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Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--
-- 31 New Stories Of REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater - Part 2
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Her Story Of Dealing With Health Impacts From Drilling Operation, Wastes - Part 1
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Republicans On House Environmental Committee Urge Disapproval Of Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. For Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- PA Business Report Podcast: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative With Sen. Pittman, Rachel Gleason, PA Coal Alliance
-- AP: Pennsylvania Court Vacancies Allow Voters to Shape Judiciary
-- PG: Nordenberg Pledges Open, Honest Redistricing Process For Pennsylvania
Articles & NewsClips By Topic From Last Week -------------------------
Air
-- Pittsburgh City Paper: Pittsburgh’s Air Quality On Pace To Have One Of Worst Years In Recent History
-- WESA: Town Hall Calls Attention To Pittsburgh Air Quality Problems
-- PG/Anya Litvak: Getting Paid To Reduce Methane Emissions From Old Coal Mines, CNX Shows How
-- AP: Forgotten Oil & Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals [PA Included]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: Millions Of Leaky And Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Are Threatening Lives And The Climate [PA Included]
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Has A Methane Problem - Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council
Alternative Fuels
-- ScrantonT: Scranton Mayor, Others Call For Bold Federal Investment In Electric Vehicle And Clean Transportation Infrastructure
-- Exelon: Joins Electric Highway Coalition; Encourages Electric Vehicle Adoption
-- FirstEnergy: Joins Electric Highway Coalition To Enable Long-Distance Electric Vehicle Travel
Awards & Recognition
-- Pennsylvania’s Envirothon Team Places 7th In International Envirothon Competition! [PaEN]
-- EPA: Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group Wins Superfund Community Excellence Award [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Being A Park Ranger - Brian Price, DCNR Ranger, French Creek State Park
-- PA Wilds Center: Abbi Peters Graduates As Fellow Of Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Leadership Institute
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Announces Winners Of 10th Annual Photo Contest [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Marcus Schneck: Northern Goshawk Headed To Endangered Species Status In PA
-- YorkDR: In Face Of Devastating Blight, One York County Chestnut Tree Might Hold Key To Species Survival
-- How Certified Pollinator Friendly Garden #845 Is Doing This Year - Planning/Planting Pollinator Garden #845
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: Kids Who Pushed For Hellbender To Be PA State Amphibian Have New Target: Squashing Spotted Lanternfly
-- Penn State Extension: Offers Tips On How To Manage Spotted Lanternflies On Ornamental Trees
-- Pike County Conservation District/Penn State Extension: August 18 - Spotted Lanternfly Seminar. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- Manada Conservancy: August 17 - September 11 Native Plant Sales In Dauphin County
-- The Guardian: New IUCN Green Status Tool Launched To Help Species ‘Thrive, Not Just Survive’
Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- The White House: Fact Sheet On Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan - Includes Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Plugging Orphaned Gas Wells, Brownfield Remediation
-- PG/Daniel Moore: As Details Emerge, Bipartisan Support Solidifies Behind $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
-- Wolf: Praises President Biden, U.S. Senate for Actions On Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan
-- Choose Clean Water Coalition: Infrastructure Bill Includes $238 Million For Chesapeake Bay Restoration
-- Coalition For Delaware River Watershed: $26 Million In Restoration Funding Included In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Package
-- PG Guest Essay: Biden Infrastructure Plan Targets State’s Coal Communities - U.S. Secretary Of The Interior
-- ErieT: Casey, U.S. Senate Advance Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Toomey Votes No
-- PG/Daniel Moore: With Historic Infrastructure Deal, Will Dems Let Perfect By The Enemy Of The Good?
-- AP: U.S. Senate Work On Infrastructure Plan Slides Into Saturday
-- NPR: U.S. Senate Ready To Move Ahead On $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
-- AP: Infrastructure Deal: U.S. Senate Suddenly Acts To Take Up Bill
-- AP: Senators, White House In Talks To Finish Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- AP: U.S. Senators Race To Seal Infrastructure Deal As Pressure Mounts
Budget
-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: In Boost For Environmental Rights, PA Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used For Conservation
-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania High Court Ruling Shores Up State’s Environmental Rights Amendment
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Supreme Court Is Right To Protect Oil & Gas Fund
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Is Steward Of Public Land, Not A Developer
-- PennDOT: Transportation Revenue Options Commission Submits Report To Gov. Wolf, General Assembly
-- AP: Transportation Funding Panel Advancing A $15.6 Billion Package Of Recommendations
-- MCall: Here’s What A Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Fee Could Cost Lehigh Valley Drivers
-- PG: State Commission Finalizes Funding Plan For Transportation Eliminating Gasoline Tax
-- PennLive/Jan Murphy: Panel To Recommend PA Move To Mileage-Based User Fee As Gasoline Tax Replacement
-- AP: PennDOT Funding Report Could Launch Years of Debate
Chesapeake Bay
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Farm Funding Our Best Shot To Reduce Pollution In Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- CBF: Freshwater Mussels Could Help Clean Up Pennsylvania's Rivers, Streams [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Awards Grants For Sinnemahoning Watershed Restoration Projects In Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean Counties
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Newsletter Provides Summer Update On Actions To Implement County Clean Water Plan
-- Audubon: Braided Meadows At John James Audubon Center In Mill Grove, Montgomery County
-- CBF: Praises U.S. House Passage Of Legislation To Fund Priority Programs Next Year
-- HuntingdonDN: Huntingdon County Farmers Contribute To Ag Water Quality Action Plan
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: Kids Who Pushed For Hellbender To Be PA State Amphibian Have New Target: Squashing Spotted Lanternfly
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Issues Statement On 2020 Bay Grasses Survey Results
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Citizen Action
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater - Part 2
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Her Story Of Dealing With Health Impacts From Drilling Operation, Wastes - Part 1
-- CourierT/Brian Whipkey: PA Trout Unlimited Volunteers Improve, Protect Waterways
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Susquehanna University Stream Ecology Institute; Building The Next Generation Of Ecologists
-- Shippensburg NC: Stream Of Consciousness: Cumberland County Master Watershed Stewards
-- FracTracker Alliance: Releases Digital Atlas Showing The Impacts Of Natural Gas Development In Lycoming Creek Watershed [PaEN]
-- PA Society For Ornithology: Inaugural Breeding Bird Blitz Raised $10,645 For Bird Conservation, Doubling Fundraising Goal [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Loyalhanna Watershed’s Aug. 7 Harvest Dinner Features Outdoor Picnic Setting For 2nd Year
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Invites Residents To Partner With Municipalities To Adopt A Road Or Area To Help Reduce Litter And Associated Cleanup Costs [PaEN]
-- WTAJ: Illegal Dumping Reports Show Major Increase Within Last Year
-- LancasterOnline/Ad Crable: Pressure Resumes For Plastic Bag Bans
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam
-- Patch: New Hope Man Is Next Director Of Friends Of The Delaware Canal
-- Manada Conservancy: August 17 - September 11 Native Plant Sales In Dauphin County
Climate
-- WBTimes Editorial: Flood Management Strategies Need To Evolve, Especially With Impacts Of Climate Change
-- PG Editorial: Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Floods, Wildfires And Heat. Will The World Meet The Moment?
-- PG/Anya Litvak: Getting Paid To Reduce Methane Emissions From Old Coal Mines, CNX Shows How
-- AP: Forgotten Oil & Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals [PA Included]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: Millions Of Leaky And Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Are Threatening Lives And The Climate [PA Included]
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Has A Methane Problem - Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council
-- Republicans On House Environmental Committee Urge Disapproval Of Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. For Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- PA Business Report Podcast: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative With Sen. Pittman, Rachel Gleason, PA Coal Alliance
-- PennLive Guest Essay: The Ticking Time Bomb - Climate Change - Cumberland Valley H.S. Student
-- WESA: Casey Wants To Revive Civilian Conservation Corps To Address Climate Change
-- Public News Service: Sen. Casey’s Civilian Conservation Corps Could Help Fight Climate Change
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Civilian Conservation Corps Times Comes, Again
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Almost Certain To Have Its Coldest July Since 2015, What Will August Bring?
-- StateCollege.com: A Year And A Half In, Solar Array Showing Its Worth For Centre County
-- WHYY: Solarize Delaware County Completes Largest Project To Date As County Takes Fresh Approach To Sustainability
-- Green Building Alliance: August 3 - Solar Innovation At Hazelwood Green In Pittsburgh - In-Person Tour
-- ASES National Solar Tour October 2-3: Sign Up To Be A Stop On The National Solar Tour
-- PA Cap-Star: What Can PA Learn From A Washington State Community’s Transition Away From Fossil Fuels?
-- The Guardian: Washington State County First In U.S. To Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
-- PG/Daniel Moore: In Climate Push, Federal Reviews to Nudge New Infrastructure Projects Toward Clean Energy
-- ScrantonT: Scranton Mayor, Others Call For Bold Federal Investment In Electric Vehicle And Clean Transportation Infrastructure
-- Exelon: Joins Electric Highway Coalition; Encourages Electric Vehicle Adoption
-- FirstEnergy: Joins Electric Highway Coalition To Enable Long-Distance Electric Vehicle Travel
-- WHYY: Renewables Overtake Coal, But Natural Gas Still Dominates As Nation’s Power Generator
-- The Guardian: Green, Empty Promises? The Truth Behind Corporate Climate Pledges
-- The Guardian: Plans Of Four G20 Counties Are Threat To Global Climate Pledge, Warn Scientists
-- The Guardian: Record-Shattering Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study
-- NPR: Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts, Heat Waves Batter Countries
-- AP: Warming Rivers In U.S. West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry
-- The Guardian: Critical Measures Of Global Heating Reaching Tipping Point, Study Finds
-- The Guardian: Three Americans Create Enough Carbon Emissions To Kill One Person, Study Finds
Coal Mining
-- Trout Unlimited: Urges Congress To Pass Good Samaritan Legislation To Promote Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines Without Assuming Liability - Watch Hearing Here
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- PG Guest Essay: Biden Infrastructure Plan Targets State’s Coal Communities - U.S. Secretary Of The Interior
-- EPCAMR: Reminder To Apply For Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Mine Reclamation Grant By July 31
-- PG/Anya Litvak: Getting Paid To Reduce Methane Emissions From Old Coal Mines, CNX Shows How
-- WHYY: Renewables Overtake Coal, But Natural Gas Still Dominates As Nation’s Power Generator
Compliance Action
-- Inquirer/Frank Kummer: Fuel Delivery Driver Charged By County DA In Gasoline Spill That Contaminated Delaware County School Grounds
-- WHYY: Delaware County DA Announces Criminal Charges In Brookhaven Fuel Spill
-- DEP: Took Action On 596 Permits - 97% On Time; Conducted 1,302 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies In last Week
Conservation Districts
-- PA Conservation Districts Assn: July 26 Newsletter Highlights Westmoreland BMP Interactive Map, Bradford County 65th Anniversary
-- Pike County Conservation District/Penn State Extension: August 18 - Spotted Lanternfly Seminar. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Court Decisions
-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: In Boost For Environmental Rights, PA Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used For Conservation
-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania High Court Ruling Shores Up State’s Environmental Rights Amendment
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Supreme Court Is Right To Protect Oil & Gas Fund
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Is Steward Of Public Land, Not A Developer
-- Commonwealth Court Rules Against A DEP Request To Dismiss Delaware RiverKeeper PFAS Rulemaking Petition Challenge [PaEN]
DCNR
-- Gov. Wolf: Highlights Need For State Parks To Be Welcoming To All In Penn’s Parks For All Initiative [PaEN]
-- AP: Governor Releases Plan For Pennsylvania’s 121 State Parks; Parks Face $500 Million In Maintenance Backlog
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Being A Park Ranger - Brian Price, DCNR Ranger, French Creek State Park
-- PennLive: Third Crew Of DCNR Wildfire Fighters Heads West, This Time To Idaho
-- Fox43: Another Crew Of DCNR Wildfire Fighters Headed To Western U.S. To Battle Raging Wildfires
-- PG Editorial: Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Floods, Wildfires And Heat. Will The World Meet The Moment?
-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: In Boost For Environmental Rights, PA Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used For Conservation
-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania High Court Ruling Shores Up State’s Environmental Rights Amendment
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Supreme Court Is Right To Protect Oil & Gas Fund
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Is Steward Of Public Land, Not A Developer
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Among Worst States In Nation In Outdoor Economic Value, Says Study
-- Vote Today! USA Today Nature Inn At Bald Eagle Best Eco-Friendly Hotel
-- First Lady Frances Wolf: Celebrates PA Tourism During Visit To Northeast PA
-- DCNR: Accepting Application For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2
-- Patch: New Hope Man Is Next Director Of Friends Of The Delaware Canal
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam
-- ErieT: Geology Lays Out Presque Isle State Park’s Origin
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: State Parks Cut Cigarette Butt Trash Nearly 70%
DEP
-- DEP: To Require Radiological Testing Of Leachate At Landfills, Including Those Accepting Drilling Wastes; Does Not Include Additional Testing Of Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA/Reid Frazier: DEP To Require Landfills To Test For Radioactivity From Fracking Waste
-- ScrantonT: Wolf: Landfills Will Soon Be Required To Test For Radium
-- PA Bulletin: Environmental Quality Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Stream Designations For Dunbar Creek et al
-- Health, DEP, DCNR: Prevalence Of Ticks In Pennsylvania Is High, Take Steps To Prevent Tick Bites And Tick-borne Diseases [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PA Officials Warn Of Uptick In Hard-To-Spot Ticks As Summer Wears On
-- PA Cap-Star: State Officials Push For Tick-borne Illness Awareness
-- DEP: Took Action On 596 Permits - 97% On Time; Conducted 1,302 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies In last Week
Deep Mine Safety
-- Pittsburgh Magazine: This Week In Pittsburgh History: The Quecreek Miners Are Rescued
Delaware River
-- Delaware River Basin Commission: Holds Aug. 11 Hearing, September 9 Business Meeting [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Aug. 18 Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 30 RiverWatch Video Report
DRBC
-- Delaware River Basin Commission: Holds Aug. 11 Hearing, September 9 Business Meeting [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Aug. 18 Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]
Drinking Water
-- StateImpactPA/John Hurdle: DEP To Propose Limits On PFAS Family Of Chemicals That It Says Balance Coast And Public Health
-- Commonwealth Court Rules Against A DEP Request To Dismiss Delaware RiverKeeper PFAS Rulemaking Petition Challenge [PaEN]
-- PennVEST: Invests $97 Million In Clean Water Infrastructure, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 19 Counties [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority To Receive Nearly $24 Million In PennVEST Funding For Sewer Line Upgrades, Other Repairs
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Sewer Authority Receives $2.3 Million State Loan To Eliminate Overflow Point
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authorities Push Assistance Programs For Low-Income Customers
-- AltoonaM: Altoona Water Authority Authorizes Bid Ads For Bellwood Dam Project
-- Inquirer: Water Main Break Floods Philadelphia Neighborhood
-- WHYY: Philly Residents Survey Damage After Massive Water Main Break: ‘Like An Asteroid Struck’
-- ErieT: Erie Water Works Issues Boil Water Advisory For Harborcreek Township
Economic Development
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- DCED, DEP: Invests $520,000 To Clean Up Ashley Rail Yard, Assess Fmr International Color Printing Plant In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- CitizensV: Wolf Announces $520,000 Grant To Clean Up Ashley Rail Yard In Luzerne County
-- DCED: Announces $500,000 Grant For Environmental Cleanup At Former Rail Yard in Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- DCED: Announces $37,500 Grant For Aliquippa’s East End Redevelopment Site Environmental Assessment
-- PG/Anya Litvak: A Waste Coal-Burning, Crypto-Mining Pirate Ship Sets Sale In PA
-- TribLive: Pandemic Leaves Western PA Bike Shops Struggling In Shortage
-- PG: Evoqua To Bring Sustainability And Innovation Hub To Lawrenceville
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Among Worst States In Nation In Outdoor Economic Value, Says Study
-- PA Wilds Center: Abbi Peters Graduates As Fellow Of Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Leadership Institute
-- Penn State Technical Assistance: August 19 - Small Business Costs Savings And Energy Reduction Calculator Toolkits Webinar. 11:00 a.m.
-- First Lady Frances Wolf: Celebrates PA Tourism During Visit To Northeast PA
Education
-- Pennsylvania’s Envirothon Team Places 7th In International Envirothon Competition! [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Susquehanna University Stream Ecology Institute; Building The Next Generation Of Ecologists
-- Penn State Extension: August 25 - Water Cooler Talk: Can Turf And Water Quality Co-Exist Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: How To Track A Single Raindrop From Your Backyard To The Ocean
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Aug. 18 Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: Schedule Of Online Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel, Recycling Conservation Workshops In August [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners, Delaware Valley University Pilot ‘Grow-Save-Repeat’ Project
-- Shippensburg NC: Stream Of Consciousness: Cumberland County Master Watershed Stewards
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: The Ticking Time Bomb - Climate Change - Cumberland Valley H.S. Student
-- PA Sea Grant: Announces Lincoln Rehm From Drexel University Is One Of 74 Finalists For John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
-- Penn State Extension: Offers Tips On How To Manage Spotted Lanternflies On Ornamental Trees
-- PA Society For Ornithology: Inaugural Breeding Bird Blitz Raised $10,645 For Bird Conservation, Doubling Fundraising Goal [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. BioBlitz To Provide Baseline Snapshot Of Biodiversity In Leggett’s Creek Greenway
-- TribLive: Scouts From Pack 184 Create Project To Increase Bird Population In Heritage Park In Monroeville
-- ReadingE: Songbird Death Event Still Has No Answers: Updated Game Commission Advisory
-- Outdoor Discovery Center At Crooked Creek In Armstrong County: Hosts Aug. 17 Learn About Elk Program [PaEN]
-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: Planning A Trip To See The Elk In PA? Here’s What You Need To Know
-- Alliance For Watershed Education Of The Delaware River: Art Thru The Lenapehoking Art Project [Video]
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: Can You Pass The Tick Test?
-- Penn State Technical Assistance: August 19 - Small Business Costs Savings And Energy Reduction Calculator Toolkits Webinar. 11:00 a.m.
Emergency Response
-- Wolf: Announces Availability Of Low-Interest Loans For Survivors Of Devastating July Flooding [PaEN]
-- CourierT: Bucks County Flood Victims Eligible For Low-Interest Loans To Help Recovery
-- CourierT: PA Won’t Issue Disaster Declaration For Bucks County Flooding, Wolf Seeks SBA Assistance For Residents
-- AP: 8 Tornadoes Confirmed In Pennsylvania, NJ During Storms
-- TribLive: Weather Service Confirms EF1 Tornado Hit Along Fayette-Westmoreland Border
-- ErieT: Weather Service Confirms 1 Tornado In Crawford County Damaged Buildings
-- MCall: Bucks County Tornado Was An EF3, Among 7 Confirmed So Far In PA, NJ From Thursday’s Storms
-- CourierT: Powerful EF3 Tornado Cuts Wide Trail Through Bucks County
-- CourierT: Bucks County Residents Had Seconds To Make Life Or Death Decisions As EF3 Tornado Hit
-- Inquirer: Tornado Counts Have Spiked Dramatically Around Philly, Elsewhere, Here’s What’s Behind The Surge
-- WHYY: Businesses, Residents Reeling In Aftermath Of Tornadoes, Floods In SE PA
-- AP: Tornadoes Spur Injuries, Damage In Eastern Pennsylvania
-- Inquirer: Tornado Rips Apart Buildings In Bucks County As Storms Cross Philly Region
-- CourierT: 2 Tornadoes Touch Down In 80 Minutes Leaving Path Of Destruction In Bucks County
-- MCall: Forecasters Almost Issued A Tornado Emergency Warning Thursday; Would Have Been First One Ever In Mid-Atlantic States
-- MCall: 1,000s Of Gallons Of Fuel Oil Leaked Into Slate Belt Creek Since April, No One Seems To Know Where It’s Coming From
Energy
-- AltoonaM Editorial: Natural Gas Drillers Put Their Industry Over Your Health
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Aug. 18 Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Poll Finds PA Voters Want Tougher Regulation Of Natural Gas Drilling Wastes; Support Community Regulation Of Drilling; Favor Clean Energy Sources [PaEN]
-- PG/Anya Litvak: A Waste Coal-Burning, Crypto-Mining Pirate Ship Sets Sale In PA
-- WESA: New Energy Map Of Commercial Buildings Could Help Pittsburgh Reach Sustainability Goals
-- StateCollege.com: A Year And A Half In, Solar Array Showing Its Worth For Centre County
-- WHYY: Solarize Delaware County Completes Largest Project To Date As County Takes Fresh Approach To Sustainability
-- Green Building Alliance: August 3 - Solar Innovation At Hazelwood Green In Pittsburgh - In-Person Tour
-- ASES National Solar Tour October 2-3: Sign Up To Be A Stop On The National Solar Tour
-- Penn State Technical Assistance: August 19 - Small Business Costs Savings And Energy Reduction Calculator Toolkits Webinar. 11:00 a.m.
-- Republicans On House Environmental Committee Urge Disapproval Of Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. For Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- PA Business Report Podcast: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative With Sen. Pittman, Rachel Gleason, PA Coal Alliance
-- FracTracker Alliance: Releases Digital Atlas Showing The Impacts Of Natural Gas Development In Lycoming Creek Watershed [PaEN]
-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: DEP Steamrolling Clinton County Natural Gas Power Plant Approval Is Out Of Step With Agency Rhetoric - Clean Air Council
-- PG/Anya Litvak: Getting Paid To Reduce Methane Emissions From Old Coal Mines, CNX Shows How
-- Inquirer: Andrew Maykuth: Utilities Disconnect 116,000 PA Households After State Lifts Moratorium On Pandemic Shutoffs
-- PA Bulletin: Public Utility Commission Formally Publishes Order On Energy Supplier Door-To-Door And In-Person Marketing, Lifting Of Disaster Emergency
-- PA Cap-Star: What Can PA Learn From A Washington State Community’s Transition Away From Fossil Fuels?
-- The Guardian: Washington State County First In U.S. To Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
-- EPA: Announces Intent To Bolster Limits On Water Pollution From Power Plants
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Expedite Cleaner Water With Tougher Power Plant Standards
-- WHYY: Renewables Overtake Coal, But Natural Gas Still Dominates As Nation’s Power Generator
Energy Conservation
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- WESA: New Energy Map Of Commercial Buildings Could Help Pittsburgh Reach Sustainability Goals
-- Penn State Technical Assistance: August 19 - Small Business Costs Savings And Energy Reduction Calculator Toolkits Webinar. 11:00 a.m.
Environmental Health
-- AltoonaM Editorial: Natural Gas Drillers Put Their Industry Over Your Health
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater - Part 2
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Her Story Of Dealing With Health Impacts From Drilling Operation, Wastes - Part 1
-- AP: Forgotten Oil & Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals [PA Included]
-- Public Herald: Ohio Operates A Radioactive Industry Off The Record From PA, Ohio Oil & Gas Drilling Waste - Part 1
-- Public Herald: Investigation Uncovers Ohio Is ‘Illegally’ Building Radioactive Mountains, Affecting 26 Waterways From PA, Ohio Oil & Gas Drilling Waste - Part 2
-- StateImpactPA/John Hurdle: DEP To Propose Limits On PFAS Family Of Chemicals That It Says Balance Coast And Public Health
-- Commonwealth Court Rules Against A DEP Request To Dismiss Delaware RiverKeeper PFAS Rulemaking Petition Challenge [PaEN]
Environmental Heritage
-- Pittsburgh Magazine: This Week In Pittsburgh History: The Quecreek Miners Are Rescued
-- WHYY: The Lenape Native Americans Seek A Return Home To PA: ‘We Just Want To Be Welcomed Back’
Environmental Justice
-- Allegheny Front: EPA Takes Up Environmental Justice Complaint Against SEPTA’s Permit For Natural Gas Power Plant
EPA
-- EPA: Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group Wins Superfund Community Excellence Award [PaEN]
-- EPA: Announces Intent To Bolster Limits On Water Pollution From Power Plants
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Expedite Cleaner Water With Tougher Power Plant Standards
Farming
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Farm Funding Our Best Shot To Reduce Pollution In Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- HuntingdonDN: Huntingdon County Farmers Contribute To Ag Water Quality Action Plan
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: Kids Who Pushed For Hellbender To Be PA State Amphibian Have New Target: Squashing Spotted Lanternfly
-- Pike County Conservation District/Penn State Extension: August 18 - Spotted Lanternfly Seminar. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners, Delaware Valley University Pilot ‘Grow-Save-Repeat’ Project
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission Board: Proposes Single Opening Day Of Trout, Takes Other Actions At Meeting
-- Marcus Schneck: Single Statewide Opening Day For Trout Season Will Return Under Commission Plan
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Awards Grants For Sinnemahoning Watershed Restoration Projects In Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean Counties
Flooding
-- CourierT: PA Won’t Issue Disaster Declaration For Bucks County Flooding, Wolf Seeks SBA Assistance For Residents
-- WBTimes Editorial: Flood Management Strategies Need To Evolve, Especially With Impacts Of Climate Change
-- PG Editorial: Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Floods, Wildfires And Heat. Will The World Meet The Moment?
-- WBTimes: New Planned Flood Maps Impact Luzerne County Communities
-- Fox43: Green Infrastructure In Harrisburg Combats Flooding, Pollution
Forests
-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: In Boost For Environmental Rights, PA Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used For Conservation
-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania High Court Ruling Shores Up State’s Environmental Rights Amendment
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Supreme Court Is Right To Protect Oil & Gas Fund
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Is Steward Of Public Land, Not A Developer
-- DCNR: Accepting Application For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam
-- YorkDR: In Face Of Devastating Blight, One York County Chestnut Tree Might Hold Key To Species Survival
-- TreeVitalize Pittsburgh: Now Accepting Applications For Spring 2022 Tree Plantings Until Oct. 15 - Contact Jeff Bergman at 412-586-2396 or jbergman@paconserve.org
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Urban Forest Or Urban Boulevard? Philadelphia Tries To Reimagine The Parkway - Again
Forests - Wildfires
-- PennLive: Third Crew Of DCNR Wildfire Fighters Heads West, This Time To Idaho
-- Fox43: Another Crew Of DCNR Wildfire Fighters Headed To Western U.S. To Battle Raging Wildfires
-- WITF Smart Talk: Forest Fires Rage Across The Western U.S., How Vulnerable Is PA To Wildfire Risk?
-- PG Editorial: Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Floods, Wildfires And Heat. Will The World Meet The Moment?
-- AP: Western Wildfire Battles Aided By Weather But Losses Grow
-- The Guardian: At Least 85 Wildfires Torch 1.5 Million Acres Across Drought-Hit U.S. West
-- AP: California’s Largest Fire Torches Homes As Blazes Lash Western U.S.
-- The Guardian: Climate Crisis ‘A Hammer Hitting Us In The Head’ Says Oregon Governor As Wildfires Rage
Game Commission
-- Marcus Schneck: Nearly All Huntable Species In PA Now Legal Game For Mentored Hunters
-- Marcus Schneck: Northern Goshawk Headed To Endangered Species Status In PA
-- PennLive: Army Reservists To Rescue Game Commission Project By Removing Earthen Levee As A Training Exercise In Lycoming County
-- Game Commission: Names David Mitchell New Deputy Executive Director
Geology
-- ErieT: Geology Lays Out Presque Isle State Park’s Origin
Grants/Funding
-- EPCAMR: Reminder To Apply For Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Mine Reclamation Grant By July 31
-- DCNR: Accepting Application For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Awards Grants For Sinnemahoning Watershed Restoration Projects In Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean Counties
-- TreeVitalize Pittsburgh: Now Accepting Applications For Spring 2022 Tree Plantings Until Oct. 15 - Contact Jeff Bergman at 412-586-2396 or jbergman@paconserve.org
-- PennVEST: Invests $97 Million In Clean Water Infrastructure, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 19 Counties [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority To Receive Nearly $24 Million In PennVEST Funding For Sewer Line Upgrades, Other Repairs
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Sewer Authority Receives $2.3 Million State Loan To Eliminate Overflow Point
-- DCED, DEP: Invests $520,000 To Clean Up Ashley Rail Yard, Assess Fmr International Color Printing Plant In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- CitizensV: Wolf Announces $520,000 Grant To Clean Up Ashley Rail Yard In Luzerne County
-- DCED: Announces $500,000 Grant For Environmental Cleanup At Former Rail Yard in Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- DCED: Announces $37,500 Grant For Aliquippa’s East End Redevelopment Site Environmental Assessment
Green Infrastructure
-- PennVEST: Invests $97 Million In Clean Water Infrastructure, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 19 Counties [PaEN]
-- CBF: Freshwater Mussels Could Help Clean Up Pennsylvania's Rivers, Streams [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Farm Funding Our Best Shot To Reduce Pollution In Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Awards Grants For Sinnemahoning Watershed Restoration Projects In Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean Counties
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Newsletter Provides Summer Update On Actions To Implement County Clean Water Plan
-- Audubon: Braided Meadows At John James Audubon Center In Mill Grove, Montgomery County
-- Fox43: Green Infrastructure In Harrisburg Combats Flooding, Pollution
-- TreeVitalize Pittsburgh: Now Accepting Applications For Spring 2022 Tree Plantings Until Oct. 15 - Contact Jeff Bergman at 412-586-2396 or jbergman@paconserve.org
-- CourierT/Brian Whipkey: PA Trout Unlimited Volunteers Improve, Protect Waterways
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
-- EPA: Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group Wins Superfund Community Excellence Award [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
-- AltoonaM Editorial: Natural Gas Drillers Put Their Industry Over Your Health
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater - Part 2
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Her Story Of Dealing With Health Impacts From Drilling Operation, Wastes - Part 1
-- AP: Forgotten Oil & Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals [PA Included]
-- Public Herald: Ohio Operates A Radioactive Industry Off The Record From PA, Ohio Oil & Gas Drilling Waste - Part 1
-- Public Herald: Investigation Uncovers Ohio Is ‘Illegally’ Building Radioactive Mountains, Affecting 26 Waterways From PA, Ohio Oil & Gas Drilling Waste - Part 2
-- StateImpactPA/John Hurdle: DEP To Propose Limits On PFAS Family Of Chemicals That It Says Balance Coast And Public Health
-- Commonwealth Court Rules Against A DEP Request To Dismiss Delaware RiverKeeper PFAS Rulemaking Petition Challenge [PaEN]
Land Conservation
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Conserves 528 Acres Of Forest Along Caldwell Creek, Warren County [PaEN]
-- Allegheny Land Trust: Protects Kincaid Street Garden In Pittsburgh’s Garfield Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Gail Farmer Appointed To WeConservePA’s Policy Advisory Committee
-- PG Editorial: Protect Alaskan Wilderness, A Resource Once Spent Cannot Be Replaced
Land Recycling
-- DCED, DEP: Invests $520,000 To Clean Up Ashley Rail Yard, Assess Fmr International Color Printing Plant In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- CitizensV: Wolf Announces $520,000 Grant To Clean Up Ashley Rail Yard In Luzerne County
-- DCED: Announces $500,000 Grant For Environmental Cleanup At Former Rail Yard in Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- DCED: Announces $37,500 Grant For Aliquippa’s East End Redevelopment Site Environmental Assessment
Land Use Planning
-- MCall Guest Essay: Why We Are Finished With Warehouses - Lower Macungie Twp. Board President
Lake Erie
-- PA Sea Grant: Announces Lincoln Rehm From Drexel University Is One Of 74 Finalists For John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
-- ErieT: Geology Lays Out Presque Isle State Park’s Origin
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Invites Residents To Partner With Municipalities To Adopt A Road Or Area To Help Reduce Litter And Associated Cleanup Costs [PaEN]
-- WTAJ: Illegal Dumping Reports Show Major Increase Within Last Year
-- ReadingE: Runners, Hikers, Mountain Bikers Give Back By Cleaning Up Mount Penn In Reading
-- Inquirer: Activists Take Bags Of Litter To Philly Municipal Services Building To Protest Philly’s Trash ‘Epidemic’
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: State Parks Cut Cigarette Butt Trash Nearly 70%
Mine Reclamation
-- Trout Unlimited: Urges Congress To Pass Good Samaritan Legislation To Promote Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines Without Assuming Liability - Watch Hearing Here
-- PG Guest Essay: Biden Infrastructure Plan Targets State’s Coal Communities - U.S. Secretary Of The Interior
-- EPCAMR: Reminder To Apply For Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Mine Reclamation Grant By July 31
-- PG/Anya Litvak: A Waste Coal-Burning, Crypto-Mining Pirate Ship Sets Sale In PA
Ohio River
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Poll Finds PA Voters Want Tougher Regulation Of Natural Gas Drilling Wastes; Support Community Regulation Of Drilling; Favor Clean Energy Sources [PaEN]
Oil & Gas
-- AltoonaM Editorial: Natural Gas Drillers Put Their Industry Over Your Health
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater - Part 2
-- SW PA Environmental Health Project: Siri Lawson, Warren County, And Her Story Of Dealing With Health Impacts From Drilling Operation, Wastes - Part 1
-- Public Herald: Ohio Operates A Radioactive Industry Off The Record From PA, Ohio Oil & Gas Drilling Waste - Part 1
-- Public Herald: Investigation Uncovers Ohio Is ‘Illegally’ Building Radioactive Mountains, Affecting 26 Waterways From PA, Ohio Oil & Gas Drilling Waste - Part 2
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Poll Finds PA Voters Want Tougher Regulation Of Natural Gas Drilling Wastes; Support Community Regulation Of Drilling; Favor Clean Energy Sources [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Aug. 18 Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]
-- Ohio Capital Journal: Feds And States Not Taking Radioactivity From Fracking Seriously, Environmental Group Says
-- NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater Other Waste [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law Guest Essay: Legal Gaps Leave Fracking A Radioactive Mess
-- DEP: To Require Radiological Testing Of Leachate At Landfills, Including Those Accepting Drilling Wastes; Does Not Include Additional Testing Of Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA/Reid Frazier: DEP To Require Landfills To Test For Radioactivity From Fracking Waste
-- ScrantonT: Wolf: Landfills Will Soon Be Required To Test For Radium
-- Sen. Muth, Rep. Innamorato: Call On DEP To Close Loopholes In Regulation Of Oil & Gas Industry Waste As Hazardous Waste
-- FracTracker Alliance: Releases Digital Atlas Showing The Impacts Of Natural Gas Development In Lycoming Creek Watershed [PaEN]
-- PG/Anya Litvak: Underground Drilling Wastewater Pipelines Can Be A Big, Unregulated Business In PA [2019]
-- AP: Forgotten Oil & Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals [PA Included]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: Millions Of Leaky And Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Are Threatening Lives And The Climate [PA Included]
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Has A Methane Problem - Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council
-- Seneca Resources And U.S. Well Services Announce All-Electric Natural Gas Well Completion
-- Allegheny Front: EPA Takes Up Environmental Justice Complaint Against SEPTA’s Permit For Natural Gas Power Plant
-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: DEP Steamrolling Clinton County Natural Gas Power Plant Approval Is Out Of Step With Agency Rhetoric - Clean Air Council
-- MCall: 1,000s Of Gallons Of Fuel Oil Leaked Into Slate Belt Creek Since April, No One Seems To Know Where It’s Coming From
-- Inquirer/Frank Kummer: Fuel Delivery Driver Charged By County DA In Gasoline Spill That Contaminated Delaware County School Grounds
-- WHYY: Delaware County DA Announces Criminal Charges In Brookhaven Fuel Spill
Pipelines
-- PG/Anya Litvak: Underground Drilling Wastewater Pipelines Can Be A Big, Unregulated Business In PA [2019]
-- PG/Daniel Moore: In Climate Push, Federal Reviews to Nudge New Infrastructure Projects Toward Clean Energy
Permitting
-- PA Bulletin: Environmental Quality Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Stream Designations For Dunbar Creek et al
-- DEP: Took Action On 596 Permits - 97% On Time; Conducted 1,302 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies In last Week
-- PA Bulletin - July 31, 2021
Public Participation
-- PA Bulletin: Environmental Quality Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Stream Designations For Dunbar Creek et al
PUC
-- Inquirer: Andrew Maykuth: Utilities Disconnect 116,000 PA Households After State Lifts Moratorium On Pandemic Shutoffs
-- PA Bulletin: Public Utility Commission Formally Publishes Order On Energy Supplier Door-To-Door And In-Person Marketing, Lifting Of Disaster Emergenc
Radiation Protection
-- Ohio Capital Journal: Feds And States Not Taking Radioactivity From Fracking Seriously, Environmental Group Says
-- DEP: To Require Radiological Testing Of Leachate At Landfills, Including Those Accepting Drilling Wastes; Does Not Include Additional Testing Of Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA/Reid Frazier: DEP To Require Landfills To Test For Radioactivity From Fracking Waste
-- ScrantonT: Wolf: Landfills Will Soon Be Required To Test For Radium
-- NRDC: Regulation Is Too Weak For Radioactive Oil And Gas Drilling Wastewater Other Waste [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg Law Guest Essay: Legal Gaps Leave Fracking A Radioactive Mess
-- Sen. Muth, Rep. Innamorato: Call On DEP To Close Loopholes In Regulation Of Oil & Gas Industry Waste As Hazardous Waste
Recreation
-- Gov. Wolf: Highlights Need For State Parks To Be Welcoming To All In Penn’s Parks For All Initiative [PaEN]
-- AP: Governor Releases Plan For Pennsylvania’s 121 State Parks; Parks Face $500 Million In Maintenance Backlog
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Being A Park Ranger - Brian Price, DCNR Ranger, French Creek State Park
-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: In Boost For Environmental Rights, PA Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used For Conservation
-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania High Court Ruling Shores Up State’s Environmental Rights Amendment
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Supreme Court Is Right To Protect Oil & Gas Fund
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Is Steward Of Public Land, Not A Developer
-- Vote Today! USA Today Nature Inn At Bald Eagle Best Eco-Friendly Hotel
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam
-- Pittsburgh Quarterly: The Perfect Antidote, Appreciation Of Nature is Soaring And The Recreation Business Is Booming
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Announces Winners Of 10th Annual Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- First Lady Frances Wolf: Celebrates PA Tourism During Visit To Northeast PA
-- DCNR: Accepting Application For ATV, Snowmobile Grants Starting August 2
-- PA Wilds Center: Abbi Peters Graduates As Fellow Of Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Leadership Institute
-- ClearWater Conservancy: Schedule Of August Tours Of Local Parks, Natural Areas In Centre County Area
-- ReadingE: Schuylkill River Sojourners Return Year After Year For Fun And Fellowship
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Clean Water Paddle Push - Explore Your Watershed This August!
-- WHYY: New East Falls Boat Landing On Schuylkill River Will Be ADA Accessible, And A Great Bird Watching Spot
-- PA Environmental Council: Public Lands Rides - PA’s Grand Canyon In Tioga State Forest
-- ErieT: Geology Lays Out Presque Isle State Park’s Origin
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: State Parks Cut Cigarette Butt Trash Nearly 70%
-- TribLive: Pandemic Leaves Western PA Bike Shops Struggling In Shortage
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Teen Jolie Abadir Places In Top 50 Of Age Group At USA Climbing Youth Nationals
-- Patch: New Hope Man Is Next Director Of Friends Of The Delaware Canal
-- Health, DEP, DCNR: Prevalence Of Ticks In Pennsylvania Is High, Take Steps To Prevent Tick Bites And Tick-borne Diseases [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PA Officials Warn Of Uptick In Hard-To-Spot Ticks As Summer Wears On
-- PA Cap-Star: State Officials Push For Tick-borne Illness Awareness
-- Inquirer/Frank Kummer: PA Officials Warn Against An Increase In Disease-Carrying Ticks
Recycling/Waste
-- PA Resources Council: To Hold Sept. 11 Reuse Fest In Erie Providing Opportunity For Public To Donate Items For Reuse By Local Nonprofits [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: Schedule Of Online Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel, Recycling Conservation Workshops In August [PaEN]
-- CentreDT: Radio Morning Show Helps Spread The Word About Recycling In Centre County
-- WHYY: After A Pandemic Delay, Philly Is Opening 12 Community Composting Sites
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Invites Residents To Partner With Municipalities To Adopt A Road Or Area To Help Reduce Litter And Associated Cleanup Costs [PaEN]
-- WTAJ: Illegal Dumping Reports Show Major Increase Within Last Year
-- Inquirer: Activists Take Bags Of Litter To Philly Municipal Services Building To Protest Philly’s Trash ‘Epidemic’
-- LancasterOnline/Ad Crable: Pressure Resumes For Plastic Bag Bans
-- PennLive: Lycoming County Likely To Acquire Fmr Allenwood Prison Camp To Expand Landfill
-- MCall: Federal Lawsuit Alleges Son Of Charles Chrin Formed Competing Companies To Lure Customers Away From Family Waste Hauling Business
-- Reuters: Big Oil’s Solution For Recycling Plastic Waste Littered With Failure
Renewable Energy
-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin: Discuss RGGI Investments Act, Climate Change During Online Program [PaEN]
-- Republicans On House Environmental Committee Urge Disapproval Of Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. For Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- PA Cap-Star: What Can PA Learn From A Washington State Community’s Transition Away From Fossil Fuels?
-- The Guardian: Washington State County First In U.S. To Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
-- StateCollege.com: A Year And A Half In, Solar Array Showing Its Worth For Centre County
-- WHYY: Solarize Delaware County Completes Largest Project To Date As County Takes Fresh Approach To Sustainability
-- Green Building Alliance: August 3 - Solar Innovation At Hazelwood Green In Pittsburgh - In-Person Tour
-- ASES National Solar Tour October 2-3: Sign Up To Be A Stop On The National Solar Tour
-- Republicans On House Environmental Committee Urge Disapproval Of Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. For Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- PA Business Report Podcast: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative With Sen. Pittman, Rachel Gleason, PA Coal Alliance
-- PG/Daniel Moore: In Climate Push, Federal Reviews to Nudge New Infrastructure Projects Toward Clean Energy
-- WHYY: Renewables Overtake Coal, But Natural Gas Still Dominates As Nation’s Power Generator
Schuylkill River
-- ReadingE: Schuylkill River Sojourners Return Year After Year For Fun And Fellowship
-- WHYY: New East Falls Boat Landing On Schuylkill River Will Be ADA Accessible, And A Great Bird Watching Spot
Stormwater
-- Fox43: Green Infrastructure In Harrisburg Combats Flooding, Pollution
SRBC
-- Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Communications & Outreach Specialist
Susquehanna River
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Susquehanna University Stream Ecology Institute; Building The Next Generation Of Ecologists
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Announces Winners Of 10th Annual Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Communications & Outreach Specialist
Sustainability
-- WESA: New Energy Map Of Commercial Buildings Could Help Pittsburgh Reach Sustainability Goals
-- PG: Evoqua To Bring Sustainability And Innovation Hub To Lawrenceville
-- Rite Aid: Releases Third Annual Corporate Sustainability Report
-- EcoWatch: Earth Overshoot Day - The Day Humanity Exceeds Its Yearly allotment Of the Planet’s Biological Assets-- Moves Forward By Nearly A Month
Water Quality
-- PA Bulletin: Environmental Quality Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Stream Designations For Dunbar Creek et al
Wastewater Facilities
-- PennVEST: Invests $97 Million In Clean Water Infrastructure, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 19 Counties [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority To Receive Nearly $24 Million In PennVEST Funding For Sewer Line Upgrades, Other Repairs
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Sewer Authority Receives $2.3 Million State Loan To Eliminate Overflow Point
Watershed Protection
-- CourierT/Brian Whipkey: PA Trout Unlimited Volunteers Improve, Protect Waterways
-- Trout Unlimited: Urges Congress To Pass Good Samaritan Legislation To Promote Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines Without Assuming Liability - Watch Hearing Here
-- CBF: Freshwater Mussels Could Help Clean Up Pennsylvania's Rivers, Streams [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDN: Huntingdon County Farmers Contribute To Ag Water Quality Action Plan
-- PennVEST: Invests $97 Million In Clean Water Infrastructure, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 19 Counties [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority To Receive Nearly $24 Million In PennVEST Funding For Sewer Line Upgrades, Other Repairs
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Sewer Authority Receives $2.3 Million State Loan To Eliminate Overflow Point
-- PA Bulletin: Environmental Quality Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Stream Designations For Dunbar Creek et al
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Awards Grants For Sinnemahoning Watershed Restoration Projects In Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean Counties
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Newsletter Provides Summer Update On Actions To Implement County Clean Water Plan
-- Audubon: Braided Meadows At John James Audubon Center In Mill Grove, Montgomery County
-- Fox43: Green Infrastructure In Harrisburg Combats Flooding, Pollution
-- WHYY: Cheltenham Twp Slashes Funding In Half To Tookany/ Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership; Wants Partners To Pay More
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: Kids Who Pushed For Hellbender To Be PA State Amphibian Have New Target: Squashing Spotted Lanternfly
-- Shippensburg NC: Stream Of Consciousness: Cumberland County Master Watershed Stewards
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Clean Water Paddle Push - Explore Your Watershed This August!
-- TribLive: Loyalhanna Watershed’s Aug. 7 Harvest Dinner Features Outdoor Picnic Setting For 2nd Year
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Farm Funding Our Best Shot To Reduce Pollution In Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- CBF: Praises U.S. House Passage Of Legislation To Fund Priority Programs Next Year
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Susquehanna University Stream Ecology Institute; Building The Next Generation Of Ecologists
-- PA Sea Grant: Announces Lincoln Rehm From Drexel University Is One Of 74 Finalists For John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 30 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
-- CourierT/Brian Whipkey: PA Trout Unlimited Volunteers Improve, Protect Waterways
-- Trout Unlimited: Urges Congress To Pass Good Samaritan Legislation To Promote Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines Without Assuming Liability - Watch Hearing Here
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Awards Grants For Sinnemahoning Watershed Restoration Projects In Cameron, Elk, Potter and McKean Counties
-- CBF: Freshwater Mussels Could Help Clean Up Pennsylvania's Rivers, Streams [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission Board: Proposes Single Opening Day Of Trout, Takes Other Actions At Meeting
-- Marcus Schneck: Single Statewide Opening Day For Trout Season Will Return Under Commission Plan
-- TribLive: Fish Commission Considers Single Opening Day For Trout
-- CourierT/Brian Whipkey: Good Things Happening For PA Anglers - Somerset Lake
-- Marcus Schneck: Nearly All Huntable Species In PA Now Legal Game For Mentored Hunters
-- PennLive: Army Reservists To Rescue Game Commission Project By Removing Earthen Levee As A Training Exercise In Lycoming County
-- WHYY: New East Falls Boat Landing On Schuylkill River Will Be ADA Accessible, And A Great Bird Watching Spot
-- PA Society For Ornithology: Inaugural Breeding Bird Blitz Raised $10,645 For Bird Conservation, Doubling Fundraising Goal [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. BioBlitz To Provide Baseline Snapshot Of Biodiversity In Leggett’s Creek Greenway
-- Marcus Schneck: Northern Goshawk Headed To Endangered Species Status In PA
-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: State To Remove Peregrine Falcon From Threatened Species List
-- TribLive: Scouts From Pack 184 Create Project To Increase Bird Population In Heritage Park In Monroeville
-- ReadingE: Songbird Death Event Still Has No Answers: Updated Game Commission Advisory
-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: Planning A Trip To See The Elk In PA? Here’s What You Need To Know
-- Outdoor Discovery Center At Crooked Creek In Armstrong County: Hosts Aug. 17 Learn About Elk Program [PaEN]
-- Game Commission: Names David Mitchell New Deputy Executive Dir
-- WPXI: Audubon Society Of Western PA Says Its OK To Put Bird Feeders Back Up [ASWP actually said *may* be able to resume feeding in the next few weeks]ector
-- Marcus Schneck: Mystery Bird Disease: What Do We Know Now?
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: New Access Road Opened To Remote Spot In Juniata/Perry State Game Lands
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: Allegheny National Forest Considers Ban On Wildlife Feeding
-- AP: Warming Rivers In U.S. West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry
-- The Guardian: New IUCN Green Status Tool Launched To Help Species ‘Thrive, Not Just Survive’
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- Health, DEP, DCNR: Prevalence Of Ticks In Pennsylvania Is High, Take Steps To Prevent Tick Bites And Tick-borne Diseases [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PA Officials Warn Of Uptick In Hard-To-Spot Ticks As Summer Wears On
-- PA Cap-Star: State Officials Push For Tick-borne Illness Awareness
-- Inquirer/Frank Kummer: PA Officials Warn Against An Increase In Disease-Carrying Ticks
-- PennLive/Marcus Schneck: Can You Pass The Tick Test?
-- DEP: Mosquito Spraying In Crawford County To Help Control West Nile Virus
-- PG: Allegheny County Health To Spray For West Nile Virus In West End Tuesday
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Communications & Outreach Specialist
Opportunities
-- WeConservePA: Gail Farmer Appointed To WeConservePA’s Policy Advisory Committee
-- PA Wilds Center: Abbi Peters Graduates As Fellow Of Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Leadership Institute
-- TribLive: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Pittsburgh District Installing New Commander
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