Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Features Eels In Classroom; Fish Detectives; 2nd Round Consumptive Use Grants Coming; AMD Cleanup; More

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Environmental Groups Raise Serious Compliance Issues With Olympus Energy-- Over 600 Violations On 13 DEP Permits-- In Comments On Proposed Shale Gas Drilling Pad In Allegheny County

On October 3, the Environmental Integrity Project, Food & Water Watch, Mountain Watershed Association, the Youghiogheny Riverkeeper, and individual citizens raised serious environmental compliance concerns about Olympus Energy as part of their comments on an erosion and sedimentation control permit for a proposed Heracles shale gas drilling pad in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County.Olympus Energy is proposing to construct a 500-foot by 340-foot...

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Registration Now Open For 2022 Watershed Congress In Montgomery County Oct. 22

Registration is now open for the 2022 Watershed Congress to be held in-person and online at the Montgomery County Community College campus in Pottstown on October 22.The Watershed Congress is an annual event that seeks to advance the best available information and techniques for protecting and restoring watersheds. The focus on networking across disciplines means that the Watershed Congress melds science, policy, and practical applications into...

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DEP Issued NOVs To Conventional Oil & Gas Companies For Abandoning 55 Wells Without Plugging Them During September Alone, A Dramatic Increase In New Well Abandonments

The Department of Environmental Protection issued notices of violation to conventional oil and gas companies for abandoning 55 wells without plugging them during September alone, according to DEP’s Oil and Gas Program Compliance Database. That brings the total number of NOVs issued by DEP for abandoning wells without plugging them in the Third Quarter of 2022 to 163 conventional wells and three unconventional shale gas wells. That’s more...

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