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Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--
June Franklin & Marshall Poll In PA Found--
-- 62 percent felt PA should do more to address problems associated with climate change
-- 51 percent said PA should pursue energy policies that prioritize renewable energy
-- 53 percent favor Biden’s plan to require electricity to be generated by sources with no carbon emissions by 2035
-- The biggest problem facing Pennsylvania? - Politicians
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Rep. Matzie Asks State To Turn Down Request To Draw Water From Big Sewickley Creek For Fracking
Articles & NewsClips By Topic From Last Week -------------------------
Air
-- DEP: Now Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Truck & Bus Fleet Grants, Onroad Rebates To Reduce Diesel Emissions [PaEN]
-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy
-- WESA: Limiting Carbon Emissions Could Eliminate About 90 Deaths A Year In Western PA By 2030
-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: Parts Of PA Got Hazy Because Of Intense Western Wildfires, It Could Happen More Often
-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Wednesday, July 21 In Southeastern, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral PA Due To Canadian Wildfires
-- MCall: Wildfire Smoke Altering Appearance Of The Sun, Causing Air Quality Issues In Lehigh Valley, How Long Will It Continue?
-- MCall: When Is The Last Time Lehigh Valley Air Quality Was This Bad?
-- ScrantonT: Smoky Haze From Western Fires Blankets Northeast PA
-- Inquirer: Smoke From Pacific Northwest Wildfires Again Fill Skies Over Philly
-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Southeast, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral And Southwestern PA For Tuesday, July 20 Due To Canadian Wildfires
-- MCall: DEP Includes Lehigh Valley In Air Quality Action Alert Tuesday For Canada Wildfire Particulate Pollution
-- YorkD: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causes Air Quality Action Day For Most Of PA Tuesday
-- Clean Air Council: How Safe Is Safe Enough In Setting Standards For Toxic Air Pollution In Philadelphia
-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: Old Oil And Gas Wells Spew Methane
Alternative Fuels
-- Mack Trucks, 30 Other Businesses Call On Pennsylvania To Accelerate Electrification Of Trucks And Buses [PaEN]
Awards & Recognition
-- Latino Conservation Week - July 17-25: Check Out These Events And Resources
-- WeConservePA: A Lasting Legacy: Celebrating The Brandywine Conservancy’s David Shields
-- CentreDT: Explore Some Of PA’s Oldest Trees At Alan Seeger Natural Area
-- PA Resources Council: October 14 - 2021 Awards Celebration. Ballroom At Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square. Sponsorship Opportunities Available.
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partner Tim Danehy Elected President Of American Society Of Reclamation Sciences [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]
-- Marcus Schneck: Firewood Cutting Restricted To Protect Bats In PA State Forests
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: New Analyses Highlight The Conservation Status Of North American Raptors [PaEN]
-- Audubon Society Of Western PA: Is Offering Discounted Pollinator Seed Mix For Agricultural Properties In PA [PaEN]
-- Ag Progress Days: Helping Pollinators Highlights At Yard And Garden Area [Aug.10-12]
-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water, Habitat Owners & Caretakers
-- LancasterOnline: How To See Lancaster County’s Top Flowers And Pollinator Plants, Plus Idea Gardens For Free
-- LancasterOnline/Sean Sauro: Warped Plants Inspire Local Woman’s Effort To Examine Effects Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
-- Manada Conservancy: Native Plant Nursery Now Open In Dauphin County
-- Inquirer: Meet The Philly Kid Who Helped Solve The Strange Case Of A Missing Bee And A Rare PA Plant
-- Land Health Institute Blog: Native Plant Species & Ecosystem Health - Claire DeBois
-- ErieT: Beekeeper’s Tens Of Thousands Of Honeybees Bring Joy, Income, Tourists To Erie County
-- Marcus Schneck: Some Birds Of Prey In Sharp Decline, Says International Monitoring Project
-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Trafficking Endangered, Invasive Fish
Budget
-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court
-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund
-- Huntingdon News: Broad Top Twp. Supervisors Concerned About Future Of Growing Greener Funds
-- Take Action Now: To Urge Congress To Pass RECLAIM Act To Provide More Resources To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Land
-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: In The Dead Of Night, Legislature Subsidizes Fossil Fuel Industry While Clean Energy Jobs, Water Quality Restoration, Recreation Projects Go Without - PennFuture
-- WESA: Pennsylvania Mayors Call For Local Parks Investment As Park Traffic Stays High
-- PA Cap-Star: 2021-22 Budget Breakdown: Conservation, Natural Resources, Environmental Protection And Ag
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Encouraged By Proposed Federal Funding Boost To NOAA Education And Habitat Restoration Programs
-- Appalachian Voices: White House Releases Guidance To Ensure Federal Investment Reaches Environmental Justice Communities
-- AP: Biden To Bring Infrastructure Sales Pitch To Lehigh County Wednesday
-- WPost: U.S. Senate Republicans Block Debate On Infrastructure Bill, But Final Deal Could Solidify Within Days
-- AP: Big Infrastructure Bill In Peril As Republicans Threaten Filibuster
-- WPost: Federal Infrastructure Deal In Precarious State As Endgame Nears
Chesapeake Bay
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]
-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Mega-Warehouses Take Toll On Environment, Localities
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Visit French Azilum, Where Nobles Fled To PA Wilderness
-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Encouraged By Proposed Federal Funding Boost To NOAA Education And Habitat Restoration Programs
-- Susquehanna/Chesapeake RiverKeepers: Condemn Maryland Governor’s Move To Support License Of Conowingo Dam
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Citizen Action
-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund
-- Take Action Now: To Urge Congress To Pass RECLAIM Act To Provide More Resources To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Land
-- Register Now For 2021 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Virtual Conference Oct. 27-28 [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Abandoned Mine Drainage Scars Thousands Of Miles Of Waterways Throughout Region
-- Growing Greener Coalition: Ducks Unlimited Restoring Historic Celery Swamp Wetland In Mercer & Lawrence Counties
--Growing Greener Coalition: Planning Restoration In Indian Creek Watershed, Fayette County
--Growing Greener Coalition: Poorhouse Run Stream Restoration A Home Run For York And Chesapeake Bay
--Growing Greener Coalition: Edible, Effective Streamside Forest Restoration Work Continues With Local Families, ClearWater Conservancy In Centre County
-- Western PA Conservancy: Planning Conservation Efforts In Cush Creek Watershed, Indiana County; Inviting Public Input
-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County
-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Adams And Franklin Counties [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream... Streamscape! [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan
-- Penn State Extension: Private Water Supply Study Completed In 6 Counties By Master Well Owner Network: 48% Failed Health-Based Standards [PaEN]
-- Latino Conservation Week - July 17-25: Check Out These Events And Resources
-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer
-- The Express: Citizens Voice Concerns About Renovo Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- SunburyDI Letter: Renovo Natural Gas Power Plant Questions Need Answers
-- YorkD: Follow One York City Man’s Dream Of Cleaning Up Trash From The Susquehanna River [Photos]
-- Audubon Society Of Western PA: Is Offering Discounted Pollinator Seed Mix For Agricultural Properties In PA [PaEN]
-- Manada Conservancy: Native Plant Nursery Now Open In Dauphin County
-- ErieT: Beekeeper’s Tens Of Thousands Of Honeybees Bring Joy, Income, Tourists To Erie County
Climate
-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar [PaEN]
-- WESA: Limiting Carbon Emissions Could Eliminate About 90 Deaths A Year In Western PA By 2030
-- South Mountain Partnership: Solar Energy Development Survey In Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: A Beloved Poconos Drive-In Theater Was Set To Become A Solar Panel Farm, Then The Fans Stepped In
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Small Change In Solar Policy Will Create Huge Returns For PA - GreenWorks Development
-- ReImagine Appalachia Coalition: Applauds New Civilian Conservation Corps Proposal From Senator Bob Casey [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region [RGGI]
-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial
-- Insurance Commissioner: Announces PA Joining National Survey On Climate Risk In The Insurance Industry
-- Inquirer: Wharton Professor Running For U.S. Senate In PA As Climate Change Candidate
-- WESA: Bicyclists To Visit Pittsburgh As Part Of Coast-To-Coast Climate Ride
-- ScrantonT: Climate Justice Fair In Scranton Urges Grassroots Environmental Activism
-- TribLive Guest Essay: In PA, Scientific, Economic Realities Unsettle Climate Morality Plays - Commonwealth Foundation
-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: Old Oil And Gas Wells Spew Methane
-- Mack Trucks, 30 Other Businesses Call On Pennsylvania To Accelerate Electrification Of Trucks And Buses [PaEN]
-- PA Business Report: Meeting Discusses Future Of Manufacturing, Decarbonization In PA
-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned
-- WHYY: A Coloring Book To Inspire Solutions For Cooling Philly’s Hotter Neighborhoods
-- AP: Dangerous Conditions Complicate Wildfire Fight In Western U.S.
-- AP: Merkel Tours ‘Surreal’ Flood Scene, Vows Aid, Climate Action
WPost: Amid Fire And Floods, A Moment Of Truth For Climate Action
-- Utility Dive: Challenge To Berkeley Natural Gas Regulation Dismissed, A Win For Cities In Carbon Emissions Fight
-- CourierT Guest Essay: Empower Local Government To Develop Environmental Solutions
-- Utility Dive: Report: Billions More Needed To Address Climate Infrastructure Needs Of U.S. Cities
-- The Guardian: Politicians From Across The World Call For ‘Global Green Deal’ To Tackle Climate Crisis
-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Face EU Methane Curbs After Carbon Tax Reprieve
-- The Guardian: How A Powerful U.S. Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action
-- The Guardian: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Hit Record High By 2023 If Green Recovery Fails, Says IEA
-- Financial Times: Biden Will Not Back Down On Climate Plans, Says Environmental Agency Chief
-- The Guardian: Heat Shatters Vision Of Pacific Northwest As Climate Refuge
-- The Guardian: U.S. Set For Punishing Temperatures As Huge ‘Heat Dome’ To Settle Over Country
-- Financial Times: Extreme Weather Takes Climate Change Models ‘Off The Scale’
-- The Guardian: G20 Countries Subsidized Fossil Fuels By $3 Trillion Since 2015, Says Report
-- The Guardian: U.S. Seeks Cooperation With China On Climate, But Not At Any Price
Coal Mining
-- ScrantonT: Anthracite Coal Used In Landscaping On Mulberry Street Medians In Scranton
-- TribLive: GenOn Delays Closure Of Cheswick Power Plant, Allegheny County’s Only Coal-Fired Plant
-- Anya Litvak: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant, Last In Allegheny County, Will Stay Open Until April
-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned
Compliance Action
-- DEP: Took Action On 671 Permits, 93% Meeting Deadline; Conducted 1,327 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies In Last Week
-- PUC: Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $53,750 In Penalties For PA One Call Violations
-- FirstEnergy: Agrees To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case
-- CincinnatiE: FirstEnergy To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case
Conservation Districts
-- Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Education & Outreach Coordinator & Pest Control Assistant [PaEN]
Court Actions
-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund
-- The Guardian: Laws Of Nature: Could UK Rivers Be Given The Same Rights As People?
DCNR
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court
-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund
-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]
-- Marcus Schneck: Firewood Cutting Restricted To Protect Bats In PA State Forests
-- ErieT: Discover Presque Isle Invites Visitors To Celebrate What The State Park Has To Over Naturally - July 21-25
-- WESA: Pennsylvania Mayors Call For Local Parks Investment As Park Traffic Stays High
-- BCTV: DCNR Parks & Forests Ambassador Margarita Caicedo Encourages People To Get Outside And Enjoy PA’s Beautiful Recreation Areas [Video]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam
-- DCNR: Derek Eberly Appointed New Director Of Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation
DEP
-- DEP: Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development [PaEN]
-- DEP: Took Action On 671 Permits, 93% Meeting Deadline; Conducted 1,327 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies In Last Week
-- PA Bulletin: DEP Revised Water Quality Assessment Methodologies Available For Public Comment
Delaware River
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Back To Nature Celebration Sept. 19 [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 23 RiverWatch Video Report
Deep Mine Safety
-- PennLive: They ‘Never Gave Up’: Quecreek Mine Rescue Of 9 Coal Miners In 2002
-- Daily American: Organizer Welcoming The Public To Annual ‘9-for-9’ Celebration At Quecreek
DRBC
-- Help Wanted: Delaware River Basin Commission Director External Affairs & Communications
Drinking Water
-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water
-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan
-- Penn State Extension: Private Water Supply Study Completed In 6 Counties By Master Well Owner Network: 48% Failed Health-Based Standards [PaEN]
-- ErieT: Erie Water Works Receives $6.5 Million PennVEST Grant To Replace Lead Service Connections
-- PA Cap-Star: PFAS 101 - What They Are, Why It Matters
-- MLive: U.S. House Passes Sweeping PFAS Bill With Some Republican Support
-- PA Cap-Star: As Congress Tries To Regulate PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Local Water Systems Push Back
-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations
-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling
-- PG: McKeesport Residents Advised It May Be Over A Week Before Water Service Safety Ensured
-- Triblive: Several Steps To Be Taken Before Water Supply Can Be Deemed Safe For McKeesport’s Residents
-- TribLive: Do Not Drink Order Remains In Place For McKeesport Water Customers
-- MCall: Water Main Break Left Their Allentown Home Uninhabitable, Now Insurance Won’t Cover The Damage
-- Aqua Pennsylvania: Cuts Ribbon On State-Of-The-Art Environmental Laboratory
Economic Development
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar [PaEN]
-- TribLive: GenOn Delays Closure Of Cheswick Power Plant, Allegheny County’s Only Coal-Fired Plant
-- Anya Litvak: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant, Last In Allegheny County, Will Stay Open Until April
-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned
-- Energy News Network: Ohio River Valley Institute Reports Say Energy Efficiency-- Not Gas-- Offers Appalachia Best Economic Prospects
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Why The Appalachian Natural Gas Boom Failed To Deliver Jobs And Prosperity And What It Teaches
-- PA-Based Morningstar Corp Brings Solar Energy To Mission Critical Oil Drilling Applications
Education
-- DEP Teaching Green Newsletter: Education Grants Opening Sept. 10, Examples Of Environmental Ed Projects, Professional Development, Lots Of Other Resources [PaEN]
-- Register Now For 2021 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Virtual Conference Oct. 27-28 [PaEN]
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: July 29 - Registration Open For RiverKeeper Waterway Exploration Training Students 8-12. R.B. Winter State Park, Union County
-- Ag Progress Days: Helping Pollinators Highlights At Yard And Garden Area [Aug.10-12]
-- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug. 10-12]
-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 10 - Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Economy. 1:00 p.m.
-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 11 - Position Ag Businesses For Future Generations, Product Lines, Business Models. 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension - August 4, 25, Sept. 15 - Addressing Nuisance Aquatic Plant And Algae Problems Through Pond Water Quality Testing Webinars. Various times.
-- Penn State Extension: Private Water Supply Study Completed In 6 Counties By Master Well Owner Network: 48% Failed Health-Based Standards [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.
-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.
-- Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Adams And Franklin Counties [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream... Streamscape! [PaEN]
-- WBTimes: Celebrating Art In Nature Starting July 24 - Lake Nuangola Artfest
-- PRPS Park Maintenance Institute: Hosts Webinars On Managing Forest Ecosystems, Natural & Artificial Turf Management [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: How To See Lancaster County’s Top Flowers And Pollinator Plants, Plus Idea Gardens For Free
-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water, Habitat Owners & Caretakers
-- WESA: Compost Bins, Stormwater Runoff Solutions: Students Reimagine A More Sustainable Monroeville Mall
-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]
-- PG: Would You Talk About The Allegheny River With Researchers From The Future?
-- Wildlands Conservancy: August Education Programs, Wildlands Camp-2-U
-- ReadingE: Go Fishing And Explore Wildlife With New Take It Outdoors Programs
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: January 15-16 - Wilderness First Responder Course
Emergency Response
-- Gov. Wolf: Multi-Agency Resource Center To Open In Bucks County To Assist Individuals & Businesses Affected By Recent Damaging Storms
-- PG: Investigation Into Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Continues
-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Suspects Pesticide Or Herbicide Caused Massive Fish Kill On Chartiers Creek
-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Remains Under Investigation
-- Lehigh Valley Live: More Than 2,000 Gallons Of Oil Leaked Into Martins Creek In Northampton County, Source Remains Unknown
-- Pike County: Seeking Public Comments On Hazard Mitigation Plan [PaEN]
-- The Guardian: U.S. Set For Punishing Temperatures As Huge ‘Heat Dome’ To Settle Over Country
-- Financial Times: Extreme Weather Takes Climate Change Models ‘Off The Scale’
Energy
-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar [PaEN]
-- South Mountain Partnership: Solar Energy Development Survey In Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: A Beloved Poconos Drive-In Theater Was Set To Become A Solar Panel Farm, Then The Fans Stepped In
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Small Change In Solar Policy Will Create Huge Returns For PA - GreenWorks Development
-- ReImagine Appalachia Coalition: Applauds New Civilian Conservation Corps Proposal From Senator Bob Casey [PaEN]
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- Forbes: Pittsburgh Airport’s Microgrid Is A Worthy But Tough To Duplicate Example Of Resiliency
-- PA Environmental Council: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region [RGGI]
-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial
-- TribLive Guest Essay: In PA, Scientific, Economic Realities Unsettle Climate Morality Plays - Commonwealth Foundation
-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: In The Dead Of Night, Legislature Subsidizes Fossil Fuel Industry While Clean Energy Jobs, Water Quality Restoration, Recreation Projects Go Without - PennFuture
-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Energy Production Key To State’s Environmental Future - Sen. Martin
-- The Express: Citizens Voice Concerns About Renovo Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- SunburyDI Letter: Renovo Natural Gas Power Plant Questions Need Answers
-- ErieT: National Fuel Gas Will Has Fallen 49% Since 2008, Company Wants To Lower It Again
-- AltoonaM: Heating Oil Costs Raising Concern, Suppliers Say Price Increase No Cause To Panic
- PG/Anya Litvak: Door-To-Door Energy Sales May Resume, PUC Says
-- FirstEnergy: Agrees To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case
-- CincinnatiE: FirstEnergy To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case
-- TribLive: GenOn Delays Closure Of Cheswick Power Plant, Allegheny County’s Only Coal-Fired Plant
-- Anya Litvak: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant, Last In Allegheny County, Will Stay Open Until April
-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned
-- Utility Dive: U.S. House Passes Broad Bipartisan Measure To Help States Fund Energy Cybersecurity Efforts
-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Face EU Methane Curbs After Carbon Tax Reprieve
-- The Guardian: How A Powerful U.S. Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action
-- The Guardian: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Hit Record High By 2023 If Green Recovery Fails, Says IEA
-- The Guardian: G20 Countries Subsidized Fossil Fuels By $3 Trillion Since 2015, Says Report
Energy Conservation
-- Energy News Network: Ohio River Valley Institute Reports Say Energy Efficiency-- Not Gas-- Offers Appalachia Best Economic Prospects
Environmental Health
-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer
-- NRDC: How The Lack Of Regulation Of Oil & Gas Production Leads To Radioactive Waste In Our Water, Air And Communities [PA Included]
-- Rolling Stone: The Oil & Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste - Lots Of It [PA Included]
-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water
-- Clean Air Council: How Safe Is Safe Enough In Setting Standards For Toxic Air Pollution In Philadelphia
-- PA Cap-Star: PFAS 101 - What They Are, Why It Matters
-- MLive: U.S. House Passes Sweeping PFAS Bill With Some Republican Support
-- PA Cap-Star: As Congress Tries To Regulate PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Local Water Systems Push Back
-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations
-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling
-- PennLive: West Nile Virus Found In York County: Officials [West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Found In 14 PA Counties]
Environmental Heritage
-- PennLive: They ‘Never Gave Up’: Quecreek Mine Rescue Of 9 Coal Miners In 2002
-- Daily American: Organizer Welcoming The Public To Annual ‘9-for-9’ Celebration At Quecreek
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Visit French Azilum, Where Nobles Fled To PA Wilderness
-- ABC27: When The Susquehanna River Ran Backwards
Environmental Justice
-- WHYY: EPA Takes Up Environmental Justice Complaint Against Philly’s Permit For SEPTA Power Plant In Nicetown
-- Appalachian Voices: White House Releases Guidance To Ensure Federal Investment Reaches Environmental Justice Communities
Farming
-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Secretary To Tour Urban Gardens Building Resilient Communities
-- Audubon Society Of Western PA: Is Offering Discounted Pollinator Seed Mix For Agricultural Properties In PA [PaEN]
-- TribLive: South Buffalo Farm Turns Field Of 150,000 Sunflowers Into Fun, Limited-Time Destination
-- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug. 10-12]
-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 10 - Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Economy. 1:00 p.m.
-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 11 - Position Ag Businesses For Future Generations, Product Lines, Business Models. 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension - August 4, 25, Sept. 15 - Addressing Nuisance Aquatic Plant And Algae Problems Through Pond Water Quality Testing Webinars. Various times.
-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.
-- TribLive: The Friendly Stem In North Huntingdon Joins Area’s Cut-Your-Own Flower Farms
-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]
-- ErieT: Beekeeper’s Tens Of Thousands Of Honeybees Bring Joy, Income, Tourists To Erie County
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Quarterly Board Meeting July 26
Flooding
-- Gov. Wolf: Multi-Agency Resource Center To Open In Bucks County To Assist Individuals & Businesses Affected By Recent Damaging Storms
-- WHYY: Bucks County Dries Off And Starts To Repair After 100-Year Flood
-- CourierT: Bucks County Approves $1.2 Million In Emergency Housing Funding For Flood Victims
-- WHYY: Montgomery County Grapples With Road Closures, Power Outages After Being Walloped By Storms
-- Inquirer: ‘Micro’ Thunderstorms Are Pounding The Philly Region, With Nearly 100% Chance For More
-- TribLive: Bridgeville Receives Grant To Acquire, Demolish Flood-Prone Properties
-- AltoonaM: Residents Request Aid To Deal With Flooding In Altoona
-- AP: Merkel Tours ‘Surreal’ Flood Scene, Vows Aid, Climate Action
Forests
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court
-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund
-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]
-- Marcus Schneck: Firewood Cutting Restricted To Protect Bats In PA State Forests
-- CentreDT: Explore Some Of PA’s Oldest Trees At Alan Seeger Natural Area
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam
-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]
Forests - Wildfires
-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: Parts Of PA Got Hazy Because Of Intense Western Wildfires, It Could Happen More Often
-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Wednesday, July 21 In Southeastern, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral PA Due To Canadian Wildfires
-- Marcus Schneck: How To Track Wildfire Dangers In Pennsylvania
-- MCall: Wildfire Smoke Altering Appearance Of The Sun, Causing Air Quality Issues In Lehigh Valley, How Long Will It Continue?
-- MCall: When Is The Last Time Lehigh Valley Air Quality Was This Bad?
-- ScrantonT: Smoky Haze From Western Fires Blankets Northeast PA
-- Inquirer: Smoke From Pacific Northwest Wildfires Again Fill Skies Over Philly
-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Southeast, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral And Southwestern PA For Tuesday, July 20 Due To Canadian Wildfires
-- MCall: DEP Includes Lehigh Valley In Air Quality Action Alert Tuesday For Canada Wildfire Particulate Pollution
-- YorkD: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causes Air Quality Action Day For Most Of PA Tuesday
-- The Guardian: Thunderstorms And Lightning Threaten To Spur More Wildfires In U.S. West
-- EPA, Forest Service: Release Improved Tools To Equip Public With Information And Resources On Wildfire Smoke
-- NYT: How Bad Is The Bootleg Wildfire In Oregon? Watch This Satellite Video
-- AP: Calls For Outside Help As Extreme Weather Fuels Oregon Wildfires
-- AP: Dangerous Conditions Complicate Wildfire Fight In Western U.S.
Game Commission
-- Game Commission: Highlights From Commission Board Meeting
-- WFMZ: Game Commission Board Urges General Assembly To Expand Sunday Hunting
-- Game Commission: Board Meeting July 23 & 24
-- Marcus Schneck: More Mentored Hunting, Deer Hunting Changes, Endangered Species Oon Game Commission Meeting Agenda
-- Game Commission: Worker Injured By Hit-And-Run ATV Rider
-- Game Commission: Arrest Made In ATV Hit-And-Run Injuring Commission Worker
Grants/Funding
-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects [PaEN]
-- DEP: Now Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Truck & Bus Fleet Grants, Onroad Rebates To Reduce Diesel Emissions [PaEN]
-- WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Authority Receives PennVEST Loan For Stormwater Management Projects
-- ErieT: Erie Water Works Receives $6.5 Million PennVEST Grant To Replace Lead Service Connections
-- DCED: CFA Approves $42,000 Grant For Natural Gas Pipeline Extension Project In Crawford County
-- WESA: Mellon Foundation Calls For Pitches From For-Profit Businesses
Green Infrastructure
-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects [PaEN]
-- Growing Greener Coalition: Ducks Unlimited Restoring Historic Celery Swamp Wetland In Mercer & Lawrence Counties
--Growing Greener Coalition: Planning Restoration In Indian Creek Watershed, Fayette County
--Growing Greener Coalition: Poorhouse Run Stream Restoration A Home Run For York And Chesapeake Bay
--Growing Greener Coalition: Edible, Effective Streamside Forest Restoration Work Continues With Local Families, ClearWater Conservancy In Centre County
-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County
-- Western PA Conservancy: Planning Conservation Efforts In Cush Creek Watershed, Indiana County; Inviting Public Input
-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream... Streamscape! [PaEN]
-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.
-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.
Hazardous Substances
-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer
-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water
-- Clean Air Council: How Safe Is Safe Enough In Setting Standards For Toxic Air Pollution In Philadelphia
-- PA Cap-Star: PFAS 101 - What They Are, Why It Matters
-- MLive: U.S. House Passes Sweeping PFAS Bill With Some Republican Support
-- PA Cap-Star: As Congress Tries To Regulate PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Local Water Systems Push Back
-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations
-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling
Land Conservation
-- WeConservePA: Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves The Wittel Farm
-- WeConservePA: Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves King Farm In Mount Joy Township
-- WeConservePA: Western PA Conservancy Protects 152 Acres of Forestland In First fork Sinnemahoning Watershed For State Forest System In Cameron County
-- MeadvilleT: French Creek Valley Conservancy Permanently Preserves 126 Acre ‘Cussewago Meanders’ Property
-- CentreDT: Explore Some Of PA’s Oldest Trees At Alan Seeger Natural Area
-- WeConservePA: A Lasting Legacy: Celebrating The Brandywine Conservancy’s David Shields
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Back To Nature Celebration Sept. 19 [PaEN]
Land Use
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Mega-Warehouses Take Toll On Environment, Localities
Lake Erie
-- ErieT: Discover Presque Isle Invites Visitors To Celebrate What The State Park Has To Over Naturally - July 21-25
-- ErieT: Erie County Reports First Positive Mosquitoes For West Nile Virus Since 2019
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- PA Resources Council: To Host 2 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County During August [PaEN]
-- YorkD: Follow One York City Man’s Dream Of Cleaning Up Trash From The Susquehanna River [Photos]
-- Inquirer Editorial: Philly Streets Are Filthy, Smelly And City Hall’s Solutions Aren't' Enough
Mine Reclamation
-- Take Action Now: To Urge Congress To Pass RECLAIM Act To Provide More Resources To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Land
-- Register Now For 2021 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Virtual Conference Oct. 27-28 [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Abandoned Mine Drainage Scars Thousands Of Miles Of Waterways Throughout Region
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partner Tim Danehy Elected President Of American Society Of Reclamation Sciences [PaEN]
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: July Catalyst Newsletter - Tim Danehy Elected President Of American Society Of Reclamation Services
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: June Catalyst Newsletter - Moraine Regatta Celebrates 51 Years, Blacks Creek Presentation
Ohio River
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Why The Appalachian Natural Gas Boom Failed To Deliver Jobs And Prosperity And What It Teaches
-- Energy News Network: Ohio River Valley Institute Reports Say Energy Efficiency-- Not Gas-- Offers Appalachia Best Economic Prospects
Oil & Gas
-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer
-- NRDC: How The Lack Of Regulation Of Oil & Gas Production Leads To Radioactive Waste In Our Water, Air And Communities [PA Included]
-- Rolling Stone: The Oil & Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste - Lots Of It [PA Included]
-- StateImpactPA/Reid Frazier: Group Says Tighter Radiation Controls Needed On Drilling Waste
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Unconventional Shale Drilling Waste - How It’s Regulated
-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water
-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations
-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling
-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: Old Oil And Gas Wells Spew Methane
-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: In The Dead Of Night, Legislature Subsidizes Fossil Fuel Industry While Clean Energy Jobs, Water Quality Restoration, Recreation Projects Go Without - PennFuture
-- TribLive: Rep. Matzie Asks State To Turn Down Request To Draw Water From Big Sewickley Creek For Fracking
-- Forbes: Pittsburgh Airport’s Microgrid Is A Worthy But Tough To Duplicate Example Of Resiliency
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Why The Appalachian Natural Gas Boom Failed To Deliver Jobs And Prosperity And What It Teaches
-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Energy Production Key To State’s Environmental Future - Sen. Martin
-- The Express: Citizens Voice Concerns About Renovo Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- SunburyDI Letter: Renovo Natural Gas Power Plant Questions Need Answers
-- PA-Based Morningstar Corp Brings Solar Energy To Mission Critical Oil Drilling Applications
-- Utility Dive: Challenge To Berkeley Natural Gas Regulation Dismissed, A Win For Cities In Carbon Emissions Fight
-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Face EU Methane Curbs After Carbon Tax Reprieve
-- The Guardian: How A Powerful U.S. Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action
Pipelines
-- Anya Litvak: PUC To Propose New Pipeline Rules Where Industry Says None Are Needed
-- StateImpactPA/Susan Phillips: Chester County Commissioners Ask PUC To Act As Mariner East Pipeline Construction Causes More Sinkholes
-- Berks Gas Truth: DEP Shuts Down Mariner East Pipeline Construction Again In Chester County
-- Patch: Series Of Sinkholes Spurs Action In Chester County To Halt Mariner East Pipeline Work [Again]
-- KYW: Chester County Officials Ask For Halt On Mariner East Pipeline Operations Due To Multiple Sinkholes
-- DCED: CFA Approves $42,000 Grant For Natural Gas Pipeline Extension Project In Crawford County
-- PUC: Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $53,750 In Penalties For PA One Call Violations
PennVEST
-- WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Authority Receives PennVEST Loan For Stormwater Management Projects
-- ErieT: Erie Water Works Receives $6.5 Million PennVEST Grant To Replace Lead Service Connections
Permitting
-- DEP: Took Action On 671 Permits, 93% Meeting Deadline; Conducted 1,327 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies In Last Week
Public Participation
-- DEP: Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development [PaEN]
-- PA Bulletin: DEP Revised Water Quality Assessment Methodologies Available For Public Comment
-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan
PUC
-- PG/Anya Litvak: PUC To Propose New Pipeline Rules Where Industry Says None Are Needed
-- PUC: Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $53,750 In Penalties For PA One Call Violations
- PG/Anya Litvak: Door-To-Door Energy Sales May Resume, PUC Says
Radiation Protection
-- NRDC: How The Lack Of Regulation Of Oil & Gas Production Leads To Radioactive Waste In Our Water, Air And Communities [PA Included]
-- Rolling Stone: The Oil & Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste - Lots Of It [PA Included]
-- StateImpactPA/Reid Frazier: Group Says Tighter Radiation Controls Needed On Drilling Waste
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Unconventional Shale Drilling Waste - How It’s Regulated
-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water
-- LancasterOnline/Sean Sauro: Warped Plants Inspire Local Woman’s Effort To Examine Effects Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
Recreation
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pennsylvania Mayors Call For Local Parks Investment As Park Traffic Stays High
-- Inquirer/Frank Kummer: Wissahickon Valley Park Designed A ‘Hot Spot’ Due To Overuse
-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court
-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund
-- DCNR Blog: Enjoy A New Perspective From A Stand Up Paddleboard
-- PA Environmental Council: Get Your Tail On The Trail: A NE PA Outdoor Challenge
-- ErieT: Discover Presque Isle Invites Visitors To Celebrate What The State Park Has To Over Naturally - July 21-25
-- ErieT: The Myth Of The Short Trip To Presque Isle State Park, Regardless Of Weather
-- ReadingE: At 75, French Creek State Parks is Among The Oldest Parks In PA
-- PRPS Park Maintenance Institute: Hosts Webinars On Managing Forest Ecosystems, Natural & Artificial Turf Management [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam
-- Mary Ann Thomas: Boaters Beware: High Waters On Allegheny River From Kinzua To Pittsburgh For 5-7 Days
-- ErieT: 18-Year-Old Man Drowns In Rain Swollen Waterways Of Wintergreen Gorge
-- WilliamsportS: Plunkett’s Creek Firefighters Respond To 2 Water Rescue Incidents On Loyalsock Creek
-- Earth Conservancy: To Hold Aug. 4 Meeting On Proposed Off Highway Vehicle Park In Luzerne County
-- TribLive: Unity Latest Community To Weigh Shared-Road Access For ATVs
-- LancasterOnline/Ad Crable: The Pedaling Path Hosts An Array Of People
-- Marcus Schneck: Would You Stay In A Yurt? More Vacationers Like The Idea As Interest In Unique Dwellings Grows
-- Delaware River Sojourn: Day Plans Now Available - August 6-13
-- ScrantonT: Dickson City Wants Mulligan On Redevelopment Of Fmr Golf Course
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Visit French Azilum, Where Nobles Fled To PA Wilderness
-- TribLive: Aspinwall Riverfront Park Expands, Changes Name To Allegheny River Trail Park
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Plans To Rebuild Enright Park Next Summer
-- WHYY: $2.2 Million Intergenerational Playground Opens In Philadelphia
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Sorry Philly, It’s Time To Stop Fighting For Bike Lanes
-- TribLive: Bike And Pedestrian Path In Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville Completed
-- ErieT: Track, Enclosed Pool Proposed As Councilman Eyes Big-Money Upgrade Of Erie’s Rodger Young Park
-- Capital Area Greenbelt: Summer Greenbelt Gazette Newsletter
Recycling/Waste
-- PA Resources Council: October 14 - 2021 Awards Celebration. Ballroom At Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square. Sponsorship Opportunities Available.
-- PA Resources Council: To Host 2 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County During August [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: August Schedule Of Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program Appearances In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Daily Times: Delaware County Council Looking Into Waste Disposal Options
-- WHYY: Media Borough Debuts Municipal-Wide Composting Program
-- ErieT Guest Essay: IRG Plant Will Bring Living-Wage Jobs, Create A Zero-Landfill Recycling Destination
Renewable Energy
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar [PaEN]
-- Forbes: Pittsburgh Airport’s Microgrid Is A Worthy But Tough To Duplicate Example Of Resiliency
-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy
-- South Mountain Partnership: Solar Energy Development Survey In Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: A Beloved Poconos Drive-In Theater Was Set To Become A Solar Panel Farm, Then The Fans Stepped In
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Small Change In Solar Policy Will Create Huge Returns For PA - GreenWorks Development
-- ReImagine Appalachia Coalition: Applauds New Civilian Conservation Corps Proposal From Senator Bob Casey [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region [RGGI]
-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial
-- WESA: Bicyclists To Visit Pittsburgh As Part Of Coast-To-Coast Climate Ride
-- TribLive Guest Essay: In PA, Scientific, Economic Realities Unsettle Climate Morality Plays - Commonwealth Foundation
-- Inquirer: Wharton Professor Running For U.S. Senate In PA As Climate Change Candidate
Stormwater
-- WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Authority Receives PennVEST Loan For Stormwater Management Projects
-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.
-- WESA: Compost Bins, Stormwater Runoff Solutions: Students Reimagine A More Sustainable Monroeville Mall
Susquehanna River
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: July 29 - Registration Open For RiverKeeper Waterway Exploration Training Students 8-12. R.B. Winter State Park, Union County
-- ABC27: When The Susquehanna River Ran Backwards
Sustainability
-- WESA: Compost Bins, Stormwater Runoff Solutions: Students Reimagine A More Sustainable Monroeville Mall
Technical Guidance
-- DEP: Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development [PaEN]
Water Quality
-- PA Bulletin: DEP Revised Water Quality Assessment Methodologies Available For Public Comment
Wastewater Facilities
-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan
-- CourierT: Will Lower Makefield’s Sewer Sale Effect Future Aqua PA Rates For Everyone?
Watershed Protection
-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Abandoned Mine Drainage Scars Thousands Of Miles Of Waterways Throughout Region
-- Growing Greener Coalition: Ducks Unlimited Restoring Historic Celery Swamp Wetland In Mercer & Lawrence Counties
--Growing Greener Coalition: Planning Restoration In Indian Creek Watershed, Fayette County
--Growing Greener Coalition: Poorhouse Run Stream Restoration A Home Run For York And Chesapeake Bay
--Growing Greener Coalition: Edible, Effective Streamside Forest Restoration Work Continues With Local Families, ClearWater Conservancy In Centre County
-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County
-- Western PA Conservancy: Planning Conservation Efforts In Cush Creek Watershed, Indiana County; Inviting Public Input
-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream... Streamscape! [PaEN]
-- Land Health Institute Blog: Watershed Citizenship: Exploring My Backyard Watershed - Brielle McQuiston, Delaware County
-- PG: Investigation Into Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Continues
-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Remains Under Investigation
-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: Couple Marries In First-Of-A-Kind Ceremony Along Kiski Township’s Roaring Run Stream
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Mega-Warehouses Take Toll On Environment, Localities
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
-- Susquehanna/Chesapeake RiverKeepers: Condemn Maryland Governor’s Move To Support License Of Conowingo Dam
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: July 29 - Registration Open For RiverKeeper Waterway Exploration Training Students 8-12. R.B. Winter State Park, Union County
-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension - August 4, 25, Sept. 15 - Addressing Nuisance Aquatic Plant And Algae Problems Through Pond Water Quality Testing Webinars. Various times.
-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.
-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 23 RiverWatch Video Report
-- WBTimes: Celebrating Art In Nature Starting July 24 - Lake Nuangola Artfest
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Wildlife
-- DCNR: Derek Eberly Appointed New Director Of Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation
-- Game Commission: Highlights From Commission Board Meeting
-- WFMZ: Game Commission Board Urges General Assembly To Expand Sunday Hunting
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Quarterly Board Meeting July 26
-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: First Day Of PA Trout Season Proposed In Early April
-- TribLive: New Leechburg Angling Club Promotes Fishing On Kiski River, Its Tributaries
-- PG: Investigation Into Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Continues
-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Suspects Pesticide Or Herbicide Caused Massive Fish Kill On Chartiers Creek
-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Remains Under Investigation
-- Lehigh Valley Live: More Than 2,000 Gallons Of Oil Leaked Into Martins Creek In Northampton County, Source Remains Unknown
-- Game Commission: Board Meeting July 23 & 24
-- Marcus Schneck: More Mentored Hunting, Deer Hunting Changes, Endangered Species Oon Game Commission Meeting Agenda
-- Game Commission: Worker Injured By Hit-And-Run ATV Rider
-- Game Commission: Arrest Made In ATV Hit-And-Run Injuring Commission Worker
-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: Changes Proposed To Game Commission’s Red Tag Deer Program
-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: Ban On Feeding Animals Proposed In Allegheny National Forest
-- Titusville Herald: Forest Service Seeks Comments On Measures To Address Chronic Wasting Disease In Allegheny National Forest
-- TribLive: Hollow Oak Land Trust To Issue Permits Next Month For Hunting On Conservation Areas
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: New Analyses Highlight The Conservation Status Of North American Raptors [PaEN]
-- Marcus Schneck: Some Birds Of Prey In Sharp Decline, Says International Monitoring Project
-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: Nesting Success At U.S. Steel Irvin Plant: 2 Juvenile Bald Eagles Take Playful Flights
-- PG: Experts Still Searching For Answers To Songbird Disease; Native Plants Fill Gaps For Empty Feeders
-- Marcus Schneck: Songbirds Love To Taste Sweets, And Other Recent Research
-- CourierT Editorial: Help Fight Mystery Bird Illness, Take Down Your Feeders
-- Marcus Schneck: Wildlife Disease In PA, From Anaplasmosis Thru Rabies To White-Nose Syndrome
-- MCall: What Caused Death Of Bald Eagle Found In Lehigh County?
-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]
-- Marcus Schneck: How PA Wildlife Beats The Heat; Some Are Really Disgusting
-- Marcus Schneck: Oldest, Largest Bowhunting Festival Back On In PA This September
-- Marcus Schneck: Mystery Creature Attacks Trail Camera In Huntingdon County
-- PennLive: Watch Baby Corn Snakes Hatch At Lancaster County Sanctuary
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Trafficking Endangered, Invasive Fish
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- PennLive: West Nile Virus Found In York County: Officials [West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Found In 14 PA Counties]
-- ErieT: Erie County Reports First Positive Mosquitoes For West Nile Virus Since 2019
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Education & Outreach Coordinator & Pest Control Assistant [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Delaware River Basin Commission Director External Affairs & Communications
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