On March 20, 2021, the Department of Environmental Protection released 49 residual waste permits, which are now up for public comment. These permits are for facilities that store and process waste from the shale gas industry, known as “residual” waste, …
On February 3, 2020 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a virtual meeting where residents can voice their concerns about a Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC) project that will extract 350,000 tons of coal from a South Huntington …
In February of 2017, Mountain Watershed Association (MWA), Clean Air Council (CAC) and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) filed a legal appeal of the Mariner East 2 permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). After over a year of litigation …
Today, we filed an appeal of the issuance of a permit for LCT Energy LLC’s Rustic Ridge #1 mine with the Environmental Hearing Board. The Rustic Ridge deep mine, located in the Indian Creek sub-basin of the Youghiogheny River watershed, …
On December 23, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a permit to LCT Energy, LP for the proposed Rustic Ridge #1 deep mine in the Indian Creek watershed. The mine’s planned footprint stretches through both Donegal and …
On December 23, 2016, two days before Christmas, The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a permit for LCT Energy LLC’s Rustic Ridge deep mine in the Indian Creek watershed. This deep mine, located in Saltlick Township, Fayette County, and …
The air was tense last Thursday morning as oil and gas company representatives, along with those who have been harmed by their practices, filled up the Independent Regulatory Review Commission’s (IRRC) conference room. The Commissioners took testimony from both sides and …
