Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--
-- 30 New Stories Of Real Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- ErieT: Gov. Tom Ridge Pleased To Head Home To Erie As Recovery From Stroke Continues
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Sen. Argall: More Water Quality Restoration Needed In Schuylkill River Watershed; Here’s An Idea - You Have $5 Billion Laying Around Doing Nothing [PaEN]
-- ReadingE: Schuylkill River Has Come A Long Way, But More Work Needs To Be Done, Officials Say
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Use American Rescue Plan Cash For Susquehanna, Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution [PaEN]
-- Sen. Muth, Rep. Friel Otten: One Year After Mariner East Pipeline Spill 33 Acres Of Marsh Creek State Park Lake Is Still Off Limits, No Remediation Done [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Should Enact Methane Regulations - By Rep. Greg Vitali [PaEN]
Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--
-- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN]
Articles & NewsClips By Topic -------------------------------------------------------
Air
-- PennFuture, Partners Challenge DEP’s Approval Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant Permit
-- The Express: Renovo Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant
-- JD Supra: Clean Air Council Appeals Air Permit For Washington County Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- DEP: Notice Of Sept. 22 Public Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Permit For Texas Eastern Pipeline Compressor Station In Cambria County [PaEN]
-- WSJ: Frackers, Shippers Eye Natural Gas Leaks As Climate Change Concerns Mount [PA Included]
-- PG - Anya Litvak & Laura Legere: A Hydrogen And Carbon Storage Project In Clinton County Is Tapping Into All The Trends
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Should Enact Methane Regulations - By Rep. Greg Vitali [PaEN]
-- WBTimes Guest Essay: Methane Emissions From Low Producing Oil & Gas Wells Must Be Regulated
-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day Warning For Monday, Aug. 9 In Southeastern PA Counties
-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Warning For Thursday, Aug. 12 In Southeastern PA
-- DEP: Issues Air Pollution Warning For Friday, August 13 In Southeastern PA Counties
Alternative Fuels
-- Utility Dive: Biden’s Goal Of 50% EV Sales By 2030 Will Test Supply Chains, Utilities, Experts Say
-- Utility Dive: U.S. DOE Planning Public-Private Partnerships To Develop New Battery Chemistries, Supply Chains For EVs
-- Reuters: Exxon, Chevron Look To Make Renewable Fuels Without Costly Refinery Upgrades
Awards & Recognition
-- 29 New Stories Of Real Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- State Conservation Commission, Dept. Of Agriculture: Recognize Champions Of Soil, Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Save The Date: Nov. 4 Stroud Water Research Center Water’s Edge Gala Honoring Freshwater Excellence Award Recipient Dr. Melissa D. Ho
-- SEEDS: Selects Jacob Mohring 2021 Student Scholarship Winner For Best Sustainability Essay [PaEN]
-- Happy Birthday To The Friends Of South Mountain Partnership!
-- Rodale Institute: Recognizes 2021 Organic Pioneer Award Winners
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History: Powdermill Nature Reserve Records 800,000th Bird Banding [PaEN]
-- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: To Hold Aug. 24 Hearing On The Impacts Of Invasive Species [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: To Conduct Spotted Lanternfly Business Compliance Record Checks In Lackawanna County Starting Aug. 25
-- ScrantonT: State To Canvass Lackawanna County Businesses For Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Compliance
-- Lackawanna College Environmental Education Center: Accepting Registrations For Intermediate Beekeeping Certificate [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Beekeeping 101 Course
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward: Native Tree & Shrub Sale Taking Orders Thru Aug. 31 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Rare Plant Thought Extinct Now Recovered After Discoveries In PA, Elsewhere
-- CitizensV: The Pollinator Garden/Meadow Being Created At Moon Lake Recreation Area In Pinchot State Forest
-- TribLive: Butterflies Are Free: Greensburg Garden Center Holds Its Annual Release
-- TribLive: North Park’s Demonstration Garden A Proving Ground For Flowers Of The Future
-- WESA/AP: Native Clover Species Being Dropped From Endangered List
-- ErieT: Dragonflies Are As Much A Part Of Summer As Sunshine At Presque Isle State Park
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- Sen. Argall: More Water Quality Restoration Needed In Schuylkill River Watershed; Here’s An Idea - You Have $5 Billion Laying Around Doing Nothing [PaEN]
-- ReadingE: Schuylkill River Has Come A Long Way, But More Work Needs To Be Done, Officials Say
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Use American Rescue Plan Cash For Susquehanna, Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- Patch: Norristown OKs $5.5 Million In American Rescue Plan Money For Playgrounds, Stormwater Management, Infrastructure
Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- The Hill: U.S. Senate Passes $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In Major Victory For Biden
-- Appalachian Voices: U.S. Senate-Passed Infrastructure Bill Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Reclaiming Coal Lands [PaEN]
-- ReImagine Appalachia: Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Good Down-Payment On Our Crumbling Infrastructure
-- PA Sen. Bob Casey: Delivers Key Infrastructure Wins For PA In Bipartisan Senate Bill
-- WESA: Regional Leaders Say Senate Infrastructure Bill Is, Mostly A Win For Western PA
-- The Nature Conservancy: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes Significant Advances For Climate, Nature
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: On Passage Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill By U.S. Senate
-- PennFuture Responds To Passage Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Package By U.S. Senate
-- PennLive: Here’s What PA Could Get In Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
-- Inquirer: Here’s What PA’s Chunk Of $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Might Buy
-- Guest Essay: What Is The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal? By Divya Desai, The Energy Co-op, Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- WBTimes Editorial: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Do Much For PA; Toomey Wrong To Oppose It
Federal Budget Bill
-- AP: U.S. Senate OKs Dems’ $3.5 Trillion Budget In Latest Win For Biden
-- AP: U.S. Senate Dems Unveil $3.5 Trillion Budget For Social, Climate Efforts
-- The Hill: Here Are Key Parts Of Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Federal Budget Resolution
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Praises Additional USDA Funding In U.S. Senate Budget
Budget
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Environmental Advocates Call On Legislature To Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Time Is Running Out, PA Must Act To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Praises Additional USDA Funding In U.S. Senate Budget Resolution
Chesapeake Bay
-- State Conservation Commission, Dept. Of Agriculture: Recognize Champions Of Soil, Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Feature: How One Lancaster County Farm's Forested Riparian Buffers Have Been A Crucial Conservation Effort [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Environmental Advocates Call On Legislature To Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Time Is Running Out, PA Must Act To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Use American Rescue Plan Cash For Susquehanna, Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal Forum: Chesapeake Conservation Corps: ‘Foot In The Door’ And More
-- PA Bulletin - DEP: Notice Of Proposed Mass Certification Of Nutrient Credits From Sewage Point Source Discharges
-- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 25 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Refining Buffer Restoration Methods
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Your Land & Legacy: Resources For Agricultural Landowners - Recorded Webinar
-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest UpStream Newsletter
-- Farm And Dairy: Groups Want To Create Organic, Grassfed Dairy Supply Chain In Southeast PA
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Forage & Forest Fiddle Creek Dairy Farm Tour In Lancaster County Aug. 27 [PaEN]
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Partnership In Action - Girl Scout USA Tree Promise In The Heart Of PA
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Praises Additional USDA Funding In U.S. Senate Budget Resolution
-- AP: Group Cites PFAS Chemical Concerns At Military Sites Near Chesapeake Bay
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Citizen Action
-- State Conservation Commission, Dept. Of Agriculture: Recognize Champions Of Soil, Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Feature: How One Lancaster County Farm's Forested Riparian Buffers Have Been A Crucial Conservation Effort [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- WeConservePA: Jegla Family, Lebanon Valley Conservancy Partner To Protect 16 Acres In Lebanon County [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal Forum: Chesapeake Conservation Corps: ‘Foot In The Door’ And More
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Partnership In Action - Girl Scout USA Tree Promise In The Heart Of PA
-- Pittsburgh Magazine: How Pittsburgh Residents Worked Together To Convert The Churchill Valley Country Club Into Protected Green Space
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Moshannon Creek Watershed Assn. Makes Big Impact, Just Getting Started
-- Penn State Extension: Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug. 18 Making Riparian Buffers Work In Your Community Program [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward: Native Tree & Shrub Sale Taking Orders Thru Aug. 31 [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Stream Bank Stabilization Work Closes Westmoreland Heritage Trail Near Trafford
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Why Philly Trees Cast More Shade On The Wealthier
-- Philadelphia Parks & Recreation: Become A Philly Forest Steward
-- DEP Blog: Illegal Dumping Carries More Than A Price Tag, It Can Spread Disease, Water Contamination [PaEN]
-- Capital Area Greenbelt Assn.: Upcoming Volunteer Work Days In Harrisburg
-- WHYY: New State-Funded Community Garden Will Sprout In Norristown
-- Hollow Oak Land Trust, Allegheny County - October 23 - Brewhaha - 10 Breweries - 5 Courses - 1 Cause
-- DEP: Notice Of Sept. 22 Public Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Permit For Texas Eastern Pipeline Compressor Station In Cambria County [PaEN]
-- PennFuture, Partners Challenge DEP’s Approval Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant Permit
-- The Express: Renovo Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant
-- JD Supra: Clean Air Council Appeals Air Permit For Washington County Gas-Fired Power Plant
Climate
-- EDF: IPCC Underscores Need To Slash Methane, Deploy Natural Climate Solutions; Will Likely Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming [PaEN]
-- PG: Experts Explain How Climate Change Impacts Pittsburgh’s Water Infrastructure
-- Lancaster Farming: Secretary Of Agriculture, Penn State Dean Roush Discuss Climate Change At Ag Progress Days
-- CourierT Guest Essay: Heavy PA Rains Signal Climate Change
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Excessive Heat Warnings, Climate Change Code Red Must Be Taken Seriously
-- WBTimes: NOAA: July Was Hottest Month On Record
-- PG - Anya Litvak & Laura Legere: A Hydrogen And Carbon Storage Project In Clinton County Is Tapping Into All The Trends
-- YorkDR Guest Essay: I Will Repeal RGGI - Jason Richey, Republican Candidate For Governor
-- SunburyDI Guest Essay: Young Pennsylvanians Want To Fight Climate Change, Leaders Only Pretend [RGGI] - Ursinus College Student
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Why Philly Trees Cast More Shade On The Wealthier
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Tree Planting Can’t Achieve Climate Justice Without Renter Protections And AC Access
-- DEP: Forming New PA Energy Storage Consortium; Stakeholder Meeting Sept. 28 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Navy Yard Adds Battery Storage System With A Goal Of Sustainability
-- New Erie 2030 District: Report Details Progress Toward Reducing Building Energy Use By 50% By 2030 [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Ephrata Borough Municipal Authority Imposes Fee On Owners Of Solar Panels
-- The Reporter Guest Essay: Raise The Solar Goal - Orbit Energy & Power
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Hosts National Clean Energy Week Events Thru Fall [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: What Is The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal? By Divya Desai, The Energy Co-op, Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Can Lead On Climate
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: Listening Session - Siting & Design For Farm-Based Solar Energy Facilities Aug. 20 [PaEN]
-- EarthWorks: U.N. Climate Report Demands Biden Emergency Methane Action
-- WSJ: Frackers, Shippers Eye Natural Gas Leaks As Climate Change Concerns Mount [PA Included]
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Should Enact Methane Regulations - By Rep. Greg Vitali [PaEN]
-- WBTimes Guest Essay: Methane Emissions From Low Producing Oil & Gas Wells Must Be Regulated
-- AP: ‘Nowhere To Run’: U.N. Report Says Global Warming Nears Limits
-- The Guardian: Major Climate Changes Inevitable And Irreversible - IPCC’s Starkest Warning Yet
-- Reuters: U.N. Sounds Clarion Call Over Humans “Irreversible’ Impact On Climate
-- NPR: A Major Report Warns Climate Change Is Accelerating And Humans Must Cut Emissions Now
-- USA Today: ‘Code Red For Humanity’: U.N. Report Gives Stark Warning On Climate Change
-- Utility Dive: Biden’s Goal Of 50% EV Sales By 2030 Will Test Supply Chains, Utilities, Experts Say
-- USA Today: Millions Of U.S. Homes At Risk Of Climate-Related Disasters, But Few Americans Know It
-- Bloomberg: Climate Report Exposes Fault Lines Within Fossil Fuel Industry
-- Utility Dive: PSEG In New Jersey Unloads Fossil Fuel Plants For $1.9 Billion In Push To Decarbonization
Utility Dive: California Greenlights First-Of-Its Kind Energy Code To Encourage Electrified Buildings
Coal Mining
-- EDF: IPCC Underscores Need To Slash Methane, Deploy Natural Climate Solutions; Will Likely Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PSEG In New Jersey Unloads Fossil Fuel Plants For $1.9 Billion In Push To Decarbonization
Compliance Action
-- Sen. Muth, Rep. Friel Otten: One Year After Mariner East Pipeline Spill 33 Acres Of Marsh Creek State Park Lake Is Still Off Limits, No Remediation Done [PaEN]
-- DEP: Collects $140,000 Penalty From ETC Northeast Field Services For Pipeline Construction Violations In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Fined $140,000 For Pipeline Construction Violations Along Beaver County Pipeline
-- DEP: Took Action On 792 Permits; 90% Met Review Deadline; Conducted 1,491 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Stops Kiski Township From Burning Residents’ Yard Brush
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: To Conduct Spotted Lanternfly Business Compliance Record Checks In Lackawanna County Starting Aug. 25
-- ScrantonT: State To Canvass Lackawanna County Businesses For Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Compliance
Conservation Districts
-- State Conservation Commission, Dept. Of Agriculture: Recognize Champions Of Soil, Water Resources [PaEN]
-- CourierE: Clearfield County Native Joins Elk County Conservation District As Watershed Technician
Court Decisions
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- Commonwealth Court Dismisses Petition Asking DCNR To Follow The State’s Constitution In Adopting State Forest Management Plans [PaEN]
DCNR
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- Commonwealth Court Dismisses Petition Asking DCNR To Follow The State’s Constitution In Adopting State Forest Management Plans [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: More Than 2% Of PA’s Jobs Connected To The Outdoors, New Study Says
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Laurel Highlands Nominated To Be Among Best For Fall Leaf-Peeping
-- CentreDT: Explore Poe Paddy Tunnel And Surrounding Area With Centred Outdoors
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PA Is At The Beginning Of A Public Lands Renaissance
-- WKBN27: Historic Bridge Moved For Pymatuning State Park Trail Expansion Project
-- WilliamsportS: PA Outdoor Corps Inventory Of Brandon Park A Valuable Tool For Preserving Tree Canopy
-- CitizensV: The Pollinator Garden/Meadow Being Created At Moon Lake Recreation Area In Pinchot State Forest
-- ErieT: Dragonflies Are As Much A Part Of Summer As Sunshine At Presque Isle State Park
-- CourierT: Advocates Make Case For Delaware Water Gap To Be PA’s 1st National Park
DEP
-- Sen. Muth, Rep. Friel Otten: One Year After Mariner East Pipeline Spill 33 Acres Of Marsh Creek State Park Lake Is Still Off Limits, No Remediation Done [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Illegal Dumping Carries More Than A Price Tag, It Can Spread Disease, Water Contamination [PaEN]
-- PA Bulletin - Environmental Quality Board: Notice Of Proposed Changes To Radiation Safety Requirements For Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices
-- PA Bulletin - DEP: Notice of changes to list of companies certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania (Aug. 14 PA Bulletin page 4927)
-- PA Bulletin - DEP: Notice Of Proposed Mass Certification Of Nutrient Credits From Sewage Point Source Discharges
-- DEP: Notice Of Sept. 22 Public Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Permit For Texas Eastern Pipeline Compressor Station In Cambria County [PaEN]
-- PennFuture, Partners Challenge DEP’s Approval Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant Permit
-- The Express: Renovo Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant
-- JD Supra: Clean Air Council Appeals Air Permit For Washington County Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- DEP: Took Action On 792 Permits; 90% Met Review Deadline; Conducted 1,491 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Stops Kiski Township From Burning Residents’ Yard Brush
Delaware River
-- Villanova University, PA Environmental Council: Host Oct. 12 Workshop On Adapting Stormwater Management Practices In A Changing Climate [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN]
Drinking Water
-- Fox43: Hundreds Of PA Schools Finding High Levels Of Lead In Their Drinking Water
-- PG: Experts Explain How Climate Change Impacts Pittsburgh’s Water Infrastructure
-- MCall: Insurance Company Reversed Course, Will Pay Homeless Allentown Family For Damage Caused By Water Main Break, Sinkholes
-- TribLive: Final Water Restrictions Lifted In McKeesport After PFAS Testing
-- AP: Group Cites PFAS Chemical Concerns At Military Sites Near Chesapeake Bay
Economic Development
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: More Than 2% Of PA’s Jobs Connected To The Outdoors, New Study Says
-- WESA: Fmr Steel Town Aliquippa Braces For Shell Ethane Plant Opening
-- TribLive Guest Essay: The Shell Ethane Plant Is A Boon For Business
-- Happy Birthday To The Friends Of South Mountain Partnership!
-- The Guardian: Rewilding 5% Of England Could Create 20,000 Rural Jobs
Education
-- Lancaster Farming: Secretary Of Agriculture, Penn State Dean Roush Discuss Climate Change At Ag Progress Days
-- SEEDS: Selects Jacob Mohring 2021 Student Scholarship Winner For Best Sustainability Essay [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug. 18 Making Riparian Buffers Work In Your Community Program [PaEN]
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: Listening Session - Siting & Design For Farm-Based Solar Energy Facilities Aug. 20 [PaEN]
-- The American Chestnut Foundation: August 20 - Chestnut Chat Series: Participatory Chestnut Breeding 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
-- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: To Hold Aug. 24 Hearing On The Impacts Of Invasive Species [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 25 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Refining Buffer Restoration Methods
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Your Land & Legacy: Resources For Agricultural Landowners - Recorded Webinar
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Teachers Bring Home Lessons From The Amazon
-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest UpStream Newsletter
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Forage & Forest Fiddle Creek Dairy Farm Tour In Lancaster County Aug. 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Hosts National Clean Energy Week Events Thru Fall [PaEN]
-- Register Now! Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept. 23 [PaEN]
-- Villanova University, PA Environmental Council: Host Oct. 12 Workshop On Adapting Stormwater Management Practices In A Changing Climate [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN]
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Partnership In Action - Girl Scout USA Tree Promise In The Heart Of PA
-- DEP Blog: Illegal Dumping Carries More Than A Price Tag, It Can Spread Disease, Water Contamination [PaEN]
-- Natural Lands: October 2 - Beats & Brews At The Binky Lee Preserve In Chester County. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension: Six-Part Community Forestry Workshop Series On Effective Management Of Public Trees Starting Oct. 6 [PaEN]
-- Lackawanna College Environmental Education Center: Accepting Registrations For Intermediate Beekeeping Certificate [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Beekeeping 101 Course -- Game Commission: Elk Cam Goes Live To Engage The Public In The Sights And Sounds of Bugling Season [PaEN]
-- Game Commission: To Launch Learn To Hunt Webinars
-- West Creek Wetlands Learning Center In Elk County Open To The Public For Recreation, Learning
-- Pocono Record: Pocono Environmental Education Center Holds PEEC Day
-- Montgomery County Community College’s H2YO! Summer Camp Teaches Youth About Schuylkill River Watershed
Emergency Response
-- CourierT: Disaster Relief Fund Created To Help Victims Of Bucks County Flooding And Tornadoes
-- CourierT: How Bensalem, Bucks County Survived Floods, Strong Winds, Tornado In 17 Days
-- CourierT: What We Know As Residents Live In Limbo After Lower Bucks Floods
-- CourierT Guest Essay: Heavy PA Rains Signal Climate Change
-- TribLive: More Than 30,000 In Western PA Still Without Power Following Strong Storms
-- WBTimes: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Sound Emergency Sirens Aug. 19
-- PUC: Recognizes National 811 Day And Underground Utility Damage Prevention Efforts
-- USA Today: Millions Of U.S. Homes At Risk Of Climate-Related Disasters, But Few Americans Know It
-- MCall: Martins Creek Oil Leak Getting ‘Semi-Permanent Remedy’
Energy
-- DEP: Forming New PA Energy Storage Consortium; Stakeholder Meeting Sept. 28 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Navy Yard Adds Battery Storage System With A Goal Of Sustainability
-- PennFuture, Partners Challenge DEP’s Approval Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant Permit
-- The Express: Renovo Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant
-- SEEDS: Selects Jacob Mohring 2021 Student Scholarship Winner For Best Sustainability Essay [PaEN]
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: Listening Session - Siting & Design For Farm-Based Solar Energy Facilities Aug. 20 [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Ephrata Borough Municipal Authority Imposes Fee On Owners Of Solar Panels
-- The Reporter Guest Essay: Raise The Solar Goal - Orbit Energy & Power
-- PG - Anya Litvak & Laura Legere: A Hydrogen And Carbon Storage Project In Clinton County Is Tapping Into All The Trends
-- TribLive: More Than 30,000 In Western PA Still Without Power Following Strong Storms
-- PG - Anya Litvak: Who’s Responsible For Keeping The Gas Line At Your Home Safe?
-- PG: Pittsburgh Allegheny County Thermal Heating Complex In Downtown Is Up For Sale
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Hosts National Clean Energy Week Events Thru Fall [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: What Is The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal? By Divya Desai, The Energy Co-op, Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- YorkDR Guest Essay: I Will Repeal RGGI - Jason Richey, Republican Candidate For Governor
-- SunburyDI Guest Essay: Young Pennsylvanians Want To Fight Climate Change, Leaders Only Pretend [RGGI] - Ursinus College Student
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Can Lead On Climate
-- EDF: IPCC Underscores Need To Slash Methane, Deploy Natural Climate Solutions; Will Likely Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PSEG In New Jersey Unloads Fossil Fuel Plants For $1.9 Billion In Push To Decarbonization
Utility Dive: California Greenlights First-Of-Its Kind Energy Code To Encourage Electrified Buildings
Energy Conservation
-- New Erie 2030 District: Report Details Progress Toward Reducing Building Energy Use By 50% By 2030 [PaEN]
-- PUC: Stresses #WaysToStayCool, Conserve Energy During Extreme Summer Heat
Environmental Health
-- The Independent: Pollution Damaging Humans’ First Line Of Defense Against Infections, Toxins-- The Mucosal System, Review Finds [Helpful in providing a link between road dumping of drilling wastewater and other pollution]
-- TribLive: Final Water Restrictions Lifted In McKeesport After PFAS Testing
-- AP: Group Cites PFAS Chemical Concerns At Military Sites Near Chesapeake Bay
Environmental Heritage
-- Straight Talk About A PA Conservation Hero: Ralph Abele And The Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- CentreDT: Doomed Flight 93 Aircraft’s Story A 17-Year Journey Of Extraction And Investigation, Then Reburial At Shanksville
-- CourierT: The Lenape Tribe Was Swindled Out Of Its Land In Pennsylvania, Years Of Conflict Followed
-- TribLive Editorial: The Answers The 9/11 Families Deserve
Farming
-- State Conservation Commission, Dept. Of Agriculture: Recognize Champions Of Soil, Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Environmental Advocates Call On Legislature To Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Time Is Running Out, PA Must Act To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Secretary Of Agriculture, Penn State Dean Roush Discuss Climate Change At Ag Progress Days
-- Feature: How One Lancaster County Farm's Forested Riparian Buffers Have Been A Crucial Conservation Effort [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 25 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Refining Buffer Restoration Methods
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Your Land & Legacy: Resources For Agricultural Landowners - Recorded Webinar
-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest UpStream Newsletter
-- Farm And Dairy: Groups Want To Create Organic, Grassfed Dairy Supply Chain In Southeast PA
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: Listening Session - Siting & Design For Farm-Based Solar Energy Facilities Aug. 20 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug. 18 Making Riparian Buffers Work In Your Community Program [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: To Conduct Spotted Lanternfly Business Compliance Record Checks In Lackawanna County Starting Aug. 25
-- ScrantonT: State To Canvass Lackawanna County Businesses For Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Compliance
-- TribLive: North Park’s Demonstration Garden A Proving Ground For Flowers Of The Future
-- WHYY: New State-Funded Community Garden Will Sprout In Norristown
-- Rodale Institute: Recognizes 2021 Organic Pioneer Award Winners
Flooding
-- CourierT: Disaster Relief Fund Created To Help Victims Of Bucks County Flooding And Tornadoes
-- CourierT: How Bensalem, Bucks County Survived Floods, Strong Winds, Tornado In 17 Days
-- CourierT: What We Know As Residents Live In Limbo After Lower Bucks Floods
-- CourierT Guest Essay: Heavy PA Rains Signal Climate Change
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Excessive Heat Warnings, Climate Change Code Red Must Be Taken Seriously
Forests
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- Commonwealth Court Dismisses Petition Asking DCNR To Follow The State’s Constitution In Adopting State Forest Management Plans [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: More Than 2% Of PA’s Jobs Connected To The Outdoors, New Study Says
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Laurel Highlands Nominated To Be Among Best For Fall Leaf-Peeping
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: To Conduct Spotted Lanternfly Business Compliance Record Checks In Lackawanna County Starting Aug. 25
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Forage & Forest Fiddle Creek Dairy Farm Tour In Lancaster County Aug. 27 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug. 18 Making Riparian Buffers Work In Your Community Program [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Six-Part Community Forestry Workshop Series On Effective Management Of Public Trees Starting Oct. 6 [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Why Philly Trees Cast More Shade On The Wealthier
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Tree Planting Can’t Achieve Climate Justice Without Renter Protections And AC Access
-- Philadelphia Parks & Recreation: Become A Philly Forest Steward
-- CitizensV: The Pollinator Garden/Meadow Being Created At Moon Lake Recreation Area In Pinchot State Forest
-- WilliamsportS: PA Outdoor Corps Inventory Of Brandon Park A Valuable Tool For Preserving Tree Canopy
Forests - Wildfire
-- AP: Western Fires Threaten Thousands Of Homes, Strain Resources
-- AP: Fire-Friendly Weather To Return To Northern California
Game Commission
-- Game Commission: Lifts Ban On Feeding Wild Birds; Cause Of Bird Deaths Still Unknown But No Indication Feeding Is A Contributing Factor [PaEN]
-- Game Commission: To Launch Learn To Hunt Webinars
-- Game Commission: Elk Cam Goes Live To Engage The Public In The Sights And Sounds of Bugling Season [PaEN]
Grants/Funding
-- WHYY: New State-Funded Community Garden Will Sprout In Norristown
Green Infrastructure
-- State Conservation Commission, Dept. Of Agriculture: Recognize Champions Of Soil, Water Resources [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Environmental Advocates Call On Legislature To Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Time Is Running Out, PA Must Act To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 25 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Forage & Forest Fiddle Creek Dairy Farm Tour In Lancaster County Aug. 27 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug. 18 Making Riparian Buffers Work In Your Community Program [PaEN]
-- Villanova University, PA Environmental Council: Host Oct. 12 Workshop On Adapting Stormwater Management Practices In A Changing Climate [PaEN]
-- Feature: How One Lancaster County Farm's Forested Riparian Buffers Have Been A Crucial Conservation Effort [PaEN]
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Partnership In Action - Girl Scout USA Tree Promise In The Heart Of PA
-- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Refining Buffer Restoration Methods
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Your Land & Legacy: Resources For Agricultural Landowners - Recorded Webinar
-- Stroud Water Research Center: National Park Service Taps Stroud Team To Review Water Quality Data In Mid-Atlantic Region
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Teachers Bring Home Lessons From The Amazon
-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest UpStream Newsletter
-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Grant Helps Complete Pitcher Park Rain Garden In Carnegie
-- PA Resources Council: Partners Complete Drexel Gardens Park Streambank Restoration In Delaware County [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
-- The Independent: Pollution Damaging Humans’ First Line Of Defense Against Infections, Toxins-- The Mucosal System, Review Finds [Helpful in providing a link between road dumping of drilling wastewater and other pollution]
-- TribLive: Final Water Restrictions Lifted In McKeesport After PFAS Testing
-- AP: Group Cites PFAS Chemical Concerns At Military Sites Near Chesapeake Bay
Land Conservation
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use
-- WeConservePA: Jegla Family, Lebanon Valley Conservancy Partner To Protect 16 Acres In Lebanon County [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Magazine: How Pittsburgh Residents Worked Together To Convert The Churchill Valley Country Club Into Protected Green Space
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PA Is At The Beginning Of A Public Lands Renaissance
-- Penn State Extension: Six-Part Community Forestry Workshop Series On Effective Management Of Public Trees Starting Oct. 6 [PaEN]
-- Hollow Oak Land Trust, Allegheny County - October 23 - Brewhaha - 10 Breweries - 5 Courses - 1 Cause
-- The Guardian: Rewilding 5% Of England Could Create 20,000 Rural Jobs
Lake Erie
-- ErieT: Corps Of Engineers Reports On Lake Erie’s High Water Levels
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- DEP Blog: Illegal Dumping Carries More Than A Price Tag, It Can Spread Disease, Water Contamination [PaEN]
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Stops Kiski Township From Burning Residents’ Yard Brush
Mine Reclamation
-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: U.S. Senate-Passed Infrastructure Bill Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Reclaiming Coal Lands [PaEN]
-- ReImagine Appalachia: Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Good Down-Payment On Our Crumbling Infrastructure
-- PA Sen. Bob Casey: Delivers Key Infrastructure Wins For PA In Bipartisan Senate Bill
Oil & Gas
-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council: Meets Aug. 19 To Hear Update On Penn State Study Of Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Continue Review Of Draft Conventional Drilling Regs. [PaEN]
-- The Independent: Pollution Damaging Humans’ First Line Of Defense Against Infections, Toxins-- The Mucosal System, Review Finds [Helpful in providing a link between road dumping of drilling wastewater and other pollution]
-- PG: West Deer Citizens Preparing To Fight Proposed Gas Well Pad For Fracking
-- WSJ: Frackers, Shippers Eye Natural Gas Leaks As Climate Change Concerns Mount [PA Included]
-- PennFuture, Partners Challenge DEP’s Approval Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant Permit
-- The Express: Renovo Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant
-- JD Supra: Clean Air Council Appeals Air Permit For Washington County Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- EarthWorks: U.N. Climate Report Demands Biden Emergency Methane Action
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Should Enact Methane Regulations - By Rep. Greg Vitali [PaEN]
-- WBTimes Guest Essay: Methane Emissions From Low Producing Oil & Gas Wells Must Be Regulated
-- PG - Anya Litvak: Who’s Responsible For Keeping The Gas Line At Your Home Safe?
-- WESA: Fmr Steel Town Aliquippa Braces For Shell Ethane Plant Opening
-- TribLive Guest Essay: The Shell Ethane Plant Is A Boon For Business
-- Public Herald: Radioactive Loads of Waste From PA Unconventional Oil, Gas Operations Enters Ohio Landfills
-- USA Today: Biden Urges Investigation Into ‘Illegal Activity’ That May Be Causing Spike In Gasoline Prices
-- Bloomberg: Climate Report Exposes Fault Lines Within Fossil Fuel Industry
-- Politico: Where Republicans Are Starting To Worry About The Environmental Impacts Of Big Oil - North Dakota
-- Reuters: Exxon, Chevron Look To Make Renewable Fuels Without Costly Refinery Upgrades
Utility Dive: California Greenlights First-Of-Its Kind Energy Code To Encourage Electrified Buildings
Pipelines
-- Sen. Muth, Rep. Friel Otten: One Year After Mariner East Pipeline Spill 33 Acres Of Marsh Creek State Park Lake Is Still Off Limits, No Remediation Done [PaEN]
-- DEP: Collects $140,000 Penalty From ETC Northeast Field Services For Pipeline Construction Violations In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Fined $140,000 For Pipeline Construction Violations Along Beaver County Pipeline
-- WSJ: Frackers, Shippers Eye Natural Gas Leaks As Climate Change Concerns Mount [PA Included]
-- PennFuture Blog: What You Won’t Hear During Aug. 17 House Hearing On Pipelines In PA
-- MCall: PennEAST Was Suing 70 Property Owners To Get Land To Build Its Natural Gas Pipeline, But This Week It Suddenly Stopped Citing Regulatory, Legal Hurdles
-- Reuters: PennEAST Aims To Complete First Phase Of Natural Gas Pipeline In 2022, Despite Right-Of-Way Delay
-- PG - Anya Litvak: Who’s Responsible For Keeping The Gas Line At Your Home Safe
Permitting
-- PA Bulletin - Environmental Quality Board: Notice Of Proposed Changes To Radiation Safety Requirements For Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices
-- DEP: Notice Of Sept. 22 Public Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Permit For Texas Eastern Pipeline Compressor Station In Cambria County [PaEN]
-- PennFuture, Partners Challenge DEP’s Approval Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant Permit
-- The Express: Renovo Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant
-- JD Supra: Clean Air Council Appeals Air Permit For Washington County Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- DEP: Took Action On 792 Permits; 90% Met Review Deadline; Conducted 1,491 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Public Participation
-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council: Meets Aug. 19 To Hear Update On Penn State Study Of Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Continue Review Of Draft Conventional Drilling Regs. [PaEN]
-- DEP: Notice Of Sept. 22 Public Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Permit For Texas Eastern Pipeline Compressor Station In Cambria County [PaEN]
-- PA Bulletin - Environmental Quality Board: Notice Of Proposed Changes To Radiation Safety Requirements For Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices
-- PA Bulletin: Governor’s Office Publishes Updated Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda [PaEN]
PUC
-- PUC: Recognizes National 811 Day And Underground Utility Damage Prevention Efforts
-- PUC: Stresses #WaysToStayCool, Conserve Energy During Extreme Summer Heat
-- PUC: Chief Counsel Hicks Tapped For Judicial Nomination Advisory Panel For U.S. Middle District Court Of PA
Radiation Protection
-- Public Herald: Radioactive Loads of Waste From PA Unconventional Oil, Gas Operations Enters Ohio Landfills
-- WBTimes: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Sound Emergency Sirens Aug. 19
-- PA Bulletin - DEP: Notice of changes to list of companies certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania (Aug. 14 PA Bulletin page 4927)
Recreation
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: More Than 2% Of PA’s Jobs Connected To The Outdoors, New Study Says
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PA Is At The Beginning Of A Public Lands Renaissance
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Laurel Highlands Nominated To Be Among Best For Fall Leaf-Peeping
-- ErieT: Dog Swimming Advisories Posted At 9 Erie County Spots Due To Harmful Algal Blooms
-- Patch: Norristown OKs $5.5 Million In American Rescue Plan Money For Playgrounds, Stormwater Management, Infrastructure
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: For Bikers With Some Time, Look At Exploring These New Long-Distance Routes Through PA’s Forests [PEC’s Public Lands Rides]
-- WKBN27: Historic Bridge Moved For Pymatuning State Park Trail Expansion Project
-- CentreDT: Explore Poe Paddy Tunnel And Surrounding Area With Centred Outdoors
-- ErieT: Dragonflies Are As Much A Part Of Summer As Sunshine At Presque Isle State Park
-- West Creek Wetlands Learning Center In Elk County Open To The Public For Recreation, Learning
-- TribLive: Stream Bank Stabilization Work Closes Westmoreland Heritage Trail Near Trafford -- WHYY: Creators Of New Philly Mike Park Want You To Go Play In Traffic
-- WilliamsportS: Work On Kids’ United Playground At Cochran School Is Progressing
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Reopens All Lakes For Swimming
-- Happy Birthday To The Friends Of South Mountain Partnership!
-- Capital Area Greenbelt Assn.: Upcoming Volunteer Work Days In Harrisburg
-- CourierT: Advocates Make Case For Delaware Water Gap To Be PA’s 1st National Park
Recycling/Waste
-- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: Recycling Study Recommends Additional Resources To Support Rural Recycling, Fix Electronic Waste Recycling Program [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: Check Out What’s Happening At PRC; Mid-Year Report On Waste Diverted From Landfills
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Stops Kiski Township From Burning Residents’ Yard Brush
-- TribLive Editorial: Lance - DEP Tells Township Residents To Stop Burning Yard Brush
-- PA Resources Council: Names Sarah Alessio Shea Deputy Director Responsible For Expanding Waste Reduction Programming [PaEN]
Regulations
-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council: Meets Aug. 19 To Hear Update On Penn State Study Of Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Continue Review Of Draft Conventional Drilling Regs. [PaEN]
-- PA Bulletin - Environmental Quality Board: Notice Of Proposed Changes To Radiation Safety Requirements For Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices
-- PA Bulletin: Governor’s Office Publishes Updated Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
-- DEP: Forming New PA Energy Storage Consortium; Stakeholder Meeting Sept. 28 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Navy Yard Adds Battery Storage System With A Goal Of Sustainability
-- New Erie 2030 District: Report Details Progress Toward Reducing Building Energy Use By 50% By 2030 [PaEN]
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: Listening Session - Siting & Design For Farm-Based Solar Energy Facilities Aug. 20 [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Ephrata Borough Municipal Authority Imposes Fee On Owners Of Solar Panels
-- The Reporter Guest Essay: Raise The Solar Goal - Orbit Energy & Power
-- PG - Anya Litvak & Laura Legere: A Hydrogen And Carbon Storage Project In Clinton County Is Tapping Into All The Trends
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Hosts National Clean Energy Week Events Thru Fall [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: What Is The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal? By Divya Desai, The Energy Co-op, Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- YorkDR Guest Essay: I Will Repeal RGGI - Jason Richey, Republican Candidate For Governor
-- SunburyDI Guest Essay: Young Pennsylvanians Want To Fight Climate Change, Leaders Only Pretend [RGGI] - Ursinus College Student
-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Can Lead On Climate
-- EDF: IPCC Underscores Need To Slash Methane, Deploy Natural Climate Solutions; Will Likely Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming [PaEN]
Utility Dive: California Greenlights First-Of-Its Kind Energy Code To Encourage Electrified Buildings
Schuylkill River
-- Sen. Argall: More Water Quality Restoration Needed In Schuylkill River Watershed; Here’s An Idea - You Have $5 Billion Laying Around Doing Nothing [PaEN]
-- ReadingE: Schuylkill River Has Come A Long Way, But More Work Needs To Be Done, Officials Say
-- Registration Open! 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Use American Rescue Plan Cash For Susquehanna, Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- Montgomery County Community College’s H2YO! Summer Camp Teaches Youth About Schuylkill River Watershed
Storage Tanks
-- JDSupra: Commonwealth Court Decision On Eligibility For Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Coverage
Stormwater
-- Patch: Norristown OKs $5.5 Million In American Rescue Plan Money For Playgrounds, Stormwater Management, Infrastructure
-- Villanova University, PA Environmental Council: Host Oct. 12 Workshop On Adapting Stormwater Management Practices In A Changing Climate [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Refining Buffer Restoration Methods
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Your Land & Legacy: Resources For Agricultural Landowners - Recorded Webinar
-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest UpStream Newsletter
-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Grant Helps Complete Pitcher Park Rain Garden In Carnegie
-- PA Resources Council: Partners Complete Drexel Gardens Park Streambank Restoration In Delaware County [PaEN]
Susquehanna River
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Moshannon Creek Watershed Assn. Makes Big Impact, Just Getting Started
Sustainability
-- New Erie 2030 District: Report Details Progress Toward Reducing Building Energy Use By 50% By 2030 [PaEN]
-- SEEDS: Selects Jacob Mohring 2021 Student Scholarship Winner For Best Sustainability Essay [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Sustainable Business Network Of Greater Philadelphia Executive Director
Water Quality
-- MCall: Martins Creek Oil Leak Getting ‘Semi-Permanent Remedy’
Wastewater Facilities
-- PA Bulletin - DEP: Notice Of Proposed Mass Certification Of Nutrient Credits From Sewage Point Source Discharges
Watershed Protection
-- State Conservation Commission, Dept. Of Agriculture: Recognize Champions Of Soil, Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Save The Date: Nov. 4 Stroud Water Research Center Water’s Edge Gala Honoring Freshwater Excellence Award Recipient Dr. Melissa D. Ho
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Environmental Advocates Call On Legislature To Put More Money Toward Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Time Is Running Out, PA Must Act To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution [PaEN]
-- Sen. Argall: More Water Quality Restoration Needed In Schuylkill River Watershed; Here’s An Idea - You Have $5 Billion Laying Around Doing Nothing [PaEN]
-- ReadingE: Schuylkill River Has Come A Long Way, But More Work Needs To Be Done, Officials Say
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Use American Rescue Plan Cash For Susquehanna, Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- Register Now! Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept. 23 [PaEN]
-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Forage & Forest Fiddle Creek Dairy Farm Tour In Lancaster County Aug. 27 [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 25 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Farm And Dairy: Groups Want To Create Organic, Grassfed Dairy Supply Chain In Southeast PA
-- Feature: How One Lancaster County Farm's Forested Riparian Buffers Have Been A Crucial Conservation Effort [PaEN]
-- Villanova University, PA Environmental Council: Host Oct. 12 Workshop On Adapting Stormwater Management Practices In A Changing Climate [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried? Refining Buffer Restoration Methods
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Your Land & Legacy: Resources For Agricultural Landowners - Recorded Webinar
-- Stroud Water Research Center: National Park Service Taps Stroud Team To Review Water Quality Data In Mid-Atlantic Region
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Teachers Bring Home Lessons From The Amazon
-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest UpStream Newsletter
-- Bay Journal Forum: Chesapeake Conservation Corps: ‘Foot In The Door’ And More
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Partnership In Action - Girl Scout USA Tree Promise In The Heart Of PA
-- Penn State Extension: Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug. 18 Making Riparian Buffers Work In Your Community Program [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress In Southeast PA [PaEN]
-- PA Bulletin - DEP: Notice Of Proposed Mass Certification Of Nutrient Credits From Sewage Point Source Discharges
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Moshannon Creek Watershed Assn. Makes Big Impact, Just Getting Started
-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Grant Helps Complete Pitcher Park Rain Garden In Carnegie
-- PA Resources Council: Partners Complete Drexel Gardens Park Streambank Restoration In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward: Native Tree & Shrub Sale Taking Orders Thru Aug. 31 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Stream Bank Stabilization Work Closes Westmoreland Heritage Trail Near Trafford
-- Montgomery County Community College’s H2YO! Summer Camp Teaches Youth About Schuylkill River Watershed
-- MCall: Martins Creek Oil Leak Getting ‘Semi-Permanent Remedy’
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Wildlife
-- Game Commission: Lifts Ban On Feeding Wild Birds; Cause Of Bird Deaths Still Unknown But No Indication Feeding Is A Contributing Factor [PaEN]
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission: Residents Can Resume Bird Feeding
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bird Feeding Moratorium Lifted By Game Commission As Mystery Bird Disease Decreases
-- PG - John Hayes: It’s Safe To Feed Songbirds Again, But Deadly Illness Remains Unidentified
-- TribLive: Molting Or Mites? Seeking An Explanation For ‘Bald Birds’
-- WarrenTO: Game Commission Discusses Chronic Wasting Disease In Warren County
-- Inquirer: USDA Study Finds COVID Antibodies In PA Deer, First Sign Of Wild Animals’ Virus Exposure
-- Game Commission: Advises Hunters To Take Routine Precautions Against Spreading COVID
-- WESA: It’s Not Ketchup Packets Falling From The Sky, It’s Rabies Vaccine
-- Game Commission: To Launch Learn To Hunt Webinars
-- Game Commission: Elk Cam Goes Live To Engage The Public In The Sights And Sounds of Bugling Season [PaEN]
-- CitizensV: Keystone Elk Country Alliance Elk Expo A Celebration Like No Other
-- Straight Talk About A PA Conservation Hero: Ralph Abele And The Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]
-- Audubon Mid-Atlantic: Bird Safe Philly Kicks Off Fall Migration With Seasonal Lights Out Philly Program [PaEN]
-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History: Powdermill Nature Reserve Records 800,000th Bird Banding [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: River Monsters Are Becoming A Huge Part Of Life In The Susquehanna
-- ErieT: Dragonflies Are As Much A Part Of Summer As Sunshine At Presque Isle State Park
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- DEP: Mosquito Spraying Set For Crawford County On August 11 -12
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: Sustainable Business Network Of Greater Philadelphia Executive Director
Opportunities
-- CourierE: Clearfield County Native Joins Elk County Conservation District As Watershed Technician
-- PA Resources Council: Names Sarah Alessio Shea Deputy Director Responsible For Expanding Waste Reduction Programming [PaEN]
-- PUC: Chief Counsel Hicks Tapped For Judicial Nomination Advisory Panel For U.S. Middle District Court Of PA
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