Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--

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

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Potential For Environmental Impacts From Spills Or Leaks Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Materials Is Real; Health Dept. Not Aware Of All Chemicals In Oil & Gas Wastewater Making Risk Assessment Difficult  [PaEN]

-- Senate Committees: Hold Oct. 4 Hearing On Failure To Invest In PA’s Natural Gas Infrastructure; Hearing Set After PennEast Announced NJ Part Of Its Project Would Not Go Forward, But PA Part Might [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Solar Companies Are Eyeing PA Farmland, Legislative Agency Is Looking At Ways Communities Can Prepare

-- Senate Committee OKs Bill Expanding C-PACE Clean Energy, Energy Conservation Program  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Explore Latest EVs During Ride-and-Drive At State Capitol Event, Including Mack Trucks  [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets October 4 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When To Report Spills  [PaEN]

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage] 

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-- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN] 

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Air

-- DEP: Sets Nov. 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Coal-Fired Keystone-Conemaugh Power Plant, Indiana County  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny County Council: Honors Outgoing Group Against Smog And Pollution Executive Director Rachel Filippini

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Cites Shell For Malodors Outside Ethane Plant Construction Site

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S. Steel Trying To Block Allegheny County’s New Coke (Coal) Oven Rules

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Breathing Easier About The State Of Classroom Air 

Alternative Fuels

-- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Explore Latest EVs During Ride-and-Drive At State Capitol Event, Including Mack Trucks  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Electric Vehicles Starred At State Capitol This Week, One Republican Lawmaker Touted Their Economic Potential

-- DEP: Announces $3 Million In Grants For Cleaner Truck, Bus Fleets Under The Driving PA Forward Grant Program  [PaEN]

-- PPL Companies: Join Electric Highway Coalition To Support EV Adoption

Awards & Recognition

-- DCNR: Celebrates D & H Rail-Trail In Northeast PA As Pennsylvania’s 2021 Trail of Year  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year Celebrated - D&H Rail-Trail

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Annual Inductions Into Appalachian Trail Hall Of Fame Event Nov. 20 Moves To Outdoor Venue

-- NextPittsburgh: 6 Pittsburgh Parks To Shine During Parks Conservancy Celebration

-- County Conservation Districts: Accepting NACD Student Poster Contest Entries [PaEN]

-- Westmoreland Conservation District: Announces 2021 Conservation Award Winners  [PaEN]

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s Todd Bauman Receives Prestigious Warden Award [PaEN]

-- Daily American: Windber Teen Builds Trail Signs To Earn Girl Scouts’ Gold Award

-- United Nations Committee On Sustainable Energy: Recognizes Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance; Dr. Jim Freihaut At Penn State  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny County Council: Honors Outgoing Group Against Smog And Pollution Executive Director Rachel Filippini

-- PA American Water: Systems Recognized For Excellent Tap Water Quality

-- CentreDT: Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority’s Green Business Partnership Applications, Tours Available

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Announces 2021 Photo Contest Winners  [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- American Fisheries Society: 112 World Aquatic Scientific Societies Call For Urgent Action Against Human-Caused Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- PG: Allegheny County Couple Gives Monarch Butterflies The Royal Treatment

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hellbender Comeback Effort Releases State Amphibian Into Susquehanna River Tributary

-- AltoonaM: Multiple Spotted Lanternfly Sightings Reported In Blair County

-- YorkD: Noticed More Spotted Lanternflies In York County?  There’s A Reason For That

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Spotted Lanternflies A Serious Problem

-- Courier Express: Pennsylvania Endangered Species Series - Burbot

-- WPost: U.S. Declares 23 Wildlife Species Extinct, Underscoring What Scientists Say Is An Accelerating Rate Of Extinction Worldwide

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Allegheny County Council Allocates Federal COVID Relief Funds With Few Details

-- WESA: Allegheny County Council Votes To Unlock $100 Million In COVID Relief 

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN] [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- WVXU: Reimagine Appalachia Pushing Congress To Fund Green Infrastructure In Appalachia

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pittsburgh Region A National Model For Future-Focused Infrastructure - Greater Pittsburgh Chamber

-- WPost: Biden Urges Delay In Infrastructure Bill Vote Until Deal Reached  [PA Mine Reclamation, Oil & Gas Welling Plugging At Stake]

-- NYT: Republicans At Odds Over Infrastructure Bill As Vote Approaches Thursday

--The Guardian: House Democrats Delay Vote On $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

-- TribLive: Pelosi Vows Infrastructure Bill Will Pass This Week

Federal Budget Bill

-- AP: Despite Delays With $3.5 Trillion Federal Budget Plan, Biden Vows To ‘Get It Done’

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

Budget

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

-- DEP’s September Health Waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Update  [PaEN]

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Should Take Lead On Stormwater

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- DEP’s September Health Waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Update  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation By Sept. 30 [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrated Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Tree Plantings Oct. 9 & Nov. 13 In Lancaster, York, Franklin & Adams Counties

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Restoration Plan For Baken Creek Watershed, Perry County  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Releases Sediment & Nutrient Pollution StoryMap  [PaEN]

-- Call For Abstracts: Bucknell University’s 16th River Symposium Nov. 5-6  [PaEN]

-- PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College  [PaEN]

-- Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5  [PaEN]

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Citizen Action

-- DEP: Potential For Environmental Impacts From Spills Or Leaks Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Materials Is Real; Health Dept. Not Aware Of All Chemicals In Oil & Gas Wastewater Making Risk Assessment Difficult  [PaEN]

-- Health Advocacy Groups Meet With State Dept. Of Health, DEP To Discuss Residents Impacted By Shale Gas Emissions [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: 100+ PA Landowners Get Class Action Lawsuit OK’d Against EQT Over Natural Gas Storage Area

-- DEP: Terminates Proposed Beech Hollow Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant's Air Quality Permit In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant In Washington County Asks State To Withdraw Permits

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrate Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Tree Plantings Oct. 9 & Nov. 13 In Lancaster, York, Franklin & Adams Counties

-- ABC27: PA American Water Company Employees Helped Plant 300 Trees, Shrubs On York Twp. Farm

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation By Sept. 30 [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  [PaEN]

-- CentreDT: Centre County PA Senior Environment Corps Seeks New Members Of All Ages

-- Martha and Richard Coyle Partner With Berks Nature To Preserve 94.5 Acre Farm In Berks County [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Protects 50 Acres Along Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Casselman River In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Highlights Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment System Rehab Project, NW PA GIS Conference, Hunting Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Invites Data/Comments On Proposed Stream Redesignations Of Watersheds In Chester, Lancaster Counties

-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Restoration Plan For Baken Creek Watershed, Perry County  [PaEN]

-- Independence Conservancy: Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 3 At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Surveillance Cameras Catch Illegal Dumping In Michaux State Forest, Franklin County  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council: Sets October Schedule For Traveling Glass Recycling Collection Locations In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Front: Dumpbusters Clear A Ton Of Trash From A Pittsburgh Hillside

-- United Nations Committee On Sustainable Energy: Recognizes Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance; Dr. Jim Freihaut At Penn State  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA: DEP Seeks Comment On Plan To Cleanup Decades-Old Contamination At Bishop Tube Site In Chester County

-- DEP Blog: Home Heating Oil Users Should Check Tanks To Prevent Costly Leaks And Spills

-- Oct. 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Ad Crable: Lancaster Kayak And Canoe Club Still Afloat 45 Years Later

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Seeks Comments On Accreditation Renewal 

Climate

-- DEP, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Highlight Acid Mine Drainage Issues For Inside Climate News Reporter

-- United Nations Committee On Sustainable Energy: Recognizes Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance; Dr. Jim Freihaut At Penn State  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Solar Companies Are Eyeing PA Farmland, Legislative Agency Is Looking At Ways Communities Can Prepare

-- Senate Committee OKs Bill Expanding C-PACE Clean Energy, Energy Conservation Program  [PaEN]

-- CitizensV: Talen Energy To Mine Bitcoin Near Its Nuclear Power Plant

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar: Carbon Capture, Use, Sequestration Would Decarbonize The Electric System In The Worst Possible Way - Oct. 7 Starting At Noon

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Here’s How To Turbocharge An Inclusive Clean Energy Revolution - Dr. Frey Brownson

-- PennLive Editorial: Climate Change Will Be Focus Of Sept. 28 World News Day As Most Important Story Of Our Times

-- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Explore Latest EVs During Ride-and-Drive At State Capitol Event, Including Mack Trucks  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Electric Vehicles Starred At State Capitol This Week, One Republican Lawmaker Touted Their Economic Potential

-- DEP: Announces $3 Million In Grants For Cleaner Truck, Bus Fleets Under The Driving PA Forward Grant Program  [PaEN]

-- PPL Companies: Join Electric Highway Coalition To Support EV Adoption

-- Utility Dive: PJM’s ‘Focused’ MOPR Takes Effect Boosting Renewables And Nuclear As FERC Commissioners Deadlock

-- City & State: Meet The Climate Candidate For U.S. Senate

-- FEMA: To Begin Accepting Applications For 2 Community Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs  Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- American Fisheries Society: 112 World Aquatic Scientific Societies Call For Urgent Action Against Human-Caused Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- AP: Why Climate Change Is Making It Harder To Chase Fall Foliage

-- The Guardian: Cop26 Climate Talks Will Not Fulfil Aims Of Paris Agreement, Key Players Warn

-- WPost: Senior Democrats’ Push For National Carbon Tax Collides With Political Realities

-- The Guardian: ‘Blah, Blah, Blah’: Greta Thunberg Lambasts Leaders Over Climate Crisis

Coal Mining

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- TribLive Editorial: Why Do Pennsylvanians Have To Pay A Higher Price For Natural Gas? For Producing Energy?   [PaEN]

-- DEP: Sets Nov. 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Coal-Fired Keystone-Conemaugh Power Plant, Indiana County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Clarion County  [PaEN]

Compliance Action

-- DEP: Potential For Environmental Impacts From Spills Or Leaks Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Materials Is Real; Health Dept. Not Aware Of All Chemicals In Oil & Gas Wastewater Making Risk Assessment Difficult  [PaEN]

-- UPDATED: House Committee Meets October 4 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When To Report Spills  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Cites Shell For Malodors Outside Ethane Plant Construction Site

-- PUC: PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $60,259 In Penalties For Violations

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Surveillance Cameras Catch Illegal Dumping In Michaux State Forest, Franklin County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Acted On 863 Permit Applications-96% Meeting Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,503 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week 

Conservation Districts

-- PA Envirothon: Names Greg Bonsall New Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- County Conservation Districts: Accepting NACD Student Poster Contest Entries [PaEN]

-- Westmoreland Conservation District: Announces 2021 Conservation Award Winners  [PaEN]

Court Decisions

-- ErieT: Waterford Farmer Loses In Court Again Over Wetlands, Calls EPA Rules ‘Sharia Law’

-- PA Environmental Defense Foundation: Supplemental Brief In Oil & Gas Lease Fund Case  9.23.21

DCNR

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation By Sept. 30 [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Celebrates D & H Rail-Trail In Northeast PA As Pennsylvania’s 2021 Trail of Year  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year Celebrated - D&H Rail-Trail

-- DCNR Blog: Closing Trail Gaps Still A Top Priority  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Additional State Forest Roads Opening For Hunting Seasons, Other Outdoor Activities

-- DCNR: Unveils New Trailhead Welcome Signs As Visible Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Issues First Fall Foliage Report - Expect A Vibrant, Beautiful Show!  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Fantastic Fall Foliage Season Is Approaching Fast In PA

-- Erie: Autumn Colors Might Not Be As Bright This Fall In Erie Area

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Fall Foliage Festivals Add To Leaf-Peeping Season Across PA

-- CourierT: Best Bets For Fall Foliage In Bucks County

-- Inquirer: Five Fall Hikes Near And Far From Philadelphia

-- AP: Why Climate Change Is Making It Harder To Chase Fall Foliage

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR Bureau Of Forestry Proposed Land Exchange In Clinton, Centre Counties

-- DCNR: Names Jessica Fischer Little Buffalo State Park Manager

-- Oct. 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Independence Conservancy: Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 3 At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Dozens Of Events Planned Sunday For Hike In Penn’s Woods

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Annual Inductions Into Appalachian Trail Hall Of Fame Event Nov. 20 Moves To Outdoor Venue

-- ErieT: DCNR, Black Park Ranger Resolve Federal Suit Claiming Discrimination At Presque Isle State Park

DEP

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

-- DEP’s September Health Waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Update  [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets October 4 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When To Report Spills  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Terminates Proposed Beech Hollow Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant's Air Quality Permit In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant In Washington County Asks State To Withdraw Permits

-- DEP: Sets Nov. 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Coal-Fired Keystone-Conemaugh Power Plant, Indiana County  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA: DEP Seeks Comment On Plan To Cleanup Decades-Old Contamination At Bishop Tube Site In Chester County

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Cites Shell For Malodors Outside Ethane Plant Construction Site

-- DEP: Invites Data/Comments On Proposed Stream Redesignations Of Watersheds In Chester, Lancaster Counties

-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Restoration Plan For Baken Creek Watershed, Perry County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation Project In Clarion County

-- DEP: Acted On 863 Permit Applications-96% Meeting Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,503 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP: Posted 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 2 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Delaware River

-- Brandywine Conservancy: Receives $400,000 NFWF Delaware River Restoration Fund Grant

-- Delaware River Basin Commission’s Our Shared Waters Program Hosts Experiential Learning Aboard The Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship

-- Patch: Newtown Township Establishes Rain Gardens In Delaware County

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Announces 2021 Photo Contest Winners  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Oct. 1 RiverWatch Video Report

DRBC

-- Delaware River Basin Commission’s Our Shared Waters Program Hosts Experiential Learning Aboard The Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship

Drinking Water

-- PA American Water: Systems Recognized For Excellent Tap Water Quality

-- ABC27: PA American Water Company Employees Helped Plant 300 Trees, Shrubs On York Twp. Farm

-- WESA: Wilkinsburg-Penn Authority Should Address Concerns About Lead, Water Costs

-- WHYY: Environmental Group Sets Its Hopes High For EPA’s Coming PFAS ‘Roadmap’

Economic Development

-- PA Energy Development Authority: Meets Oct. 5 To Discuss Green Bank Proposal  [PaEN]

-- MCall Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Land Use Law Is Crazy

-- PG Editorial: Etna’s Planning Has Helped The Borough To Thrive

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: New Natural Gas Power Plant Good News For Renovo And PA

-- PennLive: Take A Look Inside The First REI-Co-Op Store In Central PA

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation Project In Clarion County

Education

-- PA Envirothon: Names Greg Bonsall New Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrate Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster, York Center For Water Quality Excellence Hosts Open House Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Independence Conservancy: Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 3 At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar: Carbon Capture, Use, Sequestration Would Decarbonize The Electric System In The Worst Possible Way - Oct. 7 Starting At Noon

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: Explore A Rare Land That Protects Pocono Waters Oct. 17

-- Brownfield Coalition Of The Northeast: Hosts Sustainable Communities Workshop Oct. 26-27  [PaEN]

-- Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5  [PaEN]

-- Call For Abstracts: Bucknell University’s 16th River Symposium Nov. 5-6  [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center: Schedule Of Upcoming Webinars  [PaEN]

-- Pike County Conservation District: Floodplain Mapping  [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Curated List Of Outdoor Hikes And Nature Education For October

-- PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College  [PaEN]

-- Daily American: Windber Teen Builds Trail Signs To Earn Girl Scouts’ Gold Award 

-- County Conservation Districts: Accepting NACD Student Poster Contest Entries [PaEN]

-- U.S.G.S. PA Water Science Center: Fall Pennsylvania Waters Newsletter Features Hurricanes Ida & Henri, Low-Head Dam Removal In York County  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Releases Sediment & Nutrient Pollution StoryMap  [PaEN]

-- Delaware River Basin Commission’s Our Shared Waters Program Hosts Experiential Learning Aboard The Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship

-- ErieT: Sharks Don’t Swim In Lake Erie, But Here’s Why You Can See Them At Presque Isle’s Tom Ridge Environmental Ed Center

-- WeConservePA: Tails For All People - Guidance For Accessibility And Inclusive Design

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Announces 2021 Photo Contest Winners  [PaEN]

-- American Fisheries Society: 112 World Aquatic Scientific Societies Call For Urgent Action Against Human-Caused Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Heinz Endowments Podcast: New Climate War Author Michael Mann - Fight To Take Back Our Planet

Emergency Response

-- Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Told A Federal Court Sunoco Cannot Hide Risk Assessment Data For Its Mariner East 2 Pipeline  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf: Reminds Ida Survivors Of Disaster Recovery Centers In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia & York Counties  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf: Reminds Residents Low-Interest SBA Loans Are Available For Those Affected By Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center: Schedule Of Upcoming Webinars  [PaEN]

-- Pike County Conservation District: Floodplain Mapping  [PaEN]

Energy

-- United Nations Committee On Sustainable Energy: Recognizes Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance; Dr. Jim Freihaut At Penn State  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Solar Companies Are Eyeing PA Farmland, Legislative Agency Is Looking At Ways Communities Can Prepare

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar: Carbon Capture, Use, Sequestration Would Decarbonize The Electric System In The Worst Possible Way - Oct. 7 Starting At Noon

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Here’s How To Turbocharge An Inclusive Clean Energy Revolution - Dr. Frey Brownson

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: New Natural Gas Power Plant Good News For Renovo And PA

-- TribLive Editorial: Why Do Pennsylvanians Have To Pay A Higher Price For Natural Gas? For Producing Energy?   [PaEN]

-- DEP: Sets Nov. 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Coal-Fired Keystone-Conemaugh Power Plant, Indiana County  [PaEN]

-- PA Energy Development Authority: Meets Oct. 5 To Discuss Green Bank Proposal  [PaEN]

-- CitizensV: Talen Energy To Mine Bitcoin Near Its Nuclear Power Plant

-- MCall: Brace For Sticker Shock: Surging Natural Gas Prices Could Put A Dent In Your Wallet This Winter  [Now They Have You Hooked!]

-- TribLive: Natural Gas Prices Surge, Meaning Higher Heating Bills Likely Coming For Customers

-- Utility Dive: PPL Makes Small Investment To Gain Insight Into Innovative Green Transmission Project

-- DEP Blog: Home Heating Oil Users Should Check Tanks To Prevent Costly Leaks And Spills

-- Utility Dive: PJM’s ‘Focused’ MOPR Takes Effect Boosting Renewables And Nuclear As FERC Commissioners Deadlock

-- WPost: Senior Democrats’ Push For National Carbon Tax Collides With Political Realities

Energy Conservation

-- United Nations Committee On Sustainable Energy: Recognizes Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance; Dr. Jim Freihaut At Penn State  [PaEN]

-- Senate Committee OKs Bill Expanding C-PACE Clean Energy, Energy Conservation Program  [PaEN]

-- Senate Committee Considers Bill Expanding C-PACE Energy Conservation Program Sept. 29  [PaEN]

Environmental Health

-- PA Cap-Star: Report: PA Kids Show Elevated Lead Levels In Blood Twice National Rate  [PA Senate Issued Report On Lead Risks In 2019, Has Done Nothing]

-- WESA: Wilkinsburg-Penn Authority Should Address Concerns About Lead, Water Costs

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Breathing Easier About The State Of Classroom Air

-- EPA: Hosting Biweekly National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls

-- EPA: Launches Nationwide Initiative To Reduce Lead Exposure In Underserved Communities

-- WHYY: Environmental Group Sets Its Hopes High For EPA’s Coming PFAS ‘Roadmap’

Environmental Justice

-- DCNR: Unveils New Trailhead Welcome Signs As Visible Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion  [PaEN]

-- EPA: Hosting Biweekly National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls

EPA

-- ErieT: Waterford Farmer Loses In Court Again Over Wetlands, Calls EPA Rules ‘Sharia Law’

-- EPA: Hosting Biweekly National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls

-- EPA: Launches Nationwide Initiative To Reduce Lead Exposure In Underserved Communities

Farming

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrate Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Martha and Richard Coyle Partner With Berks Nature To Preserve 94.5 Acre Farm In Berks County [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Protects 50 Acres Along Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Casselman River In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Tree Plantings Oct. 9 & Nov. 13 In Lancaster, York, Franklin & Adams Counties

-- Lancaster, York Center For Water Quality Excellence Hosts Open House Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Westmoreland Conservation District: Announces 2021 Conservation Award Winners  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Waterford Farmer Loses In Court Again Over Wetlands, Calls EPA Rules ‘Sharia Law’

-- AltoonaM: Multiple Spotted Lanternfly Sightings Reported In Blair County

-- YorkD: Noticed More Spotted Lanternflies In York County?  There’s A Reason For That

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Spotted Lanternflies A Serious Problem

Flooding

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- FEMA: To Begin Accepting Applications For 2 Community Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs  Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: Flood-Ravaged Street In Dickson City Could Reopen By End Of Year

-- CourierT: FEMA Flood Insurance Guidelines To Change In Effort To Offer More Equitable Coverage

Flooding - Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Reminds Ida Survivors Of Disaster Recovery Centers In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia & York Counties  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf: Reminds Residents Low-Interest SBA Loans Are Available For Those Affected By Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- Pike County Conservation District: Floodplain Mapping  [PaEN]

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

Forests

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation By Sept. 30 [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Issues First Fall Foliage Report - Expect A Vibrant, Beautiful Show!  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Fantastic Fall Foliage Season Is Approaching Fast In PA

-- Erie: Autumn Colors Might Not Be As Bright This Fall In Erie Area

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Fall Foliage Festivals Add To Leaf-Peeping Season Across PA

-- CourierT: Best Bets For Fall Foliage In Bucks County

-- Inquirer: Five Fall Hikes Near And Far From Philadelphia

-- AP: Why Climate Change Is Making It Harder To Chase Fall Foliage

-- DCNR: Additional State Forest Roads Opening For Hunting Seasons, Other Outdoor Activities

-- Oct. 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR Bureau Of Forestry Proposed Land Exchange In Clinton, Centre Counties

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- ABC27: PA American Water Company Employees Helped Plant 300 Trees, Shrubs On York Twp. Farm

-- Independence Conservancy: Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 3 At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Dozens Of Events Planned Sunday For Hike In Penn’s Woods

-- AltoonaM: Altoona Water Authority Uses Biosolids In Reforestation Efforts

-- AltoonaM: Multiple Spotted Lanternfly Sightings Reported In Blair County

-- YorkD: Noticed More Spotted Lanternflies In York County?  There’s A Reason For That

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Spotted Lanternflies A Serious Problem

Grants/Funding

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- PECO/Natural Lands: Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Applications  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Begins Accepting Applications For Canoe Access Grants Oct. 18  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation[PaEN]

-- Brandywine Conservancy: Receives $400,000 NFWF Delaware River Restoration Fund Grant

-- FEMA: To Begin Accepting Applications For 2 Community Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs  Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Announces $3 Million In Grants For Cleaner Truck, Bus Fleets Under The Driving PA Forward Grant Program  [PaEN]

-- PA Energy Development Authority: Meets Oct. 5 To Discuss Green Bank Proposal  [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation By Sept. 30 [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrated Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Tree Plantings Oct. 9 & Nov. 13 In Lancaster, York, Franklin & Adams Counties

-- ABC27: PA American Water Company Employees Helped Plant 300 Trees, Shrubs On York Twp. Farm

-- Lancaster, York Center For Water Quality Excellence Hosts Open House Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- Patch: Newtown Township Establishes Rain Gardens In Delaware County

-- Martha and Richard Coyle Partner With Berks Nature To Preserve 94.5 Acre Farm In Berks County [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Protects 50 Acres Along Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Casselman River In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- Brandywine Conservancy: Receives $400,000 NFWF Delaware River Restoration Fund Grant

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- StateImpactPA: DEP Seeks Comment On Plan To Cleanup Decades-Old Contamination At Bishop Tube Site In Chester County

Hazardous Substances

-- PA Cap-Star: Report: PA Kids Show Elevated Lead Levels In Blood Twice National Rate  [PA Senate Issued Report On Lead Risks In 2019, Has Done Nothing]

-- WESA: Wilkinsburg-Penn Authority Should Address Concerns About Lead, Water Costs

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Breathing Easier About The State Of Classroom Air

-- EPA: Launches Nationwide Initiative To Reduce Lead Exposure In Underserved Communities

-- WHYY: Environmental Group Sets Its Hopes High For EPA’s Coming PFAS ‘Roadmap’

Land Conservation

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- Martha and Richard Coyle Partner With Berks Nature To Preserve 94.5 Acre Farm In Berks County [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Protects 50 Acres Along Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Casselman River In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- PECO/Natural Lands: Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Applications  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Begins Accepting Applications For Canoe Access Grants Oct. 18  [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR Bureau Of Forestry Proposed Land Exchange In Clinton, Centre Counties

-- WeConservePA: Tails For All People - Guidance For Accessibility And Inclusive Design

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s Todd Bauman Receives Prestigious Warden Award [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Boy Scouts Sell Land For $2.9 Million, Becomes State Game Land

-- House Committee Meets October 4 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When To Report Spills  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Announces 2021 Photo Contest Winners  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Seeks Comments On Accreditation Renewal

Land Recycling

-- TribLive: Rankin’s Carrie Blast Furnaces Lands $360,000 Grant To Preserve Site

-- Brownfield Coalition Of The Northeast: Hosts Sustainable Communities Workshop Oct. 26-27  [PaEN] 

Land Use Planning

-- MCall Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Land Use Law Is Crazy

-- PG Editorial: Etna’s Planning Has Helped The Borough To Thrive

Lake Erie

-- ErieT: Sharks Don’t Swim In Lake Erie, But Here’s Why You Can See Them At Presque Isle’s Tom Ridge Environmental Ed Center

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Surveillance Cameras Catch Illegal Dumping In Michaux State Forest, Franklin County  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council: Sets October Schedule For Traveling Glass Recycling Collection Locations In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Front: Dumpbusters Clear A Ton Of Trash From A Pittsburgh Hillside 

Mine Reclamation

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Clarion County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: Why Do Pennsylvanians Have To Pay A Higher Price For Natural Gas? For Producing Energy?   [PaEN]

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- DEP, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Highlight Acid Mine Drainage Issues For Inside Climate News Reporter

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Highlights Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment System Rehab Project, NW PA GIS Conference, Hunting Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation Project In Clarion County

Oil & Gas

-- DEP: Potential For Environmental Impacts From Spills Or Leaks Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Materials Is Real; Health Dept. Not Aware Of All Chemicals In Oil & Gas Wastewater Making Risk Assessment Difficult  [PaEN]

-- Health Advocacy Groups Meet With State Dept. Of Health, DEP To Discuss Residents Impacted By Shale Gas Emissions [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: 100+ PA Landowners Get Class Action Lawsuit OK’d Against EQT Over Natural Gas Storage Area

-- TribLive Editorial: Why Do Pennsylvanians Have To Pay A Higher Price For Natural Gas? For Producing Energy?   [PaEN]

-- DEP: Terminates Proposed Beech Hollow Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant's Air Quality Permit In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant In Washington County Asks State To Withdraw Permits

-- Fox Business: Showcases Pennsylvania Oil And Natural Gas Hydrofracturing [By Conventional Well Driller]

-- Fox Business: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Driller Warns They ‘Won’t Survive’ As Biden Takes Aim At Industry

-- Bradford Era: Appalachian Legacy Project To Be Boots On The Ground For Well Done Foundation

-- MCall: Brace For Sticker Shock: Surging Natural Gas Prices Could Put A Dent In Your Wallet This Winter  [Now They Have You Hooked]

-- TribLive: Natural Gas Prices Surge, Meaning Higher Heating Bills Likely Coming For Customers

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Company Planning 2nd Natural Gas Drilling Wastewater Injection Well In Plum, Allegheny County

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Cites Shell For Malodors Outside Ethane Plant Construction Site

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: New Era Of American Shale Gas Showcased At Erie Conference - Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: New Natural Gas Power Plant Good News For Renovo And PA

-- E&E Daily: PA Dems Running For U.S. Senate Shun Talk Of Fracking Ban

--WSJ: U.S. Frackers Fear Vaccine Mandate Will Worsen Worker Crunch

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Sen. Manchin’s Support For Natural Gas Could Derail Biden’s Climate Goals, Here’s How

-- AP: Natural Gas Storage Area Blowout Near Los Angeles Leads To $1.8 Billion Settlement

Pipelines

-- Senate Committees: Hold Oct. 4 Hearing On Failure To Invest In PA’s Natural Gas Infrastructure; Hearing Set After PennEast Announced NJ Part Of Its Project Would Not Go Forward, But PA Part Might [PaEN]

-- Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Told A Federal Court Sunoco Cannot Hide Risk Assessment Data For Its Mariner East 2 Pipeline  [PaEN]

-- NJ.com: Backers Of PennEast Pipeline Examining Steps Needed To Start The PA Portion Of The Project, But For Now PennEast Ceased All Further Development

-- WHYY: PennEast Cancels Natural Gas Pipeline Project; Cites Lack Of Environmental Permits From NJ

-- Bloomberg: PennEast Gas Project Halted In Latest U.S. Pipeline Casualty

-- PUC: PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $60,259 In Penalties For Violation 

Permitting

-- DEP: Terminates Proposed Beech Hollow Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant's Air Quality Permit In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant In Washington County Asks State To Withdraw Permits

-- DEP: Sets Nov. 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Coal-Fired Keystone-Conemaugh Power Plant, Indiana County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Acted On 863 Permit Applications-96% Meeting Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,503 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP: Posted 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 2 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- StateImpactPA: DEP Seeks Comment On Plan To Cleanup Decades-Old Contamination At Bishop Tube Site In Chester County

-- DEP: Sets Nov. 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Coal-Fired Keystone-Conemaugh Power Plant, Indiana County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Invites Data/Comments On Proposed Stream Redesignations Of Watersheds In Chester, Lancaster Counties

-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Restoration Plan For Baken Creek Watershed, Perry County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Posted 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 2 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Seeks Comments On Accreditation Renewal

PUC

-- PUC: PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $60,259 In Penalties For Violations

Radiation Protection

-- CitizensV: Talen Energy To Mine Bitcoin Near Its Nuclear Power Plant

Recreation

-- DCNR: Celebrates D & H Rail-Trail In Northeast PA As Pennsylvania’s 2021 Trail of Year  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year Celebrated - D&H Rail-Trail

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Annual Inductions Into Appalachian Trail Hall Of Fame Event Nov. 20 Moves To Outdoor Venue

-- DCNR Blog: Closing Trail Gaps Still A Top Priority  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Additional State Forest Roads Opening For Hunting Seasons, Other Outdoor Activities

-- DCNR: Unveils New Trailhead Welcome Signs As Visible Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Names Jessica Fischer Little Buffalo State Park Manager

-- DCNR: Issues First Fall Foliage Report - Expect A Vibrant, Beautiful Show!  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Fantastic Fall Foliage Season Is Approaching Fast In PA

-- Erie: Autumn Colors Might Not Be As Bright This Fall In Erie Area

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Fall Foliage Festivals Add To Leaf-Peeping Season Across PA

-- CourierT: Best Bets For Fall Foliage In Bucks County

-- Inquirer: Five Fall Hikes Near And Far From Philadelphia

-- AP: Why Climate Change Is Making It Harder To Chase Fall Foliage

-- PECO/Natural Lands: Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Applications  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Begins Accepting Applications For Canoe Access Grants Oct. 18  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: DCNR, Black Park Ranger Resolve Federal Suit Claiming Discrimination At Presque Isle State Park

-- Oct. 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Independence Conservancy: Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 3 At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Dozens Of Events Planned Sunday For Hike In Penn’s Woods

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: Explore A Rare Land That Protects Pocono Waters Oct. 17

-- PA Environmental Council: Exploring The Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad Trail Route
-- PA Environmental Council: A Key Trail Opportunity For Beaver County

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR Bureau Of Forestry Proposed Land Exchange In Clinton, Centre Counties

-- NextPittsburgh: 6 Pittsburgh Parks To Shine During Parks Conservancy Celebration

-- WeConservePA: Tails For All People - Guidance For Accessibility And Inclusive Design

-- PennLive: Take A Look Inside The First REI-Co-Op Store In Central PA

-- Ad Crable: Lancaster Kayak And Canoe Club Still Afloat 45 Years Later

-- TribLive: River Rocks Fundraiser To Help Blaze A Trail In Aspinwall

-- KYW: Large Group Of Noisy Dirt Bikes, ATVs Take Over Radnor Streets

-- ScrantonT: Downtown Scranton Pocket Park Remains Work In Progress

-- Volunteer Wanted: PA Trout Unlimited - Chair Service Partnership Program For First Responders, Military Community

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Resources Council: Sets October Schedule For Traveling Glass Recycling Collection Locations In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- CentreDT: Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority’s Green Business Partnership Applications, Tours Available

-- Allegheny Front: Dumpbusters Clear A Ton Of Trash From A Pittsburgh Hillside

-- WHYY: Philly’s Plastic Bag Ban Is Finally Here - With Enforcement Still To Come

-- WESA: Environmental Groups Push For Pittsburgh Plastic Bag Ban

-- ReadingE: Slaughterhouse Waste Trucked To Berks Farm Spreads Stench Across Countryside

Renewable Energy

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Solar Companies Are Eyeing PA Farmland, Legislative Agency Is Looking At Ways Communities Can Prepare

-- Utility Dive: PJM’s ‘Focused’ MOPR Takes Effect Boosting Renewables And Nuclear As FERC Commissioners Deadlock

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Here’s How To Turbocharge An Inclusive Clean Energy Revolution - Dr. Frey Brownson

-- PA Energy Development Authority: Meets Oct. 5 To Discuss Green Bank Proposal  [PaEN]

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar: Carbon Capture, Use, Sequestration Would Decarbonize The Electric System In The Worst Possible Way - Oct. 7 Starting At Noon

-- WPost: Senior Democrats’ Push For National Carbon Tax Collides With Political Realities

Storage Tanks

-- DEP Blog: Home Heating Oil Users Should Check Tanks To Prevent Costly Leaks And Spills 

Stormwater

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrate Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Tree Plantings Oct. 9 & Nov. 13 In Lancaster, York, Franklin & Adams Counties

-- Patch: Newtown Township Establishes Rain Gardens In Delaware County

-- Lancaster, York Center For Water Quality Excellence Hosts Open House Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: City Council Hears Update On Meadow Brook Flooding, Stormwater Management

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Should Take Lead On Stormwater

SRBC

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Releases Sediment & Nutrient Pollution StoryMap  [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

-- Call For Abstracts: Bucknell University’s 16th River Symposium Nov. 5-6  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Releases Sediment & Nutrient Pollution StoryMap  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hellbender Comeback Effort Releases State Amphibian Into Susquehanna River Tributary

Sustainability

-- PG Editorial: Etna’s Planning Has Helped The Borough To Thrive

Water Quality

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

-- CentreDT: Centre County PA Senior Environment Corps Seeks New Members Of All Ages

-- DEP’s September Health Waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Update  [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets October 4 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When To Report Spills  [PaEN]

-- PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Invites Data/Comments On Proposed Stream Redesignations Of Watersheds In Chester, Lancaster Counties

Wastewater Facilities

-- AltoonaM: Altoona Water Authority Uses Biosolids In Reforestation Efforts

Watershed Protection

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN] [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  [PaEN]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Eyes $500 Million From Feds For Environmental Restoration, Recreation Programs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener  [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets October 4 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When To Report Spills  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation By Sept. 30 [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrate Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- DEP’s September Health Waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Update  [PaEN]

-- CentreDT: Centre County PA Senior Environment Corps Seeks New Members Of All Ages

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Tree Plantings Oct. 9 & Nov. 13 In Lancaster, York, Franklin & Adams Counties

-- ABC27: PA American Water Company Employees Helped Plant 300 Trees, Shrubs On York Twp. Farm

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Should Take Lead On Stormwater

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hellbender Comeback Effort Releases State Amphibian Into Susquehanna River Tributary

-- PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College  [PaEN]

-- Call For Abstracts: Bucknell University’s 16th River Symposium Nov. 5-6  [PaEN]

-- Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5  [PaEN]

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- Westmoreland Conservation District: Announces 2021 Conservation Award Winners  [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Highlights Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment System Rehab Project, NW PA GIS Conference, Hunting Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation Project In Clarion County

-- Lancaster, York Center For Water Quality Excellence Hosts Open House Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Invites Data/Comments On Proposed Stream Redesignations Of Watersheds In Chester, Lancaster Counties

-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Restoration Plan For Baken Creek Watershed, Perry County  [PaEN]

-- Brandywine Conservancy: Receives $400,000 NFWF Delaware River Restoration Fund Grant

-- Delaware River Basin Commission’s Our Shared Waters Program Hosts Experiential Learning Aboard The Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship

-- Patch: Newtown Township Establishes Rain Gardens In Delaware County

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Oct. 1 RiverWatch Video Report

-- ErieT: Sharks Don’t Swim In Lake Erie, But Here’s Why You Can See Them At Presque Isle’s Tom Ridge Environmental Ed Center

-- U.S.G.S. PA Water Science Center: Fall Pennsylvania Waters Newsletter Features Hurricanes Ida & Henri, Low-Head Dam Removal In York County  [PaEN]

-- Brodhead Watershed Association: Welcomes Three New Board Members

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Wildlife

-- American Fisheries Society: 112 World Aquatic Scientific Societies Call For Urgent Action Against Human-Caused Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- AltoonaM Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Corridors Help All Species

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Corridors Help All Species

-- Volunteer Wanted: PA Trout Unlimited - Chair Service Partnership Program For First Responders, Military Community

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s Todd Bauman Receives Prestigious Warden Award [PaEN]

-- Game Commission: Schedule Of Upcoming State Game Lands Tours In October

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Slates More State Game Land Driving Tours In October

-- DCNR: Additional State Forest Roads Opening For Hunting Seasons, Other Outdoor Activities

-- LancasterOnline: Boy Scouts Sell Land For $2.9 Million, Becomes State Game Land

-- PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College  [PaEN]

-- PG: Allegheny County Couple Gives Monarch Butterflies The Royal Treatment

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hellbender Comeback Effort Releases State Amphibian Into Susquehanna River Tributary

-- TribLive: National Aviary In Pittsburgh Asks Residents For Help In Finding Steller’s Sea Eagle

-- TribLive: Search Continues For Steller’s Sea Eagle That Escaped From National Aviary In Pittsburgh

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Escaped Steller’s Sea Eagle Spotted Near Pittsburgh’s North Park

-- PG - John Hayes: Lost Pittsburgh Eagle Winging Its Way To The North

-- TribLive: Neighbors Join Hunt For Macaw On The Lam From Stanton Heights Home

-- Inquirer: Cold Front Is About To Bring Flocks Of Migrating Birds To Philly Region

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Archery Hunting Season For Deer Opens Oct. 2

-- Courier Express: Pennsylvania Endangered Species Series - Burbot

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Reclusive PA Rattlesnake Gets Recovery Help From Feds After Seeing Its Presence Cut In Half

-- YorkDR: Snake Bites Could Be On Rise This Fall, What You Need To Know Before Hitting The Trails

-- WPost: U.S. Declares 23 Wildlife Species Extinct, Underscoring What Scientists Say Is An Accelerating Rate Of Extinction Worldwide

Opportunities

-- DCNR: Names Jessica Fischer Little Buffalo State Park Manager

-- Volunteer Wanted: PA Trout Unlimited - Chair Service Partnership Program For First Responders, Military Community

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