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All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Essential Digest By Topic

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-- July 24-28 Marks 19th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County  [PaEN]

Air

-- PG: Public Can Weigh In On Allegheny County’s Plan For Air Quality Monitoring

-- PG: Allegheny County Health Dept. Adopts New Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode Rule

-- TribLive: Closure Of Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County Sparks Mixed Feelings In Community

-- The Center Square: Thermal Imaging Shows Methane Leaks From Oil & Gas Wells In Allegheny National Forest

-- Clean Air Council: Washington County’s Beech Hollow Power Plant Air Pollution Permit Appealed For Allowing Unlawful Levels Of Air Pollution

-- WJAC: DEP Considers Enforcement Action Over Asbestos For Last Year’s Demolition Of Conrad Building In Johnstown

-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day Warning For Thursday, July 15 In Southeastern Counties

-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day Warning For Friday, July 16 In Southeast PA

-- Help Wanted: Group Against Smog And Pollution Executive Director  [PaEN]

Alternative Fuels

-- WHYY: SEPTA’s Cracking Battery Buses Raise Questions About The Future Of Electric Transit 

-- PittsburghNext: Pittsburgh Launches First Integrated Mobility System Connecting All Transit Options In One App 

-- PG Editorial: Moving About On E-Scooters

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We May Not Be Ready For Electric Cars - Fmr Sen. Earl Baker [Natural Gas/Pipeline Advocate]

Awards & Recognition

-- DCNR: Celebrates Park & Recreation Professionals For Efforts Keeping Parks And Recreation Areas Open To The Public 

-- ErieT: Erie Botanist, Birder Evelyn Anderson Leaves Legacy Of Curiosity About, Love For Nature

-- PA Forestry Association Now Accepting Nominations For 3 Annual Awards [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Accepting Nominations For Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award [PaEN]

-- Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Holds First Juried Photo Contest Of 2021  [PaEN]

-- Northeast Recycling Council: Accepting Nominations For Leadership Awards

-- PG: On The Shenango: A Relaxing Paddle On PA’s River Of The Year

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- ScrantonT: American Chestnut Project Becomes Waiting Game At Lackawanna State Park

-- MCall: Chemical Treatments, Removale, Parasitic Wasps: Official Fight Against Emerald Ash Borer As It Decimates Trees Across The Lehigh Valley

-- Inquirer: Cultivating A Wildlife Haven On 2 Acres In Chester County

-- Marcus Schneck: PA Beekeepers Lost About 41% Of Their Colonies Last Winter, Report Says

-- Western PA Conservancy: July 28 - Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Webinar. 11:00 a.m. to Noon.

-- TribLive: Fish & Boat Commission Warns Of Invasive Mudsnails In Cumberland County Waters

-- Penn State Extension Cumberland County Master Gardeners Youth Summer Garden Camp July 20; August 3

-- Marcus Schneck: Popular Landscape Tree Callery Pear Considered As Addition To PA Noxious Weed List

-- LancasterOnline: Meet 7-Year-Old Lancaster County Beekeeper Whose Hive Has 50,000 Bees

-- PA Natural Heritage Program 2020 Annual Report Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Marcus Schneck: How To Predict Spotted Lanternfly Egg Hatches

-- Marcus Schneck: Update: Mystery Bird Disease Investigation Draws Reports From Nearly Every PA County

-- ReadingE: Songbird Death Reports From Mystery Illness Piling up In PA As Feeders Come Down In Berks County

-- ScrantonT: Cause Of Ailment Killing Songbirds Still Unknown

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: We Hope Bird Disease Is Not The Beginning Of Something More

-- PA Cap-Star: Western PA Birders Question Game Commission Over Removal Of Protected Species’ Nests

-- CBF Blog: Endangered Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons Are Finding Unexpected Refuge In Urban Harrisburg

-- TribLive: Latodami Nature Center Nesting Box Program A Boon To Bluebird Population In Allegheny County Park

-- The Guardian: Heat Dome Probably Killed 1 Billion Marine Animals On Canada Coast, Experts Say

Budget

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges PA Municipalities To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Improve Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Stormwater, Levee Fee Reductions Possible With Luzerne County Federal Funding Windfall

-- CitizensV: Luzerne County Mulls Stormwater Fee Reduction Option

-- U.S. Dept. Of Interior Secretary Tours Schuylkill, Northumberland County Abandoned Mine Restoration Sites To Discuss Proposed Federal Support For Reclamation Jobs

-- WITF: Biden Administration Officials Eye More Money For Mine Land Restoration, Oil & Gas Well Plugging Projects In PA

-- AP: Report: Appalachian States Face Billions In Coal Mining Cleanup

-- PG Guest Essay: Plugging Abandoned Wells Boosts Local Economies

-- Financial Times: Democrats Eye Carbon Border Tax To Help Fund $3.5 Trillion Spending Package

-- Bloomberg: Democrats Propose Tax On Carbon-Intensive Imports In Budget Deal

-- NPR: Democrats’ Budget Plan Pushes A Shift To Clean Energy, Here’s How It Would Work

-- Utility Dive: Clean Electricity Standard Lands Spot In $3.5 Trillion Democratic-Backed Infrastructure Deal

-- PG: In Federal Energy Bill, Sen. Manchin Seeks To Strike Compromise In Crucial Chunk Of Biden Infrastructure Deal

-- The Guardian: Trillions Of Dollars Spent On COVID Recovery In Ways That Harm Environment

Chesapeake Bay

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges PA Municipalities To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Improve Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For $13 Million In Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Ag Progress Days Set For August 10-12 In Centre County; Ag Technology, Soil Health, Water Quality, Conservation, More On Display [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Agricultural Research Highlighted On Ag Progress Days Tours Aug. 10-12

-- Bay Journal: Creative Conservation Partnership Deliver Results

-- DEP Blog: Susquehanna County Farm Goes To The Mat For Healthy Local Waters [PaEN]

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education, York County

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Lancaster Clean Water Partners

-- GettysburgT: Partnering For Water Quality Protection In Adams County

-- Baltimore Sun Guest Essay: How To Get PA Farmers To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Statement On June Dead Zone Assessment

-- Bay Journal: Beyond Nutrients - Other Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals Falling Short

-- Chesapeake Bay Forests For The Bay July Newsletter Now Available

-- Bay Journal: New Slate Of Local-Level Officers Elected To Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee, Including Leo Lutz From PA

-- Bay Journal: Push Is On For Green Environmental Rights Constitutional Amendments In 4 Chesapeake Bay States

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Citizen Action

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Invites Public To Take 2021 Middle Susquehanna River Survey [PaEN]

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education, York County

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Lancaster Clean Water Partners

-- Inquirer: Cultivating A Wildlife Haven On 2 Acres In Chester County

-- Penn State Ag Progress Days Set For August 10-12 In Centre County; Ag Technology, Soil Health, Water Quality, Conservation, More On Display [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Agricultural Research Highlighted On Ag Progress Days Tours Aug. 10-12

-- Stroud Water Research Center: July 16 Newsletter - Saving Streams With Good Science, Farm Buffers, Watershed Education Mobile Lab, Much More

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: August 29 - Annual Ramble Featuring Programs By Naturallists, Wildlife Experts, Outdoor Enthusiasts, Hikes & More

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available

-- WHYY: Lyme Disease And COVID: How To Tell Symptoms Apart As PA Hits Peak Tick Season

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Community News & Resources Newsletter

-- Clean Air Council: Washington County’s Beech Hollow Power Plant Air Pollution Permit Appealed For Allowing Unlawful Levels Of Air Pollution

-- Bay Journal: Push Is On For Green Environmental Rights Constitutional Amendments In 4 Chesapeake Bay States

-- Help Wanted: Group Against Smog And Pollution Executive Director  [PaEN]

Climate

-- EQB Approves Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets July 27 On Letter Urging IRRC To Disapprove The Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation [ PaEN]

-- Rachel McDevitt: Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving PA A Step Closer To Joining Carbon Emissions Program

-- Laura Legere: Wolf’s Carbon-Cutting Plan For Power Plants Gets Key Approval

-- AP: Wolf’s PA Power Plant Carbon Pricing Plan Nears Finish Line

-- PA Cap-Star: State Regulatory Board Gives PA Greenlight To Join Regional Climate Cap-And-Trade Program

-- WITF: Get To Know RGGI: The Cap-And-Trade Climate Program Clears A Major Hurdle

-- NRDC: Pennsylvania Gets One Step Closer To RGGI

-- Sen. Yaw: Blasts EQB Vote To Raise Electric Rates, Send Jobs Out Of PA [RGGI]

-- Rep. Metcalfe Names Wolf’s Minion EQB Members For Rubberstamping Job-Killing, Carbon Tax Imposing RGGI Scheme

-- DEP: EQB Adopts Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Rulemaking 15 To 4

-- Paul Muschick: I Applaud Gov. Wolf For Taking A Serious Step On Climate Change

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Joining RGGI Will Strengthen PA’s Recovery - National Assn. Of Energy Service Companies

-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Puts A Price On Pollution [RGGI]

-- DEP Releases Update To Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Prior To July 13 Meeting [PaEN]

-- Rachel McDevitt: As PA’s Crucial RGGI Vote Nears, Here’s A Quick Look At The Carbon Pollution Reduction Program

-- TribLive: Closure Of Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County Sparks Mixed Feelings In Community

-- Pittsburgh International Airport Operates First Microgrid With Natural Gas & Solar Energy To Power The Entire Facility  [PaEN]

-- Anya Litvak: Local Energy Energy Resources Now Power Pittsburgh International Airport As Microgrid Goes Into Operation

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Airport Completes Gas And Solar Powered Microgrid

-- The Center Square: Thermal Imaging Shows Methane Leaks From Oil & Gas Wells In Allegheny National Forest

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: With Wind And Solar Potential, PA Should Lead Toward Renewable Future - PennEnvironment

-- EDF Blog: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region

-- MCall: Mahoning Drive-In Theater Could Be Demolished If Solar Farm Plan Moves Forward

-- MCall: Mahoning Drive-In Theater To Stay Open After Solar Farm Plan Is Suspended

-- Wheeling News-Register: Natural Gas Firms Accelerating Low-Carbon Transition

-- The Guardian: Urban Heat Island Effect Exacerbating Summer Heatwaves, Study Shows [Erie]

-- Reid Frazier: Study: Biden Climate Policy Would Have $1 Trillion In Health Benefits, Save Thousands Of Lives

-- WHYY: SEPTA’s Cracking Battery Buses Raise Questions About The Future Of Electric Transit

-- Financial Times: Democrats Eye Carbon Border Tax To Help Fund $3.5 Trillion Spending Package

-- Bloomberg: Democrats Propose Tax On Carbon-Intensive Imports In Budget Deal

-- PG: In Federal Energy Bill, Sen. Manchin Seeks To Strike Compromise In Crucial Chunk Of Biden Infrastructure Deal

-- The Guardian: Heat Dome Probably Killed 1 Billion Marine Animals On Canada Coast, Experts Say

-- NYT: More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels: The Fight Over Energy’s Future

-- NPR: Democrats’ Budget Plan Pushes A Shift To Clean Energy, Here’s How It Would Work

-- Utility Dive: Clean Electricity Standard Lands Spot In $3.5 Trillion Democratic-Backed Infrastructure Deal

-- The Guardian: Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Would Cut Emissions, Save 317,000 Lives

-- Utility Dive: U.S. DOE Initiative Seeks To Drop Long-Duration Power Storage Costs 90% In A Decade

-- Reuters: EU Aims To “Give Humanity A Fighting Chance” With Catch-All Climate Plan

-- Financial Times: EU Plan For World’s First Carbon Border Tax Provokes Trading Partners

-- Financial Times: How The EU Plans To Reshape Its Economy To Limit Climate Change

-- The Economist: Carbon Border Taxes Are Defensible, But Bring Great Risks

-- NYT: China Opens National Carbon Market, Here’s Why It Matters

-- The Guardian: Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More Carbon Dioxide Than It Absorbs 

Coal Mining

-- TribLive: Closure Of Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County Sparks Mixed Feelings In Community

-- PennLive: With No Signs Of Fire, DEP Plans To Backfill Northumberland County Coal Mine

-- U.S. Dept. Of Interior Secretary Tours Schuylkill, Northumberland County Abandoned Mine Restoration Sites To Discuss Proposed Federal Support For Reclamation Jobs

-- WITF: Biden Administration Officials Eye More Money For Mine Land Restoration, Oil & Gas Well Plugging Projects In PA

-- AP: Report: Appalachian States Face Billions In Coal Mining Cleanup

Compliance Action

-- Inquirer/Andrew Maykuth: Energy Transfer To Pay $1 Million Penalty To PUC For 2018 Revolution Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County  [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Reid Frazier: PUC Seeks Comment On $1 Million Fine For Beaver County Pipeline Blast  [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Reuters: PUC Fines Energy Transfer $1 Million For 2018 Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion  [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Sen. Comitta: PUC Advancing Key Pipeline Safety Regulations

-- DEP: 693 Permit Actions - 95% On Time; 1,082 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- WJAC: DEP Considers Enforcement Action Over Asbestos For Last Year’s Demolition Of Conrad Building In Johnstown

-- TribLive: Fmr Pittsburgh Water Authority Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy In Sludge Release Case

Conservation Districts

-- PA Association of Conservation Districts: July 12 Newsletter

DCNR

-- DCNR: Celebrates Park & Recreation Professionals For Efforts Keeping Parks And Recreation Areas Open To The Public

-- PA Cap-Star: Turning Delaware Water Gap Into National Park Would Have Many Benefit, DCNR Secretary Says

-- PennLive: DCNR Wildfire Fighting Crew Rerouted To Minnesota To Combat Wildfires In Superior National Forest

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available

-- PG: On The Shenango: A Relaxing Paddle On PA’s River Of The Year

-- CentreDT: Microburst With 100+ MPH Winds Confirmed In Poe Valley State Park Sunday

-- CourierT/Brian Whipkey: Mont Alto State Park Has A Unique Dance Pavilion

-- ErieT: How Horseshoe Pond Became Home To Presque Isle State Park’s Houseboats

-- Mary Ann Thomas: Anglers Can Catch Fish of All Sizes At Racoon Creek State Park

-- ErieT: AHN Paramedics To Patrol, Provide Life Support Service At Presque Isle State Park

-- PA Natural Heritage Program 2020 Annual Report Now Available  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: American Chestnut Project Becomes Waiting Game At Lackawanna State Park

-- DCNR Documents Website Will Be Down For Maintenance July 16-17 So Download Maps And Other Documents Now

DEP

-- DEP Blog: Susquehanna County Farm Goes To The Mat For Healthy Local Waters [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: Dunmore Requests Auditor General To Audit DEP Keystone Landfill Expansion Approval

-- PA Bulletin: DEP: Final Technical Guidance On Liners, Impoundments, Stockpiles and Coal Refuse Disposal Areas

-- DEP: 693 Permit Actions - 95% On Time; 1,082 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Delaware River

-- Reuters: Republican PA State Senators Appeal Dismissal Of Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban Lawsuit

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: Water Resources Program For FY 2022-24 Showing Planned Projects And Activities

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: 2020 Annual Report Is Now Available

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 21 - Why Does Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Threaten Public Health Webinar.  7:00 p.m.

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 16 RiverWatch Video Report

-- PA Cap-Star: Turning Delaware Water Gap Into National Park Would Have Many Benefit, DCNR Secretary Says

-- LehighVL: Bushkill Creek Restoration Project Aims To Improve Habitat, Bolster Recreation

-- Land Health Institute: July 21 - Urban-Eco Wonderwalks: Summer At The Estuary In Philadelphia. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.  5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

DRBC

-- Reuters: Republican PA State Senators Appeal Dismissal Of Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban Lawsuit

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: Water Resources Program For FY 2022-24 Showing Planned Projects And Activities

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: 2020 Annual Report Is Now Available

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 16 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- DEP: Public Water System Advisory Committee Meets July 29 On Pre-Draft PFOA/PFOS MCL Rule  [PaEN]

-- WITF: PFAS Sampling Report Identifies Hundreds Of PA Manufacturing Sites

-- PA Bulletin: DEP: Renaming the Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Advisory Board To Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board; Next Meeting July 29

-- WHYY: DuPont, Spinoffs Reach $50 Million Settlement With Delaware Over PFAS Chemical Pollution

-- PA Cap-Star: U.S. House To Vote Next Week On Expanding PFAS Regulation Impacting PA, Other States

--  CourierT: PFAS Action Act Up For U.S. House Vote Next Week

-- The Guardian: EPA Considers Placing Limits On PFAS Forever Chemicals In Drinking Water

-- NYT: EPA Approved Chemicals For Fracking A Decade Ago That Can Form PFAS Forever Chemical Compounds

-- Energy In Depth: Media, Activist Group Aim To Build A Fracking Straw Man, But Come Up Empty On Negative Impacts

-- Inquirer Editorial: Fracking Use Of EPA-Approved Chemicals Shows Again That Regulators Prioritize Industry Over Health

-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Releases Interactive Map Of Water, Sewer, Green Stormwater Projects

-- TribLive: Fmr Pittsburgh Water Authority Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy In Sluge Release Case

Economic Development

-- PG Guest Essay: Plugging Abandoned Wells Boosts Local Economies

-- PittsburghNext: Free Outdoor Workspaces Now Open At Allegheny Overlook Pop-Up Park In Downtown Pittsburgh

-- PittsburghNEXT: Fmr Pipe Mill In Etna Being Transformed Into 51 Bridge St., A Massive Modern Tech/Flex Space

-- PittsburghBT: Robert Morris University Sees Big Economic Boost From Shell’s Ethane Plant In Beaver County

Education

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- Penn State Ag Progress Days Set For August 10-12 In Centre County; Ag Technology, Soil Health, Water Quality, Conservation, More On Display [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Agricultural Research Highlighted On Ag Progress Days Tours Aug. 10-12

-- TribLive: Carnegie Science Center Event Takes Pittsburghers To The Rivers

-- Western PA Conservancy: July 28 - Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Webinar. 11:00 a.m. to Noon.

-- Penn State Extension Cumberland County Master Gardeners Youth Summer Garden Camp July 20; August 3

--  ReadingE: Berks County Master Gardeners Available Again To Help In Person

-- MCall: Want To Learn About Organic Farming And Gardening?  Learn From The Experts At Rodale

-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center: Aug. 5 - First Investigation Of Stream Health; Sept. 2 Homeowner’s Guide To Stormwater Workshop. Pasto Agricultural Museum, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County.

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: July 21 - Do Healthy Soils Grow Healthier Food? Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- Stroud Water Research Center: July 16 Newsletter - Saving Streams With Good Science, Farm Buffers, Watershed Education Mobile Lab, Much More

-- ErieT: Composting Simple Way To Waste Less, Grow More In Your Garden

-- Southwest PA Water-Related Agencies To Host 5-Part Online Flood Education Series For Allegheny County Homeowners & Business Owners July 27 To August 24  [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: July 28 - Flood Mitigation Grant Assistance Webinar. Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

-- PennFuture: July 22 - Dauphin County Susquehanna River Online Volunteer Advocacy Meeting 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 21 - Why Does Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Threaten Public Health Webinar.  7:00 p.m.

-- Better Path Coalition: July 28 - Barging Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater On The Ohio River and The Fight To Stop It.  7:00 p.m.

-- Better Path Coalition: August 11 - Steingraber And Jacobson On Carbon Capture & Storage Webinar.  7:00 p.m.

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: August 29 - Annual Ramble Featuring Programs By Naturallists, Wildlife Experts, Outdoor Enthusiasts, Hikes & More

-- Land Health Institute: July 21 - Urban-Eco Wonderwalks: Summer At The Estuary In Philadelphia. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.  5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

-- Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Holds First Juried Photo Contest Of 2021  [PaEN]

-- Ursinus College: DEP Environmental Ed Funding Paves Way For Sustainable Initiatives For First-Year Students

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: August 14 Birds And Brew Event

-- MCall: Da Vinci Center Receives $3 Million In Federal Funding To Support New Science Facility In Downtown Allentown

-- PA State Association Of Township Supervisors: Call For 2022 Conference Workshop Proposals

-- Help Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy Environmental Educator  [PaEN]

 

Emergency Response

-- Gov. Wolf: Tours Bucks County Communities Affected By Severe Weather, Flooding

-- CourierT: ‘We Need To Do More’ To Help Flood Victims, Wolf Says In Visit To Bucks County Areas Ravaged By Floods

-- KYW: Flash Flood Emergency Prompts Water Rescues Throughout Philadelphia Region

-- CourierT: Bucks County Flood Cleanup Continues, Disaster Declaration Issued

-- CourierT: Bucks County To Declare Disaster Declaration For 100-Year Flood Damages

-- CourierT: Was Your Flood Damage Claim Rejected? Don’t Give Up, Bucks County Consumer Advocate Says

-- KYW: Bucks County Businesses, Breweries Raise Money For Flooding Victims

-- KYW: Flooding In Bucks County That Displaced Residents Has Receded

-- Inquirer: Devastated Communities In Bucks County Assess Damage After 100-Year Flood

-- CourierT: Bensalem Residents Hit With Heavy Storm Damage: ‘Everything Is Gone’

-- CourierT: Bensalem Condo Residents Evacuated After Flood Waters Engulf Complex

-- CourierT: 100-Year Flood Hits Lower Bucks County; More Rain On The Way

-- Inquirer: NWS: Bucks County Hit With 100-Year Flood Event Monday After Extreme Rains

-- AP: Flash Flooding Swamps Parts Of Pennsylvania, NJ

Energy

-- EQB Approves Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets July 27 On Letter Urging IRRC To Disapprove The Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation [ PaEN]

-- Rachel McDevitt: Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving PA A Step Closer To Joining Carbon Emissions Program

-- Laura Legere: Wolf’s Carbon-Cutting Plan For Power Plants Gets Key Approval

-- AP: Wolf’s PA Power Plant Carbon Pricing Plan Nears Finish Line

-- PA Cap-Star: State Regulatory Board Gives PA Greenlight To Join Regional Climate Cap-And-Trade Program

-- WITF: Get To Know RGGI: The Cap-And-Trade Climate Program Clears A Major Hurdle

-- NRDC: Pennsylvania Gets One Step Closer To RGGI

-- Sen. Yaw: Blasts EQB Vote To Raise Electric Rates, Send Jobs Out Of PA [RGGI]

-- Rep. Metcalfe Names Wolf’s Minion EQB Members For Rubberstamping Job-Killing, Carbon Tax Imposing RGGI Scheme

-- DEP: EQB Adopts Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Rulemaking 15 To 4

-- Paul Muschick: I Applaud Gov. Wolf For Taking A Serious Step On Climate Change

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Joining RGGI Will Strengthen PA’s Recovery - National Assn. Of Energy Service Companies

-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Puts A Price On Pollution [RGGI]

-- DEP Releases Update To Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Prior To July 13 Meeting [PaEN]

-- Rachel McDevitt: As PA’s Crucial RGGI Vote Nears, Here’s A Quick Look At The Carbon Pollution Reduction Program

-- TribLive: Closure Of Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County Sparks Mixed Feelings In Community

-- Pittsburgh International Airport Operates First Microgrid With Natural Gas & Solar Energy To Power The Entire Facility  [PaEN]

-- Anya Litvak: Local Energy Energy Resources Now Power Pittsburgh International Airport As Microgrid Goes Into Operation

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Airport Completes Gas And Solar Powered Microgrid

-- MCall: Mahoning Drive-In Theater Could Be Demolished If Solar Farm Plan Moves Forward

-- MCall: Mahoning Drive-In Theater To Stay Open After Solar Farm Plan Is Suspended

-- EDF Blog: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: With Wind And Solar Potential, PA Should Lead Toward Renewable Future - PennEnvironment

-- Wheeling News-Register: Natural Gas Firms Accelerating Low-Carbon Transition

-- PUC: Lifts Pandemic-Related Moratorium On Door-to-Door, Public Event And In-Person Energy Sales And Marketing Activities

-- PUC: Modifies Orders For COVID-Related Utility Cost Tracking, Added Consumer Protections, Other Emergency Changes

-- PUC: Approves Settlement With Eligo Energy PA For Violations Related To Sales & Marketing Practices And Materials

-- YorkDR: Past-Due Utility Bills Got You Down? You May Be Able To Make Them Go Away, Keep Service

-- Reid Frazier: Study: Biden Climate Policy Would Have $1 Trillion In Health Benefits, Save Thousands Of Lives

-- FinancialT: Oil Industry Banker Urges Houston To Embrace Clean Energy

-- NYT: More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels: The Fight Over Energy’s Future

-- NPR: Democrats’ Budget Plan Pushes A Shift To Clean Energy, Here’s How It Would Work

-- Utility Dive: Clean Electricity Standard Lands Spot In $3.5 Trillion Democratic-Backed Infrastructure Deal

-- PG: In Federal Energy Bill, Sen. Manchin Seeks To Strike Compromise In Crucial Chunk Of Biden Infrastructure Deal

-- The Guardian: Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Would Cut Emissions, Save 317,000 Lives
-- Utility Dive: U.S. DOE Initiative Seeks To Drop Long-Duration Power Storage Costs 90% In A Decade

-- Utility Dive: Western Officials Reckon With Electric Reliability Challenges As Heat and Wildfires Threaten Grid

Environmental Health

-- DEP: Public Water System Advisory Committee Meets July 29 On Pre-Draft PFOA/PFOS MCL Rule  [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DEP: Renaming the Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Advisory Board To Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board; Next Meeting July 29

-- WITF: PFAS Sampling Report Identifies Hundreds Of PA Manufacturing Sites

-- WHYY: DuPont, Spinoffs Reach $50 Million Settlement With Delaware Over PFAS Chemical Pollution

-- PA Cap-Star: U.S. House To Vote Next Week On Expanding PFAS Regulation Impacting PA, Other States

--  CourierT: PFAS Action Act Up For U.S. House Vote Next Week

-- The Guardian: EPA Considers Placing Limits On PFAS Forever Chemicals In Drinking Water

-- TribLive: AG Shapiro Meets With Pittsburgh Nonprofit About Pittsburgh Water Authority Donation To Combat Lead Dangers

-- NYT: EPA Approved Chemicals For Fracking A Decade Ago That Can Form PFAS Forever Chemical Compounds

-- Energy In Depth: Media, Activist Group Aim To Build A Fracking Straw Man, But Come Up Empty On Negative Impacts

-- Inquirer Editorial: Fracking Use Of EPA-Approved Chemicals Shows Again That Regulators Prioritize Industry Over Health

-- CitizensV Letter: Stop The Chemical Warfare Against Insects In Pennsylvania

Environmental Heritage

-- July 24-28 Marks 19th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- CitizensV: Submit Your Stories, Photos For 50th Anniversary Of Agnes Flood

-- Daily Voice: Fort From Seven Years War Uncover In Dauphin County Archaeological Dig

Environmental Justice

-- AP: Watching For Birds & Diversity: Audubon Groups Pledge Change

Farming

-- Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For $13 Million In Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Ag Progress Days Set For August 10-12 In Centre County; Ag Technology, Soil Health, Water Quality, Conservation, More On Display [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Agricultural Research Highlighted On Ag Progress Days Tours Aug. 10-12

-- Marcus Schneck: PA Beekeepers Lost About 41% Of Their Colonies Last Winter, Report Says

-- LancasterOnline: Meet 7-Year-Old Lancaster County Beekeeper Whose Hive Has 50,000 Bees

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- Baltimore Sun Guest Essay: How To Get PA Farmers To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation

-- MCall: Want To Learn About Organic Farming And Gardening?  Learn From The Experts At Rodale

-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center: Aug. 5 - First Investigation Of Stream Health; Sept. 2 Homeowner’s Guide To Stormwater Workshop. Pasto Agricultural Museum, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County.

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: July 21 - Do Healthy Soils Grow Healthier Food? Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- MCall Guest Essay: Why I Support A $4 Billion Federal Fund To Help Minority Farmers - Northampton County Farmer

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Marcus Schneck: Fish & Boat Commission Fish Hatcheries Reopen To Public Without Restrictions

-- TribLive: Fish & Boat Commission Warns Of Invasive Mudsnails In Cumberland County Waters

-- Mary Ann Thomas: Anglers Can Catch Fish of All Sizes At Racoon Creek State Park

-- PA Natural Heritage Program 2020 Annual Report Now Available  [PaEN]

Flooding

-- Gov. Wolf: Tours Bucks County Communities Affected By Severe Weather, Flooding

-- CourierT: ‘We Need To Do More’ To Help Flood Victims, Wolf Says In Visit To Bucks County Areas Ravaged By Floods

-- KYW: Flash Flood Emergency Prompts Water Rescues Throughout Philadelphia Region

-- CourierT: Bucks County Flood Cleanup Continues, Disaster Declaration Issued

-- CourierT: Bucks County To Declare Disaster Declaration For 100-Year Flood Damages

-- CourierT: Was Your Flood Damage Claim Rejected? Don’t Give Up, Bucks County Consumer Advocate Says

-- KYW: Bucks County Businesses, Breweries Raise Money For Flooding Victims

-- KYW: Flooding In Bucks County That Displaced Residents Has Receded

-- Inquirer: Devastated Communities In Bucks County Assess Damage After 100-Year Flood

-- CourierT: Bensalem Residents Hit With Heavy Storm Damage: ‘Everything Is Gone’

-- CourierT: Bensalem Condo Residents Evacuated After Flood Waters Engulf Complex

-- CourierT: 100-Year Flood Hits Lower Bucks County; More Rain On The Way

-- Inquirer: NWS: Bucks County Hit With 100-Year Flood Event Monday After Extreme Rains

-- AP: Flash Flooding Swamps Parts Of Pennsylvania, NJ

-- CentreDT: Microburst With 100+ MPH Winds Confirmed In Poe Valley State Park Sunday

-- Southwest PA Water-Related Agencies To Host 5-Part Online Flood Education Series For Allegheny County Homeowners & Business Owners July 27 To August 24  [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: July 28 - Flood Mitigation Grant Assistance Webinar. Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

-- CitizensV: Submit Your Stories, Photos For 50th Anniversary Of Agnes Flood

-- WBTimes: Boback Bill Amending Floodplain Management Act Becomes Law

-- AP: Europe Floods: Death Toll Over 110 As Rescues Continue

-- The Economist: Devastating Floods In German Warn Europe Of Dangers Of  Climate Change

-- AP: Experts: Europe Floods Show Need To Curb Emissions, Adapt To Climate Change

-- USA Today:  Brace For Coastal Flooding: A Moon  Wobble Is Coming, NASA Warns

Forests

-- PA Forestry Association Now Accepting Nominations For 3 Annual Awards [PaEN]

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Accepting Nominations For Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education, York County

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Lancaster Clean Water Partners

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- MCall: Chemical Treatments, Removale, Parasitic Wasps: Official Fight Against Emerald Ash Borer As It Decimates Trees Across The Lehigh Valley

-- ScrantonT: American Chestnut Project Becomes Waiting Game At Lackawanna State Park

-- Penn State: Fire Operations-Prescribed Burning Combo Reduces Wildfire Severity Up To 72%

-- WHYY: Lyme Disease And COVID: How To Tell Symptoms Apart As PA Hits Peak Tick Season

-- Marcus Schneck: How To Predict Spotted Lanternfly Egg Hatches

-- PA Forestry Association: June Connect Newsletter

-- Chesapeake Bay Forests For The Bay July Newsletter Now Available

Forests - Wildfires

-- PennLive: DCNR Wildfire Fighting Crew Rerouted To Minnesota To Combat Wildfires In Superior National Forest

-- The Guardian: Oregon Wildfire Causes Miles-High Fire Clouds As Flames Grow

-- AP: Largest Wildfire In Oregon Expands Further; New Evacuations

-- The Guardian: Wildfires Tear Through 1 Million Acres In U.S. West As 16,000 Firefighters Battle Onslaught

-- The Guardian: More Than 60 Wildfires Rage Across U.S. West, Including Blaze Bigger Than Portland

-- Penn State: Fire Operations-Prescribed Burning Combo Reduces Wildfire Severity Up To 72%

-- AP: Western Wildfires Threaten Parched American Indian Tribal Lands

-- Utility Dive: Western Officials Reckon With Electric Reliability Challenges As Heat and Wildfires Threaten Grid

-- AP: Wildfires Threaten Homes, Land Across 10 Western States

-- The Guardian: American West Stuck In Cycle Of Heat, Drought And Fire, Experts Warn

-- AP: California, Other Parts Of The West Broil And Burn With Wildfires

-- The Guardian: Heat Dome Probably Killed 1 Billion Marine Animals On Canada Coast, Experts Say

Game Commission

-- Game Commission: Alerts Hunters Of Slower-Than-Usual Deer License Fulfillment

-- PA Cap-Star: Western PA Birders Question Game Commission Over Removal Of Protected Species’ Nests

-- PA Natural Heritage Program 2020 Annual Report Now Available  [PaEN]

Grants/Funding

-- Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For $13 Million In Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2  [PaEN]

-- PG: RK Mellon Announces $1 Million Competition For Businesses To Make ‘Social Impact Investments’ [Including Conservation]

-- PittsburghNEXT: RK Mellon Foundation Launches $1 Million Competition For For-Profit Companies Making A Big Social Impact [Including Conservation]

Green Infrastructure

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges PA Municipalities To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Improve Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For $13 Million In Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits  [PaEN]

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education, York County

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Lancaster Clean Water Partners

-- DEP Blog: Susquehanna County Farm Goes To The Mat For Healthy Local Waters [PaEN]

-- LehighVL: Bushkill Creek Restoration Project Aims To Improve Habitat, Bolster Recreation

-- GettysburgT: Partnering For Water Quality Protection In Adams County

-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Releases Interactive Map Of Water, Sewer, Green Stormwater Projects

-- PA Forestry Association Now Accepting Nominations For 3 Annual Awards [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Accepting Nominations For Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Forests For The Bay July Newsletter Now Available

-- Inquirer: How The Ultrarich Carved Up Ardrossan Estate In Radnor And Qualified For Big Tax Breaks

-- WeConservePA: Publishes New Guide To Eminent Domain And Conserved Land In PA

-- PA Natural Heritage Program 2020 Annual Report Now Available  [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

-- DEP: Public Water System Advisory Committee Meets July 29 On Pre-Draft PFOA/PFOS MCL Rule  [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DEP: Renaming the Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Advisory Board To Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board; Next Meeting July 29

-- WITF: PFAS Sampling Report Identifies Hundreds Of PA Manufacturing Sites

-- WHYY: DuPont, Spinoffs Reach $50 Million Settlement With Delaware Over PFAS Chemical Pollution

-- PA Cap-Star: U.S. House To Vote Next Week On Expanding PFAS Regulation Impacting PA, Other States

--  CourierT: PFAS Action Act Up For U.S. House Vote Next Week

-- The Guardian: EPA Considers Placing Limits On PFAS Forever Chemicals In Drinking Water

-- TribLive: AG Shapiro Meets With Pittsburgh Nonprofit About Pittsburgh Water Authority Donation To Combat Lead Dangers

-- NYT: EPA Approved Chemicals For Fracking A Decade Ago That Can Form PFAS Forever Chemical Compounds

-- Energy In Depth: Media, Activist Group Aim To Build A Fracking Straw Man, But Come Up Empty On Negative Impacts

-- CitizensV Letter: Stop The Chemical Warfare Against Insects In Pennsylvania

Land Conservation

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- MCall: These Lehigh Valley Towns Look To Add Open Space Tax To Push Back Against Development

-- WeConservePA: Westmoreland Conservancy Announces Preservation Of 52-Acre Thompson Reserve

-- WeConservePA: Natural Lands Announces The Protection Of 39 Acres In Chester County

-- Inquirer: How The Ultrarich Carved Up Ardrossan Estate In Radnor And Qualified For Big Tax Breaks

-- WeConservePA: Publishes New Guide To Eminent Domain And Conserved Land In PA

-- Bay Journal: Creative Conservation Partnership Deliver Results

-- Help Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy Environmental Educator  [PaEN]

Land Recycling

-- WESA: Brownfields To Green Destinations: The History Of Pittsburgh’s Riverfront Trails

-- PittsburghNEXT: Fmr Pipe Mill In Etna Being Transformed Into 51 Bridge St., A Massive Modern Tech/Flex Space

Land Use Planning

-- MCall: These Lehigh Valley Towns Look To Add Open Space Tax To Push Back Against Development

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- TribLive: PA Resources Council, La Roche University Hosting Event To Collect Hard-To-Recycle Items July 31

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Community News & Resources Newsletter

Mine Reclamation

-- U.S. Dept. Of Interior Secretary Tours Schuylkill, Northumberland County Abandoned Mine Restoration Sites To Discuss Proposed Federal Support For Reclamation Jobs

-- WITF: Biden Administration Officials Eye More Money For Mine Land Restoration, Oil & Gas Well Plugging Projects In PA

-- AP: Report: Appalachian States Face Billions In Coal Mining Cleanup

-- PennLive: With No Signs Of Fire, DEP Plans To Backfill Northumberland County Coal Mine

-- PA Bulletin: DEP: Final Technical Guidance On Liners, Impoundments, Stockpiles and Coal Refuse Disposal Areas

Ohio River

-- Better Path Coalition: July 28 - Barging Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater On The Ohio River and The Fight To Stop It.  7:00 p.m.

-- University of Pennsylvania Water Center: Nominations Due July 16 For Southwestern PA Water Management Working Group [Ohio River Watershed]

Oil & Gas

-- Reuters: Republican PA State Senators Appeal Dismissal Of Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban Lawsuit

-- U.S. Dept. Of Interior Secretary Tours Schuylkill, Northumberland County Abandoned Mine Restoration Sites To Discuss Proposed Federal Support For Reclamation Jobs

-- WITF: Biden Administration Officials Eye More Money For Mine Land Restoration, Oil & Gas Well Plugging Projects In PA

-- PG Guest Essay: Plugging Abandoned Wells Boosts Local Economies

-- The Center Square: Thermal Imaging Shows Methane Leaks From Oil & Gas Wells In Allegheny National Forest

-- WTOL: Ohio Dept. Of Natural Resources Says Drilling Wastewater Contains Substances That Cause Cancer; Objects To Legislation Allowing Road Dumping

-- Public Herald Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Remains Negligent On Radiation Guidance Despite TENORM Study

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 21 - Why Does Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Threaten Public Health Webinar.  7:00 p.m.

-- Better Path Coalition: July 28 - Barging Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater On The Ohio River and The Fight To Stop It.  7:00 p.m.

-- Pittsburgh International Airport Operates First Microgrid With Natural Gas & Solar Energy To Power The Entire Facility  [PaEN]

-- Anya Litvak: Local Energy Energy Resources Now Power Pittsburgh International Airport As Microgrid Goes Into Operation

-- AP: Report: Appalachian States Face Billions In Coal Mining Cleanup

-- PittsburghBT: Robert Morris University Sees Big Economic Boost From Shell’s Ethane Plant In Beaver County

-- Wheeling News-Register: Natural Gas Firms Accelerating Low-Carbon Transition

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: EPA-Approved Fracking Chemicals Include PFAS Forever Chemicals

-- NYT: EPA Approved Chemicals For Fracking A Decade Ago That Can Form PFAS Forever Chemical Compounds

-- Energy In Depth: Media, Activist Group Aim To Build A Fracking Straw Man, But Come Up Empty On Negative Impacts

-- Inquirer Editorial: Fracking Use Of EPA-Approved Chemicals Shows Again That Regulators Prioritize Industry Over Health

-- S&P Global: Chesapeake Energy Moves To Certify Gulf Coast Natural Gas As Responsibly Sourced Gas By End Of 2021

-- FinancialT: Oil Industry Banker Urges Houston To Embrace Clean Energy

Pipelines

-- Inquirer/Andrew Maykuth: Energy Transfer To Pay $1 Million Penalty To PUC For 2018 Revolution Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Reid Frazier: PUC Seeks Comment On $1 Million Fine For Beaver County Pipeline Blast  [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Reuters: PUC Fines Energy Transfer $1 Million For 2018 Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion  [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Sen. Comitta: PUC Advancing Key Pipeline Safety Regulations

-- PUC: To Seek Public Comment On Enhancements To Regulation Covering Petroleum & Hazardous Liquids Pipelines  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Hundreds Of Liens For Millions Of Dollars Remain As Mediation Fails In Erie County Risberg Natural Gas Pipeline Project

-- WHYY: Most Charges Dropped Against 2 State Constables Involved In Alleged Mariner East Pipeline ‘Buy-A -Badge’ Scheme

-- Inquirer: Chester County Jury Asked To Decide if 2 State Constables Broke The Law Patrolling Mariner East Pipeline Project

-- Inquirer: 2 PA Constables Convicted Of Lesser Count In Mariner Pipeline Case

-- WHYY: Philly Environmental Groups Picket TD Bank Over Investment In Tar Sands Pipeline

-- EarthJustice: Why Are Fossil Fuel Pipelines Bad For Our Climate And Communities?

Permitting

-- ScrantonT: Dunmore Requests Auditor General To Audit DEP Keystone Landfill Expansion Approval

-- Clean Air Council: Washington County’s Beech Hollow Power Plant Air Pollution Permit Appealed For Allowing Unlawful Levels Of Air Pollution

-- DEP: 693 Permit Actions - 95% On Time; 1,082 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Public Participation

-- PG: Public Can Weigh In On Allegheny County’s Plan For Air Quality Monitoring

PUC

-- Inquirer/Andrew Maykuth: Energy Transfer To Pay $1 Million Penalty To PUC For 2018 Revolution Pipeline Explosion In Beaver County [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Reid Frazier: PUC Seeks Comment On $1 Million Fine For Beaver County Pipeline Blast  [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Reuters: PUC Fines Energy Transfer $1 Million For 2018 Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion  [Docket No. M-2020-3004646]

-- Sen. Comitta: PUC Advancing Key Pipeline Safety Regulations

-- PUC: To Seek Public Comment On Enhancements To Regulation Covering Petroleum & Hazardous Liquids Pipelines  [PaEN]

-- PUC: Lifts Pandemic-Related Moratorium On Door-to-Door, Public Event And In-Person Energy Sales And Marketing Activities

-- PUC: Modifies Orders For COVID-Related Utility Cost Tracking, Added Consumer Protections, Other Emergency Changes

-- PUC: Approves Settlement With Eligo Energy PA For Violations Related To Sales & Marketing Practices And Materials

Radiation Protection

-- Public Herald Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Remains Negligent On Radiation Guidance Despite TENORM Study

Recreation

-- DCNR: Celebrates Park & Recreation Professionals For Efforts Keeping Parks And Recreation Areas Open To The Public

-- PA Cap-Star: Turning Delaware Water Gap Into National Park Would Have Many Benefit, DCNR Secretary Says

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available

-- PG: On The Shenango: A Relaxing Paddle On PA’s River Of The Year

-- Marcus Schneck: Want To Really Get Away?  Here’s A Guide To Remote Spots In PA

-- PittsburghNext: Free Outdoor Workspaces Now Open At Allegheny Overlook Pop-Up Park In Downtown Pittsburgh

-- CentreDT: Microburst With 100+ MPH Winds Confirmed In Poe Valley State Park Sunday

-- Mary Ann Thomas: Anglers Can Catch Fish of All Sizes At Racoon Creek State Park

-- ErieT: AHN Paramedics To Patrol, Provide Life Support Service At Presque Isle State Park

-- CourierT/Brian Whipkey: Mont Alto State Park Has A Unique Dance Pavilion

-- ErieT: How Horseshoe Pond Became Home To Presque Isle State Park’s Houseboats

-- WESA: Brownfields To Green Destinations: The History Of Pittsburgh’s Riverfront Trails

-- TribLive: Armstrong Trails Explores Converting 14-Mile Kiski Junction Railroad Into Recreation Trail

-- Daily News: Plan For Proposed 6-Mile Hiking, Biking Trail Near Phoenixville Advances

-- ScrantonT: American Chestnut Project Becomes Waiting Game At Lackawanna State Park

-- WHYY: Philly Is Capping I-96 At Penn’s Landing, Could Nicetown Or Chinatown Be Next?

-- WHYY: Protests Over Teardown Of Philly’s Only Rec Center For People With Disabilities

-- WESA: Process To Make Pittsburgh’s Hays Woods A Park Continues, Slowly

-- WilliamsportS: Little Free Libraries Added To Lycoming Master Gardeners’ Sensory Garden At Lysock View Complex

-- CitizensV: Rockin’ The River Returns To Luzerne County

-- TribLive: Bethel Park Miner’s Memorial Park Grand Reopening Saturday

-- Patch: Wissahickon Trails To Host Moth Event Saturday, July 17

-- Schuylkill River Runners: August 7-8 Run For The Elk In Cameron County Half Marathon, 5K and 10K Races.  Click Here to register.

-- Cameron County Chamber of Commerce: September 25 - Sinnemahone Gravel Bike RaceClick Here to register.

-- Cameron County Chamber of Commerce: October 16 - Sinnemahone Ultra Trail RunClick Here to register.

Recycling/Waste

-- Allegheny County, PA Resources Council Partner For Glass Recycling Collection Events Thru December [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Roving Glass Recycling Bid To Hit Allegheny County Parks As Curbside Recycling Wanes

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Aug. 14 Household Chemical Collection Event In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PA Resources Council, La Roche University Hosting Event To Collect Hard-To-Recycle Items July 31

-- ScrantonT: Dunmore Requests Auditor General To Audit DEP Keystone Landfill Expansion Approval

-- ScrantonT: Dunmore Council Member Raises Concerns Over Waste-Burning Facility Zoning

-- TribLive: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event July 24 Freeport Middle School

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Right To Repair Aids Consumers

-- ErieT: Composting Simple Way To Waste Less, Grow More In Your Garden

-- Reuters: Sweden’s EQT To Buy Covanta Waste Management Company In $5.3 Billion Deal

-- Northeast Recycling Council: Accepting Nominations For Leadership Awards 

Renewable Energy

-- EQB Approves Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets July 27 On Letter Urging IRRC To Disapprove The Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation [ PaEN]

-- Rachel McDevitt: Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving PA A Step Closer To Joining Carbon Emissions Program

-- Laura Legere: Wolf’s Carbon-Cutting Plan For Power Plants Gets Key Approval

-- AP: Wolf’s PA Power Plant Carbon Pricing Plan Nears Finish Line

-- PA Cap-Star: State Regulatory Board Gives PA Greenlight To Join Regional Climate Cap-And-Trade Program

-- WITF: Get To Know RGGI: The Cap-And-Trade Climate Program Clears A Major Hurdle

-- NRDC: Pennsylvania Gets One Step Closer To RGGI

-- Sen. Yaw: Blasts EQB Vote To Raise Electric Rates, Send Jobs Out Of PA [RGGI]

-- Rep. Metcalfe Names Wolf’s Minion EQB Members For Rubberstamping Job-Killing, Carbon Tax Imposing RGGI Scheme

-- DEP: EQB Adopts Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Rulemaking 15 To 4

-- Paul Muschick: I Applaud Gov. Wolf For Taking A Serious Step On Climate Change

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Joining RGGI Will Strengthen PA’s Recovery - National Assn. Of Energy Service Companies

-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Puts A Price On Pollution [RGGI]

-- DEP Releases Update To Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Prior To July 13 Meeting [PaEN]

-- Rachel McDevitt: As PA’s Crucial RGGI Vote Nears, Here’s A Quick Look At The Carbon Pollution Reduction Program

-- Pittsburgh International Airport Operates First Microgrid With Natural Gas & Solar Energy To Power The Entire Facility  [PaEN]

-- Anya Litvak: Local Energy Energy Resources Now Power Pittsburgh International Airport As Microgrid Goes Into Operation

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Airport Completes Gas And Solar Powered Microgrid

-- MCall: Mahoning Drive-In Theater Could Be Demolished If Solar Farm Plan Moves Forward

-- MCall: Mahoning Drive-In Theater To Stay Open After Solar Farm Plan Is Suspended

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: With Wind And Solar Potential, PA Should Lead Toward Renewable Future - PennEnvironment

-- EDF Blog: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region

-- Wheeling News-Register: Natural Gas Firms Accelerating Low-Carbon Transition

-- Reid Frazier: Study: Biden Climate Policy Would Have $1 Trillion In Health Benefits, Save Thousands Of Lives

-- FinancialT: Oil Industry Banker Urges Houston To Embrace Clean Energy

-- NYT: More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels: The Fight Over Energy’s Future

-- NPR: Democrats’ Budget Plan Pushes A Shift To Clean Energy, Here’s How It Would Work

-- Utility Dive: Clean Electricity Standard Lands Spot In $3.5 Trillion Democratic-Backed Infrastructure Deal

-- The Guardian: Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Would Cut Emissions, Save 317,000 Lives

-- Utility Dive: U.S. DOE Initiative Seeks To Drop Long-Duration Power Storage Costs 90% In A Decade

Stormwater

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges PA Municipalities To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Improve Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Stormwater, Levee Fee Reductions Possible With Luzerne County Federal Funding Windfall

-- CitizensV: Luzerne County Mulls Stormwater Fee Reduction Option

-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Releases Interactive Map Of Water, Sewer, Green Stormwater Projects

-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center: Aug. 5 - First Investigation Of Stream Health; Sept. 2 Homeowner’s Guide To Stormwater Workshop. Pasto Agricultural Museum, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County.

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: July 28 - Flood Mitigation Grant Assistance Webinar. Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: July 29 - Blue/Green Stormwater Infrastructure Webinar. Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: August 18 - Land Development Ordinances and Stormwater Ordinance Enforcement Webinar.  Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

Susquehanna River

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Invites Public To Take 2021 Middle Susquehanna River Survey [PaEN]

-- PennFuture: July 22 - Dauphin County Susquehanna River Online Volunteer Advocacy Meeting 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Sustainability

-- University Of Pittsburgh: Eco-Village Seeks To Recirculate Pittsburgh’s Waste

Technical Guidance

-- PA Bulletin: DEP: Final Technical Guidance On Liners, Impoundments, Stockpiles and Coal Refuse Disposal Areas

Wastewater Facilities

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges PA Municipalities To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Improve Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Releases Interactive Map Of Water, Sewer, Green Stormwater Projects

-- TribLive: Fmr Pittsburgh Water Authority Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy In Sluge Release Case

-- ScrantonT: Scranton Sewer Authority Still Working On Securing Last Few Dozen Missing Easements

Watershed Protection

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges PA Municipalities To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Improve Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For $13 Million In Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits  [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Association Now Accepting Nominations For 3 Annual Awards [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Accepting Nominations For Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award [PaEN]

-- Updated CREP Landowner Guide To Buffer Success Available Now [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education, York County

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Action: Lancaster Clean Water Partners

-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center: Aug. 5 - First Investigation Of Stream Health; Sept. 2 Homeowner’s Guide To Stormwater Workshop. Pasto Agricultural Museum, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County.

-- DEP Blog: Susquehanna County Farm Goes To The Mat For Healthy Local Waters [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center: July 16 Newsletter - Saving Streams With Good Science, Farm Buffers, Watershed Education Mobile Lab, Much More

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Statement On June Dead Zone Assessment

-- LehighVL: Bushkill Creek Restoration Project Aims To Improve Habitat, Bolster Recreation

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: August 29 - Annual Ramble Featuring Programs By Naturallists, Wildlife Experts, Outdoor Enthusiasts, Hikes & More

-- GettysburgT: Partnering For Water Quality Protection In Adams County

-- Bay Journal: Creative Conservation Partnership Deliver Results

-- Baltimore Sun Guest Essay: How To Get PA Farmers To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Invites Public To Take 2021 Middle Susquehanna River Survey [PaEN]

-- PennFuture: July 22 - Dauphin County Susquehanna River Online Volunteer Advocacy Meeting 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

-- WBTimes: Stormwater, Levee Fee Reductions Possible With Luzerne County Federal Funding Windfall

-- CitizensV: Luzerne County Mulls Stormwater Fee Reduction Option

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: Water Resources Program For FY 2022-24 Showing Planned Projects And Activities

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: 2020 Annual Report Is Now Available

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 16 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Land Health Institute: July 21 - Urban-Eco Wonderwalks: Summer At The Estuary In Philadelphia. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.  5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

-- University of Pennsylvania Water Center: Nominations Due July 16 For Southwestern PA Water Management Working Group [Ohio River Watershed]

-- TribLive: Carnegie Science Center Event Takes Pittsburghers To The Rivers

-- PA Association of Conservation Districts: July 12 Newsletter

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Wildlife

-- ErieT: Erie Botanist, Birder Evelyn Anderson Leaves Legacy Of Curiosity About, Love For Nature

-- Lehigh Valley Nature Watch: There Was A Time When Bear Sightings Were Unheard Of In Lehigh Valley

-- Penn State: When Fawns Perceive Constant Danger From Many Sources, They Almost Seem To Relax

-- Marcus Schneck: Fish & Boat Commission Fish Hatcheries Reopen To Public Without Restrictions

-- TribLive: Fish & Boat Commission Warns Of Invasive Mudsnails In Cumberland County Waters

-- Mary Ann Thomas: Anglers Can Catch Fish of All Sizes At Racoon Creek State Park

-- Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Holds First Juried Photo Contest Of 2021  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Cultivating A Wildlife Haven On 2 Acres In Chester County

-- Marcus Schneck: Update: Mystery Bird Disease Investigation Draws Reports From Nearly Every PA County

-- Sean Sauro: Cause Of Bird Illness Still A Mystery; Lancaster County Cases Continue, Experts Say

-- ReadingE: Songbird Death Reports From Mystery Illness Piling up In PA As Feeders Come Down In Berks County

-- ScrantonT: Cause Of Ailment Killing Songbirds Still Unknown

-- Observer-Reporter: Mysterious Illness Plagues Pennsylvania Songbirds

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: We Hope Bird Disease Is Not The Beginning Of Something More

-- PA Cap-Star: Western PA Birders Question Game Commission Over Removal Of Protected Species’ Nests

-- WITF: Scott Weidensaul’s Book Looks At ‘Global Odyssey Of Migratory Birds,’ Challenges From Climate Change

-- CBF Blog: Endangered Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons Are Finding Unexpected Refuge In Urban Harrisburg

-- TribLive: Latodami Nature Center Nesting Box Program A Boon To Bluebird Population In Allegheny County Park

-- Brian Whipkey: In PA, Getting A Falconry Permit Takes A Lot Of Work

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: August 14 Birds And Brew Event

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Serving Up ‘Frankenfish’ For Food-Insecure Families

-- Marcus Schneck: With Brood X Mostly Back In The Ground, When Will Next Cicadas Appear?

-- LancasterOnline: Is it Illegal To Kill A Praying Mantis? Does PA Have Murder Hornets?  3 Summer Bug Faces To Know

-- AP: Watching For Birds & Diversity: Audubon Groups Pledge Change

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- WHYY: Lyme Disease And COVID: How To Tell Symptoms Apart As PA Hits Peak Tick Season

Help Wanted

-- Help Wanted: Group Against Smog And Pollution Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy Environmental Educator  [PaEN]

 

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