PA Environment Digest

-- Penn State Initiative for Resilient Communities, Bucknell University, and the Selinsgrove Flood Task Force May 7 Flood Resilience Fest In Selinsgrove, Snyder County [PaEN]

-- MCall Guest Essay: Making Urban Living Cleaner, Cooler And Greener - Lehigh University Graduate Student

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch: Will Technological Solutions Solve The Climate Crisis?

-- Bobscaping: Solar And EV Update, A Personal Update

-- Penn State Engineer Bruce Logan Appointed To International Advisory Board on Carbon Capture

-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: Carbon Capture Takes Center Stage, But Is Its Promise An Illusion?

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Race Is On (Again) To Build Out Low-Carbon Hydrogen Economy

-- Bloomberg Green: As Natural Gas Prices Soar, Nobody Knows How Much Methane Is Leaking

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Commerce Head Aims To Move ‘Swiftly’ On Solar Trade Probe

-- Bloomberg: California’s All-Renewable Moment Shows The Future Of The Power Grid

-- Reuters: California Says It Needs More Power To Keep The Lights On In The Face Of Heat Waves, Wildfires Or Other Extreme Events

-- WSJ: Electricity Shortage Warnings Grow Across U.S.

-- Bloomberg Green: Hydrogen Is Every U.S. Natural Gas Utility’s Key To Decarbonization Plans

-- Reuters: U.S. Energy Dept. To Commit $2.25 Billion To Carbon Storage Program

-- Bloomberg Green: Russia’s War Teaches Austria The Security Role Of Wind And Solar

-- Financial Times: VW Sells Out Of Electric Cars In Europe, U.S.

-- Financial Times: Europe’s Climate Leaders

Coal Mining

-- DEP Holds May 25 Virtual Public Conference Meeting On LCT Energy Rustic Ridge #1 Underground Coal Mining Permit, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets May 18 On Vanadium Standard, Coal Refuse Disposal Regulations [PaEN]

Compliance Action

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Dispose Of Drill Cuttings By ‘Dusting’ - Blowing Them On The Ground, And In The Air Around Drill Sites [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Dispose Of Drill Cuttings By ‘Dusting’ - Blowing Them On The Ground, And In The Air Around Drill Sites

-- Bob Donnan: 'Dusting' By Oil And Gas Drillers

-- Capital & Main: PA Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Mariner East Pipeline Sparked Boom In Propane, Butane, Ethane Exports From Philly Region; Paid $24 Million In Environmental Fines; Drew Criminal Charges

-- Bay Journal: EPA Ramps Up Clean Water Inspections After PA's Plan Fails To Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 766 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,404 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Allegheny Conservation District, Partners To Host Flood Education Workshop May 9 For Homeowners, Business Owners [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District: Wetlands Conservation; Environmental Resources For New Homeowners; Intern Wanted [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: County Envirothon Returns To Chapman State Park

-- Gettysburg Times: Adams Conservation District Tree Planting Workshop Set For May 7

Dam Safety

-- Reading Eagle: Concerns Over Wildlife During Bernhart Lake Drawdown Addressed By Reading

-- Reading Eagle: As Reading-Owned Lake Is Lowered, Some Areas Of Bernhart Park Could Pose Lead Danger

-- MCall: Wehr’s Dam Renovations Set To Move Forward, Six Years After Residents OK’d The Project

-- Water Science Institute Hosts May 17 Dam Removal Forum At SRBC’s Harrisburg Conference Center [PaEN]

DCNR

-- DCNR: Never Been A Better Time To Invest In State Park, Forest Infrastructure Improvements, Local Conservation Projects [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Recreation Economy In Pennsylvania

-- PA Capital-Star: Study: Outdoor Recreation Spending In PA Sees A Boost In 2020

-- The Center Square: PA Moratorium Loophole Nets $45 Million In Oil & Gas Revenue

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: Representation Under Delaware River Basin Commission Compact Unfair - Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens [Natural gas drilling rights owners]

-- DCNR, Agriculture Join Chesapeake Bay Commission Members At Planting In Lancaster County To Highlight Role Of Stream Buffers; Learn How To Buffer Your Stream [PaEN]

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Agencies Fund Western PA Campground, Rehabilitate Park, Spray For Invasive Moths

-- DCNR Set To Open ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Area May 27 In Potter, Tioga, Clinton, Lycoming Counties

-- DCNR Announces $800K Grant For Swatara Township Park Project In Dauphin County

-- DCNR Breaks Ground On Tuttle Point Campground At Pymatuning State Park, Crawford County

-- DCNR Joins Natural Lands To Celebrate Bryn Coed Farms Conservation In Chester County

-- May 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: State To Begin Spraying For Invasive Spongy Moth, Formerly Known As Gypsy Moth

-- MCall: PA’s Wildfire Fighters Had Busy Weekend As Large Fires Erupted Across Lehigh Valley

-- MCall: WATCH: Wildfire Fighters Battle Large Fire On Blue Mountain, Near Lehigh Gap

-- Citizens Voice: Wildfire Burns At Least 70 Acres In Mountain Top, Luzerne County

-- Erie Times: Wildlife Activity At Presque Isle Heats Up With Spring Weather

-- MCall: PA Lawmakers Consider Increased Penalities On ATV, Dirt Bikes ‘Terrorizing’ Streets

DEP

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Dispose Of Drill Cuttings By ‘Dusting’ - Blowing Them On The Ground, And In The Air Around Drill Sites [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Dispose Of Drill Cuttings By ‘Dusting’ - Blowing Them On The Ground, And In The Air Around Drill Sites

-- Bob Donnan: 'Dusting' By Oil And Gas Drillers

-- Capital & Main: PA Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets May 18 To Hear Presentation On DEP’s Expanded Conventional Abandoned Well Plugging Program [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Evaluating Whether To Resubmit Oil & Gas Methane Rule To EQB To Address Concerns About A Separate Conventional Oil & Gas Rule [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: DEP Evaluating Whether To Resubmit Oil & Gas Methane Rule To EQB To Address Concerns About A Separate Conventional Oil & Gas Rule

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Sues DEP To Be Excluded From Methane Emissions Reduction Rule

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Company Seeks To Withdraw Water From Western PA Trout Stream For Fracking

-- Lisa Daniels Now Serving As DEP’s Acting Deputy For Water Programs Overseeing Chesapeake Bay, Other Water-Related Initiatives [PaEN]

-- Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Deregulate Oil & Gas Industry, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Open State Forests To Drilling, Withdrawn From RGGI [PaEN]

-- Republican ‘Sandbox Permit’ Legislation Would Allow Agencies, Permit Applicants To Permanently Waive And Replace Any Regulatory Requirement With Minimal Public Review [PaEN]

-- DEP Blog: Air Quality In Pennsylvania - How To Be Air Aware

-- MCall: DEP Investigating South Whitehall Twp. Chemical Spill

-- DEP’s Latest Teaching Green Environmental Education Newsletter

-- DEP Holds May 25 Virtual Public Conference Meeting On LCT Energy Rustic Ridge #1 Underground Coal Mining Permit, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Environmentalists, Neighbors Challenge MAX Request To Reclassify Waste As Non-Hazardous

-- DEP Took Action On 766 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,404 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- PA Emergency Management Agency, DRBC Virtual Hazard Mitigation Workshop Series Starts May 6 [PaEN]

-- University Of Pennsylvania Water Center, DRBC Hosting May 11 Climate Change Planning & Adaption Virtual Panel Discussion. Noon to 1:00 p.m. [PaEN]

-- Delaware Currents: Nearly 100% Of Lower Delaware River Basin Streams Found To Be Substandard In PA

-- Schuylkill Action Network May 11 Pathogens & Point Source Workgroup Meeting

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: Representation Under Delaware River Basin Commission Compact Unfair - Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens [Natural gas drilling rights owners]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper May 6 RiverWatch Video Report

DRBC

-- PA Emergency Management Agency, DRBC Virtual Hazard Mitigation Workshop Series Starts May 6 [PaEN]

-- University Of Pennsylvania Water Center, DRBC Hosting May 11 Climate Change Planning & Adaption Virtual Panel Discussion. Noon to 1:00 p.m. [PaEN]

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: Representation Under Delaware River Basin Commission Compact Unfair - Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens [Natural gas drilling rights owners]

Drinking Water

-- MCall Guest Essay: How To Avoid Contamination From PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Like Those Found In Emmaus Drinking Water - Lehigh County Controller

-- WHYY: Resistance Begins To Potential Sale Of Bucks County Sewer/Water Authorit

Economic Development

-- EPA, DOE Announce Winners Of 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards, Including 6 In PA [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Australian Company Ramps Up Beaver County Bitcoin Mining Site Using 100% Carbon-Free Nuclear Power

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Recreation Economy In Pennsylvania

-- PA Capital-Star: Study: Outdoor Recreation Spending In PA Sees A Boost In 2020

-- WPSU: State College Company Closes The Loop On Electronics Recycling

Education

-- Center For Private Forests At Penn State Renamed To Honor Founder Jim Finley [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: County Envirothon Returns To Chapman State Park

-- DEP’s Latest Teaching Green Environmental Education Newsletter

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Live Raptor Program May 4 At ArtsWalk Pocket Park In Allentown 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

-- York Daily Record: ‘Meltdown - Three Mile Island’ To Air On Netflix On Wednesday

-- PA Emergency Management Agency, DRBC Virtual Hazard Mitigation Workshop Series Starts May 6 [PaEN]

-- Penn State Initiative for Resilient Communities, Bucknell University, and the Selinsgrove Flood Task Force May 7 Flood Resilience Fest In Selinsgrove, Snyder County [PaEN]

-- CBF, Stone Independent School To Plant Over 2,000 Trees In Lancaster, York Counties May 7, Volunteers Welcome [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Conservation District, Partners To Host Flood Education Workshop May 9 For Homeowners, Business Owners [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center For Energy Law & Policy Hosts May 10 Online Panel Discussion On Scaling Up Equitable Distributed Energy [PaEN]

-- University Of Pennsylvania Water Center, DRBC Hosting May 11 Climate Change Planning & Adaption Virtual Panel Discussion. Noon to 1:00 p.m. [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network May 11 Pathogens & Point Source Workgroup Meeting

-- Penn State Extension To Host National Energy & Sustainability Extension Conference May 15-18 Focusing On Green Infrastructure, Solar Land Use, Water Quality, Climate Initiatives [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute Hosts May 17 Dam Removal Forum At SRBC’s Harrisburg Conference Center [PaEN]

-- PSU Agricultural Sciences Hosts May 18 Webinar On Utility Scale Solar Energy - Considerations And Impacts [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA May 25 Virtual Roundtable On Environmental Advisory Councils And Environmental Justice [PaEN]

-- Penn State Energy Days Set For May 25-26 In State College, Online [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Hummingbirds Are Back!

-- WeConservePA June 2 Webinar On Advocating For Local Bird-Friendly Policies [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: National Aviary Writes The Book On Birds

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: National Aviary Researcher Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Elusive And Beautiful, Not Extinct Yet

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Bluebird Mothers Appreciate Man-Made Nesting Boxes

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Protect PT Will Open Westmoreland Environmental Education Center In May

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: AML Conference June 22-23; NW PA GIS Conference, Oct. 27-28; Synchronous Firefly Season [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: On 50th Anniversary Of Hurricane, ‘Agnes’ Documentary Premiers June 23 At Kirby Center

-- DEP Blog: Air Quality In Pennsylvania - How To Be Air Aware

-- Environmental Health Project On-Demand Webinar: Reproductive Health And Shale Gas Development

-- CBF Blog: Acid Mine Drainage - The Legacy Of Coal Mining A Key Source Of Harm To Pennsylvania's Headwaters [PaEN]

-- PSU Institutes Of Energy & The Environment Growing Impact Podcast: Flooding, Environmental Justice

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Monarch Butterfly Moves Closer To Endangered Status

-- WHYY: Hey Nature Nerds, You Can Help Us Understand Climate Change In The Philly Area - City Nature Challenge [Google City Nature Challenge PA to find other locations]

-- Celebrate First Ever Pennsylvania Native Species Day June 17 [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Partnership Celebrates Pollinator Week June 20 - 26 [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Fallingwater Institute: Sign Up Now For In-Person, Virtual Summer Camps & Programs

-- Nature At Risk: A Fishy Name For A Fruitful Tree - Shadbush - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Become A Water-Miser Gardener - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- StateCollege.com: State College Boro Encourages Residents To Take A Break From Lawn Mowing In May To Participate In Pollinator-Friendly Lawn Care

-- Penn State Altoona: The Final ‘Plant A Tree At Flight 93’ Memorial

-- NextPittsburgh: The Secret Tree Laboratory At Schenley Park

-- Allegheny College, East Stroudsburg University Join Forces To Take On Tickborne Diseases Through Local Tick Mitigation Study; Free Tick Testing [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Free Tick Testing Available To PA Residents: TickLab.org [East Stroudsburg University]

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Hunters, Anglers Should Be Aware Of Possible Increased Tick Infestation

-- Pike Conservation District: Wetlands Conservation; Environmental Resources For New Homeowners; Intern Wanted [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy PA/DE May Pennsylvania Nature News; Explore Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve; Chesapeake Bay Summit Video

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Reminder - Do Not Disturb Vernal Pools And Their Aquatic Life

-- Erie Times: Wildlife Activity At Presque Isle Heats Up With Spring Weather

-- Casey Sclar Named Director Of The Arboretum At Penn State

-- Help Wanted: Forest Heritage Discovery Center Assistant Manager [PaEN]

Emergency Response

-- MCall: DEP Investigating South Whitehall Twp. Chemical Spill

-- TribLive: Storms Make Their Way Thru Western PA, Knock Out Power, Down Trees

-- Post-Gazette: Severe Storms Wreak Havoc Across Pittsburgh Region

-- DEP Took Action On 766 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,404 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[Listen To What Europe Says They Need - Not What The U.S. Oil/Gas Industry Wants]

-- Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Deregulate Oil & Gas Industry, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Open State Forests To Drilling, Withdrawn From RGGI [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Mariner East Pipeline Sparked Boom In Propane, Butane, Ethane Exports From Philly Region; Paid $24 Million In Environmental Fines; Drew Criminal Charges

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Hit Another Record High, AAA Says

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 18 Cents In Pittsburgh Area Since Last Week

-- MCall: PA Diesel Fuel Price Spikes To Record $6/Gallon: ‘It’s Obviously Going To Affect Pricing Of Everything’

-- Altoona Mirror: Heating Oil Prices Skyrocketing

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Marcellus Shale Coalition Urges Use Of Butane, A Natural Gas Byproduct, In Gasoline To Stretch Supplies

-- WGAL: PPL To Increase Electricity Cost 38% June 1 Due To Increased Natural Gas, Energy Costs

-- MCall: PPL To Increase Default Electricity Cost 38% June 1

National/International

-- NYT: Get Ready For Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills Caused By Surge In Natural Gas Prices

-- WSJ: Oil Prices Top $100, Yet Some Big U.S. Frackers Let Their Production Fall

[“Shale-Oil producers return more cash to investors than is going toward drilling, in a reversal from industry’s boom years.”]

-- Bloomberg: EU Countries Call For 1,000 GW Of Solar Energy By 2030

-- Reuters: U.S., Canada Spot Natural Gas Prices Soar On Unusual Spring Heat

-- Reuters: Explainer: Why Are U.S. Natural Gas Prices Soaring? [Updated]

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Hit Fresh 13-Year High In U.S. On Growing Supply Jitters As Demand Soars

[“Natural gas prices in the U.S. hit a fresh 13-year high on growing concern that stockpiles of the power-plant fuel will fall short of demand this summer.”]

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Production Growth Wanes As Need Arises

-- Financial Times: US Natural Gas Prices Surge As Europe Turns Away From Russian Energy

[“The Henry Hub natural gas benchmark settled at $8.415 a million British thermal units on Wednesday, more than double the price at the start of the year and far above the $3 average of the previous 10 years.”

[“But for LNG, the price of Henry Hub would be $3.50 a million Btu,” said Paul Cicio, president of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, a trade group that has long criticised US LNG exports.

[But shale gas companies have been slow to boost production despite higher commodity prices.

[“Producers are not responding because everyone is so focused on capital discipline,” said Rosenthal, who added that a “Covid hangover” was still causing labour shortages and late winter outages in areas such as North Dakota were also hindering drillers.]

-- Bloomberg Green: As Natural Gas Prices Soar, Nobody Knows How Much Methane Is Leaking

-- AP: EU Leader Calls For Russian Oil Ban In New Set Of Sanctions

-- Reuters: EU Tweaks Russia Oil Sanctions Plan In Bid To Win Over Reluctant States, Sources

-- Bloomberg: European Energy Prices Jump As EU Proposes Banning Russian Oil

-- USA Today: Oil Giants Reap Record Profits As War Rages In Ukraine, Oil/Natural Gas Prices Soar: Here’s How Much They Made

-- NPR: 3 Things To Know About Big Oil’s Surging Profits

-- Bloomberg: Shale Drillers Coterra Energy, Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy Boost Dividends, Keep Oil Output Flat

-- Reuters: Shell Posts Record Quarterly Profit, Lifted By Energy Price Surge

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Production Growth Wanes As Need Arises

[“Growth has slowed in Appalachia, which supplied about 37% of U.S. gas in 2021, because it has become increasingly difficult for energy firms to build new pipes to move gas out of the Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia region.” The problem isn’t inside PA, however. At the same time, PA’s experience with new pipeline construction shows state laws are not strong enough.]

Energy

-- The Center Square: Governor’s Election Will Decide PA’s Membership In RGGI

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Hit Another Record High, AAA Says

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 18 Cents In Pittsburgh Area Since Last Week

-- MCall: PA Diesel Fuel Price Spikes To Record $6/Gallon: ‘It’s Obviously Going To Affect Pricing Of Everything’

-- Altoona Mirror: Heating Oil Prices Skyrocketing

-- USA Today: Oil Giants Reap Record Profits As War Rages In Ukraine, Oil/Natural Gas Prices Soar: Here’s How Much They Made

-- NPR: 3 Things To Know About Big Oil’s Surging Profits

-- WSJ: Oil Prices Top $100, Yet Some Big U.S. Frackers Let Their Production Fall

[“Shale-Oil producers return more cash to investors than is going toward drilling, in a reversal from industry’s boom years.”]

-- WGAL: PPL To Increase Electricity Cost 38% June 1 Due To Increased Natural Gas, Energy Costs

-- MCall: PPL To Increase Default Electricity Cost 38% June 1

-- Bobscaping: Solar And EV Update, A Personal Update

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Massachusetts Company Buys Hydroelectric Stations Along Allegheny River

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 18 Cents In Pittsburgh Area Since Last Week

-- TribLive: West Penn Power Spending $47 Million To Trim Trees To Reduce Power Outages

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Australian Company Ramps Up Beaver County Bitcoin Mining Site Using 100% Carbon-Free Nuclear Power

-- Penn State Energy Days Set For May 25-26 In State College, Online [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: California’s All-Renewable Moment Shows The Future Of The Power Grid

-- Reuters: California Says It Needs More Power To Keep The Lights On In The Face Of Heat Waves, Wildfires Or Other Extreme Events

-- WSJ: Electricity Shortage Warnings Grow Across U.S.

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Commerce Head Aims To Move ‘Swiftly’ On Solar Trade Probe

-- Bloomberg Green: Russia’s War Teaches Austria The Security Role Of Wind And Solar

-- Bloomberg Green: Hydrogen Is Every U.S. Natural Gas Utility’s Key To Decarbonization Plans

-- Penn State Engineer Bruce Logan Appointed To International Advisory Board on Carbon Capture

Energy Conservation

-- EPA, DOE Announce Winners Of 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards, Including 6 In PA [PaEN]

Environmental Health

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Council Hears Update On Lead Hazard Ordinance To Improve Protection Of Children]

-- Environmental Health Project On-Demand Webinar: Reproductive Health And Shale Gas Development

-- MCall Guest Essay: How To Avoid Contamination From PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Like Those Found In Emmaus Drinking Water - Lehigh County Controller

-- NextPittsburgh: Environmentalists, Neighbors Challenge MAX Request To Reclassify Waste As Non-Hazardous

-- TribLive: ALCOSAN Looks To Build New Chemical Storage Building Along Ohio River

-- Post-Gazette: COVID Levels Double In Allegheny County Wastewater

-- Reading Eagle: As Reading-Owned Lake Is Lowered, Some Areas Of Bernhart Park Could Pose Lead Danger

-- Allegheny College, East Stroudsburg University Join Forces To Take On Tickborne Diseases Through Local Tick Mitigation Study; Free Tick Testing [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Free Tick Testing Available To PA Residents: TickLab.org [East Stroudsburg University]

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Hunters, Anglers Should Be Aware Of Possible Increased Tick Infestation

Environmental Heritage

-- Scranton Times: On 50th Anniversary Of Hurricane, ‘Agnes’ Documentary Premiers June 23 At Kirby Center

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Remembering What Hurricane Agnes Could Never Take Away

-- York Daily Record: ‘Meltdown - Three Mile Island’ To Air On Netflix On Wednesday

Environmental Justice

-- WeConservePA May 25 Virtual Roundtable On Environmental Advisory Councils And Environmental Justice [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden To Crack Down On Polluters In Poor, Minority Areas

EPA:

-- Bay Journal: EPA Ramps Up Clean Water Inspections After PA's Plan Fails To Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $40 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Chesapeake Bay Restoration; PA Receives $5.59 Million+ [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden To Crack Down On Polluters In Poor, Minority Areas

Farming

-- EPA Announces $40 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Chesapeake Bay Restoration; PA Receives $5.59 Million+ [PaEN]

-- USDA Announces Additional $22.5 Million In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Sen. Casey, USDA Promise $22.5 Million To Help Farmers Reduce Runoff To Chesapeake Bay

-- Bay Journal: EPA Ramps Up Clean Water Inspections After PA's Plan Fails To Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]

-- DCNR, Agriculture Join Chesapeake Bay Commission Members At Planting In Lancaster County To Highlight Role Of Stream Buffers; Learn How To Buffer Your Stream [PaEN]

-- Lisa Daniels Now Serving As DEP’s Acting Deputy For Water Programs Overseeing Chesapeake Bay, Other Water-Related Initiatives [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Back To The Land: Family Farms Flourish Amid Food Uncertainty [PA]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bird Flu Has Infected 55 Species Of Wild Birds, Here’s A Tally

-- Bay Journal: Sheep And Solar Panels: Using Solar Energy Sites For Pastureland - By Ad Crable [PaEN]

-- PSU Agricultural Sciences Hosts May 18 Webinar On Utility Scale Solar Energy - Considerations And Impacts [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA: USDA Renews People’s Garden Initiative, Including Philadelphia

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Monarch Butterfly Moves Closer To Endangered Status

-- WHYY: Hey Nature Nerds, You Can Help Us Understand Climate Change In The Philly Area - City Nature Challenge [Google City Nature Challenge PA to find other locations]

-- Celebrate First Ever Pennsylvania Native Species Day June 17 [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Partnership Celebrates Pollinator Week June 20 - 26 [PaEN]

-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Become A Water-Miser Gardener - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- WESA: Here Are 5 Pennsylvania Plants You Can Forage For Dinner

Flooding

-- PA Emergency Management Agency, DRBC Virtual Hazard Mitigation Workshop Series Starts May 6 [PaEN]

-- Penn State Initiative for Resilient Communities, Bucknell University, and the Selinsgrove Flood Task Force May 7 Flood Resilience Fest In Selinsgrove, Snyder County [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Conservation District, Partners To Host Flood Education Workshop May 9 For Homeowners, Business Owners [PaEN]

-- University Of Pennsylvania Water Center, DRBC Hosting May 11 Climate Change Planning & Adaption Virtual Panel Discussion. Noon to 1:00 p.m. [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Rehabilitation Work To Double Life Of Blakely Flood Project

-- PennLive: Central PA Streams Included In Flood Warning

-- Post-Gazette: Rain Triggers Landslides; Pittsburgh Street Closed In Flood-Prone Area

-- PSU Institutes Of Energy & The Environment Growing Impact Podcast: Flooding, Environmental Justice

-- Scranton Times: On 50th Anniversary Of Hurricane, ‘Agnes’ Documentary Premiers June 23 At Kirby Center

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Remembering What Hurricane Agnes Could Never Take Away

Forests

-- Center For Private Forests At Penn State Renamed To Honor Founder Jim Finley [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Never Been A Better Time To Invest In State Park, Forest Infrastructure Improvements, Local Conservation Projects [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Recreation Economy In Pennsylvania

-- PA Capital-Star: Study: Outdoor Recreation Spending In PA Sees A Boost In 2020

-- The Center Square: PA Moratorium Loophole Nets $45 Million In Oil & Gas Revenue

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: Representation Under Delaware River Basin Commission Compact Unfair - Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens [Natural gas drilling rights owners]

-- DCNR, Agriculture Join Chesapeake Bay Commission Members At Planting In Lancaster County To Highlight Role Of Stream Buffers; Learn How To Buffer Your Stream [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: State To Begin Spraying For Invasive Spongy Moth, Formerly Known As Gypsy Moth

-- Allegheny College, East Stroudsburg University Join Forces To Take On Tickborne Diseases Through Local Tick Mitigation Study; Free Tick Testing [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Free Tick Testing Available To PA Residents: TickLab.org [East Stroudsburg University]

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Hunters, Anglers Should Be Aware Of Possible Increased Tick Infestation

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: AML Conference June 22-23; NW PA GIS Conference, Oct. 27-28; Synchronous Firefly Season [PaEN]

-- MCall: PA Lawmakers Consider Increased Penalities On ATV, Dirt Bikes ‘Terrorizing’ Streets

-- Penn State Altoona: The Final ‘Plant A Tree At Flight 93’ Memorial

-- Gettysburg Times: Adams Conservation District Tree Planting Workshop Set For May 7

-- CBF, Stone Independent School To Plant Over 2,000 Trees In Lancaster, York Counties May 7, Volunteers Welcome [PaEN]

-- Daily Item: May 18 Presentation To Highlight Restoration Plans For Shamokin Creek Watershed, Northumberland County

-- MCall Guest Essay: Making Urban Living Cleaner, Cooler And Greener - Lehigh University Graduate Student

-- Warren Times: Dozens Of Volunteers Help Plant Trees

-- NextPittsburgh: The Secret Tree Laboratory At Schenley Park

-- WESA: Here Are 5 Pennsylvania Plants You Can Forage For Dinner

-- Help Wanted: Forest Heritage Discovery Center Assistant Manager [PaEN]

Forests - Wildfires

-- MCall: PA’s Wildfire Fighters Had Busy Weekend As Large Fires Erupted Across Lehigh Valley

-- MCall: WATCH: Wildfire Fighters Battle Large Fire On Blue Mountain, Near Lehigh Gap

-- Citizens Voice: Wildfire Burns At Least 70 Acres In Mountain Top, Luzerne County

-- May 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- AP: As Wildfire Closes In, New Mexico Residents Prepare To Flee

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Two Experts Explain Why You Should Fly Fish As Well

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Top States Receiving Federal Wildlife Grants

Game Commission

-- Game Commission Announces Plans For Spongy Moth Spraying On State Game Lands

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Agencies Fund Western PA Campground, Rehabilitate Park, Spray For Invasive Moths

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Top States Receiving Federal Wildlife Grants

Geologic Hazards

-- Post-Gazette: Rain Triggers Landslides; Pittsburgh Street Closed In Flood-Prone Area

Grants/Funding

-- EPA Announces $40 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Chesapeake Bay Restoration; PA Receives $5.59 Million+ [PaEN]

-- USDA Announces Additional $22.5 Million In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Sen. Casey, USDA Promise $22.5 Million To Help Farmers Reduce Runoff To Chesapeake Bay

-- NFWF Seeks Proposals For America The Beautiful Challenge Grants For Ecosystem Restoration [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA: USDA Renews People’s Garden Initiative, Including Philadelphia

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Top States Receiving Federal Wildlife Grants

Green Infrastructure

-- EPA Announces $40 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Chesapeake Bay Restoration; PA Receives $5.59 Million+ [PaEN]

-- USDA Announces Additional $22.5 Million In Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Sen. Casey, USDA Promise $22.5 Million To Help Farmers Reduce Runoff To Chesapeake Bay

-- Bay Journal: EPA Ramps Up Clean Water Inspections After PA's Plan Fails To Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]

-- DCNR, Agriculture Join Chesapeake Bay Commission Members At Planting In Lancaster County To Highlight Role Of Stream Buffers; Learn How To Buffer Your Stream [PaEN]

-- Lisa Daniels Now Serving As DEP’s Acting Deputy For Water Programs Overseeing Chesapeake Bay, Other Water-Related Initiatives [PaEN]

-- NFWF Seeks Proposals For America The Beautiful Challenge Grants For Ecosystem Restoration [PaEN]

-- CBF Blog: Acid Mine Drainage - The Legacy Of Coal Mining A Key Source Of Harm To Pennsylvania's Headwaters [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Natural Lands Preserves 158 Acres In Lancaster, Lebanon Counties To Be Added To State Game Lands

-- York Daily Record: The Conservation Fund Buys 88 Acre Mifflin House Property In York County

-- Penn State Altoona: The Final ‘Plant A Tree At Flight 93’ Memorial

-- Warren Times: Dozens Of Volunteers Help Plant Trees

-- CBF, Stone Independent School To Plant Over 2,000 Trees In Lancaster, York Counties May 7, Volunteers Welcome [PaEN]

-- Daily Item: May 18 Presentation To Highlight Restoration Plans For Shamokin Creek Watershed, Northumberland County

-- Gettysburg Times: Adams Conservation District Tree Planting Workshop Set For May 7

-- Nature At Risk: A Fishy Name For A Fruitful Tree - Shadbush - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Hey Nature Nerds, You Can Help Us Understand Climate Change In The Philly Area - City Nature Challenge [Google City Nature Challenge PA to find other locations]

-- Celebrate First Ever Pennsylvania Native Species Day June 17 [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Partnership Celebrates Pollinator Week June 20 - 26 [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Monarch Butterfly Moves Closer To Endangered Status

-- StateCollege.com: State College Boro Encourages Residents To Take A Break From Lawn Mowing In May To Participate In Pollinator-Friendly Lawn Care

-- MCall Guest Essay: Making Urban Living Cleaner, Cooler And Greener - Lehigh University Graduate Student

-- The Nature Conservancy PA/DE May Pennsylvania Nature News; Explore Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve; Chesapeake Bay Summit Video

-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Become A Water-Miser Gardener - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District: Wetlands Conservation; Environmental Resources For New Homeowners; Intern Wanted [PaEN]

-- Reuters: U.S. Energy Dept. To Commit $2.25 Billion To Carbon Storage Program

Hazardous Substances

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Council Hears Update On Lead Hazard Ordinance To Improve Protection Of Children

-- Reading Eagle: As Reading-Owned Lake Is Lowered, Some Areas Of Bernhart Park Could Pose Lead Danger

-- Environmental Health Project On-Demand Webinar: Reproductive Health And Shale Gas Development

-- MCall Guest Essay: How To Avoid Contamination From PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Like Those Found In Emmaus Drinking Water - Lehigh County Controller

-- TribLive: ALCOSAN Looks To Build New Chemical Storage Building Along Ohio River

Land Conservation

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Natural Lands Preserves 158 Acres In Lancaster, Lebanon Counties To Be Added To State Game Lands

-- York Daily Record: The Conservation Fund Buys 88 Acre Mifflin House Property In York County

-- DCNR Joins Natural Lands To Celebrate Bryn Coed Farms Conservation In Chester County

-- The Nature Conservancy PA/DE May Pennsylvania Nature News; Explore Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve; Chesapeake Bay Summit Video

Land Recycling

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets May 18 On Vanadium Standard, Coal Refuse Disposal Regulations [PaEN]

Lake Erie

-- Erie News Now: ‘Unwanted Dead Or Alive’ Series To Raise Awareness About Aquatic Invasive Species

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Still Time To Participate In Keep PA Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Cleanup, Beautification Initiative [PaEN]

-- ClearWater Conservancy: 451 Volunteers Clear 12,541 Pounds Of Trash During 26th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day In Centre County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Harrison Cleanup Rids Massive Amounts Of Trash From Township

-- York Dispatch: York City Resident Fed Up With People Using His Neighborhood As Dumping Ground

-- TribLive Letter: Thanks For Monroeville Cleanup Efforts

-- Republican Herald: 839 Pounds Of Drugs Collected In Schuylkill County During Drug Take Back Day

-- Citizens Voice: Great American Cleanup In Wilkes-Barre Rescheduled To May 14

-- PA Resources Council Launches Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County June 4 [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Sen. Gordner Introduces Resolution Proposing Study Of State Recycling Program

-- WESA: Will Pittsburgh’s Plastic Bag Ban Reduce Trash In The Environment?

-- MCall Guest Essay: Tips To Reduce Our Use Of Plastic Grocery Bags

-- Inquirer: Philly Residents Plagued By Illegal Dumping Tell City To Invest In Solutions

-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Collects 44,000 Pounds Of Household Hazardous Waste; 2 Miles Of Fluorescent Tubes [PaEN]

Mine Reclamation

-- CBF Blog: Acid Mine Drainage - The Legacy Of Coal Mining A Key Source Of Harm To Pennsylvania's Headwaters [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: AML Conference June 22-23; NW PA GIS Conference, Oct. 27-28; Synchronous Firefly Season [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Might Pay For Cleanup Of Jeddo Mine Tunnel Mine Drainage

Ohio River

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Company Seeks To Withdraw Water From Western PA Trout Stream For Fracking

Oil & Gas

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Dispose Of Drill Cuttings By ‘Dusting’ - Blowing Them On The Ground, And In The Air Around Drill Sites [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Dispose Of Drill Cuttings By ‘Dusting’ - Blowing Them On The Ground, And In The Air Around Drill Sites

-- Bob Donnan: 'Dusting' By Oil And Gas Drillers

-- Capital & Main: PA Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets May 18 To Hear Presentation On DEP’s Expanded Conventional Abandoned Well Plugging Program [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Evaluating Whether To Resubmit Oil & Gas Methane Rule To EQB To Address Concerns About A Separate Conventional Oil & Gas Rule [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: DEP Evaluating Whether To Resubmit Oil & Gas Methane Rule To EQB To Address Concerns About A Separate Conventional Oil & Gas Rule

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Sues DEP To Be Excluded From Methane Emissions Reduction Rule

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Mariner East Pipeline Sparked Boom In Propane, Butane, Ethane Exports From Philly Region; Paid $24 Million In Environmental Fines; Drew Criminal Charges

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Company Seeks To Withdraw Water From Western PA Trout Stream For Fracking

-- Environmental Health Project On-Demand Webinar: Reproductive Health And Shale Gas Development

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Marcellus Shale Coalition Urges Use Of Butane, A Natural Gas Byproduct, In Gasoline To Stretch Supplies

-- The Center Square: PA Moratorium Loophole Nets $45 Million In Oil & Gas Revenue

-- WSJ: Oil Prices Top $100, Yet Some Big U.S. Frackers Let Their Production Fall

[“Shale-Oil producers return more cash to investors than is going toward drilling, in a reversal from industry’s boom years.”]

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: Representation Under Delaware River Basin Commission Compact Unfair - Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens [Natural gas drilling rights owners]

-- TribLive: Protect PT Will Open Westmoreland Environmental Education Center In May

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Hit Another Record High, AAA Says

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 18 Cents In Pittsburgh Area Since Last Week

-- MCall: PA Diesel Fuel Price Spikes To Record $6/Gallon: ‘It’s Obviously Going To Affect Pricing Of Everything’

-- Altoona Mirror: Heating Oil Prices Skyrocketing

-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Gasoline Price Hits New Record $4.46/Gallon

-- Inquirer: Gasoline In Philadelphia Hits All-Time High, Tops $4.50

-- Bloomberg: Big Oil Spends On Investors, Not Output, Prolonging Crude Oil Crunch

-- USA Today: Oil Giants Reap Record Profits As War Rages In Ukraine, Oil/Natural Gas Prices Soar: Here’s How Much They Made

-- NPR: 3 Things To Know About Big Oil’s Surging Profits

-- WGAL: PPL To Increase Electricity Cost 38% June 1 Due To Increased Natural Gas, Energy Costs

-- MCall: PPL To Increase Default Electricity Cost 38% June 1

-- NYT: Get Ready For Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills Caused By Surge In Natural Gas Prices

-- Reuters: U.S., Canada Spot Natural Gas Prices Soar On Unusual Spring Heat

-- Reuters: Explainer: Why Are U.S. Natural Gas Prices Soaring?

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Hit Fresh 13-Year High In U.S. On Growing Supply Jitters As Demand Soars

[“Natural gas prices in the U.S. hit a fresh 13-year high on growing concern that stockpiles of the power-plant fuel will fall short of demand this summer.”]

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Production Growth Wanes As Need Arises

-- Bloomberg Green: As Natural Gas Prices Soar, Nobody Knows How Much Methane Is Leaking

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Keep PA’s Foot On The (Natural) Gas - Washington County Chamber

-- Bloomberg: Shale Drillers Coterra Energy, Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy Boost Dividends, Keep Oil Output Flat

-- AP: EU Leader Calls For Russian Oil Ban In New Set Of Sanctions

-- Bloomberg: European Energy Prices Jump As EU Proposes Banning Russian Oil

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Race Is On (Again) To Build Out Low-Carbon Hydrogen Economy

-- Bloomberg Green: Hydrogen Is Every U.S. Natural Gas Utility’s Key To Decarbonization Plans

-- Financial Times: VW Sells Out Of Electric Cars In Europe, U.S.

Pipelines

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Mariner East Pipeline Sparked Boom In Propane, Butane, Ethane Exports From Philly Region; Paid $24 Million In Environmental Fines; Drew Criminal Charges

-- StateImpactPA - The Allegheny Front: Safety Advocate Warns Of Lack Of Oversight For New CO2 Pipelines Needed For Carbon Capture