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PA Capitol Report: PennDOT Plans To Shift Local Road Money To Interstates [PaCN]
House Cancels 4 Voting Days, Adds Fall Schedule
Politics
Spotlight PA: Senate, House Members Black Out Details Of How They Spend Taxpayer Money, Claiming Legislative Privilege
Lycoming County Lawmakers Surprised By Claims Colleagues Shielded Expenses
Should Senate, House Members Return Their $172 Million Surplus To Taxpayers And Fund Needed Programs? [PaEN]
Laura Olson/Ford Turner: Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Poll Finds PA Voters Split On Fracking Ban - 42% Oppose Ban, 38% Support
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Air
DEP Sets April 2 Hearing On Revaluation Of All Sources Of Air Pollution; The Installation Of Ethane Storage Tanks At Sunoco’s Natural Gas Liquids Facility In Delaware County [PaN]
Air Quality In Mon Valley Once Again Hits Unhealthy Levels
Editorial: Air Pollution Still A Problem In Pennsylvania
Don Hopey: Settlement Of Clairton Coke Works Lawsuit Results In Mon Valley Windfall
Op-Ed: Air Pollution Kills Thousands Of Americans Every Year, Here’s A Low-Cost Strategy To Reduce The Toll
Philly School District Poised To Pay $850,000 To Teacher Diagnosed With Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma
Asbestos Naturally Occurs In Rock At Bucks County Quarry, An Operator Wants To Mine There
Philadelphia Hires Environmental Firm To Monitor Asbestos Work At Philly Schools
Cong. Fitzpatrick Requests Investigation Of PA Quarry With Naturally Occurring Asbestos By EPA
Awards & Recognition
Keep PA Beautiful: 2.5 Million Volunteers, Partners Removed Over 147 Million Pounds Of Trash From PA Landscape Over Last 30 Years [PaEN]
PennDOT Announces District 3 Winner Of Student Innovations Litter Challenge From Snyder County [PaEN]
PennDOT Announces District 8 Winner Of Student Innovations Litter Change From Dauphin County [PaEN]
Inspire: All-Volunteers Emergency Team You Might Not Know - Cumberland County Haz-Mat Team
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Center For Sustainable Landscapes Achieves BREEAM USA Green Building Standard [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
DCNR Good Natured Blog: When Bad Attracts Worse! - Barberry To Ticks To Lyme Disease [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Lookout For These Emerging Invasive Plants [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Weevils To The Rescue, Helping To Reduce Spread Of Mile-A-Minute Invasive Plant [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Responding To Invasive Species In Pennsylvania's State Forests [PaEN]
Efforts To Stop Spotted Lanternfly Are Ongoing For Penn State, Agencies [PaEN]
Penn State App Aids UN Efforts To Respond To Crop Destroying Locust Swarms In Africa [PaEN]
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Seeking Volunteers For Invasive Species Removal Work Days In Monroe County [PaEN
Time To Close A Road In Delaware Water Gap For Frogs Getting Frisky
Budget
DEP Budget Hearing: Republicans Propose Funding Hazardous Sites Cleanup By Taking Funds Away From Recycling; Oppose Wolf Climate Initiatives [PaEN]
DEP Budget Testimony: Gov. Wolf’s Budget Request Means Cleaner Water, Healthier Air, Remediated Land [PaEN]
Robert Swift: DEP Defends Tipping Fee Boost, Climate Proposal, Increases In Staff
Editorial: DEP Needs More Sustainable Funding For Oil & Gas Regulatory Program
Stephen Caruso: Wolf Proposes Staffing, Fee Hikes In DEP’s Budget Request
DCNR Budget Hearing: DCNR’s Continuing Use Of Oil & Gas Fund Monies For Admin. Costs Questioned, After Court Ruling Prohibited The Practice [PaEN]
DCNR Budget Testimony: DCNR Welcomes Millions Of Visitors, Enhances Communities, Engages Young People, Conserves Our Natural Resources, Outdoor Heritage [PaEN]
Should Senate, House Members Return Their $172 Million Surplus To Taxpayers And Fund Needed Programs? [PaEN]
Philly School District Poised To Pay $850,000 To Teacher Diagnosed With Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma
Editorial: Aging Locks & Dams Must Be Included In Infrastructure Plan
CBF: Maryland Legislature Taking Action To Help Their Farmers With Riparian Buffers, Restoring Wetlands
Chesapeake Bay
CBF Penn’s Waters: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Shine With Innovation In Its Third Year [PaEN]
Farmers In Lancaster, York, Franklin, Adams Asked To Document Conservation Practices In New Penn State Survey [PaEN]
Lancaster Conservation District Plant Sale Aims To Lighten Waterways Pollution Load
NRCS-PA: Applications Dates For Conservation Assistance Programs Extended [PaEN]
CBF: Maryland Legislature Taking Action To Help Their Farmers With Riparian Buffers, Restoring Wetlands
Bay Journal Forum: Maryland’s Proposed Concessions To Exelon Bad For Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Bay - Nick DiPasquale
NSAC Blog: Comprehensive Climate And Agriculture Legislation Introduced In U.S. House [PaEN]
Attracting A Diverse Workforce A Priority For The Chesapeake Bay Program
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Citizen Action
CBF Penn’s Waters: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Shine With Innovation In Its Third Year [PaEN]
Farmers In Lancaster, York, Franklin, Adams Asked To Document Conservation Practices In New Penn State Survey [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: When Bad Attracts Worse! - Barberry To Ticks To Lyme Disease [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Lookout For These Emerging Invasive Plants [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Weevils To The Rescue, Helping To Reduce Spread Of Mile-A-Minute Invasive Plant [PaEN]
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Seeking Volunteers For Invasive Species Removal Work Days In Monroe County [PaEN
National Park Service Seeks Public’s Help In Finding Cause Of Delaware Water Gap Forest Fire
Keep PA Beautiful: 2.5 Million Volunteers, Partners Removed Over 147 Million Pounds Of Trash From PA Landscape Over Last 30 Years [PaEN]
DEP Sets April 2 Hearing On Revaluation Of All Sources Of Air Pollution; The Installation Of Ethane Storage Tanks At Sunoco’s Natural Gas Liquids Facility In Delaware County [PaN]
Why Do Philadelphia Flower Show Tickets Cost 40% More This Year?
Spotlight Is On Marijuana At This Year’s Philadelphia Flower Show
Here’s What It Looks Like Inside The 2020 Philadelphia Flower Show
Time To Close A Road In Delaware Water Gap For Frogs Getting Frisky
Winter Heating Grants Available To Low-Income Households
Trump Proposes To Take $37 Million In LIHEAP Heating Assistance To Fight Coronavirus
UGI To Decrease Natural Gas Cost March 1
SEEDS Hosts Resilient Regional Economies Program With Sustainable Business Entrepreneur Judy Wicks March 21 In Wayne County [PaEN]
PA Wilds: Rural Entrepreneurs Kick Off Inaugural PA Wilds PACE Business Sustainability, Growth Program [PaEN]
Anya Litvak: Telemarketing Blitzes Leave Some Utility Customers Baffled, Regulators Determined
Pennsylvania Prepares For Spread Of Coronavirus, Or COVID-19 [PaEN]
Climate
DEP Previews New Climate Impact Assessment: More Extreme Precipitation, More Livestock, More Manure, Less Effective BMPs; And SE Coastal Impact Assessment [PaEN]
Op-Ed: PA Can Transform America’s Energy Landscape - Again By Joining RGGI
By Susan Dio, Chairman & President Of BP America [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Climate Change Is Both A Spiritual And A Moral Issue - Rev. Sandy Strauss [PaEN]
Op-Ed: 3 Reasons PA Must Proceed With Move To Limit Carbon Pollution - Environmental Defense Fund
Op-Ed: We Need To Reduce Consumption To Slow Climate Change - Nolan Perin
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Already Much Cleaner Without New Carbon Taxes - NFIB
Rep. Metcalfe Calls Out DEP Secretary For Evasive RGGI Non-Answers During Budget Hearing [PaEN]
CFA Accepting Applications For Alternative & Clean Energy, Geothermal, Wind And Solar Energy Projects [PaEN]
Funding For Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation Projects Available From Sustainable Energy Funds [PaEN]
Feed Supplement For Dairy Cows Cuts Their Methane Emissions From Belching By About A Quarter [PaEN]
NSAC Blog: Comprehensive Climate And Agriculture Legislation Introduced In U.S. House [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Cow Burp Methane Slashed In Penn State Research
Penn State App Aids UN Efforts To Respond To Crop Destroying Locust Swarms In Africa [PaEN]
Andrew Maykuth: These PA Colleges Going All In On Renewable Energy, With A Little Help From A Texas Solar Farm
Pittsburgh Mayor Explains Why He Isn’t Backing Congressional Green New Deal, But Why He Is Opposed To Fracking
Lycoming County Commissioners Approve Extension For Muncy Resiliency Planning Project
Democrats Opposing Cong. Perry To Participate In Climate Forum, Cong. Perry Doubtful
20-Foot Waves May Be Coming To The Great Lakes
Climate Change Isn’t Only Worrying Kids, It’s Making Them Angry
WITF Smart Talk: Where’s All The Snow This Winter?
From Allergies To Declining Business, Warming Winters Affect Everyday Life
CBF: Virginia To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Allegheny Front: Why This Climate Scientist Says No To Flying
California Is Abnormally Dry After Low-Precipitation Winter
Congressional Panel Battles Over Tree Planting Legislation
BP Withdraws From Industry Groups, Citing Climate Disagreements
Big Companies Scramble To Make Lofty Climate Promises
Anti-Greta Teen Activist To Speak At Biggest U.S. Conservatives Conference
Anti-Greta Climate Skeptic Naomi Seibt Called White Nationalist An Inspiration
U.K. Court Blocks Heathrow Airport Expansion Over Climate Concerns
Editorial: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change Push World Toward Doomsday
Coal Mining
Coding Coding The Coal Region To Teach Students Advanced Computer Skills
March 14 Program To Explore Westmoreland Coal Story
Compliance Action
PUC Requires Remaining Life Study, Public Reporting On Integrity Of Sunoco's Mariner East I Pipeline; Issues $200,000 Penalty [PaEN]
StateImpact: Sunoco To Pay $200,000 Fine, Must Increase Oversight Of Aging Mariner East 1 Pipeline
Andrew Maykuth: PUC OKs $200,000 Fine, Orders Remaining Life Study Of Leaky 89-Year-Old Sunoco Mariner East 1 Pipeline
Anya Litvak: U.S. Dept. Of Justice Building A Criminal Case Around Energy Transfer’s Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County
Reid Frazier: Federal Prosecutors Investigating Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County
Don Hopey: Settlement Of Clairton Coke Works Lawsuit Results In Mon Valley Windfall
Anya Litvak: U.S. Dept. Of Justice Building A Criminal Case Around Energy Transfer’s Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County
Conservation Districts
Lancaster Conservation District Plant Sale Aims To Lighten Waterways Pollution Load
Help Wanted: Centre County Conservation District Manager [PaEN]
DCNR
DCNR Good Natured Blog: When Bad Attracts Worse! - Barberry To Ticks To Lyme Disease [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Lookout For These Emerging Invasive Plants [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Weevils To The Rescue, Helping To Reduce Spread Of Mile-A-Minute Invasive Plant [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Responding To Invasive Species In Pennsylvania's State Forests [PaEN]
Work To Remove Ohiopyle State Park Graffiti Underway
Mary Ann Thomas: Volunteers Clean Up Graffiti On 3 Rivers Heritage Trail In Allegheny County
Stephen Huba: Vandals Spray Paint Graffiti On Rocks At Ohiopyle State Park
Editorial: Lance To Those Who Painted Graffiti Along Youghiogheny River In Ohiopyle
Leap Year Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware River
Green City, Clean Waters Sites In Philadelphia That Took Root In 2019
Call For Presentations: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 17-18 In Philadelphia; Sponsorships Available [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 28 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Hurubie Meko: Can Your Well Water Make You Sick? No Testing Required In PA
Mayor Names Nominating Committee To Expand Pittsburgh Water Authority Board
Mayor Seek To Enlarge Pittsburgh Water Authority Board
Altoona Water Authority Asked For $30,000 To Help Fix Defective Rubber Reservoir Dams
Fluoride In Drinking Water Fight In West Manchester, York County
Water System Appraisal Consultant To Visit Erie In March
Economic Development
Nearly $500 Million Natural Gas Feedstock Manufacturing Plant Planned In Clinton County
DEP Sets April 2 Hearing On Revaluation Of All Sources Of Air Pollution; The Installation Of Ethane Storage Tanks At Sunoco’s Natural Gas Liquids Facility In Delaware County [PaN]
Letter: Representatives Should Stand Against House Bill 1100
Op-Ed: How Turzai’s Going-Away Present To Gas Industry Will Hurt PA For Years To Come - Larry Schweiger
Hazelwood Green Lands Tenant Promising An Innovation Hub
Coding Coding The Coal Region To Teach Students Advanced Computer Skills
SEEDS Hosts Resilient Regional Economies Program With Sustainable Business Entrepreneur Judy Wicks March 21 In Wayne County [PaEN]
PA Wilds: Rural Entrepreneurs Kick Off Inaugural PA Wilds PACE Business Sustainability, Growth Program [PaEN]
American Heritage: Rachel Carson And Silent Spring
How Coal Mine Waste Could Help Build Your Next Phone - WV
Education
Student Finds Bright Future In Solar Energy; Seeks To Enroll Solar Farm In CREP [PaEN]
PennDOT Announces District 3 Winner Of Student Innovations Litter Challenge From Snyder County [PaEN]
PennDOT Announces District 8 Winner Of Student Innovations Litter Change From Dauphin County [PaEN]
Conestoga Valley Honors Science & Technology Supervisor For High School Recycling Initiative
WILD About Falcons Educator Workshop April 9, Middle Creek Wildlife Area, Lebanon County [PaEN]
Students Show Off Science Skills In Annual Competition In Wilkes-Barre
Marcus Schneck: Lackawanna College Adds Beekeeping Courses
Scranton School District Seeks Parents For Environmental Task Force
March 14 Program To Explore Westmoreland Coal Story
Climate Change Isn’t Only Worrying Kids, It’s Making Them Angry
Emergency Response
First Responders, Volunteers, Others Who Worked At Flight 93 Crash Site Encouraged To Attend World Trade Center Health Program/Victims Fund Meeting March 25, 26, 27 In Somerset [PaEN]
Rachel McDevitt: Berks County Group Offers Help To First Responders Who Witness Tragedy
When Every Second Counts, Bilingual Firefighters Make The Difference In Chester County
Inspire: All-Volunteers Emergency Team You Might Not Know - Cumberland County Haz-Mat Team
Op-Ed: A Way To Prevent Devastating Natural Gas Explosions Like The One That Hit South Philly
Energy
Op-Ed: PA Can Transform America’s Energy Landscape - Again By Joining RGGI
By Susan Dio, Chairman & President Of BP America [PaEN]
Op-Ed: 3 Reasons PA Must Proceed With Move To Limit Carbon Pollution - Environmental Defense Fund
Letter: Focus On Renewable Energy Moving PA Forward
Letter: Look Beyond Fracking For Better Solutions
Andrew Maykuth: These PA Colleges Going All In On Renewable Energy, With A Little Help From A Texas Solar Farm
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Center For Sustainable Landscapes Achieves BREEAM USA Green Building Standard [PaEN]
University Of Pittsburgh Commits To Becoming Carbon Neutral By 2037, But Won’t Divest Fossil Fuel Investments
Pittsburgh Mayor Explains Why He Isn’t Backing Congressional Green New Deal, But Why He Is Opposed To Fracking
Pittsburgh Mayor: Downtown Steam Heat System Beyond Repair
DEP Sets April 2 Hearing On Revaluation Of All Sources Of Air Pollution; The Installation Of Ethane Storage Tanks At Sunoco’s Natural Gas Liquids Facility In Delaware County [PaN]
Op-Ed: America’s Economy Demands Full-Time Electricity, Solar & Wind Provide Part-Time Power
Op-Ed: Philly Needs A Publicly Owned Electric Company
Op-Ed: A Way To Prevent Devastating Natural Gas Explosions Like The One That Hit South Philly
PUC Adopts Regs. Increasing Consumer Protections, Price Transparency In Competitive Electric Market [PaEN]
Anya Litvak: Telemarketing Blitzes Leave Some Utility Customers Baggled, Regulators Determined
Editorial: Regulators Should Penalize False Sales Tactics For Electricity
PUC To Investigate Rate Increase Filed By UGI Natural Gas Utilities
PUC Presses Pause On UGI’s $74.6 Million Rate Hike
PPL CEO Set To Retire
With Tax Liability, Nuclear Refueling Issues Settled, FirstEnergy Solutions To Exit Bankruptcy
NJ-Based PSEG Considering Exit From PJM Capacity Market Following FERC Order
Winter Heating Grants Available To Low-Income Households
Trump Proposes To Take $37 Million In LIHEAP Heating Assistance To Fight Coronavirus
UGI To Decrease Natural Gas Cost March 1
Energy Conservation
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Center For Sustainable Landscapes Achieves BREEAM USA Green Building Standard [PaEN]
University Of Pittsburgh Commits To Becoming Carbon Neutral By 2037, But Won’t Divest Fossil Fuel Investments
Environmental Health
Pennsylvania Prepares For Spread Of Coronavirus, Or COVID-19 [PaEN]
Dept. Of Agriculture Commits To Review Of “Deadly” Pesticide Chlorpyrifos [PaEN]
Scranton School Asbestos Abatement Work Continues
Asbestos Naturally Occurs In Rock At Bucks County Quarry, An Operator Wants To Mine There
Philadelphia Hires Environmental Firm To Monitor Asbestos Work At Philly Schools
Cong. Fitzpatrick Requests Investigation Of PA Quarry With Naturally Occurring Asbestos By EPA
Environmental Heritage
Lansdale Centenarian Shares Environmental Legacy - First Executive Director Of Wissahickon Valley Watershed Assn
First Responders, Volunteers, Others Who Worked At Flight 93 Crash Site Encouraged To Attend World Trade Center Health Program/Victims Fund Meeting March 25, 26, 27 In Somerset [PaEN]
Farming
Farmers In Lancaster, York, Franklin, Adams Asked To Document Conservation Practices In New Penn State Survey [PaEN]
DEP Previews New Climate Impact Assessment: More Extreme Precipitation, More Livestock, More Manure, Less Effective BMPs; And SE Coastal Impact Assessment [PaEN]
Dept. Of Agriculture Commits To Review Of “Deadly” Pesticide Chlorpyrifos [PaEN]
NRCS-PA: Applications Dates For Conservation Assistance Programs Extended [PaEN]
Agriculture Announces $1 Million In Research Grants To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease In PA Deer [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Chronic Wasting Disease-Sniffing Dogs Among Research Funded By Agriculture
Efforts To Stop Spotted Lanternfly Are Ongoing For Penn State, Agencies [PaEN]
Penn State App Aids UN Efforts To Respond To Crop Destroying Locust Swarms In Africa [PaEN]
Lancaster Conservation District Plant Sale Aims To Lighten Waterways Pollution Load
Feed Supplement For Dairy Cows Cuts Their Methane Emissions From Belching By About A Quarter [PaEN]
Berks Nature Preserves 80-Acre Robeson Township Farm With Conservation Easement [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Lackawanna College Adds Beekeeping Courses
New Snyder County Greenhouse Pushing Out Leafy Greens 24/7 All Year Long
Help Wanted: Centre County Conservation District Manager [PaEN]
CBF: Maryland Legislature Taking Action To Help Their Farmers With Riparian Buffers, Restoring Wetlands
NSAC Blog: Comprehensive Climate And Agriculture Legislation Introduced In U.S. House [PaEN]
Flooding
DEP Previews New Climate Impact Assessment: More Extreme Precipitation, More Livestock, More Manure, Less Effective BMPs; And SE Coastal Impact Assessment [PaEN]
Federal Grant To Help With Levee Reconstruction In Williamsport
Lycoming County Commissioners Approve Extension For Muncy Resiliency Planning Project
No System To Make Sure Required Flood Insurance Is In Place For Homes In 100-Year Floodplain [PaEN]
Forests
Efforts To Stop Spotted Lanternfly Are Ongoing For Penn State, Agencies [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Responding To Invasive Species In Pennsylvania's State Forests [PaEN]
CBF Penn’s Waters: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Shine With Innovation In Its Third Year [PaEN]
Congressional Panel Battles Over Tree Planting Legislation
Leap Year Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
SEEDS Hosts Resilient Regional Economies Program With Sustainable Business Entrepreneur Judy Wicks March 21 In Wayne County [PaEN]
PA Wilds: Rural Entrepreneurs Kick Off Inaugural PA Wilds PACE Business Sustainability, Growth Program [PaEN]
Game Commission Conducting Controlled Burns In Centre County
AP: Officials Battling Fire At Popular Hiking Site At Delaware Water Gap - NJ
Game Commission
Game Commission Conducting Controlled Burns In Centre County
Grants/Funding
NRCS-PA: Applications Dates For Conservation Assistance Programs Extended [PaEN]
Fish & Boat Commission Awards More Than $500,000 In Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]
CFA Accepting Applications For Alternative & Clean Energy, Geothermal, Wind And Solar Energy Projects [PaEN]
Funding For Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation Projects Available From Sustainable Energy Funds [PaEN]
Agriculture Announces $1 Million In Research Grants To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease In PA Deer [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Chronic Wasting Disease-Sniffing Dogs Among Research Funded By Agriculture
Green Infrastructure
DEP Previews New Climate Impact Assessment: More Extreme Precipitation, More Livestock, More Manure, Less Effective BMPs; And SE Coastal Impact Assessment [PaEN]
NRCS-PA: Applications Dates For Conservation Assistance Programs Extended [PaEN]
CBF Penn’s Waters: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Shine With Innovation In Its Third Year [PaEN]
Lancaster Conservation District Plant Sale Aims To Lighten Waterways Pollution Load
Green City, Clean Waters Sites In Philadelphia That Took Root In 2019
Why Do Philadelphia Flower Show Tickets Cost 40% More This Year?
CBF: Maryland Legislature Taking Action To Help Their Farmers With Riparian Buffers, Restoring Wetlands
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
DEP Budget Hearing: Republicans Propose Funding Hazardous Sites Cleanup By Taking Funds Away From Recycling; Oppose Wolf Climate Initiatives [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
Scranton School Asbestos Abatement Work Continues
Asbestos Naturally Occurs In Rock At Bucks County Quarry, An Operator Wants To Mine There
Cong. Fitzpatrick Requests Investigation Of PA Quarry With Naturally Occurring Asbestos By EPA
Land Conservation
Berks Nature Preserves 80-Acre Robeson Township Farm With Conservation Easement [PaEN]
Appalachian Land & Conservation Permanently Protects 94-Acre Property In Clinton County [PaEN]
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Seeking Volunteers For Invasive Species Removal Work Days In Monroe County [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Willistown Conservation Trust Director Of Rushton Conservation Center [PaEN]
Editorial: Pointless Action: Shrinking Federally Protected Lands Helps No One
Land Recycling
Hazelwood Green Lands Tenant Promising An Innovation Hub
Lake Erie
20-Foot Waves May Be Coming To The Great Lakes
Federal Judge Blocks Measure Giving Lake Erie Legal Rights
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Keep PA Beautiful: 2.5 Million Volunteers, Partners Removed Over 147 Million Pounds Of Trash From PA Landscape Over Last 30 Years [PaEN]
PennDOT Announces District 3 Winner Of Student Innovations Litter Challenge From Snyder County [PaEN]
PennDOT Announces District 8 Winner Of Student Innovations Litter Change From Dauphin County [PaEN]
Paul Muschick: Radical Idea To Reduce Litter: Stop Traffic And Make Fuming Motorists Watch It Being Picked Up
Editorial: Philly’s Street Sweeping Means We Have to Move Our Cars. So?
Mine Reclamation
How Coal Mine Waste Could Help Build Your Next Phone - WV
Scranton School District Seeks Parents For Environmental Task Force
Noncoal Mining
Asbestos Naturally Occurs In Rock At Bucks County Quarry, An Operator Wants To Mine There
Philadelphia Hires Environmental Firm To Monitor Asbestos Work At Philly Schools
Cong. Fitzpatrick Requests Investigation Of PA Quarry With Naturally Occurring Asbestos By EPA
Oil & Gas
Laura Olson/Ford Turner: Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Poll Finds PA Voters Split On Fracking Ban - 42% Oppose Ban, 38% Support
Op-Ed: PA Can Transform America’s Energy Landscape - Again By Joining RGGI
By Susan Dio, Chairman & President Of BP America [PaEN]
Editorial: DEP Needs More Sustainable Funding For Oil & Gas Regulatory Program
Nearly $500 Million Natural Gas Feedstock Manufacturing Plant Planned In Clinton County
Letter: Representatives Should Stand Against House Bill 1100
Op-Ed: How Turzai’s Going-Away Present To Gas Industry Will Hurt PA For Years To Come - Larry Schweiger
Op-Ed: Banning Fracking Would Destroy PA’s Economy - Speaker Turzai
Oil & Gas Industry Responds To Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Fracking Ban With Full Page Ad In New York Times
Letter: Focus On Renewable Energy Moving PA Forward
Letter: Look Beyond Fracking For Better Solutions
DEP Sets April 2 Hearing On Revaluation Of All Sources Of Air Pollution; The Installation Of Ethane Storage Tanks At Sunoco’s Natural Gas Liquids Facility In Delaware County [PaN]
IFO Reports Natural Gas Production Increased 11.4% In 2019; Increases In Production, Number Of Producing Wells Down Significantly [PaEN]
Stephen Huba: PA Natural Gas Production Grew In 2019, But At Lower Rate
Stephen Huba: Amid Lower Natural Gas Prices, Chevron To Begin Layoffs At Moon HQ
EQT Drilling Files Lawsuit Accusing Supplier Of Sending Faulty Values For Natural Gas Wells
Op-Ed: A Way To Prevent Devastating Natural Gas Explosions Like The One That Hit South Philly
PUC To Investigate Rate Increase Filed By UGI Natural Gas Utilities
PUC Presses Pause On UGI’s $74.6 Million Rate Hike
Andrew Maykuth: Frustrated Steelworkers Chief Say He Did His Best To Keep Philly Refinery Open
Noncoal Mining
PA Anthracite Section Of SME Meets March 12; Features Presentation On Grace Iron Ore Mine, Berks County - History, A Study For Reopening [PaEN]
Pipelines
PUC Requires Remaining Life Study, Public Reporting On Integrity Of Sunoco's Mariner East I Pipeline; Issues $200,000 Penalty [PaEN]
StateImpact: Sunoco To Pay $200,000 Fine, Must Increase Oversight Of Aging Mariner East 1 Pipeline
Andrew Maykuth: PUC OKs $200,000 Fine, Orders Remaining Life Study Of Leaky 89-Year-Old Sunoco Mariner East 1 Pipeline
Anya Litvak: U.S. Dept. Of Justice Building A Criminal Case Around Energy Transfer’s Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County
Reid Frazier: Federal Prosecutors Investigating Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County
Marcus Schneck: Pipeline Project Disturbs Snake Den, But Snakes Are Saved In State Forest
PA Chamber Expresses Dismay Over Canceled Constitution Natural Gas Pipeline Project
Natural Gas Ransomware Compressor Station Attack Offers Critical Lessons For Electric Utilities, Analysts Say
Costs, Delays Scuttle 124-Mile Constitution Pipeline Project
Constitution Pipeline Project Ends As Builder Cites Diminished Return On Investment
Bay Journal: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Backers, Opponents Get Their Day In The U.S. Supreme Court
NPR: U.S. Supreme Court Pipeline Fight Could Disrupt How The Appalachian Trail Is Run
Permitting
DEP Sets April 2 Hearing On Revaluation Of All Sources Of Air Pollution; The Installation Of Ethane Storage Tanks At Sunoco’s Natural Gas Liquids Facility In Delaware County [PaN]
DEP Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 29 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Radiation Protection
Letter: Nuclear Power Corporations Don’t Need More Ratepayer Money
With Tax Liability, Nuclear Refueling Issues Settled, FirstEnergy Solutions To Exit Bankruptcy
NJ-Based PSEG Considering Exit From PJM Capacity Market Following FERC Order
The U.S. Government Insurance Scheme For Nuclear Power Plant Accidents No Longer Makes Sense
Recreation
Work To Remove Ohiopyle State Park Graffiti Underway
Mary Ann Thomas: Volunteers Clean Up Graffiti On 3 Rivers Heritage Trail In Allegheny County
Stephen Huba: Vandals Spray Paint Graffiti On Rocks At Ohiopyle State Park
Editorial: Lance To Those Who Painted Graffiti Along Youghiogheny River In Ohiopyle
Leap Year Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Presque Isle Sand Equals Erie Treasure
Ad Crable: Officials Eye Joining Northwest River, Enola Low Grade Paths Connecting 40 Miles Of Trails In Lancaster County
Sean Sauro: Proposed Trail Extension Draws Supporters, Naysayers In Lancaster County
Editorial: Linking Beautiful Lancaster County Trails Makes Dollars And Sense
Twp. Supervisors Approve Rails To Trails Project In Bucks County
Electric City Classic Bicycle Race To Return To Scranton In August
Why Philly Is Moving Away From Dockless Bikeshare And Focusing On Indego
Fish & Boat Commission Awards More Than $500,000 In Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]
Philadelphia City Council To Hold Hearings On Sonic Devices Meant To Keep Teenagers Away From Parks
Erie County To Detail Parks And Recreation Plan At Meeting Thursday
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Presents Proposed Spending Plan For New Parks Tax To Council
Pittsburgh Woman Hurt After Fall From Cliff At McConnells Mill State Park
Dillon Carr: Slippery Rock Student Recounts Horrifying 80-Foot Fall At McConnells Mill State Park
Man Dies After ATV Breaks Through Ice At Mill Creek Reservoir
Time To Close A Road In Delaware Water Gap For Frogs Getting Frisky
AP: Officials Battling Fire At Popular Hiking Site At Delaware Water Gap [NJ]
NPR: U.S. Supreme Court Pipeline Fight Could Disrupt How The Appalachian Trail Is Run
Recycling/Waste
DEP Budget Hearing: Republicans Propose Funding Hazardous Sites Cleanup By Taking Funds Away From Recycling; Oppose Wolf Climate Initiatives [PaEN]
Conestoga Valley Honors Science & Technology Supervisor For High School Recycling Initiative
WITF Smart Talk: The Environmental Problem With Artificial Turf
Renewable Energy
Op-Ed: PA Can Transform America’s Energy Landscape - Again By Joining RGGI
By Susan Dio, Chairman & President Of BP America [PaEN]
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Center For Sustainable Landscapes Achieves BREEAM USA Green Building Standard [PaEN]
CFA Accepting Applications For Alternative & Clean Energy, Geothermal, Wind And Solar Energy Projects [PaEN]
Funding For Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation Projects Available From Sustainable Energy Funds [PaEN]
Andrew Maykuth: These PA Colleges Going All In On Renewable Energy, With A Little Help From A Texas Solar Farm
Student Finds Bright Future In Solar Energy; Seeks To Enroll Solar Farm In CREP [PaEN]
University Of Pittsburgh Commits To Becoming Carbon Neutral By 2037, But Won’t Divest Fossil Fuel Investments
Pittsburgh Mayor Explains Why He Isn’t Backing Congressional Green New Deal, But Why He Is Opposed To Fracking
Op-Ed: America’s Economy Demands Full-Time Electricity, Solar & Wind Provide Part-Time Power
SEEDS Hosts Resilient Regional Economies Program With Sustainable Business Entrepreneur Judy Wicks March 21 In Wayne County [PaEN]
Stormwater
Green City, Clean Waters Sites In Philadelphia That Took Root In 2019
CBF Penn’s Waters: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Shine With Innovation In Its Third Year [PaEN]
Luzerne County Council Ends $5 Vehicle Fee To Pay For Bridge, Road Repairs [Apparently, Luzerne County Doesn’t Fund Anything, Not Just Stormwater]
Editorial: Luzerne County Council Pandering On Vehicle Fee
Water Resources
Editorial: Aging Locks & Dams Must Be Included In Infrastructure Plan
Wastewater Facilities
Philadelphia Water Provides Free Fixes For Basement Backup Flooding
Mayor Announces March 18 Meeting On Selling/Leasing Wilkes-Barre Sewer System
Wilkes-Barre Sewer System Sale/Lease On Residents’ Minds
Water System Appraisal Consultant To Visit Erie In March
Watershed Protection
NRCS-PA: Applications Dates For Conservation Assistance Programs Extended [PaEN]
CBF Penn’s Waters: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Shine With Innovation In Its Third Year [PaEN]
Farmers In Lancaster, York, Franklin, Adams Asked To Document Conservation Practices In New Penn State Survey [PaEN]
Lancaster Conservation District Plant Sale Aims To Lighten Waterways Pollution Load
Allen Township Protects Wetlands Within Warehouse Park
Bay Journal Forum: Maryland’s Proposed Concessions To Exelon Bad For Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Bay - Nick DiPasquale
Help Wanted: Centre County Conservation District Manager [PaEN]
CBF: Maryland Legislature Taking Action To Help Their Farmers With Riparian Buffers, Restoring Wetlands
Green City, Clean Waters Sites In Philadelphia That Took Root In 2019
Call For Presentations: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 17-18 In Philadelphia; Sponsorships Available [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 28 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Fish & Boat Commission Awards More Than $500,000 In Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]
Agriculture Announces $1 Million In Research Grants To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease In PA Deer [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Chronic Wasting Disease-Sniffing Dogs Among Research Funded By Agriculture
Stephen Huba: Western PA Group Misses Out On $1 Million In Chronic Wasting Disease Money
Evergreen Conservancy To Host March 13 Discussion Of Wildlife Diseases In Indiana
Game Commission Conducting Controlled Burns In Centre County
Game Commission Recommends Ross Twp. Hold Archery Hunt To Thin Deer Population
Time To Close A Road In Delaware Water Gap For Frogs Getting Frisky
Marcus Schneck: PA Birds, Butterflies, Fish Named In Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Endangered Species
Marcus Schneck: Massasauga Rattlesnake Recovery Goal Of Federal Plan
Marcus Schneck: Pipeline Project Disturbs Snake Den, But Snakes Are Saved In State Forest
John Hayes: Anglers Can Catch Big Trout Before Opening Day… Trout Stocking
Tom Venesky: Fishing License Change Could Be An Inconvenience For Anglers
Penn State Alum To Compete In World’s Largest Bass Fishing Competition
Mary Ann Thomas: Volunteers Needed For Trout Stockings In Allegheny County
WILD About Falcons Educator Workshop April 9, Middle Creek Wildlife Area, Lebanon County [PaEN]
Mary Ann Thomas: Incubation Has Begun In Harmer Bald Eagle Nest
AP: Poodle Found Alive 28 Hours After Being Scooped Up By Hawk In Allegheny County
Marcus Schneck: Hawk Mountain Questions Raptor’s Role In Poodle Abduction
Marcus Schneck: Flock Of More Than 100 Birds Found Dead Along Dauphin County Road
Nature Watch: Shot Of Warm Air Drew Migrating Birds To Erie
Marcus Schneck: Furbearing Mammals Once Gone, Or Almost Gone From PA, Now Booming
West Nile/Zika Virus
DCNR Good Natured Blog: When Bad Attracts Worse! - Barberry To Ticks To Lyme Disease [PaEN]
Opportunities
Help Wanted: Centre County Conservation District Manager [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Willistown Conservation Trust Director Of Rushton Conservation Center [PaEN]
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