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AP: FBI Opens Corruption Investigation Into How Wolf Administration Approved Mariner East Pipelines [PaEN]
Briefing: Positive, Bipartisan Environmental, Energy Bills The House & Senate Can Pass Before The End Of 2019 [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 19 On Stream Cleaning, HHW, Violations Bills
[PaEN]
Senate Appropriations Meets Nov. 18 To Consider Clean Vehicle Infrastructure Bill [PaEN]
Politics
Caruso: IFO Projects Billion Dollar+ Deficits In Early 2020’s, Without A Recession
Turner: PA Deficit To Exceed $1 Billion, But Smaller Than Previous Forecast
Letter: A Look A House Environmental Committee Climate Hearing
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Air
Allegheny Front: Clean Air Group Calls For Stronger Rules For Coke Ovens In Allegheny County
Letter: Wolf Taking Action To Curb Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Industry
Op-Ed: PA Has An Opportunity To Lead On Regulating Methane Emissions As EPA Falters
Letter: Why Impose Penalty On Electric Vehicles?
DEP Sets Dec. 20 Hearing [If Needed] On Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Ozone Attainment Maintenance Plan [PaEN]
Public Hearing Set For Jan. 8 [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Truck Accessories Group, Northumberland County [PaEN]
Alternative Fuels
Senate Appropriations Meets Nov. 18 To Consider Clean Vehicle Infrastructure Bill [PaEN]
Letter: Why Impose Penalty On Electric Vehicles?
Cusick: Can Northeast Transportation Climate Initiative Balance Urban, Rural Concerns?
Awards & Recognition
Northcentral Groups Honored For Growing Outdoor Recreation Economy, Nature Tourism
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sarah Presongna, Environmental Ed Specialist [PaEN]
Editorial: PA Professor Wins International Acclaim For Pricking Our Consciences On Climate Change
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Erie’s Roadsides Might Become Pollinator Paradise
Pike Conservation District Hosts Workshop On Spotted Lanternfly Permits For Businesses Dec. 4 [PaEN]
Schenley Park In Pittsburgh To Become Living Lab To Research Trees’ Resistant To Weather Changes
Natural Lands, Tyler Arboretum Form Local Seed Collection & Propagation Partnership For Rare, Local Plants [PaEN]
Ruffed Grouse (PA’s State Bird) Among Birds Expected To Be Extinct
Bay Journal: Scientists Raise Alarm As North American Bird Populations Plummet
Budget
Governor’s Office Announces Transfer Of $45 Million To Augment DEP, DCNR Budgets - Not New Money [PaEN]
U.S. House Subcommittee Hears About Urgent Need For Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee/Program [PaEN]
Bagenstose: PA State Superfund Program Cleans Up Scores of Toxic Sites Across The State; It’s Going Broke
DCNR Announces $24.5 Million In Community Conservation Partnership Grants Investing In 169 Local Recreation Projects Statewide [PaEN]
DCNR Announces $11.2 Million Investment In 37 Trail Development Projects Across The State [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Legislators Need To Put Money Where The Boots Are -- On Farms
DePasquale: Proactively Addressing Infrastructure Needs Would Create New Jobs
Meyer: Report Flags 145 Pennsylvania Dams As Dangerous
Editorial: Poor Condition Of Many State Dams Should Worry Every Pennsylvanian
Sen. Manchin Reiterates Need For Bipartisan FERC Pairing, AML Funding At Hearing On Dept. Of Interior Nominee
Chesapeake Bay
Op-Ed: Legislators Need To Put Money Where The Boots Are -- On Farms
CBF-PA: Planting Trees Is Part Of Treating The Land Right At Drager Farms In Lancaster County [PaEN]
PA Public-Private Partnership To Plant 10 Million Trees By 2025
South Mountain Partnership Announces 3 Water Related Workshops For Residents Of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin & York Counties [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Cumberland County; Info Meetings Jan. 14 & 28 [PaEN]
Dauphin County Students Last To Visit Disappearing Classroom On Chesapeake Bay Island
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 19 On Stream Cleaning, HHW, Violations Bills [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
You Are Looking At A Map Of Future Dumpsites For Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater If Road Dumping Is Approved By General Assembly [PaEN]
Tell Your Legislators Dirt Roads Are Not Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumpsites - A Facebook Reader Of PaEN
DEP, PennDOT, Keep PA Beautiful Announce Statewide Initiative To Reduce Littering, High Cleanup Costs [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Citizens Continue To Shape Pennsylvania State Parks [PaEN]
South Mountain Partnership Announces 3 Water Related Workshops For Residents Of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin & York Counties [PaEN]
PA Public-Private Partnership To Plant 10 Million Trees By 2025
Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Cumberland County; Info Meetings Jan. 14 & 28 [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Draft Stream Evaluation Reports In Adams, Berks, Blair, Huntingdon Counties [PaEN]
Huge Turnout Shuts Down Electronics Recycling Event In Lackawanna County
Learn How To Volunteer In PA’s State Parks, Forests
Erie’s Roadsides Might Become Pollinator Paradise
Pike Conservation District Hosts Workshop On Spotted Lanternfly Permits For Businesses Dec. 4 [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series January 29 To March 25 [PaEN]
Tree Tender Training Being Offered In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Online [PaEN]
Friends Of Rothrock State Forest Hold Deer, Forest Health & Hunting Program Nov. 21 In Centre County [PaEN]
DEP Sets Dec. 20 Hearing [If Needed] On Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Ozone Attainment Maintenance Plan [PaEN]
Public Hearing Set For Jan. 8 [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Truck Accessories Group, Northumberland County [PaEN]
PUC Holds Be Utility Wise Consumer Utility Fair Nov. 21 In Delaware County
Climate
Senate Appropriations Meets Nov. 18 To Consider Clean Vehicle Infrastructure Bill [PaEN]
Auditor General DePasquale: State’s Unfocused Efforts On Climate Change Crisis Risks Lives, Cost Taxpayers $261 Million In 2018 Alone [PaEN]
Hopey: Auditor General Urges Proactive State Response To Combat Climate Change
Meyer: Auditor General: Climate Change Could Be Costing PA Hundreds Of Millions
DePasquale: Climate Change Costing PA Millions In Infrastructure Damage, But There’s A Fix
Aiming To Raise Alarm Over Climate Change, Auditor General Draws Fire From Left And Right
DePasquale: Proactively Addressing Infrastructure Needs Would Create New Jobs
Muschick: PA Is Heating Up Because Of Climate Change, Let’s Do Something About It
Micek: DePasquale: Climate Change Costing PA Millions In Infrastructure Damage, But There’s A Fix
Rep. Metcalfe: Auditor General Pandering For Higher Political Ambitions With Chicken Little Climate Report
Letter: A Look A House Environmental Committee Climate Hearing
Cusick: Can Northeast Transportation Climate Initiative Balance Urban, Rural Concerns?
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Report: Climate Change Is No Longer A Distant Threat For Farmers, It’s Here [PaEN]
U.S. Steel Unveils Pledge To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 20% By 2030
AP: Sen. Casey, Northeast U.S. Senators Seek To Expand Regional Climate Programs
Nearly $1.3 Million In Agriculture Research Funding Awarded For Building Soil Health, Dealing With Invasive Plants, Spotted Lanternfly, Promoting Pollinator Habitat, Climate Change Impacts [PaEN]
PA Conservative Energy Forum Clean & Renewable Energy Symposium Dec. 9-10 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
PA Energy Development Authority Issues Energy Plan Setting Financial, Technical Priorities [PaEN]
Dec. 3 Workshop On Performance Excellence In Electricity Rating Program For Green Buildings In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Ruffed Grouse (PA’s State Bird) Among Birds Expected To Be Extinct
Bay Journal: Scientists Raise Alarm As North American Bird Populations Plummet
Schenley Park In Pittsburgh To Become Living Lab To Research Trees’ Resistant To Weather Changes
Caruso: Wolf Breaks With Pittsburgh Mayor On Natural Gas Enraging Environmentalists
Letter: Wolf Taking Action To Curb Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Industry
Op-Ed: PA Has An Opportunity To Lead On Regulating Methane Emissions As EPA Falters
Editorial: PA Professor Wins International Acclaim For Pricking Our Consciences On Climate Change
Citing Serious Concerns, CNX Resources Quits Allegheny Conference, Worries Energy, Manufacturing Being Marginalized
Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Mayor Right To Denounce Petrochemical Buildout In Western PA
Letter: Pittsburgh Mayor Promotes City’s Long-Term Economy, Public Health
Cap & Trade Is Supposed To Solve Climate Change, But Oil & Gas Emissions Are Up
Letter: Why Impose Penalty On Electric Vehicles?
If U.S. Military Is Facing Up To The Climate Crisis, Shouldn’t We All?
Amid Opposition To Fracking, Plastices, Moderate Dems Walk Fine Line On Climate Policies
Op-Ed: Was It Wise To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement? No. - American Sustainable Business Council
Op-Ed: Was It Wise To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement? Yes. - American Enterprise Institute
October Paradox: Cool In U.S., Hotter Around The World
Coal Mining
Allegheny Front: Clean Air Group Calls For Stronger Rules For Coke Ovens In Allegheny County
McConnell Pushes Federal Bill To Shore Up Coal Miners’ Pension Fund
EPA Relaxes Deadlines On Power Companies For Coal Ash Cleanup
Federal Judge Approves Deal Requiring Brunner Island Power Plant To Pay Record $1 Million Penalty For Coal Ash Pollution
Compliance Action
DEP Issues Notice Of Violations Over Gasoline Spill In Washington County
Altoona Water Authority Gets NOV From DEP On Debris Disposal
Court Decision
Court: Republican Senators Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Missed Deadline On Manganese Standard [PaEN]
Court: Senators Scarnati, Yaw Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Badly Missed Deadline On Manganese Standard
Commonwealth Court Upholds Westmoreland County Township’s Ruling Allowing Fracking To Continue
Dam Safety
Meyer: Report Flags 145 Pennsylvania Dams As Dangerous
Editorial: Poor Condition Of Many State Dams Should Worry Every Pennsylvanian
DCNR
Governor’s Office Announces Transfer Of $45 Million To Augment DEP, DCNR Budgets - Not New Money [PaEN]
DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Nov. 20 On State Forest Strategic Plan, Penn’s State Parks For All, PA Outdoor Recreation Plan [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Citizens Continue To Shape Pennsylvania State Parks [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sarah Presongna, Environmental Ed Specialist [PaEN]
PA Land Trust Assn. Offering Regional Trail Workshop Grants [PaEN]
Nov. 13 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Nov. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
DEP
Governor’s Office Announces Transfer Of $45 Million To Augment DEP, DCNR Budgets - Not New Money [PaEN]
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 15 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Court: Republican Senators Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Missed Deadline On Manganese Standard [PaEN]
Court: Senators Scarnati, Yaw Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Badly Missed Deadline On Manganese Standard
DEP Identifies Source Of PFAS Contamination At Ridge Run Hazardous Waste Site In Bucks County [PaEN]
DEP Names Bergey’s Tires As Source Of PFAS Contamination In Bucks County Wells
DEP Identifies Source Of PFAS Drinking Water Contamination In Bucks Neighborhood
Bagenstose: PFAS Contamination Remains A Problem In Bucks, Montgomery, Here’s What Lawmakers Are Doing About It
Bagenstose: Military Isn’t Using EPA Safety Recommendations Study For Cleaning Up PFAS Chemicals From Water
Philly School Knew About Lead In Drinking Water, But Kept Parents In The Dark
AP-Scolforo: Capital Region Water Plans Major Spillway Expansion At DeHart Dam
Erie Looks To Slash Millions In Debt Via Water Works Deal
Op-Ed: State, Local Leaders Need More Power Over Infrastructure, Congress Can Make It Happen - Governors Ridge, Rendell
Altoona Water Authority Gets NOV From DEP On Debris Disposal
Higher Water, Sewer Rates On Tap In Allentown And Its Suburbs
Bethlehem Sewer Rates To Go Up, Water Bills May Not Be Far Behind
Economic Development
Northcentral Groups Honored For Growing Outdoor Recreation Economy, Nature Tourism
Real World Concrete Cowboys Find New Home On Changing Schuylkill Riverfront
Caruso: Wolf Breaks With Pittsburgh Mayor On Natural Gas Enraging Environmentalists
Citing Serious Concerns, CNX Resources Quits Allegheny Conference, Worries Energy, Manufacturing Being Marginalized
Education
Appalachian Chapter Audubon Society Offers 3 Full Scholarships To Hog Island Teen Seabird Conservation Summer Camp [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sarah Presongna, Environmental Ed Specialist [PaEN]
Dauphin County Students Last To Visit Disappearing Classroom On Chesapeake Bay Island
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, Weis Markets Announce Student Poster Contest Winners [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Meteor Shower Known For Massive Meteor Storms Will Peak Nov. 16-17
Emergency Response
DEP Issues Notice Of Violations Over Gasoline Spill In Washington County
Halloween Storm Damage Could Qualify Erie Region For Federal Disaster Declaration
Energy
PA Conservative Energy Forum Clean & Renewable Energy Symposium Dec. 9-10 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
PA Energy Development Authority Issues Energy Plan Setting Financial, Technical Priorities [PaEN]
Williamsport Region Using Renewable, Cleaner Energy Resources To Cut Costs
Understanding The Importance Of Solar Energy
Op-Ed: Liz Robinson: Why She’s Energized About Solar Power
PUC OKs Plan For PPL To Distributed Additional $44 Million In Federal Tax Reform Savings; Total Refunds To Consumers From All Utilities Top $400 Million
PUC Holds Be Utility Wise Consumer Utility Fair Nov. 21 In Delaware County
Letter: Pittsburgh Mayor Promotes City’s Long-Term Economy, Public Health
Editorial: Solving The Ewing Sarcoma Mystery In Washington County
Letter: Why Impose Penalty On Electric Vehicles?
Dec. 3 Workshop On Performance Excellence In Electricity Rating Program For Green Buildings In Harrisburg [PaEN]
EPA Relaxes Deadlines On Power Companies For Coal Ash Cleanup
Energy Conservation
Luzerne County Agencies Reporting Energy Savings In Proposed Budget
Environmental Health
Letter: Pittsburgh Mayor Promotes City’s Long-Term Economy, Public Health
Editorial: Solving The Ewing Sarcoma Mystery In Washington County
Environmental Heritage
[PA’s ] Rachel Carson And The Culture-Shifting Courage To Speak Inconvenient Truth To Power
Nesquehoning Historical Society Hosts Uranium In Carbon County & The Radon Problem Author Nov. 18
That’s Vinegar: The Ohio River’s History Of Contamination And Progress
Farming
Op-Ed: Legislators Need To Put Money Where The Boots Are -- On Farms
CBF-PA: Planting Trees Is Part Of Treating The Land Right At Drager Farms In Lancaster County [PaEN]
Rock Lititz To Pay $450,000 More Into Ag Preservation Fund So Expansion Can Proceed In Lancaster County
Nearly $1.3 Million In Agriculture Research Funding Awarded For Building Soil Health, Dealing With Invasive Plants, Spotted Lanternfly, Promoting Pollinator Habitat, Climate Change Impacts [PaEN]
Series Of Webinars Aims To Give PA Dairy Producers More Tools For Success
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Report: Climate Change Is No Longer A Distant Threat For Farmers, It’s Here [PaEN]
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, Weis Markets Announce Student Poster Contest Winners [PaEN]
AP: Dean Foods, No. 1 Milk Company, Declares Bankruptcy Amid Drop In Demand
Pike Conservation District Hosts Workshop On Spotted Lanternfly Permits For Businesses Dec. 4 [PaEN]
Flooding
Halloween Storm Damage Could Qualify Erie Region For Federal Disaster Declaration
State Chips In $1.3 Million To Evaluate Flood-Prone Road In Lycoming
FEMA Delays Flood Insurance Hike Until 2021
Forests
DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Nov. 20 On State Forest Strategic Plan, Penn’s State Parks For All, PA Outdoor Recreation Plan [PaEN]
Learn How To Volunteer In PA’s State Parks, Forests
PA Public-Private Partnership To Plant 10 Million Trees By 2025
TreeVitalize Now Accepting Applications For Bare Root Tree Program [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series January 29 To March 25 [PaEN]
Tree Tender Training Being Offered In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Online [PaEN]
Pike Conservation District Hosts Workshop On Spotted Lanternfly Permits For Businesses Dec. 4 [PaEN]
Building A More Beautiful, Green Philadelphia One Tree At A Time
Schenley Park In Pittsburgh To Become Living Lab To Research Trees’ Resistant To Weather Changes
Central PA Watersheds Awarded Grants For Stream Buffers
Nearly $1.3 Million In Agriculture Research Funding Awarded For Building Soil Health, Dealing With Invasive Plants, Spotted Lanternfly, Promoting Pollinator Habitat, Climate Change Impacts [PaEN]
Friends Of Rothrock State Forest Hold Deer, Forest Health & Hunting Program Nov. 21 In Centre County [PaEN]
Nov. 13 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Nov. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Forests - Wildfires
PG&E Raises Wildfire Compensation Offer To $13.5 Billion As California Turns Up Pressure
Australian State Declares Emergency Due To Wildfires
Geologic Hazard
Harrisburg Park Replaces Neighborhood Swallowed By Sinkhole
Grants/Funding
DCNR Announces $24.5 Million In Community Conservation Partnership Grants Investing In 169 Local Recreation Projects Statewide [PaEN]
DCNR Announces $11.2 Million Investment In 37 Trail Development Projects Across The State [PaEN]
PA Land Trust Assn. Offering Regional Trail Workshop Grants [PaEN]
TreeVitalize Now Accepting Applications For Bare Root Tree Program [PaEN]
Nearly $1.3 Million In Agriculture Research Funding Awarded For Building Soil Health, Dealing With Invasive Plants, Spotted Lanternfly, Promoting Pollinator Habitat, Climate Change Impacts [PaEN]
Green Buildings
Dec. 3 Workshop On Performance Excellence In Electricity Rating Program For Green Buildings In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
Op-Ed: Legislators Need To Put Money Where The Boots Are -- On Farms
PA Public-Private Partnership To Plant 10 Million Trees By 2025
CBF-PA: Planting Trees Is Part Of Treating The Land Right At Drager Farms In Lancaster County [PaEN]
Nearly $1.3 Million In Agriculture Research Funding Awarded For Building Soil Health, Dealing With Invasive Plants, Spotted Lanternfly, Promoting Pollinator Habitat, Climate Change Impacts [PaEN]
Building A More Beautiful, Green Philadelphia One Tree At A Time
Green Infrastructure: The Solution To Pittsburgh’s Sewage Overflow, Increasing Rain Events
Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series January 29 To March 25 [PaEN]
Tree Tender Training Being Offered In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Online [PaEN]
Central PA Watersheds Awarded Grants For Stream Buffers
Natural Lands, Tyler Arboretum Form Local Seed Collection & Propagation Partnership For Rare, Local Plants [PaEN]
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Bagenstose: PA State Superfund Program Cleans Up Scores of Toxic Sites Across The State; It’s Going Broke
DEP Identifies Source Of PFAS Contamination At Ridge Run Hazardous Waste Site In Bucks County [PaEN]
Maykuth: Court: Philadelphia Will Get Seat At Table At Auction For Philly Refinery Bankrupt Refinery
New Owner Of Philly Refinery Could Be Decided As Soon As January
Hazardous Substances
Court: Republican Senators Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Missed Deadline On Manganese Standard [PaEN]
Court: Senators Scarnati, Yaw Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Badly Missed Deadline On Manganese Standard
DEP Identifies Source Of PFAS Contamination At Ridge Run Hazardous Waste Site In Bucks County [PaEN]
DEP Names Bergey’s Tires As Source Of PFAS Contamination In Bucks County Wells
DEP Identifies Source Of PFAS Drinking Water Contamination In Bucks Neighborhood
Bagenstose: Military Isn’t Using EPA Safety Recommendations Study For Cleaning Up PFAS Chemicals From Water
Bagenstose: PFAS Contamination Remains A Problem In Bucks, Montgomery, Here’s What Lawmakers Are Doing About It
Allegheny Front: Clean Air Group Calls For Stronger Rules For Coke Ovens In Allegheny County
Philly School Knew About Lead In Drinking Water, But Kept Parents In The Dark
Land Conservation
DCNR Announces $24.5 Million In Community Conservation Partnership Grants Investing In 169 Local Recreation Projects Statewide [PaEN]
Willistown Conservation Trust Protects Harris Property In Chester County [PaEN]
Western PA Conservancy Acquires Easement On 309 Acres In Venango County [PaEN]
ClearWater Conservancy Preserves Smith Trust Property In Scotia Barrens, Centre County [PaEN]
Antis Twp Buys 92-Acres For Bellwood-Altoona Trail Development In Blair County
John Hayes: Western PA Conservancy Protects More Land In French Creek, Erie County
Rock Lititz To Pay $450,000 More Into Ag Preservation Fund So Expansion Can Proceed In Lancaster County
Natural Lands, Tyler Arboretum Form Local Seed Collection & Propagation Partnership For Rare, Local Plants [PaEN]
Land Recycling
Fmr Steel Site To See Aquaponics Facility In Duquesne
Lake Erie
AP: Judge Allows Lawsuit Seeking Action On Lake Erie Algae
Littering/Illegal Dumping
DEP, PennDOT, Keep PA Beautiful Announce Statewide Initiative To Reduce Littering, High Cleanup Costs [PaEN]
Mary Ann Thomas: Study: More Than 500 Million Pieces Of Litter Strewn Along PA Highways
Mine Reclamation
U.S. House Subcommittee Hears About Urgent Need For Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee/Program [PaEN]
Court: Republican Senators Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Missed Deadline On Adopting Less Protective Manganese Standard [PaEN]
Court: Senators Scarnati, Yaw Lack Standing To Sue Environmental Quality Board Over Badly Missed Deadline On Manganese Standard
Sen. Manchin Reiterates Need For Bipartisan FERC Pairing, AML Funding At Hearing On Dept. Of Interior Nominee
Ohio River
That’s Vinegar: The Ohio River’s History Of Contamination And Progress
Oil & Gas
You Are Looking At A Map Of Future Dumpsites For Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater If Road Dumping Is Approved By General Assembly [PaEN]
Tell Your Legislators Dirt Roads Are Not Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumpsites - A Facebook Reader Of PaEN
AG Shapiro Declines To Confirm A Grand Jury Investigation Into Natural Gas Industry
Caruso: Wolf Breaks With Pittsburgh Mayor On Natural Gas Enraging Environmentalists
Letter: Wolf Taking Action To Curb Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Industry
Op-Ed: PA Has An Opportunity To Lead On Regulating Methane Emissions As EPA Falters
Citing Serious Concerns, CNX Resources Quits Allegheny Conference, Worries Energy, Manufacturing Being Marginalized
Letter: Pittsburgh Mayor Promotes City’s Long-Term Economy, Public Health
Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Mayor Right To Denounce Petrochemical Buildout In Western PA
Op-Ed: Southwestern PA Welcomes Energy Industry
Op-Ed: Elected Leaders Should Not Stem The Flow Of Natural Gas
Editorial: Solving The Ewing Sarcoma Mystery In Washington County
Cap & Trade Is Supposed To Solve Climate Change, But Oil & Gas Emissions Are Up
Commonwealth Court Upholds Westmoreland County Township’s Ordinance Allowing Natural Gas Drilling [PaEN]
Commonwealth Court Upholds Westmoreland County Township’s Ruling Allowing Fracking To Continue
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Royalty Case Moves To PA Supreme Court
Amid Opposition To Fracking, Plastices, Moderate Dems Walk Fine Line On Climate Policies
Toomey Talks Pro-Fracking Resolution, Impeachment At Pittsburgh Stop
Editorial: Toomey Correctly Pushes Against Fracking Ban
Editorial: Fracking Not The Only Presidential Power Issue Toomey Should Worry About
Report: PA Performance Contributed To Record Natural Gas Growth In 2018
Maykuth: Court: Philadelphia Will Get Seat At Table At Auction For Philly Refinery Bankrupt Refinery
New Owner Of Philly Refinery Could Be Decided As Soon As January
Maykuth: Bankrupt Philly Refinery Gets Interest From 15 Potential Bidders, Aims For January Auction
DEP Issues Notice Of Violations Over Gasoline Spill In Washington County
Pipelines
AP-Marc Levy: FBI Opens Corruption Investigation Into How Wolf Administration Approved Mariner East Pipeline
AP: FBI Opens Corruption Investigation Into How Wolf Administration Approved Mariner East Pipelines [PaEN]
Meyer: Wolf Says He’s Unaware Of Any Wrongdoing In Mariner East Pipeline Permitting
Maykuth: FBI Investigating Possible Corruption In How PA Approved Mariner East Pipeline
StateImpact: AP: FBI Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issue Of Mariner East Pipeline Permits
Thompson: Wolf Says He’s Got Nothing To Hide On Pipeline Permitting
StateImpact: Mariner East Pipeline’s Permit Problems, Investigations
Another Sunoco Pipeline Springs Leak In Middletown Twp., Delaware County
Testing Nears Completion On Meadville To Ohio Risberg Natural Gas Pipeline
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Pipeline Protests Go Too Far
Cong. Keller Touts Williams Pipeline, Visits Compressor Station
AP: Pipeline Company To Appeal PennEast Permit Rejection To U.S. Supreme Court
Keystone Pipeline Restarts 2 Weeks After North Dakota Leak
Permitting
Public Hearing Set For Jan. 8 [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Truck Accessories Group, Northumberland County [PaEN]
DEP Posts 52 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
PUC OKs Plan For PPL To Distributed Additional $44 Million In Federal Tax Reform Savings; Total Refunds To Consumers From All Utilities Top $400 Million
PUC Holds Be Utility Wise Consumer Utility Fair Nov. 21 In Delaware County
Recreation
DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Nov. 20 On State Forest Strategic Plan, Penn’s State Parks For All, PA Outdoor Recreation Plan [PaEN]
Learn How To Volunteer In PA’s State Parks, Forests
PA Land Trust Assn. Offering Regional Trail Workshop Grants [PaEN]
Outdoor Recreation Facility In Carbondale Helps Disabled Veterans, First Responders
Fly-Fishing, Friends & Family: How A House On Spring Creek Became A Home For Veterans
Northcentral Groups Honored For Growing Outdoor Recreation Economy, Nature Tourism
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Citizens Continue To Shape Pennsylvania State Parks [PaEN]
DCNR Announces $24.5 Million In Community Conservation Partnership Grants Investing In 169 Local Recreation Projects Statewide [PaEN]
DCNR Announces $11.2 Million Investment In 37 Trail Development Projects Across The State [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Citizens Have And Continue To Shape PA State Parks
10 Trail, Road Projects In Lackawanna County Get State Funding
Editorial: Getting To Presque Isle State Park To Be Safer For Pedestrians, Cyclists
High School Student Killed In 35-Foot Fall At World’s End State Park
Nov. 13 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Nov. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Antis Twp Buys 92-Acres For Bellwood-Altoona Trail Development In Blair County
PA Filmmaker’s Documentary Honors Barefoot Cross-Country Hiking Activist
Pittsburgh Prepares Master Plan To Boost Bicycling On City Streets
Editorial: Pittsburgh Council Must Fulfill Promise Of New Park Tax
Editorial: No Mystery Why Scranton Parks On The Decline
Harrisburg Park Replaces Neighborhood Swallowed By Sinkhole
2nd Amendment Advocates Takes Issue With Whitehall Park Signs Barring Discharges Of Guns
New Leader Coming To Gettysburg National Military Park
Recycling/Waste
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 19 On Stream Cleaning, HHW, Violations Bills [PaEN]
You Are Looking At A Map Of Future Dumpsites For Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater If Road Dumping Is Approved By General Assembly [PaEN]
State Agencies Generate Nearly $1.1 Million Thru Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Programs [PaEN]
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, Weis Markets Announce Student Poster Contest Winners [PaEN]
Huge Turnout Shuts Down Electronics Recycling Event In Lackawanna County
Altoona Water Authority Gets NOV From DEP On Debris Disposal
DEP Reviewing Altoona Water Authority Waste Disposal Practices
Could Invisible Barcodes Revolutionize Recycling?
EPA Relaxes Deadlines On Power Companies For Coal Ash Cleanup
Federal Judge Approves Deal Requiring Brunner Island Power Plant To Pay Record $1 Million Penalty For Coal Ash Pollution
Philly Trash Trucks Crashed 2,000 Times, Avoided Discipline, Cost Taxpayers $4.8 Million
Regulations
EPA Pushes Ahead With Effort To Limit The Science It Uses To Craft Regulations
Renewable Energy
PA Conservative Energy Forum Clean & Renewable Energy Symposium Dec. 9-10 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Senate Appropriations Meets Nov. 18 To Consider Clean Vehicle Infrastructure Bill [PaEN]
Dec. 3 Workshop On Performance Excellence In Electricity Rating Program For Green Buildings In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Williamsport Region Using Renewable, Cleaner Energy Resources To Cut Costs
Op-Ed: Liz Robinson: Why She’s Energized About Solar Power
Understanding The Importance Of Solar Energy
Schuylkill River
Real World Concrete Cowboys Find New Home On Changing Schuylkill Riverfront
SRBC
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets December 5 To Consider Fee Changes [PaEN]
Stormwater
Green Infrastructure: The Solution To Pittsburgh’s Sewage Overflow, Increasing Rain Events
Building A More Beautiful, Green Philadelphia One Tree At A Time
Central PA Watersheds Awarded Grants For Stream Buffers
Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets December 5 To Consider Fee Changes [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
Social Media Site Encouraging Public Participation In Proposed Sale Of Wilkes-Barre Sewer System
Higher Water, Sewer Rates On Tap In Allentown And Its Suburbs
Bethlehem Sewer Rates To Go Up, Water Bills May Not Be Far Behind
Erie Looks To Slash Millions In Debt Via Water Works Deal
Altoona Water Authority Gets NOV From DEP On Debris Disposal
Op-Ed: State, Local Leaders Need More Power Over Infrastructure, Congress Can Make It Happen - Governors Ridge, Rendell
Watershed Protection
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 19 On Stream Cleaning, HHW, Violations Bills [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Legislators Need To Put Money Where The Boots Are -- On Farms
South Mountain Partnership Announces 3 Water Related Workshops For Residents Of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin & York Counties [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Cumberland County; Info Meetings Jan. 14 & 28 [PaEN]
CBF-PA: Planting Trees Is Part Of Treating The Land Right At Drager Farms In Lancaster County [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure: The Solution To Pittsburgh’s Sewage Overflow, Increasing Rain Events
Central PA Watersheds Awarded Grants For Stream Buffers
DEP Invites Comments On Draft Stream Evaluation Reports In Adams, Berks, Blair, Huntingdon Counties [PaEN]
Dauphin County Students Last To Visit Disappearing Classroom On Chesapeake Bay Island
That’s Vinegar: The Ohio River’s History Of Contamination And Progress
Real World Concrete Cowboys Find New Home On Changing Schuylkill Riverfront
AP: Judge Allows Lawsuit Seeking Action On Lake Erie Algae
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Wildlife
Ruffed Grouse (PA’s State Bird) Among Birds Expected To Be Extinct
Bay Journal: Scientists Raise Alarm As North American Bird Populations Plummet
Grant Will Fund Study Of Future Presque Isle Birding Visitor Center
Nature Watch: A Week For Owls At Presque Isle State Park
Appalachian Chapter Audubon Society Offers 3 Full Scholarships To Hog Island Teen Seabird Conservation Summer Camp [PaEN]
With PA Sunday Hunting Vote Looming, Game Commission Director Touts Advantages
Outdoors This Week: Will The Hunting Tradition Continue?
Marcus Schneck: Misinformation Widespread About Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer Management
Game Commission Seeks Feedback On Responding To Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer
PA Deer Hunters Spooked By Threat Of Chronic Wasting Disease
John Buffone: Central PA Woman Bags Rare Spotted Buck In Archery Season
Erie County Among Tops In Nation For Deer-Vehicle Collisions
Friends Of Rothrock State Forest Hold Deer, Forest Health & Hunting Program Nov. 21 In Centre County [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Early Hunting Seasons Pushing PA Bear Kill Toward Record High
West Nile/Zika Virus
Letter: Tiny Gnats Eating Warren County Alive, Do Something
Federal Policy
Op-Ed: State, Local Leaders Need More Power Over Infrastructure, Congress Can Make It Happen - Governors Ridge, Rendell
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