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

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]

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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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