Important headline articles from this week’s PA Environment Digest--
-- Penn State Center For Dirt & Gravel Roads: Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Wastewater To Control Dust Is Environmentally Unsound Practice [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Deadline Looms For State, Federal Officials To Save PA And Chesapeake Bay - By Shannon Gority, PA Executive Director Chesapeake Bay Foundation [PaEN]
-- CBF Blog: What Is Regenerative Agriculture, And Why Is It Re-Emerging Now? By Sudan Smith, CBF Communications Intern [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Highlights Partnership With Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition [PaEN]
-- New Sensor Can Detect Valuable Rare Earth Elements In Mine Drainage, Other Non-Traditional Sources [PaEN]
-- ErieT: Are Erie’s Stormwater Infrastructure Needs At A Breaking Point?
-- Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit Extension For Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Plant In Bradford County That Would Emit 1 Million Tons Of Greenhouse Gases A Year [PaEN]
-- Farm Bureau, Solar Advocates Support Bipartisan Community Solar Legislation That Will Generate $1.8 Billion In Economic Benefits [PaEN]
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Hosts National Clean Energy Week Events: Next Program Sept. 16 In Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- PUC: Seeking Additional Comments On Electric Storage Policies To Increase Reliability And Resiliency [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Climate Activists Set Their Sights On Naming Members To PA PUC
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Climate Scientist Says State, Country Should Take The Lead On Solutions
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PUC Stymies Philadelphia Green Energy Plan To Add Biogas To PGW’s Fuel
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency Issues Warning Letter To Shell For Falcon Pipeline Project
-- Triblive Guest Essay: Best Options For PA’s Coal Plant Communities [RGGI]
-- DEP: Proposes Policy On Prioritizing Review Of Oil & Gas Erosion & Sediment Control General Permits [PaEN]
-- Environmental Quality Board: Publishes Final Chapter 91 & 92 Water Quality Permit Fee Increase Regulation [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: 91% Of PA Schools That Tested Drinking Water Found Lead, Only 9% Removed It
-- PA Chapter Sierra Club & Others: Sept. 1 Conversation With PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro On Defending Our Environment. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. [Submit your questions ahead of the event]
-- Gov. Wolf: Urges Public To Stop Costly, Unsightly Practice Of Littering, Illegal Dumping [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: Household Chemical Collection Event Sept. 11 In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: Sets Schedule Of Western PA Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel, Recycling Workshops In September [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Affiliates In Cambria, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry Counties To Hold Special Collection Events [PaEN]
-- 10th Annual Free Book Swap At Wayne County Fairgrounds Sept. 16, 17, 18 & 19 [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf: Calls On Federal Emergency Response Officials To Lower Thresholds For Flood Aid [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf: PA-Task Force 1 Activated In Anticipation Of Hurricane Ida
-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: $5 Million Donation Leads To New 373-Acre Clark Nature Preserve In Lancaster County
-- PA Cap-Star: State Officials Throw Their Support Behind ‘Collaborative’ Efforts To Combat Invasive Species - Agenda/Testimony - Video Of Hearing
-- Gov. Wolf Unveils State Forest Action Plan To Address Next 10 Years Of Strategic Initiatives In PA Forests; Shale Gas Development Promotes Forest Fragmentation [PaEN]
-- AP: Could Saving The State Tree Help Fix Trout Fishing Troubles?
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Ready for Your Next Outdoor Adventure? There’s An App for That! [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: A Walk In Someone Else's Shoes - TrailOff Stories [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Walk With A Doc - Advancing Wellness Through Nature
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Serves As Research Site For New Test To Detect Lyme Disease
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Dangerous Life Of Young Bald Eagles: McKeesport Eagle Electrocuted; Harmar Bird Injury Heals
-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: Angling Associations Work To Improve Erie Steelhead Fishing Opportunities
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Disease That Blinded, Killed PA Songbirds Vanishes As Mysteriously As It Arrived
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Deer Hunters Face Expanded Chronic Wasting Disease Regulations This Year
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Aides To Fmr. Gov. Ridge Reflect On 9/11 And What Happened Behind The Scenes
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