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Marcus Schneck: Long, Hard Winter Ahead Say Wildlife Prognosticators
Editorial: Pennsylvanians Ill-Served By 2,500 Separate Municipal Governments
Politics
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House/Senate
Senate Republican Majority Leader Warns Wolf Policies On Climate, Natural Gas, Charter Schools Could Hold State Back
The October Newsletter Is Now Available From The Joint Conservation Committee [PaEN]
Air
DEP: Hemp Warehouse Violating Odor Law In Westmoreland County
Editorial: DEP Needs To Address Hemp Smell
As Congestion Worsens In Philly, Car-Related Emissions Spike
Op-Ed: These Bills Would Save You Money On Vehicle Emissions Testing [Only If EPA Approved Changes]
Farmers, Renewable Fuel Groups Upset Over EPA’s New Biofuel Plan
Casey, Toomey Split On U.S. Senate Vote To Overturn Trump Power Plant Rule
Moms Clean Air Force Testifies At Only EPA Hearing On Changing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Rules
Allegheny Front: Pennsylvanians Tell EPA We Need More Controls On Methane, Not Less
Letter: EPA Should Do More To Control Methane Leaks
Alternative Fuels
NRDC: PA’s Gasoline Tax And Proposed Electric Vehicle Fees - A Primer
Farmers, Renewable Fuel Groups Upset Over EPA’s New Biofuel Plan
Awards & Recognition
Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2020 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence [PaEN]
DEP Accepting Applications For Environmental Project Awards
DCNR Receives Independent Sustainable Forest Certification For State Forest System [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Charlotte R. Catalano, Hawk Counter At Waggoner’s Gap [PaEN]
Northumberland County Tree Farm Provides White House Blue Room Christmas Tree [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
DCNR Good Natured Blog: The Fight To Preserve Hemlocks In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Lacawac Sanctuary Chestnut Tree Restoration Project In Wayne County [PaEN]
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference, Designing With Our Natural Resources Dec. 5-6 Harrisburg [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Where Will Spotted Lanternfly Strike Next?
Invasive Species Like Spotted Lanternfly: Where Do We Go From Here?
Budget
House Committee To Consider Bill Oct. 22 Guaranteeing Taxpayers Pay The Highest Prices For Nutrient Reductions; Another Pretend Solution [PaEN]
Sauro: Stormwater Fee, Plant To Reduce Sewage Going Into Susquehanna River Scrutinized By Harrisburg Officials
Municipalities Seeking Federal Stormwater Funds To Help With Mandates
Editorial: Hopefully, DEP’s Tour Of Grafius Run, Lycoming County Will Support Flooding Fix
Cambria, Somerset Groups Vent Concerns About Restore PA Infrastructure Plan
Chesapeake Bay
Turkey Hill Forms Clean Water Partnership To Support Dairy Farmers
Bay Journal: 55% Of Farmland, Farms Owned, Co-Owned Or Managed By Women In PA - What It Means For Clean Water [PaEN]
2019 PA Women’s Agricultural Network Symposium Set For Dec. 18 At Temple University [PaEN]
House Committee To Consider Bill Oct. 22 Guaranteeing Taxpayers Pay The Highest Prices For Nutrient Reductions; Another Pretend Solution [PaEN]
House Democratic Policy Committee Holds Oct. 21 Hearing On Issues Related To Waters Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Sauro: Stormwater Fee, Plant To Reduce Sewage Going Into Susquehanna River Scrutinized By Harrisburg Officials
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference, Designing With Our Natural Resources Dec. 5-6 Harrisburg [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
Column: PA Lawmakers Want To Make It A Lot Harder To Protest
PUC Administrative Judge Holds Hearings On Mariner East Pipeline Safety Oct. 23 & 24 In West Chester [PaEN]
40+ Groups, 200 Citizens Call On 2 Republican Reps. O’Neal, Ortitay To Investigate Cancers, Call For A Halt To Industry-Friendly Bills [PaEN]
Penn State Students, Citizen Scientists Take Snapshot Of Shaver's Creek In Centre County [PaEN]
Moshannon Creek Watershed Assn. Looks To Tackle Moshannon Creek
Brodhead Watershed Assn., Partners Host Oct. 26 Day For Climate Change Advocacy & Awareness In Monroe County [PaEN]
StateImpact PA, WITF Invite Public To A Retro Report Discussion On Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, More Oct. 23 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Forum At Dickinson College Points To Local Actions To Battle Climate Change
DCNR: Statewide Peak For Fall Foliage Is Here! [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Statewide Peak For Fall Foliage Is Here, Says DCNR Report
DEP: Climate Change Could Dull Fall Foliage Displays In Penn’s Woods [PaEN]
10 Gorgeous Philly-Area Spots For Fall Foliage Hikes, Walks, Runs
Keep PA Beautiful: Still Time To Organize, Join An International Coastal Cleanup In Your Community [PaEN]
PA Resources Council, PA American Water Host 3 Drug Take-Back Day Collection Events Oct. 26 In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
Delaware River Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Attracts Over 250 In Allentown [PaEN]
Plastics, Farming, Conservation On Tap At Delaware River Watershed Forum
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Climate
Senate Republican Majority Leader Warns Wolf Policies On Climate, Natural Gas, Charter Schools Could Hold State Back
Three Pennsylvania Official State Animals Are Vulnerable To Climate Change
PA State Bird Could Leave If Summer Temperatures Rise: Report
Goldman Sachs Report On Effects Of Climate Change Grim Reading
Heartland Institute: Gov. Wolf’s RGGI Carbon Tax Plan All Pain, No Gain
Kummer: Philadelphia Launches Regional Collaborative To Tackle Climate Change, Recycling, Renewable Energy
Join The Climate Collaborative Of Greater Philadelphia
Kleinman Energy Center: Preparing Philadelphia Gas Works For A Low-Carbon Future
Will Debate Over Climate Change Stall Long-Overdue Update Of PA’s Science Standards?
DEP: Climate Change Could Dull Fall Foliage Displays In Penn’s Woods [PaEN]
Brodhead Watershed Assn., Partners Host Oct. 26 Day For Climate Change Advocacy & Awareness In Monroe County [PaEN]
StateImpact PA, WITF Invite Public To A Retro Report Discussion On Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, More Oct. 23 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
PA Municipal League: Role Of Energy Efficiency In Community Resilience Webinar Oct. 31 [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Expanding Pennsylvania’s Clean Energy Options With CO2 Capture
Moms Clean Air Force Testifies At Only EPA Hearing On Changing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Rules
Allegheny Front: Pennsylvanians Tell EPA We Need More Controls On Methane, Not Less
Letter: EPA Should Do More To Control Methane Leaks
Coal Mining
Lehigh Anthracite: Mine Turns To Some Coal Cats For Mass Excavation
Penn State Receives $1.25M Grant To Study Improving Ventilation In Underground Mines
Compliance Action
Covanta Announces Plan To Deal With Recent Malfunctions At Montgomery County Waste-To-Energy Facility
Dam Safety
Agreement Reached To Preserve Historic Wayne County Dam, Deal With Safety Issues
Dam Removal Project In Blair County Funded By American Rivers
DCNR
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Charlotte R. Catalano, Hawk Counter At Waggoner’s Gap [PaEN]
October 16 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Oct. 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware River
Delaware River Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Attracts Over 250 In Allentown [PaEN]
150 Nonprofits Gather To Find Ways Of Protecting Delaware River Watershed
Plastics, Farming, Conservation On Tap At Delaware River Watershed Forum
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 18 RiverWatch Video Report
DEP
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Oct. 22 On Bills That Will Slow Down DEP Permit Reviews, Make It More Complex, Costly [PaEN]
October News & Views Newsletter Now Available From DEP [PaEN]
Drinking Water
Gov. Wolf Announces $98 Million Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties [PaEN]
Erie Water Works Gets $32 Million State Loan
Pentagon Watchdog To Examine Military’s PFAS Use
Bay Journal: Study Looks At How Toxic PFAS Moves Through Soil
McKeesport Area Residents Warned To Boil Water; White Oak Told To Conserve Water
High School Closed Monday After Boil-Water Advisories In McKeesport
Economic Development
Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Estimates Rail-Trails Contribute $930 Million A Year To Pennsylvania's Economy [PaEN]
ExxonMobil Scouting For Potential Ethane Plant Site In Beaver County
Frazier: ExxonMobile Scouting Property For 2nd Ethane Plant In Beaver County
National Fuel Boss Says Lower Natural Gas Rates Are Boosting The Region’s Economy
Pavilion In Greenwood Furnace State Park Part Of PA Outdoor Corps Project
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Plants 400 Trees In Juniata River Watershed At Culmination Of Vocational Training Program [PaEN]
Wolf Administration Program Prepares Inmates For Outdoor Careers Planting Trees To Improve Water Quality
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality
Education
Will Debate Over Climate Change Stall Long-Overdue Update Of PA’s Science Standards?
Work Begins To Restore Wetland Habitat For Outdoor Classroom, Manage Stormwater At Eichhorn School Lewisburg, Union County
Natural Lands, Trellis For Tomorrow Partner On Youth Outdoor Stewardship Program In Chester County [PaEN]
Penn State Students, Citizen Scientists Take Snapshot Of Shaver's Creek In Centre County [PaEN]
Bucknell University Hosts 14th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium
Extended: Call For Presentation Proposals: 2020 Keystone Coldwater Conference [PaEN]
Pavilion In Greenwood Furnace State Park Part Of PA Outdoor Corps Project
Emergency Response
Firefighters Battle Blazing Conventional Natural Gas Well In West Salem Twp., Mercer County
Costs Of Natural Disasters Are Increasing At The High End
Energy
Senate Republican Majority Leader Warns Wolf Policies On Climate, Natural Gas, Charter Schools Could Hold State Back
Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Workshop On Conservative Approaches To Renewable Energy Oct. 22 [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Airport Will Loop Gas From CNX Wells, Solar Power For Its Own Microgrid
Pittsburgh Airport Plans To Generate Its Own Electric Power With Gas, Solar
Pittsburgh Airport To Become First Major U.S. Airport Powered Entirely By Microgrid
National Fuel Boss Says Lower Natural Gas Rates Are Boosting The Region’s Economy
PennDOT Accepting Applications To Upgrade Traffic Signals To LED Lights [PaEN]
EnergySolutions Acquires Accident-Damaged TMI Unit 2 Reactor For Decontamination [PaEN]
EnergySolutions Acquires Accident-Damaged TMI Unit 2 Reactor For Decontamination
FirstEnergy Warns It May Close Ohio Nuclear Power Plants Anyway, Due To Uncertainty Over Bailout Program
Ohio Supreme Court Nixes Cap On FirstEnergy Efficiency Spending, But State Slated To Drop Standard As Part Of Nuclear Bailout Program
Ohio’s Bizarre Nuclear Bailout Brawl Might Be Just Getting Started
FirstEnergy Solutions Wins Bankruptcy Plan Approval
Op-Ed: Need To Focus On Health, Not Money, In Managing Nuclear Power Reactors
PA Ranks 2nd In Terms Of Increasing Home Value With Solar Panels
Editorial: Pennsylvania Should Offer Greater Incentives For Solar Power
Templeton: Vote Delayed On Controversial Beech Hollow Natural Gas Power Plant In Washington County
Kleinman Energy Center: Preparing Philadelphia Gas Works For A Low-Carbon Future
Transource Reaches Settlement Agreement In York Power Line Project
PUC Sets Filing Schedule For Utility Energy Conservation/Universal Service Plans [PaEN]
Report: Avangrid, PPL Talk Potential $67 Billion Merger
PPL In Merger Talks With CT Utility To Form $67 Billion Company
Maykuth: Philly Refinery Blast Released 5,000 Pounds Of Deadline Chemical, Federal Investigators Say
AP: Aging, Thin Pipe Likely Cause Of Philadelphia Refinery Explosion/Fire
Federal Chemical Safety Board Said Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Did Not Have To Happen
For Philly Residents, New Report On Refinery Explosion Prompts More Health Concerns
Philly Refinery Explosion Sent Bus-Size Piece Of Debris Flying Across Schuylkill River
Maykuth: Court Allows Bankrupt Philly Refiner To Award Secret Bonuses
Exelon Utilities CEO Abruptly Retires Amid Federal Probe Into Illinois Lobbying
Op-Ed: Expanding Pennsylvania’s Clean Energy Options With CO2 Capture
DOE Secretary Rick Perry Announces Resignation After Previous Denials
Trump To Nominate DOE Deputy Dan Brouillette As Rick Perry’s Replacement
Trump Travels To Pittsburgh Next Wednesday To Speak At Natural Gas Conference
Energy Conservation
PA Municipal League: Role Of Energy Efficiency In Community Resilience Webinar Oct. 31 [PaEN]
PennDOT Accepting Applications To Upgrade Traffic Signals To LED Lights [PaEN]
PUC Sets Filing Schedule For Utility Energy Conservation/Universal Service Plans [PaEN]
Environmental Health
Caruso: PA Health Dept. Received Just 160 Complaints On Oil & Gas Production Health Impacts In Nearly A Decade
John Hayes: Rabies Cases Have Risen, But This Level May Become Routine
Maykuth: Philly Refinery Blast Released 5,000 Pounds Of Deadline Chemical, Federal Investigators Say
AP: Aging, Thin Pipe Likely Cause Of Philadelphia Refinery Explosion/Fire
Federal Chemical Safety Board Said Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Did Not Have To Happen
For Philly Residents, New Report On Refinery Explosion Prompts More Health Concerns
Philly Refinery Explosion Sent Bus-Size Piece Of Debris Flying Across Schuylkill River
Farming
Turkey Hill Forms Clean Water Partnership To Support Dairy Farmers
House Committee To Consider Bill Oct. 22 Guaranteeing Taxpayers Pay The Highest Prices For Nutrient Reductions; Another Pretend Solution
House Democratic Policy Committee Holds Oct. 21 Hearing On Issues Related To Waters Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Bay Journal: 55% Of Farmland, Farms Owned, Co-Owned Or Managed By Women In PA - What It Means For Clean Water [PaEN]
2019 PA Women’s Agricultural Network Symposium Set For Dec. 18 At Temple University [PaEN]
Fifth Season Sustainable Indoor Produce Farm Blooms In A Town Built On Steel In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Where Will Spotted Lanternfly Strike Next?
Invasive Species Like Spotted Lanternfly: Where Do We Go From Here?
PA’s Pumpkin Farmers Dealing With Lower Than Normal Crop Yields
Migrant Labor Helped One PA Farmer Become Pennsylvania’s Pumpkin King
DEP: Hemp Warehouse Violating Odor Law In Westmoreland County
Editorial: DEP Needs To Address Hemp Smell
Rodale Institute Names Jeff Moyer CEO [PaEN]
Flooding
NRCS-PA Receives Funding For Flood Prevention Projects For Watersheds In Chester, Westmoreland, Wyoming Counties [PaEN]
House Democratic Policy Committee Holds Oct. 21 Hearing On Issues Related To Waters Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Editorial: Hopefully, DEP’s Tour Of Grafius Run, Lycoming County Will Support Flooding Fix
Forests
Northumberland County Tree Farm Provides White House Blue Room Christmas Tree [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Where Will Spotted Lanternfly Strike Next?
Invasive Species Like Spotted Lanternfly: Where Do We Go From Here?
DCNR Receives Independent Sustainable Forest Certification For State Forest System [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: The Fight To Preserve Hemlocks In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Lacawac Sanctuary Chestnut Tree Restoration Project In Wayne County [PaEN]
Foundation for Sustainable Forests Protects 55 Acres In Crawford County Thanks To Generous Virginia-based Donors [PaEN]
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Plants 400 Trees In Juniata River Watershed At Culmination Of Vocational Training Program [PaEN]
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality
DCNR: Statewide Peak For Fall Foliage Is Here! [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Statewide Peak For Fall Foliage Is Here, Says DCNR Report
DEP: Climate Change Could Dull Fall Foliage Displays In Penn’s Woods [PaEN]
10 Gorgeous Philly-Area Spots For Fall Foliage Hikes, Walks, Runs
Geology
Hopey: Small Earthquake Detected Near Washington, PA
Grants/Funding
Gov. Wolf Announces $98 Million Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties [PaEN]
Erie Water Works Gets $32 Million State Loan
Sauro: Capital Region Water Will Use $13 Million Loan To Battle Stormwater In Harrisburg
Upper Augusta Receives Grant, Loan To Install Sewer System
NRCS-PA Receives Funding For Flood Prevention Projects For Watersheds In Chester, Westmoreland, Wyoming Counties [PaEN]
PennDOT Accepting Applications To Upgrade Traffic Signals To LED Lights [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
Turkey Hill Forms Clean Water Partnership To Support Dairy Farmers
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference, Designing With Our Natural Resources Dec. 5-6 Harrisburg [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Natural Lands, Trellis For Tomorrow Partner On Youth Outdoor Stewardship Program In Chester County [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Announces $98 Million Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties [PaEN]
Erie Water Works Gets $32 Million State Loan
House Democratic Policy Committee Holds Oct. 21 Hearing On Issues Related To Waters Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Begin Restoration Work On Saw Mill Run, Some Feel Left Behind
Sauro: Capital Region Water Will Use $13 Million Loan To Battle Stormwater In Harrisburg
Sauro: Stormwater Fee, Plant To Reduce Sewage Going Into Susquehanna River Scrutinized By Harrisburg Officials
Municipalities Seeking Federal Stormwater Funds To Help With Mandates
Extended: Call For Presentation Proposals: 2020 Keystone Coldwater Conference [PaEN]
Mike Dziak Retiring As Earth Conservancy Head
Work Begins To Restore Wetland Habitat For Outdoor Classroom, Manage Stormwater At Eichhorn School Lewisburg, Union County
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Plants 400 Trees In Juniata River Watershed At Culmination Of Vocational Training Program [PaEN]
Wolf Administration Program Prepares Inmates For Outdoor Careers Planting Trees To Improve Water Quality
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
Eastwick, Philadelphia: An Environmental Sore That May Be Healing
How Philadelphia Built A Neighborhood On Toxic Soil Of Fmr Clearview Landfill
Pentagon Watchdog To Examine Military’s PFAS Use
Bay Journal: Study Looks At How Toxic PFAS Moves Through Soil
Land Conservation
Foundation for Sustainable Forests Protects 55 Acres In Crawford County Thanks To Generous Virginia-based Donors [PaEN]
Lancaster Conservancy Adds 23 Acres To Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve [PaEN]
Allegheny Land Trust Protects 38.5 Acres Of Woodlands Along Montour Trail In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, The Conservation Fund, Berks Nature Protect Additional 22 Acres [PaEN]
Hollow Oak Land Trust Acquires Two Trail Easements; Finishes First Phase of Trout Run Trails
Nearly 200 Attend North Branch Land Trust Taste The Local Harvest Event
Land Trust Alliance Conservation Finance Intensive Workshop Dec. 16-18
Natural Lands, Trellis For Tomorrow Partner On Youth Outdoor Stewardship Program In Chester County [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Keep PA Beautiful: Still Time To Organize, Join An International Coastal Cleanup In Your Community [PaEN]
Littering In Luzerne County Being Addressed, Official Says
This Time, Philly Grocery Store Owner Won’t Stand In The Way Of Plastic Bag Ban
Mine Reclamation
Cong. Meuser/Cartwright Introduce Bipartisan Federal Tax Credit Bill To Support Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]
Cong. Meuser Moves To Incentivize Coal Refuse Environmental Cleanup
Mike Dziak Retiring As Earth Conservancy Head
Oil & Gas
Senate Appropriations Committee Meets Oct. 21 To Consider Bill To Legalize Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
Bradford County Company Wants To Take Lithium From Shale Gas Drilling Wastewater
Caruso: PA Health Dept. Received Just 160 Complaints On Oil & Gas Production Health Impacts In Nearly A Decade
Editorial: Don’t Spray Drilling Waste On Roadways
Senate Republican Majority Leader Warns Wolf Policies On Climate, Natural Gas, Charter Schools Could Hold State Back
40+ Groups, 200 Citizens Call On 2 Republican Reps. O’Neal, Ortitay To Investigate Cancers, Call For A Halt To Industry-Friendly Bills [PaEN]
Allegheny Front: What You Need To Know About Republican Pro-Natural Gas Bills
Firefighters Battle Blazing Conventional Natural Gas Well In West Salem Twp., Mercer County
Templeton: Vote Delayed On Controversial Beech Hollow Natural Gas Power Plant In Washington County
Op-Ed: Shale Gas Development Follows A Legacy Forged In Steel
Hopey: Small Earthquake Detected Near Washington, PA
National Fuel Boss Says Lower Natural Gas Rates Are Boosting The Region’s Economy
Proposed Oil & Gas Leasing Registry In Allegheny County Aims For Transparency, But Could Be Hard To Enforce
Marcellus Drilling News: Allegheny County Proposes Oil & Gas Lease-Shaming Registry
Pittsburgh Airport Will Loop Gas From CNX Wells, Solar Power For Its Own Microgrid
Pittsburgh Airport Plans To Generate Its Own Electric Power With Gas, Solar
Pittsburgh Airport To Become First Major U.S. Airport Powered Entirely By Microgrid
Kleinman Energy Center: Preparing Philadelphia Gas Works For A Low-Carbon Future
Maykuth: Philly Refinery Blast Released 5,000 Pounds Of Deadline Chemical, Federal Investigators Say
AP: Aging, Thin Pipe Likely Cause Of Philadelphia Refinery Explosion/Fire
Federal Chemical Safety Board Said Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Did Not Have To Happen
For Philly Residents, New Report On Refinery Explosion Prompts More Health Concerns
Philly Refinery Explosion Sent Bus-Size Piece Of Debris Flying Across Schuylkill River
Neighbors Watch Warily As Closed Philly Refinery Oil Trains Make Last Rounds
Groups Bidding On Closed Philly Refinery Due To Tour Site
Letter: Why Is DEP Suing Grant Twp Over Drilling Waste Injection Well?
Moms Clean Air Force Testifies At Only EPA Hearing On Changing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Rules
Allegheny Front: Pennsylvanians Tell EPA We Need More Controls On Methane, Not Less
Letter: EPA Should Do More To Control Methane Leaks
ExxonMobil Scouting For Potential Ethane Plant Site In Beaver County
Frazier: ExxonMobile Scouting Property For 2nd Ethane Plant In Beaver County
Trump Travels To Pittsburgh Next Wednesday To Speak At Natural Gas Conference
Frazier: Trump To Appear At Natural Gas Conference In Pittsburgh Next Week
AP: Trump To Headline Natural Gas Industry Gathering In Pennsylvania Next Week
Pipelines
PUC Administrative Judge Holds Hearings On Mariner East Pipeline Safety Oct. 23 & 24 In West Chester [PaEN]
Hurdle: Mariner East Opponents Say New Federal Pipeline Safety Rules Too Little, Too Late
Meyer: Activists Again Urge Wolf To Shut Down Mariner East Pipelines
West Rockhill Twp., Bucks County Continues Adelphia Pipeline Compressor Station Appeal
Permitting
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Oct. 22 On Bills That Will Slow Down DEP Permit Reviews, Make It More Complex, Costly [PaEN]
Sen. Yaw Introduces Bill To Authorize 3rd Party Review Of Chapter 102, 105 Permit Applications [PaEN]
DEP Posts 49 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 19 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
PUC Administrative Judge Holds Hearings On Mariner East Pipeline Safety Oct. 23 & 24 In West Chester [PaEN]
PUC Sets Filing Schedule For Utility Energy Conservation/Universal Service Plans [PaEN]
Radiation Protection
DEP Posts Updates To Radiation Monitoring Requirements For Oil & Gas Operations For Comment [PaEN]
Bradford County Company Wants To Take Lithium From Shale Gas Drilling Wastewater
EnergySolutions Acquires Accident-Damaged TMI Unit 2 Reactor For Decontamination [PaEN]
EnergySolutions Acquires Accident-Damaged TMI Unit 2 Reactor For Decontamination
FirstEnergy Warns It May Close Ohio Nuclear Power Plants Anyway, Due To Uncertainty Over Bailout Program
Ohio Supreme Court Nixes Cap On FirstEnergy Efficiency Spending, But State Slated To Drop Standard As Part Of Nuclear Bailout Program
Ohio’s Bizarre Nuclear Bailout Brawl Might Be Just Getting Started
Op-Ed: Need To Focus On Health, Not Money, In Managing Nuclear Power Reactors
Exelon Utilities CEO Abruptly Retires Amid Federal Probe Into Illinois Lobbying
Recreation
Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Estimates Rail-Trails Contribute $930 Million A Year To Pennsylvania's Economy [PaEN]
DCNR: Statewide Peak For Fall Foliage Is Here! [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Statewide Peak For Fall Foliage Is Here, Says DCNR Report
DEP: Climate Change Could Dull Fall Foliage Displays In Penn’s Woods [PaEN]
10 Gorgeous Philly-Area Spots For Fall Foliage Hikes, Walks, Runs
Pavilion In Greenwood Furnace State Park Part Of PA Outdoor Corps Project
Chesapeake Conservancy, National Park Service Develop New Paddle The Susquehanna River Website [PaEN]
AP: Excursion Train Serving Lehigh Gorge State Park To Shut Down Over Tax Dispute
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway Closing Over Tax Dispute
Editorial: Find A Way To Keep Railroad On Track
Newtown Rail Trail Construction To Begin In Bucks County
Bottle Works, Bank Collaborate On Greenspace Naming Rights In Johnstown
How Transforming A Soggy Lehigh Valley Park Because Bigger Than Just Drying It Out
Tour The Delaware Water Gap, The Crown Jewel That Nearly Disappeared
Missing Hiker On Appalachian Trail Found Dead
Recycling/Waste
PA Resources Council, PA American Water Host 3 Drug Take-Back Day Collection Events Oct. 26 In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
DEP Posts Updates To Radiation Monitoring Requirements For Oil & Gas Operations For Comment [PaEN]
Bradford County Company Wants To Take Lithium From Shale Gas Drilling Wastewater
How Philadelphia Built A Neighborhood On Toxic Soil Of Fmr Clearview Landfill
Eastwick, Philadelphia: An Environmental Sore That May Be Healing
Hopey: Strong Opposition Voiced To Grove City Landfill Proposal
Covanta Announces Plan To Deal With Recent Malfunctions At Montgomery County Waste-To-Energy Facility
Covanta Apologizes For Smell, Noise At Montgomery County Waste-To-Energy Plant
Timer Ticking On Dunmore Action On Mayor’s Landfill Veto
Mt. Lebanon Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dumping Asbestos
This Time, Philly Grocery Store Owner Won’t Stand In The Way Of Plastic Bag Ban
Muschick: Program That Recycles Plastic Grocery Bags, Bubble Wrap May Come To Allentown
Renewable Energy
Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Workshop On Conservative Approaches To Renewable Energy Oct. 22 [PaEN]
PA Ranks 2nd In Terms Of Increasing Home Value With Solar Panels
Editorial: Pennsylvania Should Offer Greater Incentives For Solar Power
Pittsburgh Airport Will Loop Gas From CNX Wells, Solar Power For Its Own Microgrid
Pittsburgh Airport Plans To Generate Its Own Electric Power With Gas, Solar
Stormwater
House Democratic Policy Committee Holds Oct. 21 Hearing On Issues Related To Waters Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Begin Restoration Work On Saw Mill Run, Some Feel Left Behind
Sauro: Stormwater Fee, Plant To Reduce Sewage Going Into Susquehanna River Scrutinized By Harrisburg Officials
Municipalities Seeking Federal Stormwater Funds To Help With Mandates
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference, Designing With Our Natural Resources Dec. 5-6 Harrisburg [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Work Begins To Restore Wetland Habitat For Outdoor Classroom, Manage Stormwater At Eichhorn School Lewisburg, Union County
Susquehanna River
Chesapeake Conservancy, National Park Service Develop New Paddle The Susquehanna River Website [PaEN]
Bucknell University Hosts 14th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium
Sustainability
DCNR Receives Independent Sustainable Forest Certification For State Forest System [PaEN]
Build Your Own Coffin In Pittsburgh Region With Help Of A Green Burial Organization
Wastewater Facilities
Gov. Wolf Announces $98 Million Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties [PaEN]
Erie Water Works Gets $32 Million State Loan
Sauro: Stormwater Fee, Plant To Reduce Sewage Going Into Susquehanna River Scrutinized By Harrisburg Officials
Clearfield Municipal Authority To Sell Nitrogen Credits For $30,000
Watershed Protection
Turkey Hill Forms Clean Water Partnership To Support Dairy Farmers
House Committee To Consider Bill Oct. 22 Guaranteeing Taxpayers Pay The Highest Prices For Nutrient Reductions; Another Pretend Solution
House Democratic Policy Committee Holds Oct. 21 Hearing On Issues Related To Waters Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Plants 400 Trees In Juniata River Watershed At Culmination Of Vocational Training Program [PaEN]
Wolf Administration Program Prepares Inmates For Outdoor Careers Planting Trees To Improve Water Quality
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality
Extended: Call For Presentation Proposals: 2020 Keystone Coldwater Conference [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Begin Restoration Work On Saw Mill Run, Some Feel Left Behind
Sauro: Stormwater Fee, Plant To Reduce Sewage Going Into Susquehanna River Scrutinized By Harrisburg Officials
Municipalities Seeking Federal Stormwater Funds To Help With Mandates
Work Begins To Restore Wetland Habitat For Outdoor Classroom, Manage Stormwater At Eichhorn School Lewisburg, Union County
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference, Designing With Our Natural Resources Dec. 5-6 Harrisburg [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Penn State Students, Citizen Scientists Take Snapshot Of Shaver's Creek In Centre County [PaEN]
Bucknell University Hosts 14th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium
Clearfield Municipal Authority To Sell Nitrogen Credits For $30,000
Moshannon Creek Watershed Assn. Looks To Tackle Moshannon Creek
Delaware River Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Attracts Over 250 In Allentown [PaEN]
150 Nonprofits Gather To Find Ways Of Protecting Delaware River Watershed
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 18 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
John Hayes: Rabies Cases Have Risen, But This Level May Become Routine
Three Pennsylvania Official State Animals Are Vulnerable To Climate Change
PA State Bird Could Leave If Summer Temperatures Rise: Report
Goldman Sachs Report On Effects Of Climate Change Grim Reading
Extended: Call For Presentation Proposals: 2020 Keystone Coldwater Conference [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Charlotte R. Catalano, Hawk Counter At Waggoner’s Gap [PaEN]
Why Bird-Watchers Flock To Cape May And Philly: We Are Migration Central
Huba: Game Commission To Have Public Meetings On Chronic Wasting Disease
First Mentored Deer Hunt At Philly’s Heinz Refuge Draws 30 Newbies To The Woods
Dave Sutor: Survivors Of Elk Transplant Project A Century Ago Provide Hunters With Thrilling Experience
WITF Smart Talk: Myths, Misconceptions About Black Bears
Dam Removal Project In Blair County Funded By American Rivers
Agreement Reached To Preserve Historic Wayne County Dam, Deal With Safety Issues
Editorial: Protect Federal Endangered Species Act
Opportunities
Rodale Institute Names Jeff Moyer CEO [PaEN]
Other
The October Newsletter Is Now Available From The Joint Conservation Committee [PaEN]
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