STRONGER has published the 2022 Edition of the Guidelines for the Review of State Oil & Gas Environmental Regulatory Programs (“The Guidelines”). The 2022 Edition includes updates to the Administrative Criteria to enhance penalty guidance, public participation, and agency coordination with Environmental Justice (EJ) considerations. The STRONGER Board of Directors received input from Pennsylvania DEP, […]
Virginia Volunteers for Follow-Up Review
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) has volunteered for a STRONGER Follow-Up State Review. Virginia’s Initial Review took place in 2004. Since that time, STRONGER has made several updates to the Guidelines, and Virginia has made changes to its program. The Follow-Up Review will include all Guidelines topics from the Initial Review, as […]
STRONGER Publishes Pennsylvania Air Quality Report
State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations, Inc. (STRONGER), a national, multi-stakeholder organization that provides services to state oil and gas environmental regulatory programs, has published its report of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) air quality regulations as they pertain to oil and gas activity. This is the first Air Quality […]