Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]
-- House Committee Adds Oct. 27 Meeting To Vote On Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf; Still Holds Oct. 25 Hearing [PaEN]
-- Senate Committee Moves Bill To Prohibit Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency; House Set To Move Companion Oct. 26 [PaEN]
-- PA Senators Call For More Natural Gas Pipelines As Winter Heating Costs Expected To Increase Dramatically [Consumer Advocate Told The Senate Heating Costs Could Jump 20% In Gas-Rich PA] [Note: Solar And Wind Energy Facilities Have No Fuel Costs That Fluctuate Wildly On International Markets.]
-- 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
-- WilliamsportS: Activists Slowing Natural Gas Pipelines
-- City & State: Republican Legislative Leaders Question Legality Of RGGI Regulation, Ask Attorney General Shapiro To Intervene
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Senate Passes Bill To Exempt Newer Vehicles From Emissions Test
-- MCall: Senate Votes To Exempt Newer Vehicles From Emissions Test, Lehigh, Northampton Drivers Would Benefit
-- Sen. Yaw Touts National Drug Take-Back Day October 23
Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--
-- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN]
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Air
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Senate Passes Bill To Exempt Newer Vehicles From Emissions Test
-- MCall: Senate Votes To Exempt Newer Vehicles From Emissions Test, Lehigh, Northampton Drivers Would Benefit
-- Evangelical Environmental Network, Partners Webinar: Oct. 21 - Air Pollution - Public Health Impacts And Solutions For Pennsylvania. Noon.
-- City & State: Republican Legislative Leaders Question Legality Of RGGI Regulation, Ask Attorney General Shapiro To Intervene
-- WESA: Air Advocates Targeted A Neville Island Metal Recycler For Years, Now The Feds Have Stepped In
Awards & Recognition
-- PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award [PaEN]
-- Coalition For Community Solar Access Honors PA Individuals Dedicated To Passing Bipartisan Legislation Enabling REAL Community Solar Energy [PaEN]
-- EPA, USDA Announce Winners Of Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge - 2 From PA [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: 2021 Virtual Awards Celebration And Program Booklet
-- DelcoTimes: Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Presents 2021 Environmental Awards
-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2022 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Nominate Your Favorite Trail To Be The 2022 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Wellsboro, Tioga County Named A Bird Town By National Audubon Society [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: Scenic Pittsburgh Honors Ligonier For Protecting, Preserving Its Small Town Charm
-- ReadingE: Sensory Trail At Blue Marsh Lake 25 Years Old
-- Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run Participants Braved Weather To Finish Triple Crown In Cameron County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group Wins Award For Picking Up The Most Trash During Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics
-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling: Fall Newsletter Includes Article By Retiring Executive Director Ellen Keefe
-- Penn State’s Dr. Michael Mann To Receive Leo Szilard Lectureship Award From American Physical Society
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Eels In The Susquehanna - A Surprising Success Story
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Patience, Persistence, Collaboration - All Lessons Learned In The Successful Resurgence Of Bald Eagles, Osprey
-- Wellsboro, Tioga County Named A Bird Town By National Audubon Society [PaEN]
-- Penelec Installs Equipment On Power Lines To Protect Eagles In Crawford County [PaEN]
-- AP: Forest Hawk Listed As Endangered, But Falconer Disagrees
-- 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
-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water
-- Penn State News: Popular Perennial Flowering Plants Can Attract Diverse Mix Of Pollinators
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Penn State Master Gardeners Launch PA Bee-Monitoring Effort
Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill
-- Appalachian Voices Blog: How Acid Mine Drainage Fits Into Pending Federal Mine Cleanup Legislation - A Conversation With Joe Pizarchik [PaEN]
-- ErieT: Here’s Some PA Projects That Could Benefit From Biden’s Infrastructure Bill
-- ErieT: ‘Billions Of Dollars’ Could Come To Erie Thru Infrastructure Investments, But We Need To Be Ready
-- WITF: Biden Says Infrastructure Will Improve PA, Here’s What Voters Had To Say Is Needed
-- NPR: Sen. Manchin’s Objections To A Clean Energy Program Threaten Biden’s Climate Promises
Federal Budget Bill
-- AP: Biden Focuses On Climate, Families In Trimmed $2 Trillion Plan
-- AP: Big Changes In White House Ideas To Pay For $2 Trillion Budget Plan, Clean Energy, Climate Initiatives
-- AP: White House, Democrats Hurriedly Reworking $2 Trillion Biden Budget Plan
-- AP: Deal On Biden’s $2 Trillion Plan Edges Closer; Harris Is ‘Confident’
-- WPost: White House Doubles Down On Executive Action As Democrats Weigh Trimming Hill Climate Plan
-- The Guardian: U.S. Senator Manchin’s Steady Stream Of Support From Oil, Gas, Coal Industries
Budget
-- 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]
Chesapeake Bay
-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]
-- Knouse Foods Cooperative, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Partner On Riparian Buffer Planting In Adams County [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
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: 13 Projects Across PA Get $4 Million From Feds For Water Cleanup
-- WilliamsportS: County Clean Water Action Plan Aims To Address Flooding, Pollution Across Lycoming County
-- Green Infrastructure: Religious Institutions & Clean Water For Healthy Communities Webinar Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month With Focus On Buffer Maintenance [PaEN]
-- House Committee Adds Oct. 27 Meeting To Vote On Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf; Still Holds Oct. 25 Hearing [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5 [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Eels In The Susquehanna - A Surprising Success Story
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Citizen Action
-- PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award [PaEN]
-- DelcoTimes: Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Presents 2021 Environmental Awards
-- 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
-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling: Fall Newsletter Includes Article By Retiring Executive Director Ellen Keefe
-- WilliamsportS: County Clean Water Action Plan Aims To Address Flooding, Pollution Across Lycoming County
-- Knouse Foods Cooperative, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Partner On Riparian Buffer Planting In Adams County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month With Focus On Buffer Maintenance [PaEN]
-- Chapman State Park Hosts Local Master Watershed Stewards In Warren County [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5 [PaEN]
-- Allegheny Land Trust, Partners: 120-Acre Tract Of Woodlands/Meadows Preserved In Butler County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Environmental Advisory Group Formed In Tarentum, Allegheny County To Focus On Green Space, Stormwater, Parks [What’s An Environmental Advisory Council?]
-- October 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- LehighValleyLive: Moving The Appalachian Trail, How Volunteers Finished A Lehigh Valley Job Long In The Making
-- CourierT: Morrisville Residents Oppose Redevelopment Of Williamson Riverfront Park Into Apartments, A Hotel, Retail Shops
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Penn State Master Gardeners Launch PA Bee-Monitoring Effort
-- CitizensV: Every Little Bit Helps: Boxes Help Bats Survive
-- AP: Nun Imprisoned Over Peace Activism Dies In Montgomery County At 91
Climate
-- Senate Committee Moves Bill To Prohibit Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency; House Set To Move Companion Oct. 26 [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Industry Urges Congress To Act On Climate Proposals, Including L.L. Bean, REI Co-op, Orvis, Eddie Bauer [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Since 2015 Green Energy, Sustainability Initiatives Will Save $30 Million, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 5,110 Tons A Year [PaEN]
-- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]
-- Triblive Guest Essay: Let’s Rebuild Infrastructure And Reduce Carbon Emissions - Fmr. Rep. Ron Klink
-- City & State: Republican Legislative Leaders Question Legality Of RGGI Regulation, Ask Attorney General Shapiro To Intervene
-- AP: Biden Taking Social Services, Climate Pitch To Scranton Wednesday
-- WHYY: Eastwick Residents Could Be Philly’s First Climate Migrants As Plan Unfolds To Move Them To Higher Ground
-- PG - Anya Litvak: Stronghold Digital Mining Begins Public Trading The Same Week That Bitcoin Sets New Record
-- Penn State-Led Team Awarded $17 Million By DOE To Study Climate Risk, Adaptation Strategies Related To Natural Hazards [PaEN]
-- Penn State News: NSF Awards $19.9 Million To Improve Climate-Risk Decision-Making Along Coastlines
-- Financial Times: Climate Change-Related Flooding Could Leave Billions Of U.S. Municipal Debt Under Water
-- NPR: La Nina Is Coming, What That Means For Winter Weather In The U.S.
-- WSJ: The U.S. Is Turning Green. What Will The Climate Plan Cost And Who Will Pay?
-- The Economist: Servicing And Repairing Electric Cars Requires New Skills
-- 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
-- Reuters: Coal Prices Surge; Power Squeeze Hits China’s Economy, Global Supply
-- 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
-- UtilityDive: Close To $16 Billion In Natural Gas Investments Could Be Stranded With A Net-Zero By 2050 Timeline, Report Finds [PA Already Bailed Out Power Plants Once In Transition To A Competitive Market In 1996]
-- 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
-- PG Editorial: Royals Slam ‘Leaders’ Over Climate Inaction
Climate Cop26
-- The Guardian: ‘No More Time To Waste’: Chair Of House Climate Panel Warns Ahead Of Cop26
-- The Guardian: Cop26: ‘World Conflict And Chaos’ Could Be The Result Of A Climate Summit Failure
-- AP: Sandi Arabia Pledges 2060 Target Of Net-Zero Emissions
-- AP: Bangladesh To Share ‘Climate Prosperity Plan’ At Cop26
Coal Mining
-- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]
-- 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
-- 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
Compliance Action
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Criminal Charges Hold Mariner East Pipeline Accountable
-- Tribune Democrat Editorial: Mariner East Pipeline Criminal Charges Put Accountability In Pipeline
-- EQB Adopts Proposed Regulation Setting Compliance Schedules For Communities With Combined Sewer Overflow Problems [PaEN]
-- DEP Acted On 762 Permit Applications - 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 971 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergency Last Week [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
-- Triblive: Westmoreland Authority Pays Fine For Fish Kill In Dunbar Creek
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: State Order To Demolish Cocalico Creek Farm Crossing Decades Late, But Welcome
Court Decisions
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Applauds Federal Court Action To Vacate Rollback Of Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Reviews [PaEN]
Dam Safety
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: State Order To Demolish Cocalico Creek Farm Crossing Decades Late, But Welcome
DCNR
-- DCNR: Since 2015 Green Energy, Sustainability Initiatives Will Save $30 Million, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 5,110 Tons A Year [PaEN]
-- PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award [PaEN]
-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2022 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Nominate Your Favorite Trail To Be The 2022 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year [PaEN]
-- PA State Parks Offer Dozens Of Ideas For Using Halloween As A Teaching Opportunity For Students [PaEN]
-- Knouse Foods Cooperative, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Partner On Riparian Buffer Planting In Adams County [PaEN]
-- Chapman State Park Hosts Local Master Watershed Stewards In Warren County [PaEN]
-- October 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [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
-- WBTimes: State Highlights Collaborative Plan To Pave Roads With Recycled Plastic
-- ErieT: List Of Projects Underway Or Coming Soon To Presque Isle State Park
-- Saving Pennsylvania’s Forests Webinar: Oct. 27 - Get To Know Forbes State Forest. Noon.
-- Inquirer: Pennsylvania, NJ Could Get Their First National Park
DEP
-- 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]
-- EQB Adopts Proposed Regulation Setting Compliance Schedules For Communities With Combined Sewer Overflow Problems [PaEN]
-- Opportunity To Bid On Plugging Abandoned Well In Potter County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To NPDES General Permit For Testing Of Tanks & Pipelines [PaEN]
-- DEP: Draft Stream Evaluation Report In Tohickon Creek Watershed, Bucks County Available For Public Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Acted On 762 Permit Applications - 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 971 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergency Last Week [PaEN]
-- DEP: Posts 82 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Delaware River
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Report Finds Peak Water Demands Have Likely Already Occurred In Delaware River Watershed [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper October 22 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Winners Of Confluence - Land, Water, Wildlife Photo Contest, Gallery Exhibition [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Pennsylvania, NJ Could Get Their First National Park
DRBC
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Report Finds Peak Water Demands Have Likely Already Occurred In Delaware River Watershed [PaEN]
Drinking Water
-- 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
-- PennVEST Awards $186 Million In Funding To Support 33 Water Infrastructure Projects In 20 Counties [PaEN]
-- AltoonaM: Altoona Water Authority Receives Funds To Renovate Dam
-- AltoonaM: Local Water Infrastructure Projects Receive Funding
-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Joins October 21 Imagine A Day Without Water Education, Advocacy Initiative [PaEN]
-- PUC: Joins Imagine A Day Without Water To Raise Water Awareness
-- WESA: New Evoqua Research Hub In Lawrenceville Helps Remove Harmful Chemicals From Water
Economic Development
-- Outdoor Industry Urges Congress To Act On Climate Proposals, Including L.L. Bean, REI Co-op, Orvis, Eddie Bauer [PaEN]
-- WSJ: The U.S. Is Turning Green. What Will The Climate Plan Cost And Who Will Pay?
-- The Economist: Servicing And Repairing Electric Cars Requires New Skills
-- Landforce Crews Help Restore Trails, Remove Invasive Plants In The Hazelwood Greenway In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Wellsboro, Tioga County Named A Bird Town By National Audubon Society [PaEN]
-- Opportunity To Bid On Plugging Abandoned Well In Potter County [PaEN]
-- WESA: New Evoqua Research Hub In Lawrenceville Helps Remove Harmful Chemicals From Water
-- TribLive: Officials Toast Jeannette Glass Site’s Transformation To Cryogenic Testing Facility
Education
-- PA State Parks Offer Dozens Of Ideas For Using Halloween As A Teaching Opportunity For Students [PaEN]
-- PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award [PaEN]
-- High School Juniors Can Now Apply For 2022 Governor’s School For The Sciences [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute/Edison Electric Institute Webinar: Oct. 20 - Coal And The Energy Transition. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Joins October 21 Imagine A Day Without Water Education, Advocacy Initiative [PaEN]
-- PUC: Joins Imagine A Day Without Water To Raise Water Awareness
-- Evangelical Environmental Network, Partners Webinar: Oct. 21 - Air Pollution - Public Health Impacts And Solutions For Pennsylvania. Noon.
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Sportsmen’s Forum Webinars Start Today On Waterfowl, Turkey, Trout And Deer
-- PA4R Alliance Hosting 3-Part Webinar Series On Nutrient Management Starting Oct. 26 [PaEN]
-- Saving Pennsylvania’s Forests Webinar: Oct. 27 - Get To Know Forbes State Forest. Noon.
-- PennFuture, Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar: Oct. 28 - Hydrogen Fuel In PA. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Reminder: Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5 [PaEN]
-- Green Infrastructure: Religious Institutions & Clean Water For Healthy Communities Webinar Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- Wildlands Conservancy Hosts Carbon County & Conservation Nov. 18 At Lehighton Outdoor Center. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- PEC Podcast: Training To Become A Master Watershed Steward
-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month With Focus On Buffer Maintenance [PaEN]
-- Chapman State Park Hosts Local Master Watershed Stewards In Warren County [PaEN]
-- June 19-24 Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp Starts Accepting Applications Nov. 1 [PaEN]
-- CitizensV: Do You Know Your Water Place?
-- Pennsylvania Teachers Invited To Participate In Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Free School Zone Program [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Time To Invest In Dealing With The Environmental Health In PA Schools
-- WITF Smart Talk.: Radon Gas Is Dangerous And Extremely Common In PA
-- Penn State-Led Team Awarded $17 Million By DOE To Study Climate Risk, Adaptation Strategies Related To Natural Hazards [PaEN]
-- Penn State News: NSF Awards $19.9 Million To Improve Climate-Risk Decision-Making Along Coastlines
-- Landforce Crews Help Restore Trails, Remove Invasive Plants In The Hazelwood Greenway In Allegheny 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
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Winners Of Confluence - Land, Water, Wildlife Photo Contest, Gallery Exhibition [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Conservancy Invites Families To ‘Enchanted Forest’ In Murrysville Oct. 23
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bald Eagle Nest In Hanover Gets New Livestreaming Setup
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Penn State Master Gardeners Launch PA Bee-Monitoring Effort
Emergency Response
-- 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
-- AP: 2 Tornadoes Confirmed In Western PA Over The Weekend
-- WESA: 2021 Sets A Record For Tornadoes In Western PA
-- TribLive: Cleanup Begins After Tornadoes Topple Trees Into Power Lines, Homes In Western PA
-- Penn State-Led Team Awarded $17 Million By DOE To Study Climate Risk, Adaptation Strategies Related To Natural Hazards [PaEN]
-- NPR: La Nina Is Coming, What That Means For Winter Weather In The U.S.
Energy
-- Senate Committee Moves Bill To Prohibit Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency; House Set To Move Companion Oct. 26 [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Industry Urges Congress To Act On Climate Proposals, Including L.L. Bean, REI Co-op, Orvis, Eddie Bauer [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Since 2015 Green Energy, Sustainability Initiatives Will Save $30 Million, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 5,110 Tons A Year [PaEN]
-- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]
-- Coalition For Community Solar Access Honors PA Individuals Dedicated To Passing Bipartisan Legislation Enabling REAL Community Solar Energy [PaEN]
-- Triblive Guest Essay: Let’s Rebuild Infrastructure And Reduce Carbon Emissions - Fmr. Rep. Ron Klink
-- City & State: Republican Legislative Leaders Question Legality Of RGGI Regulation, Ask Attorney General Shapiro To Intervene
-- PUC Approves UGI Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Project [PaEN]
-- Rep. Webster Resolution To Study Use Of Abandoned Underground Mines As Geothermal Energy Source [PaEN]
-- PA Senators Call For More Natural Gas Pipelines As Winter Heating Costs Expected To Increase Dramatically [Consumer Advocate Told The Senate Heating Costs Could Jump 20% In Gas-Rich PA] [Note: Solar And Wind Energy Facilities Have No Fuel Costs That Fluctuate Wildly On International Markets.]
-- 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.]
-- 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
-- UtilityDive: Close To $16 Billion In Natural Gas Investments Could Be Stranded With A Net-Zero By 2050 Timeline, Report Finds [PA Already Bailed Out Power Plants Once In Transition To A Competitive Market In 1996]
-- 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
-- PA Senators Call For More Natural Gas Pipelines As Winter Heating Costs Expected To Increase Dramatically [Consumer Advocate Told The Senate Heating Costs Could Jump 20% In Gas-Rich PA] [Note: Solar And Wind Energy Facilities Have No Fuel Costs That Fluctuate Wildly On International Markets.]
-- 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
-- UtilityDive: Close To $16 Billion In Natural Gas Investments Could Be Stranded With A Net-Zero By 2050 Timeline, Report Finds [PA Already Bailed Out Power Plants Once In Transition To A Competitive Market In 1996]
-- 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
-- PA Senators Call For More Natural Gas Pipelines As Winter Heating Costs Expected To Increase Dramatically [Consumer Advocate Told The Senate Heating Costs Could Jump 20% In Gas-Rich PA] [Note: Solar And Wind Energy Facilities Have No Fuel Costs That Fluctuate Wildly On International Markets.]
-- 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
-- WilliamsportS: Activists Slowing Natural Gas Pipelines
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To NPDES General Permit For Testing Of Tanks & Pipelines [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Applauds Federal Court Action To Vacate Rollback Of Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Reviews [PaEN]
-- The Economist: All Manner Of Industries Are Piling Into The Hydrogen Rush
PennVEST
-- 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
Permitting
-- EQB Adopts Proposed Regulation Setting Compliance Schedules For Communities With Combined Sewer Overflow Problems [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To NPDES General Permit For Testing Of Tanks & Pipelines [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Applauds Federal Court Action To Vacate Rollback Of Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Reviews [PaEN]
-- DEP Acted On 762 Permit Applications - 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 971 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergency Last Week [PaEN]
-- DEP: Posts 82 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To NPDES General Permit For Testing Of Tanks & Pipelines [PaEN]
-- DEP: Draft Stream Evaluation Report In Tohickon Creek Watershed, Bucks County Available For Public Comment [PaEN]
PUC
-- PUC Approves UGI Renewable Natural Gas Pilot Project [PaEN]
-- PUC: Joins Imagine A Day Without Water To Raise Water Awareness
Radiation Protection
-- 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]
Radon
-- WITF Smart Talk: Radon Gas Is Dangerous And Extremely Common In PA
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Time To Invest In Dealing With The Environmental Health In PA Schools
Recreation
-- 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]
-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2022 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [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]
-- PA State Parks Offer Dozens Of Ideas For Using Halloween As A Teaching Opportunity For Students [PaEN]
-- Chapman State Park Hosts Local Master Watershed Stewards In Warren County [PaEN]
-- Landforce Crews Help Restore Trails, Remove Invasive Plants In The Hazelwood Greenway In Allegheny 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
-- DCNR Dedicates Trail Connector Project At Canoe Creek State Park In Blair County [PaEN]
-- AltoonaM: Connector Links Rail Trail To Canoe Creek State Park
-- PA Environmental Council: Critical Connection For Circuit Trails Nearing Completion In SE PA
-- CourierT Guest Essay: Newtown Rail Trail A Win-Win For Its Users, Neighbors
-- WESA: New Trail Connects Etna To Allegheny River For First Time In Nearly A Century
-- The Post: Chester County Trail Inching Closer To Route 422 Bridge
-- WBTimes: NE PA Tail On The Trail Brings Cyclists Out To Celebrate Biketober
-- ReadingE: Sensory Trail At Blue Marsh Lake 25 Years Old
-- LehighValleyLive: Moving The Appalachian Trail, How Volunteers Finished A Lehigh Valley Job Long In The Making
-- TribLive: Bethel Park Breaks Ground On 3 Playground Projects
-- TribLive: Environmental Advisory Group Formed In Tarentum, Allegheny County To Focus On Green Space, Stormwater, Parks [What’s An Environmental Advisory Council?]
-- October 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Industry Urges Congress To Act On Climate Proposals, Including L.L. Bean, REI Co-op, Orvis, Eddie Bauer [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Pennsylvania, NJ Could Get Their First National Park
-- Wellsboro, Tioga County Named A Bird Town By National Audubon Society [PaEN]
-- BillyPenn: Improvements To Delaware River Trail Are Close, But Won’t Finish Till Spring
-- Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run Participants Braved Weather To Finish Triple Crown In Cameron County [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How A New Park In Media Will Honor The Borough’s Historic Black Heritage
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Dirty Dozen Bike Ride Challenges Cyclists To Take On Pittsburgh Area’s Steepest Hills
-- CourierT: Morrisville Residents Oppose Redevelopment Of Williamson Riverfront Park Into Apartments, A Hotel, Retail Shops
-- ErieT: List Of Projects Underway Or Coming Soon To Presque Isle State Park
-- WBTimes: State Highlights Collaborative Plan To Pave Roads With Recycled Plastic
Recycling/Waste
-- WHYY: How Hidden Cameras Became Philly’s Fiercest Weapon In The War On Illegal Dumping
-- Pennsylvania Teachers Invited To Participate In Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Free School Zone Program [PaEN]
-- Reminder: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct. 23: Find A Drug Take-Back Drop Off Near You
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Police Taking Part In DEA’s Drug Take-Back Oct. 23
-- Sen. Yaw Touts National Drug Take-Back Day October 23
-- WBTimes Editorial: Take Advantage Of National Drug Take-Back Day Oct. 23
-- WBTimes Editorial: It’s High Time To Address E-Waste
-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling: Fall Newsletter Includes Article By Retiring Executive Director Ellen Keefe
-- City & State: What Are The Statewide Impacts Of A Plastic Bag Ban?
-- WBTimes: State Highlights Collaborative Plan To Pave Roads With Recycled Plastic
Regulations
-- EQB Adopts Proposed Regulation Setting Compliance Schedules For Communities With Combined Sewer Overflow Problems [PaEN]
-- DEP: Posts 82 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
-- Senate Committee Moves Bill To Prohibit Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency; House Set To Move Companion Oct. 26 [PaEN]
-- Coalition For Community Solar Access Honors PA Individuals Dedicated To Passing Bipartisan Legislation Enabling REAL Community Solar Energy [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Since 2015 Green Energy, Sustainability Initiatives Will Save $30 Million, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 5,110 Tons A Year [PaEN]
-- Triblive Guest Essay: Let’s Rebuild Infrastructure And Reduce Carbon Emissions - Fmr. Rep. Ron Klink
-- City & State: Republican Legislative Leaders Question Legality Of RGGI Regulation, Ask Attorney General Shapiro To Intervene
-- AP: Biden Taking Social Services, Climate Pitch To Scranton Wednesday
-- 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
-- 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
Stormwater
-- Going, Going, Gone... Senate, House Have Little Time To Act On Funding For Local Flood Prevention, Watershed Restoration, Recreation Projects [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Environmental Advisory Group Formed In Tarentum, Allegheny County To Focus On Green Space, Stormwater, Parks [What’s An Environmental Advisory Council?]
SRBC
-- 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]
-- Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Environmental Scientist [PaEN]
Susquehanna River
-- 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]
-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Eels In The Susquehanna - A Surprising Success Story
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Patience, Persistence, Collaboration - All Lessons Learned In The Successful Resurgence Of Bald Eagles, Osprey
-- Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Environmental Scientist [PaEN]
Technical Guidance
-- DEP: Posts 82 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Water Quality
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To NPDES General Permit For Testing Of Tanks & Pipelines [PaEN]
-- DEP: Draft Stream Evaluation Report In Tohickon Creek Watershed, Bucks County Available For Public Comment [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
-- 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
-- EQB Adopts Proposed Regulation Setting Compliance Schedules For Communities With Combined Sewer Overflow Problems [PaEN]
-- PG: Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon Approve Plans To Upgrade Sewer Systems In Allegheny County [CSO]
-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Joins October 21 Imagine A Day Without Water Education, Advocacy Initiative [PaEN]
-- PUC: Joins Imagine A Day Without Water To Raise Water Awareness
Watershed Protection
-- 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]
-- 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
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: 13 Projects Across PA Get $4 Million From Feds For Water Cleanup
-- DelcoTimes: Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Presents 2021 Environmental Awards
-- Green Infrastructure: Religious Institutions & Clean Water For Healthy Communities Webinar Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- WilliamsportS: County Clean Water Action Plan Aims To Address Flooding, Pollution Across Lycoming County
-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2022 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Knouse Foods Cooperative, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Partner On Riparian Buffer Planting In Adams County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To NPDES General Permit For Testing Of Tanks & Pipelines [PaEN]
-- DEP: Draft Stream Evaluation Report In Tohickon Creek Watershed, Bucks County Available For Public Comment [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month With Focus On Buffer Maintenance [PaEN]
-- PEC Podcast: Training To Become A Master Watershed Steward
-- Reminder: Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5 [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Joins October 21 Imagine A Day Without Water Education, Advocacy Initiative [PaEN]
-- PUC: Joins Imagine A Day Without Water To Raise Water Awareness
-- PG: Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon Approve Plans To Upgrade Sewer Systems In Allegheny County [CSO]
-- Chapman State Park Hosts Local Master Watershed Stewards In Warren County [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 Authority Pays Fine For Fish Kill In Dunbar Creek
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Report Finds Peak Water Demands Have Likely Already Occurred In Delaware River Watershed [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper October 22 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Winners Of Confluence - Land, Water, Wildlife Photo Contest, Gallery Exhibition [PaEN]
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Wildlife
-- PAEP Recognizes Marci Mowery With Karl Mason Award; The Wildlife Leadership Academy With Walter Lyon Award [PaEN]
-- Game Commission Expands Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas Due To New CWD Case In Jefferson County [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission Quarterly Board Meeting October 25
-- June 19-24 Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp Starts Accepting Applications Nov. 1 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Sportsmen’s Forum Webinars Start Today On Waterfowl, Turkey, Trout And Deer
-- Wellsboro, Tioga County Named A Bird Town By National Audubon Society [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Eels In The Susquehanna - A Surprising Success Story
-- Triblive: Westmoreland Authority Pays Fine For Fish Kill In Dunbar Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Patience, Persistence, Collaboration - All Lessons Learned In The Successful Resurgence Of Bald Eagles, Osprey
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bald Eagle Nest In Hanover Gets New Livestreaming Setup
-- Penelec Installs Equipment On Power Lines To Protect Eagles In Crawford County [PaEN]
-- AP: Forest Hawk Listed As Endangered, But Falconer Disagrees
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Penn State Master Gardeners Launch PA Bee-Monitoring Effort
-- CitizensV: Every Little Bit Helps: Boxes Help Bats Survive
-- Wildlands Conservancy Hosts Carbon County & Conservation Nov. 18 At Lehighton Outdoor Center. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Opportunities
-- Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Environmental Scientist [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: PA Trout Unlimited - Communications & Outreach Coordinator [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Manada Conservancy - Executive Director [PaEN]
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