PA Environment Digest

-- TribLive Guest Essay: We Can Create Jobs Without Sacrificing The Environment - Fmr Rep. Walko [Mine Drainage Treatment, Clean Energy, Reforestation]

-- PG Editorial: PA Could See Billions In Federal Aid For Infrastructure

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Create National Bank For Infrastructure

-- AltoonaM Editorial: Lead Piping Issue Isn’t Going Away

-- WBTimes Editorial: U.S. House Should Vote On Infrastructure Bill, Put Unrelated Legislative Goals Aside

Federal Budget Bill

-- Sen. Casey, PennFuture Call For Revitalized Civilian Conservation Corps

-- TribLive Guest Essay: We Can Create Jobs Without Sacrificing The Environment - Fmr Rep. Walko [Mine Drainage Treatment, Clean Energy, Reforestation]

-- AP: U.S. House Panel OKs Dem’s $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill, Crunch Time For Biden Agenda

Budget

-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 28 On Bills Allocating A Portion Of American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement Projects [PaEN]

-- Senate Bill 832: Fake Solution To Nutrient Pollution Promoted By Bait & Switch [PaEN]

-- DCNR Secretary: American Rescue Fund Dollars One Option To Address $1 Billion State Parks, Forests Maintenance Project Backlog, Paying Back Oil & Gas Fund [PaEN]

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Let’s Invest In Natural Infrastructure So We Don’t Have To Worry About Floods [Video]

Chesapeake Bay

-- Registration Now Open For Statewide Watershed Conference On Nov. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov. 10-11 [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Help Celebrate Riparian Buffer Month In October! [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council: Hosts Buffer Certification Courses For Riparian Buffer Month In October [PaEN]

-- Presidents Of PA Farm Bureau, Farm Groups: In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Call For USDA To Create $737 Million Resilient Farms Initiative [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: State Farm Bureaus Back Proposal For $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Initiative

-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 28 On Bills Allocating A Portion Of American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement Projects [PaEN]

-- Senate Bill 832: Fake Solution To Nutrient Pollution Promoted By Bait & Switch [PaEN]

-- Water4Ag Groups In Potter, Tioga, Mifflin Counties Share Accomplishments [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Welcomes 2 New Master Watershed Stewardship Coordinators: Lake Erie, Lower Susquehanna [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR TreeVitalize Program Supervisor [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Watershed Forestry Team - 2 Intern Positions [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets Sept. 29 To Consider Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf [PaEN]

-- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: Virtual Taste: Celebrate 50 Years! Sept. 23

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Citizen Action

-- Registration Now Open For Statewide Watershed Conference On Nov. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov. 10-11 [PaEN]

-- Doc Fritchey Chapter Trout Unlimited: Volunteers Breathe Life Into Broken Trout Waters In Dauphin County [PaEN]

-- More Than 60 Environmental Groups, Green Party Of PA Oppose Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater On Rural PA Roads [PaEN]

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: PA Voters Want Protection From Pollution

-- DEP: Sets Virtual Nov. 9 Hearing On Proposed Cleanup Plan For Bishop Tube Hazardous Waste Site In Chester County [Hazardous Sites Cleanup Funding Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year] [PaEN]

-- DCNR, Agriculture, Fire Commissioner: Urge Citizens To Practice Fire Safety As Fall Wildfire Season Gets Underway [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves 130-Acre Stoltzfus Farm in Drumore Township [PaEN]

-- Allgyer Family Partners With Lancaster Farmland Trust To Preserve 92-Acre Farm in Salisbury Township [PaEN]

-- Timothy & Amanda Maxwell Partner With French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust To Protect Over 57 Acres In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Stephanie Noberini & Brent Meyer Partner With Heritage Conservancy To Preserve 34 Acres In Bucks County [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: How To Assess, Report, Reduce Negative Impacts Of Petroleum Spills

-- Water4Ag Groups In Potter, Tioga, Mifflin Counties Share Accomplishments [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Welcomes 2 New Master Watershed Stewardship Coordinators: Lake Erie, Lower Susquehanna [PaEN]

-- World Water Monitoring Day Celebrates Importance Of Water Quality Testing [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Benefits And Challenges Of Lawn Conversion, Native Landscaping For Landowners, Local Officials Webinar Oct. 12 [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council: To Hold Household Chemical Collection Event Oct. 9 In Beaver County [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets Sept. 27 On Bill To End Rulemaking, Public Participation During Certain Declared Emergencies [PaEN]

-- PUC: Extends Deadline For Comments On Electric Storage Policies To Nov. 29 [PaEN]

-- DEP: Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Climate

-- Gov. Wolf: Releases 2021 Update To PA Climate Action Plan, Calls For Statewide Action Now On Climate Change [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: New PA Climate Action Plan Charts Path For Steep Cuts In Greenhouse Gases

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Won’t Hit Climate Goals Without Increasing Efforts Now, Report Says

-- Senate, House Members Call For Early Action On Bills To Require State To Reach 100% Renewable Energy Generation By 2050 [PaEN]

-- MyChesCo: Legislators, Advocates Call On Commonwealth To Go 100% Renewable Energy

-- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: Holds Oct. 1 Hearing On Solar Development In Rural PA At Shippensburg University [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Energy Authority: Completes First Rooftop Solar Program For Low- And Moderate-Income Homeowners [PaEN]

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Dreams Of A Solar Farm Built On Slag Heap

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Makes Its Mark With Municipal Solar Energy Project In Allegheny County

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Study Shows Significant Health Benefits From PA Joining RGGI, But Some Harms For Neighboring States

-- DCNR: Announces Climate And Sustainability Plan Will Take Presque Isle State Park To Net Zero In Erie [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Solar Panels At Beach 8 Will Help Take Presque Isle State Park To Net-Zero Energy Usage

-- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: Holds Oct. 1 Hearing On Solar Development In Rural PA At Shippensburg University [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Study Shows Significant Health Benefits From PA Joining RGGI, But Some Harms For Neighboring States

-- Inquirer: Citing Climate Change, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Board Member Abstains From Vote On Agency Transportation Plan

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Community’s Fight Against Electric Lines Shows Tensions Coming With Push To A Clean Energy Future

-- PUC: Extends Deadline For Comments On Electric Storage Policies To Nov. 29 [PaEN]

-- Amped 2021: Learn The Benefits Of Electric Vehicle Use In Sept. 27 Webinar [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Clean Energy: It’s Time To Embrace Climate Change As A Moral And Spiritual Challenge Of Unparalleled Import [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: More Tropical Storms Are Making Landfall, And Philly Is Feeling The Fallout

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Without Action On Climate Change, Hurricane Ida Is Just The Beginning - Clean Air Council

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: The Missing Piece In The Response To Climate Change: Carbon Pricing

-- PennLive Letter: A Carbon Price Is Our Most Effective Tool To Reduce Carbon Emissions Rapidly - Citizens Climate Lobby-PA

-- U.S. Endowment For Forestry & Communities: Seeking Proposals To Promote Sustainable Change In Working Forests [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR TreeVitalize Program Supervisor [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Watershed Forestry Team - 2 Intern Positions [PaEN]

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: National Energy Tax Burdens Consumers, Hinders Environmental Progress - Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Methane Reduction Goal Achievable

-- PG/NYT: U.S. Sen. Manchin, Who Has Major Links To Fossil Fuel Industry, Will Craft U.S. Climate Plan

-- AP: UN To World Leaders : To Curtail Global Warming, You Must Do More

-- NPR: Ahead Of Climate Talks, China Vows To Stop Building Coal Power Plants Abroad

-- The Guardian: Young Global Climate Strikers Vow Change Is Coming - From The Streets

Coal Mining

-- Sen. Casey, Others Reintroduce Bill To Extend Black Lung Disability Trust Fund

Compliance Action

-- DEP: Acts On 839 Permit Applications - 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducts 1,437 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Allegheny County Conservation District: Wildflower Meadow, Rain Garden Coming To Boyce Park

Dam Safety

-- AltoonaM: Altoona Water Authority Needs More Funds For Dam Repairs

DCNR

-- DCNR Secretary: American Rescue Fund Dollars One Option To Address $1 Billion State Parks, Forests Maintenance Project Backlog, Paying Back Oil & Gas Fund [PaEN]

-- WLVR: It’s Leaf Peeping Season In Pennsylvania

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: DCNR Maps To Show Changes To Foliage Across PA This Fall

-- DCNR, Agriculture, Fire Commissioner: Urge Citizens To Practice Fire Safety As Fall Wildfire Season Gets Underway [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Announces Climate And Sustainability Plan Will Take Presque Isle State Park To Net Zero In Erie [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Solar Panels At Beach 8 Will Help Take Presque Isle State Park To Net-Zero Energy Usage

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pymatuning State Park Lake On National List Of Cheap End-Of-Summer Fishing Trips

-- DEP/DCNR/DCED Brownfields To Playfields Program: Celebrates Opening Of Ira Reynolds Riverfront Park, Susquehanna County [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Why Early Mornings And Sunrises Are Underappreciated At Presque Isle State Park

-- Sept. 24 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: What In The World Is The Susquehanna River Water Trail? [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s 25th Anniversary Shines A Light On Green Spaces

DEP

-- DEP/DCNR/DCED Brownfields To Playfields Program: Celebrates Opening Of Ira Reynolds Riverfront Park, Susquehanna County [PaEN]

-- DEP: Sets Virtual Nov. 9 Hearing On Proposed Cleanup Plan For Bishop Tube Hazardous Waste Site In Chester County [Hazardous Sites Cleanup Funding Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year] [PaEN]

-- DEP: Acts On 839 Permit Applications - 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducts 1,437 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

-- DEP: Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- NFWF: Announces $11.5 Million In Conservation Grants To Restore Delaware Watershed; PA Grants Total $4.5 Million [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Sept. 24 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- Penn State Extension: Hosts 5-Part Water Webinar Series Homeowners [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: State Court Opens Path For City Of Chester To Sell Regional Water Utility To Aqua PA To Get City Out Of Hock

-- AltoonaM: Altoona Water Authority Needs More Funds For Dam Repairs

-- AltoonaM Editorial: Lead Piping Issue Isn’t Going Away

Economic Development

-- Richard King Mellon Foundation: Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Encourage The Recruitment, Retention Or Reactivation Of Hunters, Anglers And Outdoor Enthusiasts [PaEN]

-- U.S. Endowment For Forestry & Communities: Seeking Proposals To Promote Sustainable Change In Working Forests [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA: How Much Do Energy Industry Jobs Pay? A Look At The Data

-- NextPittsburgh: Hazelwood Green Roundhouse Opens With Expansion Of Silicon Valley Incubator OneValley

-- New Kensington, Westmoreland County: Launches Downtown Sustainability Stroll To Show Connection To History, U.N. Sustainable Development Goals [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS: Bicycle Recycle In Pajama Factory Pedals Through Pandemic

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Seeks Design Contractor For Mine Drainage Treatment Plant In Tioga County [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Water Main Extension Project, Clearfield County

Education

-- Penn State Extension: Help Celebrate Riparian Buffer Month In October! [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council: Hosts Buffer Certification Courses For Riparian Buffer Month In October [PaEN]

-- DEP: Begins Accepting Applications For Environmental Education Grants Sept. 25 [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Watershed Forestry Team - 2 Intern Positions [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Sign Up For Sept. 27 Meeting Of Water, Environment Nature Book Club

-- Western PA Conservancy - The Colors Of Fallingwater Webinar - Sept. 28

-- Rodale Institute: Fall On The Farm, October 2 In Kutztown, Berks County

-- Join The 5th Annual Walk In Penn's Woods On October 3 [PaEN]

-- PA Recycling Markets Center, Penn State, DEP Host Oct. 7-8 Research Showcase Featuring World Renowned Microplastics Expert Dr. Sylvia Earle As Keynote [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Benefits And Challenges Of Lawn Conversion, Native Landscaping For Landowners, Local Officials Webinar Oct. 12 [PaEN]

-- PennTAP: Hosts Oct. 21 Small Business Energy Cost Savings & Reduction Calculator Toolkits Webinar [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Sustainable Timber Harvesting Workshop Oct. 26 At DCNR's Tiadaghton State Forest District Office, Lycoming County [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Hosts 5-Part Water Webinar Series Homeowners [PaEN]

-- Registration Now Open For Statewide Watershed Conference On Nov. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov. 10-11 [PaEN]

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: Young People Take To The Streets Of Pittsburgh Demanding Climate Action

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Hosts Oct. 14 Webinar On Revised Regulations, Policies, Updated Natural Gas Program

-- Pisces Foundation: Now Accepting Applications For Environmental Education & Outdoor Learning Infrastructure Grants [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Can I Stock Tilapia Or Other Fish In My Pond To Control Algae And Plants? [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: 60+ People Participated In Raptors On The River Floating Classroom Program

-- World Water Monitoring Day Celebrates Importance Of Water Quality Testing [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: 10,000 Birds Concert At Morris Arboretum Sept. 25 Will Immerse Listeners In Sounds Of Nature

Emergency Response

-- Gov. Wolf: Announces Bedford, Northampton Counties Approved For Federal Disaster Assistance From Hurricane Ida [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Disaster Recovery Centers Open In Montgomery, Delaware Counties To Help With Damage From Hurricane Ida

-- YorkD: FEMA Opens Hurricane Ida Recovery Center In York County

-- CourierT: FEMA Opens Hurricane Ida Recovery Center In Bucks County

-- DEP Blog: What To Do With Your Septic System After A Flood

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: How To Assess, Report, Reduce Negative Impacts Of Petroleum Spills

-- Inquirer: Emergency Responders Want You To Prepare For The Next Ida

-- Inquirer: More Tropical Storms Are Making Landfall, And Philly Is Feeling The Fallout

Energy

-- Gov. Wolf: Releases 2021 Update To PA Climate Action Plan, Calls For Statewide Action Now On Climate Change [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: New PA Climate Action Plan Charts Path For Steep Cuts In Greenhouse Gases

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Won’t Hit Climate Goals Without Increasing Efforts Now, Report Says

-- Senate, House Members Call For Early Action On Bills To Require State To Reach 100% Renewable Energy Generation By 2050 [PaEN]

-- MyChesCo: Legislators, Advocates Call On Commonwealth To Go 100% Renewable Energy

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: Young People Take To The Streets Of Pittsburgh Demanding Climate Action

-- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: Holds Oct. 1 Hearing On Solar Development In Rural PA At Shippensburg University [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Energy Authority: Completes First Rooftop Solar Program For Low- And Moderate-Income Homeowners [PaEN]

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Dreams Of A Solar Farm Built On Slag Heap

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Makes Its Mark With Municipal Solar Energy Project In Allegheny County

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Study Shows Significant Health Benefits From PA Joining RGGI, But Some Harms For Neighboring States

-- DCNR: Announces Climate And Sustainability Plan Will Take Presque Isle State Park To Net Zero In Erie [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Solar Panels At Beach 8 Will Help Take Presque Isle State Park To Net-Zero Energy Usage

-- Center For Rural Pennsylvania: Holds Oct. 1 Hearing On Solar Development In Rural PA At Shippensburg University [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Study Shows Significant Health Benefits From PA Joining RGGI, But Some Harms For Neighboring States

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Community’s Fight Against Electric Lines Shows Tensions Coming With Push To A Clean Energy Future

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Clean Energy: It’s Time To Embrace Climate Change As A Moral And Spiritual Challenge Of Unparalleled Import [PaEN]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: The Missing Piece In The Response To Climate Change: Carbon Pricing

-- PennLive Letter: A Carbon Price Is Our Most Effective Tool To Reduce Carbon Emissions Rapidly - Citizens Climate Lobby-PA

-- PUC: Extends Deadline For Comments On Electric Storage Policies To Nov. 29 [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Methane Reduction Goal Achievable

-- WESA: Need Help Paying A Past Due Utility Bill? Call Before The End Of September

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: PJM Cities & Communities Coalition To FERC - It’s Time For The MOPR To Go - PJM Cities & Communities Coalition

-- Reuters: BP Gambles Big On Fast Transition From Oil To Renewables

-- WBTimes: Biden Selects Kingston Native To Serve In U.S. Dept. Of Energy

Energy Conservation

-- Gov. Wolf: Releases 2021 Update To PA Climate Action Plan, Calls For Statewide Action Now On Climate Change [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: New PA Climate Action Plan Charts Path For Steep Cuts In Greenhouse Gases

-- PennTAP: Hosts Oct. 21 Small Business Energy Cost Savings & Reduction Calculator Toolkits Webinar [PaEN]

Environmental Health

-- PennLive: Cancer-Causing Wastes Still Exist Along Texas Eastern Pipeline In Perry County 30 Years After Settlement

Environmental Justice

-- WHYY: Public Pressure Mounts Against Chester Waste-To-Energy Plant As Environmental Racism Claims Pile Up

Farming

-- Presidents Of PA Farm Bureau, Farm Groups: In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Call For USDA To Create $737 Million Resilient Farms Initiative [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: State Farm Bureaus Back Proposal For $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Initiative

-- Registration Now Open For Statewide Watershed Conference On Nov. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov. 10-11 [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves 130-Acre Stoltzfus Farm in Drumore Township [PaEN]

-- Allgyer Family Partners With Lancaster Farmland Trust To Preserve 92-Acre Farm in Salisbury Township [PaEN]

-- Timothy & Amanda Maxwell Partner With French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust To Protect Over 57 Acres In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Stephanie Noberini & Brent Meyer Partner With Heritage Conservancy To Preserve 34 Acres In Bucks County [PaEN]

-- WITF: Spotted Lanternfly Continues To Spread In PA

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Canvass Finds Poor Compliance With Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Rules

-- Penn State Extension: Help Celebrate Riparian Buffer Month In October! [PaEN]

-- Water4Ag Groups In Potter, Tioga, Mifflin Counties Share Accomplishments [PaEN]

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: Fall Schedule Of Farmer-To-Farmer Workshops & Events

-- Penn State Extension: Can I Stock Tilapia Or Other Fish In My Pond To Control Algae And Plants? [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Union County Business Says Its Pumpkin Sales Match Its World’s Biggest Christmas Tree Auction

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA’s Largest Native Fruit Is Ripe Now, For Just A Few Days

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Richard King Mellon Foundation: Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Encourage The Recruitment, Retention Or Reactivation Of Hunters, Anglers And Outdoor Enthusiasts [PaEN]

Flooding

-- Penn State Extension: Help Celebrate Riparian Buffer Month In October! [PaEN]

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Let’s Invest In Natural Infrastructure So We Don’t Have To Worry About Floods [Video]

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Without Action On Climate Change, Hurricane Ida Is Just The Beginning - Clean Air Council

-- Inquirer: More Tropical Storms Are Making Landfall, And Philly Is Feeling The Fallout

-- PennLive: Several PA Counties See More Than 5 Inches Of Rain In 24 Hours

-- CentreDT: Centre County Declares Disaster Emergency After Heavy Rain, Flooding Hits Penns Valley

-- LancasterOnline: After Ida, New Storm Causes More Flooding, Closed Roads In Lancaster County

-- WilliamsportS: Downpours Lead To Above-Average Rainfall Levels For September

-- TribLive: Sharpsburg Awarded Grant To Combat Flooding

Flooding - Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Announces Bedford, Northampton Counties Approved For Federal Disaster Assistance From Hurricane Ida [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Disaster Recovery Centers Open In Montgomery, Delaware Counties To Help With Damage From Hurricane Ida

-- YorkD: FEMA Opens Hurricane Ida Recovery Center In York County

-- CourierT: FEMA Opens Hurricane Ida Recovery Center In Bucks County

-- Penn State Extension: Hurricane Ida’s Impact On Spring Creek Forested Buffer In Dauphin County [PaEN]

-- Dept. of Labor & Industry: Individuals In 6 Counties Impacted By Hurricane Ida Can Apply For Temporary Disaster Unemployment Assistance

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House, Senate Extend Emergency Declaration In Response To Damage From hurricane Ida

-- WHYY: PECO Sets Up $250,000 Storm Recovery Fund For PA Communities Affected By IDA

-- Dept. Of Revenue: Taxpayers Affected By Hurricane Ida Have More Time To File Tax Returns

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Without Action On Climate Change, Hurricane Ida Is Just The Beginning - Clean Air Council

-- DEP Blog: What To Do With Your Septic System After A Flood

Forests

-- DCNR Secretary: American Rescue Fund Dollars One Option To Address $1 Billion State Parks, Forests Maintenance Project Backlog, Paying Back Oil & Gas Fund [PaEN]

-- Registration Now Open For Statewide Watershed Conference On Nov. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov. 10-11 [PaEN]

-- WLVR: It’s Leaf Peeping Season In Pennsylvania

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: DCNR Maps To Show Changes To Foliage Across PA This Fall

-- Join The 5th Annual Walk In Penn's Woods On October 3 [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Hurricane Ida’s Impact On Spring Creek Forested Buffer In Dauphin County [PaEN]

-- Sept. 24 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Sustainable Timber Harvesting Workshop Oct. 26 At DCNR's Tiadaghton State Forest District Office, Lycoming County [PaEN]

-- WITF: Spotted Lanternfly Continues To Spread In PA

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Canvass Finds Poor Compliance With Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Rules

-- U.S. Endowment For Forestry & Communities: Seeking Proposals To Promote Sustainable Change In Working Forests [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: How To Harvest Wild Ginseng In Pennsylvania

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR TreeVitalize Program Supervisor [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Watershed Forestry Team - 2 Intern Positions [PaEN]

Forests - Wildfires

-- DCNR, Agriculture, Fire Commissioner: Urge Citizens To Practice Fire Safety As Fall Wildfire Season Gets Underway [PaEN]

-- The Guardian: Fresh California Wildfire Prompts Evacuations As Forest Blazes Grow

Game Commission

-- Richard King Mellon Foundation: Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Encourage The Recruitment, Retention Or Reactivation Of Hunters, Anglers And Outdoor Enthusiasts [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Game Commission Warns Public About Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer

-- Game Commission: Takes Measures To Address Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Middle Creek Wildlife Area To Host National Hunting & Fishing Day Celebration Sept. 26

-- Game Commission: Peter Sussenbach Named Director Of Southeast Regional Office

Grants/Funding

-- NFWF: Announces $11.5 Million In Conservation Grants To Restore Delaware Watershed; PA Grants Total $4.5 Million [PaEN]

-- U.S. Endowment For Forestry & Communities: Seeking Proposals To Promote Sustainable Change In Working Forests [PaEN]

-- Pisces Foundation: Now Accepting Applications For Environmental Education & Outdoor Learning Infrastructure Grants [PaEN]

-- TribLive: CNX Foundation Seeks Nonprofits To Apply For Grants To Make Tangible Impacts On Communities Throughout Appalachia, Including To Water Quality

-- Richard King Mellon Foundation: Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Encourage The Recruitment, Retention Or Reactivation Of Hunters, Anglers And Outdoor Enthusiasts [PaEN]

-- PennDOT: Accepting Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant Applications Thru Nov. 5 [PaEN]

-- DEP: Begins Accepting Applications For Environmental Education Grants Sept. 25 [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PECO Sets Up $250,000 Storm Recovery Fund For PA Communities Affected By IDA

Green Infrastructure

-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 28 On Bills Allocating A Portion Of American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement Projects [PaEN]

-- Senate Bill 832: Fake Solution To Nutrient Pollution Promoted By Bait & Switch [PaEN]

-- Registration Now Open For Statewide Watershed Conference On Nov. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov. 10-11 [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Help Celebrate Riparian Buffer Month In October! [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council: Hosts Buffer Certification Courses For Riparian Buffer Month In October [PaEN]

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Let’s Invest In Natural Infrastructure So We Don’t Have To Worry About Floods [Video]

-- Presidents Of PA Farm Bureau, Farm Groups: In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Call For USDA To Create $737 Million Resilient Farms Initiative [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: State Farm Bureaus Back Proposal For $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Initiative

-- Penn State Extension: Hurricane Ida’s Impact On Spring Creek Forested Buffer In Dauphin County [PaEN]

-- Allegheny County Conservation District: Wildflower Meadow, Rain Garden Coming To Boyce Park

-- TribLive: Saw Mill Run Stream Stabilization Project Breaks Ground

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR TreeVitalize Program Supervisor [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Watershed Forestry Team - 2 Intern Positions [PaEN]

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- DEP: Sets Virtual Nov. 9 Hearing On Proposed Cleanup Plan For Bishop Tube Hazardous Waste Site In Chester County [Hazardous Sites Cleanup Funding Goes Off Fiscal Cliff This Year] [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Cancer-Causing Wastes Still Exist Along Texas Eastern Pipeline In Perry County 30 Years After Settlement

Hazardous Substances

-- PennLive: Cancer-Causing Wastes Still Exist Along Texas Eastern Pipeline In Perry County 30 Years After Settlement

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: How To Assess, Report, Reduce Negative Impacts Of Petroleum Spills

Land Conservation

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves 130-Acre Stoltzfus Farm in Drumore Township [PaEN]

-- Allgyer Family Partners With Lancaster Farmland Trust To Preserve 92-Acre Farm in Salisbury Township [PaEN]

-- Timothy & Amanda Maxwell Partner With French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust To Protect Over 57 Acres In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Stephanie Noberini & Brent Meyer Partner With Heritage Conservancy To Preserve 34 Acres In Bucks County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: National Public Lands Day Draws Volunteers To Loyalhanna Dam In Westmoreland

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s 25th Anniversary Shines A Light On Green Spaces

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Celebrate National Public Lands Day By Participating In Pick Up Pennsylvania [PaEN]

Land Recycling

-- DEP/DCNR/DCED Brownfields To Playfields Program: Celebrates Opening Of Ira Reynolds Riverfront Park, Susquehanna County [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Hazelwood Green Roundhouse Opens With Expansion Of Silicon Valley Incubator OneValley

-- ScrantonT: Lead Remediation Work Could Begin Next Month on Future Sheetz Site In Carbondale Twp.

Lake Erie

-- Great Lakes Protection Fund: Announces 2021 Leadership Award Winners, Including 2 From Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- Erie: Annual Lake Erie Coastal Cleanup Attracted 535 Volunteers

-- ErieT: Why Early Mornings And Sunrises Are Underappreciated At Presque Isle State Park

-- ErieT: Lake Erie Water Levels Drop In August, What’s The Forecast?

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Celebrate National Public Lands Day By Participating In Pick Up Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- TribLive: National Public Lands Day Draws Volunteers To Loyalhanna Dam In Westmoreland

-- Erie: Annual Lake Erie Coastal Cleanup Attracted 535 Volunteers

Mine Reclamation

-- Doc Fritchey Chapter Trout Unlimited: Volunteers Breathe Life Into Broken Trout Waters In Dauphin County [PaEN]

AP: Cleanup Of Abandoned Mines, Including Those In PA, Could Get Financial Boost From Infrastructure Bill

-- TribLive Guest Essay: We Can Create Jobs Without Sacrificing The Environment - Fmr Rep. Walko [Mine Drainage Treatment, Clean Energy, Reforestation]

-- Registration Now Open For Statewide Watershed Conference On Nov. 7-8; New Live Webinars Nov. 10-11 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Seeks Design Contractor For Mine Drainage Treatment Plant In Tioga County [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Water Main Extension Project, Clearfield County

-- ScrantonT: Fell Twp. Zoners Nearing Decision On Controversial Mine Reclamation Project

On-lot Septic

-- DEP Blog: What To Do With Your Septic System After A Flood

Oil & Gas

-- More Than 60 Environmental Groups, Green Party Of PA Oppose Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater On Rural PA Roads [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: Environmental Groups Push DEP To Raise Oil & Gas Bonds To Cover Full Cost Of Well Cleanup

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Price Oil & Gas Drilling Bonds To Cover Cleanup Costs

-- Well Done Foundation, Seneca Resources Partner On Orphaned Well Plugging Project In McKean County [PaEN]

-- WarrenT: PA Conventional Well Driller Cameron Energy To Be Featured In Fox Business Called Keep Calm And Frack On [Click Here for show clip]