PA Environment Digest

"The Complementary Delegated Act is a pragmatic proposal to ensure that private investments in gas and nuclear, needed for our energy transition, meet strict criteria," EU financial services chief Mairead McGuinness said.

-- NPR: Researchers Can Now Explain How Climate Change Is Affecting Your Weather

Coal Mining

-- July 20 DEP Public Meeting On Changes To Brush Valley Mine Underground Coal Mining Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold July 20 Public Meeting On Changes To Barrett Mine Underground Coal Mine Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Historical Marker To Be Dedicated To 1902 Rolling Mill Coal Mine Disaster In Johnstown

Compliance Action

-- PennLive: Tioga County Man Who Owns Well Versed Oilfield Services Accused Of Using $400,000 Of Federal COVID Relief Money to Buy Alabama Home

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $65,625 In Penalties For Underground Utility Digging Violations

-- DEP Took Action On 635 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,262 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

DCNR

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of M.K. Goddard State Park, Goddard’s Conservation Legacy [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Hosts Webinar July 19 On Economic Impacts Of Outdoor Recreation - A Conservation With Nathan Reigner [PaEN]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: A Resplendent Night Sky [Cherry Springs State Park]

-- DCNR Dedicates New Pool Complex, Solar Energy Arrays At Ryerson Station State Park, Greene County [PaEN]

-- DCNR: PA Outdoor Corps Youth Crew Working At Harrisburg’s Reservoir Park

-- WITF: PA Outdoor Corps Provides Kids Work Experience, Job Training, Helps State Park Lands

-- July 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR Sprays Woodlands For Spongy Moths [Formerly Known As Gypsy Moths]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Spongy Moths (Formerly Known As Gypsy Moths) Making Early Appearance In Central PA

-- DCNR: Codorus State Park To Open Swimming Pool For Summer Starting July 7, Enough Lifeguards Hired

-- DCNR Posts Revisions To Fees At 2 State Parks Effective July 17

-- TribLive: Export Borough Officials OK Westmoreland Heritage Trail Extension

-- DCNR Names Jeffrey Johns New Manager At Cowans Gap State Park In Fulton, Franklin Counties

-- MCall: Senate OKs Changes To Bill On Seizure Of Illegally Operated Dirt Bikes, ATVs, Measure Heads To Wolf

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle’s Cottonwood Tree Fuzz - A Late Spring Snowfall Lookalike

DEP

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Now Has To Decide To Hold Oil & Gas Drillers Accountable, Or Create A $5.1 Billion Cleanup Liability For Taxpayers [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: Without A Veto Of HB 2644, PA's Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Problem May Be All But Permanent [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council/Environmental Defense Fund + 12 Other Groups: HB 2644 Unjustifiably Limits Bonding For Oil & Gas Wells, Risks Eligibility For Federal Well Plugging Funds [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Urges Senate To Vote Against The HB 2644 Subsidy & Bailout For Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers - ‘Stop Rewarding Industry For Not Being Responsible’ [PaEN]

-- Commonwealth Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Pausing PA’s RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: State Judge Halts PA Power Plant Carbon Dioxide Rule

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Pennsylvania’s RGGI Climate Rule Paused Until Trial This Fall

-- AP: Commonwealth Court Blocks Pennsylvania’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Plan

-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board’s Next Meeting July 25; July 18 Meeting Canceled

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets July 19 To Hear Presentations On Carbon Capture/Sequestration, Chapter 105 Regulatory Changes [PaEN]

-- July 20 DEP Public Meeting On Changes To Brush Valley Mine Underground Coal Mining Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold July 20 Public Meeting On Changes To Barrett Mine Underground Coal Mine Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP Holds Aug. 14 Hearing On Changes To Brunner Island Power Plant Air Quality Permit, York County [PaEN]

-- DEP Blog: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Spotlight - Cleaning Up Groundwater

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation, Subsidence Control Project In Fayette County

-- DEP Took Action On 635 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,262 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

-- DEP Posts 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Choose Clean Water Coalition/Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Toolkit On Encouraging Members To Vote For Clean Water In November

-- Delaware River Basin Commission 2021 Annual Report - 60 Years Of Managing, Protecting And Improving

-- Delaware RiverKeeper July 8 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Intern Wanted: Schuylkill Action Network Outreach Intern [PaEN]

DRBC

-- Choose Clean Water Coalition/Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Toolkit On Encouraging Members To Vote For Clean Water In November

-- Delaware River Basin Commission 2021 Annual Report - 60 Years Of Managing, Protecting And Improving

Drinking Water

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Water Main Break Impacting Dunmore, Several Other Communities

Economic Development

-- Friends Of South Mountain Partnership, Appalachian Trail Conservancy Accepting Applications For Flex- Grants [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Hosts Webinar July 19 On Economic Impacts Of Outdoor Recreation - A Conservation With Nathan Reigner [PaEN]

-- DCNR: PA Outdoor Corps Youth Crew Working At Harrisburg’s Reservoir Park

-- WITF: PA Outdoor Corps Provides Kids Work Experience, Job Training, Helps State Park Lands

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation, Subsidence Control Project In Fayette County

Education

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of M.K. Goddard State Park, Goddard’s Conservation Legacy [PaEN]

-- 20 Teams Take PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation To Next Level; Accepting Matching Gifts Thru July 15 [PaEN]

-- Efforts By Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Play Role In 2 Governor's Awards For Street 2 Creek, Watershed Friendly Certification [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Hosts Webinar July 19 On Economic Impacts Of Outdoor Recreation - A Conservation With Nathan Reigner [PaEN]

-- DCNR: PA Outdoor Corps Youth Crew Working At Harrisburg’s Reservoir Park

-- WITF: PA Outdoor Corps Provides Kids Work Experience, Job Training, Helps State Park Lands

-- Planet Philadelphia: July 15 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: The U.S. And The Climate Crisis

-- DEP, Professional Recyclers Group Highlight Student Winners Of Earth Week Poster And Video Contest [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators: Calendar Of Professional Development Opportunities, Events

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel, Recycling Workshops, Webinars In July For Southwestern PA Residents [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Family-Owned Plum Company Recycled Wooden Barrels For Over A Century

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance July 20 Webinar - Federal Budget Needs To Address Climate Solutions [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Hosts Stormwater Resiliency, Flood Insurance, MS4 Stream Restoration BMP Webinars [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Simple Solutions For Your Eroding Backyard Stream Receives National Recognition [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Agricultural Erosion & Sediment Control Planning Resources [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Artist Teaches How To Turn Invasive Japanese Knotweed Into Crafting Material

-- Warren Times - Experience Forest Bathing July 20 At Audubon Community Nature Center

-- Intern Wanted: Schuylkill Action Network Outreach Intern [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: PA Envirothon Executive Director [PaEN]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: A Resplendent Night Sky [Cherry Springs State Park]

-- TribLive: Historical Marker To Be Dedicated To 1902 Rolling Mill Coal Mine Disaster In Johnstown

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News - Tannersville Bog Walk; TNC Protects Nearly 100,000 Acres In PA

-- Republican Herald: Red Creek Wildlife Center Bursting With Baby Animals

-- Warren Times - Despite Their Beauty, It’s Easy To Overlook Snails - Audubon Community Nature Center

-- Nature At Risk: This Dinosaur-Era Fish Of The Delaware River Is On The Brink - By Brodhead Creek Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Make Smart Choices And Ditch Single-Use Plastic - By Brodhead Creek Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: Poll: Pennsylvanians See Global Warming As Serious Problem, Split On Natural Gas Fracking

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Seeing Flash Of Colors Of Baltimore Orioles A Special Treat

-- Reading Eagle: French Creek State Park The Center Of Bird Study

-- Erie Times - Brain Whipkey: Tick Man Dan Leads Crusade Against Ticks

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle’s Cottonwood Tree Fuzz - A Late Spring Snowfall Lookalike

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: American Marten, Missing From PA For More Than A Century, Might Be Brought Back

-- Mennonite Central Committee: How Climate Change Is Making Life More Complex For Rural Farmers In Bolivia - By Rachel Watson, Lancaster-based Mennonite Central Committee

Emergency Response

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $65,625 In Penalties For Underground Utility Digging Violations

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

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- TribLive: Electric Costs Are Up [Because Of Spiking Natural Gas Prices], Here’s How To Shop For Electricity Supplier And Save Money

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh-Area Gasoline Prices Remain High As State, National Averages Come Down

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: The Political Cost Of Rising Gasoline Prices Is Mitigated By Republican Success And Denial - Mansfield University Professor

-- TribLive: Monroeville Gasoline Station Offering Deep Discounts On July 4

-- WSJ: Gasoline Prices Have Fallen For 3 Weeks, Relief May Be Temporary

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Futures Prices Jump 14% On Small Storage Build, Hot Weather

-- Baker Hughes: Pennsylvania Natural Gas Rig Count Unchanged From Last Week (24- one more than in January, 6 more than a year ago)

National/International

-- Washington Examiner: Unusual Coalition Aims To Turn Biden Against LNG Exports, Including Industrial Energy Consumers To Keep Natural Gas At Home To Reduce Prices

-- Industrial Energy Consumers Of America: Texas LNG Facility Fire Illustrates Inflationary Impact Of LNG Exports

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Soars 700%, Becoming Driving Force In The New Cold War

-- Bloomberg: Europe Natural Gas Drops As Norway Resolves Strike, Easing Supply Crunch

-- Bloomberg: Global Natural Gas Demand Growth Forecast To Falter For Years, IEA Says Due To Soaring Prices, Threat Of Further Russian Supply Cuts

““Today’s record prices and supply disruptions are damaging the reputation of natural gas as a reliable and affordable energy source,” the Paris-based agency said in the report.”

-- Reuters: Top U.S. LNG Producer Cheniere Asks Biden Administration To Exempt It From Limits On Emissions Of Cancer-Causing Pollutants

-- Reuters: Strong LNG Demand To Keep Shipping Rates Firm In 2022, Beyond

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Heads For Another Weekly Gain On Deep Supply Concerns

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Increases Show No Sign Of Easing On Supply Concerns

-- Financial Times: European Natural Gas Prices Jump As Norway Workers Strike Adds To Supply Woes

-- Bloomberg: Record Green Financing In Europe Is Still Nowhere Near Enough

-- Reuters: More Than 5 Million Barrels Of Oil Released From U.S. Reserves To Oil Companies Being Sold Overseas As U.S. Gasoline & Diesel Prices Touch Record Highs

-- Bloomberg: Gulf Oil Producers May Have Less Spare Capacity Than Expected

-- Reuters: Crude Oil Tumbles 9% On Recession Demand Destruction Fears

-- Reuters: Crude Oil Prices Bounce Back Up From Tuesday Tumble As Supply Concerns Return

-- Reuters: Exxon Profit Set To Soar Again; White House Wants More Oil

-- WSJ: Shell Says Fuel Refining Margins Could Add $1 Billion To Quarterly Earnings

-- Bloomberg: Putin’s War Threatens Europe’s Ambitious Climate Goals

Energy

-- Sign On To REAL Energy Freedom For Pennsylvania - Petition To PA Lawmakers

-- Republican Herald: $138 Million Solar Energy Project Planned On Abandoned Coal Mine Land In Foster Twp., Schuylkill County

-- DCNR Dedicates New Pool Complex, Solar Energy Arrays At Ryerson Station State Park, Greene County [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Rule Takes Effect As Sides Prepare For Trial This Fall

-- WITF Smart Talk: New Power Plant Emission Rules And RGGI Go Into Effect In PA

-- At The Request Of The Natural Gas Industry, House, Senate Give Final Approval To Bill Prohibiting Communities From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Council Passes Park Fracking Ban, County Executive Vows To Veto

-- Pittsburgh Works Together Backs Allegheny County Executive Veto Of Ban On Fracking In County Parks

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Allegheny County Executive Right To Veto Fracking Ban In, Under County Parks

-- Post-Gazette: Peoples Natural Gas CEO Michael Huwar Named Co-Chair At Pittsburgh Works Together

-- Post-Gazette: U.S. Is Ditching Coal, The Supreme Court Ruling Won’t Change That

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Futures Prices Jump 14% On Small Storage Build, Hot Weather

-- TribLive Guest Essay: No Natural Gas Pipelines Means More Coal, Less Safety - Bruce Castor, Fmr Republican DA Of Montgomery County

-- KYW: Energy Coordinating Agency Launching Water Heater Emergency Fund For Low-Income Philadelphia Families

-- AP: In Light Of EPA Supreme Court Ruling, New Focus On State’s Power [PA Included]

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Seeks Public Input On $630 Million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Invest In Hydroelectric Facilities

-- Utility Dive: DOE Seeks Input On How To Divide $630 Million In Infrastructure Law Hydropower Funding

-- Utility Dive: Supreme Court’s EPA Decision Will Have Little Effect On Utility Move Away From Coal-Fired Power Plants - Analysts

-- NYT: California Plans To Quit Oil, Natural Gas - Resistance Is Fiercer Than You Think

-- Bloomberg: Solar Energy Growth Estimates For 2050 Are Aggressive, But Not Unrealistic

-- Bloomberg: UK’s Biggest-Ever Renewable Fixed-Price Energy Auction Is Also The Cheapest

-- Reuters: IEA Warns Global Solar Supply Chains Are Too Concentrated In China

-- Bloomberg: Putin’s War Threatens Europe’s Ambitious Climate Goals

-- Inquirer: Climate Change Putting Food Safety At Risk More Often

-- Reuters: EU Parliament Backs Labeling Natural Gas and Nuclear Investments As Green

Environmental Health

-- Post-Gazette: Pitt Researchers Create New Tech To Curb Infections Spread By Mosquitoes

-- Post-Gazette: Tips For Reducing Mosquito Population And Treating Bites

-- Erie Times - Brain Whipkey: Tick Man Dan Leads Crusade Against Ticks

-- Inquirer: Climate Change Putting Food Safety At Risk More Often

Environmental Heritage

-- DCNR Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of M.K. Goddard State Park, Goddard’s Conservation Legacy [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Historical Marker To Be Dedicated To 1902 Rolling Mill Coal Mine Disaster In Johnstown

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Family-Owned Plum Company Recycled Wooden Barrels For Over A Century

-- TribLive: Friends Of Flight 93 National Memorial Appoints New Executive Director

-- WITF Smart Talk: New Conservation Heritage Museum At Middle Creek Wildlife Area Chronicles Game Commission’s History [And Spotted Lanternfly]

Environmental Policy

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

EPA

-- AP: In Light Of EPA Supreme Court Ruling, New Focus On State’s Power [PA Included]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Climate Legislation Matters Now More Than Ever After U.S. Supreme Court EPA Decision - Citizen Climate Lobby

-- Planet Philadelphia: July 15 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: The U.S. And The Climate Crisis

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, We Need To Redouble Our Efforts On Climate - John Bernbach & Steve Herzenberg

-- Utility Dive: Supreme Court’s EPA Decision Will Have Little Effect On Utility Move Away From Coal-Fired Power Plants - Analysts

-- EPA Selects 30 Members To Serve On Environmental Financial Advisory Board [Includes 2 PA Members Returning]

Farming

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Agricultural Erosion & Sediment Control Planning Resources [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Simple Solutions For Your Eroding Backyard Stream Receives National Recognition [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: New Advocate Rises To Fight For Conestoga River

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets July 21 To Consider Adding 3 Plants [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Invites Public To PA State Technical Committee Meeting July 19 [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: Looking To Preserve Open Space? York County Now Taking Land Grant Applications

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Can Lancaster County Preserve Its Distinct Identity?

-- Grid Philly: Neighborhood Gardens Trust Hits Major Milestone, But The Work Continues

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Reminds Pennsylvanians Of Spotted Lanternfly Quarantines, Ways To Safely Eliminate The Pest Without Harming Pollinators

-- LancasterOnline: Lititz Borough Council Approves Eagle Scout Project For Pollinators

-- Inquirer: Climate Change Putting Food Safety At Risk More Often

-- Mennonite Central Committee: How Climate Change Is Making Life More Complex For Rural Farmers In Bolivia - By Rachel Watson, Lancaster-based Mennonite Central Committee

Fish & Boat Commission

-- TribLive: Plenty Of July 4th Fun On ‘Fish-For-Free’ Day At Northmoreland Park

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Looks At Updating Electric Motor-Only Lake Regulations

Game Commission

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Vehicle-Deer Collisions Rising Nationally, PA Is Top Of The Heap

-- WITF Smart Talk: New Conservation Heritage Museum At Middle Creek Wildlife Area Chronicles Game Commission’s History [And Spotted Lanternfly]

Forests

-- DCNR Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of M.K. Goddard State Park, Goddard’s Conservation Legacy [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Hosts Webinar July 19 On Economic Impacts Of Outdoor Recreation - A Conservation With Nathan Reigner [PaEN]

-- July 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR Sprays Woodlands For Spongy Moths [Formerly Known As Gypsy Moths]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Spongy Moths (Formerly Known As Gypsy Moths) Making Early Appearance In Central PA

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Reminds Pennsylvanians Of Spotted Lanternfly Quarantines, Ways To Safely Eliminate The Pest Without Harming Pollinators

-- WITF: Prescribed Fires Are Backed By Science, But Shifts In Climate Patterns Could Make Them More Challenging

-- Inquirer: Researchers, Volunteers Hope To Restore The American Chestnut, Former King Of PA’s Forests

-- Erie Times - Brain Whipkey: Tick Man Dan Leads Crusade Against Ticks

Geology

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets July 19 To Hear Presentations On Carbon Capture/Sequestration, Chapter 105 Regulatory Changes [PaEN]

Grants/Funding

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- Friends Of South Mountain Partnership, Appalachian Trail Conservancy Accepting Applications For Flex- Grants [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: Looking To Preserve Open Space? York County Now Taking Land Grant Applications

Green Infrastructure

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- Countryside Conservancy, The Conservation Fund Close Gap In Northern Electric Trolley Trail Corridor In Lackawanna County [PaEN]

-- North American Land Trust Opens Historic Brinton Run Preserve To The Public In Delaware County [PaEN]

-- Friends Of South Mountain Partnership, Appalachian Trail Conservancy Accepting Applications For Flex- Grants [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: Looking To Preserve Open Space? York County Now Taking Land Grant Applications

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Can Lancaster County Preserve Its Distinct Identity?

-- Penn State Extension: Agricultural Erosion & Sediment Control Planning Resources [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News - Tannersville Bog Walk; TNC Protects Nearly 100,000 Acres In PA

-- WITF: Prescribed Fires Are Backed By Science, But Shifts In Climate Patterns Could Make Them More Challenging

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- DEP Blog: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Spotlight - Cleaning Up Groundwater

Hazardous Substances

-- DEP Blog: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Spotlight - Cleaning Up Groundwater

Land Conservation

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- Countryside Conservancy, The Conservation Fund Close Gap In Northern Electric Trolley Trail Corridor In Lackawanna County [PaEN]

-- North American Land Trust Opens Historic Brinton Run Preserve To The Public In Delaware County [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: Looking To Preserve Open Space? York County Now Taking Land Grant Applications

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Can Lancaster County Preserve Its Distinct Identity?

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News - Tannersville Bog Walk; TNC Protects Nearly 100,000 Acres In PA

-- Grid Philly: Neighborhood Gardens Trust Hits Major Milestone, But The Work Continues

-- WITF: Prescribed Fires Are Backed By Science, But Shifts In Climate Patterns Could Make Them More Challenging

Land Use Planning

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Can Lancaster County Preserve Its Distinct Identity?

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel, Recycling Workshops, Webinars In July For Southwestern PA Residents [PaEN]

Mine Reclamation

-- Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: PA State Budget Delivers Clean Streams Fund, Avian Influenza Aid

-- Environmental Groups Host July 13 State Budget Briefing Webinar [PaEN]

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation, Subsidence Control Project In Fayette County

Oil & Gas

-- Gov. Wolf Now Has To Decide To Hold Oil & Gas Drillers Accountable, Or Create A $5.1 Billion Cleanup Liability For Taxpayers [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: Without A Veto Of HB 2644, PA's Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Problem May Be All But Permanent [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council/Environmental Defense Fund + 12 Other Groups: HB 2644 Unjustifiably Limits Bonding For Oil & Gas Wells, Risks Eligibility For Federal Well Plugging Funds [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Urges Senate To Vote Against The HB 2644 Subsidy & Bailout For Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers - ‘Stop Rewarding Industry For Not Being Responsible’ [PaEN]

-- Commonwealth Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Pausing PA’s RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: State Judge Halts PA Power Plant Carbon Dioxide Rule

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Pennsylvania’s RGGI Climate Rule Paused Until Trial This Fall

-- AP: Commonwealth Court Blocks Pennsylvania’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Plan

-- Gov. Wolf Now Has To Decide To Hold Oil & Gas Drillers Accountable, Or Create A $5.1 Billion Cleanup Liability For Taxpayers [PaEN]

-- Sign On To REAL Energy Freedom For Pennsylvania - Petition To PA Lawmakers

-- At The Request Of The Natural Gas Industry, House, Senate Give Final Approval To Bill Prohibiting Communities From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets July 11 On Letter To IRRC Opposing Final Oil & Gas Facility Methane Reduction Regulation [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets July 19 To Hear Presentations On Carbon Capture/Sequestration, Chapter 105 Regulatory Changes [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board’s Next Meeting July 25; July 18 Meeting Canceled

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh-Area Gasoline Prices Remain High As State, National Averages Come Down

-- WSJ: Gasoline Prices Have Fallen For 3 Weeks, Relief May Be Temporary

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Council Passes Park Fracking Ban, County Executive Vows To Veto

-- Pittsburgh Works Together Backs Allegheny County Executive Veto Of Ban On Fracking In County Parks

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Allegheny County Council Votes To Ban Natural Gas Drilling In County Parks By Veto-Proof Margin

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Council Votes To Ban Fracking In County Parks

-- Pittsburgh Works Together Backs Allegheny County Executive Veto Of Ban On Fracking In County Parks

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Allegheny County Executive Right To Veto Fracking Ban In, Under County Parks

-- Post-Gazette: Peoples Natural Gas CEO Michael Huwar Named Co-Chair At Pittsburgh Works Together

-- Washington Examiner: Unusual Coalition Aims To Turn Biden Against LNG Exports, Including Industrial Energy Consumers To Keep Natural Gas At Home To Reduce Prices

-- Industrial Energy Consumers Of America: Texas LNG Facility Fire Illustrates Inflationary Impact Of LNG Exports

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Futures Prices Jump 14% On Small Storage Build, Hot Weather

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Heads For Another Weekly Gain On Deep Supply Concerns

-- Reuters: Top U.S. LNG Producer Cheniere Asks Biden Administration To Exempt It From Limits On Emissions Of Cancer-Causing Pollutants

-- WHYY Guest Essay: EPA Proposals On Reducing Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities Need To Be Strengthened Before They’re Adopted - Clean Air Council

-- TribLive Guest Essay: No Natural Gas Pipelines Means More Coal, Less Safety - Bruce Castor, Fmr Republican DA Of Montgomery County

-- WITF Smart Talk: Poll: Pennsylvanians See Global Warming As Serious Problem, Split On Natural Gas Fracking

-- PennLive: Tioga County Man Who Owns Well Versed Oilfield Services Accused Of Using $400,000 Of Federal COVID Relief Money to Buy Alabama Home

-- TribLive: Monroeville Gasoline Station Offering Deep Discounts On July 4

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: The Political Cost Of Rising Gasoline Prices Is Mitigated By Republican Success And Denial - Mansfield University Professor

-- Baker Hughes: Pennsylvania Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Drops By 1 In Last Week

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Soars 700%, Becoming Driving Force In The New Cold War

-- Bloomberg: Europe Natural Gas Drops As Norway Resolves Strike, Easing Supply Crunch

-- Bloomberg: Global Natural Gas Demand Growth Forecast To Falter For Years, IEA Says Due To Soaring Prices, Threat Of Further Russian Supply Cuts

““Today’s record prices and supply disruptions are damaging the reputation of natural gas as a reliable and affordable energy source,” the Paris-based agency said in the report.”

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Increases Show No Sign Of Easing On Supply Concerns

-- Reuters: More Than 5 Million Barrels Of Oil Released From U.S. Reserves To Oil Companies Being Sold Overseas As U.S. Gasoline & Diesel Prices Touch Record Highs

-- Reuters: Crude Oil Tumbles 9% On Recession Demand Destruction Fears

-- Reuters: Crude Oil Prices Bounce Back Up From Tuesday Tumble As Supply Concerns Return

-- WSJ: Shell Says Fuel Refining Margins Could Add $1 Billion To Quarterly Earnings

-- Reuters: Exxon Profit Set To Soar Again; White House Wants More Oil

Pipelines

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $65,625 In Penalties For Underground Utility Digging Violations

-- Reuters: [Another] Energy Transfer Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes Near Houston [Their Brand New Revolution Pipeline Exploded, Owner Of Mariner East Pipeline In PA]

Permitting

-- July 20 DEP Public Meeting On Changes To Brush Valley Mine Underground Coal Mining Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold July 20 Public Meeting On Changes To Barrett Mine Underground Coal Mine Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP Holds Aug. 14 Hearing On Changes To Brunner Island Power Plant Air Quality Permit, York County [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 635 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,262 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

-- DEP Posts 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board’s Next Meeting July 25; July 18 Meeting Canceled

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets July 21 To Add Plants

-- July 20 DEP Public Meeting On Changes To Brush Valley Mine Underground Coal Mining Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold July 20 Public Meeting On Changes To Barrett Mine Underground Coal Mine Area & Subsidence Control Plan, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP Holds Aug. 14 Hearing On Changes To Brunner Island Power Plant Air Quality Permit, York County [PaEN]