Here are 83 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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-- Pennsylvania's Penncrest High School Team Places 10th In International Envirothon Competition!  [PaEN]

-- AG Shapiro: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Convicted Of Criminal Charges Related To Construction Of Mariner East 2 & Revolution Natural Gas/Liquids Pipelines In PA  [PaEN]

-- AP: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges Related To Mariner East, Revolution Natural Gas Pipelines

-- WHYY: Energy Transfer Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges Related To Mariner East, Revolution Pipelines

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Energy Transfer Reaches Plea Deal With AG In Criminal Case Over Mariner East And Revolution Pipelines

-- Sunoco Fails To Meet July 1 Cleanup Deadline For Mariner East Pipeline Spill In The Lake At Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Conventional Oil & Natural Gas Drilling: An Industrial Machine Moving Across The PA Countryside Leaving Behind Big Liabilities & Spreading Pollution Everywhere It Goes  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Announces Evaluation Of How DEP Regulates Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling & The Industry’s Compliance With Environmental Safeguards  [PaEN]

-- DEP Inviting Stakeholders To Participate In Workgroups On New Federal Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- Centre Daily Times: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- Gettysburg Times: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- Latrobe Bulletin: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- Erie Times: Study: Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Is Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- PA Capital-Star: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- Warren Times: Response To Sulfuric Acid Spills On Roads In Warren County Leading Into New York Shows Training Needed

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Can Environmental Violations Define Oil & Gas Companies As Bad Actors?  A Judgment Awaits

-- Environmental Health Project: Asthma And Air Pollution From Natural Gas Drilling/Facilities  [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Opposes House Resolution Disapproving Of Final Reg. Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: EPA Must Address Natural Gas Leaks That Are Harming Our Children - By Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: New Film Tells Story Of Grant Twp., Indiana County's Fight Against Fracking Waste & The Survival Of The Hellbender -- By Ted Auch, PhD

-- KDKA: Parents Oppose Plans For Natural Gas Well Fracking Within 1,700 Feet Of Elizabeth Forward H.S. In Allegheny County

-- Environmental Health Project: Public Health Impacts Of Blue Hydrogen Production, Health, Environmental Protections Needed -- By Alison L. Steele, Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Time For Pennsylvania’s Real Energy Freedom - Sharon Pillar, PA Solar Center

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: Key To Lower Energy Prices Is Renewable Energy & Storage - Sharon Pillar, PA Solar Center

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Diversifying Our Energy Mix With More Renewable Energy Only Way PA Will Find True Energy Freedom - PA Solar Center

-- PennLive Letter: PA Needs To Invest In Renewable Energy Sources Now More Than Ever - Kathy Cook, PA League Of Women Voters

-- TribLive: Newly Installed Solar Panels In West Leechburg Help Save Money For Borough, Taxpayers

-- Sustainable Communities Network SW PA: PA Solar Center G.E.T. Solar Program; Community Energy Webinars; Sustainable PA Website  [PaEN]

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Grant Will Support Field Test Of Next-Generation Energy Efficiency Retrofit System On Two Homes In Pittsburgh  ​​[PaEN]

-- U.S. Senate Passes Climate, Energy Bill; Now On To U.S. House For A Vote [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA Advocates Celebrate Progress On U.S. Senate Democrats’ Climate, Energy Bill

-- Gov. Wolf Urges U.S. Senate To Pass Climate, Energy Compromise Bill

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Urges Communities To Educate Themselves On Dangers Of Ethylene Oxide Emissions; 2 PA Communities Affected; Aug. 10 EPA Webinar  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 50 Philly Residents Blitzing The City Saturday To Record Heat And Pollution

-- WHYY: Philly Citizen Scientists Gather Heat, Air Quality Data In Hopes Of A ‘More Livable’ City

-- 30+ PA Environmental Advocates Release Shared Vision For Pennsylvania's Environment & Communities As A Guide For Candidates For Governor, Senate, House  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Bank, Partners Accepting Applications For Nonprofit Champions In Action For Environmental Sustainability; $35.000 Grant Available  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Dr. Michael E. Mann, Climate Scientist & Author, With 2022 Stroud Award For Freshwater Excellence  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Eligible To Apply For Its 2nd $244.9 Million Federal Grant To Clean Up Abandoned Mines Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  [PaEN]

-- Public Source: Dead Creek Revival: Blacklick Creek Has Flowed Orange For As Long As Locals Can Remember, Can A Coal-Killed Waterway Live Again?

-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Accepting Applications For Watershed Cooperative Agreement Mine Drainage Cleanup Grants  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Fayette County Coal Patch Draws A Line In The Sand Against Blight And Decline

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Federal Bipartisan STREAM Act Supports Ongoing Cost Of Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup

-- Bay Journal: EPA To Review Pennsylvania's Latest Cleanup Plan For The Chesapeake Bay - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Accepting Nominations For 3rd Annual Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: ‘We’re Stewards Of The Land,’ PA Farm Bill Helps State College Farm Plan For Its Future

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: How Trees On Farms Can Boost Biodiversity, Productivity, Climate Resilience

-- Penn State Graduate Student Awarded NASA Funding To Study Harmful Algal Blooms In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Water Authority’s Water Reliability Plan Projects Underway With Construction At The Highland Reservoir

-- PA Environmental Educators: Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- PPL Utilities Accepting Applications For Empowering Educators Grants To Support STEM Education  [PaEN]

-- WNEP: Kids In Lackawanna County Discovering The World Of Water Thanks To A Program Supported By PA American Water

-- TribLive: Nature-Focused Preschool Relocates From Fox Chapel To 7-Acre Campus

-- WESA: Local Teens Are Learning How To Sail On Pittsburgh’s Rivers

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Aug. 2 Floating Classroom Focused On Bat Species, The Threats They Face And Their Aquatic Ecosystem Impacts

-- Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University Hosts Bug Fest! Aug. 27-28  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf: PA Task Force 1 Member Deployed To Kentucky After Devastating Floods

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Area Red Cross Sending Help To Flood-Ravaged Kentucky

-- Courier Times: Bucks County Fire Companies Donate $500,000 In Equipment To Flood-Ravaged Kentucky

-- PennDOT, DEP, State Police, DCED, Keep PA Beautiful Call On Pennsylvanians To ‘Fight Dirty’ In New Anti-Litter Campaign; Litter Summit Nov. 1-2  [PaEN]

-- City Of Pittsburgh Residents Can Now Drop Off E-Waste & Household Chemicals For Recycling Thanks To Partnership With PA Resources Council  [PaEN]

-- DEP Collects $100,000 Penalty From Harsco Corp. For Improperly Disposing Of 375,618 Tons Of Metal Slag In Armstrong County  [PaEN]

-- In Memoriam: Tom Erdman: A Life In Penn’s Woods  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Largest Old-Growth Forest In PA In McKean County Recognized Nationally

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land: Craig & Monica Schwegman Tell Their Story From Erie County [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Parts Of PA’s Most Biologically Diverse Watershed Saved

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Seeking Input On Invasive, Interfering Plants

-- DEP Blog: How We Killed Our Yard And Replaced It With A Native Habitat  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Native Tree & Shrub Sale Now Taking Orders For Pickup At 22 Locations  [PaEN]

-- Audubon Society Of Western PA Offering Pollinator Seed Mix At 50-70% Savings For Agricultural Properties In PA  [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Events: Native Plant Sales, Education Programs In Dauphin County  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: The Secret Life Of Bees At The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

-- Scranton Times: Butterflies Burst Out Along The Hazleton Rail Trail

-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Monarch Butterfly Festival Aug. 26-27

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: George H. Block III - Outdoors Writer Established Legacy Of Conservation

-- DCNR Announces $1 Million Grant For Spring Garden Street Greenway In Philadelphia  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Trail Linking Schuylkill And Delaware Rivers Closer To Taking Shape

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Feature: Intrepid Paddlers Take On Entire Susquehanna River -- By Alana Jajko, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: DCNR Hopes New Trail Plan Will Bring Sustainability To Heavily Used Forest In Cumberland County

-- Centre Daily Times: Lederer Park Has 85 Acres Of Walking Trails, An Arboretum, Ready To Explore?

-- Fish & Boat Commission Presents Waterways Conservation Officer Jonathan Stark, Washington County, With Lifesaving Award

-- Erie Times: New Fish & Boat Commission Board President Looks Forward To More Fishing Opportunities, Fee Increase

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Ospreys Raising Young Atop Crane Along Monongahela River Near Charleroi

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Study Brings Good News: It’s Time To Reintroduce Martens To PA Forests

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Going The WRONG WAY:

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

[Posted: August 7, 2022]   PA Environment Digest

8/8/2022