Saturday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 6.6.26

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]

House Voting Schedule

June 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

September 28, 29, 30

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

June 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Is Here!

June 5-15--  PA Society For Ornithology 2026 Breeding Bird Blitz 

June 8-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection meets to consider House Bill 84 (Vitali-D-Delaware) prohibiting the spreading of oil and gas wastewater on roads and by land application, House Bill 426 (Pielli-D-Chester) encouraging the construction of new habitats for monarch butterflies and native insects at Commonwealth-owned facilities, House Bill 1567 (Mullins-D-Lackawanna) requires public consideration of host community benefit agreements for power plants between communities and school districts and establishes minimum requirements for those agreements. Room B-31 Main Capitol.  11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.  Read more here on agenda.

June 8-- Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing And Conservation meeting. Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Road, Howard, Centre County. 9:00 a.m. Join Online by contacting Derek Eberly at deeberly@pa.gov or (717) 705-0793. (formal notice)

June 9-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m.  Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov,  (717) 772-3277.

June 9-- Penn State Extension Webinar On Creating Connections Through Citizen - Community Science. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

June 11-- Virtual. Team PA Webinar On Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Roadmap. 11:30 a.m.  Click Here for more on Nuclear Roadmap 

June 16-- NEW. Virtual. ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Webinar On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

June 23-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.

June 25-- DEP Hearing On Air Permit For ETC Northeast Pipeline Cryo II Project At The Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Smith Twp., Washington County.  Burgettstown Area Middle/High School Campus, LGI Room, 100 Bavington Road in Burgettstown from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

June 25-- NEW. In-Person. ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Workshop On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. Pittsburgh. 9:00 a.m. to Noon

-- DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day For Saturday, June 6 In Southeast PA

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 6 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For 8 Mile, 24-Inch EQT ARO LLC Water Pipeline To Support Shale Gas Development In State Forest Land In Lycoming County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Termination Of NPDES Water Quality Permit For Mercatoris Oil Co. Inc. For Failure To Comply With Permit In Crawford County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 6 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Proves Energy Development and Community Investment Can Coexist - By Stephanie Catarino Wissman, American Petroleum Institute PA [An Unreliable Source Of Funding For Communities, No Way Makes Up For The Damage, Pollution Caused By This Industry, It’s Silly To Think Otherwise]

-- PUC To Hold Hearings On Proposed Acquisition Of Indian Creek Valley Water Authority By PA American Water In Fayette, Westmoreland Counties Starting June 12  

-- Lancaster Farming: Capital Resource Conservation & Development Area Council Offering Grants To Promote Rotational Grazing Practices In Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties  

-- TribLive Guest Essay: The Perfect Storm Facing Pennsylvania In Managing Stormwater - By Robert P. Strauss, Carnegie Mellon University

-- PennLive-Charles Thompson: Residents Say Water Smelled Like Poop, Death, Now Company Faces Criminal Charges For Illegally Spreading Food Processing Wastes On Farm Fields In Franklin County

-- PennLive - John Beauge: Avco Lycoming Superfund Site In Williamsport Finally Gets ID Sign, But It Can’t Be Read From Public Property

-- Western PA Conservancy: 150 Acres Of Forest At Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area In Butler County Now Part of Old-Growth Forest Network  [PaEN] 

-- Keystone Trails Association Offering Wilderness First Aid And Leave No Trace Level One Certification Courses In July  [PaEN] 

-- Republican Herald: Pottsville’s Public Parks Add To Quality Of Life In The City

A.I. /Data Centers

-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Fights 18 A.I. Data Center Campus In Archbald, 4th Challenge To Data Center Proposals [PDF of Article]

-- Scranton Times: Can Neighbors Challenge A.I. Data Center Plans In A Town Where They Don’t Live?;  Resident Argues For Right To Intervene Against A Ransome Twp. Proposal  [PDF of Article]

-- TribLive: Community Opposition, Local Regulation Of A.I. Data Centers Coming Together In Upper Burrell, Westmoreland County 

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Climate Plan Draws Questions About A.I. Data Centers, Environmental Justice 

-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Hearings  In Westmoreland County On Proposed 13.8% Peoples Natural Gas Rate Increase  

Today’s Oil & Gas Violations

-- DEP Finds Multiple Holes In Pipeline Liner, Failure To Comply With Erosion & Sedimentation Permit At Expand Operating Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline Construction Site In Bradford County  [PaEN] 

-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Inspection of Marco Drilling Inc. conventional well in Allegheny County, Harmar Twp. found the well abandoned and not plugged, violations issued   DEP inspection report.

-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Routine inspection of EQT Production Co. conventional well in Washington County, Amwell Twp. found the well abandoned and not plugged, violations issued. DEP inspection report.

-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Routine inspection of Expand Operating LLC shale gas well in Bradford County, Overton Twp. found methane venting from annulus to atmosphere indicating a new cement/casing failure, violations issue.  DEP inspection report.

-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspection prompted by a well transfer request found a Snyder Bros Inc. conventional well in Westmoreland County, Washington Twp. venting gas, violations issued. DEP inspection report.

-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Response to a spill at a Diversified Production LLC conventional well in Armstrong County, Parks Twp. found wastewater was forced out of the well when a People’s Gas pipeline depressurized, cleanup underway, violations issued.  DEP inspection report.

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- June 6: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Dropped 3 Pennies Since Yesterday, Now $4.36/Gallon - $1.25/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Venango County Average Price Still Highest at $4.75]  

-- June 6: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.19 Ohio- $4.09  PA- $4.36

-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98  Ohio- $2.79  PA- $3.11

Baker-Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs-- 17-- Same Last 4 Weeks

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: State Sen. Anthony Williams Is Running For Last Time, Won’t Commit To Fulfilling His Full Term 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Voters Signal They’re Don With MAGA Chaos - By Mark Singel

-- Post-Gazette: Federal ICE Detained Hundreds In PA In ‘Collateral’ Arrests, Most Of Whom Have No Criminal Record

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[Posted: June 6, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

DEP Finds Multiple Holes In Pipeline Liner, Failure To Comply With Erosion & Sedimentation Permit At Expand Operating Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline Construction Site In Bradford County

A May 29, 2026 DEP inspection of the Expand Operating LLC Brigham to Gregerson aboveground shale gas water pipeline construction site found multiple tears in the pipeline liner and a general failure to comply with erosion and sedimentation permit requirements.

Two dozen photos in the DEP inspection report document the violations along the entire route located in Tuscarora Township, Bradford County.

Among the violations were--

-- Multiple holes and tears in the pipeline liner;

-- Pipeline was installed on top of erosion & sedimentation controls making them ineffective;

-- Failure to install a shut off valve;

-- Failure to install the pipeline on the route shown in the permit;

-- Failure to stake out and protect wetlands along the route;

-- Failure to use timber mats to cross wetlands, tire tracks were seen going through the wetlands;

-- Failure to install temporary erosion & sedimentation controls during construction; and

-- Failure to hold a required preconstruction meeting.

DEP requested a response by June 24. DEP inspection report

Report Violations

To report oil and gas violations or any environmental emergency or complaint, visit DEP’s Environmental Complaint webpage.

Text photos and the location of abandoned wells to 717-788-8990.

Check These Resources

Visit DEP’s Compliance Reporting Database and Inspection Reports Viewer webpages to search their compliance records by date and owner.

Sign up for DEP’s eNOTICE service which sends you information on oil and gas and other permits submitted to DEP for review in your community.

Use DEP’s Oil and Gas Mapping Tool to find if there are oil and gas wells near or on your property and to find wells using latitude and longitude on well inspection reports.

(Photos: Row 1-- Pipeline installed over E&S controls, not following route on permit; Failure to protect wetland with timber mats; Pipeline installed over E&S controls; Row 2-- Holes, Tears in pipeline liner; Where the shut off valves are supposed to be.)

[Note: If you believe your company was listed in error, contact DEP’s Oil and Gas Program.]

[Note: These may not be all the NOVs issued to oil and gas companies during this time period.  Additional inspection reports may be added to DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database.]

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- May 30 to June 5 [PaEN]

-- DEP Finds Multiple Holes In Pipeline Liner, Failure To Comply With Erosion & Sedimentation Permit At Expand Operating Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline Construction Site In Bradford County  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 6 [PaEN] 

    -- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For 8 Mile, 24-Inch EQT ARO LLC Water Pipeline To Support Shale Gas Development In State Forest Land In Lycoming County  [PaEN] 

    -- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Termination Of NPDES Water Quality Permit For Mercatoris Oil Co. Inc. For Failure To Comply With Permit In Crawford County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 6 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Related Articles This Week:

-- House Committee To Consider Bills To Prohibit Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater, Set Minimum Standards For Power Plant Community Benefit Agreements, Encourage Monarch, Native Insect Habitats On June 8  [PaEN] 

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reported First Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Declined Slightly From 4th Quarter, Lowest In Any Quarter Of 2025  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- WPXI: Peoples Natural Gas Customers In Western PA Push Back On 13.8% Rate Hike Calling It ‘Blatant Theft’

-- Sen. Lindsey Williams Urges Peoples Gas To Withdraw Proposed 13.8% Natural Gas Rate Increase   

-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Hearings  In Westmoreland County On Proposed 13.8% Peoples Natural Gas Rate Increase

-- WTAE: Residents, Businesses Voice Concern As Energy Costs Spike Throughout Pennsylvania 

-- PUC Consumer Reminder: Summer Electric Price Changes Begin June 1  

-- Utility Dive: Electric Generators Need More Reliable Natural Gas Supply To Protect Grid Reliability During Extreme Weather Events 

[Posted: June 6, 2026 ]  PA Environment Digest