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Politics
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Air
DEP, Allegheny County Saving Drivers As Much As $32.3 Million Annually By Eliminating Special Low-RVP Gasoline In Western PA [PaEN]
DEP To List Steps Erie Coke (Coal) Must Take To Receive Operating Permit
Erie Coke Proposes $3.1 Million Settlement In Appeal Before EHB
Erie Coke (Coal) Works Submits Settlement Proposal In Appeal Before EHB
Erie Coke (Coal) Plant, DEP Spar Over Health Risks
Erie Coke (Coal) Plant CEO Addresses Violations At Appeals Hearing
GASP: Erie Coke (Coal) Plant, DEP Lay Out Arguments In Advance Of EHB Hearing TODAY
Erie Coke (Coal) Faces 2 Legal Fights To Stay Open
Advisory Council Formed To Determine Future Of Fmr Shenango Coke (Coal) Works
23 State Governors Join California In Opposing Trump Mileage Freeze
Awards & Recognition
Lacawac Sanctuary Holds Farm To Plate Dinner Aug. 10 To Honor Achievement Award Winners [PaEN]
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Home In Fayette County Added To World Heritage Sites List By UNESCO [PaEN]
AP: Fallingwater In PA, 7 Other Frank Lloyd Wright Homes Now World Heritage Sites
Fallingwater In PA, Other Frank Lloyd Wright Homes Now On World Heritage Site List
Fallingwater, Other Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Named To World Heritage List
Editorial: UNESCO Affirms Fallingwater’s Greatness
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Three Cheers For Parks, Recreation & Recreational Professionals [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jennifer Brooks, Berks County Parks & Recreation [PaEN]
Buck Neely, Stream Restoration, Inc., Recognized At 2019 American Society Of Mining And Reclamation Conference [PaEN]
PennDOT Marks 30th Anniversary Of 100,000+ Volunteers Strong Adopt-A-Highway Litter Cleanup Program [PaEN]
PennDOT Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary Of Adopt-A-Highway
Gov. Wolf, House, Senate Declare July As Lakes Appreciation Month In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Ian McHarg’s Landmark Design With Nature Ecological Design Book Turns 50
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
DCNR Accepting Applications For Wild Resources Conservation Fund Grants; Sept. 11 Hearing [PaEN]
Public Tours Of Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat Offered At Fort Indiantown Gap
DelVal Scientists Hope To Create Trap To Catch Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
Pennsylvania, Federal Officials Jack Up Spotted Lanternfly Spending 60 Percent
Beveridge: Wildflower Meadows Part Of I-70 Makeover In Washington County
Small Species Might Hold Giant Consequences For Great Lakes
Budget
Politicians In Harrisburg Are Proud Of Their New State Budget! -- Meanwhile In The Real World… [PaEN]
Senators Muth, Argall Have Very Different Views On $34 Billion Spending Plan
Caruso: Fiscal Code Bill Hides $61 Million In Earmarks [WAMS] For Legislative Projects - Not A Single One To Benefit The Environment
Swift: Joint Legislative Conservation Committee To Disband As Part Of New Budget
Op-Ed: Conservation Efforts Lose Out In State Budget - Len Lichvar [PaEN]
PennFuture Blog: PA State Budget Turns Blind Eye To Environment [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Step Up Support To Clean Rivers, Streams - Harry Campbell, CBF-PA
Op-Ed: State Budget Shows Little Understanding, Concern For The Environment - Rep. Vitali
Editorial: Overdue PA Farm Bill Offers Hope To The Industry
New Luzerne Stormwater Fee Won’t End All Street Flooding Officials Say
Greencastle Sets Stormwater Credit, Appeal Program
South Williamsport Considers Stormwater Fee, Administration Is A Nightmare
Beaver County, Municipalities See More Money From Drilling Impact Fee
More Wells, Fewer Dollars: Drilling Impact Fee Distribution In Lycoming County
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
DCNR Dedicates Colonel Denning State Park Improvements Discusses Restore PA
PA Abandoned Mine Land Campaign Urges Action To Extend Expiring Federal Mine Reclamation Fee [PaEN]
Pennsylvania Continues To Push Congress For Dedicated Federal Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal: States’ Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans Found Lacking By EPA; Pennsylvania Misses Goal, Funding Needs By Substantial Margins [PaEN]
Water Science Institute Report Finds Legacy Sediment Floodplain Restoration Extremely Cost, Land Efficient [PaEN]
Whole Lancaster Community Has A Role In Cleaning Up Their Local Creeks
New Luzerne Stormwater Fee Won’t End All Street Flooding Officials Say
Greencastle Sets Stormwater Credit, Appeal Program
South Williamsport Considers Stormwater Fee, Administration Is A Nightmare
Bay Journal: Continued High River Flows Having Mixed Impacts On Chesapeake Bay And Its Resources
NOAA Just Reported Pennsylvania Had The Wettest 48-Month Period On Record - Since 1895 [PaEN]
NOAA: There Has Never Been A Wetter 12-Month Period On Record For PA
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
Berks County Water Week - Because Clean Water Matters, August 3-10
Penn State Alumnus Dana Aunkst Leads EPA-State Effort To Restore The Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts July 16 Webinar, July 23 Hearing On Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan [PaEN]
NRC To Host July 16 Webinar, July 23 Public Hearing On TMI Decommissioning Plan
PA Abandoned Mine Land Campaign Urges Action To Extend Expiring Federal Mine Reclamation Fee [PaEN]
Ag Progress Days On Aug. 13-15 Features Tours Showcasing Penn State Agricultural Research [PaEN]
Berks County Water Week - Because Clean Water Matters, August 3-10
July 16 Hurricane Season Twitter Chat To Highlight How To Prepare For A Flood, What To Do After A Storm [PaEN]
Register Now! PSATS Stormwater Conference Oct. 16-Allegheny County, Nov. 15- Chester County [PaEN]
Hearing Aug. 12 On DEP Stormwater Permit AND Air Quality Plan Approval For Slate Belt Biosolids Heat Recovery Center, Northampton County [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Little Lost Creek Watershed TMDL In Juniata County [PaEN]
DEP To Hold July 30 Informal Conference On Allegheny Mineral Surface Mining Application For Lawrence County [PaEN]
Warning Siren Test Thursday For Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility General Facility In Lancaster County
PA Resources Council Holds July 20 Household Chemical Collection Event In Washington County [PaEN]
Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event Set For July 27 In McCandless, Allegheny County [PaEN]
30th Delaware River Cleanup Set For July 15-16
Ambler Environmental Advisory Council Rain Garden Walking Tour July 21
Public Tours Of Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat Offered At Fort Indiantown Gap
Climate
NOAA Just Reported Pennsylvania Had The Wettest 48-Month Period On Record - Since 1895 [PaEN]
Rainfall Pushes Region Toward Another Record-Setting Year Of Precipitation
Wettest Year On Record For PA, NJ, Hurricane Barry Formed
NOAA: There Has Never Been A Wetter 12-Month Period On Record For PA
Green Building Alliance Accepting Applications For Emerging Youth Fall Program [PaEN]
Report: Pittsburgh Can Reduce Carbon Emissions 75 Percent
23 State Governors Join California In Opposing Trump Mileage Freeze
Column: It’s High Time To Create A World Carbon Bank
Editorial: One Answer To Climate Change Is Trees
Presidential Hopeful Inslee Meets Neighbors Of Philly Refinery, Pushes Climate Change
Coal Mining
Pentagon Request Could Boost Rare Earth Mining Industry In U.S. (Coal)
DEP To Hold July 30 Informal Conference On Allegheny Mineral Surface Mining Application For Lawrence County [PaEN]
Court Ruling Boosts Coal Plant Workers’ Claim For $5.5M From FirstEnergy
EPA Finds No Need For Coal Ash Liability Assurances
Compliance Actions
DEP To List Steps Erie Coke (Coal) Must Take To Receive Operating Permit
Erie Coke Proposes $3.1 Million Settlement In Appeal Before EHB
Erie Coke (Coal) Works Submits Settlement Proposal In Appeal Before EHB
Erie Coke (Coal) Plant, DEP Spar Over Health Risks
Erie Coke (Coal) Plant CEO Addresses Violations At Appeals Hearing
GASP: Erie Coke (Coal) Plant, DEP Lay Out Arguments In Advance Of EHB Hearing TODAY
Erie Coke (Coal) Faces 2 Legal Fights To Stay Open
PUC Fines Great American Power $13,500 For Sales, Marketing Practices
PA Man Guilty Of Falsely Portraying Himself As Accredited EPA Course Provider
DCNR
July 10 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
July 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware River
Philadelphia Inquirer Begins Year-Long From The Source: Stories Of The Delaware River Series [PaEN]
Philadelphia Water Has A Serious Image Problem
30th Delaware River Cleanup Set For July 15-16
Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed July 8 Deep Dive Newsletter Now Available
Schuylkill Action Network Aug. 7 Funding For MS4 Stormwater Projects Workshop In Montgomery County [PaEN]
Drinking Water
Bagenstose: Casey, Other Lawmakers Push For PFAS Provisions In Federal Military Spending Bill
Trump Threatens Veto Of Military Bill With PFAS Cleanup Measures
Bucks County Residents Facing Own PFAS Contamination, But Not From Military Bases
Philadelphia Water Has A Serious Image Problem
Boil Water Advisory In Centre County Expected To Last At Least 4 Days
Economic Development
DEP, Allegheny County Saving Drivers As Much As $32.3 Million Annually By Eliminating Special Low-RVP Gasoline In Western PA [PaEN]
Agroforestry And Native Understory Crops: Forests For The Chesapeake Bay
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Expands Investments, Partnerships In Pennsylvania Wilds [PaEN]
Scaffold Company Expands In Johnstown To Meet Demand From Natural Gas Power Plant Project
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Renton Mine Fire Reclamation Project In Plum Borough, Allegheny County [PaEN]
Education
Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Holds Nature & Arts Festival July 27 In Dauphin County [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jennifer Brooks, Berks County Parks & Recreation [PaEN]
Advanced Watershed Educator Workshop For School Administrators Aug. 5, Dauphin County [PaEN]
Interns: Michael Gallagher, BioMost, Inc. Working On Mine Drainage Treatment [PaEN]
Meet Destiny And Isaiah, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Trail Ambassadors
Westminster College Environmental Students Present Research To Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Wildlife Leadership Academy Hosts Special Screening Of Live The Stream: The Story Of Joe Humphreys On Aug. 12 [PaEN]
DEP Awards 2 Environmental Ed Grants For McKean County Projects
Ian McHarg’s Landmark Design With Nature Ecological Design Book Turns 50
Emergency Response
NOAA Just Reported Pennsylvania Had The Wettest 48-Month Period On Record - Since 1895 [PaEN]
NOAA: There Has Never Been A Wetter 12-Month Period On Record For PA
Past 4 Years In PA Have Been Wettest On Record
PA Had 33 Tornadoes So Far This Year, Third-Most Since 1950
AP: Shelter-In Place Advisory Lifted Again After Chlorine Leak In Beaver County
Warning Siren Test Thursday For Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility General Facility In Lancaster County
Hawk Mountain Ranger School In Kempton (Photos)
Energy
Policy On Alternative Utility Ratemaking Adopted By PUC [PaEN]
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Expands Investments, Partnerships In Pennsylvania Wilds [PaEN]
Op-Ed: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Supporting An Energy-Enabled Economy - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts July 16 Webinar, July 23 Hearing On Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan [PaEN]
Court Ruling Boosts Coal Plant Workers’ Claim For $5.5M From FirstEnergy
Warning Siren Test Thursday For Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility General Facility In Lancaster County
PUC Fines Great American Power $13,500 For Sales, Marketing Practices
PUC Urges Consumers To Be Conscious Of Utility Account Security, Scams, Intimidating Sales Pitches [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Why The Nation’s Power Grid Needs A Makeover
Democratic State AGs Press For New PJM CEO Focused On Climate, States’ Rights
EPA Finds No Need For Coal Ash Liability Assurances
23 State Governors Join California In Opposing Trump Mileage Freeze
FERC Report: U.S. Renewable Energy Transition To Move Faster Than Anticipated by 2022
New Cong. Keller Receives Committee Assignments
Energy Conservation
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Expands Investments, Partnerships In Pennsylvania Wilds [PaEN]
PennTAP Webinar July 18: Funding, Incentives To Implement Energy Efficiency Projects [PaEN]
23 State Governors Join California In Opposing Trump Mileage Freeze
Environmental Heritage
Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Holds Nature & Arts Festival July 27 In Dauphin County [PaEN]
Environmental Policy
PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available [PaEN]
Farming
Bay Journal: States’ Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans Found Lacking By EPA; Pennsylvania Misses Goal, Funding Needs By Substantial Margins [PaEN]
Editorial: Overdue PA Farm Bill Offers Hope To The Industry
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
Ag Progress Days On Aug. 13-15 Features Tours Showcasing Penn State Agricultural Research [PaEN]
Register Now For Reading The Farm Conservation Training Workshop Aug. 7 & 8, Lancaster [PaEN]
PA’s Rodale Institute Launches New Organic Research & Training Center in Georgia [PaEN]
Flooding
Politicians In Harrisburg Are Proud Of Their New State Budget! -- Meanwhile In The Real World… [PaEN]
Pregnant Woman, 8-Year Old Killed After Being Washed Away By Floodwaters In Berks
AP: Child, Pregnant Mom Found Dead In Car Amid Flood In Berks County
Flooded Roads Kept Emergency Workers From Reaching Woman, Child In Car Swept Away
Police ID Pregnant Woman, 9-Year-Old Killed After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters
Drenching Storms Blamed For 3 Deaths In Southeast PA
9 People Rescued In Penn Borough After Torrential Rain
Flash Flooding Engulfs Cars, Overwhelms Businesses In Montgomery County
AP: Torrential Rain Brings Floods, Landslides Around Pittsburgh
Storms, Flash Flooding Pummel Pittsburgh, Close Numerous Road
Westmoreland Sees Flooding, Damage During Torrential Rain
Western PA Residents Grow Weary Of Rain, Flood Cleanups
Widespread Flooding As Heavy Rains Sweep Through Philly Region
More Than a Dozen Boats Damaged, Lost During Storms At Bartram’s Garden
Volunteers Needed July 15 To Repair Meeks Run Trail Damaged By Flooding In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Bay Journal: States’ Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans Found Lacking By EPA; Pennsylvania Misses Goal, Funding Needs By Substantial Margins [PaEN]
Water Science Institute Report Finds Legacy Sediment Floodplain Restoration Extremely Cost, Land Efficient [PaEN]
DEP Regional Director Tours Pottstown To Discuss How Restore PA Could Address Sewer, Stormwater Issues
July 16 Hurricane Season Twitter Chat To Highlight How To Prepare For A Flood, What To Do After A Storm [PaEN]
Register Now! PSATS Stormwater Conference Oct. 16-Allegheny County, Nov. 15- Chester County [PaEN]
DEP Hosts Open House July 15 On Stream Maintenance After Flooding In Centre County [PaEN]
Rising Waters Cause Concerns In Luzerne County
Truck Driver Rescued From Flooded Roadway In Luzerne
2nd Day Of Heavy Rain Causes More Flash Flooding Across Western PA
Residents Spent Sunday Cleaning Up From Severe Storms Around Harrisburg
NOAA Just Reported Pennsylvania Had The Wettest 48-Month Period On Record - Since 1895 [PaEN]
NOAA: There Has Never Been A Wetter 12-Month Period On Record For PA
Rainfall Pushes Region Toward Another Record-Setting Year Of Precipitation
Wettest Year On Record For PA, NJ, Hurricane Barry Formed
Flooding - Hurricanes
AP: Hurricane Barry’s Rain And Floods Hammer Gulf Environment
AP: Barry Drenches Gulf Coast, But Initially Spares New Orleans
AP: Tropical Storm, River Flooding Hammer Gulf Environment
AP: Millions In Line Of Punishing Rain From Tropical Storm Barry
Op-Ed: Applying The Lessons Of Hurricane Pam To Climate Change
Flooding Swamps New Orleans; Possible Hurricane Coming Next
Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency As Storm Develops Into Hurricane
Gulf Coast May Be Hit With First Tropical System Of The Season
Forests
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
WITF Smart Talk: Forest Conservation, The Nature Conservancy-PA’s Working Woodlands
Editorial: One Answer To Climate Change Is Trees
DelVal Scientists Hope To Create Trap To Catch Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
Pennsylvania, Federal Officials Jack Up Spotted Lanternfly Spending 60 Percent
Cong. Fitzpatrick Pushing Congress For More Lyme Disease Funding
Some Green Ash Trees Show Some Resistance To Emerald Ash Borers [PaEN]
Agroforestry And Native Understory Crops: Forests For The Chesapeake Bay
Pittsburgh, Western PA Residents To See Milky Skies Amid Canada Wildlifes
Editorial: Follow Prevention Tips To Reduce Risk Of Lyme Disease
Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick, Local Lyme Disease Group Support TICK Bill
Forests - Wildfires
AP: California Governor Signs Wildfire Bill To Pay Victims
California Senate Passes $21B Wildfire Fund Legislation
AP: California Gov. Backs Effort To Boost Utilities During Wildfires
Geologic Hazards
Ross Issues Emergency Declaration To Fix Sinkhole Near Apartment Complex
Lower Burrell Man Unsure What To Do About Backyard Sinkhole
What Causes Sinkholes And How Do You Fix Them?
Grants/Funding
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
Schuylkill Action Network Aug. 7 Funding For MS4 Stormwater Projects Workshop In Montgomery County [PaEN]
PennTAP Webinar July 18: Funding, Incentives To Implement Energy Efficiency Projects [PaEN]
DCNR Accepting Applications For Wild Resources Conservation Fund Grants; Sept. 11 Hearing [PaEN]
Green Buildings
Green Building Alliance Accepting Applications For Emerging Youth Fall Program [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
Bay Journal: States’ Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans Found Lacking By EPA; Pennsylvania Misses Goal, Funding Needs By Substantial Margins [PaEN]
DEP Regional Director Tours Pottstown To Discuss How Restore PA Could Address Sewer, Stormwater Issues
DEP Hosts Open House July 15 On Stream Maintenance After Flooding In Centre County [PaEN]
Officials Push Restore PA Plan To Repair Pottstown Storm Arches
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
Schuylkill Action Network Aug. 7 Funding For MS4 Stormwater Projects Workshop In Montgomery County [PaEN]
Register Now! PSATS Stormwater Conference Oct. 16-Allegheny County, Nov. 15- Chester County [PaEN]
New Luzerne Stormwater Fee Won’t End All Street Flooding Officials Say
South Williamsport Considers Stormwater Fee, Administration Is A Nightmare
Water Science Institute Report Finds Legacy Sediment Floodplain Restoration Extremely Cost, Land Efficient [PaEN]
Whole Lancaster Community Has A Role In Cleaning Up Their Local Creeks
Ambler Environmental Advisory Council Rain Garden Walking Tour July 21
Pregnant Woman, 8-Year Old Killed After Being Washed Away By Floodwaters In Berks
AP: Child, Pregnant Mom Found Dead In Car Amid Flood In Berks County
9 People Rescued In Penn Borough After Torrential Rain
Flash Flooding Engulfs Cars, Overwhelms Businesses In Montgomery County
AP: Torrential Rain Brings Floods, Landslides Around Pittsburgh
Storms, Flash Flooding Pummel Pittsburgh, Close Numerous Road
Westmoreland Sees Flooding, Damage During Torrential Rain
Widespread Flooding As Heavy Rains Sweep Through Philly Region
NOAA Just Reported Pennsylvania Had The Wettest 48-Month Period On Record - Since 1895 [PaEN]
NOAA: There Has Never Been A Wetter 12-Month Period On Record For PA
Hazardous Substances
Bagenstose: Casey, Other Lawmakers Push For PFAS Provisions In Federal Military Spending Bill
Trump Threatens Veto Of Military Bill With PFAS Cleanup Measures
Bucks County Residents Facing Own PFAS Contamination, But Not From Military Bases
Laboratories
Lancaster Labs Back To Normal After Ransomware Attack
Land Conservation
Middletown Twp. Residents Seek More Recreation, Preservation In Bucks
Land Recycling
Possible Future Uses For Philadelphia Refinery Call Into Question Cleanup Plans There
Op-Ed: Even After The Philadelphia Refinery Closes, The Environmental Damage Won’t Disappear
Editorial: Past Time To Listen To Public About South Philly Refinery Cleanup
Land Use Planning
Middletown Twp. Residents Seek More Recreation, Preservation In Bucks
Stempka Named Erie County Planning Director, Fmr ED Of Environment Erie
Lake Erie
AP: Great Lakes Water Levels Continue Surge, Erie Reaches Highest Point Ever Recorded
AP: States, Provinces OK Plan To Protect Great Lakes From Asian Carp
Small Species Might Hold Giant Consequences For Great Lakes
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PennDOT Marks 30th Anniversary Of 100,000+ Volunteers Strong Adopt-A-Highway Litter Cleanup Program [PaEN]
PennDOT Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary Of Adopt-A-Highway
30th Delaware River Cleanup Set For July 15-16
3 Men Face Charges, Fines For Illegal Dumping In Allegheny County
Allegheny CleanWays Removes 11,300 Pounds Of Trash From Allegheny River
Editorial: Allegheny CleanWays Finds So Much Trash
KPB: Columbia Gas Employees Partner With Tri-County CleanWays On Community Garden In Lawrence County [PaEN]
Mine Reclamation
Buck Neely, Stream Restoration, Inc., Recognized At 2019 American Society Of Mining And Reclamation Conference [PaEN]
PA Abandoned Mine Land Campaign Urges Action To Extend Expiring Federal Mine Reclamation Fee [PaEN]
DEP Moves Forward With Quakake Tunnel Acid Mine Water Cleanup Project, Carbon County
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Renton Mine Fire Reclamation Project In Plum Borough, Allegheny County [PaEN]
Westminster College Environmental Students Present Research To Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Interns: Michael Gallagher, BioMost, Inc. Working On Mine Drainage Treatment [PaEN]
July Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition [PaEN]
Oil & Gas
Report: PA Had Record Year For Natural Gas Production In 2018
DEP Releases Annual Oil and Gas Program Report Covering Activities During 2018 [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Natural Gas In PA Is Not Environmentally Sustainable
Op-Ed: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Supporting An Energy-Enabled Economy - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Landslide, $45,000 Fine Didn’t Stop Upper Burrell Gas Well Drilling
Beaver County, Municipalities See More Money From Drilling Impact Fee
More Wells, Fewer Dollars: Drilling Impact Fee Distribution In Lycoming County
Study: Thousands Live Near Underground Natural Gas Storage Wells In PA, OH, WV, NY, MI, CA
Scaffold Company Expands In Johnstown To Meet Demand From Natural Gas Power Plant Project
AP: Wolf Says State Doesn’t Plan To Help Fund Philadelphia Refinery Restart
Possible Future Uses For Philadelphia Refinery Call Into Question Cleanup Plans There
Op-Ed: Even After The Philadelphia Refinery Closes, The Environmental Damage Won’t Disappear
Editorial: Past Time To Listen To Public About South Philly Refinery Cleanup
Presidential Hopeful Inslee Meets Neighbors Of Philly Refinery, Pushes Climate Change
Litvak: Rice Energy’s Toby Rice Wins Control Of EQT Drilling After Proxy Battle
Pipelines
Hurdle: Trespass Charges Dropped Against Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protesters
7 Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protesters Avoid Trail After Trespassing Charges Dropped
Editorial: Judge In Pipeline Protesters Case Offers Useful Advice On How To Choose Lawmakers
Western PA Laurel Pipeline Battle Over Fuel Delivery Continues With Regulators
Op-Ed: Why We Need PennEast And Other Natural Gas Pipelines
Op-Ed: Delaware County Pipeline Moratorium Would Hurt Commonwealth
Editorial: Reject Efforts To Criminalize Pipeline Protests
Permitting
Op-Ed: Improved Permitting, A Key Step In Moving State Economy Forward - PA Chamber
DEP Posts 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 13 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Personnel
Stempka Named Erie County Planning Director, Fmr ED Of Environment Erie
David Carlini Named Southcentral Regional Director For Game Commission
Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Urban Resource Conservationist [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Steward [PaEN]
PUC
Policy On Alternative Utility Ratemaking Adopted By PUC [PaEN]
PUC Fines Great American Power $13,500 For Sales, Marketing Practices
PUC Urges Consumers To Be Conscious Of Utility Account Security, Scams, Intimidating Sales Pitches [PaEN]
PUC Announces Appointments To Consumer Advisory Council
Radiation Protection
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts July 16 Webinar, July 23 Hearing On Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan [PaEN]
NRC To Host July 16 Webinar, July 23 Public Hearing On TMI Decommissioning Plan
DOE Plans To Extend Nuclear Power Plant Lives To 80 Years
Recreation
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Home In Fayette County Added To World Heritage Sites List By UNESCO [PaEN]
AP: Fallingwater In PA, 7 Other Frank Lloyd Wright Homes Now World Heritage Sites
Fallingwater In PA, Other Frank Lloyd Wright Homes Now On World Heritage Site List
Fallingwater, Other Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Named To World Heritage List
Editorial: UNESCO Affirms Fallingwater’s Greatness
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Three Cheers For Parks, Recreation & Recreational Professionals [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jennifer Brooks, Berks County Parks & Recreation [PaEN]
DCNR Dedicates Colonel Denning State Park Improvements Discusses Restore PA
Cranberry Bog, Wildlife More: Take Guided Tour Of Black Moshannon State Park
Ricketts Glen State Park Expands
Codorus State Park Swimming Pool To Close For Repairs
July 10 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
July 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Susquehanna National Heritage Area To Begin Free River Boat Tours From Lancaster County
Marcus Shneck: Susquehanna National Heritage Area Offering Free Boat Tours
Middletown Twp. Residents Seek More Recreation, Preservation In Bucks
O’Neill: Improving Pittsburgh’s Parks Won’t Be Easy
Runners Taking On Lehigh Valley’s Toughest Trail Race Are Fighting More Important Battle
4-State Whiskey Rebellion Trail Launches In Pittsburgh
AP: New Whiskey Rebellion Trail To Start In Pittsburgh
Regional Trail Corporation Plans Poker Run Fundraiser In Westmoreland
Luzerne County Hopes Wilkes-Barre’s River Common Park Gets More Use
Inclusive Playgrounds Give Kids With Disabilities An Equal Chance To Join The Fun
In Philly, 30 Playgrounds Equipped With Sonic Devices To Repel Teens
Editorial: Philly Rec Centers Should Slap Mosquitoes Away, Not Teens
Firefighters Try To Rescue Kayakers, End Up Needing Rescue Themselves At Harrisburg’s Dock Street Dam
Water Task Force Rescues 3 Kayakers From Kiski River
Work On Flight 93 Tower Of Voices Chimes Continues 10 Months After Dedication
Flight 93 National Memorial Exhibit Recalls First Decade
Editorial: Follow Prevention Tips To Reduce Risk Of Lyme Disease
Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick, Local Lyme Disease Group Support TICK Bill
Recycling/Waste
DEP Issues Environmental Assessment Of Proposed Keystone Landfill Expansion Showing Benefits Of Project Outweigh Harms [PaEN]
DEP: Benefits Of Keystone Landfill Expansion Outweigh Harms
Editorial: DEP Takes Broad View Of Keystone Landfill Benefits
Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event Set For July 27 In McCandless, Allegheny County [PaEN]
PA Resources Council Holds July 20 Household Chemical Collection Event In Washington County [PaEN]
Hearing Aug. 12 On DEP Stormwater Permit AND Air Quality Plan Approval For Slate Belt Biosolids Heat Recovery Center, Northampton County [PaEN]
Editorial: PA Delays Restrictions On Plastic
Renewable Energy
Policy On Alternative Utility Ratemaking Adopted By PUC [PaEN]
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Expands Investments, Partnerships In Pennsylvania Wilds [PaEN]
Rep. Kosierowski Holds Hearing July 17 In Carbondale On Clean Energy
FERC Report: U.S. Renewable Energy Transition To Move Faster Than Anticipated by 2022
SRBC
Susquehanna River Basin Commission August 1 Hearing On Proposed Water Withdrawal Requests [PaEN]
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Quarterly Guardian Newsletter Now Available [PaEN]
Stormwater
Politicians In Harrisburg Are Proud Of Their New State Budget! -- Meanwhile In The Real World… [PaEN]
Bay Journal: States’ Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans Found Lacking By EPA; Pennsylvania Misses Goal, Funding Needs By Substantial Margins [PaEN]
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
Water Science Institute Report Finds Legacy Sediment Floodplain Restoration Extremely Cost, Land Efficient [PaEN]
DEP Regional Director Tours Pottstown To Discuss How Restore PA Could Address Sewer, Stormwater Issues
Officials Push Restore PA Plan To Repair Pottstown Storm Arches
DEP Hosts Open House July 15 On Stream Maintenance After Flooding In Centre County [PaEN]
Schuylkill Action Network Aug. 7 Funding For MS4 Stormwater Projects Workshop In Montgomery County [PaEN]
Register Now! PSATS Stormwater Conference Oct. 16-Allegheny County, Nov. 15- Chester County [PaEN]
New Luzerne Stormwater Fee Won’t End All Street Flooding Officials Say
South Williamsport Considers Stormwater Fee, Administration Is A Nightmare
Whole Lancaster Community Has A Role In Cleaning Up Their Local Creeks
Hearing Aug. 12 On DEP Stormwater Permit AND Air Quality Plan Approval For Slate Belt Biosolids Heat Recovery Center, Northampton County [PaEN]
Turnpike Looks For Answer AFter More Flooding At Southern Beltway Construction
Ambler Environmental Advisory Council Rain Garden Walking Tour July 21
Pregnant Woman, 8-Year Old Killed After Being Washed Away By Floodwaters In Berks
AP: Child, Pregnant Mom Found Dead In Car Amid Flood In Berks County
9 People Rescued In Penn Borough After Torrential Rain
Flash Flooding Engulfs Cars, Overwhelms Businesses In Montgomery County
AP: Torrential Rain Brings Floods, Landslides Around Pittsburgh
Storms, Flash Flooding Pummel Pittsburgh, Close Numerous Road
Westmoreland Sees Flooding, Damage During Torrential Rain
Widespread Flooding As Heavy Rains Sweep Through Philly Region
NOAA Just Reported Pennsylvania Had The Wettest 48-Month Period On Record - Since 1895 [PaEN]
NOAA: There Has Never Been A Wetter 12-Month Period On Record For PA
Rainfall Pushes Region Toward Another Record-Setting Year Of Precipitation
Wettest Year On Record For PA, NJ, Hurricane Barry Formed
Watershed Protection
Buck Neely, Stream Restoration, Inc., Recognized At 2019 American Society Of Mining And Reclamation Conference [PaEN]
Politicians In Harrisburg Are Proud Of Their New State Budget! -- Meanwhile In The Real World… [PaEN]
Bay Journal: States’ Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans Found Lacking By EPA; Pennsylvania Misses Goal, Funding Needs By Substantial Margins [PaEN]
DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1 [PaEN]
Water Science Institute Report Finds Legacy Sediment Floodplain Restoration Extremely Cost, Land Efficient [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Continued High River Flows Having Mixed Impacts On Chesapeake Bay And Its Resources
Ag Progress Days On Aug. 13-15 Features Tours Showcasing Penn State Agricultural Research [PaEN]
Register Now For Reading The Farm Conservation Training Workshop Aug. 7 & 8, Lancaster [PaEN]
Whole Lancaster Community Has A Role In Cleaning Up Their Local Creeks
DEP Regional Director Tours Pottstown To Discuss How Restore PA Could Address Sewer, Stormwater Issues
Officials Push Restore PA Plan To Repair Pottstown Storm Arches
DEP Hosts Open House July 15 On Stream Maintenance After Flooding In Centre County [PaEN]
Schuylkill Action Network Aug. 7 Funding For MS4 Stormwater Projects Workshop In Montgomery County [PaEN]
Register Now! PSATS Stormwater Conference Oct. 16-Allegheny County, Nov. 15- Chester County [PaEN]
New Luzerne Stormwater Fee Won’t End All Street Flooding Officials Say
South Williamsport Considers Stormwater Fee, Administration Is A Nightmare
Ambler Environmental Advisory Council Rain Garden Walking Tour July 21
DEP Invites Comments On Little Lost Creek Watershed TMDL In Juniata County [PaEN]
Bagenstose: DEP Considers Relaxed Standards For Tohickon Creek In Bucks
Gov. Wolf, House, Senate Declare July As Lakes Appreciation Month In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
July Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper July 12 RiverWatch Video Report
Ian McHarg’s Landmark Design With Nature Ecological Design Book Turns 50
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Wildlife
Game Commission To Host Open Houses On Wildlife Feeding Starting July 18 [PaEN]
Game Commission Backs Sunday Hunting Compromise As Bill Heads To House
Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Holds Nature & Arts Festival July 27 In Dauphin County [PaEN]
Fly Falcon Fly: It’s The Juvies At 62nd Street Bridge In Pittsburgh
Wildlife Leadership Academy Hosts Special Screening Of Live The Stream: The Story Of Joe Humphreys On Aug. 12 [PaEN]
DCNR Accepting Applications For Wild Resources Conservation Fund Grants; Sept. 11 Hearing [PaEN]
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Receives General Operating Grant From FirstEnergy Foundation [PaEN]
Hawk Mountain Ranger School In Kempton (Photos)
AP: Rabid Bobcat Covered In Porcupine Quills Bites Venango County Man, Attacks Puppy
Small Bear Captured On Video Trying To Dine At Dauphin County Birdfeeder
Wildlife Works Needs More Helping Hands In Westmoreland
Marcus Schneck: What Does Pennsylvania Camel’s Milk Taste Like? (Video)
AP: States, Provinces OK Plan To Protect Great Lakes From Asian Carp
Pennsylvania Continues To Push Congress For Dedicated Federal Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding [PaEN]
West Nile/Zika Virus
DEP Reports Mosquitos In Philadelphia Test Positive For West Nile Virus [PaEN]
Editorial: Follow Prevention Tips To Reduce Risk Of Lyme Disease
Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick, Local Lyme Disease Group Support TICK Bill
Cong. Fitzpatrick Pushing Congress For More Lyme Disease Funding
Federal Policy
White House: President Trump Is Promoting A Clean And Healthy Environment For All Americans [PaEN]
EPA Issues Fact Sheet On Recent Accomplishments
AP: Trump Promotes Environmental Record Despite Rollbacks
How Trump’s Environmental Record Compares To His Claims
Trump Touts Environmental Leadership Even As DC Has Floods And Critics Pounce
Trump Touts Environmental Policies, But Says Nothing Of Climate Change
Trump Touts Environmental Record Despite Slashing Climate Regulations
Trump: A Strong Economy Is Vital To Maintaining A Healthy Environment
Trump Saw Opportunity In Speech On Environment, Critics Saw A 1984 Moment
Editorial: Trump Administration - It’s Not Easy Being Green
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