— DEP published notice in the November 29 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an Air Quality Plan Approval to Homer City Generation for a new 4.5 GW natural gas power plant to feed the Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus in Blacklick and Center Townships, Indiana County. (PA Bulletin, page 8163) Read more here.
— DEP published notice in the November 29 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Chapter 105 permit for construction of the site for the Homer City A.I. Data Center campus 4.5 GW natural gas power plant in Black Lick and Center Townships, Indiana County. (PA Bulletin, page 8144) Read more here.
Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups
— American Refinery Group – Fuel Oil Spill: DEP approved a Final Report on remediation of soil contaminated by benzene, ethyl-benzene, cumene, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), naphthalene, toluene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethyl-benzene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, chrysene, fluorene, phenanthrene, and pyrene to meet the Statewide Health Standard at the spill located in Foster Twp., McKean County. (PA Bulletin, page 8160)
2025 Act 2 Oil & Gas Facility Pollution Cleanups
So far in 2025, DEP received or acted on 163 Act 2 Land Recycling notices related to oil and gas facility site cleanups.
Waste Permits – Comments
— WB Lanchester LLC – Lanchester Landfill Gas Plant: DEP invites comments on WMGM-55 Waste General Permit for a landfill gas plant located in Caernarvon Twp., Lancaster County. (PA Bulletin, page 8132)
Waste Permits – Issued
— Waste Management of PA, Inc. – Landfill Gas: DEP issued a permit modification to allow for the transmission of landfill gas from the Tullytown Resource Recovery Facility to the Fairless Landfill Gas Plant in Tullytown Borough and Falls Township, Bucks County. (PA Bulletin, page 8161)
NPDES Wastewater Permit – Comments
— D&B Gas Products LLC – Jones Treatment Plant: DEP invites comments on renewal of a NPDES Wastewater Treatment Permit for treating oil and gas wastewater impacting Blacklick Creek located in Black Lick Twp., Indiana County. (PA Bulletin, page 8111)
— Callpine Mid Merit II LLC – Natural Gas Power Plant York Energy Center Block 2: DEP invites comments on amendment to NPDES Wastewater Treatment Permit impacting a tributary to Susquehanna River located in Peach Bottom Twp., York County. (PA Bulletin, page 8114)
— Callpine Mid Merit II LLC – Natural Gas Power Plant York Energy Center Block 1: DEP invites comments on a new NPDES Wastewater Treatment Permit impacting a tributary to Susquehanna River located in Peach Bottom Twp., York County. (PA Bulletin, page 8115)
Air Quality Permits – Comments
— Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals, LP – Altoona Products Terminal: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval to reactivate three gasoline storage tanks currently out of service at the facility located in Allegheny Twp., Blair County. (PA Bulletin, page 8133)
— Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Inc. – Luther Compressor Station: DEP invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Operating Permit for the facility located in Brady Twp., Clearfield County. (PA Bulletin, page 8134)
— UE-02102PA LLC – FedEx Hub Natural Gas 1.55 KW Generating Plant: DEP invites comments on a State Only Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Allen Twp., Northampton County. (PA Bulletin, page 8134)
— Sunoco Midstream LLC – Petroleum Products Terminal: DEP invites comments on an Air Quality Plan Approval for the facility located in Pittston Twp., Luzerne County. (PA Bulletin, page 8136)
Air Permits – Issued
— Expand Operating, LLC – TI-36 Bliss Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP issued General Air Quality Permit GP-5-A for the well pad located in Liberty Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 8162)
— Range Resources Appalachia, LLC – Orenchuk Russel 11890 Shale Gas Well Pad: DEP renewed a General Air Quality Permit GP-5A for the pad located in Jefferson Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 8162)
— EQM Gathering OPCO, LLC [EQT] – Mammoth Compressor Station: DEP issued a General Air Quality Permit GP-5 covering multiple sources of air pollution at the facility located in Wayne Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 8162)
— Homer City Generation – 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for the 4.5 GW natural gas-fired power plant for the Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus in Blacklick and Center Townships, Indiana County. (PA Bulletin, page 8163)
— Hamilton Liberty LLC – 870 MW Liberty Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP approved an Air Quality Plan Approval Extension to May 11, 2026 for the continued shakedown of the power plant located in Asylum Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 8163)
— Columbia Gas Transmission LLC – Artemas Compressor Station: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval for the replacement of compressor engines at the facility located in Mann Twp., Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 8163)
— Imperial Landfill Gas Company – Landfill Gas Plant: DEP issued an Air Quality Plan Approval extension for the facility located in Robinson Twp., Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 8163)
— Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC – Compressor Station: DEP issued a renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located in Buck Twp., Luzerne County. (PA Bulletin, page 8163)
Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits – Comments
— Regency Marcellus Gas Gathering, LLC – 175 Feet, 10-inch Natural Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project connecting a PA General Energy Co., LLC Kutz shale gas well pipeline and value site to Regency’s existing natural gas pipeline located in Shrewsbury Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 8143)
— Expand Operating LLC – Two 16-inch Water Pipelines/Access Road: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project located in Terry and Wilmot Townships, Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 8143)
— Homer City Generation LP – Site Construction For Natural Gas Power Plant: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for the construction of a site for a natural gas power plant for the A.I. Data Center Campus located in Black Lick and Center Townships, Indiana County. (PA Bulletin, page 8143)
Chapter 105 Encroachment Permits – Issued
— Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC – 16-inch Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting Salt Spring Run (Exceptional Value), Brion Creek (Exceptional Value) and Taylor Run (Exceptional Value) in Liberty Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 8167)
Erosion & Sedimentation Permits – Issued
— STL Resources LLC – Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Stony Fork (Exceptional Value) located in Morris Twp., Tioga County. (PA Bulletin, page 8168)
— Expand Operating LLC – Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Laning Creek and Norn Brook located in Sheshequin Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 8168)
— Repsol Oil & Gas USA LLC – Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting North Branch Sugar Creek located in Columbia Twp., Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 8168)
— Expand Operating LLC – Pipeline Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Laning Creek and an unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna River located in Sheshequin and Wysox Townships, Bradford County. (PA Bulletin, page 8168)
— Sabre Energy Development LLC – Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Muncy Creek (Exceptional Value) located in Penn Twp., Lycoming County. (PA Bulletin, page 8168)
— Pennenergy Resources LLC – Unknown Project: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Sarver Run (High Quality) located in Buffalo Twp., Butler County. (PA Bulletin, page 8168)
— Range Resources Appalachia LLC – Independent 70 to Wj Exploration Temp. Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Raccoon Creek located in Independence Twp., Beaver County. (PA Bulletin, page 8169)
— EQM Gathering OPCO LLC [EQT] – NIDBS018 Water Pipeline: DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a pipeline project impacting Bloody Run, Roberts Run located in Gilmore Twp., Greene County. (PA Bulletin, page 8169)
Oil & Gas Well Drilling Permits [11.21.25]*
— Last Week – Permits: DEP issued ZERO conventional and 13 unconventional
— Year To Date – Permits: DEP issued 168 conventional and 577 unconventional
— Last Week – Wells Drilled: 2 conventional, 6 unconventional
— Year To Date – Wells Drilled: 128 conventional and 401 unconventional
*Weekly Workload Report – 11.21.25
*DEP’s Weekly Oil & Gas Program Workload Report – Most Recent
DEP Issued These New/Renewed Oil & Gas Permits *
This is a list of conventional oil and gas and shale gas well permits DEP issued from November 15 to 21 by county—
Fayette County
— Springfield Twp.: PH Masterline LLC – 1 Shale Gas Permit
Lycoming County
— Plunketts Creek Twp.: PA General Energy Co. LLC – 1 Shale Gas Permit
— Shrewsbury Twp.: PA General Energy Co. LLC – 2 Shale Gas Permits
Potter County
— Hector Twp.: Greylock Production LLC – 3 Shale Gas Permits
Sullivan County
— Shrewsbury Twp.: EXCO Resources PA LLC – 1 Shale Gas Permit
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Act 14 Notices To Municipalities
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PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
— Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Nov. 22 to 28 [PaEN]
— DEP Settlement With Energy Transfer/Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield Imposes $3.3 Million Penalty, Including $1 Million Community Improvement Projects For Polluting Allegheny River [PaEN]
— DEP To Host Dec. 8 Virtual Update On Response To Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
— PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment – November 29 [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Site Construction Of Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
— DEP Posted 84 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 29 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
— Environmental Quality Board Meets Dec. 9 On Petitions To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells, Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing, Water System Operator, Radiation Protection Fees [PaEN]
— PJM Market Monitor Files Complaint With FERC Saying PJM Is Proposing To Allow A.I. Data Centers To Connect To Grid That It Cannot Reliably Serve, Will Require Blackouts To Maintain Service [PaEN]
— PUC Invites Comments On Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Center To The Grid
— PUC Commissioners Agree On Need To ‘Get It Right’ On Reforming Grid Connection Process For Solar, Renewable, All Energy Sources To Protect Consumers, Grid Reliability [PaEN]
— PUC Chairman Highlights ‘Extraordinary Challenges’ Pennsylvania Families Are Facing This Winter With Energy Bills And His Appreciation For Groups Providing Assistance [PaEN]
NewsClips:
— Utility Dive: PJM Market Monitor: No More PJM Data Centers Unless They Can Be Reliably Served
— Utility Dive: US EIA: Residential Electricity Prices Continue Rise, Up 7.4% In September; Natural Gas Up 47.4%; No One Sees A Near-Term Solution
— PA Capital-Star: PJM Grid Operator Weighs Proposals To Manage A.I. Data Center Impact On Electricity Affordability And Reliability
— Utility Dive: US DOE A.I. Data Center Load Connection Proposal Sparks Federal-State Jurisdiction Concerns, Data Centers Offer Qualified Support
— Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas Power Plant For Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus Receives DEP Air Permit [PDF of Article]
— Post-Gazette – Anya Litvak: Electricity Costs Set To Rise In Most Of PA Next Month Due To A.I. Data Center Demands, Backlog Of New Generation Sources [Duquesne Light: Customers Facing ‘Astronomically Higher Bills’]
— TribLive: Duquesne Light Electric Rates Climb 10.6% Starting Dec. 1, As Statewide Electric Price Hikes Being
— WHYY: Philadelphia Gas Works Residential Customers To See Monthly Bills Jump By About $6
— Pittsburgh Business Times: Energy Transfer/Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield To Pay $3.3 Million Penalty For Decades Of Oil Pollution In Allegheny River
— PennLive Guest Essay: Federal Red Tape Is Strangling Pennsylvania Natural Gas Energy Boom – By Joseph Pitts, Former PA Member Of Congress
— ABC27: UGI Unveils New Liquefied Natural Gas Facility In Cumberland County
[Posted: November 26, 2025] PA Environment Digest