In a separate notice, DEP is accepting comments for 30 days on the renewal of an NPDES Wastewater Permit for the Tenaska Power Plant impacting the Youghiogheny River. (PA Bulletin, page 46)
Air Quality Permit Hearing
The hearing will be held at The Huntingdon Place, 90 Supervisors Dr., West Newton, Westmoreland County from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
To register to speak at the hearing, please contact Laina Aquiline, Environmental Community Relations Specialist, at 412-442-4311.
The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be Wednesday, January 28.
Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit one copy of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Mark Gorog, Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Appointments to view the application at DEP Southwest Regional Office may be made online or by contacting Thomas Joseph, Environmental Engineering Manager, at 412-442-4336 or tjoseph@pa.gov.
Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information. (PA Bulletin, page 54)
Background
The Tenaska Power Plant was issued an initial Air Quality Plan Approval to construct and operate its facility in April 2015.
Since July 2024, Tenaska’s first Title V Operating Permit application has been undergoing technical review by the Department of Environmental Protection prior to the draft permit being published and available for public comment.
Title V Permits are legally enforceable documents designed to improve compliance by clarifying what facilities must do to control air pollution.
They help keep facilities in compliance with protective regulations, more robust oversight, and a stricter monitoring plan to help keep surrounding communities and the environment safe.
On October 4, 2025, the DEP published the draft permit and announced that they were opening a 30-day public comment period. No hearing was initially scheduled.
The draft permit lists emissions including 222.2 tons per day of nitrogen oxides, 92.2 tons per day of particulate matter, 193.8 tons per day of ammonia, and 3,724,826 tons per day of greenhouse gases.
On October 8, the Mountain Watershed Association, Environmental Health Project, Yough Communities, the Environmental Integrity Project sent a letter to DEP requesting a hearing. Read more here.
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.
Resource Links:
-- Environmental Groups, Citizens Request DEP To Hold Public Hearing On The First Title V Air Quality Permit For Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland County [PaEN 10.9.25]
-- DEP Invites Comments On An Air Quality Permit For The Tenaska PA Partners, LLC Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Westmoreland County [PaEN 10.3.25]
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 27 to Jan. 2 - Shale Gas Well Casing Failure/Loss Of Control; Shale Gas Well Pad Spills Continue For 426 Days; Abandoned Conventional Well Violations Reach 688 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Range Resources Suffers Casing Failure/Loss Of Control Incident During Fracking At Burkett Shale Gas Well Pad Triggering Area Of Review Report On Any Offsite Impacts In Jefferson Twp., Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Seneca Resources Still Experiencing Spills, Releases While New Well Development Continues At Taft Shale Gas Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County For 426 Days And Counting [PaEN]
-- DEP: High Volume Of Truck Traffic, Freeze/Thaw Destabilized EQT Prod Shale Gas Well Pad Access Road Allowing Gravel, Sediment To Wash Off Road In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 3 [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Feb. 3 Virtual Hearing On Chapter 105 Permit For PA General Energy 3.9 Mile Shale Gas Well Pad Development Access Road, Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Feb. 4 Hearing On First Title V Air Quality Permit For The Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permit For A 3.7 Mile Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Route In Elk And Forest Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Tentative Decision To Not Renew NPDES Wastewater Permits For 3 Fluid Recovery Services Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities In Indiana, Venango Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Air Quality General Permit For Diesel-Fired Nonroad Engines At Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 3 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Proposed Consent Decree Resolving Outstanding Cleanup Cost Recovery Claims With The Remaining Defendants In Swimming Pool Doctor Hazardous Waste Site In Beaver County [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP Publishes Final Environmental Justice Permit Review And Public Participation Policy, Update To PennEnviroScreen EJ Tool [PaEN]
-- Environmental Hearing Board Denies DEP Motion To Dismiss BCD Properties Appeal Over Its Illegal Disposal Of Oil And Gas Wastewater By Road Dumping; Case To Proceed On Its Merits [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts Jan. 17 Living Near Shale Gas Facilities Community Workshop In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- Protect PT, FracTracker Alliance Host Jan. 27 Online Program Providing The Latest On Shale Gas Development And Information Tools [PaEN]
-- Solar United Neighbors, Protect PT Host Jan. 22 Solar Energy In Southwest PA Community Meeting In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: 2025 Year In Review Part I - Operations Improvement See Regional Electric Grid Through Record Peaks, Growing Demand [PaEN]
-- PA House Committee Approves Legislation Giving Local Officials Greater Say Over Regional-Scale Developments Like A.I. Data Centers, Warehouses [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - January 5 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh’s A.I. Skepticism Isn’t Ignorance, It’s Memory [Collapse Of Steel] - People Have ‘Every Right To Be Furious’ - By Desmond Daley, Physician and Pittsburgh Resident [PDF of Article]
NewsClips:
-- Bucks Courier Times: Residents Smelled Natural Gas Days Before Nursing Home Explosion In Bucks County; No 911 Calls For Gas Odor
-- Bucks Courier Times: Lawyer: PECO, Nursing Home Were Aware Of Natural Gas Leak For 2 Hours Before Deadly Blast
-- PennLive Letter: Cleaner Than Coal Isn’t Clean Enough For Pennsylvania’s Future - By Robert Little, Harrisburg
-- National Fuel Gas Projects 2026-27 Natural Gas Costs To Increase 6.82%
-- WTAJ: National Fuel Natural Gas Prices Set To Rise For Over 200,000 Pennsylvanians In 2026
-- AAA Average Gasoline Prices: National- $2.83 Ohio- $2.60 PA- $3.03
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 18 - Same For 6 Weeks
-- Altoona Mirror: PA House Moves Legislation Giving Local Governments Authority Over Projects Of Regional Significance [House Bill 1764]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: New CNX Resources CEO Takes The Helm Following Rapid Rise Through Company Ranks [PDF of Article]
-- Wall Street Journal: Be Prepared To Keep Paying More For Electricity - A.I. Data Center Demands, Rising Natural Gas Prices, Grid Infrastructure Costs [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive/AP: US Plans To Tap Oil Reserves In Venezuela President Says After Operation To Pluck Maduro From Power
-- Reuters: Venezuelan Oil Industry: World’s Largest Reserves, Decaying Infrastructure [Venezuela- 303 Billion Barrels, Saudi Arabia- 267 Billion Barrels, US- 48.3 Billion Barrels]
-- The Guardian: US Oil Giants Silent On President’s Claim They Will Spend Billions On Venezuelan Oil
-- Reuters Commentary: Five Energy Market Trends To Track In 2026 - The Year Of The Oil, LNG Natural Gas Glut
-- Reuters Commentary: The 2025 Energy Transition In 8 Charts - Clean Wins, Dirty Setbacks
[Posted: January 2, 2026] PA Environment Digest
No comments :
Post a Comment