PA Environment Digest

-- Independent Fiscal Office: Cost Of Gasoline, Energy Utility Bills Up 33% From Last Year [Driven By Spike In Oil, Natural Gas Prices On Foreign Energy Markets] [PaEN]

-- PA Business Report: State Trade Groups Among Coalition Calling On Biden To Increase Production Of Natural Gas, Oil

-- Scranton Times: Natural Gas Development Boom Reboot Predicted In PA

-- MCall - Ford Turner: As Gasoline Hits $5/Gallon, PA Lawmakers Hear Bleak Testimony On Inflation [Spiking Fossil Fuel Prices “Play A Significant Role” In Inflation Figure]

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Inflation Costing PA Consumers $3,000 More A Year On Gasoline, Food [Driven By Spike In Oil, Natural Gas Costs]

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Democrats Introducing Bill Limit Gasoline Price Increases At The Pump - Rep. Bizzarro (D-Erie)

-- WPost: Gasoline Prices Keep Inflation At Highest Level In 40 Years In May

-- AP: Several Factors Converging To Push Gasoline Prices Higher

-- WSJ: Record Fuel Costs Upend Businesses, U.S. Economy

“Oil and fuel production hasn’t increased quickly enough to meet growing global demand, as economies emerge from pandemic-related restrictions.”

-- MCall: F&M Poll: Pennsylvanians Feeling Worst Economic Pain In Years As Gasoline Prices Approach $5/Gallon

-- Scranton Times: Gasoline Cost $3.71/Gallon A Year Ago In PA, Now It’s More Than $5

National/International

-- U.S. EIA: Expects U.S. Natural Gas Prices To Remain High Thru 2022, Fall In 2023

-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Natural Gas Futures Blast Higher After EIA Report, Texas Outage Uncertainty Looms

-- Reuters: Texas LNG Plant Outage Will Aid U.S. Natural Gas Stocks As Utility Demand Soars

-- Reuters: Texas LNG Plant Explosion Cuts Key Source Of U.S. Natural Gas Supply To Europe, Asia

-- Financial Times: European Natural Gas Prices Surge After Explosion At Texas LNG Plant

-- Reuters: Freeport LNG Plant To Shut Down For 3 Weeks After Explosion Cutting 20% Of U.S. LNG Capacity Causing Natural Gas Prices To Drop

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Slump After Explosion At Texas LNG Export Terminal

-- Financial Times: Fire At U.S. Natural Gas Plant Deals Blow To Exports

-- Financial Times: PA’s EQT Drilling, U.S. Natural Gas Heartland Woos Foreign Buyers As Europe’s Energy Crisis Deepens

“I’ve never been more excited about the future,” [EQT’s] Rice said. “We need to recognise the fact that we are in a bad situation right now. And we need to unleash our resources — unleash American energy.”

-- Axios: Heat Wave Pushes Natural Gas Prices To 14-Year High

-- Baker Hughes June 10, 2022 Natural Gas Rig Count - No Increase For 2nd Week In A Row

-- WSJ Guest Essay: Why Oil, Natural Gas Companies Won’t Produce - Better To Return Capital To Shareholders Than Reinvest In The Business

-- Financial Times: The World Must Brace Itself For A Further Surge In Oil Prices

-- Bloomberg: ‘Exxon Made More Money Than God’

-- The Economist: Refiners Are Providing A Fresh Source Of Drama For Oil Markets - The Low-Key, Low-Margin Industry Is Printing Money

-- Financial Times: IEA, Europe At Risk Of Winter Energy Rationing, Energy Watchdog Warns

-- Bloomberg: Early Winter Natural Gas Rush In Asia Signals Further Price Pain Ahead

-- Financial Times: LNG Revolution: Germany’s Plan To Wean Itself Off Russian Natural Gas Takes Shape

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Extends Losses Amid Easing Demand, Ample LNG Supply

-- Reuters: U.S. Gasoline Average Price Tops $5/Gallon In Historic First [There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- Reuters: Oil Prices Advance Despite U.S. Inventory Rise

-- WSJ: U.S., Allies Try To Restrain Surging Global Oil Prices

-- Natural Gas Intelligence: U.S. Crude Oil Production Flat, Demand Up As Summer Travel Season Gets Underway

-- Financial Times: Saudi Arabia Is Increasing Supply, Why Is Oil Price Holding Firm?

-- Financial Times: Canada’s Oil Sands - Why Some Of The World’s Dirtiest Fuel Is Now In Hot Demand

-- The Economist: Europe’s Economy Grapples With An Acute Energy Shock [Driven By Spiking Prices For Fossil Fuels, Even Before War]

-- AP: Environmental Groups Challenge EU Support For Natural Gas Projects, Say Billions Will Be Wasted On Fossil Fuels EU Says They Want To Get Rid Of

-- U.S. EIA: U.S. Exported 74% Of LNG Natural Gas To Europe During First 4 Months Of 2022; Total Exports Increased 18%

Energy

-- At The Request Of Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Reported Out Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]

-- Global Links Company Celebrates Achieving Energy Independence Thru Solar Energy Installation, LED Lighting [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Global Links’ Net Zero Success Makes It Even More Sustainable

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Solar Companies Breathe Easier As Threat Of Tariffs Paused

-- WNEP: New 80 MW Solar Field Project In Monroe County Nears DEP Approval

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch: Renewable Energy The Sensible Economic Choice

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: A Climate Fight In Harrisburg Shows How Gov. Wolf Wants To Use His Power

-- Independent Fiscal Office: Cost Of Gasoline, Energy Utility Bills Up 33% From Last Year [Driven By Spike In Oil, Natural Gas Prices On Foreign Energy Markets] [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: House Hearing Focuses On Links Between Oil, Natural Gas And Health Care

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County’s Electric Bill Could Double After Talen Energy Files For Bankruptcy

-- PJM Interconnection Clean Attribute Procurement Task Force To Explore Market Designs

-- PJM Interconnection Issues 2021 Annual Report

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: For First Time, Electricity Beat Out Natural Gas To Heat Homes Nationwide To Cut Carbon Emissions

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: How Much Does A Hydrogen Hub Really Cost? What Is Their Climate Impact?

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Everyone Wants PA To Be The Next Hydrogen Hub - Buyer Beware - Energy Innovation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Westinghouse Electric, Bloom Energy Partner On Production Of Hydrogen Based In Nuclear Power Market

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pandemic, War, Climate Change Tug On Different Corners Of Pittsburgh Region’s Energy Ecosystem

-- NPR: Biden Allows Solar Panel Imports While Also Moving To Boost Domestic Production

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Good Save For Solar Industry

Energy Conservation

-- PPL Electric Utilities: Student Art Shines A Bright Light On Energy Efficiency

Environmental Health

-- Senate Hearing: Body Of Evidence Is 'Large, Growing,’ ‘Consistent’ And 'Compelling' That Shale Gas Development Is Having A Negative Impact On Public Health; PA Must Act [PaEN]

-- AG Shapiro Charges Energy Corporation Of America/Greylock, 2 Employees With Environmental Crimes Involving Leaks At Oil & Gas Well Sites In Clearfield, Greene Counties [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greylock Energy, Fmr ECA Employees Charged With Environmental Crimes For Leaks At Well Sites

-- PennVEST Awards $6.7 Million Grant To Harrisburg Airport To Remove PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Water [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: NE PA Is High-Risk For Tick-Borne Diseases

-- Great Lakes Now: Ohio Residents Fight To Get Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Off Their Roads

Environmental Heritage

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Wild Heritage News - Celebrating 40 Years Of Vital Work [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Conservation Heritage Museum Set To Open At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- Citizens Voice: WVIA Set To Broadcast ‘Agnes 50: Life After The Flood’ Documentary

-- NOAA/Silver Jackets: 50th Anniversary Of Hurricane Agnes

EPA

-- EPA Joins Partners To Introduce Innovative Trash Capture Devices To Delaware River Watershed

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: EPA Dunking Giant ‘Pool Skimmers’ In Schuylkill River To Suck Out Trash

Farming

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania, States Challenge Findings Of Chesapeake Bay Computer Modeling On Pollution Reduction From Farms

-- WITF/AP: Chesapeake Bay Watershed’s Latest ‘Report Card’ Trends Upward From Last One To C+

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Results Earn Another C Grade In Latest Report Card

-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Chesapeake Bay’s Health Making Gains; PA Still Needs To Meet Its Cleanup Commitments

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Response To Latest Report Card On Bay Cleanup

-- Cumberland County's Cover Crop Program A Model For Others Working To Improve Soil Health, Reduce Polluted Farm Runoff - By Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA

-- Bay Journal: PA Switch-To-Grazing Project Aims To Save Farmers, Land And Chesapeake Bay - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Update: Partners Meeting June 22

-- USA Today: Red Voters For Green Energy? Conservatives Say They Support Solar, Wind Power Too [PA Farmer Who Wants Solar Included]

-- Penn State Extension: New Publication Offers Guidance On Managing Spotted Lanternfly

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: High Price Of Lancaster County’s Farmland Shapes How Farmers Start Up, Expand

-- AP: UN: Climate Shocks, War Fuel Multiple Looming Food Crises

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Board Gives Preliminary Approval To Proposed Fishing And Boating License Fee Increases

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Fishing License Fee Hike On Agenda For Fish & Boat Commission

Flooding

-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Businesses Affected By Hurricane Ida To Apply For Federal Disaster Relief

-- Citizens Voice: WVIA Set To Broadcast ‘Agnes 50: Life After The Flood’ Documentary

-- NOAA/Silver Jackets: 50th Anniversary Of Hurricane Agnes

Flooding - Hurricanes

-- AP: First Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season-- Alex-- Heads Toward Bermuda With High Winds [National Hurricane Center]

Forests

-- CBF Blog: Skies Clear In Pennsylvania As Volunteers Plant Thousands Of Trees [PaEN]

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Wild Heritage News - Celebrating 40 Years Of Vital Work [PaEN]

-- Feature: How Controlled Burns Could Help Save A Species - Lupinus perennis - By Karley Stasko, North Branch Land Trust [PaEN]

-- PA/NJ Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter About Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events

-- June 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- DCNR Amends Streambed Lease For Oil & Gas Rights In Wyoming County

-- Penn State Extension: New Publication Offers Guidance On Managing Spotted Lanternfly

-- Post-Gazette: North Side Development Using Cutting-Edge Building Material Dating Back Eons - Wood

-- North American Biochar & Bioenergy Conference Set For August 8-11 In West Virginia [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Here’s Where To See Mountain Laurel At Its Best

-- Scranton Times: NE PA Is High-Risk For Tick-Borne Diseases

Game Commission

-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Recognizes John Oliver For Lifetime Achievements

Geology

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Wild Heritage News - Celebrating 40 Years Of Vital Work [PaEN]

Grants/Funding

-- PA Environmental Council Launches Online Guide To New Federal Infrastructure Funding Opportunities [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Now Accepting Applications For Ohio Basin Canoe, Kayak Access Mini Grants [PaEN]

-- Vista.Today: William Penn Foundation Awards $5.9 Million In Grants To Extend Greater Philadelphia Circuit Trails Network

-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Businesses Affected By Hurricane Ida To Apply For Federal Disaster Relief

Green Infrastructure

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: F&M Prof. Dorothy Merritts, Legacy Sediments Researcher, Elected To National Academy Of Sciences

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania, States Challenge Findings Of Chesapeake Bay Computer Modeling On Pollution Reduction From Farms

-- WITF/AP: Chesapeake Bay Watershed’s Latest ‘Report Card’ Trends Upward From Last One To C+

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Results Earn Another C Grade In Latest Report Card

-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Chesapeake Bay’s Health Making Gains; PA Still Needs To Meet Its Cleanup Commitments

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Response To Latest Report Card On Bay Cleanup

-- Cumberland County's Cover Crop Program A Model For Others Working To Improve Soil Health, Reduce Polluted Farm Runoff - By Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA

-- Bay Journal: PA Switch-To-Grazing Project Aims To Save Farmers, Land And Chesapeake Bay - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Update: Partners Meeting June 22

-- CBF Blog: Skies Clear In Pennsylvania As Volunteers Plant Thousands Of Trees [PaEN]

-- Certification Training Opportunities Coming Up From Chesapeake Bay Conservation Landscaping Council Professionals [PaEN]

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Wild Heritage News - Celebrating 40 Years Of Vital Work [PaEN]

-- Celebrate The Bloom! At The Only Prairie In PA Featuring The Blazing Star July 30 At Jennings Environmental Center, Butler County [PaEN]

-- Feature: How Controlled Burns Could Help Save A Species - Lupinus perennis - By Karley Stasko, North Branch Land Trust [PaEN]

-- Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, Will Offer Free Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July [PaEN]

-- North American Biochar & Bioenergy Conference Set For August 8-11 In West Virginia [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: High Price Of Lancaster County’s Farmland Shapes How Farmers Start Up, Expand

-- DEP Blog: Eating Fish Is Good For Your Health, Here Are Tips On How To Do It Safely If You’re Catching Fish In PA Waters

-- Inquirer: Philly Water Dept. Wants You To Eat More Oysters, And Save The Shells To Help Clean Up Waterways

Hazardous Substances

-- Senate Hearing: Body Of Evidence Is 'Large, Growing,’ ‘Consistent’ And 'Compelling' That Shale Gas Development Is Having A Negative Impact On Public Health; PA Must Act [PaEN]

-- AG Shapiro Charges Energy Corporation Of America/Greylock, 2 Employees With Environmental Crimes Involving Leaks At Oil & Gas Well Sites In Clearfield, Greene Counties [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greylock Energy, Fmr ECA Employees Charged With Environmental Crimes For Leaks At Well Sites

-- PennVEST Awards $6.7 Million Grant To Harrisburg Airport To Remove PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Water [PaEN]

-- Great Lakes Now: Ohio Residents Fight To Get Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Off Their Roads

Land Conservation

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Wild Heritage News - Celebrating 40 Years Of Vital Work [PaEN]

-- Feature: How Controlled Burns Could Help Save A Species - Lupinus perennis - By Karley Stasko, North Branch Land Trust [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Tioga River Cleanup Moves One Step Ahead With Land Acquisition

-- Cumberland County's Cover Crop Program A Model For Others Working To Improve Soil Health, Reduce Polluted Farm Runoff - By Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: High Price Of Lancaster County’s Farmland Shapes How Farmers Start Up, Expand

-- Scranton Times: Countryside Conservancy Receives Key 18 Acre Property For Trolley Trail

-- Certification Training Opportunities Coming Up From Chesapeake Bay Conservation Landscaping Council Professionals [PaEN]

-- Celebrate The Bloom! At The Only Prairie In PA Featuring The Blazing Star July 30 At Jennings Environmental Center, Butler County [PaEN]

-- Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, Will Offer Free Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Hampton Residents Works With Allegheny Land Trust To Protect Green Space

Land Recycling

-- MCall: Bowery Indoor Farm Built On Former Bethlehem Steel Site In Allentown

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- PA Resources Council, Delaware County Seeking Volunteers To Bolster Rose Tree Park Summer Festival Recycling, Waste Reduction Efforts [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council: Registration Open For July Electronics Waste Collections In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- WLVR: PA’s 30 Year-Old Recycling Policy Needs To Be Updated, Experts Say

-- EPA Joins Partners To Introduce Innovative Trash Capture Devices To Delaware River Watershed

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: EPA Dunking Giant ‘Pool Skimmers’ In Schuylkill River To Suck Out Trash

-- Warren Times Editorial: Volunteers Pave Way For Cleaner Roads

-- Scranton Times: Gun Violence Awareness Group Sponsors Trail Cleanup

Mine Reclamation

-- Williamsport Sun: Tioga River Cleanup Moves One Step Ahead With Land Acquisition

-- Delaware Currents: A Bottomless Problem - Acid Mine Drainage In The Schuylkill River Basin

Oil & Gas

-- On-Site Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Waste Disposal Plans Making Hundreds Of Drilling Sites Waste Dumps [PaEN]

-- Senate Hearing: Body Of Evidence Is 'Large, Growing,’ ‘Consistent’ And 'Compelling' That Shale Gas Development Is Having A Negative Impact On Public Health; PA Must Act [PaEN]

-- AG Shapiro Charges Energy Corporation Of America/Greylock, 2 Employees With Environmental Crimes Involving Leaks At Oil & Gas Well Sites In Clearfield, Greene Counties [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greylock Energy, Fmr ECA Employees Charged With Environmental Crimes For Leaks At Well Sites

-- House Republicans Side With Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers, Against Taxpayers, To Continue Pre-1985 Exemption From Well Bonding, Prevent Any Increase In Plugging Bond Amounts [PaEN]

-- DEP Releases Final Guidance On Handling Radioactive Waste From Unconventional Shale Gas Drilling Operations [PaEN]

-- Hearing Board Denies Sen. Muth Standing As Legislator To Appeal DEP Permit For Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County; Individual Standing Still Pending [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Western PA Residents, Advocates Urge State Lawmakers To Take Action Against Fracking

-- At The Request Of Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Reported Out Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]

-- Senate Republicans, At Request Of Natural Gas Industry, OK Bill To Take Away Protections In Erosion & Sedimentation Permitting For Oil & Gas Activities [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Climate Activists Pitch Allegheny County To Ban Fracking In Public Parks

-- TribLive: Bill To Ban Fracking In Allegheny County Parks Gets Additional Support

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pandemic, War, Climate Change Tug On Different Corners Of Pittsburgh Region’s Energy Ecosystem

-- Scranton Times: Natural Gas Development Boom Reboot Predicted In PA

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Mix Of Hope, Fear Over Startup Of Shell’s Ethane Cracker Plant In Beaver County

-- The Allegheny Front: Surveying The Ohio River for Plastic Nurdles, As Shell Readies To Open Ethane Plant

-- StateImpact PA - Reid Frazier: Ask Us Your Questions About Shell’s New Ethane Plant In PA, We’ll Get Answers

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell’s Ethane Plant Has Vast Impact In Beaver County, Petrochemical Development Still Lacking

-- DCNR Amends Streambed Lease For Oil & Gas Rights In Wyoming County

-- Inquirer Editorial: Increasing Oil & Gas Well Inspections Crucial Step To Addressing Climate Change

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Make Oil & Gas Methane Leaks Costly

-- WPost: Oil & Natural Gas Companies Underreported Methane Leaks, New Study Shows

-- PA Business Report: State Trade Groups Among Coalition Calling On Biden To Increase Production Of Natural Gas, Oil

-- Baker Hughes June 10, 2022 Natural Gas Rig Count - No Increase For 2nd Week In A Row

-- Financial Times: PA’s EQT Drilling, U.S. Natural Gas Heartland Woos Foreign Buyers As Europe’s Energy Crisis Deepens

-- Independent Fiscal Office: Cost Of Gasoline, Energy Utility Bills Up 33% From Last Year [Driven By Spike In Oil, Natural Gas Prices On Foreign Energy Markets] [PaEN]

-- MCall - Ford Turner: As Gasoline Hits $5/Gallon, PA Lawmakers Hear Bleak Testimony On Inflation [Spiking Fossil Fuel Prices “Play A Significant Role” In Inflation Figure]

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Democrats Introducing Bill Limit Gasoline Price Increases At The Pump - Rep. Bizzarro (D-Erie)

-- WPost: Gasoline Prices Keep Inflation At Highest Level In 40 Years In May

-- WSJ: Record Fuel Costs Upend Businesses, U.S. Economy

“Oil and fuel production hasn’t increased quickly enough to meet growing global demand, as economies emerge from pandemic-related restrictions.”

-- Financial Times: The World Must Brace Itself For A Further Surge In Oil Prices

-- Scranton Times: Gasoline Cost $3.71/Gallon A Year Ago In PA, Now It’s More Than $5

-- StateImpact PA - Reid Frazier: Ask Us Your Questions About Shell’s New Ethane Plant In PA, We’ll Get Answers

-- Warren Times: House Hearing Focuses On Links Between Oil, Natural Gas And Health Care

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: How Much Does A Hydrogen Hub Really Cost? What Is Their Climate Impact?

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Everyone Wants PA To Be The Next Hydrogen Hub - Buyer Beware - Energy Innovation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Westinghouse Electric, Bloom Energy Partner On Production Of Hydrogen Based In Nuclear Power Market