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

-- Senate Passes Heavily Amended Senate Bill 284 To Set Decommissioning Rules For Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill Promoting Carbon Capture, Utilization And Sequestration [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Energy Freedom In PA Would Help Support Our European Allies - Boost Solar Energy & Micro Hydro - By Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Allegheny) & Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Dear Republican Cong. Smucker - Proliferation Of Natural Gas Production Has Resulted In More Methane Emissions - Michael Wright, Climate Psychology Alliance Of North America

-- Dog Whistles: House Republicans Pass Bills Adding More Bureaucracy To DEP Permits Reviews; Pretending To Increase Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Polluters Can’t Regulate Themselves [That’s What House Republican Bills Would Do]

-- TribLive Letter: Local Energy Choice Means Progress On Environment, Economy - PA Chamber [Except communities are banned from making a clean energy choice under this legislation.]

-- TribLive: Lawmakers Calls On DEP To Again Reject Driller’s Application To Draw Water From Big Sewickley Creek For Fracking

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]

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-- 75 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

-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Allegheny, Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties Get ‘F’ In Air Quality

-- Reuters: Biden To Allow Higher Ethanol Fuel Sales In Summer To Check Gasoline Prices

"They also said the EPA would work with states to ensure there would be no "significant" negative impact on summer air quality due to the extended sale of E15, whose use in the hottest months is restricted due to smog-related concerns."

-- AP: Biden To Allow Higher Ethanol Blend Gasoline This Summer To Lower Gasoline Prices

-- WHYY: Scientists Tracking Link Between Pollution, Climate Change, Rising Mercury Levels In Fish

Alternative Fuels

-- PennDOT, DEP Support Petition On Issuing A PUC Policy Statement On Electric Utility Rate Design For Electric Vehicle Charging [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards $2.1 Million In Grants For Electric Vehicles, Clean Fuel Transportation Projects [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Secures Grants For Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations

-- WESA: Allegheny County Gets Cut Of $2.1 Million In State Grants For Electric Vehicles

-- LevittownNow.com: Middletown Twp., Bucks County Receives $215,000 DEP Grant For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT In Rare-Earth Mineral Partnership That Would Build Refining Plant In Appalachia

-- AP - Explainer: Why Biden Is Allowing More Ethanol In Gasoline

-- USA Today: Closer Look: High-Ethanol E15 Gasoline Is Cheaper, But Is It Safe For Your Car?

-- Financial Times: Electric Vehicle Targets ‘Impossible’ Without Changes To Lithium Pipeline

Awards & Recognition

-- Centre County Honors 28 Local Green Businesses, Schools And Organizations [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Celebrating Our 2022 Centre County Green Business Partners

-- DCED Announces Recipients Of 2022 Governor’s Awards For Local Government Excellence

-- Williamsport Sun: Mansfield Borough Earns Governor’s Award For Summer Flood Response

-- Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Winners Announced In Warren Conservation District K-12 Art Contest

-- Vote Today! Chesapeake Bay Foundation Viewers' Choice Photo Award - One Finalist From PA [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting 2022 Photo Contest Entries [PaEN]

-- TribLive: New Dinosaur Species Named For Indiana University Of PA Alumnus

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- BillyPenn: When Are Spotted Lanternflies Coming, Should I Still Rush Them?

-- PA/NJ Chapter The Chestnut Foundation Planting Day At Penn State Orchard May 20, Email sdh177@psu.edu To Volunteer

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Common PA Salamander Might Be Losing Ground To Climate Change

-- WHYY: Turn Out Your Lights To Help Save Birds Migrating Thru Philadelphia

-- TribLive: Penn State Master Gardeners Present April 30 Workshop In Allegheny County On Biodiversity, Pollinators And Design

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests May 1 Lynn Firth Wildflower Walk Near French Creek, Wattsburg, Erie County. 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary In Berks County Hosts Spring Native Plant Sale May 14-15

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Management Strategies For Invasive Plants

-- Travel & Leisure: Thousands Of Fireflies Put On Magical Light Show In PA Each June - Here’s How To See It

-- WITF Smart Talk: Can Studying Honeybee Brains Improve Bees’ Health, Bucknell Researchers Looking To Find Out

-- WSJ: Oil Industry Objects To Fees, Permits To Mitigate Accidental Bird Killings

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- WeConservePA Urges General Assembly, Gov. Wolf To Boost Conservation Investments - There Has Never Been A Better Time [PaEN]

-- Two-Thirds Of Pennsylvanians Support Increased Funding For PA State Parks, Forests - Take Action [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: New Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Funding Hike For Parks, Forests

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts April 27 Webinar On Economics And The Outdoors - Funding Needs, Opportunities [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: American Rescue Plan Funds To Help In Levee And Flood-Risk Reduction

-- TribLive: Westmoreland’s Plan For $105 Million In COVID Relief Funds Remains Elusive

-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. What’s Your Community Doing?

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law

-- Gov. Wolf Previews Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funded Projects In Northwest PA

-- Gov. Wolf Previews Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funded Projects In Northcentral PA

Budget

-- WeConservePA Urges General Assembly, Gov. Wolf To Boost Conservation Investments - There Has Never Been A Better Time [PaEN]

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts April 27 Webinar On Economics And The Outdoors - Funding Needs, Opportunities [PaEN]

-- Two-Thirds Of Pennsylvanians Support Increased Funding For PA State Parks, Forests - Take Action [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: New Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Funding Hike For Parks, Forests

-- Agriculture Secretary Joins Lancaster County Farm Conservation Partners To Recognize Commitment To Cleaning Up PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Stream Improvements On Local Farm Celebrated By State Agriculture Secretary

-- PennFuture Collects 1,200 Signatures From Pennsylvanians Who Demand More Funding For Clean Water Projects

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Say Funds Are On The Way For Conowingo Dam Cleanup Plan - By Karl Blankenship [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay

-- DEP Begins Accepting Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Grants April 22 [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Say Funds Are On The Way For Conowingo Dam Cleanup Plan - By Karl Blankenship [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Secretary Joins Lancaster County Farm Conservation Partners To Recognize Commitment To Cleaning Up PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Stream Improvements On Local Farm Celebrated By State Agriculture Secretary

-- PA Capital-Star: Lancaster County Farm Conservation Project ‘Unique’ In Its Approach To Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals

-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Awards $90,000 In Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]

-- Onward State: Penn State Golf Courses Partners With CBF, Sustainability Institute For Tree Removals

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA State Government’s Refusal To Pay Legal Stormwater Fees Unfairly Burdens Residential, Commercial Ratepayers - Capital Region Water

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay April Newsletter: Supporting Recently Planted Forests

-- DEP Promotes Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate Program At Dries Orchards, Northumberland County [PaEN]

-- Vote Today! Chesapeake Bay Foundation Viewers' Choice Photo Award - One Finalist From PA [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Maryland Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Climate Legislation, Wave Of Environmental Bills

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Citizen Action

-- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report [PaEN]

-- DEP Begins Accepting Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Grants April 22 [PaEN]

-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Awards $90,000 In Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Collects 1,200 Signatures From Pennsylvanians Who Demand More Funding For Clean Water Projects

-- PA Master Naturalist Accepting Applications For Fall Volunteer Training In 5 Counties [PaEN]

-- Pennypack Ecological Trust Receives Donation Of 10.3 Acres In Montgomery County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Allegheny Land Trust Enters Final Push To Secure Sewickley Hills Parcel

-- April 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Tribune Democrat: Tree Planting Completes Tubmill Creek Habitat Improvement Project

-- PA Resources Council Reaches Milestone Of Responsibly Managing 6 Million Pounds Of Household Chemicals In Southwest PA [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Tired Of Tires, Scout Troop Cleans Up Woods In North Huntingdon

-- Independence Conservancy To Hold 3 Waste Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties [PaEN]

-- New Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owner Diversified Energy Lacks Resources To Plug Wells, Including 22,507 Wells In PA [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Dimock Residents Working To Protect Water From New Threat: Fracking Waste

-- Quakers, Jews, Elders, Students Planning A 40-Mile Walk On April 18 - 22 Demanding Vanguard Stop Investing In Climate Destruction [PaEN]

-- Join PA Interfaith Power & Light For The 2022 Bike/Hike Journey Towards A Cleaner Future Starting May 1 [PaEN]

-- PennFuture: Celebrates Lake Erie, Introduces New Erie Campaign Manager During PA Clean Water Education Week

-- PA/NJ Chapter The Chestnut Foundation Planting Day At Penn State Orchard May 20, Email sdh177@psu.edu To Volunteer

-- Delaware Valley Ramps To Host U-Pick Fundraiser In Wayne County For Northeast Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Group [PaEN]

Climate

-- PennDOT, DEP Support Petition On Issuing A PUC Policy Statement On Electric Utility Rate Design For Electric Vehicle Charging [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: In Pennsylvania, Ukraine Invasion And Urgent Climate Report Drive New Interest In Renewables, Efficiency

-- Senate Passes Heavily Amended Senate Bill 284 To Set Decommissioning Rules For Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill Promoting Carbon Capture, Utilization And Sequestration [PaEN]

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Forested Landowners Can Be Paid To Maintain Their Trees, Absorb Carbon

-- Reading Eagle: Reading’s New Climate Corps Looking For Recruits Age 18 Thru 26

-- DEP Awards $2.1 Million In Grants For Electric Vehicles, Clean Fuel Transportation Projects [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Secures Grants For Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations

-- WESA: Allegheny County Gets Cut Of $2.1 Million In State Grants For Electric Vehicles

-- LevittownNow.com: Middletown Twp., Bucks County Receives $215,000 DEP Grant For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

-- AP: Battle Over Carbon Capture As Tool To Fight Climate Change

-- Altoona Mirror: Bedford Solar Project Will Relocate, To Be Completed In June 2023

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: The Case For Renewing The Solar Tax Credit - Orbit Energy & Power

-- Warren Time Editorial: Taking Time On Solar Farm Regulations

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Dear Republican Cong. Smucker - Proliferation Of Natural Gas Production Has Resulted In More Methane Emissions - Michael Wright, Climate Psychology Alliance Of North America

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Energy Freedom In PA Would Help Support Our European Allies - Boost Solar Energy & Micro Hydro - By Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Allegheny) & Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Clean Energy Boosts Security

-- Quakers, Jews, Elders, Students Planning A 40-Mile Walk On April 18 - 22 Demanding Vanguard Stop Investing In Climate Destruction [PaEN]

-- Join PA Interfaith Power & Light For The 2022 Bike/Hike Journey Towards A Cleaner Future Starting May 1 [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Leave Permitting Carbon Dioxide Injection Wells To The Feds - Clean Air Council

-- EnergyWire: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Is Having A Moment, Will It Shift Renewables? [PA has 1.07 GW of proposed pumped hydro power projects.]

-- Post-Gazette: Closed Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Has New Owner; Will Tear It Down

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Energy Goals Need To Be Realistic, Recognize Role Of Natural Gas

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Maryland Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Climate Legislation, Wave Of Environmental Bills

-- Bloomberg: War Gives Oil Producing Countries Greater Clout At Global Climate Talks

-- Financial Times: The Oil Giants Drilling Among The Giraffes In Uganda

-- AP: Biden ‘Cost Of Carbon’ Policy Survives Another Legal Hurdle

-- AP: Pouring It On: Climate Change Made 2020 Hurricanes Rainer

-- WHYY: Scientists Tracking Link Between Pollution, Climate Change, Rising Mercury Levels In Fish

-- Erie Times: Great Lakes Heat Waves Already Causing Chaos For Fish, With Worst To Come

-- AP: Expanding Drought Leaves Western U.S. Scrambling For Water

-- Financial Times: Biden And Ukraine: From Climate Champion To Oil Price Panic

-- Bloomberg Green: U.S. Export Bank May Provide Funding For LNG Projects, Battery Manufacturing, Wind, Solar Projects

-- WSJ: Europe’s Carbon Market Weathered Recent Extremes Of Energy Market

-- AP: There’s Still A Way To Reach Global Goal On Climate Change

-- Bloomberg Green: Stripe, Alphabet, Others To Spend Nearly $1 Billion On Carbon Removal

-- Bloomberg Green: BlackRock Sees Major Increase In Climate Commitments This Decade

-- Bloomberg: Big U.S. Utilities Are Undermining Climate Goals, Study Says

-- The Guardian: Our Food System Isn’t Ready For The Climate Crisis

Coal Mining

-- Post-Gazette: Closed Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Has New Owner; Will Tear It Down

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Leave Permitting Carbon Dioxide Injection Wells To The Feds - Clean Air Council

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Anthracite Pioneer Jesse Fell Remembered

Compliance Action

-- DEP Signed 2 Consent Agreements With PBF Petroleum Terminal On The Schuylkill River In Philadelphia For Storage Tank, Clean Streams Law Violations; Penalties Total $1,050,000 [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Petroleum Terminal Fined $1 Million For Leaks Into The Schuylkill River

-- AG Shapiro: Republic, BFI Waste Services To Pay Restitution To Consumers Wrongfully Charged For Waste Container Removal Fees

-- TribLive: Fmr Pittsburgh Water Authority Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Federal Clean Water Act Violations Related To Sludge Releases

-- DEP Takes Action On 773 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducts 1,483 Inspections; Responds To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Warren Times: Winners Announced In Warren Conservation District K-12 Art Contest

DCNR

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts April 27 Webinar On Economics And The Outdoors - Funding Needs, Opportunities [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Urges General Assembly, Gov. Wolf To Boost Conservation Investments - There Has Never Been A Better Time [PaEN]

-- Two-Thirds Of Pennsylvanians Support Increased Funding For PA State Parks, Forests - Take Action [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: New Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Funding Hike For Parks, Forests

-- PA Capital-Star: Q/A With PA’s First Director Of Outdoor Recreation Nathan Reigner

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Remote Workers Offered The Chance To Sample The Lifestyle In PA Wilds

-- DCNR, Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation Announce Plan For Innovative Visitor Experience Partnership In Erie [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Climbing Structure, Interactive Map Among Tom Ridge Environmental Center Exhibit Upgrades

-- April 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- DCNR Announces $1.2 Million Grant For Clinton County ATV Trail Connector [PaEN]

-- DCNR Dedicates New Office, Visitor Center At Cook Forest State Park, Clarion County

-- DCNR Names Jennifer Park Manager For Gifford Pinchot State Park

-- DCNR: Check Wildfire Danger Map For Today. Check Forecast Regularly.

-- Scranton Times: Experts: Safety Measures, Training Key For Off-Road Riding

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle History: The Story Of Massassauga Point Resort Area

DEP

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Say Funds Are On The Way For Conowingo Dam Cleanup Plan - By Karl Blankenship [PaEN]

-- DEP Begins Accepting Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Grants April 22 [PaEN]

-- DEP, Others Recommend Ways To Strengthen PUC Regulations On Natural Gas Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety; Oil, Natural Gas, Pipeline Industry, Unions Oppose New Rules [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Has Spill Reporting, Funding For Well Plugging; Permit Fees; Carbon Capture; New Regs On April 25 Agenda [PaEN]

-- Dog Whistles: House Republicans Pass Bills Adding More Bureaucracy To DEP Permits Reviews; Pretending To Increase Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]

-- PennDOT, DEP Support Petition On Issuing A PUC Policy Statement On Electric Utility Rate Design For Electric Vehicle Charging [PaEN]

-- DEP Signed 2 Consent Agreements With PBF Petroleum Terminal On The Schuylkill River In Philadelphia For Storage Tank, Clean Streams Law Violations; Penalties Total $1,050,000 [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Petroleum Terminal Fined $1 Million For Leaks Into The Schuylkill River

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Polluters Can’t Regulate Themselves

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA State Government’s Refusal To Pay Legal Stormwater Fees Unfairly Burdens Residential, Commercial Ratepayers - Capital Region Water

-- New Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owner Diversified Energy Lacks Resources To Plug Wells, Including 22,507 Wells In PA [PaEN]

-- DEP Promotes Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate Program At Dries Orchards, Northumberland County [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Leave Permitting Carbon Dioxide Injection Wells To The Feds - Clean Air Council

-- DEP Takes Action On 773 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducts 1,483 Inspections; Responds To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posted 65 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN

Delaware River

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 15 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA Supreme Court To Review Decision Allowing Chester To See Regional Water System To Aqua PA

-- WPost: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Sewage Sludge Contaminated Maine Farm

Drought

-- AP: Expanding Drought Leaves Western U.S. Scrambling For Water

Earth Day

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Celebrate Earth Day By Making A Difference

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch: May This Be The Year Earth Day Stops Being A ‘Next Year’ Thing

-- PA Capital-Star: These Are Meaningful Actions Pennsylvanians Can Take This Earth Month

-- TribLive: Gateway School Students Provide Environmentally Friendly Alternatives For Earth Day In Allegheny County

Economic Development

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Remote Workers Offered The Chance To Sample The Lifestyle In PA Wilds

-- Post-Gazette: Closed Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Has New Owner; Will Tear It Down

-- WNEP: PA Natural Gas Industry Facing Labor Shortages - Programs Not Attracting Enough Students

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT In Rare-Earth Mineral Partnership That Would Build Refining Plant In Appalachia

-- Inquirer: Trash Truck Of Their Own Sign Of Hope For Businesses In SW Philadelphia

-- Warren Times: Marketing Effort Around Kinzua Beach, Allegheny Reservoir Selects Consultant

-- Delaware Valley Ramps To Host U-Pick Fundraiser In Wayne County For Northeast Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Group [PaEN]

Education

-- DCNR, Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation Announce Plan For Innovative Visitor Experience Partnership In Erie [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Climbing Structure, Interactive Map Among Tom Ridge Environmental Center Exhibit Upgrades

-- Altoona Mirror: Juniata College Receives $5 Million Donation To Support Environmental Science Off-Campus Facilities Like Raystown Field Station

-- Vista.Today: Aqua PA Joins Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Launch Floating Classroom Science Program At Green Lane Reservoir In Montgomery County

-- York Dispatch: ‘Nothing Beats An Outdoor Classroom’: Pequea H.S. Students, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators Collect Live Species In Lancaster County Stream

-- DEP/DCNR/Game Commission: First Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcon Egg Hatched! [PaEN]

-- PA Master Naturalist Accepting Applications For Fall Volunteer Training In 5 Counties [PaEN]

-- MCall: Bethlehem Approves Lehigh University Solar Farm, Despite Neighbors’ Objections

-- WNEP: PA Natural Gas Industry Facing Labor Shortages - Programs Not Attracting Enough Students

-- Quakers, Jews, Elders, Students Planning A 40-Mile Walk On April 18 - 22 Demanding Vanguard Stop Investing In Climate Destruction [PaEN]

-- Washington & Jefferson College Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts April 20 Webinar On Hydrogen: The Future Of Clean Energy? [PaEN]

-- Penn State Technical Assistance Program Hosts April 21 Webinar On Understanding Your Utility Bills And How It Can Save You Money [PaEN]

-- Register Now For Bucknell University 9th Annual Sustainability Symposium April 22-23 [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Penn State Master Gardeners Present April 30 Workshop In Allegheny County On Biodiversity, Pollinators And Design

-- Join PA Interfaith Power & Light For The 2022 Bike/Hike Journey Towards A Cleaner Future Starting May 1 [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Greenways Invites Children To Explore Schuylkill River, Become A Junior Ranger

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests May 1 Lynn Firth Wildflower Walk Near French Creek, Wattsburg, Erie County. 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

-- PA/NJ Chapter The Chestnut Foundation Planting Day At Penn State Orchard May 20, Email sdh177@psu.edu To Volunteer

-- Onward State: Penn State Golf Courses Partners With CBF, Sustainability Institute For Tree Removals

-- Travel & Leisure: Thousands Of Fireflies Put On Magical Light Show In PA Each June - Here’s How To See It

-- Penn State Environmental Resource Management Students Tour NE PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Treatment Sites [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Penn State’s First Waste Reduction, Recycling Program Manager Has Big Goals For New Role

-- PennFuture: Celebrates Lake Erie, Introduces New Erie Campaign Manager During PA Clean Water Education Week

-- WHYY: ‘Agriculture Is The Culture’: FarmerJawn Wants To Reinvent Agriculture Education

-- TribLive: Chatham University Study Shows Positive Results When Students Spend Time In Sensory Garden

-- Post-Gazette: California University Students Develop Helmet Warning System To Improve Biking Safety In Traffic

-- TribLive: Gateway School Students Provide Environmentally Friendly Alternatives For Earth Day In Allegheny County

-- Vote Today! Chesapeake Bay Foundation Viewers' Choice Photo Award - One Finalist From PA [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting 2022 Photo Contest Entries [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 15 RiverWatch Video Report

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Swatara Sojourn Returns After 2-Year Pandemic Hiatus

-- LancasterOnline: Storm-Chasing Millersville University Students, Faculty Hope To Improve Tornado Warnings

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary In Berks County Hosts Spring Native Plant Sale May 14-15

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary In Berks County: Registration Open For Summer Student Nature Camps

-- WITF Smart Talk: Can Studying Honeybee Brains Improve Bees’ Health, Bucknell Researchers Looking To Find Out

-- TribLive: New Dinosaur Species Named For Indiana University Of PA Alumnus

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay April Newsletter: Supporting Recently Planted Forests

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Spring News & Views Newsletter

-- PA Resources Council Spring Newsletter Update On Activities, Partnerships

-- Interns Wanted: Pennsylvania Sea Grant 2022 Summer Student Internship Program [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Adult Mentors [PaEN]

Emergency Response

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming Commissioners Declare Emergency Paying Way For Disaster Assistance To Recover From Tornado Damage

-- PA Capital-Star: How One PA Fire Department Is Trying To Save Its Volunteer Service

-- LancasterOnline: Storm-Chasing Millersville University Students, Faculty Hope To Improve Tornado Warnings

-- PUC Recognizes Safe Digging Month; Underscores Safety Issues

-- DCNR: Check Wildfire Danger Map For Today. Check Forecast Regularly.

-- AP: Pouring It On: Climate Change Made 2020 Hurricanes Rainer

True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[We’re Not Independent If Foreign Markets, Despots Set The Prices We Pay For Energy]

-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: In Pennsylvania, Ukraine Invasion And Urgent Climate Report Drive New Interest In Renewables, Efficiency

-- 6th Oil/Natural Gas Shock: Number Of New Natural Gas Wells Drilled In First Quarter Declined By Over 25% In PA Compared To 2021, 2020 [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Energy Freedom In PA Would Help Support Our European Allies - Boost Solar Energy & Micro Hydro - By Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Allegheny) & Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Dear Republican Cong. Smucker - Proliferation Of Natural Gas Production Has Resulted In More Methane Emissions - Michael Wright, Climate Psychology Alliance Of North America

-- Charleston Gazette-Mail Guest Essay: Natural Gas Is Energy Future - PA, OH, WV Shale Gas Coalitions

-- WNEP: PA Natural Gas Industry Facing Labor Shortages - Programs Not Attracting Enough Students

-- EnergyWire: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Is Having A Moment, Will It Shift Renewables? [PA has 1.07 GW of proposed pumped hydro power projects. ]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Clean Energy Boosts Security

-- AP: Pittsburgh-Based Westinghouse, Framatom To Supply Fuel To Czech Nuclear Plant Easing Dependence On Russia

National/International

-- Washington Examiner: No Relief From Surging U.S. Natural Gas Prices

-- U.S. EIA: Electric Generation From Renewables To Keep Rising Leading To A Decline In Natural Gas Generation; CO2 Emissions Keep Going Up [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Price Spikes To Highest Since January; Futures Up 90% So Far This Year; Inventories 17% Below 5 Year Seasonal Average

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Closes At 13-Year High With Inventories Falling

-- Reuters: Analysis: Biden Plan To Aid Europe With LNG Poses Risk To U.S. Climate Goals

-- AP: Biden Administration Resumes Oil Leases On Federal Land; Higher Royalties

-- PBS News Hour: To Drill Or Not To Drill? Oklahoma Oil And Gas Producers Weigh The Costs And Benefits

-- AP: New Mexico Adopts Stiffer Pollution Rules For Oil And Gas Industry

-- Reuters: European Union May Set More Ambitious Targets For Its Transition To Renewable Energy

-- Reuters: U.S. Envoy Kerry Calls For Renewables Push, Says Putin Cannot Control Wind, Sun

-- Bloomberg Green: U.S. Export Bank May Provide Funding For LNG Projects, Battery Manufacturing, Wind, Solar Projects

-- Financial Times: Shielding EU Energy Users From High Prices May Backfire, Warn Economists

-- Reuters: Global Renewable Power Prices Soar On Heavy Demand, Chaotic Supply Chain

-- Bloomberg Green: Surging Renewable Power Prices In Europe Are Still A Bargain

-- WSJ: Europe’s Carbon Market Weathered Recent Extremes Of Energy Market

-- AP - Explainer: Why Biden Is Allowing More Ethanol In Gasoline

-- USA Today: Closer Look: High-Ethanol E15 Gasoline Is Cheaper, But Is It Safe For Your Car?

-- Bloomberg: EU Can Cut Russian Energy Dependence Sooner Than Thought: Draghi

-- Bloomberg: International Energy Agency Cuts Oil Demand Forecast As China Reimposes COVID Lockdowns

-- Reuters: Russian Oil Embargo Could Be Part Of Next EU Sanctions Package, Ministers Say

-- Bloomberg: Putin, Saudi Crown Prince Upbeat On OPEC+, Kremlin Says Of Call

-- Reuters: Shell, Uniper Partner On UK Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility

-- Reuters: Japan Backs $11 Billion Green Hydrogen Project In Australia

-- The Hill: Here’s How The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Is Driving Up Price

-- Financial Times: Metals Stockpiles Shrink As Energy Prices Hit Production

-- Bloomberg Green: The Fertilizer Price Shock Might Change Agriculture - For The Better

-- Bloomberg Green: Green Ammonia For Fertilizer Planned By Giant Wind Farm Builder

Energy

-- Senate Passes Heavily Amended Senate Bill 284 To Set Decommissioning Rules For Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill Promoting Carbon Capture, Utilization And Sequestration [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Energy Freedom In PA Would Help Support Our European Allies - Boost Solar Energy & Micro Hydro - By Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Allegheny) & Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) [PaEN]

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Forested Landowners Can Be Paid To Maintain Their Trees, Absorb Carbon

-- Reading Eagle: Reading’s New Climate Corps Looking For Recruits Age 18 Thru 26

-- AP: Battle Over Carbon Capture As Tool To Fight Climate Change

-- Altoona Mirror: Bedford Solar Project Will Relocate, To Be Completed In June 2023

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: The Case For Renewing The Solar Tax Credit - Orbit Energy & Power

-- Warren Time Editorial: Taking Time On Solar Farm Regulations

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Statement On Wind Energy Company's Violation Of Federal Law Involving The Deaths Of Over 150 Eagles [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report [PaEN]

-- TribLive Letter: Local Energy Choice Means Progress On Environment, Economy - PA Chamber [Except communities are banned from making a clean energy choice under this legislation.]

-- Washington & Jefferson College Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts April 20 Webinar On Hydrogen: The Future Of Clean Energy? [PaEN]

-- EnergyWire: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Is Having A Moment, Will It Shift Renewables? [PA has 1.07 GW of proposed pumped hydro power projects.]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Clean Energy Boosts Security

-- PA GreenGov Initiatives Lower State Government Energy Use By More Than $8 Million In 3 Years [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA State Agencies Used Less Energy In 2021, But Lagged On Electric Vehicle Goals

-- PA Capital-Star: A Look At State Agencies’ Sustainable Efforts In 2021

-- Post-Gazette: Closed Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Has New Owner; Will Tear It Down

-- Delaware Valley Ramps To Host U-Pick Fundraiser In Wayne County For Northeast Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Group [PaEN]

-- Penn State Technical Assistance Program Hosts April 21 Webinar On Understanding Your Utility Bills And How It Can Save You Money [PaEN]

-- Register Now For Bucknell University 9th Annual Sustainability Symposium April 22-23 [PaEN]

-- 6th Oil/Natural Gas Shock: Number Of New Natural Gas Wells Drilled In First Quarter Declined By Over 25% In PA Compared To 2021, 2020 [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Energy Goals Need To Be Realistic, Recognize Role Of Natural Gas

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Closes At 13-Year High With Inventories Falling [That’s exactly where natural gas companies want to be, and more. ]

-- U.S. EIA: Electric Generation From Renewables To Keep Rising Leading To A Decline In Natural Gas Generation; CO2 Emissions Keep Going Up [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: Big U.S. Utilities Are Undermining Climate Goals, Study Says

Energy Conservation

-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: In Pennsylvania, Ukraine Invasion And Urgent Climate Report Drive New Interest In Renewables, Efficiency

-- Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification [PaEN]

-- The Mercury: Bimbo Bakeries Recognized By EPA As ENERGY Star Manufacturer

-- DEP Promotes Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate Program At Dries Orchards, Northumberland County [PaEN]

-- Delaware Valley Ramps To Host U-Pick Fundraiser In Wayne County For Northeast Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Group [PaEN]

Environmental Health

-- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: New Film Describes Journey Thru Lyme Disease

-- TribLive: Chatham University Study Shows Positive Results When Students Spend Time In Sensory Garden

-- WHYY: Scientists Tracking Link Between Pollution, Climate Change, Rising Mercury Levels In Fish

-- WPost: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Sewage Sludge Contaminated Maine Farm

Environmental Heritage

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle History: The Story Of Massassauga Point Resort Area

-- Post-Gazette: Rivers Of Steel Heritage Corp. Gets Grant For Repairs At Carrie Blast Furnaces

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Anthracite Pioneer Jesse Fell Remembered

Environmental Justice

-- PUC Adopts Regulations Requiring Diversity Reporting By Major PA Public Utilities

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Diversity Reporting To Be Made Mandatory For PA Utilities

-- AP: White House Environmental Justice Advisors Press For Justice40 Action

EPA

-- TribLive: Fmr Pittsburgh Water Authority Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Federal Clean Water Act Violations Related To Sludge Releases

Farming

-- DEP Begins Accepting Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Grants April 22 [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Secretary Joins Lancaster County Farm Conservation Partners To Recognize Commitment To Cleaning Up PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Stream Improvements On Local Farm Celebrated By State Agriculture Secretary

-- PA Capital-Star: Lancaster County Farm Conservation Project ‘Unique’ In Its Approach To Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Say Funds Are On The Way For Conowingo Dam Cleanup Plan - By Karl Blankenship [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $9.7 Million To Protect 3,528 Acres Of Farmland In 19 Counties [PaEN]

-- WHYY: ‘Agriculture Is The Culture’: FarmerJawn Wants To Reinvent Agriculture Education

-- DEP Promotes Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate Program At Dries Orchards, Northumberland County [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Confirms First Case Of Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu In Lancaster County Poultry

-- BillyPenn: When Are Spotted Lanternflies Coming, Should I Still Rush Them?

-- WITF Smart Talk: Can Studying Honeybee Brains Improve Bees’ Health, Bucknell Researchers Looking To Find Out

-- The Guardian: Our Food System Isn’t Ready For The Climate Crisis

Flooding

-- Williamsport Sun: Mansfield Borough Earns Governor’s Award For Summer Flood Response

-- Inquirer: Towns Hit By Hurricane Ida Are Buying Rescue Boats, Applying For Grants, But ‘There’s No One Solution’ For Severe Flooding

-- NPR: Green Infrastructure Helps Cities With Flooding, Climate Change, So Why Isn’t There More Of It?

-- WHYY: Cheltenham Residents Fear A Proposed Housing Development Could Increase Flooding Along Tookany Creek In Montgomery County

-- AP: Pouring It On: Climate Change Made 2020 Hurricanes Rainer

Forests

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts April 27 Webinar On Economics And The Outdoors - Funding Needs, Opportunities [PaEN]

-- Two-Thirds Of Pennsylvanians Support Increased Funding For PA State Parks, Forests - Take Action [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: New Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Funding Hike For Parks, Forests

-- DCNR Dedicates New Office, Visitor Center At Cook Forest State Park, Clarion County

-- DCNR: Check Wildfire Danger Map For Today. Check Forecast Regularly.

-- April 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- BillyPenn: When Are Spotted Lanternflies Coming, Should I Still Rush Them?

-- PA/NJ Chapter The Chestnut Foundation Planting Day At Penn State Orchard May 20, Email sdh177@psu.edu To Volunteer

-- Onward State: Penn State Golf Courses Partners With CBF, Sustainability Institute For Tree Removals

-- Travel & Leisure: Thousands Of Fireflies Put On Magical Light Show In PA Each June - Here’s How To See It

-- Republican Herald: Shade Trees Planted In Downtown Shenandoah

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay April Newsletter: Supporting Recently Planted Forests

-- Delaware Valley Ramps To Host U-Pick Fundraiser In Wayne County For Northeast Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Group [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting 2022 Photo Contest Entries [PaEN]

Game Commission

-- Game Commission: New Chronic Wasting Disease Positives Lead To Expansion Of Management Areas [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: More Deer With Deadly Chronic Wasting Disease Lead To Expanded State Reaction

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Grows State Game Lands By Nearly 1,000 Acres

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Game Commission To Issue More Doe Licenses This Year

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Road-Killed Deer Removal Options Could Be Expanded By Game Commission

-- Republican Herald: Pottsville Resident Pleads For Help With Raccoons Overrunning Her Property

Grants/Funding

-- DEP Begins Accepting Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Grants April 22 [PaEN]

-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Awards $90,000 In Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards $2.1 Million In Grants For Electric Vehicles, Clean Fuel Transportation Projects [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Secures Grants For Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations

-- WESA: Allegheny County Gets Cut Of $2.1 Million In State Grants For Electric Vehicles

-- LevittownNow.com: Middletown Twp., Bucks County Receives $215,000 DEP Grant For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

-- DEP Promotes Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate Program At Dries Orchards, Northumberland County [PaEN]

-- DCNR Announces $1.2 Million Grant For Clinton County ATV Trail Connector [PaEN]

Green Buildings

-- Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Say Funds Are On The Way For Conowingo Dam Cleanup Plan - By Karl Blankenship [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Urges General Assembly, Gov. Wolf To Boost Conservation Investments - There Has Never Been A Better Time [PaEN]

-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Awards $90,000 In Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Towns Hit By Hurricane Ida Are Buying Rescue Boats, Applying For Grants, But ‘There’s No One Solution’ For Severe Flooding

-- NPR: Green Infrastructure Helps Cities With Flooding, Climate Change, So Why Isn’t There More Of It?

-- WHYY: ‘Agriculture Is The Culture’: FarmerJawn Wants To Reinvent Agriculture Education

-- Pennypack Ecological Trust Receives Donation Of 10.3 Acres In Montgomery County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Allegheny Land Trust Enters Final Push To Secure Sewickley Hills Parcel

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Cobbs Creek Golf Course Renovation Denied Concept Approval By Philly Art Commission

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Management Strategies For Invasive Plants

-- PA Master Naturalist Accepting Applications For Fall Volunteer Training In 5 Counties [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Shade Trees Planted In Downtown Shenandoah

Hazardous Substances

-- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Scientists Tracking Link Between Pollution, Climate Change, Rising Mercury Levels In Fish

-- WPost: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Sewage Sludge Contaminated Maine Farm

Land Conservation

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $9.7 Million To Protect 3,528 Acres Of Farmland In 19 Counties [PaEN]

-- Pennypack Ecological Trust Receives Donation Of 10.3 Acres In Montgomery County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Allegheny Land Trust Enters Final Push To Secure Sewickley Hills Parcel

-- PA Master Naturalist Accepting Applications For Fall Volunteer Training In 5 Counties [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Cobbs Creek Golf Course Renovation Denied Concept Approval By Philly Art Commission

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Management Strategies For Invasive Plants

-- Brandywine Conservancy Names Stephanie Armpriester, Grant DeCosta To Leadership Positions [PaEN]

Land Use Planning

-- WHYY: Cheltenham Residents Fear A Proposed Housing Development Could Increase Flooding Along Tookany Creek In Montgomery County

Lake Erie

-- DCNR, Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation Announce Plan For Innovative Visitor Experience Partnership In Erie [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Climbing Structure, Interactive Map Among Tom Ridge Environmental Center Exhibit Upgrades

-- PennFuture: Celebrates Lake Erie, Introduces New Erie Campaign Manager During PA Clean Water Education Week

-- Erie Times: Great Lakes Heat Waves Already Causing Chaos For Fish, With Worst To Come

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- PA Resources Council Reaches Milestone Of Responsibly Managing 6 Million Pounds Of Household Chemicals In Southwest PA [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Tired Of Tires, Scout Troop Cleans Up Woods In North Huntingdon

-- Independence Conservancy To Hold 3 Waste Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban In Pittsburgh To Start In 2023

-- WHYY: Haverford Bans Plastic Bags As More Main Line Communities Look To Do The Same

-- TribLive Editorial: Does Pittsburgh Plastic Bag Ban Steal Other Municipalities’ Choices?

Mine Reclamation

-- Penn State Environmental Resource Management Students Tour NE PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Treatment Sites [PaEN]

Oil & Gas

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Has Spill Reporting, Funding For Well Plugging; Permit Fees; Carbon Capture; New Regs On April 25 Agenda [PaEN]

-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets April 21 In State College On Conventional Drilling Issues - LTBA [PaEN]

-- 6th Oil/Natural Gas Shock: Number Of New Natural Gas Wells Drilled In First Quarter Declined By Over 25% In PA Compared To 2021, 2020 [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Price Spikes To Highest Since January; Futures Up 90% So Far This Year; Inventories 17% Below 5 Year Seasonal Average

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Closes At 13-Year High With Inventories Falling

-- Dog Whistles: House Republicans Pass Bills Adding More Bureaucracy To DEP Permits Reviews; Pretending To Increase Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]

-- Charleston Gazette-Mail Guest Essay: Natural Gas Is Energy Future - PA, OH, WV Shale Gas Coalitions

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 13% Rate Increase By PECO Natural Gas

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Bills For Suburban Customers Could Go Up 13% As PECO Requests Natural Gas Rate Hikes

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 10% Rate Increase By Columbia Gas

-- DEP Signed 2 Consent Agreements With PBF Petroleum Terminal On The Schuylkill River In Philadelphia For Storage Tank, Clean Streams Law Violations; Penalties Total $1,050,000 [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Petroleum Terminal Fined $1 Million For Leaks Into The Schuylkill River

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Polluters Can’t Regulate Themselves [That’s What House Republican Bills Would Do]

-- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report [PaEN]

-- U.S. EIA: Electric Generation From Renewables To Keep Rising Leading To A Decline In Natural Gas Generation; CO2 Emissions Keep Going Up [PaEN]

-- New Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owner Diversified Energy Lacks Resources To Plug Wells, Including 22,507 Wells In PA [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Lawmakers Calls On DEP To Again Reject Driller’s Application To Draw Water From Big Sewickley Creek For Fracking

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Energy Goals Need To Be Realistic, Recognize Role Of Natural Gas

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Leave Permitting Carbon Dioxide Injection Wells To The Feds - Clean Air Council

-- FracTracker Alliance: Dimock Residents Working To Protect Water From New Threat: Fracking Waste

-- Washington & Jefferson College Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts April 20 Webinar On Hydrogen: The Future Of Clean Energy? [PaEN]

-- PPL Utilities 2021 Sustainability Report Highlights Move Toward Clean Energy Goals, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 13% Rate Increase By PECO Natural Gas

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Bills For Suburban Customers Could Go Up 13% As PECO Requests Natural Gas Rate Hikes

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 10% Rate Increase By Columbia Gas

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Closes At 13-Year High With Inventories Falling [That’s exactly where natural gas companies want to be, and more. ]

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline Ahead Of Putin Energy Meeting

-- WNEP: PA Natural Gas Industry Facing Labor Shortages - Programs Not Attracting Enough Students

[“"I don't have enough students. Like I said, if I had 30 more students, I could probably still not fill all the open positions that are out here, even just for the internship opportunities," said program director Sue Gumble, Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas.””]

-- TribLive: National Average Gasoline Price May Fall Under $4; PA May Take Longer

-- Reuters: Biden To Allow Higher Ethanol Fuel Sales In Summer To Check Gasoline Prices

-- AP: Biden To Allow Higher Ethanol Blend Gasoline This Summer To Lower Gasoline Prices

-- AP - Explainer: Why Biden Is Allowing More Ethanol In Gasoline

-- USA Today: Closer Look: High-Ethanol E15 Gasoline Is Cheaper, But Is It Safe For Your Car?

-- Financial Times: Biden And Ukraine: From Climate Champion To Oil Price Panic

-- Bloomberg Green: U.S. Export Bank May Provide Funding For LNG Projects, Battery Manufacturing, Wind, Solar Projects

-- Bloomberg: International Energy Agency Cuts Oil Demand Forecast As China Reimposes COVID Lockdowns

-- Bloomberg: War Gives Oil Producing Countries Greater Clout At Global Climate Talks

-- Financial Times: The Oil Giants Drilling Among The Giraffes In Uganda

-- WSJ: Oil Industry Objects To Fees, Permits To Mitigate Accidental Bird Killings

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