Tag: Washington County Pennsylvania
Posted on January 11, 2023
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David E. Hess provides a detailed update on the Christmas Day ’22 event at Energy Transfer’s Revolution Cryogenic Gas Plant in Smith Township, Washington County, PA: DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution… Continue Reading “UPDATE: Revolution Gas Plant Fire Christmas Day”
Posted on January 7, 2023
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PA DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest Blog | January 5, 2023 On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection released three more requests… Continue Reading “Pennsylvania Taxpayers Paying to Plug Wells”
Category: Abandoned Wells, PennsylvaniaTags: abandoned wells, Armstrong County, Buffalo Township, Canton Township, Cecil Township, conventional wells, drilling, North Franklin, oil and gas, PA DEP, Washington County Pennsylvania, well plugging
Posted on January 6, 2023
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What about trees?? One peer-reviewed study showed that trees were being damaged by a 5G base station. Other studies point to multiple human health concerns, and clearly indicate that more studies and precautions are needed. “The occurrence of unilateral damage is the most important… Continue Reading “Is Cell Phone RF Affecting Your Sleep & Health?”
Category: Wireless communication radiation (WCR)Tags: 5G, cell masts, cell tower, Druid Drive, EMF, McMurray, Pennsylvania, Peters Township, Peterswood Park, RF, smart phones, tree damage, tree damages, Venetia Pa, Washington County Pennsylvania
Posted on January 4, 2023
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Counties, PEMA Need to Include a Complete Vulnerability Assessment of all Natural Gas Facilities in Pennsylvania, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans By Cat Lodge, Washington County, Pennsylvania ResidentJanuary 2, 2023 My family’s home is in Washington County and we have more Marcellus and Utica… Continue Reading “PA HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS: Comments due by January 7, 2023”
Category: Pennsylvania, Washington County PATags: drilling, fracking, Hazard Mitigation Plan, HMP, hydraulic fracturing, Marcellus Shale, oil and gas, PEMA, Pennsylvania DEP, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Washington County Pennsylvania
Posted on December 4, 2022
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From a fish kill in our public park, to a torched impoundment liner on Labor Day, to repeated spills into a small creek, air pollution violations and more spills, 2009 had more than its share of Marcellus Shale bloopers! CROSS CREEK COUNTY PARK: NOx… Continue Reading “MARCELLUS SHALE HISTORY: Fracking & Flaring BLOOPERS 2009”
Category: Fracking & Flaring Bloopers, PennsylvaniaTags: Best Impoundment, blooper reels, blowdowns, Brush Run, candlestick flare, Cross Creek County Park, Dunkard Creek, fish kill, flaring, flowback, gas wells, Hopewell Township, hydraulic fracturing, Lowry Impoundment, Marcellus Shale, spills, Washington County Pennsylvania, Wotring Road
Posted on November 17, 2022
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Mr. Hess served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection from 2001 to 2003, Executive Deputy at DEP from 1995 to 2001, as staff to the PA Senate Environmental Committee and various positions in the former Department of Environmental Resources, working on… Continue Reading “3 Major Natural Gas Articles from David Hess – PA Environment Digest Blog”
Category: Fracking in Pennsylvania, Health near Fracking, hydraulic fracturing, Marcellus shale, natural gas, Oil & Gas Contamination, Pennsylvania air quality, PFAS, Radioactive drilling waste, SW Pennsylvania, Washington County PATags: Chevron, drilling, drilling noise, EQT, fracking, health risks, health studies, hydraulic fracturing, impoundment dam, impoundments, LWV, Marcellus Shale, Marianna, PFAS, PITT, public health, shale gas, shale gas drilling, Washington County Pennsylvania
Posted on November 14, 2022
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The following DEP notices were published in the November 12 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest Blog Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups — Lower Mount… Continue Reading “Pennsylvania DEP Permit Notices | Compliance Dashboard | Nov 5-12, 2022”
Category: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Petrochemicals, Pipelines, SW Pennsylvania, Washington County PATags: Armstrong County, Beaver County, Bradford County, Chevron, Clinton County, cracker plant, Delaware County, Elk County, EQT, FERC, gas wells, Governor Shapiro, Greene County, Lycoming County, methane, NFG, Northampton County, oil and gas, Pennsylvania DEP, Range Resources, Senator Fetterman, Susquehanna County, unconventional wells, Warren County, Washington County Pennsylvania
Posted on November 6, 2022
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Funding came partly from federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Reid Frazier reports on November 4, 2022 in StateImpact Pennsylvania: EPA awards $4 million for new air monitoring in Pa. environmental justice areas The grants will pay for 11 projects around the state, totaling $4.27… Continue Reading “EPA awards $4 million for new air monitoring in Pennsylvania”
Category: Air pollution, air quality, Allegheny County PA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DEP violations, EPA, fossil fuels, gas infrastructure, Marcellus shale, natural gas, Ohio River Valley, Oil and Gas, Pennsylvania, Petrochemicals, Pittsburgh International Airport - PIT, Shell Cracker Plant, SW Pennsylvania, U.S. Climate Legislation, Washington County PATags: air emissions, air inversions, air pollution, air quality, air quality monitoring, Allentown, Burgettstown, Clairton, compressor stations, Delaware County, EJ, emissions, EPA, EPA Region III, FracTracker, GASP, MarkWest, New Castle County, Philadelphia, ProtectPT, Revolution Gas Plant, Smith Township, Washington County Pennsylvania
Posted on October 31, 2022
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David Hess published a story October 29th about microplastics being found in ALL of Pennsylvania’s BEST trout streams tested. This disturbing news revived my memories of repeated fracking spills into our county’s Special Protection watersheds, over one 4 year period. Here are both our… Continue Reading “SPECIAL PROTECTION WATERSHEDS: Victims of Repeated Abuse and Lingering Pollution in PA”
Category: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania waterwaysTags: Brush Run, Chubs, creek, Cross Creek County Park, Dace, drilling, Exceptional Value Stream, fish kills, fishing, frac, fracking, fracking spills, Halloween, Hopewell Township, HQ waterway, microplastics, Pennsylvania DEP, plastic, salamanders, spills, trout, Washington County Pennsylvania
Posted on September 27, 2022
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MISSION: Protect public health and the environment, enhance community and system resilience, and deliver economic, ecological and social benefits for all people in the ten county region. By David E. Hess | PA Environment Digest | September 5, 2022 The Southwestern PA Water Network… Continue Reading “Water Summit: Oct. 20 & 27 by SWPA Water Network”
Category: Pennsylvania, SW Pennsylvania, Washington County PA, water pollutionTags: Allegheny County PA, Allegheny River, Chartiers Creek, Greene County, Monongahela River, Ohio River, pure water, Washington County Pennsylvania, wastewater, water, water pollution, water wells, waterways, Westmoreland County, Youghiogheny River