April 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The April 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation features articles on--

-- April 21-28 Pennsylvania Dark Sky Week, World Famous Cherry Springs State Park

-- May 3 Foundation Awards Banquet Coming Up At Little Buffalo State Park

-- DCNR Forest Fridays: Native Plants Bloom Before Blades

-- April 12 Volunteer Kick-Off Event in Moraine State Park

Click Here to read the entire Take Five.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

For more information on programs, initiatives, special events and how you can get involved, visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Foundation,  Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter or tune in to their YouTube Channel.  Click Here to become a member of the Foundation.

The Foundation mobilizes 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo by Williams Kublic, R.B. Winter State Park, Union County.)

Related Articles This Week:

-- In Case You Missed It: What Conservationists, Outdoor Recreation Leaders, and Tourism Organizations are Saying about DCNR’s Surge in Campsite Reservations After Federal Staff Cuts

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Protect Public Lands To Protect Local Businesses And Communities - By Silas Chamberlin, DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council & York County Economic Alliance [Federal Recreation Cuts]

-- DCNR Celebrates Opening Of ADA-Accessible Pedestrian Bridge At Adams-Ricci Park In Cumberland County

-- Pennsylvania Invests Nearly $12 Million To Ensure 3,187 Acres On 29 Farms in 17 Counties Stay Farms Forever [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy Protects 656 Acres in Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape In Dauphin County [PaEN] 

-- Apply Now! PA Master Naturalist Volunteer Fall Training In Allegheny, Butler, Cambria, Center/Huntingdon, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, Westmoreland Counties  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Conservation Partnerships Drive Public Land Access In Pennsylvania 

-- MCall: Northampton County Will Preserve 43 Acres Of Open Space In Stockertown 

-- TribLive: Seton Hill, Westmoreland Land Trust Host April 13 Outdoor Family Event

-- Central PA Conservancy: April 11-12 Celebrate Letort Spring Preserve Weekend In Cumberland County

-- South Mountain Partnership May 16 Spring Partnership Meeting, Regional Trail Coalition Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and York Counties Kick-Off Meeting In Adams County

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring In-Person Native Plant Sale May 17 & 18 In Berks County 

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts May 6 Gardening For Wildlife - How People Benefit When Nature Thrives Workshop In Monroe County [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension: May 8 In-Person Workshop On Gardening With Nature - Creating A Pollinator Paradise In Cumberland County, 7:00 p.m.

-- Willistown Conservation Trust Hosts May 15 Exploring Otter Populations, Conservation And Their Vital Role In Nature, Rushton Conservation Center, Delaware County, 6:00 p.m.

-- WHYY: New Book By Doug Tallamy Urges Everyone To Put Native Plants In Their Yards 

-- NextPittsburgh: New Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Plan Focuses On Access, Wellness And Community 

-- The Center Square: All Eyes On Pennsylvania For America250 Celebration

-- TribLive: President Orders National Parks To Remain Open Amid Staffing Shortages 

-- Financial Times: US Bicycle Prices Will Rise ‘Up To 50%’ As China Trade War Escalates 

[Posted: April 11, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For EQT ARO LLC 3 Mile Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline In Cascade Twp., Lycoming County

The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on a Chapter 105 Encroachment permit for a three mile long, 8-inch natural gas gathering pipeline being constructed on a 50 foot wide right-of-way by EQT ARO LLC in Cascade Township, Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2771)

The project will involve five permanent stream crossing, one temporary stream crossings, seven permanent wetland crossings and four temporary wetland crossings

The project will impact East Branch Murray Run (Exceptional Value) and unnamed tributaries to Slacks Run (High Quality).

Comments are due 30 days from this notice-- May 12.

Contact DEP's Eastern District Oil and Gas Management Program Office, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport 17701-6448 at (570) 321-6550 or by email to: RA-EPEASTERNOGPRG@pa.gov to arrange to review this permit application or to submit comments.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.  (PA Bulletin, page 2771)

For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s website.  Submit Environmental Complaints; Click Here to sign up for DEP’s newsletter; sign up for DEP’s eNotice; Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEP’s YouTube Channel.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- April 5 to 11  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 12 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For EQT ARO LLC 3 Mile Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline In Cascade Twp., Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 12 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles This Week:

-- Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting  [PaEN] 

-- Environmental Quality Board Tables Vote On Accepting Petition For Study To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells Until Last Minute Comments Can Be Reviewed  [PaEN] 

-- Conventional/Shale Oil & Gas Industry Association Acknowledges 1.4 Million People ‘Are Impacted By General Oil & Gas Operations’ In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]  

-- House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill To Require DEP To Consider Cumulative Impacts Of Certain New Sources Of Pollution On Already Impacted Communities  [PaEN] 

-- Liberty Energy, Range Resources Announce Support For Developing A Natural Gas Data Center Power Plant In Robinson Twp., Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- PUC: NTSB Releases Report, Recommendations From Investigation Of West Reading Chocolate Plant Natural Gas Explosion [PaEN]  

-- Center For Coalfield Justice, MIT Researchers Host April 17 Public Meeting In Washington County On An Upcoming Seismic Study In Southwestern PA  [PaEN] 

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Hosts May 8 In-Person Oil & Gas Industry Waste Worker Safety Workshop, Webinar In Scranton  [PaEN] 

-- President Signs Executive Orders Directing US Attorney General To Take Action Against States Impeding Domestic Energy Production; Rescinds Policies Transition Away From Coal; Lifts Toxics Standards For Coal Power Plants  [PaEN] 

-- President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Interconnection Supports Presidential Exemptions From Clean Air Act Standards Requested By 13,900 MW Of Electric Generation In PJM Region, Including Keystone And Conemaugh Power Plants In PA  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- The Center Square: Environmental Justice Bill Moves Forward From PA House Committee

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Quality Board Tables Petition To Increase Natural Gas Well Setbacks In Pennsylvania

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Liberty Energy, Range Resources Partner On Natural Gas Power Plant For Data Center In Washington County

-- Reading Eagle: NTSB Final Report On Fatal West Reading Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion Issued

-- Inquirer: NTSB Issues Final Report On Natural Gas Explosion At West Reading Chocolate Factory that Killed 7 Workers

-- Scranton Times: Residents, Officials Rail Against UGI 10.8% Natural Gas Rate Hike At Hearing

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI Natural Gas Customers, Elected Officials Testify At Rate-Hike Hearing

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 17 Cents In PA, But Don’t Expect Them To Stay There, Experts Say

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: Make Polluters Pay For Climate Impacts - By Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch

-- The Center Square: $748 Million Chevron Verdict In Louisiana Could Mark Turning Point In Litigation Against Oil/Gas Industry For Climate Impacts [Bucks County Lawsuit Noted]

-- Bloomberg: President’s Tariffs Herald Higher Costs For A.I. Boom; New Measure Hit Power Industry Already Struggling To Procure Vital Equipment 

-- Bloomberg: President’s New ‘Order’ Seeks To Tap Coal Power In Quest To Dominate A.I. 

-- E&ENews/Politico: President To Sign Executive ‘Orders’ Aimed At Reviving Coal To Keep Plants Running

-- Utility Dive: US Electricity Demand Will Grow By 50% (2% a Year) By 2050, Electrical Manufacturer Study Finds

[Posted: April 11, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 12

The following notices were published in the April 12 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

-- DEP published notice in the April 12 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 Encroachment permit for a three mile long, 8-inch natural gas gathering pipeline being constructed on a 50 foot wide right-of-way by EQT ARO LLC in Cascade Township, Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2771)  Read more here.

Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups

-- Chesapeake Appalachia LLC - Elwell Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on  remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Wilmot Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2797)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia  LLC - Indian Foot Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Monroe Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2797)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - J.Blaisure Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2797)

-- Coterra Energy, Inc. - D.Lewis Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP received a Final Notice on Remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Bridgewater Twp., Susquehanna County. (PA Bulletin, page 2797)

-- Eureka Resources - Standing Stone Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility: DEP approved a Final Report on the remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the site located in Standing Stone Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2799)

-- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC - Donna Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet the Statewide Health Standards at the site located in Terry Twp., Bradford County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2799)

-- Beech Resources - Premier Shale Gas Well Site: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater to meet Statewide Health Standards at the pad located in Lycoming Twp, Lycoming County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2799)

-- Kyle Borden - Henderson Well Pad: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated with production wastewater (aluminum, barium, boron, iron, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, vanadium, zinc, and chlorides) to meet Statewide Health Standards at the site located in Morris Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2800

2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups

So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 49 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups. Read more here.

Air Quality Permits - Comments

-- Reed Oil Company, Inc. Bulk Petroleum Facility: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval for a bulk petroleum facility at the Minit Mart New Castle Facility located in the City of New Castle, Lawrence County.   (PA Bulletin, page 2762)

Air Quality Permits - Issued

-- Environmental Commodities Corp -Harvey Mine Bore Flare: DEP issued a GP-5A Air Quality General Permit for the enclosed mine bore flare located in Morris Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 2801)

-- EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC - Blue Moon Compressor Station: DEP issued a State Only Air Quality Permit covering multiple air pollution sources at the facility located in West Pike Run Twp., Washington County.  Received Sept. 5, 2023, Issued Sept. 18, 2025 (?).  (PA Bulletin, page 2803)

Water Quality Permits - Comments

-- Hill Top Energy Center, LLC - Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a major NPDES Water Quality Permit for the facility located in Cumberland Twp., Greene County.  (PA Bulletin, page 2752)

Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits - Comments

-- EQT ARO LLC - 3 Mile Natural Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting East Branch Murray Run (Exceptional Value), unnamed tributaries to Slacks Run (High Quality), wetlands and floodways located in Cascade Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 2771). Read more here.

Erosion & Sedimentation Permits - Issued

-- Frontier Natural Resources - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Moccasin Run (High Quality) located in East Keating and Noyes Townships, Clinton County. Received Jan. 3, 2025, Issued March 24, 2025. (PA Bulletin, page 2806)

-- Seneca Resources Co. LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Norris Brook located in Charleston and Middlebury Townships, [Tioga County]. Received Jan. 29, Issued March 27.  (PA Bulletin, page 2806)

-- Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Rockwell Creek located in Pike Twp., Bradford County.  Received Dec. 11, Issued April 1. (PA Bulletin, page 2806)

-- Snyder Bros, Inc. - Unknown Project:  DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Knapp Run located in South Buffalo Twp., Armstrong County.  Received Jan. 13, Issued March 13.  (PA Bulletin, page 2806)

-- Snyder Bros Inc. - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Glad Run and a tributary to the Allegheny River located in North Buffalo Twp., Armstrong County.  Received Jan. 27, Issued March 17. (PA Bulletin, page 2806)

-- PennEnergy Resources LLC - Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Likens Run located in Jackson Twp., Butler County.  Received Jan. 31, Issued March 11.  (PA Bulletin, page 2806)

-- Stonehenge Laurel Gathering LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Bear Creek and a tributary to the Allegheny River located in Parker and Perry Townships, Armstrong County and the City of Parker, Butler County. Received Jan. 17, Issued March 28, (PA Bulletin, page 2806)

-- CNX Midstream OPR CO, LLC - Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Kiskiminetas River located in Bell Twp., Westmoreland County.  Received Jan. 17, Issued March 27. (PA Bulletin, page 2807)

Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [4.4.25]*

-- Last Week - Permits: DEP issued ZERO conventional and 12 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Permits: DEP issued 31 conventional and 164 unconventional

-- Last Week - Wells Drilled: ZERO conventional and 25 unconventional

-- Year To Date - Wells Drilled: 25 conventional and 106 unconventional

*Weekly Workload Report - 4.4.25

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DEP Issued These New Oil & Gas Permits *

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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities

Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency.   Read more here.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- April 5 to 11  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 12 [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For EQT ARO LLC 3 Mile Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline In Cascade Twp., Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 12 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles This Week:

-- Late Night Road Dumping: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Be Dumped On Dirt, Gravel, Paved Roads; DEP Expected To Provide Update At April 24 Meeting  [PaEN] 

-- Environmental Quality Board Tables Vote On Accepting Petition For Study To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells Until Last Minute Comments Can Be Reviewed  [PaEN] 

-- Conventional/Shale Oil & Gas Industry Association Acknowledges 1.4 Million People ‘Are Impacted By General Oil & Gas Operations’ In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]  

-- House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill To Require DEP To Consider Cumulative Impacts Of Certain New Sources Of Pollution On Already Impacted Communities  [PaEN] 

-- Liberty Energy, Range Resources Announce Support For Developing A Natural Gas Data Center Power Plant In Robinson Twp., Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- PUC: NTSB Releases Report, Recommendations From Investigation Of West Reading Chocolate Plant Natural Gas Explosion [PaEN]  

-- Center For Coalfield Justice, MIT Researchers Host April 17 Public Meeting In Washington County On An Upcoming Seismic Study In Southwestern PA  [PaEN] 

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Hosts May 8 In-Person Oil & Gas Industry Waste Worker Safety Workshop, Webinar In Scranton  [PaEN] 

-- President Signs Executive Orders Directing US Attorney General To Take Action Against States Impeding Domestic Energy Production; Rescinds Policies Transition Away From Coal; Lifts Toxics Standards For Coal Power Plants  [PaEN] 

-- President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Interconnection Supports Presidential Exemptions From Clean Air Act Standards Requested By 13,900 MW Of Electric Generation In PJM Region, Including Keystone And Conemaugh Power Plants In PA  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- The Center Square: Environmental Justice Bill Moves Forward From PA House Committee

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Quality Board Tables Petition To Increase Natural Gas Well Setbacks In Pennsylvania

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Liberty Energy, Range Resources Partner On Natural Gas Power Plant For Data Center In Washington County

-- Reading Eagle: NTSB Final Report On Fatal West Reading Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion Issued

-- Inquirer: NTSB Issues Final Report On Natural Gas Explosion At West Reading Chocolate Factory that Killed 7 Workers

-- Scranton Times: Residents, Officials Rail Against UGI 10.8% Natural Gas Rate Hike At Hearing

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI Natural Gas Customers, Elected Officials Testify At Rate-Hike Hearing

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 17 Cents In PA, But Don’t Expect Them To Stay There, Experts Say

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: Make Polluters Pay For Climate Impacts - By Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch

-- The Center Square: $748 Million Chevron Verdict In Louisiana Could Mark Turning Point In Litigation Against Oil/Gas Industry For Climate Impacts [Bucks County Lawsuit Noted]

-- Bloomberg: President’s Tariffs Herald Higher Costs For A.I. Boom; New Measure Hit Power Industry Already Struggling To Procure Vital Equipment 

-- Bloomberg: President’s New ‘Order’ Seeks To Tap Coal Power In Quest To Dominate A.I. 

-- E&ENews/Politico: President To Sign Executive ‘Orders’ Aimed At Reviving Coal To Keep Plants Running

-- Utility Dive: US Electricity Demand Will Grow By 50% (2% a Year) By 2050, Electrical Manufacturer Study Finds

[Posted: April 11, 2025]  PA Environment Digest