PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2021

A new NRDC report describes these risks and how weak regulations fail to appropriately protect workers and communities. Despite the clear health risks, there are no dedicated federal regulations to ensure comprehensive and safer management of radioactive oil and gas materials. What does this mean for workers and communities?

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New Scientist

MARCH 15, 2022

Russian forces have threatened safety at several nuclear power plants in Ukraine including Chernobyl, but the risk of a serious radiation release is thought to be low

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Federal regulations-- 40 CFR 261-- which are followed by the state regulations, say any drilling fluids, produced waters or other waste from exploration, development or production of oil, natural gas or geothermal energy are exempt from hazardous waste regulations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 26, 2022

While this would not necessarily lead to a large, rapid release of radioactivity into the environment, it could result in a situation similar to that of Fukushima today, where damaged cores in the basements of the containment buildings continue to release radiation into the groundwater. How rapidly could this sequence of events begin?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

Successful projects with community interest and available funding may be eligible for ongoing support in subsequent years.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

This authorization meets or exceeds the air quality regulations and includes a number of safeguards and conditions to be protective of public health and the environment.” Monitoring Radiation Risk Modeling and calculations using accepted scientific methods show any radionuclides emitted into the air will not pose a health risk.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2023

The webinar provides a unique opportunity for advocacy groups, legislators, government regulators, oil and gas industry workers, and residents and community members across the country to learn about this issue, the health concerns and the latest science. Haley, M.D.,

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

Why Does It Matter? What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health?

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 17, 2022

Against the backdrop of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Salar de Atacama Mine radiates with a futuristic blue light—its cerulean pools glow like tessellated computer screens, a stark contrast to the muted landscape that surrounds them. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — January 17, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 10, 2024

On June 10, the Department of Environmental Protection told the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee the Shapiro Administration supports legislation banning the practice of road dumping oil and gas wastewater and prohibiting its consideration as a coproduct under Residual Waste Regulations.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2023

On July 22, the Governor’s Office published an update to the Regulatory Agenda of regulations in development that included a new annual permit fee for unconventional shale gas operations and a schedule for the release of updated waste and other environmental standards for conventional oil and gas drilling. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

From June 24 to 30, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 435 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 23 violations of environmental regulations-- 8 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 15 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Calls Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment Stupid [PaEN] -- Senators Santarsiero, Comitta Introduce SB 581 Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Other Infrastructure, Based On Latest Science [PaEN] -- Environmental Health Project: Setback (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Then, EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation could use the guidance to inform its efforts for soliciting public feedback on that regulation. As an example: suppose EPA issued a “request for public comment” on a draft rule related to toxic air pollutants.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Environmental Quality Board is scheduled to meet November 15 on final radiation safety and NPDES Water Quality Compliance regulations. The final NPDES Water Quality regulation establishes a schedule of compliance for a permittee with combined sewer overflow discharges to meet state water quality standards.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

EPA proposed changes to its MON rule in 2019, regulating toxic emissions for about 200 chemical plants that produce solvents, plastics, and pesticides across the country. There are, however, some promising alternatives that could be used in place of ethylene oxide.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 10, 2023

Radiation Testing DEP did not test anywhere on the Latkanich property for radiation or radon gas, in spite of multiple requests, according to Johnson. Radiation testing was never part of the testing that the Department performs on the site, even though we had asked repeatedly for radiation testing. Read more here.

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Physics World

JULY 15, 2021

A rigorous and independent approach to QA provides an essential audit of the evolving radiotherapy delivery system, complementing the integrated “self-checks” on the treatment machine to ensure that radiation is delivered to the tumour site as intended while minimizing collateral damage to healthy tissues and organs at risk.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

Brine has even been used in commercial products sold at hardware stores and is spread on local roads as a de-icer.” Click Here to register for this special program.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A study released in May 2022 by Penn State found radiation levels of conventional oil and gas drilling wastewater disposed of by uncontrolled spreading on roads contained levels of radioactivity exceeding industrial radiation discharge standards. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The section highlights actions related to regulations and PA Bulletin notices. -- On November 15, the Environmental Quality Board voted to approve final regulations updating safety requirements for radiation producing machines and compliance schedules for NPDES Water Quality Permits. Read more here. Click Here to sign up.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Rich Janati, DEP Bureau of Radiation Protection, explained, “TENORM is mainly from fracking operations, a lot of it in Pennsylvania. The Appalachian LLRW Compact includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia. It contains radium with a 1,600 year half-life.” Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

Scope The General Permit covers liquid wastewater generated by any oil and gas operation defined under the Unconventional Oil and Gas Regulations in Chapter 78a , including well sites, water withdrawals, residual waste processing and treatment operations, construction of pipelines, natural gas compressors and natural gas processing plants.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

On April 11, the Environmental Quality Board approved these three final rulemakings-- -- Radiological Health Program Fee Increases covering x-ray and other radiation-producing machines (10,400), 145 accelerator licenses, 375 vendors and 800 specific and general licenses issued to radioactive material users.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Their phantom design allows the introduction of interchangeable cuboid inserts – to image and irradiate – in the centre of the brain and the insertion of radiation detectors through two parallel cylindrical access cavities. STEEV is a versatile solution that is readily adapted to suit a clinic’s local best practices,” Clark explains.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

In any event, regulators are loosening safety and security requirements for SMRs in ways which could cancel out any safety benefits from passive features. And if the SMR were located closer to populated areas with no offsite emergency planning, more people could be exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation.

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Frontiers

JULY 19, 2022

All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own ebook — by editing a special collection around your research area.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

On June 14, the Environmental Quality Board voted 15 to 3, with one abstention, to adopt Part I of a revised final regulation reducing volatile organic compounds and methane emissions from just unconventional (shale gas) wells and facilities. Representatives of Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) and Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and John St.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2024

Among the issues raised by the appellants in their appeal were-- concerns the landfill’s operation would attract birds and interfere with the operation of the nearby Grove City Airport; that the oil and gas drilling wastes the landfill was allowed to accept presented a radiation hazard; and the landfill’s compliance history.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2025

He pointed to a series of medical visits and diagnoses medical professionals called, hydraulic fracking/volatile hydrocarbon exposure, respiratory irritation from hydrocarbon exposure, neurotoxicity, and radiation exposure.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), where I spent the most time, is charged with protecting public health and the environment, and it uses two primary levers setting rules and regulations to level the playing field for markets to work in the service of ALL residents of the United States providing resources to promote the public good.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations? Sign Up For DEP’s eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community? All through its eNotice system. Click Here to sign up.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

The meeting will be held in Room 105 Rachel Carson Building starting at 9:00 a.m.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2022

On October 12, the Environmental Quality Board vot ed 15 to 3 to approve Part II of the final-omitted regulation limiting volatile organic compounds and methane from conventional oil and gas facilities. The regulation would affect 4,719 conventional well owners of approximately 27,260 facilities. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2021

which outlines the evaluations needed for a waste to qualify as a product-- or “coproduct” as defined in DEP’s Residual Waste regulations. DEP’s Oil and Gas Program banned the practice of disposing of unconventional (shale) drilling wastewater by road spreading in regulations adopted in 2016. DEP regulations at 25 Pa Code Chapter 287.8

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

As a result of the accident, emergency planning and response programs at the local, state and federal level were dramatically improved around nuclear plants and state efforts to monitor radiation and provide direct oversight at these facilities also underwent significant changes. The nuclear regulators in Washington? State Police?

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