PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

DEP prohibited the road dumping of shale gas drilling wastewater in 2016 regulations. The Journal article noted some previous studies of radiation on unpaved roads found little radiation, but this study suggests the reason was the radium was washed off the roadbeds during rain events. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 26, 2021

This additional requirement will improve public confidence that public drinking water and our precious natural resources are being appropriately protected.” “We take seriously our responsibility and duty as an environmental steward,” said Gov.

Waste 76

Waste Radiation 2016 Natural Resources 76

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2023

Entries For PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Due Oct. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Nominations For 2023 Karl Mason And Walter Lyon Awards Reminder!

Conservation 97

Conservation Radiation Waste Renewable Energy 97

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept.

Nuclear Power 108

Nuclear Power Radiation Carbon Emissions Natural Resources 108

PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Recycling 96

Recycling Conservation 2024 Waste 96

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council , provided an overview of a report issued by NRDC in July-- A Hot Fracking Mess: How Weak Regulation of Oil And Gas Production Leads to Radioactive Waste in our Water, Air, and Communities. Radiation can be present in materials that are spilled or leaked from pits, tanks, or landfills.

Waste 98

Waste Radiation Natural Gas 2016 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. National- $3.66

Natural Gas 101

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Waste Recycling 101

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The study included test results for 17 different dust suppressants for dirt roads and winter road treatments, including five different sources of brine water pumped from conventional oil and gas wells-- three conventional well brine waters regulated by DEP and two sources of brine water pumped from played-out conventional wells.

Waste 98

Waste Regulations 2016 2018 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2021

We know there are some heavy metals [lead, arsenic], some radiation, oil and gas residues in them. Obviously industry is regulated in terms of dust levels, but I’ve never heard of DEP going after townships,” said Eric Chase. It’s not something we would be willing to put on our roads anyways,” said Chase. Read more here.

Environmental Protection 98

Environmental Protection Conservation Radiation 2013 98

PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

“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.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Radiation 98

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Bradford County; -- EQT Chap LLC: Basista-Dermotta Well Pad, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County: -- EQT Prod Co.: Phoenix Well Pad, Duncan Twp., Clinton County; -- M4 Energy LLC: Triana Young Well Pad, Hector Twp., Guardian Well Pad, Hebron Twp.,

2023 113

2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste 113

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp., Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People -- Farm & Dairy: Cecil Twp.,

Conservation 84

Conservation Clean Energy Air Pollution 2024 84

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation. The purpose of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act is twofold.

2026 52

2026 2001 2003 Regulations 52

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

Governor, Acting DEP Secretary Highlight Potential Of Solar Power On Abandoned Mine Lands At Beaver County Site; Issued New Report On Solar Potential Of Mined Lands [PaEN] -- DEP Issues Request For Information For Clean Energy Generation, Storage Projects On State-Owned Abandoned Mine Lands; Webinar June 10 [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance (..)

Nuclear Power 77

Nuclear Power 2024 Clean Energy Renewable Energy 77

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Million In Environmental Improvement Projects Funded By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees NFWF, EPA Announce $2.5

Conservation 52

Conservation Climate Change Natural Gas Clean Energy 52

Vermont Law

APRIL 13, 2020

In addition to carbon sequestration, tropical rainforests help to regulate the global temperature by. which results in a land surface that reflects more solar radiation and disrupts the natural temperature cycling provided by forest cover. the conservation of natural resources. insulating the earth. relate to”.

Deforestation 40

Deforestation Government Law Carbon Dioxide 40

The Energy Law

JANUARY 28, 2021

The first purpose is to maintain a healthful and safe environment in Louisiana through governmental regulation and control over the areas of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, scenic rivers and streams, and radiation. The purpose of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act is twofold.

2026 40

2026 2001 2003 Regulations 40

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

House Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Puts Us Closer To A Bright Inheritance For Our Children [PaEN] -- Evangelical Environmental Network: Signing Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Good News For Our Children, Communities And Country [PaEN] -- WPCAMR: New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Addresses PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem; Questions (..)

Conservation 48

Conservation Electricity Radiation Natural Resources 48

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment [PaEN] -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

Conservation 87

Conservation 2023 Natural Gas Waste 87

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

And when I assumed office in 2022, one of the things that I certainly articulated to my community in representing them is that this issue of our energy industry in Pennsylvania, it needs to be coupled with rigorous environmental regulation and certainly in sensitive areas relative to schools and parks and residential areas.

Fossil Fuels 108

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2025 Natural Gas 108

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

DEP has tried for decades to regulate this practice but failed because the conventional industry simply does not comply. The 2010 DCNR study also found "radium values are high enough that a possible radiation hazard exists, especially where radium could be adsorbed on iron oxides and accumulate in brine tanks." [ Read more here.]

Natural Gas 127

Natural Gas Waste 2025 2018 127

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

17 Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit Renewal For The Consol Bailey Coal Prep Plant In Greene/Washington Counties [PaEN] -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. Greene County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Dec.

Electricity 82

Electricity Conservation Recycling 2002 82

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

Plants regulate their salt concentrations much like how our bodies regulate blood pressure. Naturally, plants have higher concentrations of salt in their cells than in the surrounding soil. Crop damage radiates inward gradually from the edges of a field, where the salt hits first. Photo © Manan Sarupria / UD.

Sea Level 321

Sea Level Conservation Ocean 2009 321

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Shouldn’t someone regulate that? Note: DEP has prohibited the road “spreading” of unconventional drilling wastewater on roads by regulation since 2016.] “In The options range from banning the practice to tightly regulating it. Read more here. Read more here. “At Here’s the recent science, and there’s more saying the same things.

Environmental Protection 104

Environmental Protection 2018 2010 2016 104

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2017, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources tried to ban road spreading of oil and gas wastewater based on concerns about levels of radioactivity found by the agency, but was blocked by the Ohio legislature. PA DEP banned the road spreading of unconventional shale gas wastewater in regulations adopted in 2016.

Radiation 94

Radiation Waste Regulations Recycling 94

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2025

This reality necessitates laws and regulations capable of protecting those put at risk by fracking, and a government willing to enforce them. But if the activity is to be permitted, it still must be regulated appropriately, in ways that prevent reckless harms. since 2016 from 10,228 to 14,683. Read more here ]. Read more here ].

Natural Gas 105

Natural Gas 2025 Waste 2023 105

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2025

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.

Natural Gas 48

Natural Gas Air Pollution 2029 Natural Resources 48

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

PJM meets with federal and state regulators and neighboring systems to review winter preparations. PJM also conducts weekly operational review meetings with major natural gas pipeline operators serving generators in the PJM footprint to coordinate operations with the pipelines that supply a large portion of the gas generation fleet.

Natural Gas 89

Natural Gas Electricity 2024 Nuclear Power 89

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 1, 2025

This year, in addition to the trihalomethane notice, we received notices of exceeding lead levels and notices above radiation levels. Every quarter for the last 20 years, we receive notices stating that we are above total trihalomethanes.

Natural Gas 57

Natural Gas 2025 Waste Radiation 57

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Tioga County; -- Frontier Natural Resources: Winner Well Pad, Keating Twp., Potter County; -- Seneca Resources Co. These operators include-- -- Chesapeake Appalachia, Inc: Stoorza Well Pad, Terry Twp., Bradford County; -- EQT Chap LLC: Basista-Dermotta Well Pad, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland County: -- EQT Prod Co.:

2023 113

2023 Natural Gas 2022 Waste 113

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2023

Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Nominations For 2023 Karl Mason And Walter Lyon Awards [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News/The Allegheny Front: University Of Pittsburgh Study Finds At Least 800,000 Tons Of Oil & Gas Waste Sent To Landfills Unaccounted For In One Year; Oil & Gas Waste Adds To Radiation Accumulation In Stream Sediments (..)

Conservation 74

Conservation Natural Gas Waste Electricity 74

The Energy Law

AUGUST 7, 2018

The Lennies claimed that suit was timely as it was filed within one year of their discovery of a newspaper article regarding lawsuits involving radiation exposure in pipe yards and a subsequent meeting with their attorneys.

2010 40

2010 Radiation 2013 2014 40

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

" The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.

Conservation 107

Conservation Natural Gas Radiation 2024 107

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN] -- Heinz Endowments Awards Nearly $11.1

Natural Gas 62

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Conservation Electricity 62

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Is your story being told? -- In Memoriam: Louise Dunlap A Leading Force Behind Coal Mine Reclamation, Regulation -- In Memoriam - Dr. Jim Finley, Fmr. Thank you to local news media for publishing these stories! Support Local Journalism!

Conservation 48

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 48

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2025

GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2

Natural Gas 86

Natural Gas 2025 2023 2024 86