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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Annual Conference Of Interfaith Power & Light To Focus On Environmental Justice & Human Resilience On Nov. 13

PA Interfaith Power and Light will hold its annual conference on November 13 with a focus on Environmental Justice and Human Resilience at in-person workshops and virtually from 1:00 to 4:15 p.m..The Conference will include both a virtual keynote and response panel session, along with two, in-person workshops at four locations-- Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Scranton and Philadelphia.Dr. Joylette Portlock, Executive Director, Sustainable Pittsburgh, will...

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Washington County Community Meeting Updates Residents On PA Health & Environment Studies, Discusses Health Impacts Of Shale Gas Development

An October 5 public meeting in Canonsburg, Washington County offered residents an opportunity to learn more about a set of research studies titled the PA Health and Environment Studies now being conducted by the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health. The event was planned and presented by the Center for Coalfield Justice, the Environmental Health Project, FracTracker Alliance, the Mountain Watershed Association, and Physicians for...

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