DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets April 30 To Hear Updates On Setbacks Petition; Regulations In Progress; Well Plugging Program; Injection Well Primacy

The DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board is scheduled to meet on April 30 to hear updates on a variety of issues.

The agenda includes--

-- Regulations & Technical Guidance In Progress

-- Draft Erosion & Sedimentation and Stormwater Policies

-- Federal Well Plugging & Methane Reduction Grant Program

-- Primacy for Injection Well Permitting

-- Rulemaking Petitions Status - Setbacks, etc.

Public Comments

An individual who wants to provide public comment is requested to contact Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov  24 hours in advance of the meeting and provide a written copy of the comments for the TAB members review and consideration.  

Join The Meeting

The meeting will be held in Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building starting at 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for options to join the meeting remotely.

Visit DEP’s Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board webpage for available handouts and more information. Questions should be directed to Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395.

Visit DEP’s Oil & Gas Management webpage to learn more about this program.

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PA Oil & Gas Industry/Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- April 18 to 24 [PaEN]

     -- DEP: Day 545 And Counting: Seneca Resources Continues To Release Wastewater, Frack New Shale Gas Wells At Taft Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County  [PaEN]

     -- The Sun Also Rises In Washington County: MarkWest Harmon Creek Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant Creates New Sun - At 4:47 a.m April 20, Again On April 21 - And It’s Still Burning  [PaEN] 

     -- Flares Still Burning Over Energy Transfer Revolutions/MarkWest Harmon Creek Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plants In Washington County  Live Breathe Project Cameras  [April 22] 

     -- ‘Emergency’ Upset Flare Still Burning Over Energy Transfer Revolutions Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County  Live Breathe Project Cameras  [April 23]

     -- ‘Emergency’ Upset Flare Still Burning Over Energy Transfer Revolutions Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County  Live Breathe Project Cameras  [April 24] 

     -- ‘Emergency’ Upset Flare Still Burning Over Energy Transfer Revolutions Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County  Live Breathe Project Cameras  [April 25]  

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 25 [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Extends Air Quality Plan Approvals Allowing Temporary Operation Of The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Title V Application Still Under Review Since July 2024  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Amazon Data Services To Add 86 Diesel Generators To A.I. Data Center Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Amazon Data Services To Add 280 Natural-Gas Fired Generators To A.I. Data Center Project In Falls Twp., Bucks County [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Accepting Comments On Renewal Of An Air Quality Permit For 23 Diesel Generators At The Iron Mountain Underground  Data Center In Butler County  [PaEN]  

     -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 46 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In March; 100 In 2026  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 25 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Accepting Comments On Air Quality Operating Permit For Additional Control Equipment At The Rauch Creek Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Schuylkill County  [PaEN]  

     -- DEP To Hold May 27 Hearing [If Requested] On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For the Domtar Paper Company Johnsonburg Mill In Elk County  [PaEN] 

     -- DEP Sets State Water Plan Update Meetings For Regional, Statewide Water Resources Committees Starting May 19  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Tells House Committee It’s Not Sure What Will Be In Its Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations It Needs To Submit To EPA In January  [PaEN] 

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Host May 8 Online Southeast PA Environmental Movement Committee Meeting On A.I. Data Centers, Chester Incinerator, LNG Gas Terminal Proposals  [PaEN] 

-- President Invokes Wartime Powers To Fund Coal, Natural Gas Pipelines, Storage, Processing, LNG, Petroleum, Power Grid Infrastructure Projects [PaEN]  

NewsClips:

-- TheDerrick.com: Oil City Native, Middle East Expert Says Gasoline Prices To Keep Rising 

-- Reuters Commentary: Welcome To The Age Of [Fossil] Energy Shocks

-- Washington & Jefferson College: Energy Insecurity On The Rise In US - One-Third Of All US Households Are Struggling To Pay Basic Energy Bills

-- WHYY: President Proposes Completely Eliminating Low-Income Heating Assistance Program Saying It’s ‘Unnecessary’

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Driller Poised To Capture A.I. Data Center Power Plant Demand In PA, OH, WV 

-- PennEnvironment: A.I. Data Center Growth Threatens Air Quality, Progress Toward Cleaner Energy Grid 

-- WIRED: New Natural Gas Powered A.I. Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations - 129 Million Tons A Year  [2.5 times the emissions from all the natural gas power plants in PA] 

-- Bloomberg: Cost To Build A Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Surges 66%

-- Utility Dive: Independent PJM Market Monitor Opposes Granting Waivers To Constellation Energy To Connect Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant To Grid; Request Meets None Of The FERC Criteria

-- TribLive: Environmental Group To State: Make Sure Rustic Ridge Coal Mine Has Sufficient Mine Subsidence Bonding In Westmoreland County

[Posted: April 25, 2026 ]  PA Environment Digest