CNX to disclose real-time results of air monitoring results online

As part of a collaboration with Pennsylvania, CNX Resources Corporation announced it has begun posting air monitoring results for two of its well pads.

The results will be shown in real-time the company said, allowing residents to see live air quality monitoring at the pads in Western Pennsylvania. Officials with the company said there are plans to expand the program across its operations statewide.

The company has also publicly disclosed what chemicals and additives is uses in its drilling operations at those pads allowing more transparency for residents.

Earlier this year, CNX Resources Corporation President and CEO Nick Deiuliis announced the company was committed to operational transparency in collaboration with state environmental regulators and the public. The commitment comes on the recommendations of the 43rd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury and illustrates how industry, government and public advocates can work together to keep people safe, officials said.

“As Attorney General and now as Governor, I have listened to Pennsylvanians concerned about their health and safety – and I am delivering on the promise I made to them to secure these protections,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro. “My Administration is setting a new standard for Pennsylvania natural gas to be produced in a responsible, sustainable way and showing how we can bring people together to get things done. We’re going to follow through on our commitment to reduce pollution and ensure the health and safety of our communities while maintaining Pennsylvania’s proud energy legacy and our Commonwealth’s critical role in the nation’s energy economy.”

As part of the collaborative effort, CNX said it would provide open-sourced, real-time emission facts and data to all stakeholders, and to publicly disclose all chemicals intended to be used for drilling and hydraulic fracturing before they are used on site.

Shapiro has also directed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to pursue formal rulemakings and policy changes that mirror the collaborative effort, including” new requirements for the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling, improved control of methane emissions, and stronger drilling waste protections.