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Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------

-- House Environmental Committee Fails To Discuss Poor Compliance, Record $55 Million In Penalties Imposed On Natural Gas/Hazardous Liquid Pipelines In Last 5 Years [PaEN]

-- Center Square: Pipelines In PA Necessary Despite Shared Climate Concerns, Industry Says

-- Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Letter Disapproving Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. Covering Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: Republicans On Senate Environmental Panel Urge Opposition To Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- Sen. Muth: Senate Environment Committee Fails To Address Climate Crisis

-- Sen. Yaw: Senate Environmental Committee Votes To Urge IRRC Disapproval Of Carbon Tax Plan [RGGI]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 2 On Resolution To Kill RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulations [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

-- ErieT: EPA Hits Erie Coke [Coal] Plant With $1 Million Superfund Lien To Recoup Cleanup Costs; Amount Likely To Grow

-- WESA: After Sighting Black Smoke, Flames, Environmental Groups Ask Authorities To Address Air Pollution At U.S. Steel Plant In Braddock, Allegheny County

-- PG - Laura Legere: Ask Me About… Gassy Cows, Leaking Wells And Other Adventures In Measuring Methane

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Holds Virtual Public Hearing October 5 On Proposed Title V Air Quality Operating Permit For Juniata Locomotive Shops, Blair County. 10:00 a.m. (PA Bulletin, Page 5280)

-- Reuters: Analysis: Benchmark Of Big Oil On Methane Emissions Shows ‘Significant Gap’ Between Reality And Reporting

Alternative Fuels

-- The Guardian: Millions Of Electric Car Batteries Will Retire In Next Decade, What Happens To Them?

Awards & Recognition

-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining: Recognizes Stineman Refuse Pile Reclamation Project Along Path Of The Flood Trail, Cambria County [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Award Scholarships To Isaac Nulton, Poppy Northing; Conference Starts Oct. 1 [PaEN]

-- York Conservation District: Announces Winners Of Annual Conservation Awards [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Honors Bethel Twp. Farmer And Others For Conservation Work

-- NorthcentralPA: Lycoming Conservation District Celebrates 65 Years Of Service, Countless Land Preservation Efforts

-- Delaware Public: Delaware River Basin Commission Celebrates 60 Years Of Protecting The Watershed

-- MCall: Bethlehem Neighbors Rallied To Save Century-Old Trees That Binds Them Together; The City Put Their Fears To Rest

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Earns Renewed Accreditation [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- CourierT: Is Your Trout Fishing In Trouble? Saving The State Tree May Be The Answer

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR: Invites Comments On 2021 Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant Priorities [PaEN]

-- Penn State Researchers: Help Track Growth Of Ginseng Forest Farming In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Probe Of Ginseng Records Leads To Indictment Of 2 Men In Erie Federal Court

-- ScrantonT: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Holding Tree & Shrub Sale

-- ScrantonT: Beekeepers Spread The Word

-- PA Master Naturalist: Field Notes From Summer 2021, Success Stories Across PA

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- WeConservePA: Legal Opinion - Conservation Qualifies For American Rescue Plan Funds

-- ErieT: Erie Officials Still Working On Plan To Spend $76 Million Of COVID Relief Funds

-- AltoonaM: Flooding Dominates Again At Altoona Meeting On How To Spend $39 Million American Rescue Plan Funds

-- Bay Journal: Virginia Special Session Secures $300 Million For Clean Water From American Rescue Plan [PA Lags Behind Again]

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- Appalachian Voices: What The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Means For Appalachia

-- PA Environmental Council: Now Is The Time For Sustainable Investments To Address Climate Change

-- Scranton Mayor: Calls On Congress To Pass Biden Infrastructure & Climate Plan During Virtual Roundtable

-- PG: PA Democrats Promote Big Infrastructure Bill: ‘Something We Must Do’

-- Inquirer: People In Rural PA Desperate For Internet, Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Could Help

Budget

-- WITF Smart Talk: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Takes Lawmakers To Court For Money Meant For Conservation Efforts

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Stingiest States In Spending On Parks 7 Rec: Study

-- Guest Essay: The Case For Stormwater Fees In The Pittsburgh Region - Tom Batroney, PE

Chesapeake Bay

-- DEP: $1 Million In Small Business Grants Available For Farm Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects; Funding Source Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Get Creative With Cover Crop Options After Small Grain Harvest

-- Penn State Extension: 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Begins Sept. 7 [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 8 Webinar On Water Testing Tools By The Water Rangers [PaEN]

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Citizen Action

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Project Showcase, Grant Announcement Sept. 17 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

-- ReadingE Editorial: All Of Us Can Help Build On Schuylkill River’s Momentum

-- ScrantonT: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Holding Tree & Shrub Sale

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Wild Trout Man Dr. Joseph Simons On Fly Fishing, Conservation And Educating Others Thru His Video Series

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Hosts Sept. 23 Virtual Conservation Conversation On How To Protect Your Land [PaEN]

-- PG: Who Knows What They’ll Fish Out Of The Connoquenessing During Annual Creek Cleanup Aug. 29, Sept. 11

-- Pocono Record: She Grew Up On The Delaware River, At 88, She’s Still Committed To Its Annual Cleanup

-- Aug. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: Fish & Boat Commission Notices of proposed additions to list of Wild Trout Streams and Class A Wild Trout Waters for public comment.

-- PA Master Naturalist: Field Notes From Summer 2021, Success Stories Across PA

Climate

New Franklin & Marshall Poll Results--

-- 62 percent believe Pennsylvania should do more to address climate change

-- More believe climate change is causing problems now than in June- 59 percent

-- 39 percent personally experience problems related to climate change, up from 33 percent in June

-- 71 percent believe elementary and high schools should teach children about climate change

-- Latest PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory Shows Increase In Emissions For 2nd Consecutive Year; Decrease In Electricity Generation, Transportation Sectors [PaEN]

-- Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Letter Disapproving Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. Covering Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: Republicans On Senate Environmental Panel Urge Opposition To Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- Sen. Muth: Senate Environment Committee Fails To Address Climate Crisis

-- Sen. Yaw: Senate Environmental Committee Votes To Urge IRRC Disapproval Of Carbon Tax Plan [RGGI]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: PA Senate Environmental Committee Ignores Evidence In Opposing RGGI Regulation

-- House Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 2 On Resolution To Kill RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulations [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Solar Energy’s Sunny Outlook Obscured By Cloudy Issues

-- PA Environmental Council: Now Is The Time For Sustainable Investments To Address Climate Change

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy Promises Great Opportunity For Pennsylvania

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Raise The Solar Goal And Keep PA An Energy Leader

-- PG - Laura Legere: Ask Me About… Gassy Cows, Leaking Wells And Other Adventures In Measuring Methane

-- WITF Smart Talk: Landmark Report Points Directly To Fossil Fuels As The Cause Of Extreme Weather Changes

-- ABC27: Recent Hot Weather Offers Glimpse At PA’s Future Impacted By Climate Change

-- Inquirer: Heat From Philly Buildings, Streets Might Be Giving Rain A Little Extra Juice

-- WESA: Rural PA Communities Are Already Feeling Effects of Climate Change, But A Climate Activist Says It’s Not Too Late

-- Land Health Institute: Switching The Narrative: Who Is Responsible For Stopping Climate Change?

-- WHYY - Katie Meyer: Jobs Or The Environment? PA Dems Thread Needle On ‘False Choice’

-- PG - Daniel Moore: Biden Tapped This WV Scientist To Help Coal Country, But Can Clean Tech Bring Jobs?

-- PA Cap-Star: Study: Trusted Messengers Can Move The Needle On Republican Climate Change Acceptance

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Electric Choice Is Saving People Millions And Helping The Environment - Dr. Keith Naughton

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Carbon Capture Technology Won’t Solve Our Emissions Problems - Food & Water Watch

-- Reuters: Analysis: Benchmark Of Big Oil On Methane Emissions Shows ‘Significant Gap’ Between Reality And Reporting

-- The Guardian: A Billion Children At ‘Extreme Risk’ From Climate Impacts - Unicef

Coal Mining

-- ErieT: EPA Hits Erie Coke [Coal] Plant With $1 Million Superfund Lien To Recoup Cleanup Costs; Amount Likely To Grow

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Plan For Large Underground Coal Mine In Allegheny County To Present Plans At Public Meeting Today

-- WESA - The Allegheny Front: Twp. Public Hearing On Proposed Coal Mine In Allegheny Set For Today

-- WESA-The Allegheny Front: Proposed Coal Mine In Allegheny County Hits Roadblock At Township Meeting

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Coal Company’s Plan For Large Allegheny County Mine Gets Unwelcome Greeting At First Public Meeting

-- PG - Daniel Moore: Biden Tapped This WV Scientist To Help Coal Country, But Can Clean Tech Bring Jobs?

Compliance Action

-- DEP: Collects $85,000 Penalty For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Violations In Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Sunoco Pays $85,000 For Mariner Pipeline Spills In 4 Counties

-- ErieT: EPA Hits Erie Coke [Coal] Plant With $1 Million Superfund Lien To Recoup Cleanup Costs; Amount Likely To Grow

-- DEP: Took Action On 761 Permits; 96% Meeting Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,424 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency

-- Conservation Voters Of PA/PennFuture: Sept. 1 Webinar With Attorney General Josh Shapiro On Protecting PA’s Environment. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

-- ErieT: Probe Of Ginseng Records Leads To Indictment Of 2 Men In Erie Federal Court

Conservation Districts

-- York Conservation District: Announces Winners Of Annual Conservation Awards [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Honors Bethel Twp. Farmer And Others For Conservation Work

-- NorthcentralPA: Lycoming Conservation District Celebrates 65 Years Of Service, Countless Land Preservation Efforts

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Free Of West Nile Virus; Allegheny County Sets Mosquito Spraying

DCNR

-- WITF Smart Talk: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Takes Lawmakers To Court For Money Meant For Conservation Efforts

-- StateImpactPA: DCNR’s 25-Year Plan For State Parks Stresses Need To Address Effects Of Climate Change

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Stingiest States In Spending On Parks 7 Rec: Study

-- DCNR: Announces Award Of $602,306 In Grants To Volunteer Fire Companies To Help Fight Wildfires [PaEN]

-- TribLive: SW PA Fire Depts. Awarded Grants For Fighting Wildfires

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: The Connecting Power Of The Susquehanna River Sojourn By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Connect Young People To Opportunities In DCNR And Beyond [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: PA Outdoor Corp Tree Data Collection Project Speaks To Value Of Trees, Not Just In Parks

-- CentreDT: Legacy Day Puts Focus On Civilian Conservation Corps History In PA

-- ErieT: Early History of Presque Isle State Park And Old Erie: 10 Things Every Visitor Should Know

-- DCNR: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Northcentral ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Program [PaEN]

-- Aug. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Penn State Researchers: Help Track Growth Of Ginseng Forest Farming In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- Register Now! South Mountain Partnership Fall Meeting Sept. 17 - Bringing Climate Issues To The Local Level [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Hosts Sept. 23 Virtual Conservation Conversation On How To Protect Your Land [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR: Invites Comments On 2021 Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant Priorities [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Probe Of Ginseng Records Leads To Indictment Of 2 Men In Erie Federal Court

-- Help Wanted: DCNR Director Of Outdoor Recreation

DEP

-- DEP: To Propose Regulations Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Across PA [PaEN]

-- DEP: $1 Million In Small Business Grants Available For Farm Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects; Funding Source Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Holds Virtual Public Hearing October 5 On Proposed Title V Air Quality Operating Permit For Juniata Locomotive Shops, Blair County. 10:00 a.m. (PA Bulletin, Page 5280)

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Revisions To The Technical Guidance On Liners And Caps For Coal Refuse Disposal Areas

-- DEP: Took Action On 761 Permits; 96% Meeting Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,424 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency

-- PA Bulletin: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Allegheny, Clairon Counties [PaEN]

-- DEP: Latest Environmental Justice Update Newsletter

-- DEP: Latest News And Views Newsletter Highlights Recent DEP Announcements

Delaware River

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Project Showcase, Grant Announcement Sept. 17 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

-- ReadingE Editorial: All Of Us Can Help Build On Schuylkill River’s Momentum

-- Pocono Record: She Grew Up On The Delaware River, At 88, She’s Still Committed To Its Annual Cleanup

-- AP: Diver Takes You On His Adventures In The Delaware River

-- Delaware RiverKeeper August 20 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Delaware Public: Delaware River Basin Commission Celebrates 60 Years Of Protecting The Watershed

DRBC

-- Delaware Public: Delaware River Basin Commission Celebrates 60 Years Of Protecting The Watershed

Drinking Water

-- TribLive: Boil Water Advisory Likely In Effect Until Friday For Parts Of Fox Chapel

Economic Development

-- Register Now! South Mountain Partnership Fall Meeting Sept. 17 - Bringing Climate Issues To The Local Level [PaEN]

-- Penn State Researchers: Help Track Growth Of Ginseng Forest Farming In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Allegheny, Clairon Counties [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: NE PA’s Critical Environmental Challenges Related To Its Industrial Past

-- PG - Daniel Moore: Biden Tapped This WV Scientist To Help Coal Country, But Can Clean Tech Bring Jobs?

Education

-- Save PA’s Forests Coalition: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Watersheds And Wilderness At Risk From Natural Gas Development [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Northcentral ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Program [PaEN]

-- Conservation Voters Of PA/PennFuture: Sept. 1 Webinar With Attorney General Josh Shapiro On Protecting PA’s Environment. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension: 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Begins Sept. 7 [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 8 Webinar On Water Testing Tools By The Water Rangers [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Hosts Sept. 23 Virtual Conservation Conversation On How To Protect Your Land [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Assn: Oct. 9 Annual Forestry Symposium; Invasive Plant Workshops; Role Of Climate Change On Forest Trees; Much More [PaEN]

-- Now On Demand: Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: The Connecting Power Of The Susquehanna River Sojourn By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Connect Young People To Opportunities In DCNR And Beyond [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Award Scholarships To Isaac Nulton, Poppy Northing; Conference Starts Oct. 1 [PaEN]

-- CentreDT: Wetlands, Wildlife, Wellness: Explore Millbrook Marsh Nature Center

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Wild Trout Man Dr. Joseph Simons On Fly Fishing, Conservation And Educating Others Thru His Video Series

-- ScrantonT: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Holding Tree & Shrub Sale

-- PA Master Naturalist: Field Notes From Summer 2021, Success Stories Across PA

-- Berks County Living: Natural For All: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Now Accessible To those With Visual Impairments

-- PA Cap-Star: Report: Aging PA Schools ‘Uniquely Vulnerable’ To Environmental Health Hazards

-- Interns Wanted: Dept. of Agriculture Paid Communication Intern Positions

Emergency Response

-- AP: Hurricane Henri Closes In As The Northeast Braces For Impact

-- WBTimes: Hurricane Henri Could Bring Heavy Rains, Flash Floods To NE PA

-- ReadingE: Flood Watch In Effect In Berks County And The Region

-- CourierT: Hurricane Henri Could Cause Heavy Rain, Flooding In Bucks, Montgomery Counties

-- Inquirer: Hurricane Henri To Have Shore Impacts, Flood Watch In Effect For Philly Region

-- State Fire Commissioner: Now Accepting Applications For Fire Company, EMS Grants

-- WITF Smart Talk: Landmark Report Points Directly To Fossil Fuels As The Cause Of Extreme Weather Changes

-- AltoonaM: Blair County Borough Swamped By Storm Runoff

-- WHYY: Tornado Hit Bucks And Montgomery County NWS Says

-- ReadingE: National Weather Service - Tornado Touched Down In Berks County

-- PennLive: NWS - Tornado Confirmed In Dauphin County; 1 Of 4 In Central PA

-- YorkDR: NWS Confirms Tornado Touched Down In York County Wednesday

-- CourierT: 3rd Tornado In 3 Weeks Hits Bucks County

-- CitizensV: DEP To Review Heating Oil Leak Site Near White Haven Center

-- The Guardian: New England Braces For First Hurricane In 30 Years As Henri Barrels Toward Coast

Energy

-- Latest PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory Shows Increase In Emissions For 2nd Consecutive Year; Decrease In Electricity Generation, Transportation Sectors [PaEN]

-- Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Letter Disapproving Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. Covering Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: Republicans On Senate Environmental Panel Urge Opposition To Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- Sen. Muth: Senate Environment Committee Fails To Address Climate Crisis

-- Sen. Yaw: Senate Environmental Committee Votes To Urge IRRC Disapproval Of Carbon Tax Plan [RGGI]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: PA Senate Environmental Committee Ignores Evidence In Opposing RGGI Regulation

-- House Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 2 On Resolution To Kill RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulations [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Solar Energy’s Sunny Outlook Obscured By Cloudy Issues

-- PA Environmental Council: Now Is The Time For Sustainable Investments To Address Climate Change

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy Promises Great Opportunity For Pennsylvania

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Raise The Solar Goal And Keep PA An Energy Leader

-- Land Health Institute: Switching The Narrative: Who Is Responsible For Stopping Climate Change?

-- PA Cap-Star: Study: Trusted Messengers Can Move The Needle On Republican Climate Change Acceptance

-- StateImpactPA: Pennsylvanians Have Lots Of Electricity Options, Experts Say Do Your Homework

-- MCall: PPL Electric To Lower Customers’ Bills Slightly Beginning Dec. 1

-- PPL Electric: Reaches Agreement To Lower Transmission Rates

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Electric Choice Is Saving People Millions And Helping The Environment - Dr. Keith Naughton

-- PG - Daniel Moore: Biden Tapped This WV Scientist To Help Coal Country, But Can Clean Tech Bring Jobs?

-- The Hill: Republican To Leave Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Leaving It Evenly Divided

Environmental Health

-- DEP: To Propose Regulations Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Across PA [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Study Examines Oil And Gas Wastewater As Dust Suppressant

-- New Penn State Study: Shows Road Dumping Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Has Little Dust Suppression Benefit, Contains Pollutants Harmful To Human Health, Agriculture, Aquatic Life [PaEN]

-- PennLive Letter: Health Risks From Fracking Gas Have Been Ignored Too Long

-- Environmental Health News: Residents In Pittsburgh Suburb Demanding Public Hearings On 2 Proposed Natural Gas Wells

-- PA Cap-Star: Report: Aging PA Schools ‘Uniquely Vulnerable’ To Environmental Health Hazards

-- WPost: EPA Banning Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked To Neurological Damage In Young Children

Environmental Heritage

-- PA Heritage Magazine: The Man For The Moment: Tom Ridge And The 9/11 Inflection Point

-- PA Heritage Magazine: PA State Police Col. Paul J. Evanko’s Field Notes From 9/11

-- PG: 15 Miles From Flight 93 Crash, Visitors Find A Happy Ending At Quecreek Mine Rescue Site

-- PG: Honoring The Fallen Of 9/11, But Afghanistan Is On Everyone’s Mind

-- PG: 2 Decades Later, Shanksville Draws Thousands Of Visitors To Resting Place Of 40 Aboard Flight 93

-- TribLive: Never Forget Walk Will Make Stop In Shanksville Ahead Of 9/11 20th Anniversary

-- TribLive: Artists To Chalk Portraits Of Passengers, Crew Of Flight 93 As Part Of 9/11 Anniversary Events

-- ErieT: Early History of Presque Isle State Park And Old Erie: 10 Things Every Visitor Should Know

-- CentreDT: Legacy Day Puts Focus On Civilian Conservation Corps History In PA

Environmental Justice

-- DEP: Latest Environmental Justice Update Newsletter

Farming

-- DEP: $1 Million In Small Business Grants Available For Farm Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects; Funding Source Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Celebrates 600,000 Acres Of PA Farmland Preserved [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: PA’s Farmland Preservation Milestone Commemorated At Berks County Farm

-- Lancaster Farming: Get Creative With Cover Crop Options After Small Grain Harvest

-- York Conservation District: Announces Winners Of Annual Conservation Awards [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Honors Bethel Twp. Farmer And Others For Conservation Work

-- NorthcentralPA: Lycoming Conservation District Celebrates 65 Years Of Service, Countless Land Preservation Efforts

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Hosts Sept. 23 Virtual Conservation Conversation On How To Protect Your Land [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Neighbors Fearful Of Odors, Pollution Decry Duck Barn Proposed For Lancaster Farmland

-- Penn State Researchers: Help Track Growth Of Ginseng Forest Farming In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- WESA: Conservation Nonprofit Purchase Of Garfield Community Garden Ensures Its Protection For Agricultural Use

-- WHYY: North Philadelphia Grower Planting An Orchard On Vacant Lot

-- ScrantonT: Beekeepers Spread The Word

-- WPost: EPA Banning Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked To Neurological Damage In Young Children

Fish & Boat Commission

-- PA Bulletin: Fish & Boat Commission Notices of proposed additions to list of Wild Trout Streams and Class A Wild Trout Waters for public comment.

-- Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission: Deputy Director For Field Operations

Flooding

-- AP: Hurricane Henri Closes In As The Northeast Braces For Impact

-- WBTimes: Hurricane Henri Could Bring Heavy Rains, Flash Floods To NE PA

-- ReadingE: Flood Watch In Effect In Berks County And The Region

-- CourierT: Hurricane Henri Could Cause Heavy Rain, Flooding In Bucks, Montgomery Counties

-- Inquirer: Hurricane Henri To Have Shore Impacts, Flood Watch In Effect For Philly Region

-- WITF Smart Talk: Landmark Report Points Directly To Fossil Fuels As The Cause Of Extreme Weather Changes

-- AltoonaM: Blair County Borough Swamped By Storm Runoff

-- AltoonaM: Flooding Dominates Again At Altoona Meeting On How To Spend $39 Million American Rescue Plan Funds

-- Inquirer: Heat From Philly Buildings, Streets Might Be Giving Rain A Little Extra Juice

-- The Guardian: New England Braces For First Hurricane In 30 Years As Henri Barrels Toward Coast

Forests

-- WITF Smart Talk: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Takes Lawmakers To Court For Money Meant For Conservation Efforts

-- CourierT: Is Your Trout Fishing In Trouble? Saving The State Tree May Be The Answer

-- PA Forestry Assn: Oct. 9 Annual Forestry Symposium; Invasive Plant Workshops; Role Of Climate Change On Forest Trees; Much More [PaEN]

-- Save PA’s Forests Coalition: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Watersheds And Wilderness At Risk From Natural Gas Development [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Begins Sept. 7 [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 8 Webinar On Water Testing Tools By The Water Rangers [PaEN]

-- IndianaG: Indiana County Agency Joins Tree Planting Program To Curb Water Pollution

-- DCNR: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Northcentral ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Program [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Connect Young People To Opportunities In DCNR And Beyond [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: PA Outdoor Corp Tree Data Collection Project Speaks To Value Of Trees, Not Just In Parks

-- Aug. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Penn State Researchers: Help Track Growth Of Ginseng Forest Farming In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- Register Now! South Mountain Partnership Fall Meeting Sept. 17 - Bringing Climate Issues To The Local Level [PaEN]

-- MCall: Bethlehem Neighbors Rallied To Save Century-Old Trees That Binds Them Together; The City Put Their Fears To Rest

Forests - Wildfires

-- DCNR: Announces Award Of $602,306 In Grants To Volunteer Fire Companies To Help Fight Wildfires [PaEN]

-- TribLive: SW PA Fire Depts. Awarded Grants For Fighting Wildfires

-- AP: Winds Threaten To Fan Destructive California Wildfire

-- AP: Explosive California Wildfires Could Burn Into December

-- AP: Fueled By Winds, Largest Wildfire Moves Near California City

-- The Guardian: Burning Out: The Silent Crisis Spreading Among Wildland Firefighters

Geologic Hazards

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Erosion Along Lake Erie Bluffs A Cause For Major Concern

Grants/Funding

-- DEP: $1 Million In Small Business Grants Available For Farm Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects; Funding Source Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year [PaEN]

-- The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Announce Award Of 42 Healing The Planet Grants In PA, MD, VA, WV [PaEN]

-- State Fire Commissioner: Now Accepting Applications For Fire Company, EMS Grants

-- DCNR: Announces Award Of $602,306 In Grants To Volunteer Fire Companies To Help Fight Wildfires [PaEN]

-- TribLive: SW PA Fire Depts. Awarded Grants For Fighting Wildfires

Green Buildings

-- Green Building Alliance: What We Learned On Our Tour Of The Hazelwood Green Roundhouse Redevelopment In Allegheny County

Green Infrastructure

-- DEP: $1 Million In Small Business Grants Available For Farm Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects; Funding Source Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Project Showcase, Grant Announcement Sept. 17 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

-- ReadingE Editorial: All Of Us Can Help Build On Schuylkill River’s Momentum

-- Penn State Extension: 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Begins Sept. 7 [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Hosts Sept. 8 Webinar On Water Testing Tools By The Water Rangers [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Get Creative With Cover Crop Options After Small Grain Harvest

-- IndianaG: Indiana County Agency Joins Tree Planting Program To Curb Water Pollution

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- ErieT: EPA Hits Erie Coke [Coal] Plant With $1 Million Superfund Lien To Recoup Cleanup Costs; Amount Likely To Grow

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Excavation Of Radiological Waste Delayed By 1 Year At Nuclear Site In Parks Township, Armstrong County

Hazardous Substances

-- DEP: To Propose Regulations Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Across PA [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Study Examines Oil And Gas Wastewater As Dust Suppressant

-- New Penn State Study: Shows Road Dumping Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Has Little Dust Suppression Benefit, Contains Pollutants Harmful To Human Health, Agriculture, Aquatic Life [PaEN]

-- PennLive Letter: Health Risks From Fracking Gas Have Been Ignored Too Long

-- Environmental Health News: Residents In Pittsburgh Suburb Demanding Public Hearings On 2 Proposed Natural Gas Wells

-- PA Cap-Star: Report: Aging PA Schools ‘Uniquely Vulnerable’ To Environmental Health Hazards

-- WPost: EPA Banning Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked To Neurological Damage In Young Children

Land Conservation

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Celebrates 600,000 Acres Of PA Farmland Preserved [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: PA’s Farmland Preservation Milestone Commemorated At Berks County Farm

-- Pocono Record: New Pocono Heritage Land Trust Preserve Offers Hiking, Fishing Opportunities

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Hosts Sept. 23 Virtual Conservation Conversation On How To Protect Your Land [PaEN]

-- WESA: Conservation Nonprofit Purchase Of Garfield Community Garden Ensures Its Protection For Agricultural Use

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Earns Renewed Accreditation [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy Associate Planner [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy - Various Positions

Land Recycling

-- Green Building Alliance: What We Learned On Our Tour Of The Hazelwood Green Roundhouse Redevelopment In Allegheny County

-- WBTimes: NE PA’s Critical Environmental Challenges Related To Its Industrial Past

Lake Erie

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Erosion Along Lake Erie Bluffs A Cause For Major Concern

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Announce Award Of 42 Healing The Planet Grants In PA, MD, VA, WV [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council: September Schedule Of Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations In Allegheny, Mercer Counties [PaEN]

-- PG: Who Knows What They’ll Fish Out Of The Connoquenessing During Annual Creek Cleanup Aug. 29, Sept. 11

-- Pocono Record: She Grew Up On The Delaware River, At 88, She’s Still Committed To Its Annual Cleanup

-- ScrantonT: Mobile Toolkit Now Available To Local Groups Hoping To Clean Up NE PA

Mine Reclamation

-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining: Recognizes Stineman Refuse Pile Reclamation Project Along Path Of The Flood Trail, Cambria County [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Project Showcase, Grant Announcement Sept. 17 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

-- ReadingE Editorial: All Of Us Can Help Build On Schuylkill River’s Momentum

-- ErieT Guest Essay: What Environmental Price Will PA Pay For Bitcoin Mining? - PennFuture

-- PA Bulletin: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Allegheny, Clairon Counties [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: NE PA’s Critical Environmental Challenges Related To Its Industrial Past

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Revisions To The Technical Guidance On Liners And Caps For Coal Refuse Disposal Areas

Oil & Gas

-- DEP: To Propose Regulations Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Across PA [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Study Examines Oil And Gas Wastewater As Dust Suppressant

-- New Penn State Study: Shows Road Dumping Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Has Little Dust Suppression Benefit, Contains Pollutants Harmful To Human Health, Agriculture, Aquatic Life [PaEN]

-- PennLive Letter: Health Risks From Fracking Gas Have Been Ignored Too Long

-- Now On Demand: Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Takes Lawmakers To Court For Money Meant For Conservation Efforts

-- PG - Laura Legere: Ask Me About… Gassy Cows, Leaking Wells And Other Adventures In Measuring Methane

-- Guest Essay: FracTracker Response To Marcellus Shale Coalition On Lycoming Creek Watershed Digital Atlas Of Unconventional Gas Drilling Impacts [PaEN]

-- Latest PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory Shows Increase In Emissions For 2nd Consecutive Year; Decrease In Electricity Generation, Transportation Sectors [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health News: Residents In Pittsburgh Suburb Demanding Public Hearings On 2 Proposed Natural Gas Wells

-- S&P Global: Shale Gas Drilling Permits Issued To PA Produces Declined 52% In PA Year Over Year As the State’s Largest Producers Continued To Hoard Capital

-- Save PA’s Forests Coalition: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Watersheds And Wilderness At Risk From Natural Gas Development [PaEN]

-- Reuters: Analysis: Benchmark Of Big Oil On Methane Emissions Shows ‘Significant Gap’ Between Reality And Reporting

Pipelines

-- DEP: Collects $85,000 Penalty For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Violations In Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Sunoco Pays $85,000 For Mariner Pipeline Spills In 4 Counties

-- House Environmental Committee Fails To Discuss Poor Compliance, Record $55 Million In Penalties Imposed On Natural Gas/Hazardous Liquid Pipelines In Last 5 Years [PaEN]

-- Center Square: Pipelines In PA Necessary Despite Shared Climate Concerns, Industry Says

-- PUC: Seeks Comments On Proposed Changes To Safety Regulations For Customer-Owned Natural Gas Pipeline System Service Lines [PaEN]

-- The Hill: Republican To Leave Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Leaving It Evenly Divided

Permitting

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Holds Virtual Public Hearing October 5 On Proposed Title V Air Quality Operating Permit For Juniata Locomotive Shops, Blair County. 10:00 a.m. (PA Bulletin, Page 5280)

-- DEP: Took Action On 761 Permits; 96% Meeting Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,424 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency

Public Participation

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Plan For Large Underground Coal Mine In Allegheny County To Present Plans At Public Meeting Today

-- WESA - The Allegheny Front: Twp. Public Hearing On Proposed Coal Mine In Allegheny Set For Today

-- WESA-The Allegheny Front: Proposed Coal Mine In Allegheny County Hits Roadblock At Township Meeting

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Coal Company’s Plan For Large Allegheny County Mine Gets Unwelcome Greeting At First Public Meeting

-- Environmental Health News: Residents In Pittsburgh Suburb Demanding Public Hearings On 2 Proposed Natural Gas Wells

-- PUC: Seeks Comments On Proposed Changes To Safety Regulations For Customer-Owned Natural Gas Pipeline System Service Lines [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Revisions To The Technical Guidance On Liners And Caps For Coal Refuse Disposal Areas

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Holds Virtual Public Hearing October 5 On Proposed Title V Air Quality Operating Permit For Juniata Locomotive Shops, Blair County. 10:00 a.m. (PA Bulletin, Page 5280)

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR: Invites Comments On 2021 Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant Priorities [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: Fish & Boat Commission Notices of proposed additions to list of Wild Trout Streams and Class A Wild Trout Waters for public comment.

PUC

-- PUC: Seeks Comments On Proposed Changes To Safety Regulations For Customer-Owned Natural Gas Pipeline System Service Lines [PaEN]

Radiation Protection

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Excavation Of Radiological Waste Delayed By 1 Year At Nuclear Site In Parks Township, Armstrong County

-- Now On Demand: Webinar- Radioactivity In Fracking - Too Hot To Handle With Scientist/Author Justin Nobel [PaEN]

Recreation

-- StateImpactPA: DCNR’s 25-Year Plan For State Parks Stresses Need To Address Effects Of Climate Change

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Stingiest States In Spending On Parks 7 Rec: Study

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: The Connecting Power Of The Susquehanna River Sojourn By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Connect Young People To Opportunities In DCNR And Beyond [PaEN]