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The Department of Environmental Protection invites comments on its proposal to issue a Section 401 Water Quality Certification and associated Chapter 102 and Chapter 105 permits for the Texas Eastern Transmission LP A2MII, Armagh and Entriken Pipeline Replacement Projects impacting Cambria, Fayette, Huntingdon, Indiana and Lebanon counties. (Nov. 19 PA Bulletin, page 7200)
The municipalities impacted include Jackson Twp., Cambria County; North Union Twp., Fayette County; Todd Twp., Huntingdon County; West Wheatfield Twp., Indiana County; and North Lebanon, Bethel and Jackson Townships in Lebanon County.
Comments, concerns and questions about this action should be forwarded to DEP’s Regional Permit Coordination Office: 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Email: RA-EPREGIONALPERMIT@pa.gov.
Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information. (Nov. 19 PA Bulletin, page 7200)
For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s website, Click Here to sign up for DEP’s newsletter, sign up for DEP Connects events, sign up for DEP’s eNotice, visit DEP’s Blog, Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEP’s YouTube Channel.
Transition:
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-- AP: PA Democrats Win Enough For Narrow State House Majority
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-- AP: Leak At Pennsylvania Natural Gas Storage Well Spewing Methane
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Natural Gas Leak In Cambria County, Thought To Have Been Stopped, Is Leaking Again
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-- Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: When It Started, It Was Kind Of Nice, But What Happened Afterwards Really Kind Of Devastated Our Community - By Rev. Wesley Silva, former Council President Marianna Borough, Washington County [PaEN]
-- Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Living Near Oil & Gas Facilities Means Higher Health Risks, The Closer You Live, The Higher The Risk - By Nicole Deziel PhD MHS, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health [PaEN]
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-- YaleEnvironment360 - Jon Hurdle: As Evidence Mounts, New Concerns About Fracking And Health
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-- Beaver County Residents, Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign With Nov. 21 Webinar [PaEN]
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Impact Of Oil & Gas Industry:
-- PA Environment Digest Articles On Health & Environmental Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industry
[Posted: November 18, 2022] PA Enviroment Digest
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