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Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PA Cap-Star: Multiple Efforts Continue In The General Assembly To Block DEP’s Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
-- Williamsport Sun: Senate Environmental Committee Hearing Finds Audience Divided On ATV Pilot Program’s Possible Expansion
-- Guest Essay: Balance Of Power In Government Means More Power For The People [As Defined By The General Assembly And Only The General Assembly] - Sen. Aument (R-Lancaster) + House Speaker Cutler (R-Lancaster)
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Gas Industry Has Succeeded Coal & Railroad Industries In Making PA General Assembly A Nearly Wholly-Owned Subsidiary [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]
Articles & NewsClips By Topic -------------------------------------------------------
-- 35 New Stories - REAL Environmental And Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
Air
-- PA Cap-Star: Multiple Efforts Continue In The General Assembly To Block DEP’s Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
-- Bay Journal: Massive Aid On The Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act [PaEN]
-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Releases Final Rule To Cut Methane Leaks From Existing Oil & Gas Well Sites
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Adjust Oil & Gas Methane Rule, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
-- Bloomberg Green: Pennsylvania Nears Approval Of New Methane Rule For Oil & Gas Wells
-- BCTV.org: Pennsylvanians Make Their Voices Heard At EPA Oil & Gas Methane Rule Hearing
-- Penn State: Switch From Coal To Natural Gas Reducing Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, Can Improve Water Quality In Some Streams [PaEN]
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution Dec. 15 Webinar: Making The Connection - The Link Between Pollution & Mental Illness [PaEN]
-- WHYY Guest Essay: If You Don’t Trust The Air You Breathe, Keep Reading - By Philadelphia Council Member Katherine Gilmore and Ebony Griffin, Public Interest Law Center, Environmental Justice Working Group
-- EPA Administrator, UAW President Test-Drive Fully Electric Volvo In NC And Mack Trucks [Made In Lehigh Valley]
-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: We Must Speed Up Transition To Zero-Emission Vehicles To Avoid Climate Crisis - By Dr. Steph Lee, MD, Dr. Maya Ragavan, MD & Flora Cardoni, PennEnvironment
-- EPA Awards Clean Diesel Grants To Reduce Diesel Emissions At The Port Of Philadelphia [PaEN]
Alternative Fuel
-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: We Must Speed Up Transition To Zero-Emission Vehicles To Avoid Climate Crisis - By Dr. Steph Lee, MD, Dr. Maya Ragavan, MD & Flora Cardoni, PennEnvironment
-- EPA Administrator, UAW President Test-Drive Fully Electric Volvo In NC And Mack Trucks [Made In Lehigh Valley]
-- Utility Dive: Major U.S. Utilities Plan Nationwide Charging Network, Anticipating 22 Million EVs By 2030
Awards & Recognition
-- FracTracker Alliance, Halt The Harm Network To Honor 4 With Sentinel Awards At Dec. 9 Program [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Named Winner Of 2021 Amazon Web Services Imagine Grant For Nonprofits [PaEN]
-- PA Recreation & Park Society Now Accepting Nominations For 2022 Awards [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Will Pennsylvania’s Next River Of The Year Be Found?
-- New Mineral Named For Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Scientist Dr. Travis Olds [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commissioners Celebrates 60 Years Of Managing, Protecting & Improving the Basin’s Water Resources [PaEN]
-- MCall: PA Farm Show Sculpting Contest? You Butter Believe It
-- PennDOT Extends Deadline For Grades 9-12 Student Innovations Challenge On Public Engagement
Bidding Opportunities
-- Opportunity To Bid On DEP Blacklick Creek AMD Treatment Facility, Cambria & Indiana Counties [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Citizen Science: Upper Delaware BioBlitz Identified More Than 700 Species Of Plants & Wildlife [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds Plants To Control Lists
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Destroyer Of Spotted Lanternfly’s Favorite Tree - Also An Invasive Species - May Have Been Found
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- ErieT: Will $9 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds Turn Crumbling Paper Plant Into New Erie Park?
Build Back Better Budget Bill
-- PA Cap-Star: Biden’s Build Back Better Budget Proposal Would Fund Reforestation In PA Cities, Elsewhere
-- TribLive Guest Essay: We Must Tackle Climate Change To Truly Build Back Better - Conservation Voters Of PA
Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Will Get $240 Million For Clean Water Under Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- Guest Essay: Acid Mine Drainage Treatment A Vital Component Of National Infrastructure - By Stonycreek-Conemaugh River Improvement Project Board Of Directors [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Massive Aid On The Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act [PaEN]
-- Capital & Main: With Billions In Federal Dollars, Will PA Finally Cap Its Abandoned, Polluting Oil & Gas Wells?
-- Public News Service: Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Funds Promising For PA
Budget
-- TribLive: CNX Drilling Calls Wind, Solar Energy “Make-Believe”; Proposes Revamp Of Act 13 Impact Fees To Allow More Natural Gas Production While Raising More Money
Chesapeake Bay
-- LancasterOnline: Landisville Mennonite Church Converts Nearly 4 Acres Of Farmland To Forest And Meadow
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Named Winner Of 2021 Amazon Web Services Imagine Grant For Nonprofits [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: It’s Time To Stem The Flood Of Woes Brought On By Climate Change - By Jon Mueller, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Bay Journal: Warmer Temperatures Move More Shrimp Into Chesapeake Bay Waters
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Fast Lane To Stewardship Often Includes A Mentor - By Adam Miller, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay
-- HRG Engineering’s Erin Letavic Appointed To Chesapeake Bay Program Science & Technical Advisory Committee
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Citizen Action
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: He Wanted To Help Lebanon County Creek, Instead He Watched Sunoco/Mariner East Pipeline Pollute It
-- LancasterOnline: Landisville Mennonite Church Converts Nearly 4 Acres Of Farmland To Forest And Meadow
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Renewal Permits For Rights Of Way In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Stream Evaluation Report Covering 85 Class A Wild Trout Waters [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Personal Narrative: Rose Friend's Home In Washington County Surrounded By Natural Gas Drill Pads, Compressor Stations
-- Available On Demand: Presentations From PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Statewide Conference For Watershed Organizations [PaEN]
-- Deadline Extended! Call For Presenters - Joint Keystone Goldwater Conference & American Fisheries Society Meeting Feb. 25-26 [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Dec. 17 Business Meeting In-Person/Virtual
-- DEP Posted 72 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Climate
-- PA Cap-Star: Multiple Efforts Continue In The General Assembly To Block DEP’s Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Attorney General Shapiro’s Office Approves RGGI Rule, After Shapiro Criticized The Plan
-- Senate Republicans Blast AG Shapiro For Approving Final Regulation Reducing Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
-- Rep. Metcalfe Slams AG/Gubernatorial Candidate Shapiro For Approval Of Final Regulation Reducing Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
-- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowance Prices Jump To $13 From $9.30 In September [PaEN]
-- Financial Times: Record EU Carbon Price Boosts Clean Fuel Economics
-- Bay Journal: Massive Aid On The Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act [PaEN]
-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Releases Final Rule To Cut Methane Leaks From Existing Oil & Gas Well Sites
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Adjust Oil & Gas Methane Rule, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
-- Bloomberg Green: Pennsylvania Nears Approval Of New Methane Rule For Oil & Gas Wells
-- BCTV.org: Pennsylvanians Make Their Voices Heard At EPA Oil & Gas Methane Rule Hearing
-- TribLive: CNX Drilling Calls Wind, Solar Energy “Make-Believe”; Proposes Revamp Of Act 13 Impact Fees To Allow More Natural Gas Production While Raising More Money
-- PG - Anya Litvak: 2 Pittsburgh CEOs Make Very Different Pitches For Why The World Needs More Natural Gas
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Heating Fuels Increase By Double Digits [Driven By Increases In Natural Gas]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Report Explores A Decarbonized Future For Philadelphia Gas Works, Cites Current Structure And Business Model As Challenges
-- YorkDR: 600-Acre Dover Solar Project Under Consideration By Zoning Board Dec. 15
-- Inquirer: Homeowners Associations Aim To Protect Property Values, But Can Limit Installation Of Solar Panels
-- YorkD: Saubel’s Markets Receives Rural Energy For America Grant To Harness Solar Energy
-- Guest Essay: COP26 Shines A Light On The End Of Fossil Fuels - By Dr. Keith E. Peterman, York College
-- Guest Essay: Why We Must Focus On Climate-Friendly Manufacturing - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA & Lorraine Faccenda, LaFarge Whitehall Cement Plant [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 29 Water Cooler Talk: Pennsylvania Flood Risk With Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: It’s Time To Stem The Flood Of Woes Brought On By Climate Change - By Jon Mueller, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- EPA Awards Clean Diesel Grants To Reduce Diesel Emissions At The Port Of Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- EPA Administrator, UAW President Test-Drive Fully Electric Volvo In NC And Mack Trucks [Made In Lehigh Valley]
-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: We Must Speed Up Transition To Zero-Emission Vehicles To Avoid Climate Crisis - By Dr. Steph Lee, MD, Dr. Maya Ragavan, MD & Flora Cardoni, PennEnvironment
-- WHYY: Philly’s Next Crop Of City Buildings Will Be Greener Under Bill Passed By Council
-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Links Between PA’s Geologic History, Outdoor Recreation, Climate Change
-- Inquirer: Philly Winters Have Varied A Lot Over 130 Years
-- Utility Dive: Major U.S. Utilities Plan Nationwide Charging Network, Anticipating 22 Million EVs By 2030
-- RichmondTD: Republican Gov.-Elect Youngkin To Remove Virginia From Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative By Executive Order [PA Republicans Criticized Wolf For Issuing Executive Order To Adopt A RGGI Program For PA]
-- White House: Biden Signs Order Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries, Jobs Thru Federal Sustainability
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Biden Order Requiring Federal Govt. To Reduce Carbon Emissions Major Step
-- Reuters: Biden Orders U.S. To Stop Financing Carbon-Intense Overseas Fuel Projects
-- AP: Explainer: Was Tornado Outbreak Related To Climate Change
Compliance Action
-- Sunoco/Mariner East Pipeline To Pay $4 Million In Damages And Restore Lake At Marsh Creek State Park Polluted By A Spill In Chester County [PaEN] [Sunoco Has Been Penalized Over $24 Million For This One Pipeline Project Alone, There Are Others]
-- PA Cap-Star: Sunoco To Pay $4.3 Million For Spill That Polluted Chester County State Park; Mariner East Pipeline Rerouted
-- AP: Sunoco Ordered To Pay $4 Million Fine Over 2020 Spill At Chester County State Park Lake
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Mariner East Pipeline Builder Sunoco Agrees To $4 Million Settlement Over Marsh Creek Lake Spill
-- PA Energy Infrastructure Alliance: DEP Approves Major Modification For Construction Of Mariner East Pipeline They Have Waited For Since April [No mention of $4 million penalty]
-- ScrantonT: Man Charged With Clean Water Act Violations Can Call Witness
-- DEP Took Action On 638 Permits, 83% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,144 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week
Conservation Districts
-- PennLive: Cumberland County Conservation District Makes Available More College Scholarships
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Webinar: Dec. 14 - Allegheny County Landslides Causes, Repairs & Funding. Noon to 12:45 p.m.
-- Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District - Agriculture Resource Conservationist [PaEN]
DCNR
-- Sunoco/Mariner East Pipeline To Pay $4 Million In Damages And Restore Lake At Marsh Creek State Park Polluted By A Spill In Chester County [PaEN] [Sunoco Has Been Penalized Over $24 Million For This One Pipeline Project Alone, There Are Others]
-- PA Cap-Star: Sunoco To Pay $4.3 Million For Spill That Polluted Chester County State Park; Mariner East Pipeline Rerouted
-- AP: Sunoco Ordered To Pay $4 Million Fine Over 2020 Spill At Chester County State Park Lake
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Mariner East Pipeline Builder Sunoco Agrees To $4 Million Settlement Over Marsh Creek Lake Spill
-- DCNR Seeks Members For A New Next Gen Council To Increase Participation And Diversity Of Perspectives In State Parks, Forest Programs [PaEN]
-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Seeks Applicants For New Public Input Council
-- DCNR Announces $335,000 Grant For Farmstead Park Rehab Efforts In Montgomery County
-- Williamsport Sun: Senate Environmental Committee Hearing Finds Audience Divided On ATV Pilot Program’s Possible Expansion
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Offering On Demand Videos On Health Benefits Of Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]
-- Dec. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Nature Provides The Perfect Setting For Achieving Physical Or Mental Health Goals
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Will Pennsylvania’s Next River Of The Year Be Found?
-- ErieT: An Autumn Walk On Presque Isle State Park’s Pine Tree Trail
-- PA Recreation & Park Society Now Accepting Nominations For 2022 Awards [PaEN]
DEP
-- Bay Journal: Massive Aid On The Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Renewal Permits For Rights Of Way In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Stream Evaluation Report Covering 85 Class A Wild Trout Waters [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 638 Permits, 83% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,144 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week
-- DEP Posted 72 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Delaware River
-- Delaware Currents: Speakers Demand Delaware River Basin Commission Enact Total Ban On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater
-- Citizen Science: Upper Delaware BioBlitz Identified More Than 700 Species Of Plants & Wildlife [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commissioners Celebrates 60 Years Of Managing, Protecting & Improving the Basin’s Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 10 RiverWatch Video Report
DRBC
-- Delaware Currents: Speakers Demand Delaware River Basin Commission Enact Total Ban On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater
-- Delaware River Basin Commissioners Celebrates 60 Years Of Managing, Protecting & Improving the Basin’s Water Resources [PaEN]
Drinking Water
-- PennLive Editorial: Harrisburg Residents Can Be Sure Their Drinking Water Is Safe, Even If The Susquehanna River Is Polluted
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Will Get $240 Million For Clean Water Under Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- PA American Water: New Video PSA Provides Tips To Prevent Holiday Grease-Caused Sewer Clogs
Economic Development
-- Opportunity To Bid On DEP Blacklick Creek AMD Treatment Facility, Cambria & Indiana Counties [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Why We Must Focus On Climate-Friendly Manufacturing - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA & Lorraine Faccenda, LaFarge Whitehall Cement Plant [PaEN]
-- EPA Administrator, UAW President Test-Drive Fully Electric Volvo In NC And Mack Trucks [Made In Lehigh Valley]
-- Financial Times: Oil & Gas Majors Compete To Recruit Talent In Shift To Greener Future
Education
-- Physicians For Social Responsibility-PA Host Dec. 10 Virtual Conference On Health Hazards Of Oil & Gas Industry In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Now On Demand: Videos From 2021 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference; Including Preliminary Results Of A Penn State Study On Health Risks From Road Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Available On Demand: Presentations From PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Statewide Conference For Watershed Organizations [PaEN]
-- Deadline Extended! Call For Presenters - Joint Keystone Goldwater Conference & American Fisheries Society Meeting Feb. 25-26 [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council To Host Dec. 13 Webinar On Recycling & Waste Reduction [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Spots Remain For Volunteer Birders In Audubon’s 122nd Annual Christmas Bird Count
-- ReadingE: Feeder Watchers Can Help With Christmas Bird Count
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution Dec. 15 Webinar: Making The Connection - The Link Between Pollution & Mental Illness [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 29 Water Cooler Talk: Pennsylvania Flood Risk With Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Named Winner Of 2021 Amazon Web Services Imagine Grant For Nonprofits [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Cumberland County Conservation District Makes Available More College Scholarships
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Fast Lane To Stewardship Often Includes A Mentor - By Adam Miller, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay
-- Penn State: Switch From Coal To Natural Gas Reducing Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, Can Improve Water Quality In Some Streams [PaEN]
-- PA American Water: New Video PSA Provides Tips To Prevent Holiday Grease-Caused Sewer Clogs
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Offering On Demand Videos On Health Benefits Of Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Nature Provides The Perfect Setting For Achieving Physical Or Mental Health Goals
-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Links Between PA’s Geologic History, Outdoor Recreation, Climate Change
-- New Mineral Named For Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Scientist Dr. Travis Olds [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Gets Another Livestreaming Webcam A Bald Eagle Nest: Here’s How To Watch
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Winter Is Approaching - Here’s The Exact Moment When The Seasons Change
-- WITF Smart Talk: Penn Vet Opens Institute To Study Diseases Spread From Animals To Humans
-- Bay Journal: Warmer Temperatures Move More Shrimp Into Chesapeake Bay Waters
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Snowy Owls Are Moving South From Arctic Toward PA
-- MCall: Alligator Pulled From Lehigh River In Allentown: ‘He’s Just A Little Guy” - Video
-- Citizen Science: Upper Delaware BioBlitz Identified More Than 700 Species Of Plants & Wildlife [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Chapter Of Audubon Society: Hog Island Audubon Camp Scholarship For Students Ages 14-17 [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission 2-Part Introduction To Ice Fishing Program In Tioga County
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Fall PA League Of Angling Youth Newsletter - Read Along Video
-- PennDOT Extends Deadline For Grades 9-12 Student Innovations Challenge On Public Engagement
Emergency Response
-- ErieT: High Winds Cause Damage, Power Outages In Erie County
-- AP: Explainer: Was Tornado Outbreak Related To Climate Change?
Energy
-- PA Cap-Star: Multiple Efforts Continue In The General Assembly To Block DEP’s Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Attorney General Shapiro’s Office Approves RGGI Rule, After Shapiro Criticized The Plan
-- Senate Republicans Blast AG Shapiro For Approving Final Regulation Reducing Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
-- Rep. Metcalfe Slams AG/Gubernatorial Candidate Shapiro For Approval Of Final Regulation Reducing Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
-- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowance Prices Jump To $13 From $9.30 In September [PaEN]
-- Financial Times: Record EU Carbon Price Boosts Clean Fuel Economics
-- Inquirer: Homeowners Associations Aim To Protect Property Values, But Can Limit Installation Of Solar Panels
-- YorkDR: 600-Acre Dover Solar Project Under Consideration By Zoning Board Dec. 15
-- YorkD: Saubel’s Markets Receives Rural Energy For America Grant To Harness Solar Energy
-- TribLive: CNX Drilling Calls Wind, Solar Energy “Make-Believe”; Proposes Revamp Of Act 13 Impact Fees To Allow More Natural Gas Production While Raising More Money
-- PG - Anya Litvak: 2 Pittsburgh CEOs Make Very Different Pitches For Why The World Needs More Natural Gas
-- Delaware Currents: Speakers Demand Delaware River Basin Commission Enact Total Ban On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater
-- Lock Haven Express Guest Essay: Killing Fracking Kills Our Communities - Doug McClinko, Bradford County Commissioner
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Gas Industry Has Succeeded Coal & Railroad Industries In Making PA General Assembly A Nearly Wholly-Owned Subsidiary [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Heating Fuels Increase By Double Digits [Driven By Increases In Natural Gas]
-- PUC: Encourages Consumers To #KeepUtiltiesOn With Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Report Explores A Decarbonized Future For Philadelphia Gas Works, Cites Current Structure And Business Model As Challenges
-- Penn State: Switch From Coal To Natural Gas Reducing Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, Can Improve Water Quality In Some Streams [PaEN]
-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Releases Final Rule To Cut Methane Leaks From Existing Oil & Gas Well Sites
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Adjust Oil & Gas Methane Rule, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
-- Bloomberg Green: Pennsylvania Nears Approval Of New Methane Rule For Oil & Gas Wells
-- BCTV.org: Pennsylvanians Make Their Voices Heard At EPA Oil & Gas Methane Rule Hearing
-- Guest Essay: Why We Must Focus On Climate-Friendly Manufacturing - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA & Lorraine Faccenda, LaFarge Whitehall Cement Plant [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: COP26 Shines A Light On The End Of Fossil Fuels - By Dr. Keith E. Peterman, York College
-- TribLive Guest Essay: America’s Energy Future Depends On PA - Sen. Yudichak
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Poor Energy Policy Choices Burden American Consumers
-- Environmental Health Project Personal Narrative: Rose Friend's Home In Washington County Surrounded By Natural Gas Drill Pads, Compressor Stations
-- RichmondTD: Republican Gov.-Elect Youngkin To Remove Virginia From Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative By Executive Order [PA Republicans Criticized Wolf For Issuing Executive Order To Adopt A RGGI Program For PA]
-- White House: Biden Signs Order Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries, Jobs Thru Federal Sustainability
-- Reuters: Biden Orders U.S. To Stop Financing Carbon-Intense Overseas Fuel Projects
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Biden Order Requiring Federal Govt. To Reduce Carbon Emissions Major Step
Energy Conservation
-- WHYY: Philly’s Next Crop Of City Buildings Will Be Greener Under Bill Passed By Council
Environmental Health
-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Dec. 16 On Road Spreading Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Other Issues [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Personal Narrative: Rose Friend's Home In Washington County Surrounded By Natural Gas Drill Pads, Compressor Stations
-- Now On Demand: Videos From 2021 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference; Including Preliminary Results Of A Penn State Study On Health Risks From Road Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Physicians For Social Responsibility-PA Host Dec. 10 Virtual Conference On Health Hazards Of Oil & Gas Industry In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution Dec. 15 Webinar: Making The Connection - The Link Between Pollution & Mental Illness [PaEN]
-- PG Editorial: Pittsburgh Council Moves To Combat Lead Poisoning
-- WITF Smart Talk: Penn Vet Opens Institute To Study Diseases Spread From Animals To Humans
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Offering On Demand Videos On Health Benefits Of Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Nature Provides The Perfect Setting For Achieving Physical Or Mental Health Goals
Environmental Heritage
-- Delaware River Basin Commissioners Celebrates 60 Years Of Managing, Protecting & Improving the Basin’s Water Resources [PaEN]
Environmental Justice
-- DCNR Seeks Members For A New Next Gen Council To Increase Participation And Diversity Of Perspectives In State Parks, Forest Programs [PaEN]
-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Seeks Applicants For New Public Input Council
-- FracTracker Alliance, Halt The Harm Network To Honor 4 With Sentinel Awards At Dec. 9 Program [PaEN]
-- Eastern University Guest Essay: Environmental Racism In Our Country - The Problem Of Waste Incineration In Delaware County And What We Can Do About It - By Sophia Hunter
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Will Get $240 Million For Clean Water Under Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
EPA
-- EPA Invites Philadelphia To Apply For $260 Million In Water Infrastructure Finance Loan
-- EPA Awards Clean Diesel Grants To Reduce Diesel Emissions At The Port Of Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- BCTV.org: Pennsylvanians Make Their Voices Heard At EPA Oil & Gas Methane Rule Hearing
Farming
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Landisville Mennonite Church Converts Nearly 4 Acres Of Farmland To Forest And Meadow
-- MCall: PA Farm Show Sculpting Contest? You Butter Believe It
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Destroyer Of Spotted Lanternfly’s Favorite Tree - Also An Invasive Species - May Have Been Found
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission 2-Part Introduction To Ice Fishing Program In Tioga County
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Fall PA League Of Angling Youth Newsletter - Read Along Video
Flooding
-- Gov. Wolf Announces $10 Million For The Codorus Greenway, Flood Control Project In York City [PaEN]
-- YorkDR: Plans Advance To Improve Codorus Creek Corridor In York With $10 Million Grant - Video Of Project Plans
-- WITF: State Awards City Of York $10 Million For Codorus Greenway Project
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 29 Water Cooler Talk: Pennsylvania Flood Risk With Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: It’s Time To Stem The Flood Of Woes Brought On By Climate Change - By Jon Mueller, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Flooding - Hurricane Ida
-- Gov. Wolf: Hurricane Ida Assistance Deadline Extended 1 Month For Individuals In 8 Counties
-- Inquirer: Hurricane Ida Destroyed Affordable Rental Units, Hundreds Of Families Can’t Find New Ones
Forests
-- LancasterOnline: Landisville Mennonite Church Converts Nearly 4 Acres Of Farmland To Forest And Meadow
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- DCNR Seeks Members For A New Next Gen Council To Increase Participation And Diversity Of Perspectives In State Parks, Forest Programs [PaEN]
-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Seeks Applicants For New Public Input Council
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Offering On Demand Videos On Health Benefits Of Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]
-- Dec. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Is There A Christmas Tree Shortage? Depends Whom You Ask
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bugs, Other Things In Christmas Trees: What To Do
-- TribLive: Murrysville Christmas Tree Recycling
-- Williamsport Sun: Senate Environmental Committee Hearing Finds Audience Divided On ATV Pilot Program’s Possible Expansion
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Destroyer Of Spotted Lanternfly’s Favorite Tree - Also An Invasive Species - May Have Been Found
Geologic Survey
-- New Mineral Named For Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Scientist Dr. Travis Olds [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Webinar: Dec. 14 - Allegheny County Landslides Causes, Repairs & Funding. Noon to 12:45 p.m.
-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Links Between PA’s Geologic History, Outdoor Recreation, Climate Change
Grants/Funding
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Named Winner Of 2021 Amazon Web Services Imagine Grant For Nonprofits [PaEN]
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For County Recycling Coordinator Grants [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf Announces $10 Million For The Codorus Greenway, Flood Control Project In York City [PaEN]
-- YorkDR: Plans Advance To Improve Codorus Creek Corridor In York With $10 Million Grant - Video Of Project Plans
-- WITF: State Awards City Of York $10 Million For Codorus Greenway Project
-- DCNR Announces $335,000 Grant For Farmstead Park Rehab Efforts In Montgomery County
-- TribLive: Spending Plan For Pittsburgh’s $10.8 Million Parks Tax Fund Unveiled
-- EPA Invites Philadelphia To Apply For $260 Million In Water Infrastructure Finance Loan
-- EPA Awards Clean Diesel Grants To Reduce Diesel Emissions At The Port Of Philadelphia [PaEN]
Green Buildings
-- WHYY: Philly’s Next Crop Of City Buildings Will Be Greener Under Bill Passed By Council
Green Infrastructure
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Will Get $240 Million For Clean Water Under Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Landisville Mennonite Church Converts Nearly 4 Acres Of Farmland To Forest And Meadow
-- Available On Demand: Presentations From PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Statewide Conference For Watershed Organizations [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Dec. 16 On Road Spreading Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Other Issues [PaEN]
-- Now On Demand: Videos From 2021 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference; Including Preliminary Results Of A Penn State Study On Health Risks From Road Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Physicians For Social Responsibility-PA Host Dec. 10 Virtual Conference On Health Hazards Of Oil & Gas Industry In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- PG Editorial: Pittsburgh Council Moves To Combat Lead Poisoning
Land Conservation
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf Announces $10 Million For The Codorus Greenway, Flood Control Project In York City [PaEN]
-- YorkDR: Plans Advance To Improve Codorus Creek Corridor In York With $10 Million Grant - Video Of Project Plans
-- WITF: State Awards City Of York $10 Million For Codorus Greenway Project
-- LancasterOnline: Landisville Mennonite Church Converts Nearly 4 Acres Of Farmland To Forest And Meadow
-- MCall: South Whitehall Twp To Preserve Donated Land As Open Space
-- Metka Family Partners With Natural Lands To Save 26 Acres Near French Creek State Park, Berks County [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- ReadingE Editorial: Litter Action Plan Badly Needed In Pennsylvania
Mine Reclamation
-- Guest Essay: Acid Mine Drainage Treatment A Vital Component Of National Infrastructure - By Stonycreek-Conemaugh River Improvement Project Board Of Directors [PaEN]
-- Opportunity To Bid On DEP Blacklick Creek AMD Treatment Facility, Cambria & Indiana Counties [PaEN]
Oil & Gas
-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Dec. 16 On Road Spreading Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Other Issues [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Report Explores A Decarbonized Future For Philadelphia Gas Works, Cites Current Structure And Business Model As Challenges
-- FracTracker Alliance, Halt The Harm Network To Honor 4 With Sentinel Awards At Dec. 9 Program [PaEN]
-- Now On Demand: Videos From 2021 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference; Including Preliminary Results Of A Penn State Study On Health Risks From Road Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Physicians For Social Responsibility-PA Host Dec. 10 Virtual Conference On Health Hazards Of Oil & Gas Industry In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Personal Narrative: Rose Friend's Home In Washington County Surrounded By Natural Gas Drill Pads, Compressor Stations
-- Bay Journal: Massive Aid On The Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act [PaEN]
-- Capital & Main: With Billions In Federal Dollars, Will PA Finally Cap Its Abandoned, Polluting Oil & Gas Wells?
-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Releases Final Rule To Cut Methane Leaks From Existing Oil & Gas Well Sites
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Adjust Oil & Gas Methane Rule, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
-- Bloomberg Green: Pennsylvania Nears Approval Of New Methane Rule For Oil & Gas Wells
-- BCTV.org: Pennsylvanians Make Their Voices Heard At EPA Oil & Gas Methane Rule Hearing
-- TribLive: CNX Drilling Calls Wind, Solar Energy “Make-Believe”; Proposes Revamp Of Act 13 Impact Fees To Allow More Natural Gas Production While Raising More Money
-- PG - Anya Litvak: 2 Pittsburgh CEOs Make Very Different Pitches For Why The World Needs More Natural Gas
-- Delaware Currents: Speakers Demand Delaware River Basin Commission Enact Total Ban On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater
-- Lock Haven Express Guest Essay: Killing Fracking Kills Our Communities - Doug McClinko, Bradford County Commissioner
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Gas Industry Has Succeeded Coal & Railroad Industries In Making PA General Assembly A Nearly Wholly-Owned Subsidiary [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Heating Fuels Increase By Double Digits [Driven By Increases In Natural Gas]
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Poor Energy Policy Choices Burden American Consumers
-- TribLive Guest Essay: America’s Energy Future Depends On PA - Sen. Yudichak
-- Guest Essay: COP26 Shines A Light On The End Of Fossil Fuels - By Dr. Keith E. Peterman, York College
-- The Guardian: Oil Company Profits Soared To $174 Billion This Year As U.S. Natural Gas Prices Rose
-- Financial Times: Oil & Gas Majors Compete To Recruit Talent In Shift To Greener Future
Pipelines
-- Sunoco/Mariner East Pipeline To Pay $4 Million In Damages And Restore Lake At Marsh Creek State Park Polluted By A Spill In Chester County [PaEN] [Sunoco Has Been Penalized Over $24 Million For This One Pipeline Project Alone, There Are Others]
-- PA Cap-Star: Sunoco To Pay $4.3 Million For Spill That Polluted Chester County State Park; Mariner East Pipeline Rerouted
-- AP: Sunoco Ordered To Pay $4 Million Fine Over 2020 Spill At Chester County State Park Lake
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Mariner East Pipeline Builder Sunoco Agrees To $4 Million Settlement Over Marsh Creek Lake Spill
-- PA Energy Infrastructure Alliance: DEP Approves Major Modification For Construction Of Mariner East Pipeline They Have Waited For Since April [No mention of $4 million penalty]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Renewal Permits For Rights Of Way In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: He Wanted To Help Lebanon County Creek, Instead He Watched Sunoco/Mariner East Pipeline Pollute It
Permitting
-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Renewal Permits For Rights Of Way In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 638 Permits, 83% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,144 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week
-- DEP Posted 72 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Dec. 16 On Road Spreading Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Other Issues [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Stream Evaluation Report Covering 85 Class A Wild Trout Waters [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Renewal Permits For Rights Of Way In 15 Counties
-- BCTV.org: Pennsylvanians Make Their Voices Heard At EPA Oil & Gas Methane Rule Hearing
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Dec. 17 Business Meeting In-Person/Virtual
-- PennDOT Extends Deadline For Grades 9-12 Student Innovations Challenge On Public Engagement
-- DEP Posted 72 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
-- PUC: Encourages Consumers To #KeepUtiltiesOn With Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
Recreation
-- DCNR Seeks Members For A New Next Gen Council To Increase Participation And Diversity Of Perspectives In State Parks, Forest Programs [PaEN]
-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Seeks Applicants For New Public Input Council
-- Sunoco/Mariner East Pipeline To Pay $4 Million In Damages And Restore Lake At Marsh Creek State Park Polluted By A Spill In Chester County [PaEN] [Sunoco Has Been Penalized Over $24 Million For This One Pipeline Project Alone, There Are Others]
-- PA Cap-Star: Sunoco To Pay $4.3 Million For Spill That Polluted Chester County State Park; Mariner East Pipeline Rerouted
-- AP: Sunoco Ordered To Pay $4 Million Fine Over 2020 Spill At Chester County State Park Lake
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Mariner East Pipeline Builder Sunoco Agrees To $4 Million Settlement Over Marsh Creek Lake Spill
-- PA Energy Infrastructure Alliance: DEP Approves Major Modification For Construction Of Mariner East Pipeline They Have Waited For Since April [No mention of $4 million penalty]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Offering On Demand Videos On Health Benefits Of Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]
-- Dec. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Nature Provides The Perfect Setting For Achieving Physical Or Mental Health Goals
-- PA Recreation & Park Society Now Accepting Nominations For 2022 Awards [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Links Between PA’s Geologic History, Outdoor Recreation, Climate Change
-- DCNR Announces $335,000 Grant For Farmstead Park Rehab Efforts In Montgomery County
-- ErieT: Will $9 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds Turn Crumbling Paper Plant Into New Erie Park?
-- Williamsport Sun: Senate Environmental Committee Hearing Finds Audience Divided On ATV Pilot Program’s Possible Expansion
-- ErieT: An Autumn Walk On Presque Isle State Park’s Pine Tree Trail
-- ScrantonT: Leadership Lackawanna, Santa Raise Money To Improve Moosic Borough Park
-- TribLive: Spending Plan For Pittsburgh’s $10.8 Million Parks Tax Fund Unveiled
-- TribLive: Nutting To Sell Seven Springs, 2 Other Ski Resorts To Vail Resorts
Recycling/Waste
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For County Recycling Coordinator Grants [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council To Host Dec. 13 Webinar On Recycling & Waste Reduction [PaEN]
-- MCall: Plastic Bag Ban Bill Tabled By Lehigh County Commissioners
-- ReadingE Editorial: Litter Action Plan Badly Needed In Pennsylvania
-- Eastern University Guest Essay: Environmental Racism In Our Country - The Problem Of Waste Incineration In Delaware County And What We Can Do About It - By Sophia Hunter
Renewable Energy
-- PA Cap-Star: Multiple Efforts Continue In The General Assembly To Block DEP’s Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Attorney General Shapiro’s Office Approves RGGI Rule, After Shapiro Criticized The Plan
-- Senate Republicans Blast AG Shapiro For Approving Final Regulation Reducing Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
-- Rep. Metcalfe Slams AG/Gubernatorial Candidate Shapiro For Approval Of Final Regulation Reducing Carbon Emissions From Power Plants
-- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowance Prices Jump To $13 From $9.30 In September [PaEN]
-- Financial Times: Record EU Carbon Price Boosts Clean Fuel Economics
-- TribLive: CNX Drilling Calls Wind, Solar Energy “Make-Believe”; Proposes Revamp Of Act 13 Impact Fees To Allow More Natural Gas Production While Raising More Money
-- PG - Anya Litvak: 2 Pittsburgh CEOs Make Very Different Pitches For Why The World Needs More Natural Gas
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Heating Fuels Increase By Double Digits [Driven By Increases In Natural Gas]
-- YorkDR: 600-Acre Dover Solar Project Under Consideration By Zoning Board Dec. 15
-- Inquirer: Homeowners Associations Aim To Protect Property Values, But Can Limit Installation Of Solar Panels
-- YorkD: Saubel’s Markets Receives Rural Energy For America Grant To Harness Solar Energy
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Report Explores A Decarbonized Future For Philadelphia Gas Works, Cites Current Structure And Business Model As Challenges
-- Guest Essay: Why We Must Focus On Climate-Friendly Manufacturing - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA & Lorraine Faccenda, LaFarge Whitehall Cement Plant [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: COP26 Shines A Light On The End Of Fossil Fuels - By Dr. Keith E. Peterman, York College
-- RichmondTD: Republican Gov.-Elect Youngkin To Remove Virginia From Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative By Executive Order [PA Republicans Criticized Wolf For Issuing Executive Order To Adopt A RGGI Program For PA]
-- White House: Biden Signs Order Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries, Jobs Thru Federal Sustainability
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Biden Order Requiring Federal Govt. To Reduce Carbon Emissions Major Step
-- Reuters: Biden Orders U.S. To Stop Financing Carbon-Intense Overseas Fuel Projects
Stormwater
-- Gov. Wolf Announces $10 Million For The Codorus Greenway, Flood Control Project In York City [PaEN]
-- YorkDR: Plans Advance To Improve Codorus Creek Corridor In York With $10 Million Grant - Video Of Project Plans
-- WITF: State Awards City Of York $10 Million For Codorus Greenway Project
-- ScrantonT: Scranton Mall Sues Uphill Neighbor, City, PennDOT Over Stormwater Flooding Problems
SRBC
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Dec. 17 Business Meeting In-Person/Virtual
Susquehanna River
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Dec. 17 Business Meeting In-Person/Virtual
-- PennLive Editorial: Harrisburg Residents Can Be Sure Their Drinking Water Is Safe, Even If The Susquehanna River Is Polluted
Wastewater Facilities
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Will Get $240 Million For Clean Water Under Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- EPA Invites Philadelphia To Apply For $260 Million In Water Infrastructure Finance Loan
Watershed Protection
-- Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Will Get $240 Million For Clean Water Under Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- Guest Essay: Acid Mine Drainage Treatment A Vital Component Of National Infrastructure - By Stonycreek-Conemaugh River Improvement Project Board Of Directors [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Landisville Mennonite Church Converts Nearly 4 Acres Of Farmland To Forest And Meadow
-- Available On Demand: Presentations From PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Statewide Conference For Watershed Organizations [PaEN]
-- Deadline Extended! Call For Presenters - Joint Keystone Goldwater Conference & American Fisheries Society Meeting Feb. 25-26 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Stream Evaluation Report Covering 85 Class A Wild Trout Waters [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Named Winner Of 2021 Amazon Web Services Imagine Grant For Nonprofits [PaEN]
-- PennLive Editorial: Harrisburg Residents Can Be Sure Their Drinking Water Is Safe, Even If The Susquehanna River Is Polluted
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: He Wanted To Help Lebanon County Creek, Instead He Watched Sunoco/Mariner East Pipeline Pollute It
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: It’s Time To Stem The Flood Of Woes Brought On By Climate Change - By Jon Mueller, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- ScrantonT: Scranton Mall Sues Uphill Neighbor, City, PennDOT Over Stormwater Flooding Problems
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 10 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Stream Evaluation Report Covering 85 Class A Wild Trout Waters [PaEN]
-- Deadline Extended! Call For Presenters - Joint Keystone Goldwater Conference & American Fisheries Society Meeting Feb. 25-26 [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Warmer Temperatures Move More Shrimp Into Chesapeake Bay Waters
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Spots Remain For Volunteer Birders In Audubon’s 122nd Annual Christmas Bird Count
-- ReadingE: Feeder Watchers Can Help With Christmas Bird Count
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Snowy Owls Are Moving South From Arctic Toward PA
-- MCall: Alligator Pulled From Lehigh River In Allentown: ‘He’s Just A Little Guy” - Video
-- CentreDT: Bald Eagles Dying ‘Senseless Deaths,’ PA Wildlife Center Says, Here’s Why [Lead Poisoning]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Gets Another Livestreaming Webcam A Bald Eagle Nest: Here’s How To Watch
-- WITF Smart Talk: Penn Vet Opens Institute To Study Diseases Spread From Animals To Humans
-- Citizen Science: Upper Delaware BioBlitz Identified More Than 700 Species Of Plants & Wildlife [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Chapter Of Audubon Society: Hog Island Audubon Camp Scholarship For Students Ages 14-17 [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission 2-Part Introduction To Ice Fishing Program In Tioga County
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Fall PA League Of Angling Youth Newsletter - Read Along Video
Opportunities
-- Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District - Agriculture Resource Conservationist [PaEN]
-- HRG Engineering’s Erin Letavic Appointed To Chesapeake Bay Program Science & Technical Advisory Committee
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[Posted: December 12, 2021]
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