Waste and Disposal

June 13, 2022

DEP Advises 18 Municipalities: Road Dumping of Drilling Waste is Illegal And Considered Waste Disposal

PA municipalities received letters because they were locations where conventional drilling operators reported they disposed of their wastewater by indiscriminately dumping it on dirt and gravel roads.
By David E. Hess, PA Environment Digest Blog, May 31, 2022

On April …

May 6, 2022

Drillers Dispose of Drill Cuttings by “Dusting” – Blowing Them on the Ground, and in the Air

“Dusting” allows oil and gas drillers to avoid the cost of disposing of drill cuttings at landfills, and thus avoid the regulations that apply to landfills.
By David E. Hess, PA Environment Digest Blog, May 2, 2022

PA DEP allows

April 30, 2022

Radioactivity Levels Found Outside Ohio Oilfield Waste Facility Called ‘Excessive’

An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.
By Justin Nobel, DeSmog, April 25, 2002

This article is about radiation in drilling waste

April 29, 2022

Latest Penn State Report On Environmental Impact Of Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater Will Have ‘Immediate,’ ‘Large,’ ‘Intense’ Impact

Reports filed with PA DEP bring the total amount of conventional drilling wastewater illegally road dumped to nearly 2.9 million gallons from 2018 to 2021.
By David E. Hess, PA Environment Digest Blog, April 26, 2002

PA Attorney General’s Office

February 16, 2022

Toxic Radioactive Waste Imported into the Delaware River Basin?  WHAT?

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has proposed regulations that would allow toxic waste from fracking into the Delaware River Basin, and the export of water from the basin for fracking elsewhere. If we can avert that threat, it could …

January 26, 2022

Latest on the DRBC Frack Ban Rules

Summary (see press release below for more information):
The deadline for submitting comments on the DRBC’s frack ban rules has been extended to February 28, 2022.
Comments can be submitted online here.
Top 10 Talking Points can be found here.

December 11, 2021

YOUR Comments to the DRBC Needed to Keep Frack Waste Out of the Basin

The latest on the DRBC Frack Ban Rules

Written comments can be submitted to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) via their online form (see the DRBC’s instructions for submitting comments and their schedule of hearings) or by mail. The

November 20, 2021

Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater Is Tearing Apart Dirt Roads & Creating Environmental Hazards

A First-Hand Account Of How Repeated, Unlimited Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Is Tearing Apart Dirt Roads And Creating Multiple Environmental Hazards
By Siri Lawson, PA Environment Digest Blog, November 16, 2021

DCS has been working with

October 24, 2021

How Oil & Gas Industry Eliminated Restrictions on the Disposal of Wastewater on PA Roads

Millions of gallons of conventional oil and gas drilling wastewater is being dumped indiscriminately on Pennsylvania’s dirt and gravel roads
PA Environment Digest Blog, October 21, 2021

In 1996, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a report on the road

September 14, 2021

Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition to DRBC: Pass a FULL BAN on Fracking

The Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition, of which DCS is a member, addressed the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) at it’s September 9, 2021 public meeting and presented evidence as to why the DRBC must pass a full ban

September 8, 2021

Tell PA DEP: Ban Road Spreading of Drilling Waste

This site makes it easy to make your voice heard. Deadline to sign is noon on September 20. The letter reads:

Dear Secretary McDonnell and Deputy Secretary Perry,

In the past five years, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has …

September 4, 2021

Radioactivity in Fracking! Too Hot to Handle – Webinar

Award-winning journalist, celebrated author and knowledgeable environmental scientist Justin Nobel, discusses his research into the terrifying levels of radioactivity being produced by fracking for oil and gas. This informative webinar, with an introduction by DCS Director Barbara Arrindell, is the

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