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

-- House Committee Meets Nov. 8 To Consider Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation, Even Though Time For Action Has Expired [PaEN]

-- MCall Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will Haunt PA Long Into The Future - Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano [Who Tried Repeatedly To Overturn 2020 Election Results]

-- House State Government Committee meets Nov. 8 to consider House Bill 865 (Keefer-R- York) consolidation of Commonwealth Documents Law, Commonwealth Attorneys Act and Regulatory Review Act related to the promulgation of regulations “not the intent of this consolidation to make revisions to the law” (sponsor summary). Room B-31 Main Capitol. 8:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- Resolution To Study Wildlife Conservation Corridors To Be Considered By House Committee Nov. 10 [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: We Need Nuanced Debate In Legislature On Environmental Policies, Not Extremes

-- PA Cap-Star: Republican Rep. Wentling Criticizes PHMC For Efforts To Instill Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Access In Historical Marker Designations; Suggests ‘Privatizing’ Historical Recognitions Wentling Guest Essay In City & State

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

-- WBTimes: DEP Has Not Yet Received Any Permit Applications Related To The Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant In Luzerne County

-- Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit For Invenergy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Jan. 7 Deadline For Clean Diesel Grants Through Driving PA Forward Program [PaEN]

-- DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Montour Power Station, Montour County [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Action Day For Saturday, Nov. 6 For Liberty-Clairton In Allegheny County

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Action Day Alert For Liberty-Clairton, Susquehanna Valley For Sunday, Nov. 7 -- Check EPA Air Now For Details

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Report Highlights Philadelphia-Area Locations Where Industrial Air Pollution exceeds EPA ‘Cancer Risk’

-- YaleEnvironment360 - John Hurdle: More Eyes On Polluters - The Growth Of Citizen Monitoring [Western PA]

-- WHYY: Philly Council Advances Bill To Toughen Asbestos, Mold Standards In Philly Schools

-- AP: Biden Climate Plan Aims To Reduce Methane Emissions

-- EPA: U.S. To Sharply Cut Methane Pollution That Threatens The Climate And Public Health

-- PG - Laura Legere: EPA Proposes Rules That Would Target Methane Releases From Existing Gas Wells And Pipelines

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Huge Step To Curb Methane From Oil & Gas Operations

-- Reuters: Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact To Slash Methane Emissions

-- ReadingE: Catalytic Converter Thefts In Berks, Region On The Rise

-- AP: Biden Climate Plan Aims To Reduce Methane Emissions

-- Reuters: Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact To Slash Methane Emissions

Alternative Fuels

-- U.S. House Sends Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Biden’s Desk, Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines - PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem [Pennsylvanians worked 5 years to get this done.] [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards $9.5 Million In Fast Charging, Hydrogen Fueling & Marine And Rail Freight Movers Grants Under Driving PA Forward [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: State Awards Grants For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In NE PA

-- YorkDR: How Does Electric-Powered, Century Old Boat Work? Will Offer Tours On Susquehanna River

-- Penn State: Drastically Improved Electric Vehicle Batteries Possible

Awards & Recognition

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Presents Mira Lloyd Dock Awards To Kiasha Huling Of Philadelphia & Shauna Yorty Of Lancaster; PA Forestry Assn. Recognizes Marci Mowery With Myra Dock Award [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Recognizes Melissa D. Ho Of World Wildlife Fund With Freshwater Excellence Award [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Earth Conservancy Celebrates Opening Of Dziak Drive

-- 18 Lancaster County Farms And Businesses Receive PA Solar Center Solar Energy Leadership Awards [PaEN]

-- 3 PA Universities Recognized In EPA’s Top 30 College & University List Of Green Power Users [PaEN]

-- PG/AP: Pittsburgh To Host 2022 Meeting Of World’s Energy Ministers

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Host Global Climate And Energy Meeting Next Year

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pittsburgh To Host The World On How To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels [PaEN]

-- Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support, Chamber Of The Northern Poconos Now Accepting Nominations For 2022 Green Business Of The Year Award [PaEN]

-- South Mountain Partnership Now Accepting Nominations For Spirit Of South Mountain Awards [PaEN]

-- CitizensV: Nominations Being Accepted For State Trail Of The Year

-- ReadingE: Spotted Lanternfly Research Brings Top FFA Award To Conrad Weiser Grad

Bid Opportunity

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

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- ReadingE: At Berks Nature Event, Doug Tallamy Advocates For Native Plants

-- Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited Helps Save Linn Run State Park Hemlock Trees From Woolly Adelgid [PaEN]

-- Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Nov. 17 On 2 Proposed Additions To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Guided Hikes And Nature Education In Berks County In November

-- PA Cap-Star: VA’s Kane, Others Look To Add Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Provisions To Pentagon Spending Bill

-- ReadingE: Spotted Lanternfly Research Brings Top FFA Award To Conrad Weiser Grad

-- AP: Bees, Sheep, Crops: Solar Farm Developers Tout Multiple Benefits

-- The American Chestnut Foundation: A Cherokee Chestnut Legend

-- WESA: Lots Of Stinging Insects Buzzing Around Pittsburgh, It’s Their Peak Season

-- Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Warming Climate Draws New Tick Threat Into Chesapeake Bay Region

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- EIN: Local Leaders Gather At Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center To Call For Green Infrastructure Funding

-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Sits On Billions In Federal Aid While Lehigh Valley Region Shoulders Large Property Tax Burden

-- WeConservePA On Demand Webinar: Understanding Funding Opportunities For Conservation Thru The Federal American Rescue Plan

-- WBTimes: Wilkes-Barre Receives Release Of $37.1 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding For Local Programs

Federal Budget Bill

-- ErieT: General McLane Grad Ali Zaidi Works With Biden To Find Opportunities In Climate Change

-- NYT: U.S. House Democrats Look To Vote On Biden’s Social Policy, Climate Agenda Friday

-- AP: Troubles At Home Shadow Biden’s Climate Efforts Abroad

-- NPR: Sen. Manchin Not Ready To Back Biden’s $1.75 Trillion Budget Package In Blow To Democrats

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- AP: Dems End Deadlock, House Hands Biden Infrastructure Win

-- NPR: U.S. House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Sending It To Biden’s Desk

-- PA Cap-Star: U.S. House Sends Infrastructure Bill To Biden For His Signature

-- NPR: Stung By Election Results, Moderate Dems Want To Hit The Gas On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

-- PG: Republican PA Cong. Reschenthaler Says Infrastructure Bill Is An Attempt To Push ‘Radical, Socialist Goals’ [Like Lead & AMD-Free Clean Water?]

-- WPost: 13 Republicans Who Voted For Infrastructure Bill Now Facing Backlash [Including PA’s Brian Fitzpatrick]

-- SunburyDT: Bucknell Susquehanna River Symposium Speaker Stresses Partnerships, Funding Needs

Budget

-- AP: Dems End Deadlock, House Hands Biden Infrastructure Win

-- NPR: U.S. House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Sending It To Biden’s Desk

-- PA Cap-Star: U.S. House Sends Infrastructure Bill To Biden For His Signature

-- PG: Republican PA Cong. Reschenthaler Says Infrastructure Bill Is An Attempt To Push ‘Radical, Socialist Goals’ [Like Lead & AMD-Free Clean Water?]

-- WPost: 13 Republicans Who Voted For Infrastructure Bill Now Facing Backlash [Including PA’s Brian Fitzpatrick]

-- SunburyDT: Bucknell Susquehanna River Symposium Speaker Stresses Partnerships, Funding Needs

-- Dept. Of Revenue: Reports October State Revenues $159.9 Million More Than Anticipated; Up $788.2 Million Over Estimates For Fiscal Year; Senate Republicans Proposed $500 Million For Conservation

-- EIN: Local Leaders Gather At Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center To Call For Green Infrastructure Funding

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Funding Strategy To Offset Conowingo Pollution Impacts Proves Elusive

-- PA Cap-Star: VA’s Kane, Others Look To Add Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Provisions To Pentagon Spending Bill

Chesapeake Bay

-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffers To Slow Rainwater Runoff [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards In Berks & Schuylkill Counties To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- BCTV: Master Watershed Stewards To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Funding Strategy To Offset Conowingo Pollution Impacts Proves Elusive

-- PA Cap-Star: VA’s Kane, Others Look To Add Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Provisions To Pentagon Spending Bill

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Selects Hilary Harp Falk As New President & CEO [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘We Stand At A Crossroads’: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Names New President

-- Guest Essay: Wait, Don't Rake: Leave Fallen Leaves Where They Fell - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation [PaEN]

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: Forests For The Bats Stories, Poison Ivy, Snakes!

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Citizen Action

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council - Environmental Justice Advisory Board Joint Meeting Nov. 16 [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Environmental Justice Skips Over Pennsylvania

-- Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit For Invenergy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: Family-Owned Forests Define PA’s Landscape, Can They Cash In On The Carbon In Their Trees?

-- Allegheny Land Trust Partners With Regen Network To Sell Carbon Credits To Support Local Land Conservation; Largest Sale Of Urban Forest Credits In U.S. [PaEN]

-- Agriculture: 11.2 Million Acres Of Farm & Forest Land Enrolled In Clean & Green Preservation Program [PaEN]

-- Sproat Family, Natural Lands Partner To Preserve 42 Acre Farm In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Partners With Landowners To Preserve 88 Acre Zimmerman Farm; 51 Acre Gehr Farm [PaEN]

-- Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited Helps Save Linn Run State Park Hemlock Trees From Woolly Adelgid [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffers To Slow Rainwater Runoff [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards In Berks & Schuylkill Counties To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- BCTV: Master Watershed Stewards To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17

-- Nov. 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- YaleEnvironment360 - John Hurdle: More Eyes On Polluters - The Growth Of Citizen Monitoring [Western PA]

-- Call For Presentations: Westminster College, Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 29 To Dec. 2 [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Holds Virtual Building Toward A Just Future Conference Focused On Climate Justice Nov. 14 [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Recognizes 3 Winners Of Environmental Rights Amendment Song Contest Nov. 8 [PaEN]

-- PG: Billboard In Pittsburgh Encourages Tree Planting This Season

-- ErieT: General McLane Grad Ali Zaidi Works With Biden To Find Opportunities In Climate Change

-- Inquirer: After Hunger Strike For The Climate, Philly’s Abby Leedy Keeps Marching

-- Maryland National Guard Seeking Permission To Fly Combat Training Missions Within 100 Feet Of Ground Level In Cameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter & Tioga Counties - The PA Wilds [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Announces Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program Schedule In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Wastewater Regulations Put River, Communities At Risk

-- WESA: Environmental Groups Sue To Invalidate Permits For Ethane Storage Project Along Ohio River

-- MCall: Fmr Bon-Ton Distribution Center Rebuilt With Sustainability In Mind

Climate

-- PG/AP: Pittsburgh To Host 2022 Meeting Of World’s Energy Ministers

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Host Global Climate And Energy Meeting Next Year

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pittsburgh To Host The World On How To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels [PaEN]

-- 18 Lancaster County Farms And Businesses Receive PA Solar Center Solar Energy Leadership Awards [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets Nov. 8 To Consider Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation, Even Though Time For Action Has Expired [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Land Trust Partners With Regen Network To Sell Carbon Credits To Support Local Land Conservation; Largest Sale Of Urban Forest Credits In U.S. [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: Family-Owned Forests Define PA’s Landscape, Can They Cash In On The Carbon In Their Trees?

-- PG - Laura Legere: EPA Proposes Rules That Would Target Methane Releases From Existing Gas Wells And Pipelines

-- PA Cap-Star: Americans In Climate-Threatened Regions, Including PA, Anxious For Solutions From World Summit

-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Delegation Shares City’s Successes At UN Climate Summit In Glasgow

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Holds Virtual Building Toward A Just Future Conference Focused On Climate Justice Nov. 14 [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: DEP Has Not Yet Received Any Permit Applications Related To The Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant In Luzerne County

-- DCNR Blog: Carbon Capture A Tool To Address Cause Of Climate Change [PaEN]

-- ErieT: General McLane Grad Ali Zaidi Works With Biden To Find Opportunities In Climate Change

-- Inquirer: After Hunger Strike For The Climate, Philly’s Abby Leedy Keeps Marching

-- Penn State: People Prefer Climate Change Policies That Give Incentives, Energy Alternatives; Disapprove Of Disincentives, Except When They Target Businesses

-- The Guardian: Half World’s Fossil Fuel Assets Could Become Worthless By 2036 In Net Zero Transition

-- AP: Biden Climate Plan Aims To Reduce Methane Emissions

-- EPA: U.S. To Sharply Cut Methane Pollution That Threatens The Climate And Public Health

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Huge Step To Curb Methane From Oil & Gas Operations

-- Reuters: Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact To Slash Methane Emissions

-- Guest Essay: Making Sense Of A Volatile Energy Market - By Ronald Fisher, Executive Director, The Energy Co-op

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Climate Change Is Raising Energy Bills, Especially Among Those Who Can Least Afford It - Maryrose Myrtetus, Philadelphia Green Capital Corp; Clara Lyle, Penn’s Weitzman School of Design Master’s Candidate

-- MCall Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will Haunt PA Long Into The Future - Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano [Who Tried Repeatedly To Overturn 2020 Election Results]

-- LA Times Guest Essay: On The Climate Crisis, Delay Has Become The New Form Of Denial - Penn State Professor Michael Mann

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Must Continue Meaningful Action On Climate Change

-- WESA: Behind Pittsburgh’s Plans To Outfit 35,000 Streetlights With LEDs

-- TribLive: 6th Coal Miner Dies This Year In West Virginia

-- PG Editorial: Coral Reefs Mirror Oceans’ Health

Climate - COP26

-- The Guardian: U.S. Rejoins Coalition To Achieve 1.5C Goal At UN Climate Talks

-- AP: The Magic 1.5: What’s Behind Climate Talks’ Key Elusive Goal

-- The Guardian: COP26 Week One: The Impression Of Progress, But Not Nearly Enough

-- AP: Kerry Rallies Global Climate Push As Uncertainty Grows In U.S.

-- AP: Biden Climate Plan Aims To Reduce Methane Emissions

-- EPA: U.S. To Sharply Cut Methane Pollution That Threatens The Climate And Public Health

-- Reuters: Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact To Slash Methane Emissions

-- AP: Biden Uses Trip Abroad To Confront China On Climate, More

-- AP: G-20 Make Mild Pledges On Climate Neutrality, Coal Financing

-- AP: Biden Totes Up Climate Efforts, Pushes For More At UN Summit

-- AP: World Leaders Take Center Stage At Climate Summit

-- Reuters: Good Omens Hard To Find As Global Climate Talks Open

-- NPR: UN Says Climate Impacts Are Getting Worse Faster Than The World Is Adapting

-- AP: Optimism From Climate Talks: Warming Projections Down A Bit

-- Financial Times: COP26: A Moment Of Truth

-- The Guardian: Richest 1% Will Account For 16% Of Total CO2 Emissions By 2030

-- The Guardian: We’re In Uncharted Territory For The World’s Climate, UN Says

-- Financial Times: Climate Change Could Bring Near-Unlivable Conditions For 3 Billion People, Say Scientists

-- AP: Leaders Dial Up Doomsday Warning To Kick-Start Climate Talks

-- WPost: World Will Burn Thru Its ‘Carbon Budget’ In 11 Years Unless Emissions Are Drastically Curbed, Scientists Say

-- The Guardian: ‘Reality Check’: Global CO2 Emissions Shooting Back To Record Levels

-- WPost: Earth’s Lakes Are Warming At A Feverish Pace, With The Great Lakes Leading The Way

-- WPost: Leaders Depart, Now COP26 Climate Summit Turns To Finding The Money

-- Financial Times: Finance Coalition Has Up To $130 Trillion In Funding Committed To Hitting Net Zero

-- WSJ: Global Finance Industry, Regulators, Investors Pledge Trillions To Fund Carbon Emissions Reduction

-- NYT: New $10.5 Billion Fund Aims To Spur Green Energy Projects In Poor Countries

-- AP: Faith Groups Fight Against Climate Change Ahead Of UN Summit

-- Reuters: Young Activists To Take Spotlight For A Day At UN Climate Talks

-- AP: Frustrations Grow As Marchers Demand Faster Climate Action

-- Reuters: Investors Tell Big-4 Accounting Firms To Include Climate Risk

-- Financial Times: New Body To Oversee Global Sustainability Disclosure Standards

-- AP: At COP26, Over 100 Countries Pledge To End Deforestation

-- AP: Bees, Sheep, Crops: Solar Farm Developers Tout Multiple Benefits

-- AP: Is It Green Or Forever Toxic? Nuclear Energy Rift At Climate Talks

-- NPR: Despite Their Climate Pledges, The U.S. And Others Export Huge Amounts Of Fossil Fuels

-- Reuters: Coal In The Crosshairs As UN Climate Summit Stirs Clean Energy Pledges

-- Financial Times: ‘End Of Coal In Sight’ As More Than 40 Nations Join New Pact To Phase Out Fossil Fuel

-- Reuters: COP26 Coal Pledge Falls Short On Support As Emissions Surge

-- AP: Why It’s So Hard For World To Quit Coal

-- WPost Guest Essay: We’re Headed For A Global Energy Crisis, What We Need Is A Transition Strategy - Natural Gas - Fareed Zakaria

Coal Mining

-- TribLive: 6th Coal Miner Dies This Year In West Virginia

-- MCall: Coal Miners In WV Wait In Vain For Unemployment Payments From PA; Filing Status Has To Do With State From Which They Entered Mines

-- PJM And Members Prepare To Serve Winter Electricity Demand; Adds Changes Dealing With Coal, Natural Gas Issues [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Carbon Capture A Tool To Address Cause Of Climate Change [PaEN]

-- Reuters: Coal In The Crosshairs As UN Climate Summit Stirs Clean Energy Pledges

-- Financial Times: ‘End Of Coal In Sight’ As More Than 40 Nations Join New Pact To Phase Out Fossil Fuel

-- AP: Why It’s So Hard For World To Quit Coal

Compliance Action

-- DEP Acted On 796 Permits - 89% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,507 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County [PaEN]

DCNR

-- Maryland National Guard Seeking Permission To Fly Combat Training Missions Within 100 Feet Of Ground Level In Cameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter & Tioga Counties - The PA Wilds [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s 6th Fall Foliage Report: Peak Color Now In Southeast PA [PaEN]

-- DCNR Taking Steps To Reduce Plastics, Waste At PA State Parks [PaEN]

-- ErieT: How Waterworks Came To Presque Isle State Park

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Recognizes 3 Winners Of Environmental Rights Amendment Song Contest Nov. 8 [PaEN]

-- Nov. 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: PA Hardwoods Enrich Lives Worldwide, Support Environment, Jobs, Economy

-- ScrantonT: The Magic Of Running Trails In Lackawanna State Park

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Delaware Water Gap Should Be A National Park

-- PG Editorial: Delaware Water Gap - A National Park For Pennsylvania

-- CitizensV: Nominations Being Accepted For State Trail Of The Year

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: Erie County Father, Son Hike 2,100 Mile Appalachian Trail

-- DCNR Blog: Carbon Capture A Tool To Address Cause Of Climate Change [PaEN]

-- WESA: Lots Of Stinging Insects Buzzing Around Pittsburgh, It’s Their Peak Season

-- Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Warming Climate Draws New Tick Threat Into Chesapeake Bay Region

-- November 10-- DCNR Snowmobile & ATV Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to register to attend via WebEx. Contact: Jake Newton 717-787-9306 or janewton@pa.gov. (formal notice)

DEP

-- WBTimes: DEP Has Not Yet Received Any Permit Applications Related To The Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant In Luzerne County

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Future Natural Gas-To-Gasoline Plant Welcome News For Region

-- DEP Hosts Dec. 2 Webinar For First-Time Applicants For DEP Grants [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Jan. 7 Deadline For Clean Diesel Grants Through Driving PA Forward Program [PaEN]

-- DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Montour Power Station, Montour County [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Action Day For Saturday, Nov. 6 For Liberty-Clairton In Allegheny County

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

-- DEP Acted On 796 Permits - 89% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,507 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Wastewater Regulations Put River, Communities At Risk

-- Delaware RiverKeeper, HALT File Motion With FERC To Hold PennEAST Pipeline In Abeyance

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: How Rain Gardens Can Help Save The Environment

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Native American Heritage Month Toolkit

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 5 RiverWatch Video Report [PaEN]

-- AP: Delaware Water Gap Proposal Would Give PA, NJ First National Park

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Delaware Water Gap Should Be A National Park

-- PG Editorial: Delaware Water Gap - A National Park For Pennsylvania

DRBC

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Wastewater Regulations Put River, Communities At Risk

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 5 RiverWatch Video Report [PaEN]

Drinking Water

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard [PaEN]

-- Triblive: 1 Flown From Water Well Drilling Rig Fire In Westmoreland, May Have Hit Natural Gas Pocket

Drought

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Drought Resilience Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants [PaEN]

Economic Development

-- WBTimes: DEP Has Not Yet Received Any Permit Applications Related To The Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant In Luzerne County

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Future Natural Gas-To-Gasoline Plant Welcome News For Region

-- DEP Blog: The Time Is Now To Re-Tune Commercial Buildings To Minimize Energy Consumption [PaEN]

-- Maryland National Guard Seeking Permission To Fly Combat Training Missions Within 100 Feet Of Ground Level In Cameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter & Tioga Counties - The PA Wilds [PaEN]

-- South Mountain Partnership Now Accepting Nominations For Spirit Of South Mountain Awards [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: PA Hardwoods Enrich Lives Worldwide, Support Environment, Jobs, Economy

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Nov. 11 Black Appalachians Listening Session - The Story Of Us. 11:30 to 1:30 p.m.

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

-- ScrantonT: Christmas Trees In High Demand Again This Year

-- PaHomePage: Natural Gas Production And Education Classes Coming To NE PA

Education

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Nov. 11 Black Appalachians Listening Session - The Story Of Us. 11:30 to 1:30 p.m.

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Holds Virtual Building Toward A Just Future Conference Focused On Climate Justice Nov. 14 [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council To Host Nov. 17 Recycling & Waste Reduction Webinar [PaEN]

-- Call For Presentations: Westminster College, Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 29 To Dec. 2 [PaEN]

-- DEP Hosts Dec. 2 Webinar For First-Time Applicants For DEP Grants [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA On Demand Webinar: Understanding Funding Opportunities For Conservation Thru The Federal American Rescue Plan

-- SunburyDT: Bucknell Susquehanna River Symposium Speaker Stresses Partnerships, Funding Needs

-- ReadingE: At Berks Nature Event, Doug Tallamy Advocates For Native Plants

-- ReadingE: Guided Hikes And Nature Education In Berks County In November

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Native American Heritage Month Toolkit

-- The American Chestnut Foundation: A Cherokee Chestnut Legend

-- Rodale Institute: Now Accepting Registrations For Regenerative Organic Farmer Training Programs

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: How Rain Gardens Can Help Save The Environment

-- Lancaster Conservancy: Nature Hour - Life Under Logs - Video

-- Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffers To Slow Rainwater Runoff [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Wait, Don't Rake: Leave Fallen Leaves Where They Fell - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation [PaEN]

-- AltoonaM: Myers Elementary Teacher Leads First Graders In Litter Cleanup Effort

-- WHYY: Philly Council Advances Bill To Toughen Asbestos, Mold Standards In Philly Schools

-- ReadingE: Spotted Lanternfly Research Brings Top FFA Award To Conrad Weiser Grad

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: PA Hardwoods Enrich Lives Worldwide, Support Environment, Jobs, Economy

-- PaHomePage: Natural Gas Production And Education Classes Coming To NE PA

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: October Catalyst Newsletter - GIS & AML Conferences

-- Friends Of The Wissahickon Valley Talk Webinar: Nov. 10 - Maps Of The Wissahickon. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: Forests For The Bats Stories, Poison Ivy, Snakes!

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: November Pennsylvania Nature News

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: A Dark Sky Advocate Says Light Pollution Separates Us From The Stars

Emergency Response

-- Gov. Wolf: Announces 1-Month Extension To Apply For Individual Federal Assistance For Hurricane Ida Recovery In 8 Counties [PaEN]

-- KYW: Pennsylvanians Continue To Struggle From Hurricane Ida Damage, As FEMA Extends Financial Aid Deadline

-- Inquirer: Behind Hurricane Ida’s Destruction Along The Brandywine: A 1,000-Year Downpour, A ‘Choke Point’ And A Record Crest

-- Triblive: 1 Flown From Water Well Drilling Rig Fire In Westmoreland, May Have Hit Natural Gas Pocket

Energy

-- PG/AP: Pittsburgh To Host 2022 Meeting Of World’s Energy Ministers

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Host Global Climate And Energy Meeting Next Year

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pittsburgh To Host The World On How To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Delegation Shares City’s Successes At UN Climate Summit In Glasgow

-- 18 Lancaster County Farms And Businesses Receive PA Solar Center Solar Energy Leadership Awards [PaEN]

-- 3 PA Universities Recognized In EPA’s Top 30 College & University List Of Green Power Users [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets Nov. 8 To Consider Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation, Even Though Time For Action Has Expired [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: Family-Owned Forests Define PA’s Landscape, Can They Cash In On The Carbon In Their Trees?

-- PA Cap-Star: Americans In Climate-Threatened Regions, Including PA, Anxious For Solutions From World Summit

-- PJM And Members Prepare To Serve Winter Electricity Demand; Adds Changes Dealing With Coal, Natural Gas Issues [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit For Invenergy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Holds Virtual Building Toward A Just Future Conference Focused On Climate Justice Nov. 14 [PaEN]

-- MCall: Fmr Bon-Ton Distribution Center Rebuilt With Sustainability In Mind
-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Future Natural Gas-To-Gasoline Plant Welcome News For Region

-- PaHomePage: Natural Gas Production And Education Classes Coming To NE PA

-- Penn State: People Prefer Climate Change Policies That Give Incentives, Energy Alternatives; Disapprove Of Disincentives, Except When They Target Businesses

-- DCNR Blog: Carbon Capture A Tool To Address Cause Of Climate Change [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Making Sense Of A Volatile Energy Market - By Ronald Fisher, Executive Director, The Energy Co-op

-- MCall Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will Haunt PA Long Into The Future - Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano [Who Tried Repeatedly To Overturn 2020 Election Results]

-- LA Times Guest Essay: On The Climate Crisis, Delay Has Become The New Form Of Denial - Penn State Professor Michael Mann

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Must Continue Meaningful Action On Climate Change

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Philly Steam-Loop Owner Accuses City’s Gas Utility Of ‘Predatory, Anti-Competitive’ Conduct

-- LancasterOnline: PPL Residential Electric Rates To Soar 26%, Nearly Matching 10-Year High

-- CNN: Drone That Crashed Near PA Electric Substation Likely Meant To Damage Equipment

-- PG: Biden Noncommittal On Release From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Amid Rising Oil Prices

-- The Guardian: Half World’s Fossil Fuel Assets Could Become Worthless By 2036 In Net Zero Transition

-- AP: Bees, Sheep, Crops: Solar Farm Developers Tout Multiple Benefits

-- Financial Times: Finance Coalition Has Up To $130 Trillion In Funding Committed To Hitting Net Zero

-- WSJ: Global Finance Industry, Regulators, Investors Pledge Trillions To Fund Carbon Emissions Reduction

Energy Conservation

-- MCall: Fmr Bon-Ton Distribution Center Rebuilt With Sustainability In Mind

-- DEP Blog: The Time Is Now To Re-Tune Commercial Buildings To Minimize Energy Consumption [PaEN]

-- WESA: Behind Pittsburgh’s Plans To Outfit 35,000 Streetlights With LEDs

-- Penn State: People Prefer Climate Change Policies That Give Incentives, Energy Alternatives; Disapprove Of Disincentives, Except When They Target Businesses

Environmental Health

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard [PaEN]

-- YaleEnvironment360 - John Hurdle: More Eyes On Polluters - The Growth Of Citizen Monitoring [Western PA]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Report Highlights Philadelphia-Area Locations Where Industrial Air Pollution exceeds EPA ‘Cancer Risk’

-- WHYY: Philly Council Advances Bill To Toughen Asbestos, Mold Standards In Philly Schools

Environmental Heritage

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Native American Heritage Month Toolkit

-- The American Chestnut Foundation: A Cherokee Chestnut Legend

Environmental Justice

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council - Environmental Justice Advisory Board Joint Meeting Nov. 16 [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Environmental Justice Skips Over Pennsylvania

-- Inquirer - Rebuilding Philly: Let’s Reimagine Urban Green Space As A Way To Promote Social Justice

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Report Highlights Philadelphia-Area Locations Where Industrial Air Pollution Exceeds EPA ‘Cancer Risk’

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Native American Heritage Month Toolkit

Environmental Policy

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: We Need Nuanced Debate In Legislature On Environmental Policies, Not Extremes

EPA

-- EPA: U.S. To Sharply Cut Methane Pollution That Threatens The Climate And Public Health

-- AP: Biden Climate Plan Aims To Reduce Methane Emissions

-- PG - Laura Legere: EPA Proposes Rules That Would Target Methane Releases From Existing Gas Wells And Pipelines

-- Reuters: Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact To Slash Methane Emissions

Farming

-- Agriculture: 11.2 Million Acres Of Farm & Forest Land Enrolled In Clean & Green Preservation Program [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Partners With Landowners To Preserve 88 Acre Zimmerman Farm; 51 Acre Gehr Farm [PaEN]

-- Sproat Family, Natural Lands Partner To Preserve 42 Acre Farm In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Rodale Institute: Now Accepting Registrations For Regenerative Organic Farmer Training Programs

-- Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Nov. 17 On 2 Proposed Additions To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]

-- AP: Bees, Sheep, Crops: Solar Farm Developers Tout Multiple Benefits

Flooding

-- Inquirer: Behind Hurricane Ida’s Destruction Along The Brandywine: A 1,000-Year Downpour, A ‘Choke Point’ And A Record Crest

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County [PaEN]

Flooding - Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Announces 1-Month Extension To Apply For Individual Federal Assistance For Hurricane Ida Recovery In 8 Counties [PaEN]

-- KYW: Pennsylvanians Continue To Struggle From Hurricane Ida Damage, As FEMA Extends Financial Aid Deadline

-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Behind Hurricane Ida’s Destruction Along The Brandywine: A 1,000-Year Downpour, A ‘Choke Point’ And A Record Crest

Forests

-- Allegheny Land Trust Partners With Regen Network To Sell Carbon Credits To Support Local Land Conservation; Largest Sale Of Urban Forest Credits In U.S. [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: Family-Owned Forests Define PA’s Landscape, Can They Cash In On The Carbon In Their Trees?

-- Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited Helps Save Linn Run State Park Hemlock Trees From Woolly Adelgid [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: PA Hardwoods Enrich Lives Worldwide, Support Environment, Jobs, Economy

-- Maryland National Guard Seeking Permission To Fly Combat Training Missions Within 100 Feet Of Ground Level In Cameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter & Tioga Counties - The PA Wilds [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s 6th Fall Foliage Report: Peak Color Now In Southeast PA [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: VA’s Kane, Others Look To Add Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Provisions To Pentagon Spending Bill

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Recognizes 3 Winners Of Environmental Rights Amendment Song Contest Nov. 8 [PaEN]

-- Nov. 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards In Berks & Schuylkill Counties To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- BCTV: Master Watershed Stewards To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17

-- PG: Billboard In Pittsburgh Encourages Tree Planting This Season

-- ScrantonT: Christmas Trees In High Demand Again This Year

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: Forests For The Bats Stories, Poison Ivy, Snakes!

-- CitizensV: Nominations Being Accepted For State Trail Of The Year

-- The American Chestnut Foundation: A Cherokee Chestnut Legend

Grants/Funding

-- DEP Hosts Dec. 2 Webinar For First-Time Applicants For DEP Grants [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf: Announces 1-Month Extension To Apply For Individual Federal Assistance For Hurricane Ida Recovery In 8 Counties [PaEN]

-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Drought Resilience Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards $9.5 Million In Fast Charging, Hydrogen Fueling & Marine And Rail Freight Movers Grants Under Driving PA Forward [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: State Awards Grants For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In NE PA

-- DEP Sets Jan. 7 Deadline For Clean Diesel Grants Through Driving PA Forward Program [PaEN]

Green Buildings

-- MCall: Fmr Bon-Ton Distribution Center Rebuilt With Sustainability In Mind

Green Infrastructure

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffers To Slow Rainwater Runoff [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards In Berks & Schuylkill Counties To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- BCTV: Master Watershed Stewards To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Funding Strategy To Offset Conowingo Pollution Impacts Proves Elusive

-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Rebuilding Philly: Let’s Reimagine Urban Green Space As A Way To Promote Social Justice

-- PG: Pittsburgh Establishes Hays Woods Park, Its Largest In Nearly 100 Years

Green Technology

-- Penn State: Drastically Improved Electric Vehicle Batteries Possible

Hazardous Substances

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard [PaEN]

-- YaleEnvironment360 - John Hurdle: More Eyes On Polluters - The Growth Of Citizen Monitoring [Western PA]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Report Highlights Philadelphia-Area Locations Where Industrial Air Pollution exceeds EPA ‘Cancer Risk’

-- WHYY: Philly Council Advances Bill To Toughen Asbestos, Mold Standards In Philly Schools

Land Conservation

-- Allegheny Land Trust Partners With Regen Network To Sell Carbon Credits To Support Local Land Conservation; Largest Sale Of Urban Forest Credits In U.S. [PaEN]

-- Agriculture: 11.2 Million Acres Of Farm & Forest Land Enrolled In Clean & Green Preservation Program [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Partners With Landowners To Preserve 88 Acre Zimmerman Farm; 51 Acre Gehr Farm [PaEN]

-- Sproat Family, Natural Lands Partner To Preserve 42 Acre Farm In Chester County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: 624-Acre Hays Woods Purchase Gets Final OK, To Be Pittsburgh’s 2nd Largest Park

-- Inquirer - Rebuilding Philly: Let’s Reimagine Urban Green Space As A Way To Promote Social Justice

-- PG: Pittsburgh Establishes Hays Woods Park, Its Largest In Nearly 100 Years

-- ReadingE: At Berks Nature Event, Doug Tallamy Advocates For Native Plants

-- ReadingE: Guided Hikes And Nature Education In Berks County In November

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: November Pennsylvania Nature News

Land Recycling

-- Inquirer: Philadelphia A Leader In Turning Old Factories And Offices Into Apartments

-- MCall: Fmr Bon-Ton Distribution Center Rebuilt With Sustainability In Mind

-- Keep PA Beautiful Celebrates America Recycles Day Nov. 15 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! [PaEN]

Lake Erie

-- Gov. Tom Wolf Serves As Chair Of Great Lakes Protection Fund

-- ErieT: How Waterworks Came To Presque Isle State Park

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: State-Record Walleye Possible After Connellsville Man Catches Huge Fish

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- AltoonaM: Myers Elementary Teacher Leads First Graders In Litter Cleanup Effort

-- ScrantonT: Hillside Farms Frustrated With Constant Littering Of Fast Food Bags On Property

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Litter In The Lakes

Mine Reclamation

-- Call For Presentations: Westminster College, Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 29 To Dec. 2 [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: October Catalyst Newsletter - GIS & AML Conferences

-- WBTimes: Earth Conservancy Celebrates Opening Of Dziak Drive

-- ScrantonT: Fell Twp. Zoners Uphold Violations Against Controversial Mine Reclamation Project

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

Ohio River

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Nov. 11 Black Appalachians Listening Session - The Story Of Us. 11:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Oil & Gas

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: DEP Has Not Yet Received Any Permit Applications Related To The Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant In Luzerne County

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Future Natural Gas-To-Gasoline Plant Welcome News For Region

-- Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit For Invenergy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Wastewater Regulations Put River, Communities At Risk

-- PJM And Members Prepare To Serve Winter Electricity Demand; Adds Changes Dealing With Coal, Natural Gas Issues [PaEN]

-- WSJ: Natural Gas Exports Lift Prices For American Utilities

-- YaleEnvironment360 - John Hurdle: More Eyes On Polluters - The Growth Of Citizen Monitoring [Western PA]

-- PA Cap-Star: Americans In Climate-Threatened Regions, Including PA, Anxious For Solutions From World Summit

-- Triblive: 1 Flown From Water Well Drilling Rig Fire In Westmoreland, May Have Hit Natural Gas Pocket

-- PaHomePage: Natural Gas Production And Education Classes Coming To NE PA

-- DCNR Blog: Carbon Capture A Tool To Address Cause Of Climate Change [PaEN]

-- WESA: Environmental Groups Sue To Invalidate Permits For Ethane Storage Project Along Ohio River

-- The Guardian: Half World’s Fossil Fuel Assets Could Become Worthless By 2036 In Net Zero Transition

-- AP: Biden Climate Plan Aims To Reduce Methane Emissions

-- EPA: U.S. To Sharply Cut Methane Pollution That Threatens The Climate And Public Health

-- PG - Laura Legere: EPA Proposes Rules That Would Target Methane Releases From Existing Gas Wells And Pipelines

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Huge Step To Curb Methane From Oil & Gas Operations

-- Reuters: Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact To Slash Methane Emissions

-- PG: Biden Noncommittal On Release From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Amid Rising Oil Prices

Pipelines

-- Delaware RiverKeeper, HALT File Motion With FERC To Hold PennEAST Pipeline In Abeyance

Permitting

-- DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Appeal Air Permit For Invenergy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Montour Power Station, Montour County [PaEN]

-- DEP Acted On 796 Permits - 89% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,507 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- WESA: Environmental Groups Sue To Invalidate Permits For Ethane Storage Project Along Ohio River

Public Participation

-- DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Montour Power Station, Montour County [PaEN]

-- Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Nov. 17 On 2 Proposed Additions To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]

-- November 10-- DCNR Snowmobile & ATV Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to register to attend via WebEx. Contact: Jake Newton 717-787-9306 or janewton@pa.gov. (formal notice)

-- DEP Posts 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Radiation Protection

-- AP: Is It Green Or Forever Toxic? Nuclear Energy Rift At Climate Talks

Recreation

-- Maryland National Guard Seeking Permission To Fly Combat Training Missions Within 100 Feet Of Ground Level In Cameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter & Tioga Counties - The PA Wilds [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s 6th Fall Foliage Report: Peak Color Now In Southeast PA [PaEN]

-- DCNR Taking Steps To Reduce Plastics, Waste At PA State Parks [PaEN]

-- Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited Helps Save Linn Run State Park Hemlock Trees From Woolly Adelgid [PaEN]

-- ErieT: How Waterworks Came To Presque Isle State Park

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Recognizes 3 Winners Of Environmental Rights Amendment Song Contest Nov. 8 [PaEN]

-- Nov. 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- South Mountain Partnership Now Accepting Nominations For Spirit Of South Mountain Awards [PaEN]

-- YorkDR: How Does Electric-Powered, Century Old Boat Work? Will Offer Tours On Susquehanna River

-- ScrantonT: The Magic Of Running Trails In Lackawanna State Park

-- ScrantonT: Environmental Cleanup On Land Along Lackawanna River Eyed For Park

-- AP: Delaware Water Gap Proposal Would Give PA, NJ First National Park

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Delaware Water Gap Should Be A National Park

-- PG Editorial: Delaware Water Gap - A National Park For Pennsylvania

-- CitizensV: Nominations Being Accepted For State Trail Of The Year

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: Erie County Father, Son Hike 2,100 Mile Appalachian Trail

-- TribLive: 624-Acre Hays Woods Purchase Gets Final OK, To Be Pittsburgh’s 2nd Largest Park

-- PG: Pittsburgh Establishes Hays Woods Park, Its Largest In Nearly 100 Years

-- TribLive: Resolution Would Name Park Over Pittsburgh’s I-579 After Activist Frankie Pace

-- YorkDR: Oil Creek Watershed Plan Completed For Hanover Trolley Trail Project In York County

-- ScrantonT: Lake Scranton Walking Trail To Reopen

-- ReadingE: Guided Hikes And Nature Education In Berks County In November

-- TribLive: Etna Holds Ceremony For Opening Of Riverfront Trail And Park

-- WilliamsportS: Williamsport Recreation Dept. Has ‘Bounce Back Year’ Though Affects From COVID Still Linger

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Explore Rail Gap Pocono Creek Preserve Nov. 20 In Monroe County

-- AP: Paddle A String Of Islands In The Lower Susquehanna River

-- WESA: Lots Of Stinging Insects Buzzing Around Pittsburgh, It’s Their Peak Season

-- Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Warming Climate Draws New Tick Threat Into Chesapeake Bay Region

Recycling/Waste

-- Keep PA Beautiful Celebrates America Recycles Day Nov. 15 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Announces Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program Schedule In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council To Host Nov. 17 Recycling & Waste Reduction Webinar [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Shaler Police Collect Nearly 500 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs On Drug Take Back Day

-- ReadingE: Catalytic Converter Thefts In Berks, Region On The Rise

-- Guest Essay: Wait, Don't Rake: Leave Fallen Leaves Where They Fell - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation [PaEN]

Regulations

-- House Committee Meets Nov. 8 To Consider Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation, Even Though Time For Action Has Expired [PaEN]

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

-- PG/AP: Pittsburgh To Host 2022 Meeting Of World’s Energy Ministers

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Host Global Climate And Energy Meeting Next Year

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pittsburgh To Host The World On How To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels [PaEN]

-- 18 Lancaster County Farms And Businesses Receive PA Solar Center Solar Energy Leadership Awards [PaEN]

-- 3 PA Universities Recognized In EPA’s Top 30 College & University List Of Green Power Users [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets Nov. 8 To Consider Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation, Even Though Time For Action Has Expired [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: Americans In Climate-Threatened Regions, Including PA, Anxious For Solutions From World Summit

-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Delegation Shares City’s Successes At UN Climate Summit In Glasgow

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Holds Virtual Building Toward A Just Future Conference Focused On Climate Justice Nov. 14 [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Making Sense Of A Volatile Energy Market - By Ronald Fisher, Executive Director, The Energy Co-op [PaEN]

-- MCall Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will Haunt PA Long Into The Future - Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano [Who Tried Repeatedly To Overturn 2020 Election Results]

-- LA Times Guest Essay: On The Climate Crisis, Delay Has Become The New Form Of Denial - Penn State Professor Michael Mann

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Must Continue Meaningful Action On Climate Change

-- AP: Bees, Sheep, Crops: Solar Farm Developers Tout Multiple Benefits

-- Financial Times: Finance Coalition Has Up To $130 Trillion In Funding Committed To Hitting Net Zero

-- WSJ: Global Finance Industry, Regulators, Investors Pledge Trillions To Fund Carbon Emissions Reduction

Stormwater

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffers To Slow Rainwater Runoff [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards In Berks & Schuylkill Counties To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- BCTV: Master Watershed Stewards To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: How Rain Gardens Can Help Save The Environment

SRBC

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Drought Resilience Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Drought Resilience Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants [PaEN]

-- SunburyDT: Bucknell Susquehanna River Symposium Speaker Stresses Partnerships, Funding Needs

-- YorkDR: How Does Electric-Powered, Century Old Boat Work? Will Offer Tours On Susquehanna River

-- AP: Paddle A String Of Islands In The Lower Susquehanna River

Sustainability

-- MCall: Fmr Bon-Ton Distribution Center Rebuilt With Sustainability In Mind

Watershed Protection

-- U.S. House Sends Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Biden’s Desk, Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines - PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem [PaEN]

-- SunburyDT: Bucknell Susquehanna River Symposium Speaker Stresses Partnerships, Funding Needs

-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffers To Slow Rainwater Runoff [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards In Berks & Schuylkill Counties To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- BCTV: Master Watershed Stewards To Unveil Live Stake Nursery At Cacoosing Park, Berks County Nov. 17

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Funding Strategy To Offset Conowingo Pollution Impacts Proves Elusive

-- PA Cap-Star: VA’s Kane, Others Look To Add Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Provisions To Pentagon Spending Bill

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

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: How Rain Gardens Can Help Save The Environment

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Wastewater Regulations Put River, Communities At Risk

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 5 RiverWatch Video Report [PaEN]

-- Call For Presentations: Westminster College, Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 29 To Dec. 2 [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Selects Hilary Harp Falk As New President & CEO [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘We Stand At A Crossroads’: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Names New President

-- YorkDR: Oil Creek Watershed Plan Completed For Hanover Trolley Trail Project In York County

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: October Catalyst Newsletter - GIS & AML Conferences

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Drought Resilience Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Wait, Don't Rake: Leave Fallen Leaves Where They Fell - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation [PaEN]

-- Friends Of The Wissahickon Valley Talk Webinar: Nov. 10 - Maps Of The Wissahickon. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

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Wildlife

-- Penn State Researcher Recommends Hunters Wear PPE During Close Contact With Deer, Get COVID Vaccine [PaEN]

-- PG - John Hayes: Deer Can Contract COVID, Says Penn State Study

-- Resolution To Study Wildlife Conservation Corridors To Be Considered By House Committee Nov. 10 [PaEN]

-- Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited Helps Save Linn Run State Park Hemlock Trees From Woolly Adelgid [PaEN]

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: Forests For The Bats Stories, Poison Ivy, Snakes!

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: State-Record Walleye Possible After Connellsville Man Catches Huge Fish

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- WESA: Lots Of Stinging Insects Buzzing Around Pittsburgh, It’s Their Peak Season

-- Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Warming Climate Draws New Tick Threat Into Chesapeake Bay Region

Opportunities

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Selects Hilary Harp Falk As New President & CEO [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘We Stand At A Crossroads’: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Names New President

-- Help Wanted: FracTracker Alliance - Executive Director

Other

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: A Dark Sky Advocate Says Light Pollution Separates Us From The Stars

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