naturalgas.
Williams/Laurel Mountain Midstream, LLM notified DEP of a rupture in the Patterson to Anden six-inch naturalgas gathering pipeline near Todd Farm Road on the Manack farm in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County. Williams/Laurel Mountain said the underground pipeline served conventional gas wells in the area.
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.
On January 28, the Department of Environmental Protection said compliance with a 2022 state Air Quality regulation to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities was put on hold for the conventional oil and gas industry as a result of an agreement to stay a legal challenge to the regulations in Commonwealth Court.
rate increase by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc. allowing for a formal investigation into the companys request to increase naturalgas rates for approximately 445,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 26 counties across its Pennsylvania service territory. million (12.0%).
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. Read more here.
Absorbent material and booms were in place along a path of brown staining from the release to help cleanup the waste and preventing it from traveling any further. DEP also detected naturalgas and crude oil odors at the site. Multiple violations were issued by DEP. A response to the violations was requested by May 13.
On November 7, PA Republican Senators introduced Senate Bill 1346 that punishes local elected officials who want to better protect their constituents from the documented adverse health and environmental impacts of shale gas development. Cecil Township is in Sen. Bartolotta’s district. Read more here. In October 2023, Sen. Read more here.
This testimony was presented by Sarah Martik , Executive Director of the Center for Coalfield Justice based in Washington County, at a March 11 hearing by the DEP Office of Environmental Justice on an Air Quality Permit for the expansion of the MarkWest Energy's Harmon Creek NaturalGas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.
. -- The Governors Office published an updated agency-by-agency Regulatory Agenda in the February 15 PA Bulletin that lists regulations in development, an estimated schedule of consideration and opportunities for public comments. This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP.
Background In March 2024 EPA finalized a federal rule to reduce emissions of methane and other pollution from oil and naturalgas operations and related actions-- Reducing Emissions of Methane and Other Pollution from Oil and NaturalGas Operations (40 CFR Part 60, Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc).
DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec. DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec. Plants will also explore the growing role of carbon credit markets in incentivizing the plugging of orphaned and abandoned wells.
These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. Read more here. Read more here. Decrease To 31.2% Decrease To 31.2%
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. The fourth step is the flowback and waste management step.
The articles include-- -- Tribune-Democrat: Solar Energy Project Rising In Bedford County To Help Power NaturalGas Pipeline Compressor Station [ PDF of article ] A massive solar array under construction along U.S. He said the board wants to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and that can be accomplished by cutting electric bills.
million in annual taxpayer subsidies to manufacturing and other businesses that use naturalgas and hydrogen in their operations forever into the future. It seems clear the tax credits are an attempt to try to make naturalgas competitive again through taxpayers subsidies after U.S.
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.
This editorial first appeared in the Republican Herald on April 30, 2023 -- Lawmakers were so eager to accommodate the naturalgas industry nearly two decades ago that they opened the rich Marcellus Shale gas field without an adequate regulatory regime. Now, the state continues to play catch-up. Now the U.S.
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 April 19 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. 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. Westmoreland County.
. - J.Blaisure Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County. ( Greene County. Received Sept. 13, 2023, Revoked April 23. ( Greene County. Received Feb. 4, Revoked April 17. (
On October 7, the Ohio River Valley Institute released the results of a new poll which found 90% of Pennsylvania voters support stricter regulations on the fracking industry, according to the poll conducted by Upswing Research for the Ohio River Valley Institute. Click Here for presentation slides. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct.
. -- Hyde Park Foundry & Mach Co - Violation: Abandoning Well (2023) October 25, 2024 follow-up inspection of the LOTS 255,256,257,358 2 in Hyde Park Borough, Westmoreland County found the well abandoned, not plugged and without production, waste generation and well integrity reports. DEP continued violations. DEP continued violations.
Speakers from several public health, community advocacy and environmental groups will participate in a September 19 webinar -- A Year Later: Have Leaders Addressed Health Concerns From NaturalGas Development Raised In University Of Pittsburgh Public Health Studies? Shapiro's deal with naturalgas developer CNX Resources.
. -- DEP published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed interim Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act response at the Tub Mill Farm and Clearview Farm waste site in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County. ( Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? 14th Floor Rachel Carson Building.
Eva Wilkinson et al 2, failed to submit production, waste generation reports for 4 years. Hannah & Kathryn Marvin 6, failed to submit production, waste generation reports for 4 years. 11 [ DEP inspection report] Washington Energy holds 121 conventional oil and gas well permits -- 6 abandoned. . Response by Feb. Ohio- $2.98
On January 22, Senators Steven Santarsiero (D-Bucks) and Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, introduced Senate Bill 581 to increase setback safety zones from naturalgas drilling sites and other infrastructure based on the latest science. Read more here.
regarding the energy company’s failure to fix a naturalgas leak that caused a house explosion in Greene County in 2018. Companies have a responsibility to abide by regulations that help maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the communities where they work, and my office will be here to enforce the laws if they fail to do that.”
On June 7, the Better Path Coalition reported the Department of Environmental Protection has removed the co-product category from its waste disposal reporting database for conventional oil and gas well owners, according to documents the Coalition received in response to a Right-To-Know request.
Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & NaturalGas Extraction [PaEN] -- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept. Successful projects with community interest and available funding may be eligible for ongoing support in subsequent years.
On September 13, the Pittsburgh-based Environmental Health Project issued a review of the University of Pittsburgh studies released on August 15 showing links between naturalgas development and Lymphoma cancer, worsening asthma conditions and lower birth weights. "We
Busik Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with diesel to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Dimock Twp., Waste Permits -- Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC : DEP invites comments on General Waste Permit WMGR123 for treatment of oil and gas wastewater for 1.3
On September 18, Senators Steven Santasiero (D-Bucks) and Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Minority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, announced they were introducing legislation to increase setback safety zones from shale naturalgas drilling sites based on the latest science. Read more here.
Three decades of deregulation allowed private companies, as opposed to public regulators, to make critical decisions about reliability. In many places state and federal utility regulators delegated decisions about energy supplies to the market. Modernizing grid planners’ measurements of reliability will help, too.
Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To NaturalGas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept.
On the agenda for DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board June 13 meeting is a discussion of a variety of topics, including-- -- Potential For Wastewater Migration From Underground Injection Disposal Wells -- Financial Assurance Strategies To Address Future Well Abandonment -- Orphan & Abandoned Well Topics-- -- Implications Of Changing Definitions (..)
DEP issued multiple violations related to the incident, including contamination of a water supply, discharge of pollutants into waters of the Commonwealth and failure to control the disposal of drilling wastes. Why It Was Being Plugged Consol applied to plug the well under Section 13(c) of the Coal and Gas Resource Coordination Act (Act 214).
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.
On November 6, the Physicians for Social Responsibility PA issued this statement on the signing of the Statement of Mutual Interests between the Shapiro Administration and CNX Resources to monitor air emissions at some drill sites, temporarily extend safety setbacks and move ahead with some regulation change. Read more here.] 28 to Nov.
Hill also noted the company has been under investigation by the Office of Attorney General for possible state Solid Waste Management Act violations over road dumping of their wastewater under the co-product determination process in DEPs Residual WasteRegulations. Read more here. I've got brine from that well."
in Lower Burrell City, Westmoreland County and found it to be abandoned and not plugged with a faint odor of gas. The owner also failed to submit production, waste generation and well integrity reports for at least five years. On October 11, 2024 , DEP inspected the WK Stewart 1 conventional well owned by Big Sand Drilling Co Inc.
Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources Corporation President and CEO Nick Deiuliis announced a first-of-its-kind statement of mutual interests that will further heighten the company’s operational disclosures in collaboration with state environmental regulators and the public. The Governor's Office said the agreement helps further a promise Gov.
Joshua Kail (R-Beaver) said he thought it was outrageous DEP has a process where any citizen can petition the agency for a change in its regulations. One deals with [ shale gas well plugging] bonding [accepted for evaluation in November 2021 ] in the naturalgas industry. EQB regulations at 25 Pa.
In December, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations governing implementation of the 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit , passed as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act.
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