PA Environment Digest

-- April 11 Chester County Water Resources Authority Municipal Stormwater Summit. Chester County Government Services Center, West Chester. 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.

-- Brandywine Conservancy Webinar April 13 On Uncovering Secrets Of The Forest With Tom Wessels, Author Of ‘Forest Forensics: A Field Guide To Reading The Forested Landscape’. 7:00 p.m.

-- Dept. Of Health Hosts 2 Virtual Focus Groups In April To Learn More About Private Well Water Use In PA [PaEN]

-- The Sentinel: Snyder Conservation District Sets April 18 Soil Health Field Day In Selinsgrove

-- PA Lake Erie Virtual Environmental Forum April 19 - PFAS Chemical Contamination [PaEN]

-- Penn State College Of Agriculture April 20 Webinar - Follow The Carbon: Re-Envisioning The Bioeconomy [PaEN]

-- Delaware County Hosting First Sustainability Conference April 21 In Chester [PaEN]

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: April 27 Webinar: Tapping Opportunities In The Circular Economy [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA April 27 Webinar - Updating The Conservation Status Of Rare & Endangered Plants In PA [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council, Partners Host Wild & Scenic Film Festival April 28 For In-Person Experience At Loyalhanna Watershed Assn., Westmoreland County

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Partners Launch New Dairy Grazing Project To Improve Herds, Soil Health, Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]

-- Wildlands Conservancy Accepting Registrations For Lehigh River Sojourn June 11 & 12

-- North American Manure Expo To Feature Stream Tour July 13-14 In Franklin County [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Invites Farmers To Participate In Cover Crop Research; Upcoming Field Days In July; Farm Planting Guides [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Some Insights On Reforestation Methods - By David Wise

-- Stroud Water Research Center Scientist Testifies On Threats Of Road Salt To Fresh Water

-- Master Watershed Stewards: A Reawakening - Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers Near Streams [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center Pittsburgh Offers Program In Green Stormwater Infrastructure [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Volunteer Water Testers Aim To Create Countywide Record Of Streams’ Impairment, Improvement In Lancaster County

-- Reading Eagle: Conservationists Celebrate Women Who Helped Build, Maintain Appalachian Trail At Bingaman Nature Center

-- Warren Times: U.S. Forest Service Forest To Faucets 2.0 Demonstrates Link Between Allegheny National Forest And Clean Water

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Watershed On Wheels Makes Splash At World Water Day Event [PaEN]

-- Rodale Institute Blog: It Takes A Village To Tend A Watershed - World Water Day

-- Rodale Institute: Read, Set, Grow! I Pledge To Grow Clean Water

-- PennLive - Paul Weigel: How To Garden In The ‘New Normal’ That Climate Change Is Bringing

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mentored Youth Trout Day March 27, Everything You Need To Know

-- Republican Herald: Youth Fishing Day Draws Hundreds Of Young Anglers To Sweet Arrow Lake

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Schuylkill Headwaters Button Program Continues To Enhance Trout Stocking

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Migration, Raptorthon, Weekend Programs April 1 - May 15 [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Timeline For Hummingbird Arrival In PA, How You Can Attract Them To Your Garden

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Third Eaglet In Hays Nest Keeping Mom And Day Busy Finding Food

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: How To Give Birds Help On Their Long Journey Home

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pandemic Surge In First-Time Boat Owners Leads To Surge In Online Training

-- PA Environmental Council Blog: Vernal Pool Party

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: After Last Year’s Cicada Invasion, What Should We Expect This Year?

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservancy Treats Mahanoy Area Students To Live Reptile Show

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Making Virtual Waves In Watershed STEM Education

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Where Passion Meets Purpose: Myriah Wadley On Environmental Science & Education

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Latest UpStream Newsletter

-- Wildlands Conservancy 2022 Summer Camp Registration Now Open

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Highlights Upcoming Events In Monroe County

-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Activities Coming Up In April

-- Warren Times: Conservation District Hosting ‘Bobbers And Buddies’ Event At Hatch Run Conservation Demonstration Area April 22

-- DCNR Warns Of High Wildfire Danger As Seasonal Risk Increases [PaEN]

-- Pottstown Mercury - Letter: Wildlife Corridors Prevent Collisions With Vehicles

-- NextPittsburgh: 3 Women Entrepreneurs Want To Help Pittsburgh Gardeners Create An Outdoor Oasis

-- The Pitt News: Students Fight Environmental Injustice In Pittsburgh Through Advocacy Project

--CentreDT: Penn State Trash To Treasure Program Ending, Here’s What Will Happen With Students’ Unwanted Items

-- Water Center At University Of Pennsylvania: March 23 Webinar On Building Relationships Around Infrastructure Funding For Southwest PA. Noon.

-- MCall: Allergy Season Getting Longer And Pollen Counts Are Higher, Studies Show

-- SEEDS & Nature’s Grace Deli To Host Hempcrete Workshop May 12-16 In Wayne County

-- The Guardian: 500 Academics Liken Fossil-Energy Funding Of Climate Solutions To Tobacco Industry Disinformation [Penn State’s Prof. Michael Mann]

Emergency Response

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sulfuric Acid Spills From Storage Tank At Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County

-- Gov. Wolf Announces $5 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds To Support Hurricane Ida Flood Mitigation; Applications Open April 1 [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philadelphia, PA Receives Over $100 Million In Additional Hurricane Ida Aid, As Dozens Of Families Remain Displaced By The Storm

-- DCNR Warns Of High Wildfire Danger As Seasonal Risk Increases [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Wildfire Danger On The Rise Across PA, DCNR Warns

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Urges Caution As Seasonal Risk Of Wildfires Increases

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Six Months After A Tornado, This Montgomery County Community Shouldn’t Look This Bad

-- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg Green: UN Sets 5-Year Goal To Broaden Climate Early Warning Systems

True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit On What Oil/Natural Gas Companies Can Charge You]

-- Republican Rep. Fritz Introduces Bills To Unilaterally Amend Delaware River Basin Commission Compact To End Fracking Moratorium [PaEN]

-- Inquirer Editorial: Republicans In Harrisburg Are Using Ukraine To Promote A Climate-Denialist Agenda

-- House Environmental Committee Sets March 28 Meeting To Vote On A Laundry List Of Things Natural Gas Industry Has Wanted For Years [PaEN]

-- Senate Committees To Hold March 29 Hearing On Economic Impacts Of DEP Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee To Hold March 28 Infomercial On Oil & Gas Byproducts - Could We Live Without Them? [PaEN]

-- A Voluntary Settlement Of An EHB Appeal By All Parties Requires Developers Of A Bradford County Liquified Natural Gas Facility To Apply For New Air Quality Permit [PaEN]

-- U.S. EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2022: Renewables Fastest Growing Energy; Falling Costs Means Robust Competition With Natural Gas; Electricity Fastest Growing Energy Source In Buildings [PaEN]

National/International

-- White House: U.S., European Commission Announce Task Force To Reduce Europe’s Dependence On Russian Fossil Fuels [Diversifying LNG Supplies; Reducing Demand For Natural Gas]

-- White House: Joint Statement Between The U.S., European Commission On European Energy Security

-- Bloomberg Green: Biden Eyes Long-Term Hydrogen Breakthrough In Plan To Send Natural Gas To EU

-- The Guardian: U.S. Plan To Provide 15Bn Cubic Meters of Natural Gas To EU Alarms Climate Groups

-- Reuters: Explainer: Could The U.S. Ship More LNG To Europe?

-- WSJ: Europe’s Energy Woes Are Rerouting Global Natural Gas Flows

-- WSJ: U.S. To Boost Natural Gas Deliveries To Europe Amid Scramble For New Supplies

-- Financial Times: EU To Buy Natural Gas Jointly In Push To Reduce Spiralling Prices As U.S. Offers LNG

-- AP: U.S., EU Announce New Partnership To Undercut Russian Energy

-- The Guardian: Energy Efficiency: ‘It’s The Largest, Cheapest, Safest, Cleanest Way To Address The [Oil And Natural Gas] Crisis’

-- Bloomberg Green: The Future Of Energy Will Require Bigger Sacrifice From Citizens

-- NYT: Why The U.S. Can’t Quickly Wean Europe From Russian Gas

-- Reuters: EU Leaders Struggle To Find Short-Term Fix For Energy Market Crunch

-- WSJ: Oil Prices Stay High As Russian Crude Shortage Hits Market

-- Bloomberg: Spiking Oil Prices Starting To Destroy Demand In A World That’s Now More Expensive

-- The Economist: Three Big Uncertainties Cloud The Oil Market

-- WPost: Biden, Europeans To Announce Major Plan To Redirect Natural Gas To Europe

-- Reuters: EU Leaders Agree To Jointly Buy Natural Gas, LNG, Hydrogen Ahead Of Next Winter To Fill Storage From Qatar, U.S., Summit Draft Statement

-- Reuters: U.S. Energy Firms Want Pending Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Excluded From Greenhouse Gas Emission Rules

-- AP: FERC Pulls Back Plan To Assess Climate, Environmental Justice Impacts On Natural Gas Project

-- WPost: WV Sen. Manchin Launches New Push For ‘All Of The Above’ Energy Bill

-- AP: Russian War Shakes Europe Path To Energy Independence, Climate Goals

-- The Economist: The Transition To Clean Energy Will Mint New Commodity Superpowers

-- WSJ: Ukraine War Drives Up Cost Of Wind, Solar Power; Tariffs, Surging Oil Prices Raising Costs

-- NPR: Three Reasons Why Big Oil Can’t Just Drill More To Ease The Pain At The Gasoline Pump

-- WSJ: U.S. Shale Oil Companies Drilling More, But Don’t Expect A Sizable Increase In Production

“American [oil] frackers are raising the number of drilling rigs in oil fields by more than 20%, but don’t expect a similarly sized increase in production.” Companies opening previously drilled wells to production.

-- The Economist: Three Big Uncertainties Cloud The Oil Market - OPEC’s Output; U.S. Shale Oil Production; New COVID Shutdowns In China Reducing Demand

“... analysts and industry insiders doubtful that [U.S.] shale [oil producers] can rise to the challenge.”

-- Financial Times: Top Oil Traders Warn Prices Could Breach $200 A Barrel This Year [$122/Barrel Wednesday]

-- Financial Times: Major Russian Pipeline Fully Halts Oil Exports, Sending Crude Prices Higher

-- Reuters: Biden Admin Confident Of U.S. Oil Production Boost By Year’s End

-- Reuters: Barclays: Regulatory Changes Over U.S. Oil & Gas Leases On Federal Lands Not Hampering Output

-- Reuters: Germany Clinches Natural Gas Deal With Qatar To Reduce Dependence On Russia

-- FreightWaves: U.S. LNG Exports To Europe Increase From 30% To 70% Over Past 2 Months As LNG Prices Spike

-- Reuters: Shell Cleared To Restart Prelude LNG Facility Off Australia

-- Financial Times: Russia Chokes Major Oil Pipeline In Further Threat To Global Supplies

-- Reuters: Canada Plan To Hike Oil Exports Will Not Compromise Climate Goals

-- Reuters: French Energy Company TotalEnergies Aims To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Oil Output

-- Financial Times: Traders Warn Of Looming Global Diesel Shortage

-- WBTimes Guest Essay: Blame Greed For Rising Grocery, Gasoline Prices

-- Reuters: Oil Price Jumps As EU Weighs Russian Oil/Gas Ban, Saudi Refinery Output Hit In Attack [Yes, the other war]

-- Reuters: Barclays: Regulatory Changes Over U.S. Oil & Gas Leases On Federal Lands Not Hampering Output

-- Bloomberg: Coal Buyers In India Are Paying 300% Premiums To Secure Fuel

-- Reuters: Analysis: When It Comes To Oil, The Global Economy Is Still Hooked

-- Bloomberg Green: Natural Gas Is A Hard Habit To Quit

-- The Guardian: Rich Countries Must Stop Producing Oil And Gas By 2034, Says Study

-- Financial Times: Can Europe Wean Itself Off Its Dependence On Russian Fossil Fuels?

-- The Guardian: Ukraine War Threatens Global Heating Goals, Warns UN Chief

-- Bloomberg: UN Says Ukraine War Risks Climate Doom If Fossil Fuels Revived

-- Reuters: China To Boost Renewable Power, Balance With Oil, Gas To 2025

-- WSJ: U.S. Rethinks Uranium Supply For Nuclear Plants; Much Of Global Supplies To Fuel Plants Is Controlled By Russia

--TribLive: Biden Administration Again Encourages U.S. Companies To Harden Their Cyber Defenses Against Possible Russian Attacks

Energy

-- A Voluntary Settlement Of An EHB Appeal By All Parties Requires Developers Of A Bradford County Liquified Natural Gas Facility To Apply For New Air Quality Permit [PaEN]

-- AP: Bradford County Natural Gas Plant On Hold After Legal Challenge

-- Scranton Times Editorial: LNG Plant Settlement Gives NE PA Opportunity To Fight The Project On Public Safety Grounds

-- 6th Oil/Natural Gas Shock: U.S. - European Commission Agreement Calls For Reducing Demand For All Natural Gas And Accelerating Deployment Of Clean Energy Measures

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Without RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program, Pennsylvania Lags Behind - Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance

-- WESA: PA, Pittsburgh-Area Officials Hustling To Land Businesses That Transition Economy To A Low-Carbon, Digitized Future

-- Republican Rep. Fritz Introduces Bills To Unilaterally Amend Delaware River Basin Commission Compact To End Fracking Moratorium [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Sets March 28 Meeting To Vote On A Laundry List Of Things Natural Gas Industry Has Wanted For Years [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee To Hold March 28 Infomercial On Oil & Gas Byproducts - Could We Live Without Them? [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Kline Twp., Schuylkill County Expected To Hear About At Least 2 More Proposed Solar Energy Farms

-- PA Solar Center Hosts April 28 Solar Soiree In The Covestro Brightspace At The Energy Innovation Center In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

-- PUC Hosting March 24 Virtual Meeting Of PA Sustainable Energy Board

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Don’t Prolong Dependency On Fossil Fuels

-- Delaware County Hosting First Sustainability Conference April 21 In Chester [PaEN]

-- The Guardian: 500 Academics Liken Fossil-Energy Funding Of Climate Solutions To Tobacco Industry Disinformation [Penn State’s Prof. Michael Mann]

-- Reuters: Company Uses Pennsylvania Coal Waste To Power Bitcoin Mining

-- Republican Sen. Langerholc To Introduce Legislation Allowing Bitcoin Mining On Oil And Gas Well Sites

-- Inquirer: An Appalachian Town Was Told A Bitcoin Mine Would Bring An Economic Boom, It Got Noise Pollution And An Eyesore

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Next Arriving At Amtrak’s 30th Street Station: A PGW Natural Gas Controversy

-- Utility Dive: Coal Plant Owners Seek To Shut 3.2 GW In PJM In Face Of Economic, Regulatory, Market Pressures

-- Bloomberg: Coal Buyers In India Are Paying 300% Premiums To Secure Fuel

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Dept. Of Energy Turns To Energy Storage To Build Resilience, Energy Affordability In Underserved Communities

-- Bloomberg: Barclays Is “Determined’ To Pump More Money Into Renewables As War Adds To Urgency Of Moving Away From Fossil Fuels

-- FreightWaves: U.S. LNG Exports To Europe Increase From 30% To 70% Over Past 2 Months As LNG Prices Spike

-- Reuters: Dutch Bank ING Ends Financing For New Oil & Gas Projects; Sets Target Of 50% Increase In Lending For Renewable Energy

-- Bloomberg Green: Finance Industry’s Climate Promises Leave Plenty Of Room For Oil And Gas

-- The Economist: Ukraine War Will Speed Shift From Petrostates To New Electrostates

-- Reuters: Analysis: When It Comes To Oil, The Global Economy Is Still Hooked

-- Bloomberg Green: Natural Gas Is A Hard Habit To Quit

-- The Guardian: Rich Countries Must Stop Producing Oil And Gas By 2034, Says Study

-- U.S. EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2022: Renewables Fastest Growing Energy; Falling Costs Means Robust Competition With Natural Gas; Electricity Fastest Growing Energy Source In Buildings [PaEN]

Energy Conservation

-- The Guardian: Energy Efficiency: ‘It’s The Largest, Cheapest, Safest, Cleanest Way To Address The [Oil And Natural Gas] Crisis’

-- Bloomberg Green: The Future Of Energy Will Require Bigger Sacrifice From Citizens

Environmental Health

-- WHYY: How The Way We Eliminate Toxic PFAS Chemicals From Water Also Takes An Environmental Toll

-- PA Lake Erie Virtual Environmental Forum April 19 - PFAS Chemical Contamination [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PA Tick Survey Turns Up Concentrations Of Rare Powassan Virus

-- WESA: Wastewater Offers Clues To COVID’s Next Move In Allegheny County

Environmental Heritage

-- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN]

Environmental Justice

-- DEP Hosts March 28 Webinar On Draft Environmental Justice Policy Changes [PaEN]

-- PG - John Hayes: A Day On The Water With The Fish & Boat Commission’s First Black Commissioner: ‘It’s Not About Race, It’s About Fishing’

-- The Pitt News: Students Fight Environmental Injustice In Pittsburgh Through Advocacy Project

EPA

-- EPA National, Regional Officials Tour PA Dairy Farms To Highlight Clean Water, Climate, Farm Benefits Of Corporate Partnerships [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: 18 Members Of Congress Ask Biden For New Chesapeake Bay Funds In 2023 Budget Proposal Click Here for letter.

Farming

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Leader Says PA’s Budget A Moment Of Truth For Water Pollution Cleanup, Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

-- EPA National, Regional Officials Tour PA Dairy Farms To Highlight Clean Water, Climate, Farm Benefits Of Corporate Partnerships [PaEN]

-- Farm Conservation Excellence Grants Expanded To Seven Counties, $5 Million Awarded [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Invites Farmers To Participate In Cover Crop Research; Upcoming Field Days In July; Farm Planting Guides [PaEN]

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Partners Launch New Dairy Grazing Project To Improve Herds, Soil Health, Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]

-- NFWF Chesapeake Bay Program Offers Cost Share For Farms To Implement Split Applications Of Nitrogen [PaEN]

-- The Sentinel: Snyder Conservation District Sets April 18 Soil Health Field Day In Selinsgrove

-- Pasa Sustainable Agriculture Hosts March 29 Virtual New Soil Health Tools, Insights & Opportunities For Experienced Farmers Program [PaEN]

-- Penn State College Of Agriculture April 20 Webinar - Follow The Carbon: Re-Envisioning The Bioeconomy [PaEN]

-- North American Manure Expo To Feature Stream Tour July 13-14 In Franklin County [PaEN]

-- WLVR: Fertilizer Costs, Availability Worry Some PA Farmers

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area Requirements To 11 More Counties [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone Extended To 11 More Counties

-- Republican Herald: Traps And Bands Free To Schuylkill County Residents Who Want To Combat Spotted Lanternflies

-- PennLive: Karns Grocery Chain’s Homegrown Beef Could ‘Position PA As Leading Cattle State’

-- NextPittsburgh: 3 Women Entrepreneurs Want To Help Pittsburgh Gardeners Create An Outdoor Oasis

-- Game Commission Reports Avian Influenza Detected In Wild Bald Eagle In Chester County; Suspected In Wild Birds Found On The Border Of Clarion, Venango Counties [Report Sick Birds]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bird Flu Detected For First Time In PA

-- PennLive - Paul Weigel: How To Garden In The ‘New Normal’ That Climate Change Is Bringing

-- Financial Times: EU Reviews Sustainable Food Plans As Ukraine War Disrupts Imports

Federal Policy

-- DCNR Highlights How Allocation Of Federal American Rescue Funds Could Help With Urgent Infrastructure Repair Needs At State Parks, Forests [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: 18 Members Of Congress Ask Biden For New Chesapeake Bay Funds In 2023 Budget Proposal Click Here for letter.

-- EPA National, Regional Officials Tour PA Dairy Farms To Highlight Clean Water, Climate, Farm Benefits Of Corporate Partnerships [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philadelphia, PA Receives Over $100 Million In Additional Hurricane Ida Aid, As Dozens Of Families Remain Displaced By The Storm

-- WPost: WV Sen. Manchin Launches New Push For ‘All Of The Above’ Energy Bill

-- AP: FERC Pulls Back Plan To Assess Climate, Environmental Justice Impacts On Natural Gas Project

-- NPR: The U.S. SEC May Force Companies To Disclose Climate Risks, Marking A Historic Change

-- USA Today: How Will Climate Change Impact American Companies? The SEC Thinks You Have A Right To Know

Fish & Boat Commission

-- PG - John Hayes: A Day On The Water With The Fish & Boat Commission’s First Black Commissioner: ‘It’s Not About Race, It’s About Fishing’

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Federal Funding Available To Lake Erie Fisheries Businesses Impacted By COVID Pandemic

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mentored Youth Trout Day March 27, Everything You Need To Know

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pandemic Surge In First-Time Boat Owners Leads To Surge In Online Training

-- ErieT - Brain Whipkey: Pennsylvania Offers Year-Round Fishing

-- Reading Eagle - Mike Urban: PA Anglers Returning To The Sport Since The Pandemic Began

Game Commission

-- Game Commission: 2021-22 Deer Harvest Estimates Down 13% From Previous Year

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Deer Harvest In 2021-22 Season Fell 13%

-- Lancaster Farming - Tom Venesky: Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer Populations Causes Groups To Clash

-- Game Commission Reports Avian Influenza Detected In Wild Bald Eagle In Chester County; Suspected In Wild Birds Found On The Border Of Clarion, Venango Counties [Report Sick Birds]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bird Flu Detected For First Time In PA

Flooding

-- Gov. Wolf Announces $5 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds To Support Hurricane Ida Flood Mitigation; Applications Open April 1 [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philadelphia, PA Receives Over $100 Million In Additional Hurricane Ida Aid, As Dozens Of Families Remain Displaced By The Storm

-- WHYY/PlanPhilly: PA Legislative Committee Evaluates Changing Tort Claims Cap That Shortchanges Victims Of Costly Water Main Breaks

-- Bloomberg Green: UN Sets 5-Year Goal To Broaden Climate Early Warning Systems

Forests

-- PA Cap-Star: Federal American Rescue Funds ‘Critical’ To State Park Repair Needs, DCNR Says-- DCNR Approves $631,000 Grant For Rolling Hills Aquatic Center, Peters Twp., Washington

County; Apply Now For DCNR Grants

-- DCNR Blog: Meet DCNR's TreeVitalize Staff - Planting & Maintaining Trees Where They’re Needed Most [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Chapman State Park Visitors Learn All About Making Maple Syrup

-- DCNR Warns Of High Wildfire Danger As Seasonal Risk Increases [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Wildfire Danger On The Rise Across PA, DCNR Warns

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Urges Caution As Seasonal Risk Of Wildfires Increases

-- Join the PA Parks & Forests Foundation And #GetMovingPA! Share Your Experiences On Social Media [PaEN]

-- March 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: U.S. Forest Service Forest To Faucets 2.0 Demonstrates Link Between Allegheny National Forest And Clean Water

-- WHYY: Philly Offering 850 Free Trees For Residents To Plant At Home

-- Brandywine Conservancy Webinar April 13 On Uncovering Secrets Of The Forest With Tom Wessels, Author Of ‘Forest Forensics: A Field Guide To Reading The Forested Landscape’. 7:00 p.m.

-- The Guardian: World’s Forests Store Carbon, Keep The Earth Cooler Protecting Us From Effects Of Climate Crisis

Forests - Wildfires

-- AP: Colorado Wildfire Forces Evacuation Orders For Thousands Of People

Grants/Funding

-- Farm Conservation Excellence Grants Expanded To Seven Counties, $5 Million Awarded [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Announces $5 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds To Support Hurricane Ida Flood Mitigation; Applications Open April 1 [PaEN]

-- NFWF Now Soliciting Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Watershed WILD Grants, Due April 21 [PaEN]

-- NFWF Chesapeake Bay Program Offers Cost Share For Farms To Implement Split Applications Of Nitrogen [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Federal Funding Available To Lake Erie Fisheries Businesses Impacted By COVID Pandemic

-- DCNR Approves $631,000 Grant For Rolling Hills Aquatic Center, Peters Twp., Washington County; Apply Now For DCNR Grants

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For Western PA Canoe Access Development Grants [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Leader Says PA’s Budget A Moment Of Truth For Water Pollution Cleanup, Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

-- PA Cap-Star: Federal American Rescue Funds ‘Critical’ To State Park Repair Needs, DCNR Says

-- Western PA Conservancy Celebrates 90 Years Of Conservation With March 31 Webinar With Tom Saunders, President & CEO [PaEN]

-- Farm Conservation Excellence Grants Expanded To Seven Counties, $5 Million Awarded [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Invites Farmers To Participate In Cover Crop Research; Upcoming Field Days In July; Farm Planting Guides [PaEN]

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Partners Launch New Dairy Grazing Project To Improve Herds, Soil Health, Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center Pittsburgh Offers Program In Green Stormwater Infrastructure [PaEN]

-- NFWF Chesapeake Bay Program Offers Cost Share For Farms To Implement Split Applications Of Nitrogen [PaEN]

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Office: Healthy Waters March Newsletter Now Available

-- NFWF Now Soliciting Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Watershed WILD Grants, Due April 21 [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Meet DCNR's TreeVitalize Staff - Planting & Maintaining Trees Where They’re Needed Most [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: U.S. Forest Service Forest To Faucets 2.0 Demonstrates Link Between Allegheny National Forest And Clean Water

-- WeConservePA: The Value Of Land Trusts & Land Conservation In PA [PaEN]

-- Brandywine Conservancy Webinar April 13 On Uncovering Secrets Of The Forest With Tom Wessels, Author Of ‘Forest Forensics: A Field Guide To Reading The Forested Landscape’. 7:00 p.m.

-- Water Center At University Of Pennsylvania: March 23 Webinar On Building Relationships Around Infrastructure Funding For Southwest PA. Noon.

Hazardous Substances

-- WHYY: How The Way We Eliminate Toxic PFAS Chemicals From Water Also Takes An Environmental Toll

-- PA Lake Erie Virtual Environmental Forum April 19 - PFAS Chemical Contamination [PaEN]

Land Conservation

-- DCNR Approves $631,000 Grant For Rolling Hills Aquatic Center, Peters Twp., Washington County; Apply Now For DCNR Grants

-- DCNR Highlights How Allocation Of Federal American Rescue Funds Could Help With Urgent Infrastructure Repair Needs At State Parks, Forests [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: Federal American Rescue Funds ‘Critical’ To State Park Repair Needs, DCNR Says

-- NextPittsburgh: 3 Women Entrepreneurs Want To Help Pittsburgh Gardeners Create An Outdoor Oasis

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster Conservancy On Track To Make Largest-Ever Acquisition For Expansion Of York County Preserve

-- Lancaster Conservancy Moves To Protect 1,066 Acres In York County Hellam Hills Conservation Area [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record: ‘A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity:’ Forest, Land To Be Saved Along Susquehanna River

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Partners With Robert Berry To Preserve 71.6 Acres In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 182 Acres Of Farms, Woods Preserved Off Chester County Creek

-- WeConservePA: The Value Of Land Trusts & Land Conservation In PA [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: First Land Manager For Montour Preserve Reflects On Hurricane Agnes Impact, Other Memorable Moments

-- Brandywine Conservancy Webinar April 13 On Uncovering Secrets Of The Forest With Tom Wessels, Author Of ‘Forest Forensics: A Field Guide To Reading The Forested Landscape’. 7:00 p.m.

-- Western PA Conservancy Celebrates 90 Years Of Conservation With March 31 Webinar With Tom Saunders, President & CEO [PaEN]

Land Use

-- MCall Guest Essay: How River Pointe Logistics Center Could Hurt The Delaware Water Gap

Lake Erie

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Federal Funding Available To Lake Erie Fisheries Businesses Impacted By COVID Pandemic

-- PA Sea Grant Hosts April 8 Webinar On Mapping Bluff Erosion Potential On The PA Coast Of Lake Erie [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: PA Sea Grant Program Climate Resiliency, Communications & Outreach Positions [PaEN]

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep PA Beautiful Invites Local Residents To Partner With Municipalities To Adopt A Road Or Area To Reduce Litter, Cleanup Costs [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: DEP Encourages Pennsylvanians To Join Local Litter Cleanup Effort

-- Westmoreland County Holds Special April 9 Recycling Event For Scrap Tires; Volunteers Needed [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pick Up PA Campaign Begins Spring Push To Remove Roadside Litter

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary: Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 2

-- Warren Times: PennDOT Seeks Volunteers For Adopt-A-Highway Program

-- ScrantonT: Dozens Of Illegally Dumped Tires At Nay Aug Park Removed

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Plastic Bag Ban Still Being Worked Out

Mine Reclamation

-- Reuters: Company Uses Pennsylvania Coal Waste To Power Bitcoin Mining

-- Republican Sen. Langerholc To Introduce Legislation Allowing Bitcoin Mining On Oil And Gas Well Sites

-- Inquirer: An Appalachian Town Was Told A Bitcoin Mine Would Bring An Economic Boom, It Got Noise Pollution And An Eyesore

Ohio River

-- Water Center At University Of Pennsylvania: March 23 Webinar On Building Relationships Around Infrastructure Funding For Southwest PA. Noon.

Oil & Gas

-- A Voluntary Settlement Of An EHB Appeal By All Parties Requires Developers Of A Bradford County Liquified Natural Gas Facility To Apply For New Air Quality Permit [PaEN]

-- AP: Bradford County Natural Gas Plant On Hold After Legal Challenge

-- Scranton Times Editorial: LNG Plant Settlement Gives NE PA Opportunity To Fight The Project On Public Safety Grounds

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Don’t Prolong Dependency On Fossil Fuels

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sulfuric Acid Spills From Storage Tank At Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County

-- Republican Rep. Fritz Introduces Bills To Unilaterally Amend Delaware River Basin Commission Compact To End Fracking Moratorium [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Sets March 28 Meeting To Vote On A Laundry List Of Things Natural Gas Industry Has Wanted For Years [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee To Hold March 28 Infomercial On Oil & Gas Byproducts - Could We Live Without Them? [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas, Industry, Labor Coalition Has Some Advice For PA’s Next Governor [No RGGI, Faster DEP Permit Reviews] - 40% Of Gas Well Permits Go Unused

-- White House: U.S., European Commission Announce Task Force To Reduce Europe’s Dependence On Russian Fossil Fuels [Diversifying LNG Supplies; Reducing Demand For Natural Gas]

-- White House: Joint Statement Between The U.S., European Commission On European Energy Security

-- Bloomberg Green: Biden Eyes Long-Term Hydrogen Breakthrough In Plan To Send Natural Gas To EU

-- The Guardian: U.S. Plan To Provide 15Bn Cubic Meters of Natural Gas To EU Alarms Climate Groups

-- Reuters: Explainer: Could The U.S. Ship More LNG To Europe?

-- WSJ: Europe’s Energy Woes Are Rerouting Global Natural Gas Flows

-- WSJ: U.S. To Boost Natural Gas Deliveries To Europe Amid Scramble For New Supplies

-- Financial Times: EU To Buy Natural Gas Jointly In Push To Reduce Spiralling Prices As U.S. Offers LNG

-- NYT: Why The U.S. Can’t Quickly Wean Europe From Russian Gas

-- NPR: Three Reasons Why Big Oil Can’t Just Drill More To Ease The Pain At The Gasoline Pump

-- WSJ: U.S. Shale Oil Companies Drilling More, But Don’t Expect A Sizable Increase In Production

-- The Economist: Three Big Uncertainties Cloud The Oil Market - OPEC’s Output; U.S. Shale Oil Production; New COVID Shutdowns In China Reducing Demand

“... analysts and industry insiders doubtful that [U.S.] shale [oil producers] can rise to the challenge.”

-- Reuters: Biden Admin Confident Of U.S. Oil Production Boost By Year’s End

-- Financial Times: Russia Chokes Major Oil Pipeline In Further Threat To Global Supplies

-- Financial Times: Traders Warn Of Looming Global Diesel Shortage

-- Reuters: Barclays: Regulatory Changes Over U.S. Oil & Gas Leases On Federal Lands Not Hampering Output

-- WBTimes Guest Essay: Blame Greed For Rising Grocery, Gasoline Prices

-- FreightWaves: U.S. LNG Exports To Europe Increase From 30% To 70% Over Past 2 Months As LNG Prices Spike

-- Reuters: Dutch Bank ING Ends Financing For New Oil & Gas Projects; Sets Target Of 50% Increase In Lending For Renewable Energy

-- Reuters: Victoria, Australia Outlined Plans To Cut Natural Gas Consumption By 50% By 2030 As Part Of Net-Zero Emissions Plan

-- Reuters: French Energy Company TotalEnergies Aims To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Oil Output

-- Reuters: Canada Plan To Hike Oil Exports Will Not Compromise Climate Goals

-- Bloomberg Green: Finance Industry’s Climate Promises Leave Plenty Of Room For Oil And Gas

-- AP: FERC Pulls Back Plan To Assess Climate, Environmental Justice Impacts On Natural Gas Project

-- The Economist: Ukraine War Will Speed Shift From Petrostates To New Electrostates

-- Reuters: Analysis: When It Comes To Oil, The Global Economy Is Still Hooked

-- Bloomberg Green: Natural Gas Is A Hard Habit To Quit

-- The Guardian: Rich Countries Must Stop Producing Oil And Gas By 2034, Says Study

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Renewable Gas Demand Seen Jumping 45% To Cut Emissions

-- Bloomberg: Occidental Will Sell ‘Net-Zero Oil’ To Korean Refiner; Emissions Offset By Carbon Removal

Pipelines

-- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN]

-- Reuters: U.S. Energy Firms Want Pending Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Excluded From Greenhouse Gas Emission Rules

-- AP: FERC Pulls Back Plan To Assess Climate, Environmental Justice Impacts On Natural Gas Project

Permitting

-- DEP Took Action On 1,075 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee; Conducted 1,490 Inspections; Responded To 9 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 92 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DEP Hosts March 28 Webinar On Draft Environmental Justice Policy Changes [PaEN]

-- Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency-By-Agency Agenda Of Regulations In Development [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 92 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

PUC

-- PUC Hosting March 24 Virtual Meeting Of PA Sustainable Energy Board

Radiation Protection

-- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN]

Recreation

-- DCNR Approves $631,000 Grant For Rolling Hills Aquatic Center, Peters Twp., Washington County; Apply Now For DCNR Grants

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For Western PA Canoe Access Development Grants [PaEN]

-- DCNR Highlights How Allocation Of Federal American Rescue Funds Could Help With Urgent Infrastructure Repair Needs At State Parks, Forests [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: Federal American Rescue Funds ‘Critical’ To State Park Repair Needs, DCNR Says

-- Reading Eagle: Conservationists Celebrate Women Who Helped Build, Maintain Appalachian Trail At Bingaman Nature Center

-- DCNR Announces State Park Campgrounds Will Be Open For Start Of Trout Season [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Two People Meet, Find Love Hiking The Appalachian Trail Start To Finish

-- Join the PA Parks & Forests Foundation And #GetMovingPA! Share Your Experiences On Social Media [PaEN]

-- March 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Keystone Trails Assn: Spring Hiking Weekend Comes To Carlisle, Cumberland County April 30 - May 1 [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PA Tick Survey Turns Up Concentrations Of Rare Powassan Virus

-- Warren Times: Chapman State Park Visitors Learn All About Making Maple Syrup

-- Republican Herald: Friends Group Making Things Happen At 2 State Parks In Schuylkill County

-- Post-Gazette: Pymatuning State Park To See Multiple Upgrades This Year

-- Post-Gazette: RiverLife To Push $246.9 Million Plan For New Parks, Trails To Complete 15-Mile Loop Around Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: Work Continues On Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail

-- TribLive: East Suburbs Mountain Biking Team Seeks New Members As 2022 Season Approaches

-- PennLive: Mechanicsburg Begins Building Demolition To Clear Way For Community Park

-- Wildlands Conservancy Accepting Registrations For Lehigh River Sojourn June 11 & 12

-- PG: Study Offers Preliminary Proposals For Turtle Creek Connect Trail Project

-- ReadingE: Berks-Owned Pedestrian Bridge On Schuylkill River Trail In Need Of Repair

-- ReadingE: Reading’s City Park Playground Will Nearly Double In Size

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: New Bridge Replaced Wooden Span Washed Away By Floodwaters At Climbers Run Nature Preserve

-- NextPittsburgh: North Park’s Iconic Water Tower Finds New Purpose As Public Observation Site In Allegheny County

-- CitizensV: For This Endless Mountain Hiker, The Epic Adventure Many Dream Of

-- Altoona Mirror: Five-Year-Old Girl Killed In ATV Accident

-- PennLive: Hundreds Of Dirt Bikes, ATVs Swarm PA Streets To Menace Drivers, But Police Sound Helpless

-- MCall: Allentown Police Crack Down On Dirt Bikes And ATVs, Seizing 4 Vehicles, Arresting 2 People

-- MCall: Allentown Forms Task Force To Tackle Dirt Bike, ATV Rider Issues On Lehigh Valley City Streets

-- MCall: Allentown Cracking Down On Dirt Bikes, ATVs On City Streets, Here’s What Other Cities Are Doing

-- MCall Guest Essay: How River Pointe Logistics Center Could Hurt The Delaware Water Gap

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Resources Council, Partners Offer Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Collection Locations In Allegheny, Mercer Counties In April [PaEN]

-- WESA: Touring Glass Recycling Bin Will Return To Allegheny County Parks In April

-- Westmoreland County Holds Special April 9 Recycling Event For Scrap Tires; Volunteers Needed [PaEN]

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: April 27 Webinar: Tapping Opportunities In The Circular Economy [PaEN]

-- CentreDT: How And Why Recycling, Trash Collection Will Change In Centre Region This Summer

-- AG Shapiro Files Criminal Charges Against Pike County Man For Illegally Disposing Of At Least 60 Tons Of Sewage Sludge Waste [PaEN]

--CentreDT: Penn State Trash To Treasure Program Ending, Here’s What Will Happen With Students’ Unwanted Items

-- Delco Daily Times: Protesters Stage ‘Die-In’ As Delaware County Mulls Over New Contract With Covanta Waste-to-Energy Facility In Chester

-- WHYY: How The Way We Eliminate Toxic PFAS Chemicals From Water Also Takes An Environmental Toll

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Plastic Bag Ban Still Being Worked Out

Regulations

-- Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Regulations On Phasing Out Stage I & II VOC Controls At Service Stations

-- Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency-By-Agency Agenda Of Regulations In Development [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 92 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas, Industry, Labor Coalition Has Some Advice For PA’s Next Governor [No RGGI, Faster DEP Permit Reviews] - 40% Of Gas Well Permits Go Unused

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Without RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program, Pennsylvania Lags Behind - Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance

-- Republican Herald: Kline Twp., Schuylkill County Expected To Hear About At Least 2 More Proposed Solar Energy Farms

-- PA Solar Center Hosts April 28 Solar Soiree In The Covestro Brightspace At The Energy Innovation Center In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

-- PUC Hosting March 24 Virtual Meeting Of PA Sustainable Energy Board

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Don’t Prolong Dependency On Fossil Fuels

-- Bloomberg Green: Biden Eyes Long-Term Hydrogen Breakthrough In Plan To Send Natural Gas To EU

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Dept. Of Energy Turns To Energy Storage To Build Resilience, Energy Affordability In Underserved Communities

-- Bloomberg: Barclays Is “Determined’ To Pump More Money Into Renewables As War Adds To Urgency Of Moving Away From Fossil Fuels

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Renewable Gas Demand Seen Jumping 45% To Cut Emissions

-- Financial Times: Can Europe Wean Itself Off Its Dependence On Russian Fossil Fuels?

-- The Guardian: Ukraine War Threatens Global Heating Goals, Warns UN Chief

-- Bloomberg: UN Says Ukraine War Risks Climate Doom If Fossil Fuels Revived

-- The Economist: The Transition To Clean Energy Will Mint New Commodity Superpowers

-- WSJ: Ukraine War Drives Up Cost Of Wind, Solar Power; Tariffs, Surging Oil Prices Raising Costs

-- U.S. EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2022: Renewables Fastest Growing Energy; Falling Costs Means Robust Competition With Natural Gas; Electricity Fastest Growing Energy Source In Buildings [PaEN]

Stormwater

-- April 11 Chester County Water Resources Authority Municipal Stormwater Summit. Chester County Government Services Center, West Chester. 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.

-- ErieT: A Citizen Group Will Probe A Possible Erie Stormwater Fee, A Similar Move Aided Meadville

-- Penn State Center Pittsburgh Offers Program In Green Stormwater Infrastructure [PaEN]

SRBC

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Recap Of March 17 Business Meeting

Susquehanna River

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: World Water Day Reality Check: We Need To Work Together To Tackle Overwhelming Issues In Watershed

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: First Land Manager For Montour Preserve Reflects On Hurricane Agnes Impact, Other Memorable Moments

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Recap Of March 17 Business Meeting

Sustainability

-- WESA: PA, Pittsburgh-Area Officials Hustling To Land Businesses That Transition Economy To A Low-Carbon, Digitized Future

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: April 27 Webinar: Tapping Opportunities In The Circular Economy [PaEN]

-- Delaware County Hosting First Sustainability Conference April 21 In Chester [PaEN]