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Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Sen. Street Introduces Bill To Set A New Clean Energy Standard And Support Carbon Capture To Eliminate All Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants By 2050 [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: What Critics Get Wrong About Energy ‘Choice’ Legislation - Sen. Yaw
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Calls Out Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Talks Rising Opioid Deaths
-- Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, Republican Chair Of House Environmental Committee, Will Not Seek Reelection
-- WESA/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: House Environmental Committee Chair Rep. Metcalfe Won’t Seek Reelection
-- PG: Longtime State Rep. Metcalfe Announces Retirement
Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
Articles & NewsClips By Topic -------------------------------------------------------
-- 30 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults [PaEN]
-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues [PaEN]
Air
-- WESA/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Where PA Stands In Its Attempt To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 20 Pennsylvanians To Watch In 2022 [RGGI Listed, Although Not A Person]
-- WNEP: Residents React To Proposed $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- CitizensV: Newport Twp. Commissioners Voice Support For $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- WBTimes: Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County Draws Questions In Newport Twp.
-- GASP: Allegheny County Assesses $5,500 Penalty For U.S. Clairton Work Air Pollution Violations
-- NextPittsburgh: CSI Construction To Appeal Allegheny County Health Dept Fine Over Asbestos Removal
Alternative Fuels
-- Utility Dive: Electric Vehicles, Data Centers Drive PJM’s Long-Term Load Growth Forecast, But It Expects Some Utilities To See Declines
Awards & Recognition
-- Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes 2021 Affiliate Volunteers Of The Year; Legacy Award Winner Ellen Keefe [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Deadline For Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Awards Jan. 31. [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: Northeast Environmental Partners Recognize Game Commission Regional Office For Education Programs
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Consider Listing Certain Plants [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Vomit-Fumed ‘Bradford’ Pear Tree Lands On PA Noxious Weeds List, Sales To Be Banned
-- TribLive Editorial: Bradford Pears Show How Government Policies Can Stink
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- AP: Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers
-- The Keystone: Republicans Have Billions To Help Pennsylvanians Impacted By The Pandemic, So Why Aren’t They Helping?
-- Happenings Magazine: The Economic Benefits Of Pennsylvania’s Parks & Forests
-- White House: Biden Administration Announces State-By-State Funding To Address Home Energy Costs
Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law
-- The Allegheny Front: PA Expects Billions For Coal Mine Cleanups From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Will It Help Polluted Waterways?
Build Back Better Budget Bill
-- ReImagine Appalachia: Flooding Protections In The Proposed Build Back Better Act
-- ReImagine Appalachia: Appalachia Needs Build Back Better, The Climate Infrastructure, Jobs, Workforce Support Package
-- The Guardian: Biden: ‘We Can’t Ignore Reality’: Colorado Wildfires Highlight Urgency Of U.S. Climate Legislation
-- PA Cap-Star: Capitol Hill Dems Push To Rescue Climate Plan In Proposed Build Back Better Budget
-- E&E News: Energy, Environment Issues To Watch In Every Federal Spending Bill
Budget
-- AP: Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers
-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports December Revenues $464.3 Million Over Estimate; Fiscal Year To Date $1.5 Billion Over Estimates
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Reports December Revenues $564.4 Million Above Its Estimates; Fiscal Year To Date $1.76 Billion Over Estimates
-- Latrobe Bulletin Guest Essay: The Future Of PA’s Parks & Forests Is In Or Hands - By PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Chesapeake Bay
-- DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board [PaEN]
-- EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Behind In Goals For Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction
-- Baltimore Sun: Report: Chesapeake Bay States Are Unlikely To Reach EPA’s 2025 Cleanup Deadline At Current Pace
-- Agri-Pulse: Pennsylvania Biggest Roadblock To Meeting Chesapeake Bay Goals, Report Finds
-- PA Cap-Star: DEP Outlines Plan For PA To Hit 100% Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goal
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Has Plan To Hit Chesapeake Bay Commitments
-- WITF Smart Talk Jan. 10 9:00 a.m.: PA Lags In Meeting Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
-- Jan. 10 11:00: DEP To Review How PA Can Meet 100% Of Pollution Reduction Targets In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Available Live Online
-- DEP Water Resources Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Hear Presentation On 2022 Draft Integrated Water Quality Report [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
-- Sign Better Path Coalition Petition: DEP - Keep ALL Oil & Gas Wastewater Off Our Roads! [PaEN]
-- DEP Draft Rule Does Not Ban Road Spreading Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Industry Objects To Waste Reporting Provisions [PaEN]
-- Better Path Coalition Presents Jan. 12 Webinar On Road Spreading Drilling Wastewater, Why Hasn't It Stopped? [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Press DEP To Reduce Environmental Safeguards For Drilling And Treat Them The Same As Wind, Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA Environment Digest: All Road Spreading Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Articles [PaEN]
-- PG - Anya Litvak: You Can’t Stop A Gas Well Drilling Pad, Turns Out You Can
-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: West Deer Twp. Stands Up To Natural Gas Interests [PaEN]
-- Chester County Residents Protest Mariner East Pipeline Construction [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes 2021 Affiliate Volunteers Of The Year; Legacy Award Winner Ellen Keefe [PaEN]
-- Latrobe Bulletin Guest Essay: The Future Of PA’s Parks & Forests Is In Or Hands - By PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Jan. 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- WilliamsportS: Montoursville Volunteers Improve Park
-- WHYY: A Bucks County Community Fights To Keep Its Park
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Did PA State Agencies Add Nearly 7,400 Acres In 2021?
-- NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Announces $1.7 Million In Grants; $1.4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Hundreds Of Birds Tallied By Lancaster County Birders During Christmas Bird Count
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December [PaEN]
-- Water Center At Penn Seeking Proposals For Southwestern PA Water Network Home Organization [PaEN]
-- PA Trout Unlimited Webinar: Jan. 12 Women, Diversity, And Inclusion Virtual Training - Efforts In PA And How You Can Get Started! 6:00 p.m.
Climate
-- Sen. Street Introduces Bill To Set A New Clean Energy Standard And Support Carbon Capture To Eliminate All Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants By 2050 [PaEN]
-- WESA/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Where PA Stands In Its Attempt To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]
-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf Administration Used State Grant Funding As Leverage During Votes On RGGI In General Assembly
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Calls Out Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Talks Rising Opioid Deaths
-- CentreDT: Climate Watch: Pennsylvania Likely To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 20 Pennsylvanians To Watch In 2022 [RGGI Listed, Although Not A Person]
-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Is Poised To Make Progress On Climate Strategy [RGGI] - Joseph Otis Minott, Clean Air Council
-- EPCAMR Receives Grant From Just Transition Fund For Outreach To Solar Markets To Develop On Abandoned Mine Lands
-- Guest Essay: What Critics Get Wrong About Energy ‘Choice’ Legislation - Sen. Yaw
-- WNEP: Residents React To Proposed $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- CitizensV: Newport Twp. Commissioners Voice Support For $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- WBTimes: Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County Draws Questions In Newport Twp.
-- WITF Smart Talk: Penn State Study Says PA Could See More Flooding Due To Climate Change
-- PA Cap-Star: Penn State Study: PA Flood Risk Rising With Climate Change
-- Penn State Research: Dairy Farmers Can Adapt To Climate Change
-- Jan. 13 Webinar: Conversation With Penn State Climate Scientist Dr. Michael Mann. 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
-- PA Solar Center Watts & Learn Webinar: Jan. 14: Recent PA Supreme Court Decision Overturning Virtual Net Metering. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Jewish Earth Alliance Jan. 19 Virtual Building Climate Resilience In Our Own Communities Program [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 18 On Food Waste To Renewable Energy, Radon [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: December Was Philly’s 2nd Warmest On Record, Climate Change Explains The Trend
-- NYT: An Evangelical Climate Scientist Katharine Hayhoe For The Nature Conservancy Wonders What Went Wrong
-- The Guardian: Biden: ‘We Can’t Ignore Reality’: Colorado Wildfires Highlight Urgency Of U.S. Climate Legislation
Coal Mining
-- DEP Jan. 19 Virtual Hearing On Mine 78 Surface Coal Mine In Cambria, Somerset Counties. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Coastal Zone
-- WHYY: Projects To Improve Delaware River Coastal Ecosystem In Chester Receive $575,000 Grant From DEP
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: DEP Awards $575,000 Grant For Delaware River Projects, Including Chester Trail, Floating Schuylkill Lab
Compliance Action
-- AP: Criminal Charges Brought By Attorney General Against Cabot Oil & Gas Driller Headed To Court [Click Here for background]
-- WFMJ/AP: FERC Imposes $40 Million Fine On Energy Transfer Partners For 2 Million Gallon Rover Pipeline Spill In Ohio [Rover Starts In PA, PA Has Penalized ETP Record Amounts]
-- GASP: Allegheny County Assesses $5,500 Penalty For U.S. Clairton Work Air Pollution Violations
-- PUC’s PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $91,400 In Penalties
-- NextPittsburgh: CSI Construction To Appeal Allegheny County Health Dept Fine Over Asbestos Removal
-- DEP Took Action On 405 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 719 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Compliance Assistance
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On Groundwater Withdraw Requirements For Public Water Systems Starting Jan. 27 [PaEN]
Conservation Districts
-- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Leading Project To Protect Cacoosing Creek
DCNR
-- AP: Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers
-- The Keystone: Republicans Have Billions To Help Pennsylvanians Impacted By The Pandemic, So Why Aren’t They Helping?
-- Happenings Magazine: The Economic Benefits Of Pennsylvania’s Parks & Forests
-- Latrobe Bulletin Guest Essay: The Future Of PA’s Parks & Forests Is In Or Hands - By PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Jan. 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Recreation & Parks Society: DCNR Hires Dr. Nathan Reigner As First Director Of Outdoor Recreation
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Did PA State Agencies Add Nearly 7,400 Acres In 2021?
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Shale Gas Companies Drill Under Publicly-Owned Rivers, Streams To Extract Gas Thru Streambed Leases With DCNR
-- South Mountain Partnership: Jan. 21 Virtual Power Of The Partnership Celebration. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
-- Save Pennsylvania’s Forests: Jan. 12 Get To Know Your Forest Webinar On Loyalsock State Forest. Noon.
-- NorthcentralPA: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Awarded Grant To Support Outdoor Recreation In 2022
-- ScrantonT: More Than $1.1 Million In DCNR Grants Fund Recreation, Conservation Projects In NE PA
-- AP: PA Treasure Hunters Sue The Dept. Of Justice In Civil War Gold Case Involving DCNR Land
DEP
-- Sign Better Path Coalition Petition: DEP - Keep ALL Oil & Gas Wastewater Off Our Roads! [PaEN]
-- DEP Draft Rule Does Not Ban Road Spreading Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Industry Objects To Waste Reporting Provisions
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Press DEP To Reduce Environmental Safeguards For Drilling And Treat Them The Same As Wind, Solar Energy Facilities
-- PA Environment Digest: All Road Spreading Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Articles
-- DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board [PaEN]
-- EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Behind In Goals For Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction
-- Baltimore Sun: Report: Chesapeake Bay States Are Unlikely To Reach EPA’s 2025 Cleanup Deadline At Current Pace
-- Agri-Pulse: Pennsylvania Biggest Roadblock To Meeting Chesapeake Bay Goals, Report Finds
-- PA Cap-Star: DEP Outlines Plan For PA To Hit 100% Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goal
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Has Plan To Hit Chesapeake Bay Commitments
-- WITF Smart Talk Jan. 10 9:00 a.m.: PA Lags In Meeting Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
-- Jan. 10 11:00: DEP To Review How PA Can Meet 100% Of Pollution Reduction Targets In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Available Live Online
-- Environmental Quality Board Proposes Delisting MAX Environmental Technologies Sludge Filter Cake As Hazardous Waste; 3 Virtual Hearings Set [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 18 On Food Waste To Renewable Energy, Radon [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Hear Presentation On 2022 Draft Integrated Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- DEP Jan. 19 Virtual Hearing On Mine 78 Surface Coal Mine In Cambria, Somerset Counties. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
-- DEP Took Action On 405 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 719 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posted 76 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Deep Mine Safety
-- AP: Worker Dies After Roof Collapses At Fayette County Stone Mine
-- TribLive: Worker Killed In Fayette County Stone Mine Collapse
Delaware River
-- WHYY: Projects To Improve Delaware River Coastal Ecosystem In Chester Receive $575,000 Grant From DEP
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: DEP Awards $575,000 Grant For Delaware River Projects, Including Chester Trail, Floating Schuylkill Lab
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 7 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
-- Dept. Of Human Services: Drinking Water, Wastewater Assistance Program Begins Accepting Applications Jan. 4
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Assistance Program Opens To Help Low-Income Pennsylvanians Retain Drinking Water, Sewer Services
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On Groundwater Withdraw Requirements For Public Water Systems Starting Jan. 27 [PaEN]
-- YorkDR: Oak Trees Removed During Lake Williams Dam Replacement Will Help Rebuild Horn FarmHouse Education Center
Economic Development
-- WNEP: Residents React To Proposed $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- CitizensV: Newport Twp. Commissioners Voice Support For $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- WBTimes: Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County Draws Questions In Newport Twp.
-- Pittsburgh-Based Landforce Seeking Crew Members For 2022; Need Help With A Green Infrastructure Project? [PaEN]
-- DCED Awards $79,200 For Environmental Assessment Of Shopping Center In Luzerne County
-- NorthcentralPA: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Awarded Grant To Support Outdoor Recreation In 2022
-- South Mountain Partnership: Jan. 21 Virtual Power Of The Partnership Celebration. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Education
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Applications For Vanessa Van Gorder Memorial Scholarship Programs [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Deadline For Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Awards Jan. 31. [PaEN]
-- WITF Smart Talk Jan. 10 9:00 a.m.: PA Lags In Meeting Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
-- Jan. 10 11:00: DEP To Review How PA Can Meet 100% Of Pollution Reduction Targets In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Available Live Online
-- Schuylkill Action Network - Jan. 11 Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup Meeting. 10:00 a.m. to Noon
-- Better Path Coalition Presents Jan. 12 Webinar On Road Spreading Drilling Wastewater, Why Hasn't It Stopped? [PaEN]
-- Save Pennsylvania’s Forests: Jan. 12 Get To Know Your Forest Webinar On Loyalsock State Forest. Noon.
-- The Nature Conservancy - PA: Jan. 12 TNC Stewardship Series Webinar - The Preserve Journey Beings. 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
-- PA Trout Unlimited Webinar: Jan. 12 Women, Diversity, And Inclusion Virtual Training - Efforts In PA And How You Can Get Started! 6:00 p.m.
-- Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: Jan. 13 Virtual 4th Annual Three Rivers Urban Soils Symposium. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- Jan. 13 Webinar: Conversation With Penn State Climate Scientist Dr. Michael Mann. 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
-- PA Solar Center Watts & Learn Webinar: Jan. 14: Recent PA Supreme Court Decision Overturning Virtual Net Metering. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Jewish Earth Alliance Jan. 19 Virtual Building Climate Resilience In Our Own Communities Program [PaEN]
-- South Mountain Partnership: Jan. 21 Virtual Power Of The Partnership Celebration. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 21 Our Woods & Waters Virtual Film Series
-- Reminder: Register Now For Virtual PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Jan. 25 [PaEN]
-- Wildwood Park, Dauphin County: Jan. 25 Virtual Winter Lecture - Geology Of The Susquehanna River. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On Groundwater Withdraw Requirements For Public Water Systems Starting Jan. 27 [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Attending The PA Farm Show Jan. 8-15? Ag Secretary Urges You To Consider Rising COVID Risk
-- Half-Ton Butter Sculpture Unveiled For 2022 Farm Show Running Jan. 8-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: Feb. 22 Shale Gas & Public Health: Translating Science Into Policy Public Health Summit [PaEN]
-- Wildlands Conservancy: Join Us Outside In January!
-- EPCAMR Receives Grant From Just Transition Fund For Outreach To Solar Markets To Develop On Abandoned Mine Lands
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly Water Dept. Gets $3 Million To Build Floating Classroom On Schuylkill River At Fairmount Dam
-- Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission Seasonal Biologist Aides - Anadromous Fish Restoration Unit [PaEN]
-- WITF Smart Talk: Penn State Study Says PA Could See More Flooding Due To Climate Change
-- PA Cap-Star: Penn State Study: PA Flood Risk Rising With Climate Change
-- Penn State Research: Dairy Farmers Can Adapt To Climate Change
-- Rodale Institute Launches Certified Advisor Accreditation Program [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh-Based Landforce Seeking Crew Members For 2022; Need Help With A Green Infrastructure Project? [PaEN]
-- Sign Up Now For Penn State Extension Forestry/Wildlife Team's Woods & Wildlife News & Notes [PaEN]
-- YorkDR: Oak Trees Removed During Lake Williams Dam Replacement Will Help Rebuild Horn FarmHouse Education Center
-- PG Guest Essay: Stargazing: Why Pittsburgh Needs Darker Skies - By Carnegie Science Center
-- PA Environmental Council: Northeast Environmental Partners Recognize Game Commission Regional Office For Education Programs
-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Hundreds Of Birds Tallied By Lancaster County Birders During Christmas Bird Count
-- The Nature Conservancy - PA: January Pennsylvania Nature News
-- TribLive: Carnegie Science Center In Pittsburgh To Close For 5 Days Due To Staffing Shortages Caused By COVID
Emergency Response
-- AP: Worker Dies After Roof Collapses At Fayette County Stone Mine
-- TribLive: Worker Killed In Fayette County Stone Mine Collapse
Emergency Response - Tornado Damage
-- AltoonaM: Altoona Students Help Cleanup Tornado Damage In Kentucky
Energy
-- DEP Draft Rule Does Not Ban Road Spreading Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Industry Objects To Waste Reporting Provisions [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Press DEP To Reduce Environmental Safeguards For Drilling And Treat Them The Same As Wind, Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA Environment Digest: All Road Spreading Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Articles [PaEN]
-- PG - Anya Litvak: You Can’t Stop A Gas Well Drilling Pad, Turns Out You Can
-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: West Deer Twp. Stands Up To Natural Gas Interests [PaEN]
-- Chester County Residents Protest Mariner East Pipeline Construction [PaEN]
-- Sen. Street Introduces Bill To Set A New Clean Energy Standard And Support Carbon Capture To Eliminate All Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants By 2050 [PaEN]
-- WESA/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Where PA Stands In Its Attempt To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]
-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf Administration Used State Grant Funding As Leverage During Votes On RGGI In General Assembly
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Calls Out Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Talks Rising Opioid Deaths
-- CentreDT: Climate Watch: Pennsylvania Likely To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 20 Pennsylvanians To Watch In 2022 [RGGI Listed, Although Not A Person]
-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Is Poised To Make Progress On Climate Strategy [RGGI] - Joseph Otis Minott, Clean Air Council
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 18 On Food Waste To Renewable Energy, Radon [PaEN]
-- Half-Ton Butter Sculpture Unveiled For 2022 Farm Show Running Jan. 8-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center Watts & Learn Webinar: Jan. 14: Recent PA Supreme Court Decision Overturning Virtual Net Metering. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- WNEP: Residents React To Proposed $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- CitizensV: Newport Twp. Commissioners Voice Support For $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- WBTimes: Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County Draws Questions In Newport Twp.
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: UGI Expands Marcellus Shale Gas Pipeline Network In PA
-- ScrantonT: Landfill Gas Facility Opens At Keystone Landfill
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Get Public Value From Keystone Landfill Gas Project
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Landfill Gas Project At Keystone Landfill Environmentally Necessary
-- White House: Biden Administration Announces State-By-State Funding To Address Home Energy Costs
-- Utility Dive: Electric Vehicles, Data Centers Drive PJM’s Long-Term Load Growth Forecast, But It Expects Some Utilities To See Declines
Environmental Health
-- Sign Better Path Coalition Petition: DEP - Keep ALL Oil & Gas Wastewater Off Our Roads! [PaEN]
-- DEP Draft Rule Does Not Ban Road Spreading Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Industry Objects To Waste Reporting Provisions [PaEN]
-- Better Path Coalition Presents Jan. 12 Webinar On Road Spreading Drilling Wastewater, Why Hasn't It Stopped? [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Press DEP To Reduce Environmental Safeguards For Drilling And Treat Them The Same As Wind, Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA Environment Digest: All Road Spreading Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Articles [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: Feb. 22 Shale Gas & Public Health: Translating Science Into Policy Public Health Summit [PaEN]
-- Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: Jan. 13 Virtual 4th Annual Three Rivers Urban Soils Symposium. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- NextPittsburgh: CSI Construction To Appeal Allegheny County Health Dept Fine Over Asbestos Removal
-- Natural Awakenings Lancaster/Berks: Getting Outdoors Bring Better Health
-- PA Environmental Council: Promoting Wellness And Love For The Outdoors
Environmental Justice
-- PA Recreation & Parks Society: DCNR Hires Dr. Nathan Reigner As First Director Of Outdoor Recreation
-- PA Trout Unlimited Webinar: Jan. 12 Women, Diversity, And Inclusion Virtual Training - Efforts In PA And How You Can Get Started! 6:00 p.m.
Environmental Policy
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December [PaEN]
Environmental Quality Board
-- Environmental Quality Board Proposes Delisting MAX Environmental Technologies Sludge Filter Cake As Hazardous Waste; 3 Virtual Hearings Set [PaEN]
EPA
-- DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board [PaEN]
-- EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Behind In Goals For Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction
-- Baltimore Sun: Report: Chesapeake Bay States Are Unlikely To Reach EPA’s 2025 Cleanup Deadline At Current Pace
-- Agri-Pulse: Pennsylvania Biggest Roadblock To Meeting Chesapeake Bay Goals, Report Finds
-- PA Cap-Star: DEP Outlines Plan For PA To Hit 100% Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goal
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Has Plan To Hit Chesapeake Bay Commitments
-- EPA Awards Olin Company Nearly $400,000 Grant For Research Into Recycling Mixed Colored Glass Into Soil Product [PaEN]
Farming
-- DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board [PaEN]
-- EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Behind In Goals For Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction
-- Baltimore Sun: Report: Chesapeake Bay States Are Unlikely To Reach EPA’s 2025 Cleanup Deadline At Current Pace
-- Agri-Pulse: Pennsylvania Biggest Roadblock To Meeting Chesapeake Bay Goals, Report Finds
-- PA Cap-Star: DEP Outlines Plan For PA To Hit 100% Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goal
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Has Plan To Hit Chesapeake Bay Commitments
-- WITF Smart Talk Jan. 10 9:00 a.m.: PA Lags In Meeting Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
-- Jan. 10 11:00: DEP To Review How PA Can Meet 100% Of Pollution Reduction Targets In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Available Live Online
-- PennLive: Attending The PA Farm Show Jan. 8-15? Ag Secretary Urges You To Consider Rising COVID Risk
-- Half-Ton Butter Sculpture Unveiled For 2022 Farm Show Running Jan. 8-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Penn State Research: Dairy Farmers Can Adapt To Climate Change
-- Rodale Institute Launches Certified Advisor Accreditation Program [PaEN]
-- Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: Jan. 13 Virtual 4th Annual Three Rivers Urban Soils Symposium. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- TribLive: Vomit-Fumed ‘Bradford’ Pear Tree Lands On PA Noxious Weeds List, Sales To Be Banned
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission Seasonal Biologist Aides - Anadromous Fish Restoration Unit [PaEN]
Flooding
-- WITF Smart Talk: Penn State Study Says PA Could See More Flooding Due To Climate Change
-- PA Cap-Star: Penn State Study: PA Flood Risk Rising With Climate Change
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Jewish Earth Alliance Jan. 19 Virtual Building Climate Resilience In Our Own Communities Program [PaEN]
-- PG: Flood Advisory For Ohio River Closes Parking On Mon Wharf In Pittsburgh
Flooding - Hurricane Ida
-- WHYY: Upper Dublin’s Chainsaw Gang Still Clearing Tree Debris Hurricane Ida Left Behind
Forests
-- AP: Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers
-- The Keystone: Republicans Have Billions To Help Pennsylvanians Impacted By The Pandemic, So Why Aren’t They Helping?
-- Happenings Magazine: The Economic Benefits Of Pennsylvania’s Parks & Forests
-- Latrobe Bulletin Guest Essay: The Future Of PA’s Parks & Forests Is In Or Hands - By PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Jan. 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Announces $1.7 Million In Grants; $1.4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Shale Gas Companies Drill Under Publicly-Owned Rivers, Streams To Extract Gas Thru Streambed Leases With DCNR
-- YorkDR: Oak Trees Removed During Lake Williams Dam Replacement Will Help Rebuild Horn FarmHouse Education Center
-- Sign Up Now For Penn State Extension Forestry/Wildlife Team's Woods & Wildlife News & Notes [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh-Based Landforce Seeking Crew Members For 2022; Need Help With A Green Infrastructure Project? [PaEN]
-- Save Pennsylvania’s Forests: Jan. 12 Get To Know Your Forest Webinar On Loyalsock State Forest. Noon.
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 21 Our Woods & Waters Virtual Film Series
-- AP: PA Treasure Hunters Sue The Dept. Of Justice In Civil War Gold Case Involving DCNR Land
-- In Memoriam: Maurice Hobaugh, Retired District Forester, Rothrock Award Winner [PaEN]
Forests - Wildfires
-- The Guardian: Biden: ‘We Can’t Ignore Reality’: Colorado Wildfires Highlight Urgency Of U.S. Climate Legislation
Game Commission
-- PA Environmental Council: Northeast Environmental Partners Recognize Game Commission Regional Office For Education Programs
-- YorkDR - Brian Whipkey: Sankey, DiMarco Become New Game Commission Board Members
Geology
-- Wildwood Park, Dauphin County: Jan. 25 Virtual Winter Lecture - Geology Of The Susquehanna River
Grants/Funding
-- WHYY: Projects To Improve Delaware River Coastal Ecosystem In Chester Receive $575,000 Grant From DEP
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: DEP Awards $575,000 Grant For Delaware River Projects, Including Chester Trail, Floating Schuylkill Lab
-- NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Announces $1.7 Million In Grants; $1.4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]
-- National Fish Habitat Partnership Accepting Applications For Brook Trout Habitat Improvement Project Grants [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly Water Dept. Gets $3 Million To Build Floating Classroom On Schuylkill River At Fairmount Dam
-- NorthcentralPA: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Awarded Grant To Support Outdoor Recreation In 2022
-- ScrantonT: More Than $1.1 Million In DCNR Grants Fund Recreation, Conservation Projects In NE PA
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DCNR Grant Helps Pay For $130,000+ Rehab Of Roaring Run Trail
-- DCED Awards Stormwater Project Grants In Luzerne, Lycoming, Northumberland Counties
-- EPA Awards Olin Company Nearly $400,000 Grant For Research Into Recycling Mixed Colored Glass Into Soil Product [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
-- DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board [PaEN]
-- EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Behind In Goals For Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction
-- Baltimore Sun: Report: Chesapeake Bay States Are Unlikely To Reach EPA’s 2025 Cleanup Deadline At Current Pace
-- Agri-Pulse: Pennsylvania Biggest Roadblock To Meeting Chesapeake Bay Goals, Report Finds
-- PA Cap-Star: DEP Outlines Plan For PA To Hit 100% Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goal
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Has Plan To Hit Chesapeake Bay Commitments
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Did PA State Agencies Add Nearly 7,400 Acres In 2021?
-- National Fish Habitat Partnership Accepting Applications For Brook Trout Habitat Improvement Project Grants [PaEN]
-- NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Announces $1.7 Million In Grants; $1.4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh-Based Landforce Seeking Crew Members For 2022; Need Help With A Green Infrastructure Project? [PaEN]
-- Sign Up Now For Penn State Extension Forestry/Wildlife Team's Woods & Wildlife News & Notes [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy - PA: Jan. 12 TNC Stewardship Series Webinar - The Preserve Journey Beings. 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
Green Technology
-- EPA Awards Olin Company Nearly $400,000 Grant For Research Into Recycling Mixed Colored Glass Into Soil Product [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
-- Sign Better Path Coalition Petition: DEP - Keep ALL Oil & Gas Wastewater Off Our Roads! [PaEN]
-- DEP Draft Rule Does Not Ban Road Spreading Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Industry Objects To Waste Reporting Provisions [PaEN]
-- Better Path Coalition Presents Jan. 12 Webinar On Road Spreading Drilling Wastewater, Why Hasn't It Stopped? [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Press DEP To Reduce Environmental Safeguards For Drilling And Treat Them The Same As Wind, Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA Environment Digest: All Road Spreading Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Articles [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: Feb. 22 Shale Gas & Public Health: Translating Science Into Policy Public Health Summit [PaEN]
-- Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: Jan. 13 Virtual 4th Annual Three Rivers Urban Soils Symposium. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- NextPittsburgh: CSI Construction To Appeal Allegheny County Health Dept Fine Over Asbestos Removal
Land Conservation
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Did PA State Agencies Add Nearly 7,400 Acres In 2021?
-- The Nature Conservancy - PA: Jan. 12 TNC Stewardship Series Webinar - The Preserve Journey Beings. 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 21 Our Woods & Waters Virtual Film Series
-- The Nature Conservancy - PA: January Pennsylvania Nature News
-- Wildlands Conservancy: Join Us Outside In January!
-- Help Wanted: Mountain Watershed Association Conservation & Recreation Manager; Community Advocate [PaEN]
Land Recycling
-- DCED Awards $79,200 For Environmental Assessment Of Shopping Center In Luzerne County
-- Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: Jan. 13 Virtual 4th Annual Three Rivers Urban Soils Symposium. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Lake Erie
-- Reminder: Register Now For Virtual PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Jan. 25 [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes 2021 Affiliate Volunteers Of The Year; Legacy Award Winner Ellen Keefe [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Deadline For Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Awards Jan. 31. [PaEN]
Mine Reclamation
-- The Allegheny Front: PA Expects Billions For Coal Mine Cleanups From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Will It Help Polluted Waterways?
-- EPCAMR Receives Grant From Just Transition Fund For Outreach To Solar Markets To Develop On Abandoned Mine Lands
-- Schuylkill Action Network - Jan. 11 Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup Meeting. 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Ohio River
-- Water Center At Penn Seeking Proposals For Southwestern PA Water Network Home Organization [PaEN]
Oil & Gas
-- Sign Better Path Coalition Petition: DEP - Keep ALL Oil & Gas Wastewater Off Our Roads! [PaEN]
-- DEP Draft Rule Does Not Ban Road Spreading Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Industry Objects To Waste Reporting Provisions [PaEN]
-- Better Path Coalition Presents Jan. 12 Webinar On Road Spreading Drilling Wastewater, Why Hasn't It Stopped? [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Press DEP To Reduce Environmental Safeguards For Drilling And Treat Them The Same As Wind, Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA Environment Digest: All Road Spreading Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Articles [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: West Deer Twp. Stands Up To Natural Gas Interests [PaEN]
-- AP: Criminal Charges Brought By Attorney General Against Cabot Oil & Gas Driller Headed To Court [Click Here for background]
-- Environmental Health Project: Feb. 22 Shale Gas & Public Health: Translating Science Into Policy Public Health Summit [PaEN]
-- PG - Anya Litvak: You Can’t Stop A Gas Well Drilling Pad, Turns Out You Can
-- WNEP: Residents React To Proposed $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- CitizensV: Newport Twp. Commissioners Voice Support For $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County
-- WBTimes: Proposed Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery In Luzerne County Draws Questions In Newport Twp.
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: UGI Expands Marcellus Shale Gas Pipeline Network In PA
-- BioMass: Archaea Energy Announces Startup Of Landfill Gas Project At Keystone Landfill, Lackawanna County
-- ScrantonT: Landfill Gas Facility Opens At Keystone Landfill
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Landfill Gas Project At Keystone Landfill Environmentally Necessary
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Shale Gas Companies Drill Under Publicly-Owned Rivers, Streams To Extract Gas Thru Streambed Leases With DCNR
Pipelines
-- Chester County Residents Protest Mariner East Pipeline Construction [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: UGI Expands Marcellus Shale Gas Pipeline Network In PA
-- PUC’s PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $91,400 In Penalties
-- WFMJ/AP: FERC Imposes $40 Million Fine On Energy Transfer Partners For 2 Million Gallon Rover Pipeline Spill In Ohio [Rover Starts In PA, PA Has Penalized ETP Record Amounts]
Permitting
-- DEP Jan. 19 Virtual Hearing On Mine 78 Surface Coal Mine In Cambria, Somerset Counties. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
-- DEP Took Action On 405 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 719 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posted 76 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On Groundwater Withdraw Requirements For Public Water Systems Starting Jan. 27 [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 18 On Food Waste To Renewable Energy, Radon [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Hear Presentation On 2022 Draft Integrated Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- Environmental Quality Board Proposes Delisting MAX Environmental Technologies Sludge Filter Cake As Hazardous Waste; 3 Virtual Hearings Set [PaEN]
-- DEP Jan. 19 Virtual Hearing On Mine 78 Surface Coal Mine In Cambria, Somerset Counties. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
-- DEP Posted 76 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Consider Listing Certain Plants [PaEN]
PUC
-- PUC’s PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $91,400 In Penalties
-- Dept. Of Human Services: Drinking Water, Wastewater Assistance Program Begins Accepting Applications Jan. 4
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Assistance Program Opens To Help Low-Income Pennsylvanians Retain Drinking Water, Sewer Services
-- DCED Awards $79,200 For Environmental Assessment Of Shopping Center In Luzerne County
Radiation Protection
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 18 On Food Waste To Renewable Energy, Radon [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: My Neighbors’ Homes Tested Low For Radon, So Why Should I Test?
Recreation
-- AP: Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers
-- The Keystone: Republicans Have Billions To Help Pennsylvanians Impacted By The Pandemic, So Why Aren’t They Helping?
-- Happenings Magazine: The Economic Benefits Of Pennsylvania’s Parks & Forests
-- Latrobe Bulletin Guest Essay: The Future Of PA’s Parks & Forests Is In Or Hands - By PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Jan. 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December [PaEN]
-- PA Recreation & Parks Society: DCNR Hires Dr. Nathan Reigner As First Director Of Outdoor Recreation
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DCNR Grant Helps Pay For $130,000+ Rehab Of Roaring Run Trail
-- Natural Awakenings Lancaster/Berks: Getting Outdoors Bring Better Health
-- PA Environmental Council: Promoting Wellness And Love For The Outdoors
-- WHYY: A Bucks County Community Fights To Keep Its Park
-- WilliamsportS: Montoursville Volunteers Improve Park
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Should Include All Parks In New Study
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Great Blue Herons, Horned Owls, Hiking Among Winter Attractions At North Hills Parks In Allegheny County
-- NorthcentralPA: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Awarded Grant To Support Outdoor Recreation In 2022
-- Pittsburgh-Based Landforce Seeking Crew Members For 2022; Need Help With A Green Infrastructure Project? [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Lower Body Of Twin Lakes In Allegheny County Drained To Fix Retaining Wall
Recycling/Waste
-- Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes 2021 Affiliate Volunteers Of The Year; Legacy Award Winner Ellen Keefe [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 18 On Food Waste To Renewable Energy, Radon [PaEN]
-- Environmental Quality Board Proposes Delisting MAX Environmental Technologies Sludge Filter Cake As Hazardous Waste; 3 Virtual Hearings Set [PaEN]
-- BioMass: Archaea Energy Announces Startup Of Landfill Gas Project At Keystone Landfill, Lackawanna County
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Get Public Value From Keystone Landfill Gas Project
-- ScrantonT: Landfill Gas Facility Opens At Keystone Landfill
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Council Reintroduces Legislation On Single-Use Plastic Bags
-- EPA Awards Olin Company Nearly $400,000 Grant For Research Into Recycling Mixed Colored Glass Into Soil Product [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
-- Sen. Street Introduces Bill To Set A New Clean Energy Standard And Support Carbon Capture To Eliminate All Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants By 2050 [PaEN]
-- WESA/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Where PA Stands In Its Attempt To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]
-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf Administration Used State Grant Funding As Leverage During Votes On RGGI In General Assembly
-- WilliamsportS: Sen. Yaw Calls Out Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Talks Rising Opioid Deaths
-- CentreDT: Climate Watch: Pennsylvania Likely To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Is Poised To Make Progress On Climate Strategy [RGGI] - Joseph Otis Minott, Clean Air Council
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 20 Pennsylvanians To Watch In 2022 [RGGI Listed, Although Not A Person]
-- EPCAMR Receives Grant From Just Transition Fund For Outreach To Solar Markets To Develop On Abandoned Mine Lands
-- PA Solar Center Watts & Learn Webinar: Jan. 14: Recent PA Supreme Court Decision Overturning Virtual Net Metering. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Half-Ton Butter Sculpture Unveiled For 2022 Farm Show Running Jan. 8-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Residual Waste
-- DEP Draft Rule Does Not Ban Road Spreading Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Industry Objects To Waste Reporting Provisions
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drillers Press DEP To Reduce Environmental Safeguards For Drilling And Treat Them The Same As Wind, Solar Energy Facilities
SRBC
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On Groundwater Withdraw Requirements For Public Water Systems Starting Jan. 27 [PaEN]
Stormwater
-- DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board [PaEN]
-- EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Behind In Goals For Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction
-- Baltimore Sun: Report: Chesapeake Bay States Are Unlikely To Reach EPA’s 2025 Cleanup Deadline At Current Pace
-- Agri-Pulse: Pennsylvania Biggest Roadblock To Meeting Chesapeake Bay Goals, Report Finds
-- PA Cap-Star: DEP Outlines Plan For PA To Hit 100% Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goal
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Has Plan To Hit Chesapeake Bay Commitments
-- WITF Smart Talk Jan. 10 9:00 a.m.: PA Lags In Meeting Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
-- Jan. 10 11:00: DEP To Review How PA Can Meet 100% Of Pollution Reduction Targets In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Available Live Online
-- DCED Awards Stormwater Project Grants In Luzerne, Lycoming, Northumberland Counties
Susquehanna River
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On Groundwater Withdraw Requirements For Public Water Systems Starting Jan. 27 [PaEN]
-- Wildwood Park, Dauphin County: Jan. 25 Virtual Winter Lecture - Geology Of The Susquehanna River
Water Quality
-- DEP Water Resources Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Hear Presentation On 2022 Draft Integrated Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- The Hill: Road Salt Contamination Of Freshwater Requires Immediate Attention, Warns Scientist
Wastewater Facilities
-- Dept. Of Human Services: Drinking Water, Wastewater Assistance Program Begins Accepting Applications Jan. 4
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Assistance Program Opens To Help Low-Income Pennsylvanians Retain Drinking Water, Sewer Services
Watershed Protection
-- DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board [PaEN]
-- EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Behind In Goals For Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction
-- Baltimore Sun: Report: Chesapeake Bay States Are Unlikely To Reach EPA’s 2025 Cleanup Deadline At Current Pace
-- Agri-Pulse: Pennsylvania Biggest Roadblock To Meeting Chesapeake Bay Goals, Report Finds
-- PA Cap-Star: DEP Outlines Plan For PA To Hit 100% Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goal
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Has Plan To Hit Chesapeake Bay Commitments
-- WITF Smart Talk Jan. 10 9:00 a.m.: PA Lags In Meeting Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
-- Jan. 10 11:00: DEP To Review How PA Can Meet 100% Of Pollution Reduction Targets In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Available Live Online
-- DEP Water Resources Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Hear Presentation On 2022 Draft Integrated Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Leading Project To Protect Cacoosing Creek
-- Reminder: Register Now For Virtual PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Jan. 25 [PaEN]
-- Water Center At Penn Seeking Proposals For Southwestern PA Water Network Home Organization [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 7 RiverWatch Video Report
-- The Hill: Road Salt Contamination Of Freshwater Requires Immediate Attention, Warns Scientist
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Wildlife
-- YorkDR - Brian Whipkey: Sankey, DiMarco Become New Game Commission Board Members
-- LancasterOnline - P.J. Reilly: Fish & Boat Commission Ditches Dual Trout Season Openers, Shifts To One Early Date
-- PA Trout Unlimited Webinar: Jan. 12 Women, Diversity, And Inclusion Virtual Training - Efforts In PA And How You Can Get Started! 6:00 p.m.
-- National Fish Habitat Partnership Accepting Applications For Brook Trout Habitat Improvement Project Grants [PaEN]
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Fall PA Trout Newsletter
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: When Will Fireflies Arrive Or Eagle Eggs Hatch? Find Out In This Detailed 2022 PA Nature Calendar
-- NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Announces $1.7 Million In Grants; $1.4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Hundreds Of Birds Tallied By Lancaster County Birders During Christmas Bird Count
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Great Blue Herons, Horned Owls, Hiking Among Winter Attractions At North Hills Parks In Allegheny County
-- PA Environmental Council: Northeast Environmental Partners Recognize Game Commission Regional Office For Education Programs
-- CourierT - Brian Whipkey: Unusual Deer, Fox Find Home In NE PA
-- YorkDR: Police Find Live Deer In DUI Suspect’s Car In York County
-- TribLive: Lower Body Of Twin Lakes In Allegheny County Drained To Fix Retaining Wall
-- KYW: Colorful Mandarin Duck In Pennypack Park Dies, Environmental Center Says
Opportunities
-- Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission Seasonal Biologist Aides - Anadromous Fish Restoration Unit [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Mountain Watershed Association Conservation & Recreation Manager; Community Advocate [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services Announces Search For New Executive Director [PaEN]
Transition
-- In Memoriam: Maurice Hobaugh, Retired District Forester, Rothrock Award Winner [PaEN]
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[Posted: January 9, 2022]
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