Important Articles From Last Week

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


8/30/2021

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