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

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

-- Guest Essay: Gov. Wolf, Don’t Give Money To The Oil Industry - By Rev. Mitchell Hescox & Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network

-- Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill Prohibiting Communities From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]

-- AP: Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill To Block All-Electric Building Codes

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: How Far Will PA Republicans Go To Limit Constitutional Rights? - Patrick Beaty, Fair Districts PA [Is PA’s Environmental Rights Amendment Next?]

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA, Longtime Pariah Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Gets Rare ‘Attaboy’ For New Environmental Investments

-- Bay Journal: PA Takes ‘Historic’ Action To Fund Clean Water Projects And Help The Chesapeake Bay - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- PA Capital-Star: State Budget Will Give Environmental Efforts A Funding Boost

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Better Parks, Cleaner Rivers: How PA Will Spend A ‘Generational’ $765 Million For Conservation And Environmental Programs

-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Environmentalists Hail Latest PA Budget, Even As Key Climate Program On Hold

-- AP: State Budget Funds 3 New State Parks, Locations To Be Determined

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Could A New State Park Be Coming To The Philly Region?

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State’s Late Investment In Clean Water

-- After A 12 Year Journey, Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Into Law To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf [PaEN]

-- Coalition For Delaware River Watershed: Pennsylvania Falls Short In Funding Commitment To Delaware River Basin Commission [PaEN]

-- EQB Approves Municipal Waste Recycling General Permit; DEP Continues Review Of Oil & Gas Well Bonding Petitions; Expects To Bring Methane Control Reg To EQB For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Soon [PaEN]

-- Republicans On House Committee Approves Letter To IRRC Setting Up Their Disapproval Of Final Oil & Gas Facility Methane Reduction Regulations; Failure To Adopt Will Risk Millions In Federal Highway Funds [PaEN]

-- WESA: PA Legislature Approves New $125 Million Home Repair Assistance Initiative With Energy Efficiency Program

-- Citizens Voice: Yudichak, Heffley Work To Help Property Owners Get Access To Clean Energy Financing Program [C-PACE]

-- WESA: House Bills Would Expand LIHEAP Heating Assistance In PA

-- Warren Times Editorial: It’s Time To Start Legislating On Energy, Environmental Issues

“We can hope that the Supreme Court’s ruling [on EPA’s climate rule] will galvanize our lawmakers to set aside the partisan tactics and work on compromises on which they can vote, clearly and transparently.”

“It’s time the legislature lives up to those responsibilities.”

-- PennLive: Wolf Signs Law Allowing Confiscation, Sale Of Illegally-Ridden Dirt Bikes, ATVs

-- MCall: Pack Of 40 Dirt Bikes, ATVs Disrupt Traffic On I-78 In Lehigh Valley; State Police Asking For Help To Identify Drivers

-- MCall: Officials: Lehigh Valley Has More Work To Do To Bring Illegal Riding Of Dirt Bikes, ATVs Under Control

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why PA’s New Anti-Dirt Bike, ATV Law Won’t Help If You Live In Emmaus, Whitehall Or Upper Macungie

-- Scranton Times Editorial: New ATV, Dirt Bike Seizure Law Incomplete

-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July 22-23 In Somerset County [PaEN]

Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

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-- 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults [PaEN]

-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues [PaEN]

-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July 22-23 In Somerset County [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Lasting Bond’: Fmr Gov. Schweiker Looking Forward To Reunion With Quecreek Miners

-- Tribune-Democrat: For Miner Unger, Quecreek Rescue Meant Opportunity To Live Life To Fullest

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Miracle’ Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Worth Retelling, Remembering For Property Owner Where Rescue Happened 20 Years Ago

-- TribLive: Quecreek Miners, Fmr Gov. Schweiker Kick Off Rescue Reunion

-- Post-Gazette: Quecreek 20 Years Later - Miners Reunite At Racetrack

-- TribLive: Quecreek Mine Rescue 20th Anniversary Events Begin Saturday - July 22 -23 Main Events

-- Daily American: How To Join The Celebration Of 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

-- Check The Calendars For Events Near You: PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events.

Air

-- PennLive Editorial: EPA Should Close Loopholes In Reg. Reducing Oil & Gas Facility Greenhouse Gas Emissions

-- S&P Global: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency Delays Methane Emission Rules From Gathering Pipelines

-- MCall: Allentown Man Suspected In Catalytic Converter Thefts Is Shot By Reading Police

Alternative Fuels

-- StateImpactPA: Bellefonte Fixing Some Of Its Electric Vehicle Chargers After Storms Fried Them A 2nd Time

-- Post-Gazette: High Gasoline Prices Have Some Consumers Looking To Electric Vehicles, But Supply Chains Lag Behind Demand

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Washington’s Corn-Based Ethanol Mandates Are Poorly Timed - Grove City College Professor

-- Bloomberg Green: Electric Car Ratings

Allegheny National Forest

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Urges Caution In Wake Of Increased Bear Activity

Awards & Recognition

-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Executive Director Ann Pesiri Swanson To Retire; Commission Members Recognize Her Achievements [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Ann Pesiri Swanson, Longtime Director Of Chesapeake Bay Commission, To Retire - By Timothy B. Wheeler

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of Beartown Woods Natural Area, Franklin County, Into Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Natural Area Named For Native Ornithologist Robert Porter Allen In Willliamsport

-- PennDOT Receives National Recognition For Reconnecting Pittsburgh Communities Thru I-579 Recreation & Open Space Cap Project [PaEN]

-- WHYY: New Playground In Philly To Be Named After Political Trailblazer Anna Verna

-- Tribune-Democrat: For Miner Unger, Quecreek Rescue Meant Opportunity To Live Life To Fullest

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Miracle’ Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Worth Retelling, Remembering For Property Owner Where Rescue Happened 20 Years Ago

-- TribLive: Quecreek Miners, Fmr Gov. Schweiker Kick Off Rescue Reunion

-- Post-Gazette: Quecreek 20 Years Later - Miners Reunite At Racetrack

-- TribLive: Quecreek Mine Rescue 20th Anniversary Events Begin Saturday - July 22 -23 Main Events

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission Takes Positive Steps With Marten, Bobwhite Quail

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: After Decades, Bobwhite Quail Could Be Back In PA By 2024

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: New National Commission Will Work To Control Aquatic Invasive Species [Includes Fmr PA Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director John Arway]

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of Beartown Woods Natural Area, Franklin County, Into Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Needs Help With Invasive Water Chestnut Pull July 23

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; American Chestnut Symposium Sept. 30-Oct.1; In Memoriam: Mark Knight

-- Williamsport Sun: Natural Area Named For Native Ornithologist Robert Porter Allen In Willliamsport

-- Williamsport Sun: Shrinking Firefly Population Highlighted In Sylvan Dell In Williamsport

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Ask The Alliance Webinars Coming Up: Native Plants At Home, Bees!, Managing Your Stormwater, Birding, More!

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

-- 2023 International Conference On Pollinator Biology, Health & Policy June 3-6 At Penn State; Call For Abstracts

-- Scranton Times: Milkweed - A Delayed Success Story

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- TribLive Editorial: Westmoreland County Finally Has Plans For $105 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds, Why The Cliffhanger?

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

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- EPA Provides $5.5 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Funds To Clean Up Bucks and Montgomery County Superfund Sites [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Expanding Dirty Hydrogen In PA Would Be A Dangerous Mistake - Center For Coalfield Justice

Budget

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

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA, Longtime Pariah Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Gets Rare ‘Attaboy’ For New Environmental Investments

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Better Parks, Cleaner Rivers: How PA Will Spend A ‘Generational’ $765 Million For Conservation And Environmental Programs

-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Environmentalists Hail Latest PA Budget, Even As Key Climate Program On Hold

-- DCNR Blog: PA’s New Budget Includes Historic Investment In Conservation

-- Lancaster Farming: New PA Laws Will Head Off Nutrient Runoff

-- PA County Conservation Districts Grateful For State Budget Increase [PaEN]

-- WESA: PA Legislature Approves New $125 Million Home Repair Assistance Initiative With Energy Efficiency Program

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State’s Late Investment In Clean Water

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

-- Bay Journal: PA Takes ‘Historic’ Action To Fund Clean Water Projects And Help The Chesapeake Bay - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- PA Capital-Star: State Budget Will Give Environmental Efforts A Funding Boost

-- AP: State Budget Funds 3 New State Parks, Locations To Be Determined

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Could A New State Park Be Coming To The Philly Region?

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: DCNR To Add 3 New State Parks, Likely In Eastern PA

-- Coalition For Delaware River Watershed: Pennsylvania Falls Short In Funding Commitment To Delaware River Basin Commission [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay

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

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA, Longtime Pariah Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Gets Rare ‘Attaboy’ For New Environmental Investments

-- DCNR Blog: PA’s New Budget Includes Historic Investment In Conservation

-- Lancaster Farming: New PA Laws Will Head Off Nutrient Runoff

-- Bay Journal: PA Takes ‘Historic’ Action To Fund Clean Water Projects And Help The Chesapeake Bay - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- After A 12 Year Journey, Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Into Law To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Model Missing Huge 5 Million Chicken Operation In PA And Their 5 Million Pounds Of Nitrogen Leading To Questions About Model’s Accuracy - By Karl Blankenship

-- Lancaster Farming Guest Essay: Chesapeake Bay Health Parallels America’s Health

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Nature Heals - The Mental Health Benefits Of The Outdoors July 20 [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Executive Director Ann Pesiri Swanson To Retire; Commission Members Recognize Her Achievements [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Ann Pesiri Swanson, Longtime Director Of Chesapeake Bay Commission, To Retire - By Timothy B. Wheeler

-- Adams Conservation District, Partners Offer Free Trees To Landowners

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Ask The Alliance Webinars Coming Up: Native Plants At Home, Bees!, Managing Your Stormwater, Birding, More!

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Healthy Woodlands Partnership July Newsletter

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement On U.S. Supreme Court EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decision

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Citizen Action

-- After A 12 Year Journey, Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Into Law To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets July 25 To Hear Presentation On Penn State Study Finding Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumped On Unpaved Roads Contains Pollutants That Exceed Human-Health Standards [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Executive Won’t Sign Lease To Frack Under Parks, Proposes Bill To Allow Future County Leaders To Decide

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Executive Defends Decision To Veto County Parks Fracking Ban; County Council Will Attempt To Override The Veto

-- Petition To Eliminate $5,000 Fee To Access Public Information In DCNR’s ‘EDWIN’ Oil & Gas Well Database

-- Pittsburgh's PNC Bank To Power Operations With Renewable Energy [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh’s Climate Change Achievements Welcome Global Clean Energy Action Forum In September - Green Building Alliance

-- PUC Sets Aug. 11 Hearings On Proposed 11%+ Rate Increase By Valley Energy & Citizens’ Electric Of Lewisburg

-- Adams Conservation District, Partners Offer Free Trees To Landowners

-- TribLive: Volunteers Sought To Clean Allegheny River Banks From Verona To Aspinwall July 23

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Needs Help With Invasive Water Chestnut Pull July 23

-- Citizens Voice: Yudichak, Heffley Work To Help Property Owners Get Access To Clean Energy Financing Program [C-PACE]

-- WESA: House Bills Would Expand LIHEAP Heating Assistance In PA

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

-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Climate

-- Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill Prohibiting Communities From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]

-- AP: Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill To Block All-Electric Building Codes

-- S&P Global: PA’s Legal Wrangling Over RGGI Creating PJM Market Uncertainty

-- Airport Geeks: Pittsburgh International Airport Sees Great Benefits Just 1 Year After Going Live With Microgrid

-- Pittsburgh's PNC Bank To Power Operations With Renewable Energy [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh’s Climate Change Achievements Welcome Global Clean Energy Action Forum In September - Green Building Alliance

-- Utility Dive: Exelon, PG&E, PSEG, Other Companies Call On Congress To Pass ‘Ambitious’ Clean Energy Spending Package

-- PA Solar Center Hosts July 22 Webinar: Solar Made Easy For Communities - SolarAPP, SolSmart & GET Solar Communities [PaEN]

-- PennLive Editorial: EPA Should Close Loopholes In Reg. Reducing Oil & Gas Facility Greenhouse Gas Emissions

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: CNX Investing In Company Making Bioplastics Out Of Greenhouse Gasses, CNX Will Supply The Gas

-- S&P Global: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency Delays Methane Emission Rules From Gathering Pipelines

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement On U.S. Supreme Court EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decision

-- Warren Times Editorial: It’s Time To Start Legislating On Energy, Environmental Issues

“It’s time the legislature lives up to those responsibilities.”

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Expanding Dirty Hydrogen In PA Would Be A Dangerous Mistake - Center For Coalfield Justice

-- Scranton Times: SUV-Hating Climate Group Says Scranton Among Its Targets

-- USA Today - Kyle Bagenstose: Green Energy Is Great For Fighting Climate Change; Not Using Energy Is Even Better

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Announces $2.6 Billion In Funding For Advanced Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipeline Networks Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- Utility Dive: Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipelines To Get $2.6 Billion In DOE Funding

-- Reuters: U.S. Dept. Of Energy Unveils $56 Million In New Funding For Domestic Solar Manufacturing

-- Reuters: U.S. Solar Prices Soared Over 8% In 2nd Quarter Due To Commerce Dept. Investigation Into Tariffs

-- The Guardian: Breaking From China’s Clean Energy Dominance ‘Imperative,’ U.S. And Australia Say After New Climate Tech Deal

-- Utility Dive: Reliance On China Made Solar PV Affordable But Created ‘Imbalanced’ Supply Chains, IEA Says

-- TribLive/AP: Democratic U.S. Senator Manchin Crushes Biden’s Hopes For New Climate Spending

-- PA Capital-Star: Climate Change Legislation Still Could Pass Congress This Year, Manchin Insists

-- WHYY/AP: Biden Vowing ‘Strong’ Climate Action Despite Dual Setbacks

Coal Mining

-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July 22-23 In Somerset County [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Lasting Bond’: Fmr Gov. Schweiker Looking Forward To Reunion With Quecreek Miners

-- Tribune-Democrat: For Miner Unger, Quecreek Rescue Meant Opportunity To Live Life To Fullest

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Miracle’ Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Worth Retelling, Remembering For Property Owner Where Rescue Happened 20 Years Ago

-- TribLive: Quecreek Miners, Fmr Gov. Schweiker Kick Off Rescue Reunion

-- Post-Gazette: Quecreek 20 Years Later - Miners Reunite At Racetrack

-- TribLive: Quecreek Mine Rescue 20th Anniversary Events Begin Saturday - July 22 -23 Main Events

-- Daily American: How To Join The Celebration Of 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

Compliance Action

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: DEP Investigating EQT Shale Gas Well Residents In Greene County Claim Is Contaminating Their Drinking Water

-- WPSU: EPA Asks Big Dog Energy Bitcoin Mining Operation In Clearfield County For Information [DEP Issued Company 9 NOVs For Attempting To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them ]

-- FOX43: Toms Creek Flows Milk White After Stone Quarry Malfunction In Adams County

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Enforcement, Penalty Guidance; Info Webinar July 28; Hearing Aug. 11 [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 661 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,054 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- PA County Conservation Districts Grateful For State Budget Increase [PaEN]

-- Adams Conservation District, Partners Offer Free Trees To Landowners

-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Hosts Health Symposium July 30 [PaEN]

DCNR

-- DCNR Blog: PA’s New Budget Includes Historic Investment In Conservation

-- AP: State Budget Funds 3 New State Parks, Locations To Be Determined

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Could A New State Park Be Coming To The Philly Region?

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: DCNR To Add 3 New State Parks, Likely In Eastern PA

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of Beartown Woods Natural Area, Franklin County, Into Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Fill Labor Gap At State Park In Schuylkill County

-- DCNR: PA Outdoor Corps Youth Crew Working At Locust Lake State Park In Schuylkill County

-- Sign Up For DCNR Bureau Of Forestry’s New Quarterly Newsletter - Forest Focus!

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

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Nature Heals - The Mental Health Benefits Of The Outdoors July 20 [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR Cleans Up Williamsport Fish Passageway, Shares Maintenance Plan

-- Petition To Eliminate $5,000 Fee To Access Public Information In DCNR’s ‘EDWIN’ Oil & Gas Well Database

-- PA Environmental Council Awards Pennsylvania Water Trail Mini Grants [PaEN]

-- Keystone Trails Association: Take Advantage Of A Variety Of Hiking Experiences And Volunteer For Trail Care Events Across PA [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Introducing New Paddling Guidebook For Lumber History On The West Branch Susquehanna River [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: New Susquehanna Water Trail Guide Traces PA Logging History

-- PA Lake Management Society, Partners Hold July 15 Lake Appreciation Month Full Moon Paddle At Blue Marsh Lake, Berks County

-- Save PA Forests Webinar: July 20 - Get To Know Rothrock State Forests. Noon.

-- MCall: Pack Of 40 Dirt Bikes, ATVs Disrupt Traffic On I-78 In Lehigh Valley; State Police Asking For Help To Identify Drivers

-- MCall: Officials: Lehigh Valley Has More Work To Do To Bring Illegal Riding Of Dirt Bikes, ATVs Under Control

-- PennLive: Wolf Signs Law Allowing Confiscation, Sale Of Illegally-Ridden Dirt Bikes, ATVs

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why PA’s New Anti-Dirt Bike, ATV Law Won’t Help If You Live In Emmaus, Whitehall Or Upper Macungie

-- Scranton Times Editorial: New ATV, Dirt Bike Seizure Law Incomplete

DEP

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

-- Guest Essay: Gov. Wolf, Don’t Give Money To The Oil Industry - By Rev. Mitchell Hescox & Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network

-- 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 Opposes HB 2644 Subsidy & Bailout For Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers - ‘Stop Rewarding Industry For Not Being Responsible’ [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire; Force Majeure Declared In 2 States [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: No Cause Identified Yet For Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion In McKean County

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire

-- Tennessee Gas Pipeline Announces Force Majeure On Natural Gas Supplies After Pipeline Explosions In Pennsylvania, Alabama On Same Day

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: DEP Investigating EQT Shale Gas Well Residents In Greene County Claim Is Contaminating Their Drinking Water

-- WPSU: EPA Asks Big Dog Energy Bitcoin Mining Operation In Clearfield County For Information [DEP Issued Company 9 NOVs For Attempting To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them ]

-- WESA: After Years Of PFOS Contamination At Pittsburgh Airport, Nearby Drinking Water Still Hasn’t Been Tested

-- DEP Demonstrates Oil Recovery System At Berwick Seep Hazardous Sites Cleanup Project In Columbia County [PaEN]

-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July 22-23 In Somerset County [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Lasting Bond’: Fmr Gov. Schweiker Looking Forward To Reunion With Quecreek Miners

-- Tribune-Democrat: For Miner Unger, Quecreek Rescue Meant Opportunity To Live Life To Fullest

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Miracle’ Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Worth Retelling, Remembering For Property Owner Where Rescue Happened 20 Years Ago

-- TribLive: Quecreek Miners, Fmr Gov. Schweiker Kick Off Rescue Reunion

-- Post-Gazette: Quecreek 20 Years Later - Miners Reunite At Racetrack

-- TribLive: Quecreek Mine Rescue 20th Anniversary Events Begin Saturday - July 22 -23 Main Events

-- Daily American: How To Join The Celebration Of 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

-- DEP Invites Comments On Public Water System Capability Enhancement Strategy [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 661 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,054 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Deep Mine Safety

-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July 22-23 In Somerset County [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Lasting Bond’: Fmr Gov. Schweiker Looking Forward To Reunion With Quecreek Miners

-- Tribune-Democrat: For Miner Unger, Quecreek Rescue Meant Opportunity To Live Life To Fullest

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Miracle’ Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Worth Retelling, Remembering For Property Owner Where Rescue Happened 20 Years Ago

-- TribLive: Quecreek Miners, Fmr Gov. Schweiker Kick Off Rescue Reunion

-- Post-Gazette: Quecreek 20 Years Later - Miners Reunite At Racetrack

-- TribLive: Quecreek Mine Rescue 20th Anniversary Events Begin Saturday - July 22 -23 Main Events

-- Daily American: How To Join The Celebration Of 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

Delaware River

-- Coalition For Delaware River Watershed: Pennsylvania Falls Short In Funding Commitment To Delaware River Basin Commission [PaEN

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Nov. 3-4 Delaware River Watershed Forum. The Logan Hotel, Philadelphia.

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Expands Shell Recycling To 4 Philly Restaurants

-- Delaware RiverKeeper July 15 RiverWatch Video Report

DRBC

-- Coalition For Delaware River Watershed: Pennsylvania Falls Short In Funding Commitment To Delaware River Basin Commission [PaEN

Drinking Water

-- WESA: After Years Of PFOS Contamination At Pittsburgh Airport, Nearby Drinking Water Still Hasn’t Been Tested

-- DEP Invites Comments On Public Water System Capability Enhancement Strategy [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record: How Does York Water Justify 31% Rate Hike? PUC To Investigate

Drought

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Near Drought Conditions Cause Watering Woes, Halt Some Plantings In Western PA

-- USGS PA Water Science Center: Pennsylvania Drought Condition Monitoring

-- US. Dept. Of Agriculture: Pennsylvania Drought Monitoring Map

Economic Development

-- Pittsburgh's PNC Bank To Power Operations With Renewable Energy [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Exelon, PG&E, PSEG, Other Companies Call On Congress To Pass ‘Ambitious’ Clean Energy Spending Package

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: CNX Investing In Company Making Bioplastics Out Of Greenhouse Gasses, CNX Will Supply The Gas

-- Republican Herald: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Fill Labor Gap At State Park In Schuylkill County

-- DCNR: PA Outdoor Corps Youth Crew Working At Locust Lake State Park In Schuylkill County

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Hopes To Raise $5 Million; Program Explained Wednesday

-- Utility Dive: Reliance On China Made Solar PV Affordable But Created ‘Imbalanced’ Supply Chains, IEA Says

Education

-- State Board Of Education Publishes Final Education Standards For Science, Environment, Ecology, Technology & Engineering Grades K-12 [PaEN]

-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July 22-23 In Somerset County [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Lasting Bond’: Fmr Gov. Schweiker Looking Forward To Reunion With Quecreek Miners

-- Tribune-Democrat: For Miner Unger, Quecreek Rescue Meant Opportunity To Live Life To Fullest

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Miracle’ Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Worth Retelling, Remembering For Property Owner Where Rescue Happened 20 Years Ago

-- TribLive: Quecreek Miners, Fmr Gov. Schweiker Kick Off Rescue Reunion

-- Post-Gazette: Quecreek 20 Years Later - Miners Reunite At Racetrack

-- TribLive: Quecreek Mine Rescue 20th Anniversary Events Begin Saturday - July 22 -23 Main Events

-- Daily American: How To Join The Celebration Of 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Nature Heals - The Mental Health Benefits Of The Outdoors July 20 [PaEN]

-- WESA: Pittsburgh-Based Cartoon Inspires New Program To Encourage Kids To Explore Nature

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Fishing Only Part Of Toddler’s Creek-Side Adventures

-- Republican Herald: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Fill Labor Gap At State Park In Schuylkill County

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Hopes To Raise $5 Million; Program Explained Wednesday

-- Sign Up For DCNR Bureau Of Forestry’s New Quarterly Newsletter - Forest Focus!

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Near Drought Conditions Cause Watering Woes, Halt Some Plantings In Western PA

-- USGS PA Water Science Center: Pennsylvania Drought Condition Monitoring

-- US. Dept. Of Agriculture: Pennsylvania Drought Monitoring Map

-- PA Lake Management Society, Partners Hold July 15 Lake Appreciation Month Full Moon Paddle At Blue Marsh Lake, Berks County

-- Pittsburgh City Paper: Ohio Valley River Fest July 17 In Monaca, Beaver County

-- PA Solar Center Hosts July 22 Webinar: Solar Made Easy For Communities - SolarAPP, SolSmart & GET Solar Communities [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Ask The Alliance Webinars Coming Up: Native Plants At Home, Bees!, Managing Your Stormwater, Birding, More!

-- Save PA Forests Webinar: July 20 - Get To Know Rothrock State Forests. Noon.

-- LancasterOnline - Erin Negley: Inside Lancaster County’s Biggest New Work Of Art - A Labyrinth Made Of Fruit Trees

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Summer Youth Workshops Start Aug. 15 - Calendar of all Events

-- Festival Of Wood Returns To Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Sept. 24 & 25 In Pike County [PaEN]

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Nov. 3-4 Delaware River Watershed Forum. The Logan Hotel, Philadelphia.

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Expands Shell Recycling To 4 Philly Restaurants

-- Delaware RiverKeeper July 15 RiverWatch Video Report

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; American Chestnut Symposium Sept. 30-Oct.1; In Memoriam: Mark Knight

-- Williamsport Sun: Natural Area Named For Native Ornithologist Robert Porter Allen In Willliamsport

-- Williamsport Sun: Shrinking Firefly Population Highlighted In Sylvan Dell In Williamsport

-- Rodale Institute Receives $1.1 Million Donation From The Giant Food Company [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Rodale Institute Gets $1.1 Million Donation From Giant Food Company

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Healthy Woodlands Partnership July Newsletter

-- Erie Times: Penn State Behrend Professor Studying Feasibility Of Composting, Glass Recycling In Erie

-- Erie Times: Lady Hawk Was Tamarack Wildlife Center’s Majestic Animal Ambassador

-- 2023 International Conference On Pollinator Biology, Health & Policy June 3-6 At Penn State; Call For Abstracts

-- Scranton Times: Milkweed - A Delayed Success Story

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

Emergency Response

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire; Force Majeure Declared In 2 States [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: No Cause Identified Yet For Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion In McKean County

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire

-- Tennessee Gas Pipeline Announces Force Majeure On Natural Gas Supplies After Pipeline Explosions In Pennsylvania, Alabama On Same Day

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, Here’s How To Shop For Electricity Supplier And Save Money [Caused By Natural Gas Price Spikes]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Marcellus/Utica Drillers Reimburse Stockholders As Cash Piles Up

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Natural Gas Is Hottest Commodity In The World! U.S. Price Up 100%, Europe 700%

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Jumps 6% On Output Drop, Hotter Forecasts

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump 7% As Heat Wave Boosts Air Conditioning Use

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Futures Jump Another 9% On Output Drop, Hotter Forecasts

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Falling But Remain Higher Than State, National Averages

-- Post-Gazette: High Gasoline Prices Have Some Consumers Looking To Electric Vehicles, But Supply Chains Lag Behind Demand

-- AAA: Prices For Gasoline, Diesel In PA Have Always Been Higher Than National Average

-- White House: Price Of Crude Oil Dropped 20%, Price Of Gasoline Dropped 8%

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Washington’s Corn-Based Ethanol Mandates Are Poorly Timed - Grove City College Professor

National/International

-- The Economist: Europe Is Preparing For Russian Natural Gas To Be Cut Off This Winter

-- Reuters: Factbox: Europe’s Energy Alternatives If Russian Natural Gas Stops Flowing

-- Bloomberg: Summer Blackout Fears Fuel 300% Jump In U.S. Power Plant Profits

-- Bloomberg: EU Lawmakers Ramp Up Push To Cut Energy Demand

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

-- Reuters: Factbox: Could The U.S. Ship More LNG To Europe? [Natural Gas Goes Where The Price Is Highest, Emergency In Europe Or Not]

-- Bloomberg: EUs Simson: Natural Gas Situation Likely To Get Worse

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Forward Curve Suggests Prolonged Energy Struggle

-- Bloomberg: Worst Of Global Oil/Natural Gas Energy Crisis May Still Be Ahead, IEA Says

“Like the oil crises of the 1970s, which prompted huge gains in fuel efficiency and a boom in nuclear power, the world may see faster adoption of government policies that speed the transition to cleaner energy, [IEA Executive Director] said. In the meantime, security of oil and gas supplies will continue to pose a challenge for Europe, and also for other regions, he said.”

-- Bloomberg: The Era Of Expensive Oil Is Here To Stay

-- Financial Times: Crude Oil Price Drops Below $95 For First Time Since Invasion Of Ukraine

-- Reuters: Saudi Crown Prince Says Unrealistic Energy Policies Will Lead To Higher Inflation

-- NYT: Gasoline Prices Are The Major Reason U.S. Consumer Prices Were 9.1% Higher In June; But The Trend Could Easily Reverse

-- Reuters: U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Finally Falling. Why?

Energy

-- Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill Prohibiting Communities From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]

-- AP: Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill To Block All-Electric Building Codes

-- S&P Global: PA’s Legal Wrangling Over RGGI Creating PJM Market Uncertainty

-- Airport Geeks: Pittsburgh International Airport Sees Great Benefits Just 1 Year After Going Live With Microgrid

-- Pittsburgh's PNC Bank To Power Operations With Renewable Energy [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center Hosts July 22 Webinar: Solar Made Easy For Communities - SolarAPP, SolSmart & GET Solar Communities [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Electric Costs Are Up, Here’s How To Shop For Electricity Supplier And Save Money [Caused By Natural Gas Price Spikes]

-- PUC Sets Aug. 11 Hearings On Proposed 11%+ Rate Increase By Valley Energy & Citizens’ Electric Of Lewisburg

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Natural Gas Is Hottest Commodity In The World! U.S. Price Up 100%, Europe 700%

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Jumps 6% On Output Drop, Hotter Forecasts

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump 7% As Heat Wave Boosts Air Conditioning Use

-- Bloomberg: Summer Blackout Fears Fuel 300% Jump In U.S. Power Plant Profits

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Executive Won’t Sign Lease To Frack Under Parks, Proposes Bill To Allow Future County Leaders To Decide

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Executive Defends Decision To Veto County Parks Fracking Ban; County Council Will Attempt To Override The Veto

-- Citizens Voice: Yudichak, Heffley Work To Help Property Owners Get Access To Clean Energy Financing Program [C-PACE}

-- WESA: House Bills Would Expand LIHEAP Heating Assistance In PA

-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh’s Climate Change Achievements Welcome Global Clean Energy Action Forum In September - Green Building Alliance

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Too Dependent On Natural Gas, It Didn’t Have To Be - Squeezed By Wild Market Volatility - Larry Schweiger, Fmr Western PA Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation President

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Why This Conservative Supports Renewable Energy - David Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardship [Natural Gas Prices Spiking, Renewable Energy Has No Fuel Costs]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Expanding Dirty Hydrogen In PA Would Be A Dangerous Mistake - Center For Coalfield Justice

-- USA Today - Kyle Bagenstose: Green Energy Is Great For Fighting Climate Change; Not Using Energy Is Even Better

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Announces $2.6 Billion In Funding For Advanced Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipeline Networks Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- Utility Dive: Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipelines To Get $2.6 Billion In DOE Funding

-- Reuters: U.S. Dept. Of Energy Unveils $56 Million In New Funding For Domestic Solar Manufacturing

-- Reuters: U.S. Solar Prices Soared Over 8% In 2nd Quarter Due To Commerce Dept. Investigation Into Tariffs

-- Utility Dive: Reliance On China Made Solar PV Affordable But Created ‘Imbalanced’ Supply Chains, IEA Says

-- Utility Dive: Exelon, PG&E, PSEG, Other Companies Call On Congress To Pass ‘Ambitious’ Clean Energy Spending Package

-- TribLive/AP: Democratic U.S. Senator Manchin Crushes Biden’s Hopes For New Climate Spending

-- PA Capital-Star: Climate Change Legislation Still Could Pass Congress This Year, Manchin Insists

-- WHYY/AP: Biden Vowing ‘Strong’ Climate Action Despite Dual Setbacks

Energy Conservation

-- WESA: PA Legislature Approves New $125 Million Home Repair Assistance Initiative With Energy Efficiency Program

-- Citizens Voice: Yudichak, Heffley Work To Help Property Owners Get Access To Clean Energy Financing Program [C-PACE}

-- WESA: House Bills Would Expand LIHEAP Heating Assistance In PA

-- U.S. DOE Awards Weatherization, Energy Efficiency Funding To PA, Philadelphia From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [PaEN]

-- USA Today - Kyle Bagenstose: Green Energy Is Great For Fighting Climate Change; Not Using Energy Is Even Better

Environmental Health

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Nature Heals - The Mental Health Benefits Of The Outdoors July 20 [PaEN]

-- WESA: After Years Of PFOS Contamination At Pittsburgh Airport, Nearby Drinking Water Still Hasn’t Been Tested

-- Dept. Of Health Reports First Human Cases Of Mosquito-borne West Nile Virus In Berks, Lancaster, Luzerne, Philadelphia Counties [PaEN]

-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Hosts Health Symposium July 30 [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Erie County Reports First Malaria Case Since 2018

-- TribLive: West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes In Allegheny County, No Human Cases Reported

Environmental Heritage

-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July 22-23 In Somerset County [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Lasting Bond’: Fmr Gov. Schweiker Looking Forward To Reunion With Quecreek Miners

-- Tribune-Democrat: For Miner Unger, Quecreek Rescue Meant Opportunity To Live Life To Fullest

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Miracle’ Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Worth Retelling, Remembering For Property Owner Where Rescue Happened 20 Years Ago

-- TribLive: Quecreek Miners, Fmr Gov. Schweiker Kick Off Rescue Reunion

-- Post-Gazette: Quecreek 20 Years Later - Miners Reunite At Racetrack

-- TribLive: Quecreek Mine Rescue 20th Anniversary Events Begin Saturday - July 22 -23 Main Events

-- Daily American: How To Join The Celebration Of 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

-- Festival Of Wood Returns To Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Sept. 24 & 25 In Pike County [PaEN]

Environmental Justice

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Nature Heals - The Mental Health Benefits Of The Outdoors July 20 [PaEN]

EPA

-- WPSU: EPA Asks Big Dog Energy Bitcoin Mining Operation In Clearfield County For Information [DEP Issued Company 9 NOVs For Attempting To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them ]

-- EPA Provides $5.5 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Funds To Clean Up Bucks and Montgomery County Superfund Sites [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement On U.S. Supreme Court EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decision

-- Warren Times Editorial: It’s Time To Start Legislating On Energy, Environmental Issues

“It’s time the legislature lives up to those responsibilities.”

Farming

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA, Longtime Pariah Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Gets Rare ‘Attaboy’ For New Environmental Investments

-- DCNR Blog: PA’s New Budget Includes Historic Investment In Conservation

-- Lancaster Farming: New PA Laws Will Head Off Nutrient Runoff

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Model Missing Huge 5 Million Chicken Operation In PA And Their 5 Million Pounds Of Nitrogen Leading To Questions About Model’s Accuracy - By Karl Blankenship

-- Lancaster Farming Guest Essay: Chesapeake Bay Health Parallels America’s Health

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Near Drought Conditions Cause Watering Woes, Halt Some Plantings In Western PA

-- USGS PA Water Science Center: Pennsylvania Drought Condition Monitoring

-- US. Dept. Of Agriculture: Pennsylvania Drought Monitoring Map

-- LancasterOnline: East Drumore Twp. Approves Preserving 77 Acres Of Farmland

-- Rodale Institute Receives $1.1 Million Donation From The Giant Food Company [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Rodale Institute Set For PA To Become Silicon Valley Of Organic Farming

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: PASA Opens New Office In Philadelphia To Serve Urban Ag Network; Other News

-- Inquirer: Community Gardening Boomed During Pandemic, Can Philadelphia Keep Up?

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

-- 2023 International Conference On Pollinator Biology, Health & Policy June 3-6 At Penn State; Call For Abstracts

-- Scranton Times: Milkweed - A Delayed Success Story

-- LancasterOnline - Erin Negley: Inside Lancaster County’s Biggest New Work Of Art - A Labyrinth Made Of Fruit Trees

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission July 25 Hearing On Fee Changes In Harrisburg

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Proposed PA Fishing License Fee Increases To Get Hearing July 25

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Fish Commission Proposed Increase For Fishing Licenses Needed And Long Overdue

Game Commission

-- Game Commission Highlights Actions Taken At July 9 Board Meeting

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission Takes Positive Steps With Marten, Bobwhite Quail

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA’s Deer Processor Shortage Has Hunters Share The Harvest Looking For Partners

Flooding

-- Republican Herald: Pottsville City Council Hears Options For Stormwater Project To Address Flooding

-- TribLive: Project Mitigates Thunderwood Drive Flooding In Bethel Park

-- TribLive: Projects In Irwin, Manor, Derry Twp. Aim To Reduce Stormwater Runoff

Forests

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Nature Heals - The Mental Health Benefits Of The Outdoors July 20 [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of Beartown Woods Natural Area, Franklin County, Into Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- Festival Of Wood Returns To Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Sept. 24 & 25 In Pike County [PaEN]

-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Hosts Health Symposium July 30 [PaEN]

-- Adams Conservation District, Partners Offer Free Trees To Landowners

-- Sign Up For DCNR Bureau Of Forestry’s New Quarterly Newsletter - Forest Focus!

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Healthy Woodlands Partnership July Newsletter

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

-- WESA: Pittsburgh-Based Cartoon Inspires New Program To Encourage Kids To Explore Nature

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Ask The Alliance Webinars Coming Up: Native Plants At Home, Bees!, Managing Your Stormwater, Birding, More!

-- WHYY: Philly’s New Tree Bill Is A Great Start To Hold Developers Accountable, But It Needs Work

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; American Chestnut Symposium Sept. 30-Oct.1; In Memoriam: Mark Knight

-- Save PA Forests Webinar: July 20 - Get To Know Rothrock State Forests. Noon.

-- Keystone Trails Association: Take Advantage Of A Variety Of Hiking Experiences And Volunteer For Trail Care Events Across PA [PaEN]

-- MCall: Pack Of 40 Dirt Bikes, ATVs Disrupt Traffic On I-78 In Lehigh Valley; State Police Asking For Help To Identify Drivers

-- MCall: Officials: Lehigh Valley Has More Work To Do To Bring Illegal Riding Of Dirt Bikes, ATVs Under Control

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why PA’s New Anti-Dirt Bike, ATV Law Won’t Help If You Live In Emmaus, Whitehall Or Upper Macungie

-- Scranton Times Editorial: New ATV, Dirt Bike Seizure Law Incomplete

Grants/Funding

-- Rodale Institute Receives $1.1 Million Donation From The Giant Food Company [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Rodale Institute Gets $1.1 Million Donation From Giant Food Company

-- PA Environmental Council Awards Pennsylvania Water Trail Mini Grants [PaEN]

-- EPA Provides $5.5 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Funds To Clean Up Bucks and Montgomery County Superfund Sites [PaEN]

-- U.S. DOE Awards Weatherization, Energy Efficiency Funding To PA, Philadelphia From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [PaEN]

-- Reuters: U.S. Dept. Of Energy Unveils $56 Million In New Funding For Domestic Solar Manufacturing

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Announces $2.6 Billion In Funding For Advanced Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipeline Networks Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- Utility Dive: Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipelines To Get $2.6 Billion In DOE Funding

Green Infrastructure

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA, Longtime Pariah Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Gets Rare ‘Attaboy’ For New Environmental Investments

-- DCNR Blog: PA’s New Budget Includes Historic Investment In Conservation

-- Lancaster Farming: New PA Laws Will Head Off Nutrient Runoff

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Model Missing Huge 5 Million Chicken Operation In PA And Their 5 Million Pounds Of Nitrogen Leading To Questions About Model’s Accuracy - By Karl Blankenship

-- LancasterOnline: East Drumore Twp. Approves Preserving 77 Acres Of Farmland

-- Adams Conservation District, Partners Offer Free Trees To Landowners

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Hopes To Raise $5 Million; Program Explained Wednesday

-- PA Environmental Council Awards Pennsylvania Water Trail Mini Grants [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philly’s New Tree Bill Is A Great Start To Hold Developers Accountable, But It Needs Work

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- EPA Provides $5.5 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Funds To Clean Up Bucks and Montgomery County Superfund Sites [PaEN]

-- DEP Demonstrates Oil Recovery System At Berwick Seep Hazardous Sites Cleanup Project In Columbia County [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

-- WESA: After Years Of PFOS Contamination At Pittsburgh Airport, Nearby Drinking Water Still Hasn’t Been Tested

Land Conservation

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Hopes To Raise $5 Million; Program Explained Wednesday

-- LancasterOnline: East Drumore Twp. Approves Preserving 77 Acres Of Farmland

-- Adams Conservation District, Partners Offer Free Trees To Landowners

-- PennDOT Receives National Recognition For Reconnecting Pittsburgh Communities Thru I-579 Recreation & Open Space Cap Project [PaEN]

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- TribLive: Volunteers Sought To Clean Allegheny River Banks From Verona To Aspinwall July 23

Noncoal Mining

-- FOX43: Toms Creek Flows Milk White After Stone Quarry Malfunction In Adams County

Ohio River

-- Pittsburgh City Paper: Ohio Valley River Fest July 17 In Monaca, Beaver County

-- Help Wanted: Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory Director [PaEN]

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]

-- Guest Essay: Gov. Wolf, Don’t Give Money To The Oil Industry - By Rev. Mitchell Hescox & Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: DEP Investigating EQT Shale Gas Well Residents In Greene County Claim Is Contaminating Their Drinking Water

-- WPSU: EPA Asks Big Dog Energy Bitcoin Mining Operation In Clearfield County For Information [DEP Issued Company 9 NOVs For Attempting To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them ]

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Executive Won’t Sign Lease To Frack Under Parks, Proposes Bill To Allow Future County Leaders To Decide

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Executive Defends Decision To Veto County Parks Fracking Ban; County Council Will Attempt To Override The Veto

-- PennLive Editorial: EPA Should Close Loopholes In Reg. Reducing Oil & Gas Facility Greenhouse Gas Emissions

-- Petition To Eliminate $5,000 Fee To Access Public Information In DCNR’s ‘EDWIN’ Oil & Gas Well Database

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: CNX Investing In Company Making Bioplastics Out Of Greenhouse Gasses, CNX Will Supply The Gas

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Marcellus/Utica Drillers Reimburse Stockholders As Cash Piles Up

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Natural Gas Is Hottest Commodity In The World! U.S. Price Up 100%, Europe 700%

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Jumps 6% On Output Drop, Hotter Forecasts

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump 7% As Heat Wave Boosts Air Conditioning Use

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Futures Jump Another 9% On Output Drop, Hotter Forecasts

-- TribLive: Electric Costs Are Up, Here’s How To Shop For Electricity Supplier And Save Money [Caused By Natural Gas Price Spikes]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Why This Conservative Supports Renewable Energy - David Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardship [Natural Gas Prices Spiking, Renewable Energy Has No Fuel Costs]

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Falling But Remain Higher Than State, National Averages

-- AAA: Prices For Gasoline, Diesel In PA Have Always Been Higher Than National Average

-- NYT: Gasoline Prices Are The Major Reason U.S. Consumer Prices Were 9.1% Higher In June; But The Trend Could Easily Reverse

-- Reuters: U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Finally Falling. Why?

-- White House: Price Of Crude Oil Dropped 20%, Price Of Gasoline Dropped 8%

-- Bloomberg: The Era Of Expensive Oil Is Here To Stay

-- Financial Times: Crude Oil Price Drops Below $95 For First Time Since Invasion Of Ukraine

-- Reuters: Saudi Crown Prince Says Unrealistic Energy Policies Will Lead To Higher Inflation

-- Bloomberg: EUs Simson: Natural Gas Situation Likely To Get Worse

-- Reuters: Factbox: Could The U.S. Ship More LNG To Europe? [Natural Gas Goes Where The Price Is Highest, Emergency In Europe Or Not]

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Forward Curve Suggests Prolonged Energy Struggle

-- Bloomberg: Worst Of Global Oil/Natural Gas Energy Crisis May Still Be Ahead, IEA Says

Pipelines

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire; Force Majeure Declared In 2 States [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: No Cause Identified Yet For Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion In McKean County

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire

-- Tennessee Gas Pipeline Announces Force Majeure On Natural Gas Supplies After Pipeline Explosions In Pennsylvania, Alabama On Same Day

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: EPA Don’t Allow States To Review Natural Gas Infrastructure Projects Under Section 401 Of Federal Clean Water Act - Laborers’ International Union of North America [Here’s PA’s Experience With Natural Gas Pipelines ]

-- S&P Global: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency Delays Methane Emission Rules From Gathering Pipelines

Permitting

-- DEP Took Action On 661 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,054 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DEP Invites Comments On Public Water System Capability Enhancement Strategy [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission July 25 Hearing On Fee Changes In Harrisburg

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Enforcement, Penalty Guidance; Info Webinar July 28; Hearing Aug. 11 [PaEN]

-- PUC Sets Aug. 11 Hearings On Proposed 11%+ Rate Increase By Valley Energy & Citizens’ Electric Of Lewisburg

-- York Daily Record: How Does York Water Justify 31% Rate Hike? PUC To Investigate

-- DEP Took Action On 661 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,054 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

PUC

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire; Force Majeure Declared In 2 States [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: No Cause Identified Yet For Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion In McKean County

-- Bradford Era: 24-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures, Explodes In McKean County Causing Wildfire

-- Tennessee Gas Pipeline Announces Force Majeure On Natural Gas Supplies After Pipeline Explosions In Pennsylvania, Alabama On Same Day

-- PUC Sets Aug. 11 Hearings On Proposed 11%+ Rate Increase By Valley Energy & Citizens’ Electric Of Lewisburg

-- York Daily Record: How Does York Water Justify 31% Rate Hike? PUC To Investigate

Recreation

-- AP: State Budget Funds 3 New State Parks, Locations To Be Determined

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Could A New State Park Be Coming To The Philly Region?

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: DCNR To Add 3 New State Parks, Likely In Eastern PA

-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR Cleans Up Williamsport Fish Passageway, Shares Maintenance Plan

-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Hosts Health Symposium July 30 [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Nature Heals - The Mental Health Benefits Of The Outdoors July 20 [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Fill Labor Gap At State Park In Schuylkill County

-- DCNR: PA Outdoor Corps Youth Crew Working At Locust Lake State Park In Schuylkill County

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

-- PennDOT Receives National Recognition For Reconnecting Pittsburgh Communities Thru I-579 Recreation & Open Space Cap Project [PaEN]

-- WESA: Pittsburgh-Based Cartoon Inspires New Program To Encourage Kids To Explore Nature

-- PA Environmental Council Awards Pennsylvania Water Trail Mini Grants [PaEN]

-- Keystone Trails Association: Take Advantage Of A Variety Of Hiking Experiences And Volunteer For Trail Care Events Across PA [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Chattanooga Bakery Donates Moon Pies For ‘Race To The Moon’ On Roaring Run Trail

-- Citizens Voice: Endless Mountain Hiker Closer To End Than Beginning On Appalachian Trail

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Introducing New Paddling Guidebook For Lumber History On The West Branch Susquehanna River [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: New Susquehanna Water Trail Guide Traces PA Logging History

-- Centre Daily Times: Centred Outdoors Hosts Microadventure To Explore Rothrock State Forest, Boalsburg

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Fishing Only Part Of Toddler’s Creek-Side Adventures

-- PA Lake Management Society, Partners Hold July 15 Lake Appreciation Month Full Moon Paddle At Blue Marsh Lake, Berks County

-- WESA: Allegheny County Parks Opens Region’s Biggest Public Sculpture Garden

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: 3 Checks Presented To Support Wilkes-Barre Special Needs Playground

-- WHYY: FDR Park Getting New Pop-Up Play Space Designed By Kids In Philly

-- WHYY: New Playground In Philly To Be Named After Political Trailblazer Anna Verna

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Urges Caution In Wake Of Increased Bear Activity

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hungry Bears Along Appalachian Trail Lead To New Precautionary Policy

-- MCall: Pack Of 40 Dirt Bikes, ATVs Disrupt Traffic On I-78 In Lehigh Valley; State Police Asking For Help To Identify Drivers

-- MCall: Officials: Lehigh Valley Has More Work To Do To Bring Illegal Riding Of Dirt Bikes, ATVs Under Control

-- PennLive: Wolf Signs Law Allowing Confiscation, Sale Of Illegally-Ridden Dirt Bikes, ATVs

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why PA’s New Anti-Dirt Bike, ATV Law Won’t Help If You Live In Emmaus, Whitehall Or Upper Macungie

-- Scranton Times Editorial: New ATV, Dirt Bike Seizure Law Incomplete

Recycling/Waste

-- 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 Opposes HB 2644 Subsidy & Bailout For Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers - ‘Stop Rewarding Industry For Not Being Responsible’ [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council August Schedule For Traveling Glass Recycling Bin In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Penn State Behrend Professor Studying Feasibility Of Composting, Glass Recycling In Erie

-- Bloomberg Green: Big Soda’s Addiction To New Plastic Jeopardizes Climate Progress

Regulations

Renewable Energy

-- S&P Global: PA’s Legal Wrangling Over RGGI Creating PJM Market Uncertainty

-- Airport Geeks: Pittsburgh International Airport Sees Great Benefits Just 1 Year After Going Live With Microgrid

-- Pittsburgh's PNC Bank To Power Operations With Renewable Energy [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh’s Climate Change Achievements Welcome Global Clean Energy Action Forum In September - Green Building Alliance

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Why This Conservative Supports Renewable Energy - David Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardship [Natural Gas Prices Spiking, Renewable Energy Has No Fuel Costs]

-- PA Solar Center Hosts July 22 Webinar: Solar Made Easy For Communities - SolarAPP, SolSmart & GET Solar Communities [PaEN]

-- USA Today - Kyle Bagenstose: Green Energy Is Great For Fighting Climate Change; Not Using Energy Is Even Better

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Announces $2.6 Billion In Funding For Advanced Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipeline Networks Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- Utility Dive: Carbon Capture Projects, Regional CO2 Pipelines To Get $2.6 Billion In DOE Funding

-- Reuters: U.S. Dept. Of Energy Unveils $56 Million In New Funding For Domestic Solar Manufacturing

-- Reuters: U.S. Solar Prices Soared Over 8% In 2nd Quarter Due To Commerce Dept. Investigation Into Tariffs

-- The Guardian: Breaking From China’s Clean Energy Dominance ‘Imperative,’ U.S. And Australia Say After New Climate Tech Deal

-- Utility Dive: Reliance On China Made Solar PV Affordable But Created ‘Imbalanced’ Supply Chains, IEA Says

-- Utility Dive: Exelon, PG&E, PSEG, Other Companies Call On Congress To Pass ‘Ambitious’ Clean Energy Spending Package

Stormwater

-- Republican Herald: Pottsville City Council Hears Options For Stormwater Project To Address Flooding

-- TribLive: Project Mitigates Thunderwood Drive Flooding In Bethel Park

-- TribLive: Projects In Irwin, Manor, Derry Twp. Aim To Reduce Stormwater Runoff

SRBC

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Enforcement, Penalty Guidance; Info Webinar July 28; Hearing Aug. 11 [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Invites Comments On Enforcement, Penalty Guidance; Info Webinar July 28; Hearing Aug. 11 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Introducing New Paddling Guidebook For Lumber History On The West Branch Susquehanna River [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: New Susquehanna Water Trail Guide Traces PA Logging History

Sustainability

-- Rodale Institute Receives $1.1 Million Donation From The Giant Food Company [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Rodale Institute Gets $1.1 Million Donation From Giant Food Company

Wastewater Facilities

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Bucks County Moves Ahead On $1.1 Billion Sewer System Offer From Aqua PA

Watershed Protection

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA, Longtime Pariah Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Gets Rare ‘Attaboy’ For New Environmental Investments

-- DCNR Blog: PA’s New Budget Includes Historic Investment In Conservation

-- Lancaster Farming: New PA Laws Will Head Off Nutrient Runoff

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Model Missing Huge 5 Million Chicken Operation In PA And Their 5 Million Pounds Of Nitrogen Leading To Questions About Model’s Accuracy - By Karl Blankenship

-- After A 12 Year Journey, Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Into Law To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming Guest Essay: Chesapeake Bay Health Parallels America’s Health

-- Republican Herald: Pottsville City Council Hears Options For Stormwater Project To Address Flooding

-- TribLive: Project Mitigates Thunderwood Drive Flooding In Bethel Park

-- TribLive: Projects In Irwin, Manor, Derry Twp. Aim To Reduce Stormwater Runoff

-- FOX43: Toms Creek Flows Milk White After Stone Quarry Malfunction In Adams County

-- Adams Conservation District, Partners Offer Free Trees To Landowners

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Nov. 3-4 Delaware River Watershed Forum. The Logan Hotel, Philadelphia.

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Expands Shell Recycling To 4 Philly Restaurants

-- Delaware RiverKeeper July 15 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Help Wanted: Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory Director [PaEN]

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Wildlife

-- Fish & Boat Commission July 25 Hearing On Fee Changes In Harrisburg

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Proposed PA Fishing License Fee Increases To Get Hearing July 25

-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: Fish Commission Proposed Increase For Fishing Licenses Needed And Long Overdue

-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR Cleans Up Williamsport Fish Passageway, Shares Maintenance Plan

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Fishing Only Part Of Toddler’s Creek-Side Adventures

-- Game Commission Highlights Actions Taken At July 9 Board Meeting

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission Takes Positive Steps With Marten, Bobwhite Quail

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: After Decades, Bobwhite Quail Could Be Back In PA By 2024

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA’s Deer Processor Shortage Has Hunters Share The Harvest Looking For Partners

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Urges Caution In Wake Of Increased Bear Activity

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hungry Bears Along Appalachian Trail Lead To New Precautionary Policy

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: New National Commission Will Work To Control Aquatic Invasive Species [Includes Fmr PA Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director John Arway]

-- Erie Times: Lady Hawk Was Tamarack Wildlife Center’s Majestic Animal Ambassador

-- MCall: Woman Helps Rescue Injured Falcon That Landed In Singer James Taylor’s Truck Before Allentown Concert

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Expands Shell Recycling To 4 Philly Restaurants

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Summer Youth Workshops Start Aug. 15 - Calendar of all Events

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Kayaker Reels In Giant Catfish On Lake Erie

-- Inquirer: PA Man Hauls In Possible World-Record Stingray In Delaware Bay

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- Dept. Of Health Reports First Human Cases Of Mosquito-borne West Nile Virus In Berks, Lancaster, Luzerne, Philadelphia Counties [PaEN]

-- TribLive: West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes In Allegheny County, No Human Cases Reported

-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Hosts Health Symposium July 30 [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Erie County Reports First Malaria Case Since 2018

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