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DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board Meets Sept. 16 To Hear Updates On New Methane Control Regulations; Federal Well Plugging Program; Other Issues
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (448+ words) -- Development of new oil and gas methane reduction regulations - Federal 0000c Rules. Read more here. -- Provisions In Fiscal Code Bill related to Attainable Bottom, Utica Shale Waiver Read more here. -- Federal Conventional Well Plugging Program -- Well Plugging Subcommittee Update -- Draft SOP…...
DEP Finds Conventional Well Venting Gas During Investigation Of Leaking Conventional Gas Gathering Line In Unity Twp., Westmoreland County
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (439+ words) The well-- Young Men’s Christian Association of Green 1-- is owned by Mid East Oil Company. DEP said the well owner had not submitted annual production and waste generation reports since 1998 and no well integrity report was submitted for 2025. As part…...
DEP: Tank Valve Failure Leads To 4,610 Gallon Spill Of Contaminated Water At XTO Energy Inc. Shale Gas Well Pad In Butler County
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (409+ words) XTO said a valve on a storage tank for contaminated water failed resulting in a release into secondary containment that collapsed beneath the weight of the water. The combination of contaminated water and some rainwater flowed onto the well pad…...
DEP: Complaint Investigation Finds Conventional Well Venting Gas In A Manner Posing A Safety Risk To Nearby Residence In Mercer County
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (349+ words) DEP said the complainant did not notify the well owner of the problem. DEP said the gas leak came from the wellhead where the casing appeared to be in poor condition. “The gas flows from the wellhead to a shed…...
PA Environment Digest Blog: PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - August 29 to September 4
1+ week, 1+ day ago (387+ words) -- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Another $15 Million In Penalties For Latest Air Pollution Violations In Beaver County; Air Pollution Penalties Total $27.6 Million Since Plant Opened [PaEN] -- Inside Climate News: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Files Lawsuit To Preempt Criminal Charges By PA…...
Inside Climate News: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Files Lawsuit To Preempt Criminal Charges By PA Attorney General In Bucks County Jet Fuel Pipeline Spill, Asks For State Clean Streams Law To Be Declared Unconstitutional
1+ week, 1+ day ago (811+ words) Energy Transfer’s objection to the law: Parties could be found guilty of an environmental crime even if their actions are accidental. Because one section of the law lacks what is called a “mens rea,” or “guilty mind” provision, the company…...
New State Budget Forces DEP To Take Money From 7 Other Environmental Programs To Keep The Oil & Gas Regulatory Program Running
1+ week, 4+ day ago (562+ words) Ian Harlow, DEP Deputy for Administration, said the state budget Fiscal Code bill-- Senate Bill 146 (page 181)-- authorized the transfer of more than $19 million to pay the administrative costs of the Oil and Gas Program. But, Harlow said the budget directs…...
DEP To Host Sept. 16 Town Hall Meeting On Findings From The PA PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Multi-Site Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery Counties And What They Mean For Local Families
2+ week, 1+ day ago (451+ words) There will be time for questions, discussion and community input and an announcement of next steps. The town hall will be held at the Hatboro-Horsham High School Auditorium, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Montgomery County from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. -- Linda Brown, MPH, DrPH:…...
DEP - Day 62: Contaminated Water Releases, Polluted Soil At Multiple Locations At Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment; Little Cleanup Happening In Greene County
2+ week, 4+ day ago (880+ words) In four inspection reports, DEP documented the failure of Equitrans [EQT] to comply with the cleanup order issued on June 30, 2026 to prevent the migration of contaminated water off site and from reaching ground or surface water from the pipeline release…...
DEP To Restart Comment Period On MarkWest Project To Daylight 4 Natural Gas Pipelines To Prevent Damage From Coal Mining Due To Incorrect County In Public Notice, It???s In Washington County
2+ week, 4+ day ago (748+ words) Unfortunately, the notice listed the project in the wrong county-- Allegheny County. The right one is Washington County. DEP will publish a new notice in the PA Bulletin in about two weeks opening a new comment period with the correct…...