STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – The state Department of Environmental Protection is moving forward with plans to regulate harmful air pollution from Pennsylvania’s thousands of oil and gas sites.
Energy
FERC Urged To Block Tree-Cutting Before Final Decisions On PennEast Pipeline
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – The Delaware River Basin Commission asked a federal regulator to prevent PennEast cutting trees in the basin before it issues any approval for its controversial natural gas pipeline project in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to documents released on Wednesday.
Energy
Bringing The Forest Back After Shale Gas
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Pennsylvania is trying to figure out how to regrow forests after fracking.
fracking
States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess
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William Suan is no stranger to the problems abandoned oil and gas wells can cause. “It’s just an eyesore,” he said, standing inside a barn on his cattle ranch near Lost Creek, West Virginia. “I had to fence one off because it’s leaking now.”
There are five inactive wells on his land, most installed in the ’60s and ’70s, and the companies that owned the wells have long since gone out of business. On a recent rainy Monday, Suan treks down a muddy hill on the backside of his property. Hidden in the wooded thicket is a three-foot-tall rusted tube jutting out of the ground.
Environment
As Public Concern On PFAS Rises, EPA Urged To Set Enforceable Health Standard
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At Congressional hearing, advocates say federal government needs to address contamination concerns
Energy
Sunoco’s 12-Inch Pipeline Leaked 33,000 Gallons Of Gasoline Into Creek
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Aging pipeline, which has leaked before, will be used to temporarily carry natural gas liquids
Energy
Environmentalists Promise They’ll Sue To Stop Power Plant’s Pollution of Susquehanna River
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Four environmental organizations are threatening to sue the owner of a York County coal-fired power plant over pollution they say is discharging into the Susquehanna River.
Energy
Risk Assessment Quantifies Mariner East Pipeline Hazards For PA Residents
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Campaigners raised $46,000 for independent evaluation after governor and PUC denied requests
Pennsylvania Prisons Locked Down After Staff Exposed To Suspected Tainted Drugs
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The case in Pennsylvania follows similar incidents in Ohio and Arkansas in which prison staff and inmates have been exposed to drugs, including fentanyl and K2.
Environment
Advocates Say New Drinking Water Legislation Would Tighten Federal Control Over Chemical Contaminants
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Legislation aims to improve detection, spur cooperation between federal and state governments
A Few Weeks Ago, Finger Lakes Farmers Were Grateful For Rain, Then The Floods Hit
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Fellow farmers helped Erik Landowne at Blue Heron Farm quickly harvest an onion crop before it could begin to rot.