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

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s New Climate Rule Met With Applause, Court Threats Upon Finalization

-- House Environmental Committee To Hold April 25 Info. Meeting On Republican Package Of Bills Attempting To Address Local Flooding  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Stream Maintenance Package Proposed By House Republicans

-- House Environmental Committee Meets April 26 To Consider Solar/Wind Energy Bonding, Windmill Interference Bills  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: Despite Setbacks, Carbon Capture May Come To Pennsylvania

-- Williamsport Sun: State Representatives Discuss Need For Conservation Funding At Lycoming County Conservation District Dinner

-- Erie Times: We Can’t Take Freedom For Granted - Self-Interview With Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Jake Corman [One Question On Environment, Climate]

-- TribLive Editorial: Earth Day Is No Time For Politics

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 -------------------------------------------------------

-- 53 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

-- EQB Final Rule Published In PA Bulletin Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]  [PaEN]

-- AP: Big Greenhouse Gas State Taking Biggest Climate Step Yet [RGGI]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Gov. Wolf’s Climate Rule Set To Take Effect Saturday

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s New Climate Rule Met With Applause, Court Threats Upon Finalization

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officially Enacts Carbon Pricing For Power Plants

-- Bay Journal: PA To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Ad Crable

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State Clears The Air With RGGI

-- AP: Explainer: Can Climate Change Be Solved By Pricing Carbon?  [PA, RGGI Mentioned]

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Appeals Allegheny County Health Dept. $1.8 Million Penalty For Clairton Coke Works Violations 

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Low-Producing Oil & Gas Wells Are High Methane Emitters, Study Finds 

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Study Finds Low-Producing Oil & Gas Wells Major Source Of Methane Leaks

-- DEP Update On United Refining Company Naphtha Storage Tank Roof Failure In Warren  [PaEN]

-- EPA Releases White Paper For Comment On Reducing Climate Pollution From New Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Air Quality Shows Little Improvement In Latest State Of The Air Report

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Air Quality Is Improving But Still Among Worst In Country

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Air Quality Fails In Annual Report

-- WHYY: Philly Area Finally Off The ‘Worst 25’ List For Ozone Pollution, But Still Gets Failing Grade

-- WHYY: Chester Residents Rally Against Trash Incinerator: ‘We Are Still On The Battlefield’

-- Post-Gazette: PA’s Most Unhealthy County [Fayette] Launches Program To Boost Resident Health

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Offices Adapt As COVID Highlights Hazards Of Poor Indoor Air Quality 

-- PA Capital-Star: Carbon Dioxide Emissions In Pennsylvania

-- NYT Guest Essay: Enough About Climate Change, Air Pollution Is Killing Us Now

-- NPR: Wildfires Are Increasingly Contributing To Unhealthy Air

-- AP: After Wildfires Scorched Trees Could Disrupt Water Supplies 

Allegheny River

-- Warren Times: Warren County Historical Society Holds April 21 Event On Current & Future Of The Allegheny River

Alternative Fuels

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Talking Electric Vehicles At The Oldest Gas Station In America [Altoona]

-- Reuters: Analysis: Soaring Battery Costs Fail To Cool Electric Vehicle Sales

Awards & Recognition

-- Game Commission Recognizes John C. Oliver With Lifetime Achievement Award,  Renames The Award After Oliver  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission Creates Award Named For John Oliver Who Helped Preserved More Than 200,000 Acres In The State

-- Sustainable Business Network Recognizes Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects In Philadelphia Region  [PaEN]

-- U.S. Dept. Of Education Recognizes Spring-Ford School District, Shippensburg University As Green Ribbon Schools  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel High School Students Earn Top Honors At STEM Contest At Heinz Field

-- WHYY: Philly Region Celebrates 350 Miles Of Walkable, Bikeable Trails

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Sits Near Middle Of The Pack In Rankin Of ‘Greenness’ 

Bid Opportunities

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Washington County

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- Harrisburg Area YMCA's Camp Curtin Branch Urban Garden Adds Native Plants To Help Vegetables Grow  [PaEN]

--  TribLive: Latodami Nature Center Program To Replace Lawns With Wildlife Habitat Serves As ‘Anti-Grassroots’ Campaign To Improve Environment In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Native Plant Sales At Penguin Court, Compass Inn Feature Pollinator-Friendly Species In Westmoreland

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New Study Takes Close Look At Where To Protect At-Risk Species

-- AP: Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine To Threaten Insects 

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Poll Finds Voters Want Federal Rescue Plan Money To Beef Up PA’s State Parks, Forests

-- Scranton Times Editorial: New Poll Just Echoes Public’s Love Of Parks

-- WESA: Federal American Rescue Plan Dollars Go To Replacing Hundreds Of Lead Water Lines In Pittsburgh

-- Erie Times: Erie County Executive, Council Dems Clash Over Tracking Federal American Rescue Plan Funds

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law

-- DEP To Host Online Information Event On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program April 28  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Guest Essay: Seize The Rare Opportunity To Resolve Toxic Mine Drainage - by Robert Hughes, Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Hydrogen Hub Proponents Say Outreach Key To Getting It Built In Appalachia

-- Gov. Wolf, Sen. Casey Preview Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funded Projects In East Central Region

-- WITF: Feds Award $420 Million For Dam Repairs, Flood-Control Projects, Including Some In PA

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge To Get Federal Money For Fish Passage Project

Budget

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Poll Finds Voters Want Federal Rescue Plan Money To Beef Up PA’s State Parks, Forests

-- Scranton Times Editorial: New Poll Just Echoes Public’s Love Of Parks

-- Williamsport Sun: State Representatives Discuss Need For Conservation Funding At Lycoming County Conservation District Dinner

Chesapeake Bay

-- EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: EPA: Expect ‘Tough Love’ After PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan Falls Short Again

-- WITF: PA’s Plan Fails To Meet Goal For Reducing Pollution In Chesapeake Bay; EPA Will Take Stronger Actions To Curb Water Pollution

-- WITF Smart Talk: EPA Is Watching PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts

-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Plan To Clean Up Its Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Still Comes Up Short - By Karl Blankenship

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: EPA Is Coming For PA Over Lagging Returns In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Pans PA’s Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Steps Up Inspections Of PA Farms Because State Falls Short On Chesapeake Bay Commitments

-- PennVEST Invests $199 Million In 13 Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: State Representatives Discuss Need For Conservation Funding At Lycoming County Conservation District Dinner

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Citizen Action

-- Attorney General’s Office Reported To Be Investigating Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Illegally Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Continued To Illegally Road Dump Over 580,000 Gallons Of Drilling Wastewater In 2021  [PaEN]

-- PennLive Letter: Grant Twp. Is Fighting Back Against Oil & Gas Waste Injection Wells, Court Hearing April 20

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds May 5 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests; June 16 Business Meeting  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans In Adams, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: 1,500 Trees Planted To Complete 20 Acre Riparian Forest Buffer In Northeastern School District

--  DEP Showcases City Of Reading’s Local Climate Action For Earth Day; Apply Now For Local Climate Assistance Program  [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Reading Kicks Off Earth Day By Showcasing Its Climate Action Plan

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Appeals Allegheny County Health Dept. $1.8 Million Penalty For Clairton Coke Works Violations 

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Vanguard Invests In Companies That Pollute The Delaware Valley

-- WHYY: Chester Residents Rally Against Trash Incinerator: ‘We Are Still On The Battlefield’

-- TribLive - Deb Erdley: From Community Gardens To The Environment, Sisters Of Mercy In Pittsburgh Fulfill Various Missions

--  TribLive: Latodami Nature Center Program To Replace Lawns With Wildlife Habitat Serves As ‘Anti-Grassroots’ Campaign To Improve Environment In Allegheny County

-- Harrisburg Area YMCA's Camp Curtin Branch Urban Garden Adds Native Plants To Help Vegetables Grow  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Native Plant Sales At Penguin Court, Compass Inn Feature Pollinator-Friendly Species In Westmoreland

-- WHYY: Could Planting Gardens Be The Key To Preventing Shootings?  Grays Ferry Residents Are Giving It A Go

-- Reading Eagle: Get Growing With Mosaic Community Land Trust’s Garden Program In Pottstown

-- April 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation; 2,929 Volunteers Worked 41,987 Hours In 2021  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Solar Panels Eyed For Erie’s Central Firehouse, Could Save More Than $7,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Climate

-- EQB Final Rule Published In PA Bulletin Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]  [PaEN]

-- AP: Big Greenhouse Gas State Taking Biggest Climate Step Yet [RGGI]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Gov. Wolf’s Climate Rule Set To Take Effect Saturday

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s New Climate Rule Met With Applause, Court Threats Upon Finalization

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officially Enacts Carbon Pricing For Power Plants

-- Bay Journal: PA To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Ad Crable

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State Clears The Air With RGGI

-- AP: Explainer: Can Climate Change Be Solved By Pricing Carbon?  [PA, RGGI Mentioned]

-- Allegheny Conference Report: Decarbonization, Energy Transition Are Critical To The Future Competitiveness Of Pittsburgh Region  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Conference Report Charts ‘Middle Path’ For Western PA’s Energy Future

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Hydrogen Hub Proponents Say Outreach Key To Getting It Built In Appalachia

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Talking Electric Vehicles At The Oldest Gas Station In America [Altoona]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets April 26 To Consider Solar/Wind Energy Bonding, Windmill Interference Bills  [PaEN]

--  DEP Showcases City Of Reading’s Local Climate Action For Earth Day; Apply Now For Local Climate Assistance Program  [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Reading Kicks Off Earth Day By Showcasing Its Climate Action Plan

-- The Center Square: Despite Setbacks, Carbon Capture May Come To Pennsylvania

-- Erie Times: Solar Panels Eyed For Erie’s Central Firehouse, Could Save More Than $7,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- York Daily Record: Dover Solar Farm Proposal 6th Zoning Board Hearing, Still No Decision

-- The Philadelphia Citizen: Philadelphia Energy Authority Report: Installing Solar Panels On Schools Would Save $20,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- Appalachian Voices: Appalachian Groups Urge Biden, Congress To Ensure Climate Action Helps Energy Transition Communities  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: University Of Pennsylvania Energy-Prize Winner Says Natural Gas Not Compatible With Long-Term Climate Goals 

-- PA Capital-Star: Investing In The Future Is Not Radical Environmentalism, Pennsylvanians Deserve An Honest Dialogue About What Interests Are Really Driving Climate Debate - By Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery)

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Invest In Our Clean Energy Future - PennEnvironment

-- PA Capital-Star: Carbon Dioxide Emissions In Pennsylvania

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Low-Producing Oil & Gas Wells Are High Methane Emitters, Study Finds 

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Study Finds Low-Producing Oil & Gas Wells Major Source Of Methane Leaks

-- USA Today: Biden’s Dilemma: Pushing Fossil Fuels to Cut Gasoline Prices While Promoting Clean Energy Agenda

-- WPost: Biden’s Urgent Moves On Gasoline Prices Collide With Lofty Climate Goals

-- AP: This Earth Day, Biden Faces ‘Headwinds’ On Climate Agenda

-- Bloomberg: Russia’s War In Ukraine Puts Global Energy Transition At Crossroad

-- Reuters: European Union Counties Moving To Deal Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emission Thru Shared Reductions 

-- Reuters: National Grid Announces Plan To Eliminate Fossil Fuels From Its Heating Systems In New York, Massachusetts By 2050

-- PA Capital-Star: Analysis: Some Cities, States Say Big Oil Should Pay For Climate Change

-- Financial Times: U.S. Energy Companies Used Carbon Credits To Help Extract Fresh Oil

-- Reuters: Exxon Sees Carbon Capture Market At $4 Trillion By 2050

-- Bloomberg Green: Business Leaders Know The Climate Status Quo Is Untenable

-- Reuters: Shell Aims To Hit Carbon Reduction Goals Regardless Of Others

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Is Set To Launch A $6 Billion Effort To Save Nuclear Plants

-- AP: Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine To Threaten Insects

-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can You Reach Net Zero By 2050?

Compliance Action

-- Attorney General’s Office Reported To Be Investigating Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Illegally Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- DEP Formally Publishes Notice Of Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline Marsh Creek State Park Lake Restoration Plan Approval  [PaEN]

-- DEP Update On United Refining Company Naphtha Storage Tank Roof Failure In Warren  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 848 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,350 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Westmoreland Conservation District: Hands-On Envirothon Returns For High School Students April 28  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: State Representatives Discuss Need For Conservation Funding At Lycoming County Conservation District Dinner

-- Westmoreland Conservation District April 20 After The Storms - Virtual Homeowner Driveway Program Webinar, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

DCNR

-- Game Commission Recognizes John C. Oliver With Lifetime Achievement Award,  Renames The Award After Oliver  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission Creates Award Named For John Oliver Who Helped Preserved More Than 200,000 Acres In The State

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Poll Finds Voters Want Federal Rescue Plan Money To Beef Up PA’s State Parks, Forests

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Town’s Efforts To Be Known As A Trail Town Paying Off In Revitalized Economy

-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For 2022 Water Trail Mini Grants  [PaEN]

-- Harrisburg Capitol Complex Will Participate In Lights Out Harrisburg To Assist Migrating Birds  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Wade Into Fly Fishing In State Parks, Forests

-- DCNR Assists With Tree Plantings At Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Final Tree Planting Set At Flight 93 National Memorial Friday, Saturday For Reforestation Project 

-- PA Capital-Star: Volunteers Gather At Flight 93 Memorial To Renew The Earth And To Remember

-- DCNR Joins Chester County Officials For Trailhead, Trail Opening

-- DCNR Announces $1 Million Grant For South Fayette Twp. Park Expansion In Allegheny County

-- DCNR French Creek State Park Pool To Be Closed For Summer Season Due To Lifeguard Shortage

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Be Mindful Of Ticks As You Enjoy The Great Outdoors

-- WESA: State Invests In Walking, Biking Trail To Connect Hazelwood, Greenfield In Allegheny County

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Here’s Why You Should Visit Canoe Creek State Park In Blair County

-- April 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation; 2,929 Volunteers Worked 41,987 Hours In 2021  [PaEN]

-- AP: Federal Judge Orders FBI To Produce Records On Civil War Gold Hunt On State Forest Land In PA 

DEP

-- Attorney General’s Office Reported To Be Investigating Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Illegally Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Continued To Illegally Road Dump Over 580,000 Gallons Of Drilling Wastewater In 2021  [PaEN]

-- DEP Formally Publishes Notice Of Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline Marsh Creek State Park Lake Restoration Plan Approval  [PaEN]

-- DEP News & Views: Happy Earth Day! From DEP

-- EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: EPA: Expect ‘Tough Love’ After PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan Falls Short Again

-- WITF: PA’s Plan Fails To Meet Goal For Reducing Pollution In Chesapeake Bay; EPA Will Take Stronger Actions To Curb Water Pollution

-- WITF Smart Talk: EPA Is Watching PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts

-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Plan To Clean Up Its Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Still Comes Up Short - By Karl Blankenship

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: EPA Is Coming For PA Over Lagging Returns In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Pans PA’s Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Steps Up Inspections Of PA Farms Because State Falls Short On Chesapeake Bay Commitments

-- DEP To Host Online Information Event On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program April 28  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Washington County

-- DEP Update On United Refining Company Naphtha Storage Tank Roof Failure In Warren  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans In Adams, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- EQB Final Rule Published In PA Bulletin Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]  [PaEN]

-- AP: Big Greenhouse Gas State Taking Biggest Climate Step Yet [RGGI]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Gov. Wolf’s Climate Rule Set To Take Effect Saturday

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s New Climate Rule Met With Applause, Court Threats Upon Finalization

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officially Enacts Carbon Pricing For Power Plants

-- Bay Journal: PA To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Ad Crable

-- AP: Explainer: Can Climate Change Be Solved By Pricing Carbon?  [PA, RGGI Mentioned]

-- DEP Announces $30.5 Million Recycling Implementation Grants To 157 Municipalities [PaEN]

-- DEP Announces Award Of $632,897 In Environmental Education Grants To Support 63 Projects Across The State  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: DEP Provides Grant For Outdoor Environmental Education Project At Wyoming Seminary

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP To Close Mine Opening, Demolish Old Fan Building At Roaring Run Trail In Armstrong County

-- DEP Announces 2022 Black Fly Control Season

-- DEP Took Action On 848 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,350 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Delaware Currents: For Every 10 Miles Of Streams In PA’s Part Of The Delaware River Watershed, 4 Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards  [PaEN]

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardens For Clean Water Newsletter

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 22 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- PennVEST Invests $199 Million In 13 Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties  [PaEN]

-- PA American Water Announces $75,000 In Grants To Support Local Environmental Projects  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: 28 Groups Call On DEP To Strengthen Proposed PFOS Rule Ahead Of April 27 Deadline

-- MCall: Emmaus Sues Makers Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Over Groundwater Contamination

-- Courier Times: Is Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority For Sale?  It’s Worth $1 Billion

-- WESA: Federal American Rescue Plan Dollars Go To Replacing Hundreds Of Lead Water Lines In Pittsburgh

Earth Day

-- TribLive Editorial: Earth Day Is No Time For Politics

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Earth Needs More Than One Day

-- Citizens Voice: Celebrating Earth Day [Photos]

-- Reading Eagle: Berks Conservationists Showcase Nature’s Beauty, Importance Of Earth Day

-- AP: Cleaner Earth: Healing Ozone Hole, Less Smog, More Eagles

-- DEP News & Views: Happy Earth Day! From DEP

-- Gov. Wolf, First Lady Recognize PA’s Environmental Investments During Earth Day Celebration

-- Gov. Wolf: Visit PA’s 2022 Earth Day Virtual Exhibit Hall

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: For Earth Day, Local Groups Offer Ideas On How Residents Can Support The Environment

-- Citizens Voice: Earth Day Event For Kids Set For Friday In Nesbitt Park Along Susquehanna River

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper To Host April 22 Event To Raise Awareness About River Issues At Montour Preserve

-- Warren Times: Warren County Historical Society Holds April 21 Event On Current & Future Of The Allegheny River

-- PA Resources Council Offers Ideas To Go Green On Earth Day And Every Day! [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Tree-Plantings And Trash Walks: Earth Day 2022 In Philly

-- The Burg News: On Earth Day, Volunteers Cleanup Harrisburg Capital Area Greenbelt, Stress Importance Of Pitching In

-- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area

-- TribLive - Deb Erdley: From Community Gardens To The Environment, Sisters Of Mercy In Pittsburgh Fulfill Various Missions

-- WHYY: Philly Embraces Sustainable Fashion This Earth Day

Economic Development

-- Allegheny Conference Report: Decarbonization, Energy Transition Are Critical To The Future Competitiveness Of Pittsburgh Region  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Conference Report Charts ‘Middle Path’ For Western PA’s Energy Future

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Town’s Efforts To Be Known As A Trail Town Paying Off In Revitalized Economy

-- WITF: 150,000 Migrating Snow Geese Drew Thousands Of Visitors To Middle Creek Wildlife Area

Education

-- U.S. Dept. Of Education Recognizes Spring-Ford School District, Shippensburg University As Green Ribbon Schools  [PaEN]

-- DEP Announces Award Of $632,897 In Environmental Education Grants To Support 63 Projects Across The State  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: DEP Provides Grant For Outdoor Environmental Education Project At Wyoming Seminary

-- York Dispatch: 1,500 Trees Planted To Complete 20 Acre Riparian Forest Buffer In Northeastern School District

-- DEP News & Views: Happy Earth Day! From DEP

-- Gov. Wolf: Visit PA’s 2022 Earth Day Virtual Exhibit Hall

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel High School Students Earn Top Honors At STEM Contest At Heinz Field

-- Daily Item: Milton Area 5th Graders Organize Litter Clean Up At White Deer Elementary

-- The Philadelphia Citizen: Philadelphia Energy Authority Report: Installing Solar Panels On Schools Would Save $20,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- MCall: Da Vinci Science Center In Allentown One Step  Closer To Reality

-- Green Philly: Classroom On Wheels, How Stroud Water Research Center Is Changing Environmental Ed 

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Calling Lancaster County Teachers - Join Outdoor Leadership Network Initiative  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest Upstream Newsletter

-- Westmoreland Conservation District: Hands-On Envirothon Returns For High School Students April 28  [PaEN]

-- Exelon Foundation Announces Green Lab Grant Winners, 2023 Applications Open; Plans To Advance STEM Education In Under-Resourced Communities

-- TribLive Guest Essay: [Pittsburgh] Mayor Gainey, Please Focus On Environmental Justice - Winchester Thurston School Students

-- Westmoreland Conservation District April 20 After The Storms - Virtual Homeowner Driveway Program Webinar, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

-- May 25 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Workshop On Alternative Hydrogeological Evaluation Process For Consultants & Geologists  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Offers Ideas To Go Green On Earth Day And Every Day! [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front: New Book Looks At Big Decisions Small Communities Had To Make When Shale Gas Fracking Came To Town

-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can You Reach Net Zero By 2050?

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardens For Clean Water Newsletter

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Offering Trail Guide Training Friday Mornings In April

-- Scranton Times: Hummingbirds On Their Way Back To Northeast PA

-- WITF: 150,000 Migrating Snow Geese Drew Thousands Of Visitors To Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Backyard Bird Feeders Can Stay Up Despite Avian Flu

-- WITF: Avian Flu Spreads To More Lancaster County Poultry Farms

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary's Benefit For Birds In-Person Gala, Online Auction May 12  [PaEN]

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary To Host In-Person Spring Document Series 3 Saturdays Starting April 23

-- Warren Times: Warren County Historical Society Holds April 21 Event On Current & Future Of The Allegheny River

-- Citizens Voice: Earth Day Event For Kids Set For Friday In Nesbitt Park Along Susquehanna River

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper To Host April 22 Event To Raise Awareness About River Issues At Montour Preserve

-- WHYY: Tree-Plantings And Trash Walks: Earth Day 2022 In Philly

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: With Bird Flu Spreading, What’s The Advice For Backyard Bird Feeders 

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: The Kingfisher Is Often Heard Before Being Seen

-- Bay Journal: Wild Abundance Awaits At New Glenroy Nature Preserve [Nottingham, Chester County] - By Ad Crable

-- TribLive: Wildlife Observation Blind To Open At Murrysville Nature Reserve On Earth Day

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Former Area Fish Warden Authors Book On 27-Year Career

Emergency Response

-- Warren Times: Spill Of Oil Products At United Refinery Tuesday Results In Multi-Agency Response

-- DEP Update On United Refining Company Naphtha Storage Tank Roof Failure In Warren  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Warren County To Take Part In Weather Siren Tests April 20

-- Insurance Dept. Warns Pennsylvanians Of Spring Flooding, Urging Homeowners To Consider Buying Flood Insurance [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Flood Insurance Rates Set To Rise For Many NE PA Homeowners

-- Citizens Voice: A Tale Of 2 Flood Insurance Policy Changes; Flood Maps Appeal Still Pending

-- MCall: Enhanced Threat Of Wildfire Spread In Lehigh Valley

-- Inquirer: Wildfire Advisories Posted For Philly Region, Despite All That Rain

-- MCall Guest Essay - Paul Muschick: How A Parkland High School Class Could Be An Answer To PA’s Volunteer Firefighting Crisis

True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[European Energy Plans Call For Accelerating Renewables, Reducing All Natural Gas Use]

-- Allegheny Conference Report: Decarbonization, Energy Transition Are Critical To The Future Competitiveness Of Pittsburgh Region  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Conference Report Charts ‘Middle Path’ For Western PA’s Energy Future

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Hydrogen Hub Proponents Say Outreach Key To Getting It Built In Appalachia

-- MCall Guest Essay: The U.S. Should Ramp Up Oil And Gas Production To Slow Russian Aggression - Fmr PA Cong. Don Ritter

National/International

-- Reuters: European Commission Analyzing Higher 45% Renewable Energy Target For 2030 

-- Reuters: European Union Counties Moving To Deal Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emission Thru Shared Reductions 

-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Must Weigh Europe’s Demand For LNG With Its Long-Term Goal To Reduce Fossil Fuel Use  [PA Included]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Is On A Path To ‘Crazy Prices’ With No Relief In Sight  

“Higher production could provide some price relief, but so far the industry has held back after a decade of overspending sapped profits. Even if they did want to pump more, producers would face rising costs, labor shortages and limited pipeline capacity in gas-rich areas including Appalachia.”

-- Bloomberg: Updated: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge  To 13-Year High, Shale-Well Output Has Been Flat, LNG Exports Are Maxed Out On Strong European Demand

-- WPost/Bloomberg: U.S. Shale Companies Aren’t Responding To High Prices As They Did In The Past, As They Prioritize Profits-Over-Volume  

-- CNBC.com: Americans Are Paying Unnecessarily High Prices For Natural Gas Across The U.S., Says PA-Based EQT CEO [Yes we are]

-- Reuters: Rising Calls For U.S. LNG Revive Stalled Export Projects, But At Higher Costs

-- Reuters: U.S. Oil Refiners Planning To Increase Jet Fuel, Diesel Production Instead Of Gasoline 

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Falls To Lowest Since Russian Invasion Of Ukraine, Benchmark Futures Slump As Much As 12%

-- Bloomberg: European Electricity Trades At Highest This Year Driven By Natural Gas Price Increases

-- Financial Times: Can The EU Wean Itself Off Russian Natural Gas?

-- Bloomberg: Denmark Wants To Phase Out Natural Gas Entirely By 2030

-- Reuters: Analysis: As Germany Joins LNG Import Race, A Long And Crowded Track Awaits 

-- Financial Times: Germany Prepares For A Russian Natural Gas Embargo: ‘Worst Crisis Since The Second World War’

-- Reuters: An EU Embargo On Russian Oil In The Works - French Minister

-- Bloomberg: EU Asks Citizens To Turn Down Heating, Lower Car Speeds To Cut Russia Energy Dependence

-- Reuters: U.S. Refiners Receiving Last Russian Oil Cargoes Before Wind-Down

-- Bloomberg: Russia’s War In Ukraine Puts Global Energy Transition At Crossroad

-- USA Today: Biden’s Dilemma: Pushing Fossil Fuels to Cut Gasoline Prices While Promoting Clean Energy Agenda

-- WPost: Biden’s Urgent Moves On Gasoline Prices Collide With Lofty Climate Goals

-- AP: This Earth Day, Biden Faces ‘Headwinds’ On Climate Agenda

-- Reuters: U.S. Unveils Plans For June Oil And Gas Drilling Auctions On Federal Land

-- Reuters: National Grid Announces Plan To Eliminate Fossil Fuels From Its Heating Systems In New York, Massachusetts By 2050

-- NPR: To Fight Climate Change, And Now Russia, Zurich Turns Off [All] Natural Gas

-- EnergyWire: Natural Gas Ban 2.0 - Building Wars

-- Financial Times: Why Germany Is Resisting Calls To Ease Energy Crunch By Restarting Nuclear Power

Energy

-- EQB Final Rule Published In PA Bulletin Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]  [PaEN]

-- AP: Big Greenhouse Gas State Taking Biggest Climate Step Yet [RGGI]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Gov. Wolf’s Climate Rule Set To Take Effect Saturday

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s New Climate Rule Met With Applause, Court Threats Upon Finalization

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officially Enacts Carbon Pricing For Power Plants

-- Bay Journal: PA To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Ad Crable

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State Clears The Air With RGGI

-- AP: Explainer: Can Climate Change Be Solved By Pricing Carbon?  [PA, RGGI Mentioned]

-- Allegheny Conference Report: Decarbonization, Energy Transition Are Critical To The Future Competitiveness Of Pittsburgh Region  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Conference Report Charts ‘Middle Path’ For Western PA’s Energy Future

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Hydrogen Hub Proponents Say Outreach Key To Getting It Built In Appalachia

-- House Environmental Committee Meets April 26 To Consider Solar/Wind Energy Bonding, Windmill Interference Bills  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Solar Panels Eyed For Erie’s Central Firehouse, Could Save More Than $7,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- York Daily Record: Dover Solar Farm Proposal 6th Zoning Board Hearing, Still No Decision

-- The Philadelphia Citizen: Philadelphia Energy Authority Report: Installing Solar Panels On Schools Would Save $20,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- Appalachian Voices: Appalachian Groups Urge Biden, Congress To Ensure Climate Action Helps Energy Transition Communities  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Carbon Dioxide Emissions In Pennsylvania

-- PA Capital-Star: Investing In The Future Is Not Radical Environmentalism, Pennsylvanians Deserve An Honest Dialogue About What Interests Are Really Driving Climate Debate - By Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery)

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Invest In Our Clean Energy Future - PennEnvironment

-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: University Of Pennsylvania Energy-Prize Winner Says Natural Gas Not Compatible With Long-Term Climate Goals 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Duquesne University Easement To Help Provide District Energy To Downtown Buildings

-- PA Capital-Star: PA To Receive Additional $19.3 Million To Help Cover Home Energy Costs

-- EPA Releases White Paper For Comment On Reducing Climate Pollution From New Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation  [PaEN]

-- VOX: Geothermal Energy May Be Buried At The Bottom Of Abandoned Oil Wells

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge To 13-Year High On Global Supply Crunch, Production Holding Flat Despite Drop In Backup Inventories 

-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Must Weigh Europe’s Demand For LNG With Its Long-Term Goal To Reduce Fossil Fuel Use  [PA Included]

-- EnergyWire: Natural Gas Ban 2.0 - Building Wars

-- NPR: To Fight Climate Change, And Now Russia, Zurich Turns Off [All] Natural Gas

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Is Set To Launch A $6 Billion Effort To Save Nuclear Plants

Environmental Health

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Be Mindful Of Ticks As You Enjoy The Great Outdoors

-- PA Capital-Star: 28 Groups Call On DEP To Strengthen Proposed PFOS Rule Ahead Of April 27 Deadline

-- MCall: Emmaus Sues Makers Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Over Groundwater Contamination

-- Post-Gazette: PA’s Most Unhealthy County [Fayette] Launches Program To Boost Resident Health

-- NYT Guest Essay: Enough About Climate Change, Air Pollution Is Killing Us Now

Environmental Heritage

-- Erie Times: Oldest Trees Bear Witness To Centuries Of Life, Growth, Death In Erie County

-- DCNR To Assist With Tree Plantings At Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset County

-- TribLive: Final Tree Planting Set At Flight 93 National Memorial Friday, Saturday For Reforestation Project 

-- PennLive: Three Mile Island Documentary Coming To Netflix In May

Environmental Justice

-- TribLive Guest Essay: [Pittsburgh] Mayor Gainey, Please Focus On Environmental Justice - Winchester Thurston School Students

EPA

-- EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: EPA: Expect ‘Tough Love’ After PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan Falls Short Again

-- WITF: PA’s Plan Fails To Meet Goal For Reducing Pollution In Chesapeake Bay; EPA Will Take Stronger Actions To Curb Water Pollution

-- WITF Smart Talk: EPA Is Watching PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts

-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Plan To Clean Up Its Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Still Comes Up Short - By Karl Blankenship

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: EPA Is Coming For PA Over Lagging Returns In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Pans PA’s Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Steps Up Inspections Of PA Farms Because State Falls Short On Chesapeake Bay Commitments

-- AP: Biden Administration Restores Environmental Reviews For Major Infrastructure Projects

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Environmental Reviews Of Major Infrastructure Projects Crucial

Farming

-- EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: EPA: Expect ‘Tough Love’ After PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan Falls Short Again

-- WITF: PA’s Plan Fails To Meet Goal For Reducing Pollution In Chesapeake Bay; EPA Will Take Stronger Actions To Curb Water Pollution

-- WITF Smart Talk: EPA Is Watching PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts

-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Plan To Clean Up Its Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Still Comes Up Short - By Karl Blankenship

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: EPA Is Coming For PA Over Lagging Returns In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Pans PA’s Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Steps Up Inspections Of PA Farms Because State Falls Short On Chesapeake Bay Commitments

-- Williamsport Sun: State Representatives Discuss Need For Conservation Funding At Lycoming County Conservation District Dinner

-- Courier Times: After Long Battle, Stone Meadows Farm Has Been Saved, What’s In Its Future?

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Farm Kills 1.4 Million Birds In Effort To Protect Others From Avian Flu Outbreak

-- WITF: Avian Flu Spreads To More Lancaster County Poultry Farms

-- Harrisburg Area YMCA's Camp Curtin Branch Urban Garden Adds Native Plants To Help Vegetables Grow  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Native Plant Sales At Penguin Court, Compass Inn Feature Pollinator-Friendly Species In Westmoreland

-- WHYY: Could Planting Gardens Be The Key To Preventing Shootings?  Grays Ferry Residents Are Giving It A Go

-- Reading Eagle: Get Growing With Mosaic Community Land Trust’s Garden Program In Pottstown

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardens For Clean Water Newsletter

-- LancasterOnline -  Erin Negley: Ramps: How To Cook, Preserve, Grow, Harvest

-- AP: Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine To Threaten Insects

Flooding

-- House Environmental Committee To Hold April 25 Info. Meeting On Republican Package Of Bills Attempting To Address Local Flooding  [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA: Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Fund 2 Watershed Flood Prevention, Restoration Projects In Underserved PA Communities  [PaEN]

-- Insurance Dept. Warns Pennsylvanians Of Spring Flooding, Urging Homeowners To Consider Buying Flood Insurance [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Flood Insurance Rates Set To Rise For Many NE PA Homeowners

-- Citizens Voice: A Tale Of 2 Flood Insurance Policy Changes; Flood Maps Appeal Still Pending

-- Inquirer: Montgomery County Neighbors Mobilize Against Proposed Development Near Flood-Prone Tookany Creek

-- Altoona Mirror: Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee May Apply To National Fish & Wildlife Foundation For Streambank Stabilization Project

-- Scranton Times: Mayfield Officials Continue Efforts To Secure Funding For Levee Improvements

-- Citizens Voice: Help Available For Those Behind On Flood Levee Fee Bills

-- Citizens Voice: Wilkes-Barre Wins FEMA Appeal For Miners Mills Flood Map

-- Westmoreland Conservation District April 20 After The Storms - Virtual Homeowner Driveway Program Webinar, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

-- WITF: Feds Award $420 Million For Dam Repairs, Flood-Control Projects, Including Some In PA

Forests 

-- EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: EPA: Expect ‘Tough Love’ After PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan Falls Short Again

-- WITF: PA’s Plan Fails To Meet Goal For Reducing Pollution In Chesapeake Bay; EPA Will Take Stronger Actions To Curb Water Pollution

-- WITF Smart Talk: EPA Is Watching PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts

-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Plan To Clean Up Its Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Still Comes Up Short - By Karl Blankenship

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: EPA Is Coming For PA Over Lagging Returns In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Pans PA’s Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Steps Up Inspections Of PA Farms Because State Falls Short On Chesapeake Bay Commitments

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Poll Finds Voters Want Federal Rescue Plan Money To Beef Up PA’s State Parks, Forests

-- MCall: Enhanced Threat Of Wildfire Spread In Lehigh Valley

-- Inquirer: Wildfire Advisories Posted For Philly Region, Despite All That Rain

-- DCNR Assists With Tree Plantings At Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Final Tree Planting Set At Flight 93 National Memorial Friday, Saturday For Reforestation Project 

-- PA Capital-Star: Volunteers Gather At Flight 93 Memorial To Renew The Earth And To Remember

-- Erie Times: Oldest Trees Bear Witness To Centuries Of Life, Growth, Death In Erie County

-- Erie Times: ReLeaf Aims To Plant Trees In Erie County; Find A List Of Local Earth Day/ Arbor Day Events

-- WHYY: Habitat For Humanity In Montgomery, Delaware Counties Will Plant 250 Trees In Neighborhood Revitalization Projects

-- April 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation; 2,929 Volunteers Worked 41,987 Hours In 2021  [PaEN]

-- AP: Federal Judge Orders FBI To Produce Records On Civil War Gold Hunt On State Forest Land In PA 

-- LancasterOnline -  Erin Negley: Ramps: How To Cook, Preserve, Grow, Harvest

-- NPR: Biden To Issue Earth Day Order To Safeguard Old-Growth Forests

Forests - Wildfires

-- AP: Crews Tackle Growing Wildfires: ‘A Very Chaotic Situation’

-- AP: Southwest U.S. Wildfire Crews Brace For Return Of Dangerous Conditions

-- NPR: Wildfires Are Increasingly Contributing To Unhealthy Air

-- AP: After Wildfires Scorched Trees Could Disrupt Water Supplies

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Board Meets On April 25

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Former Area Fish Warden Authors Book On 27-Year Career

Game Commission

-- Game Commission Recognizes John C. Oliver With Lifetime Achievement Award,  Renames The Award After Oliver  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission Creates Award Named For John Oliver Who Helped Preserved More Than 200,000 Acres In The State

Geology

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Soliciting Proposals For $84 Million Program To Demonstrate Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems; PA Opportunity With Mine Water  [PaEN]

-- VOX: Geothermal Energy May Be Buried At The Bottom Of Abandoned Oil Wells

Grants/Funding

-- PennVEST Invests $199 Million In 13 Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties  [PaEN]

-- PA American Water Announces $75,000 In Grants To Support Local Environmental Projects  [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA: Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Fund 2 Watershed Flood Prevention, Restoration Projects In Underserved PA Communities  [PaEN]

-- DEP Announces $30.5 Million Recycling Implementation Grants To 157 Municipalities [PaEN]

-- DEP To Host Online Information Event On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program April 28  [PaEN]

-- DEP Announces Award Of $632,897 In Environmental Education Grants To Support 63 Projects Across The State  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: DEP Provides Grant For Outdoor Environmental Education Project At Wyoming Seminary

-- DCED Announces Grant To Fund Industrial Site Reuse Environmental Assessment In Clarion County

-- Exelon Foundation Announces Green Lab Grant Winners, 2023 Applications Open; Plans To Advance STEM Education In Under-Resourced Communities

-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For 2022 Water Trail Mini Grants  [PaEN]

-- WESA: State Invests In Walking, Biking Trail To Connect Hazelwood, Greenfield In Allegheny County

-- DEP Announces 2022 Black Fly Control Season

Green Buildings

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Offices Adapt As COVID Highlights Hazards Of Poor Indoor Air Quality 

Green Infrastructure

-- Sustainable Business Network Recognizes Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects In Philadelphia Region  [PaEN]

-- EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: EPA: Expect ‘Tough Love’ After PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan Falls Short Again

-- WITF: PA’s Plan Fails To Meet Goal For Reducing Pollution In Chesapeake Bay; EPA Will Take Stronger Actions To Curb Water Pollution

-- WITF Smart Talk: EPA Is Watching PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts

-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Plan To Clean Up Its Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Still Comes Up Short - By Karl Blankenship

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: EPA Is Coming For PA Over Lagging Returns In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Pans PA’s Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Steps Up Inspections Of PA Farms Because State Falls Short On Chesapeake Bay Commitments

-- Williamsport Sun: State Representatives Discuss Need For Conservation Funding At Lycoming County Conservation District Dinner

-- PA American Water Announces $75,000 In Grants To Support Local Environmental Projects  [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: 1,500 Trees Planted To Complete 20 Acre Riparian Forest Buffer In Northeastern School District

-- WHYY: Habitat For Humanity In Montgomery, Delaware Counties Will Plant 250 Trees In Neighborhood Revitalization Projects

--  TribLive: Latodami Nature Center Program To Replace Lawns With Wildlife Habitat Serves As ‘Anti-Grassroots’ Campaign To Improve Environment In Allegheny County

-- Courier Times: After Long Battle, Stone Meadows Farm Has Been Saved, What’s In Its Future?

Hazardous Substances

-- PA Capital-Star: 28 Groups Call On DEP To Strengthen Proposed PFOS Rule Ahead Of April 27 Deadline

-- MCall: Emmaus Sues Makers Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Over Groundwater Contamination

Land Conservation

-- Game Commission Recognizes John C. Oliver With Lifetime Achievement Award,  Renames The Award After Oliver  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission Creates Award Named For John Oliver Who Helped Preserved More Than 200,000 Acres In The State

-- Courier Times: After Long Battle, Stone Meadows Farm Has Been Saved, What’s In Its Future?

Land Recycling

-- DCED Announces Grant To Fund Industrial Site Reuse Environmental Assessment In Clarion County

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Communities Celebrate Earth Day By Joining Pick Up Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Events In Allegheny, Cambria Counties During May  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Announces 4 Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations In Allegheny, Mercer Counties During May [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Fayette County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office  [PaEN]

-- Daily Item: Milton Area 5th Graders Organize Litter Clean Up At White Deer Elementary

-- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area

-- The Burg News: On Earth Day, Volunteers Cleanup Harrisburg Capital Area Greenbelt, Stress Importance Of Pitching In

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: For Earth Day, Local Groups Offer Ideas On How Residents Can Support The Environment

-- WESA: Earth Day Kicks Off 2nd Annual Litter League Competition In Allegheny County

-- Scranton Times: Keystone College Students Mark Earth Day With Roadside Cleanup

-- Scranton Times: Hillside Park To Hold Earth Day Cleanup

-- WHYY: Tree-Plantings And Trash Walks: Earth Day 2022 In Philly

-- The Allegheny Front: Repelled By Trash, They Rappelled To Pick It Up At Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington Landmark

-- Inquirer: Philly Has Backlog Of 34,000 Abandoned Car Complaints, City Has No Solution

Mine Reclamation

-- Scranton Times Guest Essay: Seize The Rare Opportunity To Resolve Toxic Mine Drainage - by Robert Hughes, Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

-- Appalachian Voices: Appalachian Groups Urge Biden, Congress To Ensure Climate Action Helps Energy Transition Communities  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP To Close Mine Opening, Demolish Old Fan Building At Roaring Run Trail In Armstrong County

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Washington County

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Soliciting Proposals For $84 Million Program To Demonstrate Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems; PA Opportunity With Mine Water  [PaEN]

Oil & Gas

-- Attorney General’s Office Reported To Be Investigating Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Illegally Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Continued To Illegally Road Dump Over 580,000 Gallons Of Drilling Wastewater In 2021  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Host Online Information Event On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program April 28  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Conference Report: Decarbonization, Energy Transition Are Critical To The Future Competitiveness Of Pittsburgh Region  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Conference Report Charts ‘Middle Path’ For Western PA’s Energy Future

-- DEP Update On United Refining Company Naphtha Storage Tank Roof Failure In Warren  [PaEN]

-- PennLive Letter: Grant Twp. Is Fighting Back Against Oil & Gas Waste Injection Wells, Court Hearing April 20

-- The Allegheny Front: New Book Looks At Big Decisions Small Communities Had To Make When Shale Gas Fracking Came To Town

-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: University Of Pennsylvania Energy-Prize Winner Says Natural Gas Not Compatible With Long-Term Climate Goals 

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Low-Producing Oil & Gas Wells Are High Methane Emitters, Study Finds 

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Study Finds Low-Producing Oil & Gas Wells Major Source Of Methane Leaks

-- Warren Times: Spill Of Oil Products At United Refinery Tuesday Results In Multi-Agency Response

-- EPA Releases White Paper For Comment On Reducing Climate Pollution From New Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation  [PaEN]

-- VOX: Geothermal Energy May Be Buried At The Bottom Of Abandoned Oil Wells

-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Must Weigh Europe’s Demand For LNG With Its Long-Term Goal To Reduce Fossil Fuel Use  [PA Included]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Is On A Path To ‘Crazy Prices’ With No Relief In Sight  

“Higher production could provide some price relief, but so far the industry has held back after a decade of overspending sapped profits. Even if they did want to pump more, producers would face rising costs, labor shortages and limited pipeline capacity in gas-rich areas including Appalachia.”

-- Bloomberg: Updated: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge  To 13-Year High, Shale-Well Output Has Been Flat, LNG Exports Are Maxed Out On Strong European Demand

-- WPost/Bloomberg: U.S. Shale Companies Aren’t Responding To High Prices As They Did In The Past, As They Prioritize Profits-Over-Volume  

-- CNBC.com: Americans Are Paying Unnecessarily High Prices For Natural Gas Across The U.S., Says PA-Based EQT CEO [Yes we are]

-- Reuters: Rising Calls For U.S. LNG Revive Stalled Export Projects, But At Higher Costs

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Falls To Lowest Since Russian Invasion Of Ukraine, Benchmark Futures Slump As Much As 12%

-- Reuters: Analysis: As Germany Joins LNG Import Race, A Long And Crowded Track Awaits 

-- Reuters: U.S. Oil Refiners Planning To Increase Jet Fuel, Diesel Production Instead Of Gasoline 

-- USA Today: Biden’s Dilemma: Pushing Fossil Fuels to Cut Gasoline Prices While Promoting Clean Energy Agenda

-- WPost: Biden’s Urgent Moves On Gasoline Prices Collide With Lofty Climate Goals

-- AP: This Earth Day, Biden Faces ‘Headwinds’ On Climate Agenda

-- Reuters: U.S. Unveils Plans For June Oil And Gas Drilling Auctions On Federal Land

-- MCall Guest Essay: The U.S. Should Ramp Up Oil And Gas Production To Slow Russian Aggression - Fmr PA Cong. Don Ritter

-- Reuters: U.S. Refiners Receiving Last Russian Oil Cargoes Before Wind-Down

-- PA Capital-Star: Analysis: Some Cities, States Say Big Oil Should Pay For Climate Change

-- Financial Times: U.S. Energy Companies Used Carbon Credits To Help Extract Fresh Oil

-- Reuters: Exxon Sees Carbon Capture Market At $4 Trillion By 2050

-- Reuters: Shell Aims To Hit Carbon Reduction Goals Regardless Of Others

-- NPR: To Fight Climate Change, And Now Russia, Zurich Turns Off [All] Natural Gas

-- EnergyWire: Natural Gas Ban 2.0 - Building Wars

Pipelines

-- DEP Formally Publishes Notice Of Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline Marsh Creek State Park Lake Restoration Plan Approval  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette/Bloomberg: Unregulated Energy Transfer Partners Natural Gas Pipeline In Texas Triggers Huge Methane Leak [Same guys that own the Revolution Pipeline that exploded in PA]

-- AP: Biden Administration Restores Environmental Reviews For Major Infrastructure Projects

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Environmental Reviews Of Major Infrastructure Projects Crucial

PennVEST

-- PennVEST Invests $199 Million In 13 Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties  [PaEN]

Permitting

-- DEP Took Action On 848 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,350 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- AP: Biden Administration Restores Environmental Reviews For Major Infrastructure Projects

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Environmental Reviews Of Major Infrastructure Projects Crucial

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds May 5 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests; June 16 Business Meeting  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans In Adams, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

PUC

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PUC Judge Recommends Denial Of Aqua’s $17.5 Million Bid To Buy Chester County Town’s Sewer System

Radiation Protection

-- PennLive: Three Mile Island Documentary Coming To Netflix In May

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Is Set To Launch A $6 Billion Effort To Save Nuclear Plants

-- Financial Times: Why Germany Is Resisting Calls To Ease Energy Crunch By Restarting Nuclear Power

Recreation

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Poll Finds Voters Want Federal Rescue Plan Money To Beef Up PA’s State Parks, Forests

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Town’s Efforts To Be Known As A Trail Town Paying Off In Revitalized Economy

-- DCNR Blog: Wade Into Fly Fishing In State Parks, Forests

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Be Mindful Of Ticks As You Enjoy The Great Outdoors

-- DCNR Joins Chester County Officials For Trailhead, Trail Opening

-- DCNR Announces $1 Million Grant For South Fayette Twp. Park Expansion In Allegheny County

-- DCNR French Creek State Park Pool To Be Closed For Summer Season Due To Lifeguard Shortage

-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For 2022 Water Trail Mini Grants  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP To Close Mine Opening, Demolish Old Fan Building At Roaring Run Trail In Armstrong County

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Here’s Why You Should Visit Canoe Creek State Park In Blair County

-- York Daily Record: Photo Essay: An Early Spring Hike Along The Appalachian Trail Into Boiling Springs

-- MyChesCo.com: April 23: Celebrate Trails Day With Schuylkill River Trail Opening In Chester County

-- Altoona Mirror: Residents Pack Meeting To Hear Plans For Regional ATV Trail System

-- WESA: State Invests In Walking, Biking Trail To Connect Hazelwood, Greenfield In Allegheny County

-- WHYY: Philly Region Celebrates 350 Miles Of Walkable, Bikeable Trails

-- WHYY: Advocates Urge Millions More For Philly’s Parks And Rec System

-- Post-Gazette: New Park To Link Carnegie With Its Library

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Seeking Greener Design For Parks

-- TribLive: Wildlife Observation Blind To Open At Murrysville Nature Reserve On Earth Day

-- Bay Journal: Wild Abundance Awaits At New Glenroy Nature Preserve [Nottingham, Chester County] - By Ad Crable

-- Warren Times: Warren County Historical Society Holds April 21 Event On Current & Future Of The Allegheny River

Recycling/Waste

-- Attorney General’s Office Reported To Be Investigating Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Illegally Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Continued To Illegally Road Dump Over 580,000 Gallons Of Drilling Wastewater In 2021  [PaEN]

-- DEP Announces $30.5 Million Recycling Implementation Grants To 157 Municipalities [PaEN]

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Communities Celebrate Earth Day By Joining Pick Up Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Events In Allegheny, Cambria Counties During May  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Announces 4 Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations In Allegheny, Mercer Counties During May [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Fayette County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Recycler Salvages Old Electronics; Donates Laptops To Shelter

-- Inquirer: Philly Has Backlog Of 34,000 Abandoned Car Complaints, City Has No Solution

-- PA Resources Council Offers Ideas To Go Green On Earth Day And Every Day! [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet On April 30 [Prescription Drug Take Back Day]

-- WHYY: Delaware County Continues Contract With Waste-To-Energy Company COVANTA For Waste Disposal

-- WHYY: Chester Residents Rally Against Trash Incinerator: ‘We Are Still On The Battlefield’

-- Public News Service: You Can Recycle A Plastic Bottle, But What About Wind-Turbine Blades?

Regulations

-- EQB Final Rule Published In PA Bulletin Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]  [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

-- EQB Final Rule Published In PA Bulletin Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]  [PaEN]

-- AP: Big Greenhouse Gas State Taking Biggest Climate Step Yet [RGGI]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Gov. Wolf’s Climate Rule Set To Take Effect Saturday

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s New Climate Rule Met With Applause, Court Threats Upon Finalization

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officially Enacts Carbon Pricing For Power Plants

-- Bay Journal: PA To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Ad Crable

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State Clears The Air With RGGI

-- AP: Explainer: Can Climate Change Be Solved By Pricing Carbon?  [PA, RGGI Mentioned]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets April 26 To Consider Solar/Wind Energy Bonding, Windmill Interference Bills  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Conference Report: Decarbonization, Energy Transition Are Critical To The Future Competitiveness Of Pittsburgh Region  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Conference Report Charts ‘Middle Path’ For Western PA’s Energy Future

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Hydrogen Hub Proponents Say Outreach Key To Getting It Built In Appalachia

-- Erie Times: Solar Panels Eyed For Erie’s Central Firehouse, Could Save More Than $7,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- York Daily Record: Dover Solar Farm Proposal 6th Zoning Board Hearing, Still No Decision

-- The Philadelphia Citizen: Philadelphia Energy Authority Report: Installing Solar Panels On Schools Would Save $20,000 A Year In Energy Costs

-- PA Capital-Star: Carbon Dioxide Emissions In Pennsylvania

-- PA Capital-Star: Investing In The Future Is Not Radical Environmentalism, Pennsylvanians Deserve An Honest Dialogue About What Interests Are Really Driving Climate Debate - By Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery)

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Invest In Our Clean Energy Future - PennEnvironment

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Soliciting Proposals For $84 Million Program To Demonstrate Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems; PA Opportunity With Mine Water  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: European Commission Analyzing Higher 45% Renewable Energy Target For 2030 

-- Reuters: European Union Counties Moving To Deal Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emission Thru Shared Reductions 

-- Utility Dive: SolarAPP+ Automated Solar Permitting Program Sees 31 MW Approved In First Year Of Operation

-- EnergyWire: Natural Gas Ban 2.0 - Building Wars

-- Public News Service: You Can Recycle A Plastic Bottle, But What About Wind-Turbine Blades?

Stormwater

-- Sustainable Business Network Recognizes Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects In Philadelphia Region  [PaEN]

SRBC

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds May 5 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests; June 16 Business Meeting  [PaEN]

-- May 25 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Workshop On Alternative Hydrogeological Evaluation Process For Consultants & Geologists  [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds May 5 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests; June 16 Business Meeting  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper To Host April 22 Event To Raise Awareness About River Issues At Montour Preserve

-- May 25 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Workshop On Alternative Hydrogeological Evaluation Process For Consultants & Geologists  [PaEN]

Sustainability

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Sits Near Middle Of The Pack In Rankin Of ‘Greenness’

-- Quaker Houghton Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Water Quality

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Successful Growth Of Baby Mussels In Kiski River Indicates Continued Health Of Waterways

-- Delaware Currents: For Every 10 Miles Of Streams In PA’s Part Of The Delaware River Watershed, 4 Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards  [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA: Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Fund 2 Watershed Flood Prevention, Restoration Projects In Underserved PA Communities  [PaEN]

Wastewater Facilities

-- PennVEST Invests $199 Million In 13 Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties  [PaEN]

-- Courier Times: Is Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority For Sale?  It’s Worth $1 Billion

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PUC Judge Recommends Denial Of Aqua’s $17.5 Million Bid To Buy Chester County Town’s Sewer System

-- TribLive: Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility Expanding In McCandless

Watershed Protection

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Successful Growth Of Baby Mussels In Kiski River Indicates Continued Health Of Waterways

-- Sustainable Business Network Recognizes Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects In Philadelphia Region  [PaEN]

-- EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: EPA: Expect ‘Tough Love’ After PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan Falls Short Again

-- WITF: PA’s Plan Fails To Meet Goal For Reducing Pollution In Chesapeake Bay; EPA Will Take Stronger Actions To Curb Water Pollution

-- WITF Smart Talk: EPA Is Watching PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts

-- Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Plan To Clean Up Its Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Still Comes Up Short - By Karl Blankenship

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: EPA Is Coming For PA Over Lagging Returns In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Pans PA’s Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

-- Lancaster Farming: EPA Steps Up Inspections Of PA Farms Because State Falls Short On Chesapeake Bay Commitments

-- York Dispatch: 1,500 Trees Planted To Complete 20 Acre Riparian Forest Buffer In Northeastern School District

-- Williamsport Sun: State Representatives Discuss Need For Conservation Funding At Lycoming County Conservation District Dinner

-- NRCS-PA: Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Fund 2 Watershed Flood Prevention, Restoration Projects In Underserved PA Communities  [PaEN]

-- PA American Water Announces $75,000 In Grants To Support Local Environmental Projects  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP To Close Mine Opening, Demolish Old Fan Building At Roaring Run Trail In Armstrong County

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Washington County

-- DEP Invites Comments On Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans In Adams, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Stream Maintenance Package Proposed By House Republicans

-- Green Philly: Classroom On Wheels, How Stroud Water Research Center Is Changing Environmental Ed 

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Calling Lancaster County Teachers - Join Outdoor Leadership Network Initiative  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest Upstream Newsletter

-- Warren Times: Warren County Historical Society Holds April 21 Event On Current & Future Of The Allegheny River

-- Delaware Currents: For Every 10 Miles Of Streams In PA’s Part Of The Delaware River Watershed, 4 Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 22 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

-- Game Commission Recognizes John C. Oliver With Lifetime Achievement Award,  Renames The Award After Oliver  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission Creates Award Named For John Oliver Who Helped Preserved More Than 200,000 Acres In The State

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Successful Growth Of Baby Mussels In Kiski River Indicates Continued Health Of Waterways

-- DCNR Blog: Wade Into Fly Fishing In State Parks, Forests

-- Fish & Boat Commission Urges Anglers, Boaters To Help Prevent Spread Of Invasive New Zealand Mudsnails

-- Fish & Boat Commission Board Meets On April 25

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Former Area Fish Warden Authors Book On 27-Year Career

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Deer Farmers Work To Breed Deer Less Susceptible To Chronic Wasting Disease 

-- Erie Times - Brain Whipkey: Bats Face Long Recovery From Fungal Disease

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: With Bird Flu Spreading, What’s The Advice For Backyard Bird Feeders 

-- Harrisburg Capitol Complex Will Participate In Lights Out Harrisburg To Assist Migrating Birds  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New Study Takes Close Look At Where To Protect At-Risk Species

-- Wild Excellence Films Releases New Documentary: Golden Eagles: Witnesses To A Changing West  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: The Kingfisher Is Often Heard Before Being Seen

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Offering Trail Guide Training Friday Mornings In April

-- Bay Journal: Wild Abundance Awaits At New Glenroy Nature Preserve [Nottingham, Chester County] - By Ad Crable

-- TribLive: Wildlife Observation Blind To Open At Murrysville Nature Reserve On Earth Day

-- Scranton Times: Hummingbirds On Their Way Back To Northeast PA

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Backyard Bird Feeders Can Stay Up Despite Avian Flu

-- WITF: 150,000 Migrating Snow Geese Drew Thousands Of Visitors To Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- WITF: Avian Flu Spreads To More Lancaster County Poultry Farms

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary's Benefit For Birds In-Person Gala, Online Auction May 12  [PaEN]

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary To Host In-Person Spring Document Series 3 Saturdays Starting April 23

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge To Get Federal Money For Fish Passage Project

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Be Mindful Of Ticks As You Enjoy The Great Outdoors

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[Posted: April 24, 2022]

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