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Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Republicans On House Committee Approve Resolution To Kill Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations [PaEN]
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Angry Over Greenhouse Gas ‘Compact’ Vote [It’s Not A Compact]
-- Sen. Comitta Applauds RGGI Approval By IRRC
-- WHYY: Philly Lawmakers: PA Should Tap COVID Relief Funds To Help Flooded Businesses
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Federal Support Needed For Infrastructure And Stormwater Improvements - Rep. Kinkead, Molly Parzen
-- CitizensV: Cartwright, Brown Advocate For Congress Investing In Climate Change
Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--
-- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Top 12 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN]
Articles & NewsClips By Topic -------------------------------------------------------
Air
-- AP: Wolf Needs To Score Bigger Climate Victories, Activists Say
-- DEP: Holds Virtual Hearing Sept. 22 On Air Quality Permit Renewal For Covanta Waste-To-Energy Facility In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- PG: What’s That Smell? ‘Funky But Industrial’ Odor In Pittsburgh Remains A Mystery
-- WESA: Trapped Air Caused A Bad Smell In Pittsburgh
-- TribLive: What’s Causing The Strange Smell Around McKees Rocks?
-- Inquirer/Bloomberg: Satellites Find Methane Plumes Over Midwest Caused By Energy Transfer Natural Gas Pipeline Company [Mariner East Builder]
Alternative Fuels
-- MCall: Mack Trucks To Soon Start Producing Electric Garbage Trucks At Lehigh Valley Facility
-- PG - Daniel Moore: Soaring Prices Fuel Long-Running Push By PA Officials To Roll Back Ethanol Mandate
Awards & Recognition
-- 10,000 Friends Of PA: Extend Commonwealth Award Nominations To Sept. 7
-- PA Solar Center: Save The Date - Lancaster County Solar Energy Awards Oct.7
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- PG - John Hayes: Researchers Celebrate The Return Of Native Lake Trout To Lake Erie
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Record Number Of American Eels Moved To Spots Above Dams In Susquehanna River
-- Chesapeake Bay Magazine: Record Eel Passage At Conowingo Dam Brings Clean Water Benefits Upstream
-- Western PA Conservancy: Protecting Pennsylvania’s Plants & Animals
-- New Report Outlines Key Ways To Reconnect Nature Through Wildlife Corridors [PaEN]
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Sept. 16 - The GIANT Company Clean Energy, Pollinator Initiatives, Cumberland County
-- Penn State Master Gardeners: Sept. 10 - Fueling Fall Pollinator Migration
-- Penn State Centers Receive Grant To Partner With Elementary Teachers In PA On Understanding Pollinator Research
-- Penn State: By Reducing Forest Floor Temperatures, Invasive Shrubs Stifle Native Species
-- PA Natural Heritage Program: Provides Wild Heritage News Update [PaEN]
-- iHeartRadio: Plant Harboring Deer Ticks With Lyme Disease Growing In PA - Japanese Barberry
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: To Host Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 11; Fall Migration In Full Swing [PaEN]
-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation: September eSprout Newsletter
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philly Lawmakers: PA Should Tap COVID Relief Funds To Help Flooded Businesses
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Federal Support Needed For Infrastructure And Stormwater Improvements - Rep. Kinkead, Molly Parzen
-- WBTimes: Nature Reminds Us That Infrastructure Matters
-- CitizensV: Cartwright, Brown Advocate For Congress Investing In Climate Change
Budget
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Partners Seek Input On Diversity, Inclusion [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Update On Clean Water Plan Implementation [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City’s Rain Gardens Work Well, With Maintenance
-- Save The Date: Lancaster-Lebanon Watershed Forum & Science Symposium Set For Nov. 19-20 [PaEN]
-- 19th Annual York Watershed Week Set For September 16 to 25 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's: Outdoor Education Program Restarts In PA This Fall; Sign Up Now [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Once A Year, Take The Road Not Traveled To Find Ghosts Of Pennsylvania’s Past
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Trends In U.N. Climate Report Point To An Altered Chesapeake Bay
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Citizen Action
-- Groups Gathering Support For Letter Urging DEP, Gov. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4 Million Gallons Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Dumped On PA Roads [PaEN]
-- DEP: Holds Virtual Hearing Sept. 22 On Air Quality Permit Renewal For Covanta Waste-To-Energy Facility In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Draft Chapter 105 Alternatives Analysis Guidance [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On South Branch Conewago Creek Watershed TMDL Plan In Adams County [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Partners Seek Input On Diversity, Inclusion [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Update On Clean Water Plan Implementation [PaEN]
-- York Conservation District Holds Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser Sept. 17 To Benefit York County Envirothon [PaEN]
-- Sept. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Brodhead Watershed Assn: Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 24 At Shawnee’s River Sanctuary
-- Western PA Conservancy: 2020 Annual Report - Meeting Challenges With Creativity, Innovation
-- Environmental Working Group: Avoid Potentially Toxic Algae, Almost 400 Outbreaks Already In 2021; 17 In PA
-- DEP: Posts 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Climate
-- AP: Wolf Needs To Score Bigger Climate Victories, Activists Say
-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission: Votes To Approve The Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants [PaEN]
-- How Did We Get Here: Background On The Final EQB Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Republicans On House Committee Approve Resolution To Kill Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Lawmakers Move To Block RGGI After Rule Wins Regulatory Approval
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Angry Over Greenhouse Gas ‘Compact’ Vote [It’s Not A Compact]
-- Sen. Comitta Applauds RGGI Approval By IRRC
-- AP: Pennsylvania’s Carbon Plan Clears Major Regulatory Hurdle
-- PG - Laura Legere: Wolf’s Carbon-Cutting Plan ‘In The Public Interest,’ Review Board Finds
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s RGGI Rule Nears Finish Line After Oversight Board Vote
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Set To Enter Northeast Initiative Limiting Carbon From Power Plants
-- Daily Signal: Climate Regulations Reach Critical Turning Point In PA [RGGI]
-- DEP: Launches Nation’s 2nd State-Led Climate Leadership Academy, With More Than 150 Enrolled [PaEN]
-- WHYY: It’s Not All Hurricane Ida, Land Use And Climate Change Drive Philly Flood Risk
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Climate Change’s ‘Fingerprint’ Seen In Ida Flooding
-- Inquirer: Ida’s Fatal Power Didn’t Shock Scientists Who Study How Climate Change Primed The Pump
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Trends In U.N. Climate Report Point To An Altered Chesapeake Bay
-- Penn State: Creates Task Force To Significantly Reduce University's Carbon Emissions [PaEN]
-- Oct. 25-26 Penn State Family Symposium Focuses On Environmental Impacts On Families: Environmental Disasters, Climate Change, Built Environment [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Riverkeeper’s Quest To Protect The Delaware Watershed As The Rains Fall, Sea Level Rises
-- WilliamsportS: Meteorological Summer Was A Record-Setter
-- PG: Meteorologists: Chill Out Over Farmer’s Almanac’s Dire Winter Prediction
-- YorkDR: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Colder, Drier Winter With Normal Snowfall
-- Inquirer - Guest Essay: Congress Can Help Philly Plant More Trees
-- PG - Anya Litvak: With So Much Utility-Scale Solar On The Horizon, PA Landowners Learning About A New Type Of Lease
-- PA Solar Center: Save The Date - Lancaster County Solar Energy Awards Oct.7
-- PPL: On Track To Achieve 70% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2035, 80% Reduction By 2040 On The Way To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 [PaEN]
-- Inquirer/Bloomberg: Satellites Find Methane Plumes Over Midwest Caused By Energy Transfer Natural Gas Pipeline Company [Mariner East Builder]
-- MCall: Mack Trucks To Soon Start Producing Electric Garbage Trucks At Lehigh Valley Facility
-- CCG PACE Funding: Closes On $15 Million In C-PACE Financing For Building 57 In Philadelphia's Navy Yard [PaEN]
-- Inquirer Editorial: What The Death Knell Of Fossil Fuels Means For PA
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Coal Country AFL-CIO Presidents Agree - Federal Climate Action Must Create Good Union Jobs [ReImagine Appalachia]
-- PG/WPost: U.S. Begins Detaining Solar Panel Imports Over Concerns About Forced Labor In China
-- CitizensV: Cartwright, Brown Advocate For Congress Investing In Climate Change
-- NPR: Our Future On A Hotter Planet Means More Climate Disasters Happening Simultaneously
-- EPA: Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts Of Climate Change On Socially Vulnerable Populations In U.S.
Coal Mining
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Coal Country AFL-CIO Presidents Agree - Federal Climate Action Must Create Good Union Jobs [ReImagine Appalachia]
Compliance Action
-- DEP: Approves Methods For Land Application Of Food Processing Residual Waste From Clinton County Meat Processor [PaEN]
-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $62,650 In Penalties [PaEN]
-- DEP: Took Action On 931 Permits - 91% Met Decision Guarantee Deadline; Did 1,385 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Conservation Districts
-- York Conservation District Holds Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser Sept. 17 To Benefit York County Envirothon [PaEN]
DCNR
-- DCNR: Gives Park, Forest Visitors Tips For Recreating Responsibly During Labor Day Weekend
-- DCNR: Construction To Limit Access To Northern Portion Of Lehigh Gorge State Park
-- WITF Smart Talk: DCNR Launches Park Access And Management Plan Laying Out Course For Next 25 Years
-- DCNR Blog: Walk With A Doc-- Advancing Wellness Through Nature
-- DCNR: To Close Some State Park, Forest Campsites Wednesday, Thursday Ahead Of Heavy Rain From Tropical Depression Ida
-- MCall: Beltzville State Park Beach, Boat Launch Closed Labor Day Weekend Due Ida To Flooding
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Kury Point Susquehanna River Observation Area Opens At Shikellamy State Park
-- Natural Lands: Adds Nearly 70 Acres To State Forest Lands In Berks County [PaEN]
-- Sept. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Pike County Conservation District: Good Health And Nature By: Devan George, Communications Coordinator
-- PA Natural Heritage Program: Provides Wild Heritage News Update [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: When Will Peak Fall Foliage Hit PA This Fall? Interactive Map Offers Early Look
DEP
-- Groups Gathering Support For Letter Urging DEP, Gov. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4 Million Gallons Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Dumped On PA Roads [PaEN]
-- Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater; Radiation Monitoring Of Drilling Wastes; More On DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Agenda Sept. 9 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Holds Virtual Hearing Sept. 22 On Air Quality Permit Renewal For Covanta Waste-To-Energy Facility In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Draft Chapter 105 Alternatives Analysis Guidance [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On South Branch Conewago Creek Watershed TMDL Plan In Adams County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Approves Methods For Land Application Of Food Processing Residual Waste From Clinton County Meat Processor [PaEN]
-- DEP: Took Action On 931 Permits - 91% Met Decision Guarantee Deadline; Did 1,385 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
- DEP: Posts 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Dam Safety
-- ReadingE: Reading Will Drain Bernhart Dam Due To Hazard Risk
Delaware River
-- Inside Climate News: Riverkeeper’s Quest To Protect The Delaware Watershed As The Rains Fall, Sea Level Rises
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Sept. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Register Now For 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress Sept. 20-24 [PaEN]
-- PA Sea Grant: Welcomes 4 New Staff: Susquehanna & Delaware River Watershed Specialists, Lake Erie Outreach Specialist, Education Lead
Drinking Water
-- PennVEST Awards $5.2 Million Forgiveness Loan To Aqua PA For PFAS Water Treatment System In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- CourierT: Why Has PFAS Health Study Been Delayed In Bucks County?
-- ReadingE: Reading Will Drain Bernhart Dam Due To Hazard Risk
-- WilliamsportS: Williamsport Water Authority Looks To Sell Excess Supplies Of Potable Water To Industries
Economic Development
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Coal Country AFL-CIO Presidents Agree - Federal Climate Action Must Create Good Union Jobs [ReImagine Appalachia]
-- CCG PACE Funding: Closes On $15 Million In C-PACE Financing For Building 57 In Philadelphia's Navy Yard [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT: Southwestern Energy Drilling, Williams Pipeline Sponsor New Teaching Facilities
Education
-- Penn State Master Gardeners: Sept. 10 - Fueling Fall Pollinator Migration
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: To Host Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 11; Fall Migration In Full Swing [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County: Hold Using Your Five Senses In The Garden Program Sept. 13 In Carlisle
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Sept. 16 - The GIANT Company Clean Energy, Pollinator Initiatives, Cumberland County
-- 19th Annual York Watershed Week Set For September 16 to 25 [PaEN]
-- York Conservation District Holds Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser Sept. 17 To Benefit York County Envirothon [PaEN]
-- PA Forestry Assn.: Keystone Woodland And Field Day On Sept. 18 In Greene County [PaEN]
-- Brodhead Watershed Assn: Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 24 At Shawnee’s River Sanctuary
-- Register Now For 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress Sept. 20-24 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Popular Game Commission Stony Valley Driving Tour Set For Oct. 17 In Dauphin County
-- Oct. 25-26 Penn State Family Symposium Focuses On Environmental Impacts On Families: Environmental Disasters, Climate Change, Built Environment [PaEN]
-- Save The Date: Lancaster-Lebanon Watershed Forum & Science Symposium Set For Nov. 19-20 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's: Outdoor Education Program Restarts In PA This Fall; Sign Up Now [PaEN]
-- Penn State: Creates Task Force To Significantly Reduce University's Carbon Emissions [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT: Southwestern Energy Drilling, Williams Pipeline Sponsor New Teaching Facilities
-- Now On Demand: Southwest PA Water Agencies Flood Education Series For Allegheny County Homeowners & Business Owners [PaEN]
-- PA Sea Grant: Welcomes 4 New Staff: Susquehanna & Delaware River Watershed Specialists, Lake Erie Outreach Specialist, Education Lead
-- PA Horticultural Society: Tree Tender Basic Training Scheduled For This Fall
-- Lackawanna College Environmental Education Center: Offers Early Explorers Outdoor Program For Children [PaEN]
-- PA Forestry Assn./Ned Smith Center: Post New Wildfires/Smokey Bear Video In Discovering PA's Forest Heritage Series [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Update On Mystery Songbird Disease Planned By Penn State Extension
-- Penn State Centers Receive Grant To Partner With Elementary Teachers In PA On Understanding Pollinator Research
-- Western PA Conservancy: Guide To Implementing A Canoe Access Site In Your Community
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: When Will Peak Fall Foliage Hit PA This Fall? Interactive Map Offers Early Look
-- DEP: Launches Nation’s 2nd State-Led Climate Leadership Academy, With More Than 150 Enrolled [PaEN]
-- MCall: Da Vinci Science Center Secures Funding For Downtown Allentown Project
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: If It’s Not Labor Day, When Is The First Day Of Fall?
Emergency Response
-- Gov. Wolf: Federal SBA Low-Interest Loans To Be Made Available For Those Affected By August Flash Flooding In Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Potter [PaEN]
-- NPR: Our Future On A Hotter Planet Means More Climate Disasters Happening Simultaneously
-- WilliamsportS: Meteorological Summer Was A Record-Setter
-- PG: Meteorologists: Chill Out Over Farmer’s Almanac’s Dire Winter Prediction
-- YorkDR: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Colder, Drier Winter With Normal Snowfall
-- Oct. 25-26 Penn State Family Symposium Focuses On Environmental Impacts On Families: Environmental Disasters, Climate Change, Built Environment [PaEN]
-- PennLive: 4 Tornadoes Hit 2 PA Counties In 90 Minutes; Here’s How It Happened
-- WHYY: The Science Behind The Delaware Valley’s Tornado Summer
-- WPost: Nearly 1 In 3 Americans Experienced A Weather Disaster This Summer
-- WPost: Burying Power Lines Isn’t The Only Way To Weatherproof The Grid; Scientists Have Other Ideas
Energy
-- AP: Wolf Needs To Score Bigger Climate Victories, Activists Say
-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission: Votes To Approve The Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants [PaEN]
-- How Did We Get Here: Background On The Final EQB Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Republicans On House Committee Approve Resolution To Kill Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Lawmakers Move To Block RGGI After Rule Wins Regulatory Approval
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Angry Over Greenhouse Gas ‘Compact’ Vote [It’s Not A Compact]
-- Sen. Comitta Applauds RGGI Approval By IRRC
-- AP: Pennsylvania’s Carbon Plan Clears Major Regulatory Hurdle
-- PG - Laura Legere: Wolf’s Carbon-Cutting Plan ‘In The Public Interest,’ Review Board Finds
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s RGGI Rule Nears Finish Line After Oversight Board Vote
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Set To Enter Northeast Initiative Limiting Carbon From Power Plants
-- Daily Signal: Climate Regulations Reach Critical Turning Point In PA [RGGI]
-- PG - Anya Litvak: With So Much Utility-Scale Solar On The Horizon, PA Landowners Learning About A New Type Of Lease
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Sept. 16 - The GIANT Company Clean Energy, Pollinator Initiatives, Cumberland County
-- PA Solar Center: Save The Date - Lancaster County Solar Energy Awards Oct.7
-- PPL: On Track To Achieve 70% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2035, 80% Reduction By 2040 On The Way To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 [PaEN]
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Coal Country AFL-CIO Presidents Agree - Federal Climate Action Must Create Good Union Jobs [ReImagine Appalachia]
-- PG - Anya Litvak: Westinghouse Won’t Be Prosecuted Over Failed Nuclear Project, Will Pay Out Over $21 Million
-- PG/WPost: U.S. Begins Detaining Solar Panel Imports Over Concerns About Forced Labor In China
-- ScrantonT: UGI Natural Gas Bills To Increase
-- CNBC: Bitcoin Miners And Oil & Gas Execs Mingled At Secretive Meetup In Houston - Here’s What They Talked About
-- NYT: Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries, How Is That Possible?
-- Inquirer Editorial: What The Death Knell Of Fossil Fuels Means For PA
-- WPost: Nearly 1 In 3 Americans Experienced A Weather Disaster This Summer
-- WPost: Burying Power Lines Isn’t The Only Way To Weatherproof The Grid; Scientists Have Other Ideas
Energy Conservation
-- CCG PACE Funding: Closes On $15 Million In C-PACE Financing For Building 57 In Philadelphia's Navy Yard [PaEN]
Environmental Health
-- PennVEST Awards $5.2 Million Forgiveness Loan To Aqua PA For PFAS Water Treatment System In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- CourierT: Why Has PFAS Health Study Been Delayed In Bucks County?
-- ReadingT: Reading Awarded $3.3 Million Lead-Based Paint Removal Grant
-- Oct. 25-26 Penn State Family Symposium Focuses On Environmental Impacts On Families: Environmental Disasters, Climate Change, Built Environment [PaEN]
-- Environmental Working Group: Avoid Potentially Toxic Algae, Almost 400 Outbreaks Already In 2021; 17 In PA
-- EPA: Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts Of Climate Change On Socially Vulnerable Populations In U.S.
Environmental Heritage
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Kury Point Susquehanna River Observation Area Opens At Shikellamy State Park
September 11 - Remembered
-- TribLive: 20th Observance At Flight 93 Memorial Closed To Public
-- AP: Biden To Mark 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 At 3 Memorial Sites
-- The Hill: Fmr President Bush To Speak On 9/11 At Memorial In Shanksville
-- PG - Daniel Moore: Tom Ridge Protected The Homeland By Crafting Better Bureaucracy, Can DHS Combat At New Age Of Threats?
-- TribLive: Families Forged Resolve To See Flight 93 National Memorial
-- TribLive: Shanksville Remains Forever Connected To 9/11 And United Flight 93
-- WITF: Part Of Flight 93 Crashed On My Land - I Went Back To The Sacred Ground 20 Years Later
-- AP: 20 Years After 9/11: ‘We Will Live With The Scars’ Forever
-- MCall: A Lehigh Valley Priest Who Comforted The Bereaved Of The Pentagon Attack Remembers Lights In The Darkness
-- WITF: For Muslim And Arab Immigrants In PA, Sept. 11 Forever Changed Their Lives
-- WHYY: Bucks County Lost 18 On Sept. 11, 2 Decades Later A Memorial In Their Honor Offers Solace
-- WITF: Two Decades After 9/11, Have State Lawmakers Forgotten How To Come Together During Tragedies?
-- Penn State Master Gardeners: Aid Cleanup Effort At Flight 93 National Memorial
-- YorkDR: New Federal Bill May Give Boost To 9/11 National Memorial Trail
Environmental Justice
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Partners Seek Input On Diversity, Inclusion [PaEN]
-- EPA: Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts Of Climate Change On Socially Vulnerable Populations In U.S.
EPA
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Federal Judge Vacates EPA Rollback Of Protections For Streams, Wetlands
-- WPost: Federal Judge Throws Out Waters Of U.S. Rule Allowing Filling Of Streams, Wetlands
-- EPA: Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts Of Climate Change On Socially Vulnerable Populations In U.S.
Farming
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Update On Clean Water Plan Implementation [PaEN]
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Warns Of high Water Conditions Thru Labor Day Weekend
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Dangerous Water Levels To Flow In Rivers, Streams Thru Labor Day
-- PG - John Hayes: Researchers Celebrate The Return Of Native Lake Trout To Lake Erie
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Record Number Of American Eels Moved To Spots Above Dams In Susquehanna River
-- PA Natural Heritage Program: Provides Wild Heritage News Update [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Avoidable Crisis Looms At PA Wildlife Agencies On Appointments To Fill Board Vacancies By Robb Miller, Fmr. Wildlife Advisor To Governors Rendell, Wolf
Flooding - Hurricane Ida
Articles about Hurricane Ida’s impact on Pennsylvania from first warnings, flooding, tornadoes, deaths, damage to initial recovery--
-- Gov. Wolf: Signs Weather Emergency Declaration In Anticipation Of Widespread Flooding
-- National Weather Service - State College: Updated Rainfall Forecast [PaEN]
-- DEP: Storm And Flood Recovery Fact Sheets And Information [PaEN]
-- PUC: Offers Safety Tips As Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Approach [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT: Scranton Issues Emergency Declaration, Plans To Close Floodgates
-- CitizensV: NE PA Ready For Ida, Officials Say; Flash Flooding Likely
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Prepares For Soaking Rains, Flooding From Ida; 3rd Time In Past 2 Weeks Hit By Tropical Systems
-- WHYY: Philly Region Braces For Heavy Rain, Flash Floods, Isolated Tornadoes
-- PennLive: Hurricane Ida’s Remnants Create Flash Flooding Risk Not Seen In Central PA In Years
-- PennLive: Central PA School Districts Close, Go Remote To Avoid Ida Complications
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Rain Total Predictions For Western PA As Ida Approaches
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Residents In Flood-Prone Areas Prepare For Remnants From Ida
-- Gov. Wolf: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Expected To Bring Rain, Flooding To Much Of PA
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Ida Expected To Bring Heavy Rain, Flash Floods To PA
-- Inquirer: Ida Remnants May Threaten Philly With First Significant Delaware River Flooding In 10 Years
-- TribLive: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida To Bring Heavy Rain, Potential Flooding To Western PA
-- AltoonaM: Bedford County Braces For Heavy Rains From Ida
-- WBTimes: Flood Gates Closed At Riverfront Park In Wilkes-Barre
-- CitizensV: Luzerne County Closes Flood Gates Along Susquehanna River
-- U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers: To Draw Down Reservoirs At Francis E. Walter Dam, Blue Marsh Lake In Advance Of Hurricane Ida
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-- MCall: Ida Brings Widespread Flash Flooding To Lehigh Valley, Prompting Water Rescues As 4-8 Inches Of Rain Falls
-- ScrantonT: Hurricane Ida Dumps More Than 5 Inches On NE PA Region
-- PennLive: Susquehanna River To Rise To Within 1 Foot Of Flood Stage In Harrisburg
-- TribLive: Remnants Of Ida Bring Heavy Rainfalls, Flooding Across Western PA
-- TribLive: Corps Of Engineers Declares State Of Emergency Along Monongahela River
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-- WBTimes: Mandatory Evacuations In Parts Of Wilkes-Barre
-- Inquirer: Evacuations Advised In Parts Of Chester, Montgomery Counties As Schuylkill River Expected To Crest At Record Level
-- Inquirer: Ida Remnants Spawn Tornadoes, Delugest, Flash Floods In Philly Region, Significant River Flooding Is Next
-- Gov. Wolf: Sends Emergency Responders To Bucks County Following Severe Weather
-- CourierT: Ida Forces Evacuations, Floods Towns, Closes Schools, National Guard On Its Way To Bucks
-- AltoonaM: Ida Remnants Swamp Blair County Region Prompting Evacuations, Road Closures
-- PennLive: Ida Soaks PA Leaving Behind Floods, Power Outages And Tornado Damage: Full Coverage
-- PennLive: Over 109,000 People Without Power In Central, Eastern PA Due To Ida
-- LancasterOnline: Full Coverage Of Ida Impacts In Lancaster Region
-- YorkDR: Ida Moves Out, But Flooding, Road Closures Are Still Possible In Central PA
-- MCall: Nearly 24,000 In Lehigh Valley Without Power, Major Flooding At Lehigh River Near Easton
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-- WITF/AP: Ida’s Remnants Close Roads, Prompt Concerns Of Dam Failure
-- AP: Heavy Rain Prompts Evacuation Below Johnstown Area Dam
-- WJAC: Wilmore Dam Reaches Capacity; Residents Being Evacuated
-- ScrantonT: Before And After: Scranton Streams And Rivers During Ida
-- CitizensV: Rain Deluge Collapses Roads, But Flood Measures Save Homes
-- WBTimes: Cleanup Begins After Record Rain Storm
-- MCall: Ida Drops Up To 8 Inches Of Rain On Lehigh Valley Area, Major Flooding Continues Along Rivers
-- MCall: After Ida Swamped Lehigh Valley, Residents Muck Out, Size Up Damage
-- WHYY: Ida’s Remnants Lead To Historic Flooding; Shelter-In-Place Along Schuylkill River
-- Billy Penn: Photos/Video Of Flooded Highway In The Middle Of Philadelphia
-- LancasterOnline: Photos Of Flooding In Lancaster County
-- YorkDR: Aftermath Of Ida In Photos, The Day After A Record Storm In PA
-- AltoonaM: Floods Continue To Impact Blair County Region
-- PG: Pittsburgh Residents Begin Cleanup After Ida Floods Area
-- PennLive: Gov. Wolf Updates Damage From Ida: More Than 370 Roads Closed In PA, ‘Thousands” Of Water Rescues
-- Chesapeake Bay Magazine: Conowingo Dam Floodgates Opened, Causing Flooded Roads And Bay Debris
-- USA Today: ‘We’re Not Out Of This Yet’: At least 46 Dead After Flooding Overwhelms NYC, Northeast [5 in PA]
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-- Inquirer: Ida’s Legacy: 5 Deaths, 7 Tornadoes Record Flooding, Hundreds Of Water Rescues, One Incredibly Soggy Mess
-- CourierT: Ida Claims Lives In Bucks, Montgomery Counties; Bucks Sees Widespread Flooding, Damage
-- MCall: Flooding Kills Stranded Driver In Bucks County, At Least 3 Dead In Montgomery County
-- PennLive: Parent Of PA Student-Athlete Drowns In Flood While Driving Home From Match
-- Inquirer: ‘It Came Too Fast’ Record Floodwaters Brought Rescues, Damage, Terror, Grief
-- WHYY: Long Recovery Ahead As Ida’s Remnants Lead To Historic Flooding, Tornadoes In Philly Region
-- AP: Cleanup And Mourning Continue After Ida Soaks Northeast U.S.
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-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: As Tornadoes Strike, Horrified Families Watch Their Philly-Area Homes Explode Around Them
-- CourierT: Follow The Paths Of 4 Tornadoes That Hit Bucks, Montgomery Counties
-- PennLive: 4 Tornadoes Hit 2 PA Counties In 90 Minutes; Here’s How It Happened
-- WHYY: The Science Behind The Delaware Valley’s Tornado Summer
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-- YorkDR: Roads, Bridges Remain Closed In York County Following Ida Flooding
-- YorkDR: Dover Township Slammed By Ida, One Of The Worst Floods On Record
-- LancasterOnline: Ida Swamps Lancaster County
-- CourierT: Bucks County Residents Recount Neshaminy Creek Flooding Nightmare
-- CourierT: Bucks County River Towns Spared Major Flooding As Delaware River Recedes
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Area Rocked By Ida As 676 Remains Closed
-- CourierT: Why Residents Along Neshaminy Creek Don’t Run When It Floods In Bucks County
-- KYW: Volunteers Come Together To Help Clean Up Schuylkill River Trail
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-- WHYY: Philly Lawmakers: PA Should Tap COVID Relief Funds To Help Flooded Businesses
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- DEP: Storm And Flood Recovery Fact Sheets And Information [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Resources Available On Preventing, Recovering From Flood Damage [PaEN]
-- PUC: Offers Safety Tips As Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Approach [PaEN]
-- DCNR: To Close Some State Park, Forest Campsites Wednesday, Thursday Ahead Of Heavy Rain From Tropical Depression Ida [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Resources Available On Preventing, Recovering From Flood Damage [PaEN]
-- AG Shapiro: In Wake Of Hurricane Ida, AG Shapiro Reminds Homeowners Of The Rights, Warns Of Scams
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-- WHYY: How Philly’s Trash Problem Made Hurricane Ida Flooding Worse
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Climate Change’s ‘Fingerprint’ See In Ida Flooding
-- Inquirer: Ida’s Fatal Power Didn’t Shock Scientists Who Study How Climate Change Primed The Pump
-- WHYY: It’s Not All Hurricane Ida, Land Use And Climate Change Drive Philly Flood Risk
-- AP: Why Was Ida So Devastating As It Flooded The Northeast?
-- NPR: How Climate Change is Fueling Hurricanes Like Ida
-- Inquirer: Ida’s Costs Could Reach $95 Billion, On Top Of COVID, ‘It’s One More Painful Thing’
-- WBTimes: Nature Reminds Us That Infrastructure Matters
-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Ida, Like Lee, Reminds Us Of Nature’s Power
-- WPost: Nearly 1 In 3 Americans Experienced A Weather Disaster This Summer
-- WPost: Burying Power Lines Isn’t The Only Way To Weatherproof The Grid; Scientists Have Other Ideas
Flooding
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf: Federal SBA Low-Interest Loans To Be Made Available For Those Affected By August Flash Flooding In Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Potter [PaEN]
-- YorkDR: Dover Township Slammed By Ida, One Of The Worst Floods On Record
-- CourierT: Why Residents Along Neshaminy Creek Don’t Run When It Floods In Bucks County
-- WHYY: It’s Not All Hurricane Ida, Land Use And Climate Change Drive Philly Flood Risk
-- CourierT: Living On Neshaminy Creek In Bucks County: You Gotta Go Up Or Get Out, That’s Just What 261 Homeowners Did
-- WBTimes: Scars From 2011 Flood Linger On Local Landscape, Local Hearts
-- Now On Demand: Southwest PA Water Agencies Flood Education Series For Allegheny County Homeowners & Business Owners [PaEN]
-- WBTimes: Nature Reminds Us That Infrastructure Matters
-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Ida, Like Lee, Reminds Us Of Nature’s Power
-- WBTimes: Need To Bring Duryea Levee Up To Standards Presented To Luzerne County Council
-- WPost: Nearly 1 In 3 Americans Experienced A Weather Disaster This Summer
-- WPost: Burying Power Lines Isn’t The Only Way To Weatherproof The Grid; Scientists Have Other Ideas
Forests
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Gives Park, Forest Visitors Tips For Recreating Responsibly During Labor Day Weekend
-- DCNR: Construction To Limit Access To Northern Portion Of Lehigh Gorge State Park
-- Natural Lands: Adds Nearly 70 Acres To State Forest Lands In Berks County [PaEN]
-- Sept. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Forestry Assn.: Keystone Woodland And Field Day On Sept. 18 In Greene County [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh City Council Moves Ahead On Effort To Celebrate Pittsburgh Trees
-- PA Horticultural Society: Tree Tender Basic Training Scheduled For This Fall
-- Inquirer - Guest Essay: Congress Can Help Philly Plant More Trees
-- Penn State: By Reducing Forest Floor Temperatures, Invasive Shrubs Stifle Native Species
-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation: September eSprout Newsletter
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: When Will Peak Fall Foliage Hit PA This Fall? Interactive Map Offers Early Look
Forests - Wildfires
-- PA Forestry Assn./Ned Smith Center: Post New Wildfires/Smokey Bear Video In Discovering PA's Forest Heritage Series [PaEN]
-- AP: Wildfire Evacuees Flood Lake Tahoe Roads In Rush To Flee
Game Commission
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First Hunting Seasons Open In PA Sept. 1
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Popular Game Commission Stony Valley Driving Tour Set For Oct. 17 In Dauphin County
-- Guest Essay: Avoidable Crisis Looms At PA Wildlife Agencies On Appointments To Fill Board Vacancies By Robb Miller, Fmr. Wildlife Advisor To Governors Rendell, Wolf
-- PA Natural Heritage Program: Provides Wild Heritage News Update [PaEN]
Geologic Hazards
-- Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater; Radiation Monitoring Of Drilling Wastes; More On DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Agenda Sept. 9 [PaEN]
Grants/Funding
-- PennVEST Awards $5.2 Million Forgiveness Loan To Aqua PA For PFAS Water Treatment System In Montgomery County [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Update On Clean Water Plan Implementation [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City’s Rain Gardens Work Well, With Maintenance
-- Western PA Conservancy: 2020 Annual Report - Meeting Challenges With Creativity, Innovation
Hazardous Substances
-- PennVEST Awards $5.2 Million Forgiveness Loan To Aqua PA For PFAS Water Treatment System In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- CourierT: Why Has PFAS Health Study Been Delayed In Bucks County?
-- ReadingT: Reading Awarded $3.3 Million Lead-Based Paint Removal Grant
-- Environmental Working Group: Avoid Potentially Toxic Algae, Almost 400 Outbreaks Already In 2021; 17 In PA
Land Conservation
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]-- Natural Lands: Adds Nearly 70 Acres To State Forest Lands In Berks County [PaEN]
-- PA Natural Heritage Program: Provides Wild Heritage News Update [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: 2020 Annual Report - Meeting Challenges With Creativity, Innovation
Land Recycling
-- TribLive Editorial: A New Era For The Carrie Furnace Beckons [Land Recycling]
-- NextPittsburgh: Carrie Furnace Could Go From Industrial Site To Film Studio
-- ReadingE: Fmr Titus Generating Station In Berks Sold For $200,000 To Be Turned Into Plastics Waste Processing Facility
Land Use
-- 10,000 Friends Of PA: Extend Commonwealth Award Nominations To Sept. 7
Lake Erie
-- PG - John Hayes: Researchers Celebrate The Return Of Native Lake Trout To Lake Erie
-- Environmental Working Group: Avoid Potentially Toxic Algae, Almost 400 Outbreaks Already In 2021; 17 In PA
-- PA Sea Grant: Welcomes 4 New Staff: Susquehanna & Delaware River Watershed Specialists, Lake Erie Outreach Specialist, Education Lead
Mine Reclamation
-- PennLive: DEP Awards $255,000 Contract To Reclaim Northumberland County Coal Mine Fire Site
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Penn State Detector Shines New Light On Ability To Locate Rare Earth Minerals In Acid Mine Drainage
Oil & Gas
-- Groups Gathering Support For Letter Urging DEP, Gov. Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4 Million Gallons Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Dumped On PA Roads [PaEN]
-- Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater; Radiation Monitoring Of Drilling Wastes; More On DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Agenda Sept. 9 [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Study Finds Drilling Wastewater No Best Option For Road Treatment
-- Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Dept. Of Transportation To Stop Buying Deicer Made From Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater
-- Warren Times: Conventional Drillers Advisory Group Talks Road Dumping Of Brine; DEP Willingness To Permit Spreading Of Brine On Roads
-- DEP: Publishes Final Guidance On Area Of Review For Unconventional Oil & Gas Drilling Permits [PaEN]
-- AP: Wolf Needs To Score Bigger Climate Victories, Activists Say
-- Seneca Resources: To Seek Responsibility Sourced Gas Certification From Project Canary
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Marcellus Shale Well Proposed On Arconic Property In Upper Burrell
-- PennLive Letter: Shale Gas Revolution Helping To Meet Challenges Of Today’s Complex World - Marcellus Shale Coalition
-- ScrantonT: Southwestern Energy Drilling, Williams Pipeline Sponsor New Teaching Facilities
-- ScrantonT: UGI Natural Gas Bills To Increase
-- Inquirer Editorial: What The Death Knell Of Fossil Fuels Means For PA
-- CNBC: Bitcoin Miners And Oil & Gas Execs Mingled At Secretive Meetup In Houston - Here’s What They Talked About
-- NYT: Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries, How Is That Possible?
-- Bloomberg Law: Bankruptcies Fueling Environmental Crisis At Abandoned Oil Wells
Pipelines
-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $62,650 In Penalties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer/Bloomberg: Satellites Find Methane Plumes Over Midwest Caused By Energy Transfer Natural Gas Pipeline Company [Mariner East Builder]
PennVEST
-- PennVEST Awards $5.2 Million Forgiveness Loan To Aqua PA For PFAS Water Treatment System In Montgomery County [PaEN]
Permitting
-- DEP: Holds Virtual Hearing Sept. 22 On Air Quality Permit Renewal For Covanta Waste-To-Energy Facility In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Draft Chapter 105 Alternatives Analysis Guidance [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On South Branch Conewago Creek Watershed TMDL Plan In Adams County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Took Action On 931 Permits - 91% Met Decision Guarantee Deadline; Did 1,385 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
- DEP: Posts 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PA Natural Heritage Program: Provides Wild Heritage News Update [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater; Radiation Monitoring Of Drilling Wastes; More On DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Agenda Sept. 9 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Holds Virtual Hearing Sept. 22 On Air Quality Permit Renewal For Covanta Waste-To-Energy Facility In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Draft Chapter 105 Alternatives Analysis Guidance [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On South Branch Conewago Creek Watershed TMDL Plan In Adams County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Posts 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Partners Seek Input On Diversity, Inclusion [PaEN]
PUC
-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $62,650 In Penalties [PaEN]
Radiation Protection
-- PG - Anya Litvak: Westinghouse Won’t Be Prosecuted Over Failed Nuclear Project, Will Pay Out Over $21 Million
Recreation
-- DCNR: Gives Park, Forest Visitors Tips For Recreating Responsibly During Labor Day Weekend
-- MCall: Beltzville State Park Beach, Boat Launch Closed Labor Day Weekend Due Ida To Flooding
-- DCNR: Construction To Limit Access To Northern Portion Of Lehigh Gorge State Park
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Kury Point Susquehanna River Observation Area Opens At Shikellamy State Park
-- Sept. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Once A Year, Take The Road Not Traveled To Find Ghosts Of Pennsylvania’s Past
-- WITF Smart Talk: DCNR Launches Park Access And Management Plan Laying Out Course For Next 25 Years
-- WITF Smart Talk: Hiking Alone Safely Is Both Enjoyable, And Safe, With A Little Planning
-- KYW: Volunteers Come Together To Help Clean Up Schuylkill River Trail
-- YorkDR: New Walking Trail Will Connect 2 Parking Lots At Rocky Ridge County Park In York County
-- CentreDT: Summer Isn’t Over Yet, Get Out And Enjoy Centre County’s Natural Spaces
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Local Residents Paddle Length Of Susquehanna River In Search Of Adventure, History
-- PG: 4 Arrested In Crackdown On Pittsburgh ATV, Dirt Bike ‘Ride-Outs’
-- Pike County Conservation District: Good Health And Nature By: Devan George, Communications Coordinator
-- DCNR Blog: Walk With A Doc-- Advancing Wellness Through Nature
-- Western PA Conservancy: Guide To Implementing A Canoe Access Site In Your Community
-- PG: Scooter Craze: Spin Pilot Program Seeing Growth In Pittsburgh And In Complaints
-- PG: With e-Bike Use Growing, Pittsburgh Transit Will Allow Them On Transit Vehicles
-- Environmental Working Group: Avoid Potentially Toxic Algae, Almost 400 Outbreaks Already In 2021; 17 In PA
Recycling/Waste
-- DEP: Holds Virtual Hearing Sept. 22 On Air Quality Permit Renewal For Covanta Waste-To-Energy Facility In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Approves Methods For Land Application Of Food Processing Residual Waste From Clinton County Meat Processor [PaEN]
-- PG Editorial: Time To Cut Back On Single-Use Plastic Bags
-- PG: We Built A Room, And Connections, With Recycled Slate
-- ReadingE: Fmr Titus Generating Station In Berks Sold For $200,000 To Be Turned Into Plastics Waste Processing Facility
Renewable Energy
-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission: Votes To Approve The Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants [PaEN]
-- How Did We Get Here: Background On The Final EQB Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Republicans On House Committee Approve Resolution To Kill Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Lawmakers Move To Block RGGI After Rule Wins Regulatory Approval
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Angry Over Greenhouse Gas ‘Compact’ Vote [It’s Not A Compact]
-- Sen. Comitta Applauds RGGI Approval By IRRC
-- AP: Pennsylvania’s Carbon Plan Clears Major Regulatory Hurdle
-- PG - Laura Legere: Wolf’s Carbon-Cutting Plan ‘In The Public Interest,’ Review Board Finds
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s RGGI Rule Nears Finish Line After Oversight Board Vote
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Set To Enter Northeast Initiative Limiting Carbon From Power Plants
-- Daily Signal: Climate Regulations Reach Critical Turning Point In PA [RGGI]
-- PA Conservative Energy Forum: Sept. 16 - The GIANT Company Clean Energy, Pollinator Initiatives, Cumberland County
-- PG - Anya Litvak: With So Much Utility-Scale Solar On The Horizon, PA Landowners Learning About A New Type Of Lease
-- PA Solar Center: Save The Date - Lancaster County Solar Energy Awards Oct.7
-- PPL: On Track To Achieve 70% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2035, 80% Reduction By 2040 On The Way To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 [PaEN]
-- ErieT Guest Essay: Coal Country AFL-CIO Presidents Agree - Federal Climate Action Must Create Good Union Jobs [ReImagine Appalachia]
-- Inquirer Editorial: What The Death Knell Of Fossil Fuels Means For PA
-- PG/WPost: U.S. Begins Detaining Solar Panel Imports Over Concerns About Forced Labor In China
Schuylkill River
-- Register Now For 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress Sept. 20-24 [PaEN]
Stormwater
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City’s Rain Gardens Work Well, With Maintenance
Susquehanna River
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Record Number Of American Eels Moved To Spots Above Dams In Susquehanna River
-- Chesapeake Bay Magazine: Record Eel Passage At Conowingo Dam Brings Clean Water Benefits Upstream
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Local Residents Paddle Length Of Susquehanna River In Search Of Adventure, History
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's: Outdoor Education Program Restarts In PA This Fall; Sign Up Now [PaEN]
-- PA Sea Grant: Welcomes 4 New Staff: Susquehanna & Delaware River Watershed Specialists, Lake Erie Outreach Specialist, Education Lead
Watershed Protection
-- After More Than A Decade Of Warnings Significant Funding Was Needed, Floods Are Again Devastating Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Draft Chapter 105 Alternatives Analysis Guidance [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On South Branch Conewago Creek Watershed TMDL Plan In Adams County [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's: Outdoor Education Program Restarts In PA This Fall; Sign Up Now [PaEN]
-- Save The Date: Lancaster-Lebanon Watershed Forum & Science Symposium Set For Nov. 19-20 [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City’s Rain Gardens Work Well, With Maintenance
-- Register Now For 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress Sept. 20-24 [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Riverkeeper’s Quest To Protect The Delaware Watershed As The Rains Fall, Sea Level Rises
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Sept. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Update On Clean Water Plan Implementation [PaEN]
-- 19th Annual York Watershed Week Set For September 16 to 25 [PaEN]
-- Brodhead Watershed Assn: Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 24 At Shawnee’s River Sanctuary
-- PA Sea Grant: Welcomes 4 New Staff: Susquehanna & Delaware River Watershed Specialists, Lake Erie Outreach Specialist, Education Lead
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Wildlife
-- PG - John Hayes: Researchers Celebrate The Return Of Native Lake Trout To Lake Erie
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Warns Of High Water Conditions Thru Labor Day Weekend
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Dangerous Water Levels To Flow In Rivers, Streams Thru Labor Day
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Record Number Of American Eels Moved To Spots Above Dams In Susquehanna River
-- Chesapeake Bay Magazine: Record Eel Passage At Conowingo Dam Brings Clean Water Benefits Upstream
-- New Report Outlines Key Ways To Reconnect Nature Through Wildlife Corridors [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Protecting Pennsylvania’s Plants & Animals
-- PA Natural Heritage Program: Provides Wild Heritage News Update [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First Hunting Seasons Open In PA Sept. 1
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Popular Game Commission Stony Valley Driving Tour Set For Oct. 17 In Dauphin County
-- Guest Essay: Avoidable Crisis Looms At PA Wildlife Agencies On Appointments To Fill Board Vacancies By Robb Miller, Fmr. Wildlife Advisor To Governors Rendell, Wolf
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Update On Mystery Songbird Disease Planned By Penn State Extension
-- NextPittsburgh: BirdSafe Pittsburgh Urges Lights Out For Migratory Birds
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: To Host Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 11; Fall Migration In Full Swing [PaEN]
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- YorkD: More West Nile Positive Mosquitoes Found In York County
-- iHeartRadio: Plant Harboring Deer Ticks With Lyme Disease Growing In PA - Japanese Barberry
Other
-- WilliamsportS: Meteorological Summer Was A Record-Setter
-- PG: Meteorologists: Chill Out Over Farmer’s Almanac’s Dire Winter Prediction
-- YorkDR: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Colder, Drier Winter With Normal Snowfall
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