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

-- Good Environmental Bills Are Missing On The List Of Senate, House Accomplishments For 2021 [PaEN]

-- House Republicans Schedule Nov. 16 Committee Meeting On Bills Amending State Constitution To Invalidate Regulations Unilaterally Without Any Review Of Their Actions [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: Republican House Speaker Wants To Greatly Expand Lawmakers’ Power Over Governor, Executive Branch

-- City & State: Republicans Unveil New Constitutional Amendments To Curb Executive Power

-- Republicans On House Committee Report Out Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation [PaEN]

-- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN]

-- Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Bill To Change Membership On DEP’s Air Quality Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Republican Lawmakers Push For More Say On DEP Air Quality Advisory Board

-- House Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 15 On Truck Air Pollution Regs, Lake Erie Groin Structures, Biosolid Permit Changes [PaEN]

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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-- 36 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- Good Environmental Bills Are Missing On The List Of Senate, House Accomplishments For 2021 [PaEN]

Air

-- House Republicans Schedule Nov. 16 Committee Meeting On Bills Amending State Constitution To Invalidate Regulations Unilaterally Without Any Review Of Their Actions [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: Republican House Speaker Wants To Greatly Expand Lawmakers’ Power Over Governor, Executive Branch

-- City & State: Republicans Unveil New Constitutional Amendments To Curb Executive Power

-- Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Bill To Change Membership On DEP’s Air Quality Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Republican Lawmakers Push For More Say On DEP Air Quality Advisory Board

-- House Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 15 On Truck Air Pollution Regs, Lake Erie Groin Structures, Biosolid Permit Changes [PaEN]

-- Monongahela Valley Residents Urge Action After A Week Of Health Threatening Air Pollution In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Action Day Alert For Liberty-Clairton, Allegheny County; Susquehanna Valley For Monday, Nov. 8

-- WHYY: Less Than 2% Of Affected Philly Residents Got Emergency Alert On Junkyard Fire

Alternative Fuels

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Now Is The Time To Embrace Electric Vehicles - Kevin Walker, CEO Of Duquesne Light

-- Reuters: Global Carmakers Now Target $515 Billion For EVs, Batteries

Awards & Recognition

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Earns International Award For Work Addressing Climate Change

-- PG: Pittsburgh - Glasgow Finalize Sister-City Partnership; Pittsburgh Wins 2nd In Climate Competition

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Accepting 2022 Award Nominations [PaEN]

-- PAEE: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Award Nominations Due Dec. 1 [PaEN]

-- Chatham University, Lafayette College, Hershey Medical Center Earn International Green Business Certification For Power Resilience, Reliability, Sustainability [PaEN]

-- Scenic Pittsburgh Honors Ligonier Borough In Westmoreland County With Achievement Award [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Spotted Lanternfly Numbers Skyrocket In Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Tips For Getting Rid Of Spotted Lanternflies

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: PA Phasing In Ban Of Invasive Japanese Barberry [DCNR Blog Post]

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- MCall: Allentown Plans To Spend Most Of American Rescue Plan Funds On Capital Projects; Activists Say More Should Go To ‘People Suffering On The Streets’

-- YorkDR: Find Out How York County Gave Out Millions In COVID Relief Funds

-- WBTimes: Wilkes-Barre Releases $5.6 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding

Build Back Better Budget Bill

-- Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Applaud Passage Of Federal Infrastructure Bill; Calls For Quick Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Plan [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: We Need A New Civilian Conservation Corps That Works For Farms - By Sara Nicholas, PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Faces Fresh Challenges After Infrastructure Victory

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill

-- PG - Laura Legere: Infrastructure Bill Promises ‘Unprecedented’ Funding To Clean Up PA’s Abandoned Mine Lands

-- Gov. Wolf Highlights Some Of The Anticipated Funding Thru New Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill [Fails To Mention Historic Investment To Clean Up PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Abandoned Coal Mines Or Millions For Oil & Gas Well Plugging Read more here.]

-- Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes $26 Million More For Delaware River Watershed Restoration Efforts Over 5 Years [PaEN]

-- Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Applaud Passage Of Federal Infrastructure Bill; Calls For Quick Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Plan [PaEN]

-- WITF: PA Is Poised To Get Bills From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

-- PG: As Infrastructure Funding Comes In, Will There Be Enough Workers? Unions Say They’re Ready

-- PA Cap-Star: PA’s Congressional Democrats Tout Infrastructure Bill’s Benefits Back Home

-- WESA: Pittsburgh-Area Leaders Join Forces To Make The Most Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: In Philadelphia, DOE Secretary Touts Infrastructure Bill, Expected Job Creation

-- PG: PennDOT Expects $4 Billion Over 5 Years From Federal Infrastructure Bill

-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Anticipates Getting About $13 Billion For Highway, Bridge Projects Over 5 Years From Federal Infrastructure Package

-- PG: PennDOT’s Decision To Continue Pursuing Bridge Tolls Despite Federal Road Money Rankles Legislators

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: How $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Could Help PA Drivers Avoid Steep Tax Hike

-- MCall: How Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Will Impact PA And Lehigh Valley

-- Inquirer: How The Philadelphia Region Will Benefit From Biden’s Infrastructure Bill

-- ScrantonT: NE PA To Benefit A Lot From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

-- PG Editorial: Federal Infrastructure Measure Good For Pennsylvania

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Republican Cong. Smucker Failed To Serve Lancaster County’s Interests By Voting No On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Budget

-- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay

-- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Lancaster County Farmers Aim To Take Organic Milk To New Level - Good For Cows And The Environment

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Riparian Buffers That Clean Up Waterways & Produce Profitable Crops [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month By Planting Trees

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Citizen Action

-- PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks The PA Supreme Court To Overturn Lower Court Ruling Challenging DCNR's State Forest Plan Allowing Gas Drilling [PaEN]

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: How PA Hunters And Anglers Could Help Shift Climate Policy

-- Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Applaud Passage Of Federal Infrastructure Bill; Calls For Quick Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Plan [PaEN]

-- Coalition Of Business, Citizen, Environmental Groups Support Increasing PA's Solar Energy Goals [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: We Need A New Civilian Conservation Corps That Works For Farms - By Sara Nicholas, PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture [PaEN]

-- DEP Presents First Draft Of Revised Environmental Justice Policy To Advisory Group [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: St. Francis College Watershed Center Receives Funding For Study, Cleanup Of Mine Water Polluted Stream

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Riparian Buffers That Clean Up Waterways & Produce Profitable Crops [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month By Planting Trees

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Reminder Of Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 16 Deadline

-- Bay Journal: Dirt Roads & Drilling Wastewater - Dustup Rises Over Health Issues - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East II Pipeline Chapter 102 Permit Application In Delaware County [PaEN]

-- DEP Reminds Public Of Nov. 9 Hearing On Bishop Tube Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan

-- CEOs For Sustainability C-Suite Summit In Pittsburgh Highlights Progress Toward Sustainability Goals [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Local Climate Activists Look To Educate Residents, Lawmakers With Lancaster Vigils

-- ReadingE: 2 Berks County Farms Preserved Thru Farmland Preservation Program

-- Allegheny Land Trust Partners With Grow Pittsburgh To Protect Enright Community Garden [PaEN]

-- Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Bill To Change Membership On DEP’s Air Quality Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- Monongahela Valley Residents Urge Action After A Week Of Health Threatening Air Pollution In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Republican Lawmakers Push For More Say On DEP Air Quality Advisory Board

Climate

-- House Republicans Schedule Nov. 16 Committee Meeting On Bills Amending State Constitution To Invalidate Regulations Unilaterally Without Any Review Of Their Actions [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: Republican House Speaker Wants To Greatly Expand Lawmakers’ Power Over Governor, Executive Branch

-- City & State: Republicans Unveil New Constitutional Amendments To Curb Executive Power

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Earns International Award For Work Addressing Climate Change

-- PG: Pittsburgh - Glasgow Finalize Sister-City Partnership; Pittsburgh Wins 2nd In Climate Competition

-- New Pittsburgh Energy Strategy Would Require Developers To Submit Climate, Energy-Efficiency Plans Along With Building Plans [PaEN]

-- PG: Pittsburgh Outlines Energy Strategy In New Plan

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: How PA Hunters And Anglers Could Help Shift Climate Policy

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Local Climate Activists Look To Educate Residents, Lawmakers With Lancaster Vigils

-- Coalition Of Business, Citizen, Environmental Groups Support Increasing PA's Solar Energy Goals [PaEN]

-- Solar Power World: Fmr Steel Mill In Hazelwood Green Covered In Solar Panel Shines New Light On Pittsburgh

-- TribLive: Levin Furniture Installs 1-MW Solar Array Atop Smithton Distribution Facility In Westmoreland County

-- The GIANT Food Company Enters Into Power Agreement To Buy Renewable Solar Energy [PaEN]

-- MCall: The GIANT Company Enters Into Renewable Energy Agreement

-- WITF Smart Talk: State Make Plans To Store Renewable Energy

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Pennsylvania Looks To Jolt Energy Storage Development

-- CEOs For Sustainability C-Suite Summit In Pittsburgh Highlights Progress Toward Sustainability Goals [PaEN]

-- PPL Joins Energy Impact Partners $1 Billion Fund To Accelerate Global Decarbonization

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Now Is The Time To Embrace Electric Vehicles - Kevin Walker, CEO Of Duquesne Light

-- PA Environmental Council: When Action Means Inaction On Addressing Climate Change

-- PG Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can’t Solve The Climate Crisis Alone - But The World Can’t Solve The Climate Crisis Without Pennsylvania - By Patrick McDonnell, Secretary Of DEP

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Building A Brighter Future One Clean Energy Tax Credit At A Time - Bob Harvie, Bucks County Commissioner

-- TribLive: $16 Million Project To Replace Pittsburgh Streetlights With LEDs Approved

-- CentreDT: Facing ‘A Code Red For Humanity,’ How Will The United States Respond?

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Webinar Nov. 17 - Climate Solutions We Achieved In PA, Nationally, Globally [PaEN]

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture Webinar: Nov. 19 - Listening Session - Climate Impacts On Farmworkers. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: It’s Time For PA To Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuels And Climate Change - Clean Air Council

-- USA Today: Damage From Climate Change Could Cost Great Lakes Coastal Cities Billions

-- AP: Communities Consider ‘Managed Retreat’ From Climate Change

-- WPost: Strong Winds Of Climate Change Have Failed To Move Opinions Of Many Americans

-- WPost: At Current Growth Rates, Renewable Energy Could Meet Electricity Demands By 2035

-- NPR: This Is What The World Looks Like If We Pass The Crucial 1.5-Degree Climate Threshold

-- The Guardian: World On Course For Disastrous 2.4C Heating, Says Key COP26 Report

-- Financial Times: U.S. Hedge Fund Makes $400 Million From Natural Gas Price Volatility In October

-- Financial Times: The $110 Trillion Investment Industry Gets Tougher On Climate

Climate - COP26

-- Pennsylvania Leaders And Glasgow: Reflections On COP26 Climate Conference, Nov. 16 Webinar [PaEN]

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley York College Engineering Student Attends UN Climate Change Conference

-- AP: Takeaways From New UN Climate Deal

-- AP/NPR: Nations Compromise On Coal To Strike UN Climate Agreement

-- Financial Times: COP26 Agrees On New Climate Rules, India, China Weaken Coal Pledge

-- WPost: Full Text Of Glasgow Climate Pact, Annotated

-- Reuters: UN Climate Summit Reaches Carbon Markets Deal

-- The Guardian: John Kerry: We Are Closer Than Ever To Avoiding Climate Chaos

-- WPost: Nations Reach Agreement To Speed Climate Action, But World Still Off Target

-- The Economist: Was COP26 In Glasgow A Success?

-- WPost: After Going Dark On Climate Stage, U.S. Reclaims Leadership Role At COP26

-- Financial Times: Executive Pay & Climate: Can Bonuses Be Used To Reduce Emissions?

-- The Guardian: Third Draft Of COP26 Climate Deal Retains Key Goal Of Limiting Global Heating To 1.5C

-- Financial Times: COP26 Talks Focus On Damages While End Of Coal Remains In Sight

-- The Economist: Are Climate Goals Set In 2015 Dead Or Alive?

-- AP: Glasgow Climate Negotiators Seek To Resolve 4 Key Challenges

-- AP: UN Chief Says Global Warming Goal On ‘Life Support’

-- NYT: Climate Negotiators Have Until Friday To Reach Agreement On Action To Avert Catastrophic Warming

-- NPR: This Is What The World Looks Like If We Pass The Crucial 1.5-Degree Climate Threshold

-- AP: Climate Talks Back Off From Call To End All Coal Use

-- The Guardian: U.S. - China Deal On Emissions Welcomed By Global Figures And Climate Experts

-- WPost: Countries’ Climate Pledges Built On Flawed Data, Post Investigation Finds

-- Financial Times: U.S. Set To Wrap Up COP26 With Little To Show On Climate

-- AP: Climate Talks Struggle With Gap Between Rich, Poor Nations

-- Financial Times: Big Business And COP26: Are The ‘Net Zero’ Plans Credible?

-- Financial Times: New Plans Emerge As Clock Ticks On Accord For Global Carbon Market Rules

Coal Mining

-- AP: Takeaways From New UN Climate Deal

-- AP/NPR: Nations Compromise On Coal To Strike UN Climate Agreement

-- Financial Times: COP26 Agrees On New Climate Rules, India, China Weaken Coal Pledge

-- WPost: Full Text Of Glasgow Climate Pact, Annotated

Compliance Action

-- DEP Acted On 774 Permits - 79% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,386 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week [PaEN]

-- PUC Seeks Members To Serve On PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee [PaEN]

-- PG: 2 Men Charged With Poisoning Migratory Birds On Beaver County Farmland

-- Utility Dive: FERC Orders GreenHat, Traders To Pay $243 Million For Alleged PJM Market Manipulation

Court Action

-- PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks The PA Supreme Court To Overturn Lower Court Ruling Challenging DCNR's State Forest Plan Allowing Gas Drilling [PaEN]

DCNR

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Nov. 17 On Proposed Maryland National Guard Low-Level Training Flights Over PA Wilds, State Forest Timber Harvests [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks The PA Supreme Court To Overturn Lower Court Ruling Challenging DCNR's State Forest Plan Allowing Gas Drilling [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Lancaster County Farmers Aim To Take Organic Milk To New Level - Good For Cows And The Environment

-- DCNR’s Bureau Of State Parks Shares Fall Environmental Education Ideas, Training Opportunities [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Preserving One Of The Oldest Buildings In Western PA [Forbes State Forest, Fayette County]

-- DCNR’s Last Fall Foliage Report: Pretty Fall Leaves Can Still Be Found Across The State [PaEN]

-- Nov. 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Settlement In DCNR’s Black Ranger’s Discrimination Case Against Presque Isle Cost $125,000

-- WeConservePA Accepting Applications For Trail & Greenway Outreach & Education Grants [PaEN]

-- Feature: Trails & Ales On The Susquehanna Greenway - By Alana Jajko, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Sept. 11 Memorial Trail To Shanksville Gets Boost From Land Purchase In New Jersey

-- North Branch Land Trust Names Ellen Ferretti Executive Director [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: North Branch Land Trust Names Ellen Ferretti Executive Director

DEP

-- PG Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can’t Solve The Climate Crisis Alone - But The World Can’t Solve The Climate Crisis Without Pennsylvania - By Patrick McDonnell, Secretary Of DEP

-- House Republicans Schedule Nov. 16 Committee Meeting On Bills Amending State Constitution To Invalidate Regulations Unilaterally Without Any Review Of Their Actions [PaEN]

-- Republicans Continue Push To Invalidate More Executive Branch Actions Through Constitutional Amendments [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: Republican House Speaker Wants To Greatly Expand Lawmakers’ Power Over Governor, Executive Branch

-- City & State: Republicans Unveil New Constitutional Amendments To Curb Executive Power

-- Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Bill To Change Membership On DEP’s Air Quality Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Republican Lawmakers Push For More Say On DEP Air Quality Advisory Board

-- House Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 15 On Truck Air Pollution Regs, Lake Erie Groin Structures, Biosolid Permit Changes [PaEN]

-- DEP Presents First Draft Of Revised Environmental Justice Policy To Advisory Group [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East II Pipeline Chapter 102 Permit Application In Delaware County [PaEN]

-- DEP & PennDOT Seek Volunteers To Pick Up Pennsylvania To Benefit Streams, Rivers, and Lakes [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Drainage Treatment Project In Schuylkill County [PaEN]

-- DEP Reminds Public Of Nov. 9 Hearing On Bishop Tube Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan

-- DEP: New NPDES General Permit For 1-5 Acre Projects Affecting Stormwater Now Available [PaEN]

-- DEP Acted On 774 Permits - 79% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,386 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 13 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes $26 Million More For Delaware River Watershed Restoration Efforts Over 5 Years [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Eagle Watch Volunteer Training, December 4 & 11 At Van Scott Nature Reserve, Wayne County [PaEN]

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Blog: A Sail On The Delaware River, A Field Lesson About Protecting Our Shared Waters - By Peter Eschbach, Our Shared Waters Program

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 12 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- WHYY: How A Lab In Delaware Works To Destroy Harmful Chemicals Known As PFAS

Economic Development

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Nov. 17 On Proposed Maryland National Guard Low-Level Training Flights Over PA Wilds, State Forest Timber Harvests [PaEN]

-- Scenic Pittsburgh Honors Ligonier Borough In Westmoreland County With Achievement Award [PaEN]

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Drainage Treatment Project In Schuylkill County [PaEN]

Education

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Accepting 2022 Award Nominations [PaEN]

-- PAEE: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Award Nominations Due Dec. 1 [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Reminder Of Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 16 Deadline

-- Pennsylvania Leaders And Glasgow: Reflections On COP26 Climate Conference, Nov. 16 Webinar [PaEN]

-- A Conversation With Adam Waterbear DePaul Of The Lenape Nation Of PA - The Original Stewards, Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Webinar Nov. 17 - Climate Solutions We Achieved In PA, Nationally, Globally [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Webinar Nov. 18 Intersection Of Art & Science By Dr. Carolyn Finney

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture Webinar: Nov. 19 - Listening Session - Climate Impacts On Farmworkers. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley York College Engineering Student Attends UN Climate Change Conference

-- CEOs For Sustainability C-Suite Summit In Pittsburgh Highlights Progress Toward Sustainability Goals [PaEN]

-- PA-Anthracite Section Of Society Of Mining Engineers/AIME Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s Bureau Of State Parks Shares Fall Environmental Education Ideas, Training Opportunities [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center-Voices H2O: Thoughts On Water In Honor Of Native American Heritage Month - By Jacqline Wolf Tice

-- WeConservePA Accepting Applications For Trail & Greenway Outreach & Education Grants [PaEN]

-- CourierT: Fab Lab Center To Open In Bucks County Following Success Of STEAM On Wheels Program

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Eagle Watch Volunteer Training, December 4 & 11 At Van Scott Nature Reserve, Wayne County [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Tours Coming In January, February

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Will This Be A Nuthatch Year At Backyard Bird Feeders? Project FeederWatch Can Tell You

-- Tribune-Democrat: St. Francis College Watershed Center Receives Funding For Study, Cleanup Of Mine Water Polluted Stream

-- Stroud Water Research Center: The Bug Whisperer: Dave Funk Decodes Mysteries Of Mayflies & Other Clean-Water Lovers - By Diane Huskinson

-- Stroud Water Research Center Webinar Nov. 18 Intersection Of Art & Science By Dr. Carolyn Finney

-- Stroud Water Research Center’s Latest Newsletter

-- PPL Foundation Awards STEM Grants To Teachers, Students

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: If You’re Battling Squirrels At Your Bird Feeders, You Should Know These Facts

-- CitizensV: Environmental Concerns Raised About Wilkes-Barre Area School Athletic Field Project

Emergency Response

-- Gov. Wolf: Deadline For Federal Assistance For Governments & Nonprofits Impacted By Hurricane Ida In 12 Counties Extended [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Hurricane Ida Survivors To Apply For Federal Aid At Disaster Recovery Centers, Online Or By Phone

-- WHYY: Less Than 2% Of Affected Philly Residents Got Emergency Alert On Junkyard Fire

Energy

-- House Republicans Schedule Nov. 16 Committee Meeting On Bills Amending State Constitution To Invalidate Regulations Unilaterally Without Any Review Of Their Actions [PaEN]

-- Republicans Continue Push To Invalidate More Executive Branch Actions Through Constitutional Amendments [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: Republican House Speaker Wants To Greatly Expand Lawmakers’ Power Over Governor, Executive Branch

-- Coalition Of Business, Citizen, Environmental Groups Support Increasing PA's Solar Energy Goals [PaEN]

-- Solar Power World: Fmr Steel Mill In Hazelwood Green Covered In Solar Panel Shines New Light On Pittsburgh

-- TribLive: Levin Furniture Installs 1-MW Solar Array Atop Smithton Distribution Facility In Westmoreland County

-- The GIANT Food Company Enters Into Power Agreement To Buy Renewable Solar Energy [PaEN]

-- MCall: The GIANT Company Enters Into Renewable Energy Agreement

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Earns International Award For Work Addressing Climate Change

-- PG: Pittsburgh - Glasgow Finalize Sister-City Partnership; Pittsburgh Wins 2nd In Climate Competition

-- New Pittsburgh Energy Strategy Would Require Developers To Submit Climate, Energy-Efficiency Plans Along With Building Plans [PaEN]

-- PG: Pittsburgh Outlines Energy Strategy In New Plan

-- Chatham University, Lafayette College, Hershey Medical Center Earn International Green Business Certification For Power Resilience, Reliability, Sustainability [PaEN]

-- CEOs For Sustainability C-Suite Summit In Pittsburgh Highlights Progress Toward Sustainability Goals [PaEN]

-- CentreDT: Facing ‘A Code Red For Humanity,’ How Will The United States Respond?

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Pennsylvania Looks To Jolt Energy Storage Development

-- WITF Smart Talk: State Make Plans To Store Renewable Energy

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Webinar Nov. 17 - Climate Solutions We Achieved In PA, Nationally, Globally [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Local Climate Activists Look To Educate Residents, Lawmakers With Lancaster Vigils

-- PA Environmental Council: When Action Means Inaction On Addressing Climate Change

-- PG Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can’t Solve The Climate Crisis Alone - But The World Can’t Solve The Climate Crisis Without Pennsylvania - By Patrick McDonnell, Secretary Of DEP

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: It’s Time For PA To Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuels And Climate Change - Clean Air Council

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Building A Brighter Future One Clean Energy Tax Credit At A Time - Bob Harvie, Bucks County Commissioner

-- PPL Joins Energy Impact Partners $1 Billion Fund To Accelerate Global Decarbonization

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Plan For Gas Boilers At Independence Hall In Philly Pits Environmentalists Against Biden Administration

-- Utility Dive: FERC Orders GreenHat, Traders To Pay $243 Million For Alleged PJM Market Manipulation

-- U.S. EIA Short Term Energy Outlook Sees Continued High Energy Costs Into 2022, Decreases Later; Growth Of Renewables; Carbon Dioxide Still Short Of 2019 Levels [PaEN]

-- PG/NYT: Wintering Heating Bills Loom As Next Inflation Threat

-- WPost: At Current Growth Rates, Renewable Energy Could Meet Electricity Demands By 2035

-- Financial Times: U.S. Hedge Fund Makes $400 Million From Natural Gas Price Volatility In October

Energy Conservation

-- TribLive: $16 Million Project To Replace Pittsburgh Streetlights With LEDs Approved

Environmental Health

-- WHYY: How A Lab In Delaware Works To Destroy Harmful Chemicals Known As PFAS

-- Bay Journal: Dirt Roads & Drilling Wastewater - Dustup Rises Over Health Issues - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- Monongahela Valley Residents Urge Action After A Week Of Health Threatening Air Pollution In Allegheny County [PaEN]

Environmental Heritage

-- A Conversation With Adam Waterbear DePaul Of The Lenape Nation Of PA - The Original Stewards, Nov. 17 [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center-Voices H2O: Thoughts On Water In Honor Of Native American Heritage Month - By Jacqline Wolf Tice

-- DCNR Blog: Preserving One Of The Oldest Buildings In Western PA [Forbes State Forest, Fayette County]

Environmental Justice

-- DEP Presents First Draft Of Revised Environmental Justice Policy To Advisory Group [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Rebuilding Philly: Let’s Start Crafting Environmental Policy Thru An Anti-Racist Lens

Farming

-- ReadingE: 2 Berks County Farms Preserved Thru Farmland Preservation Program

-- WESA: PA Farmers Are Aging, Creating An Uncertain Future For Their Communities And Industry

-- CentreDT: Penns Valley Farm Finds Support, Success Thru Homegrown By Heroes Program

-- Inquirer: Lancaster County Farmers Aim To Take Organic Milk To New Level - Good For Cows And The Environment

-- NRCS Awards Conservation Innovation Grant To PA Project On Diversifying Pastures To Improve Soil Health [PaEN]

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture Webinar: Nov. 19 - Listening Session - Climate Impacts On Farmworkers. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- Guest Essay: We Need A New Civilian Conservation Corps That Works For Farms - By Sara Nicholas, PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Spotted Lanternfly Numbers Skyrocket In Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Tips For Getting Rid Of Spotted Lanternflies

Flooding

-- LancasterOnline: Warwick Twp. Officials: Santo Domingo Creek Floodplain Project Received $50,000 Grant

-- PG: PennDOT Begins Major Stormwater Project In Sharpsburg

-- CitizensV: Luzerne County Council Approves Revision That Expands Flood Authority’s Scope

Flooding - Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Deadline For Federal Assistance For Governments & Nonprofits Impacted By Hurricane Ida In 12 Counties Extended [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Hurricane Ida Survivors To Apply For Federal Aid At Disaster Recovery Centers, Online Or By Phone

-- Inquirer: Pub Brings Cocktails And English Comforts To Flood-Weary East Falls Neighborhood In Philly

Forests

-- PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks The PA Supreme Court To Overturn Lower Court Ruling Challenging DCNR's State Forest Plan Allowing Gas Drilling [PaEN]

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Nov. 17 On Proposed Maryland National Guard Low-Level Training Flights Over PA Wilds, State Forest Timber Harvests [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s Last Fall Foliage Report: Pretty Fall Leaves Can Still Be Found Across The State [PaEN]

-- Nov. 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Expect Pricier Christmas Trees This Year, Sellers Say

-- WNEP: National Christmas Tree Is From Snyder County

-- Inquirer: Lancaster County Farmers Aim To Take Organic Milk To New Level - Good For Cows And The Environment

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Riparian Buffers That Clean Up Waterways & Produce Profitable Crops [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month By Planting Trees

-- DCNR Blog: Preserving One Of The Oldest Buildings In Western PA [Forbes State Forest, Fayette County]

-- Guest Essay: We Need A New Civilian Conservation Corps That Works For Farms - By Sara Nicholas, PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Spotted Lanternfly Numbers Skyrocket In Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Tips For Getting Rid Of Spotted Lanternflies

-- WHYY: Delaware’s Ambitious Goal To Plant 1 Tree For Every Resident

Game Commission

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: It’s High Season For Deer-Car Collisions On PA Roads

-- PG: 2 Men Charged With Poisoning Migratory Birds On Beaver County Farmland

Geologic Hazards

-- ReadingE: Third Earthquake Rattles Berks County

-- ReadingE: 2nd Small Earthquake In A Week Rattles Berks County

Grants/Funding

-- LancasterOnline: Warwick Twp. Officials: Santo Domingo Creek Floodplain Project Received $50,000 Grant

-- NRCS Awards Conservation Innovation Grant To PA Project On Diversifying Pastures To Improve Soil Health [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Accepting Applications For Trail & Greenway Outreach & Education Grants [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: St. Francis College Watershed Center Receives Funding For Study, Cleanup Of Mine Water Polluted Stream

-- PPL Foundation Awards STEM Grants To Teachers, Students

Green Infrastructure

-- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN]

-- NRCS Awards Conservation Innovation Grant To PA Project On Diversifying Pastures To Improve Soil Health [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Warwick Twp. Officials: Santo Domingo Creek Floodplain Project Received $50,000 Grant

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Riparian Buffers That Clean Up Waterways & Produce Profitable Crops [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Riparian Buffer Month By Planting Trees

-- Tribune-Democrat: St. Francis College Watershed Center Receives Funding For Study, Cleanup Of Mine Water Polluted Stream

-- WeConservePA Accepting Applications For Trail & Greenway Outreach & Education Grants [PaEN]

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- DEP Reminds Public Of Nov. 9 Hearing On Bishop Tube Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan

Hazardous Substances

-- WHYY: How A Lab In Delaware Works To Destroy Harmful Chemicals Known As PFAS

-- Bay Journal: Dirt Roads & Drilling Wastewater - Dustup Rises Over Health Issues - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- Monongahela Valley Residents Urge Action After A Week Of Health Threatening Air Pollution In Allegheny County [PaEN]

Land Conservation

-- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN]

-- MyChesco: Willistown Conservation Trust Finds Microplastics In Headwaters Of Ridley, Drum, Darby Creeks

-- North Branch Land Trust Names Ellen Ferretti Executive Director [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: North Branch Land Trust Names Ellen Ferretti Executive Director

-- ReadingE: 2 Berks County Farms Preserved Thru Farmland Preservation Program

-- Allegheny Land Trust Partners With Grow Pittsburgh To Protect Enright Community Garden [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Accepting Applications For Trail & Greenway Outreach & Education Grants [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: We Need A New Civilian Conservation Corps That Works For Farms - By Sara Nicholas, PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture [PaEN]

Land Recycling

-- Solar Power World: Fmr Steel Mill In Hazelwood Green Covered In Solar Panel Shines New Light On Pittsburgh

-- WESA: Hazelwood Green Developers Say More Parking Now Could Curb Car Use In The Future

-- November 17-- Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery site and cleanup effort. The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Rosenberger Hall Room 102, 600 S. 43rd Street. 10:00 a.m. Click Here for information coming to watch online.

Lake Erie

-- USA Today: Damage From Climate Change Could Cost Great Lakes Coastal Cities Billions

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- DEP & PennDOT Seek Volunteers To Pick Up Pennsylvania To Benefit Streams, Rivers, and Lakes [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Harrisburg Residents Want To Know Who’s Doing Illegal Dumping In Their Neighborhoods

-- ErieT: Erie County Cancels Household Hazardous Waste, Electron Waste Collection When Contractor Closed

Mine Reclamation

-- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: Infrastructure Bill Promises ‘Unprecedented’ Funding To Clean Up PA’s Abandoned Mine Lands

-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Drainage Treatment Project In Schuylkill County [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Reminder Of Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 16 Deadline

-- CitizensV: Environmental Concerns Raised About Wilkes-Barre Area School Athletic Field Project

Noncoal Mining

-- PennLive: Perry County Farmers Pick Apart Quarry Mining Plan, Question DEP

Oil & Gas

-- PG - Laura Legere: Infrastructure Bill Promises ‘Unprecedented’ Funding To Clean Up PA’s Abandoned Mine Lands

-- PG - Laura Legere: Gas Drilling Industry Pans Permit Program Meant To Encourage Extra Environmental Stewardship

-- Bay Journal: Dirt Roads & Drilling Wastewater - Dustup Rises Over Health Issues - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- PG: Residents Urge Allegheny County Council To Revisit, Pass Fracking Ban

-- PG Editorial: Banning Natural Gas Drilling Under Allegheny County Parks Still Misguided

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Plan For Gas Boilers At Independence Hall In Philly Pits Environmentalists Against Biden Administration

-- WESA: Democratic PA U.S. Senate Candidate Arkoosh Calls For End To Fracking In PA

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: It’s Time For PA To Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuels And Climate Change - Clean Air Council

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Building A Brighter Future One Clean Energy Tax Credit At A Time - Bob Harvie, Bucks County Commissioner

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need To Ban Fracking, It’s A Matter Of Public Health - Dr. Val Arkoosh, Montgomery County Commissioner, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate

-- WPIX: Abarta Oil & Gas Filed For Bankruptcy Protection In Federal Court

-- U.S. EIA Short Term Energy Outlook Sees Continued High Energy Costs Into 2022, Decreases Later; Growth Of Renewables; Carbon Dioxide Still Short Of 2019 Levels [PaEN]

-- PG/NYT: Wintering Heating Bills Loom As Next Inflation Threat

-- Financial Times: U.S. Hedge Fund Makes $400 Million From Natural Gas Price Volatility In October

-- WPost: At Current Growth Rates, Renewable Energy Could Meet Electricity Demands By 2035

-- PG: ‘We’ll Freeze You’ Belarus President Warns Europe, Threatening To Cut Natural Gas Supply

Pipelines

-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East II Pipeline Chapter 102 Permit Application In Delaware County [PaEN]

Permitting

-- DEP Presents First Draft Of Revised Environmental Justice Policy To Advisory Group [PaEN]

-- DEP: New NPDES General Permit For 1-5 Acre Projects Affecting Stormwater Now Available [PaEN]

-- DEP Acted On 774 Permits - 79% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,386 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week [PaEN]