PA Environment Digest

-- WITF Smart Talk: Gasoline, Fossil Fuel Prices Continue To Rise, Fueling Sticker Shock [Note: Solar, Wind Energy Have No Fuel Costs That Change Wildly On International Markets.]

-- WilliamsportS: Activists Slowing Natural Gas Pipelines

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices In Western PA Hit Highest Price Since 2014

-- ErieT: Why Gasoline Prices Are Their Highest In Years And What It Means For PA Drivers

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Stronghold Digital Mining Begins Public Trading The Same Week That Bitcoin Sets New Record

-- PA Now Accepting Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Know Your Energy Options [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Eligible Families Can Now Apply For Up To $1.500 In Aid To Pay For Heating Bills

-- Ohio River Valley Institute/Edison Electric Institute Webinar: Oct. 20 - Coal And The Energy Transition. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- PennFuture, Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar: Oct. 28 - Hydrogen Fuel In PA. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- WSJ: The U.S. Is Turning Green. What Will The Climate Plan Cost And Who Will Pay?

-- NPR: Sen. Manchin’s Objections To A Clean Energy Program Threaten Biden’s Climate Promises

-- The Guardian: U.S. Senator Manchin’s Steady Stream Of Support From Oil, Gas, Coal Industries

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices In Western PA Hit Highest Price Since 2014

-- ErieT: Why Gasoline Prices Are Their Highest In Years And What It Means For PA Drivers

-- AP: Energy Crunch Hits Global Recovery As Winter Approaches

-- Reuters: Coal Prices Surge; Power Squeeze Hits China’s Economy, Global Supply

-- WITF: U.S. Coal Production Up Sharply After Hitting 50-Year Low Last Year

-- WSJ: Behind The Energy Crisis: Fossil Fuel Investment Drops, And Renewables Aren’t Ready

-- LegalPlanet: What The Current Fossil Fuel Energy Crisis Means For Climate And Clean Energy Policy

-- AP: Study: Fossil Fuel Plans Would Far Overshoot Climate Goals

-- The Economist: All Manner Of Industries Are Piling Into The Hydrogen Rush

Environmental Health

-- How The Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Industry Eliminated Any Restrictions On The Disposal Of Millions Of Gallons Of Its Wastewater On PA’s Dirt & Gravel Roads [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces Comprehensive National Strategy On PFAS Pollution [PaEN]

-- AP: EPA Unveils Strategy To Regulate Toxic PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals

-- Inquirer: Biden’s EPA Plans To Tackle The PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water In Philly Region And U.S.

-- WHYY: Environmental Advocates Applaud EPA Plan To Address PFAS, But Say More Is Needed

-- CourierT: For Residents Near Horsham Air Base, Biden PFAS Plan Isn’t Enough

-- WESA: EPA Set To Regulate PFAS ChemicalsFound In McKeesport, Coraopolis

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Time To Invest In Dealing With The Environmental Health In PA Schools

-- WESA: New Evoqua Research Hub In Lawrenceville Helps Remove Harmful Chemicals From Water

-- Lancet Policy Brief For U.S.: Health Experts Recognize Climate Change Is First And Foremost A Health Crisis

-- WHYY/AP: Reports: Health Problems Tied To Global Warming On The Rise

EPA

-- EPA Announces Comprehensive National Strategy On PFAS Pollution [PaEN]

-- AP: EPA Unveils Strategy To Regulate Toxic PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals

-- Inquirer: Biden’s EPA Plans To Tackle The PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water In Philly Region And U.S.

-- WHYY: Environmental Advocates Applaud EPA Plan To Address PFAS, But Say More Is Needed

-- CourierT: For Residents Near Horsham Air Base, Biden PFAS Plan Isn’t Enough

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Applauds Federal Court Action To Vacate Rollback Of Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Reviews [PaEN]

-- EPA Now Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Grants [PaEN]

-- EPA, USDA Announce Winners Of Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge - 2 From PA [PaEN]

Farming

-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: 13 Projects Across PA Get $4 Million From Feds For Water Cleanup

-- House Committee Adds Oct. 27 Meeting To Vote On Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf; Still Holds Oct. 25 Hearing [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Dillner Farm In West Deer Allegheny County Preserved As Farmland By State Investment

-- Lancaster Farming: Donors Honor Promise Of Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Is Going To Run Out Of Farmland, Open Spaces If We Keep Building More Single-Family Houses On Large Lots

-- WilliamsportS: Family Farms In Crisis: Pricing Controls, Mega-Facilities ‘Will Get A Lot Worse’

-- PA4R Alliance Hosting 3-Part Webinar Series On Nutrient Management Starting Oct. 26 [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: To Canvass Southern Central PA Counties For Spotted Lanternfly Business Permitting Compliance

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly Permits Meant To Control Destructive Pests, But Not All Businesses Comply

-- EPA, USDA Announce Winners Of Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge - 2 From PA [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Quarterly Board Meeting October 25

-- Triblive: Westmoreland Authority Pays Fine For Fish Kill In Dunbar Creek

Flooding

-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Eastwick Residents Could Be Philly’s First Climate Migrants As Plan Unfolds To Move Them To Higher Ground

-- ScrantonT: Luzerne County Flood Authority To Study Duryea Levee Project

-- CitizensV: One Wilkes-Barre Flood Wall Project Done, Another Set To Begin

-- Financial Times: Climate Change-Related Flooding Could Leave Billions Of U.S. Municipal Debt Under Water

Flooding - Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Public Assistance Now Available In Dauphin, Delaware Counties To Recover From Hurricane Ida Damage

-- MCall: Disaster Center Opens In Northampton County To Help People Who Suffered Losses From Hurricane Ida

-- Inquirer: Hundreds Of Philly-Area Residents Lost Their Homes To Hurricane Ida, They Wonder If They Can Ever Rebuild

-- WBTimes: Mandatory Briefings Scheduled For Organizations Applying For Hurricane IDA Disaster Funding In Luzerne County

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: AccuWeather VP: If Hurricane Ida Had Been Snow, Philly Officials Might’ve Heeded Our Warnings

Forests

-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Nominate Your Favorite Trail To Be The 2022 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Since 2015 Green Energy, Sustainability Initiatives Will Save $30 Million, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 5,110 Tons A Year [PaEN]

-- Knouse Foods Cooperative, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Partner On Riparian Buffer Planting In Adams County [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s 4th Fall Foliage Report: Coming Week ‘Optimal’ For Widespread, Vivid Fall Colors! [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Some Of The Best Drives To Catch The Peak Of PA Fall Foliage

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Best Week For Fall Foliage Is Here Across Most Of PA

-- October 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Saving Pennsylvania’s Forests Webinar: Oct. 27 - Get To Know Forbes State Forest. Noon.

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: To Canvass Southern Central PA Counties For Spotted Lanternfly Business Permitting Compliance

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly Permits Meant To Control Destructive Pests, But Not All Businesses Comply

Game Commission

-- Game Commission Expands Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas Due To New CWD Case In Jefferson County [PaEN]

Grants/Funding

-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- PennVEST Awards $186 Million In Funding To Support 33 Water Infrastructure Projects In 20 Counties [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Awarded $17 Million Loan For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

-- AltoonaM: Altoona Water Authority Receives Funds To Renovate Dam

-- AltoonaM: Local Water Infrastructure Projects Receive Funding

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: 13 Projects Across PA Get $4 Million From Feds For Water Cleanup

-- EPA Now Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Grants [PaEN]

-- High School Juniors Can Now Apply For 2022 Governor’s School For The Sciences [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: 13 Projects Across PA Get $4 Million From Feds For Water Cleanup

-- Green Infrastructure: Religious Institutions & Clean Water For Healthy Communities Webinar Nov. 15 [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Donors Honor Promise Of Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County

-- TribLive: Environmental Advisory Group Formed In Tarentum, Allegheny County To Focus On Green Space, Stormwater, Parks [What’s An Environmental Advisory Council?]

Hazardous Substances

-- How The Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Industry Eliminated Any Restrictions On The Disposal Of Millions Of Gallons Of Its Wastewater On PA’s Dirt & Gravel Roads [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces Comprehensive National Strategy On PFAS Pollution [PaEN]

-- AP: EPA Unveils Strategy To Regulate Toxic PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals

-- Inquirer: Biden’s EPA Plans To Tackle The PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water In Philly Region And U.S.

-- WHYY: Environmental Advocates Applaud EPA Plan To Address PFAS, But Say More Is Needed

-- CourierT: For Residents Near Horsham Air Base, Biden PFAS Plan Isn’t Enough

-- WESA: EPA Set To Regulate PFAS ChemicalsFound In McKeesport, Coraopolis

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Time To Invest In Dealing With The Environmental Health In PA Schools

-- WESA: New Evoqua Research Hub In Lawrenceville Helps Remove Harmful Chemicals From Water

Land Conservation

-- Allegheny Land Trust, Partners: 120-Acre Tract Of Woodlands/Meadows Preserved In Butler County [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: New Nature Reserve Opens At One End Of PA, 120 Headwater Acres Conserved At The Other

-- TribLive: Allegheny Land Trust Preserves 120 Acres Near Glade Run Lake In Butler County

-- Landforce Crews Help Restore Trails, Remove Invasive Plants In The Hazelwood Greenway In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Dillner Farm In West Deer Allegheny County Preserved As Farmland By State Investment

-- Lancaster Farming: Donors Honor Promise Of Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Is Going To Run Out Of Farmland, Open Spaces If We Keep Building More Single-Family Houses On Large Lots

-- Green Infrastructure: Religious Institutions & Clean Water For Healthy Communities Webinar Nov. 15 [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Environmental Advisory Group Formed In Tarentum, Allegheny County To Focus On Green Space, Stormwater, Parks [What’s An Environmental Advisory Council?]

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Land Trust Hosts Road-Rally Fundraiser

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Conservancy Invites Families To ‘Enchanted Forest’ In Murrysville Oct. 23

-- Help Wanted: Manada Conservancy - Executive Director [PaEN]

Land Recycling

-- EPA Now Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Grants [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Officials Toast Jeannette Glass Site’s Transformation To Cryogenic Testing Facility

Land Use Planning

-- LancasterOnline: How Lancaster County Is Struggling To Build Denser Housing

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Is Going To Run Out Of Farmland, Open Spaces If We Keep Building More Single-Family Houses On Large Lots

-- CourierT: Morrisville Residents Oppose Redevelopment Of Williamson Riverfront Park Into Apartments, A Hotel, Retail Shops

Lake Erie

-- ErieT: List Of Projects Underway Or Coming Soon To Presque Isle State Park

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Pennsylvania Teachers Invited To Participate In Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Free School Zone Program [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group Wins Award For Picking Up The Most Trash During Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics

-- WHYY: How Hidden Cameras Became Philly’s Fiercest Weapon In The War On Illegal Dumping

-- City & State: What Are The Statewide Impacts Of A Plastic Bag Ban?

-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling: Fall Newsletter Includes Article By Retiring Executive Director Ellen Keefe

Mine Reclamation

-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

-- Appalachian Voices Blog: How Acid Mine Drainage Fits Into Pending Federal Mine Cleanup Legislation - A Conversation With Joe Pizarchik [PaEN]

-- Nov. 4 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing On Proposed Fee Schedule Change To Encourage Use Of AMD Impacted Waters, SRBC/DEP Letter Of Understanding [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Stronghold Digital Mining Begins Public Trading The Same Week That Bitcoin Sets New Record

-- Rep. Webster Resolution To Study Use Of Abandoned Underground Mines As Geothermal Energy Source [PaEN]

Ohio River

-- PG: Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon Approve Plans To Upgrade Sewer Systems In Allegheny County [CSO]

-- TribLive: Environmental Advisory Group Formed In Tarentum, Allegheny County To Focus On Green Space, Stormwater, Parks [What’s An Environmental Advisory Council?]

Oil & Gas

-- How The Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Industry Eliminated Any Restrictions On The Disposal Of Millions Of Gallons Of Its Wastewater On PA’s Dirt & Gravel Roads [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Critical Of DEP For Working With Penn State On Independent Studies Of Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater They Had Been Aware Of Since August, 2020 [PaEN]

-- WESA: ‘Orphaned’ Oil & Gas Wells Are A Problem In PA And There Are More Of Them Than We Thought

-- PG - Laura Legere: Well Done Foundation Has New Model For Plugging Old Oil & Gas Wells

-- Opportunity To Bid On Plugging Abandoned Well In Potter County [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Increased Pipeline, Export Capacity Solution To Global Energy Crunch

-- ErieT: Why Gasoline Prices Are Their Highest In Years And What It Means For PA Drivers

-- U.S. EIA Forecasts Winter Heating Fuel Costs To Increase Significantly: Heating Oil By 43%, Natural Gas By 30%, Electricity By 6%

-- USA Today: What To Know About Hikes In Natural Gas Prices; Why Your Heating Bill Could Skyrocket This Winter

-- WITF Smart Talk: Gasoline, Fossil Fuel Prices Continue To Rise, Fueling Sticker Shock [Note: Solar, Wind Energy Have No Fuel Costs That Change Wildly On International Markets.]

-- PUC Approves UGI Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Project [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS: Activists Slowing Natural Gas Pipelines

-- LegalPlanet: What The Current Fossil Fuel Energy Crisis Means For Climate And Clean Energy Policy

-- TribLive: Activists Continue To Protest Gas Wells In Penn Township

-- The Economist: All Manner Of Industries Are Piling Into The Hydrogen Rush

Pipelines

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Increased Pipeline, Export Capacity Solution To Global Energy Crunch

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Advocate Fmr. Sen. Earl Baker Questions The Motives Of Attorney General “John” Shapiro In Filing Criminal Charges Against The Mariner East Pipeline [Ah, Senator, It’s “Josh” Shapiro]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Criminal Charges Hold Mariner East Pipeline Accountable

-- Tribune Democrat Editorial: Mariner East Pipeline Criminal Charges Put Accountability In Pipeline

-- U.S. EIA Forecasts Winter Heating Fuel Costs To Increase Significantly: Heating Oil By 43%, Natural Gas By 30%, Electricity By 6%

-- USA Today: What To Know About Hikes In Natural Gas Prices; Why Your Heating Bill Could Skyrocket This Winter