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

-- Republicans On House Committee Disapprove Final Reg. To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds  [PaEN]

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

-- Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Weighing Bill To Make It Easier For Private Companies To Target Municipal Water, Wastewater Systems For Acquisition

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

-- PA Capital-Star: State Lawmakers, Advocates Present Shared Environmental Action Plan

-- NYT: Republicans Are ‘Weaponizing’ State Treasurer Offices Against Climate Action [Including PA]

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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-- 83 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]

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Air

-- Republicans On House Committee Disapprove Final Reg. To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds  [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]

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

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

-- AP: EPA: Chemical In Medical-Device Cleanser Poses Cancer Risk To Residents Living Near Plants In 13 States, Including 2 In PA - Erie, Zelienople, Butler County

-- 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

-- PennLive/TNS: Western U.S. Wildfire Smoke To Make PA Skies ‘Milky’ Today Into Thursday, Weather Service Says 

-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Thursday, Aug. 4 In Susquehanna Valley, Southeast PA

-- U.S. DOE Announces $32 Million In Funding To Develop New Monitoring Tech To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Wells

Allegheny National Forest

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

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

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Host Interpretive Nature Programs In August

Awards & Recognition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-- PA Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau Hiking Trails Photo Contest Accepting Entries

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries, Deadline Aug. 31

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- Erie Times: Traces Of Invasive Silver Carp Found In Presque Isle Bay, What’s The Next Step?

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

-- 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 

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

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

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

-- 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]

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

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What’s Driving Bee Decline On Pennsylvania Farms?

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

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

-- Scranton Times: Lakeland Orchard Unveils Butterflies

-- Scranton Times: All Abuzz In Scranton Over Been Mural

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

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

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

Chesapeake Bay

-- 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 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

-- 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]

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

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Bring A Bicycle Or Paddle To Experience The Wilderness Of Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon

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Citizen Action

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

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

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

-- August 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [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]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Over 14 Miles Of 16-Inch & 24-Inch Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Project In Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

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

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

-- 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 

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

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

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

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit Related Notices; Pipeline Application; Cleanups Reports For Fmr Philadelphia Refinery, CNX Well Pad In Greene County  [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 

-- DEP Hosts Aug. 24 Virtual Hearing On Consol Bailey Coal Mine Expansion In Greene County  [PaEN]

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

-- PA Capital-Star: State Lawmakers, Advocates Present Shared Environmental Action Plan

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

-- MCall Guest Essay: Follow The Money To Understand Our Energy Policies

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

-- 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

-- Scranton Times: DEP Asks Throop, Dunmore Officials For Input On Keystone Landfill’s Discharge Proposal

-- Altoona Mirror: Residents Fear Stormwater Runoff Into Little Juniata River From Proposed Rutter’s Store At DEP Hearing

-- WeConservePA: Call For Environmental Advisory Council Conference Planning Committee Members

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mosquitoes On The Move, Here’s How To ‘Fight The Bite’ And Protect Yourself

-- Erie Times: First West Nile Virus Infected Mosquitoes Found In Erie This Season

-- 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]

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Event Aug. 20 In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Household Hazardous Chemical Collection Set For Aug. 20 In Allegheny County

-- Western PA Conservancy/Grow Pittsburgh: Now Accepting Applications For Allegheny County Community Gardens Grants, Deadline Sept. 1

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries, Deadline Aug. 31

Climate

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

-- 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]

-- 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

-- MCall Guest Essay: Follow The Money To Understand Our Energy Policies

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

-- Republicans On House Committee Disapprove Final Reg. To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds  [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]

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

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

-- NYT: Republicans Are ‘Weaponizing’ State Treasurer Offices Against Climate Action [Including PA]

-- 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

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

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Farmers’ Almanac Sees Plenty Of ‘Shaking, Shivering And Shoveling’ For This Winter

-- AP: VP Harris To Announce $1 Billion To States To Address Floods, Extreme Heat Exacerbated By Climate Change 

-- Inquirer: Philly Gets $25 Million For Sewer System As White House Announces New Flood Prevention Funding

-- U.S. DOE Announces $32 Million In Funding To Develop New Monitoring Tech To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Wells

-- AP: Chances Of Climate Catastrophe Are Ignored, Scientists Say

-- NPR: Tonga’s Volcano Eruption Sent Thousands Of Tons Of Water Into The Stratosphere That Could Warm The Earth

Climate - U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill

-- 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

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Bipartisanship On Energy, Jobs Better Path Than Reconciliation Gamesmanship - PA Chamber Of Business & Industry

-- AP: U.S. Senate Dems Push Climate, Energy, Health Bill Toward Senate OK

-- AP: U.S. Senate Democrats Say They Have Agreement With Sinema On Climate, Energy, Tax Package

-- WPost: U.S. Senate Democrats’ Side Deal With Manchin Would Speed Up Energy Infrastructure Projects, WV Natural Gas Pipeline

-- Reuters: Equitrans To Complete U.S. Mountain Valley Pipeline In 2023 [As A Result Of U.S. Senate Deal]

-- Reuters: Fossil Fuel Side Deal For U.S. Climate Bill Slammed By Green Groups

-- Inside Climate News: Deep In U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill, Analysts See More Wins For Clean Energy Than Gifts For Oil, Natural Gas 

-- WSJ: Methane Tax Compromise Backed By Democrats Faces Industry Skepticism

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Senate Climate Bill Would Put U.S. Back In Global Race For EV Leadership

-- Reuters: U.S. Automakers Say 70% Of EV Models Would Not Qualify For Tax Credit Under Senate Climate, Energy Bill

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Deal Includes Billions In Oil Import Taxes 

-- WSJ: Republican Lawmakers Lobby Oil, Natural Gas Industry To Denounce U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill 

Coal Mining

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

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

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

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

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

-- DEP Hosts Aug. 24 Virtual Hearing On Consol Bailey Coal Mine Expansion In Greene County  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coal Rebounds In A Big Way For Consol Energy

Compliance Action

-- 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]

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

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $72,125 In Penalties For Violations

-- PUC Approves Settlement, $195,000 Penalty With Peoples Natural Gas Over Leak/Outage In Moon Twp. Allegheny County

-- PA Capital-Star: PUC Fines Peoples Natural Gas $195,000 For 2019 Gas Leak In Butler County

-- DEP Took Action On 743 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,324 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

Conservation Districts

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

-- Pike Conservation District Newsletter: Riparian Buffer Basics; Climate Change And Forests  [PaEN]

DCNR

-- 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

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Bring A Bicycle Or Paddle To Experience The Wilderness Of Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Insider’s List Of Things To See In PA State Parks - House-Sized Glacial Boulders, Island Campsites, More 

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Not Your Momma’s Activities - Parks Offer Rock Climbing, Hang Gliding And More - By Christian Alexandersen

-- 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

-- Warren Times: DCNR E-bike Proposal Would Expand Use On Some Chapman State Park Trails

-- August 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

DEP

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

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

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

-- DEP Invites Comments On Over 14 Miles Of 16-Inch & 24-Inch Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Project In Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

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

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

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

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

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

-- DEP Hosts Aug. 24 Virtual Hearing On Consol Bailey Coal Mine Expansion In Greene County  [PaEN]

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

-- Republicans On House Committee Disapprove Final Reg. To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds  [PaEN]

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

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

-- Scranton Times: DEP Asks Throop, Dunmore Officials For Input On Keystone Landfill’s Discharge Proposal

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit Related Notices; Pipeline Application; Cleanups Reports For Fmr Philadelphia Refinery, CNX Well Pad In Greene County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 743 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,324 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

-- DEP Has Nearly $1 Million Available For Environmental Education Grants

Delaware River

-- 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

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

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

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

-- Call For Presentations: Partnership For Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Jan. 30 - Feb. 1 [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 5 RiverWatch Video Report

-- The Nature Conservancy PA: Green City, Clean Waters Video - Urban Conservation In PA

-- Pike Conservation District Newsletter: Riparian Buffer Basics; Climate Change And Forests  [PaEN]

Drinking Water

-- 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

-- Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Weighing Bill To Make It Easier For Private Companies To Target Municipal Water, Wastewater Systems For Acquisition

-- Scranton Times: Improvements To 7 Dams Shouldn’t Affect Water Quality, PA American Water Says

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

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

-- WHYY: Delaware Valley Experts, Residents Call PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Health Screening Recommendations A ‘Bold Step’

Economic Development

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

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

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

Education

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

-- DEP Has Nearly $1 Million Available For Environmental Education Grants

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

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

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

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

-- 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]

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

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Countdown To Beginning Of Autumn Raptor Migration - Aug. 15 to Dec. 15

-- FracTracker Alliance: Aug. 24 Webinar: Oil & Gas Pipeline Right-Of-Ways - Forest Fragmentation And Spread Of Lyme Disease. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

-- 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 

-- 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 

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

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

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

-- Call For Presentations: Partnership For Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Jan. 30 - Feb. 1 [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy PA: Green City, Clean Waters Video - Urban Conservation In PA

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

-- 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

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosts Waterway Exploration Training For Kids, Families

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

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

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

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

-- WeConservePA: Call For Environmental Advisory Council Conference Planning Committee Members

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

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Photo Contest Deadline Aug. 28

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries, Deadline Aug. 31

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In July Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Latest Water Land Life Newsletter: Discover French Creek; Volunteer Help Needed, Much More

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

-- Pike Conservation District Newsletter: Riparian Buffer Basics; Climate Change And Forests  [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Association News You Can Use Newsletter

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

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

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

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

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

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What’s Driving Bee Decline On Pennsylvania Farms?

-- Scranton Times: Lakeland Orchard Unveils Butterflies

-- Scranton Times: All Abuzz In Scranton Over Been Mural

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle’s Dragonflies, They Can Fly 40 MPH Or Hover Like A Helicopter

-- Williamsport Sun: Reflections In Nature: During WW II, Chicory Was Used As Coffee Substitute

-- WHYY/Billy Penn: Recycling In Philly: Everything You Need To Know About Recycling

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Music On The Mountain Sept. 10 With The Gabriel Chamber Ensemble  [PaEN]

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights August Educational Events & Programs

-- Help Wanted: Berks Nature Place Facilities Manager  [PaEN]

Emergency Response

-- 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

-- TribLive: Storms Hit Hard In Westmoreland County, Western PA Causing Flooding

-- Post-Gazette: Flooding Swamps Munhall, Other Areas Across Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Flash Flooding Forces Residents From Homes; Cleanup Underway In Western PA

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

-- Inquirer: 150+ Gallons Of Gasoline Found In West Philadelphia Home

-- TribLive: National Weather Service Confirms 2 Tornadoes Touched Down During SW PA Storms

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Farmers’ Almanac Sees Plenty Of ‘Shaking, Shivering And Shoveling’ For This Winter

-- NPR: Floods Are Getting More Common, Do You Know Your Risk?

-- NPR: How Climate Change Drives Inland Floods

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: More States See Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4; PA Not Among Them

-- WSJ: Lower Gasoline Prices Threatened By Refinery Cutbacks Limiting Supplies

-- TribLive Guest Essay: America’s Oil And Natural Gas Industry Unpatriotic - By Claudine Schneider, Fmr Republican Member Of Congress from Clairton

-- 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

-- MCall Guest Essay: Follow The Money To Understand Our Energy Policies

-- Dept. Of Human Services Announces Supplemental Payments For LIHEAP Households To Cover Existing Utility, Fuel Bills

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 32% Natural Gas Rate Increase By Leatherstocking Gas Company

-- PUC Aug. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8% Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge With Texas LNG Terminal Set For Fast Restart  [Brace For Even Higher Electricity Costs]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shale Gas Industry’s Suppliers - Big And Small - Also Reap Benefits

-- WSJ: Shale Oil, Gas Drillers Warn Of Higher Costs As They Report Record Profits

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Rig Count Same As Last Week - 25

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coal Rebounds In A Big Way For Consol Energy

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Nuclear Power Revival Part Of European Energy Solution

National/International

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Climb As Strong Exports To Europe Keep Inventories Below Pre-Pandemic Average

-- Financial Times: Europe And Asia Intensify Battle To Secure Natural Gas Supplies Risking Further Surge In Prices 

-- MarketPlace: Why Aren’t Oil Companies Drilling On Their 9,000 Federal Land Leases?

-- AP: Cold Showers, No Lights: Europe Saves As Russian Natural Gas Wanes

-- Bloomberg: Top LNG Exporter In Australia Told To Keep More Fuel At Home To Avoid Domestic Fuel Crunch

-- Reuters: European Natural Gas Storage On Track To Meet Target But At A Cost

-- Bloomberg: Big Oil, Natural Gas Companies Paying Out Years Of Dividends In One Day Like ‘Broken ATM Spewing Out Cash’

-- Reuters: Big Oil, Natural Gas Companies Offer Big Returns, But Keep Spending Tight

“The West's energy giants are set to return a record $30 billion to investors after reporting bumper profits in the second quarter of the year following a surge in energy prices.

“But the top five Western oil and gas companies have shied away from investing more of their combined record profits of nearly $60 billion in new production as they weigh the impact of recession and climate change on future fossil fuel demand.”

-- Reuters: Saudi, UAE Save Oil Production In Case Of Winter Supply Crisis

Energy

-- 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]

-- 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

-- MCall Guest Essay: Follow The Money To Understand Our Energy Policies

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

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge With Texas LNG Terminal Set For Fast Restart  [Brace For Even Higher Electricity Costs]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coal Rebounds In A Big Way For Consol Energy

-- PUC Approves Settlement, $195,000 Penalty With Peoples Natural Gas Over Leak/Outage In Moon Twp. Allegheny County

-- PA Capital-Star: PUC Fines Peoples Natural Gas $195,000 For 2019 Gas Leak In Butler County

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 32% Natural Gas Rate Increase By Leatherstocking Gas Company

-- PUC Aug. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8% Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas

-- Dept. Of Human Services Announces Supplemental Payments For LIHEAP Households To Cover Existing Utility, Fuel Bills

-- U.S. DOE Announces $32 Million In Funding To Develop New Monitoring Tech To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Wells

Energy Conservation

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

Environmental Health

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

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

-- 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 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

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

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

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

-- FracTracker Alliance: Aug. 24 Webinar: Oil & Gas Pipeline Right-Of-Ways - Forest Fragmentation And Spread Of Lyme Disease. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

-- 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

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mosquitoes On The Move, Here’s How To ‘Fight The Bite’ And Protect Yourself

-- Erie Times: First West Nile Virus Infected Mosquitoes Found In Erie This Season

-- KDKA: PA Boy Recovering From Rare Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

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

-- WHYY: Delaware Valley Experts, Residents Call PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Health Screening Recommendations A ‘Bold Step’

Environmental Justice

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

EPA

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

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

-- AP: EPA: Chemical In Medical-Device Cleanser Poses Cancer Risk To Residents Living Near Plants In 13 States, Including 2 In PA - Erie, Zelienople, Butler County

-- WHYY: Delaware Valley Experts, Residents Call PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Health Screening Recommendations A ‘Bold Step’

Farming

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

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

-- Western PA Conservancy/Grow Pittsburgh: Now Accepting Applications For Allegheny County Community Gardens Grants, Deadline Sept. 1

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

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What’s Driving Bee Decline On Pennsylvania Farms?

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Farmers’ Almanac Sees Plenty Of ‘Shaking, Shivering And Shoveling’ For This Winter

Fish & Boat Commission

-- 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

Flooding

-- 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

-- TribLive: Storms Hit Hard In Westmoreland County, Western PA Causing Flooding

-- Post-Gazette: Flooding Swamps Munhall, Other Areas Across Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Flash Flooding Forces Residents From Homes; Cleanup Underway In Western PA

-- DCED Touts Investment In Silk Mill Apartment Project As Part Of Flood Recovery Efforts In Bloomsburg, Columbia County  [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy PA: Green City, Clean Waters Video - Urban Conservation In PA

-- AP: VP Harris To Announce $1 Billion To States To Address Floods, Extreme Heat Exacerbated By Climate Change 

-- Inquirer: Philly Gets $25 Million For Sewer System As White House Announces New Flood Prevention Funding

-- NPR: Floods Are Getting More Common, Do You Know Your Risk?

-- NPR: How Climate Change Drives Inland Floods 

Forests 

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

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

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

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

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

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

-- Pike Conservation District Newsletter: Riparian Buffer Basics; Climate Change And Forests  [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Association News You Can Use Newsletter

-- August 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Aug. 24 Webinar: Oil & Gas Pipeline Right-Of-Ways - Forest Fragmentation And Spread Of Lyme Disease. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mosquitoes On The Move, Here’s How To ‘Fight The Bite’ And Protect Yourself

-- KDKA: PA Boy Recovering From Rare Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

Forests - Wildfires

-- PennLive/TNS: Western U.S. Wildfire Smoke To Make PA Skies ‘Milky’ Today Into Thursday, Weather Service Says 

-- AP: VP Harris To Announce $1 Billion To States To Address Floods, Extreme Heat Exacerbated By Climate Change 

-- USA Today: California’s Largest Wildfire Of The Year Rages Out Of Control Near Oregon Border

Grants/Funding

-- DEP Has Nearly $1 Million Available For Environmental Education Grants

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

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

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

-- Western PA Conservancy/Grow Pittsburgh: Now Accepting Applications For Allegheny County Community Gardens Grants, Deadline Sept. 1

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

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

-- Dept. Of Human Services Announces Supplemental Payments For LIHEAP Households To Cover Existing Utility, Fuel Bills

-- 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. DOE Announces $32 Million In Funding To Develop New Monitoring Tech To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Wells

-- AP: VP Harris To Announce $1 Billion To States To Address Floods, Extreme Heat Exacerbated By Climate Change 

-- Inquirer: Philly Gets $25 Million For Sewer System As White House Announces New Flood Prevention Funding

Green Infrastructure

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

-- The Nature Conservancy PA: Green City, Clean Waters Video - Urban Conservation In PA

-- FracTracker Alliance: Aug. 24 Webinar: Oil & Gas Pipeline Right-Of-Ways - Forest Fragmentation And Spread Of Lyme Disease. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

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

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

-- 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]

-- 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

Hazardous Substances

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

-- Environmental Health News: PFAS, With Possible Link To Oil & Gas Drilling, Found In Washington County Water Supply By University Of Pittsburgh 

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

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

-- 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 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

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

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

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

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

-- AP: EPA: Chemical In Medical-Device Cleanser Poses Cancer Risk To Residents Living Near Plants In 13 States, Including 2 In PA - Erie, Zelienople, Butler County

-- WHYY: Delaware Valley Experts, Residents Call PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Health Screening Recommendations A ‘Bold Step’

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Event Aug. 20 In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Household Hazardous Chemical Collection Set For Aug. 20 In Allegheny County

-- Inquirer: 150+ Gallons Of Gasoline Found In West Philadelphia Home

Help Wanted

-- Help Wanted: Berks Nature Place Facilities Manager  [PaEN]

Land Conservation

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

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

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

-- Western PA Conservancy Latest Water Land Life Newsletter: Discover French Creek; Volunteer Help Needed, Much More

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries, Deadline Aug. 31

Land Recycling

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit Related Notices; Pipeline Application; Cleanups Reports For Fmr Philadelphia Refinery, CNX Well Pad In Greene County  [PaEN]

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- 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]

-- PennLive: Illegal Dumping Remains A Large Problem In City Of Harrisburg

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

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Event Aug. 20 In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Household Hazardous Chemical Collection Set For Aug. 20 In Allegheny County

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In July Now Available  [PaEN]

Mine Reclamation

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

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

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

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

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

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

Oil & Gas

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

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

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

-- 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 

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit Related Notices; Pipeline Application; Cleanups Reports For Fmr Philadelphia Refinery, CNX Well Pad In Greene County  [PaEN]

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

-- Environmental Health News: PFAS, With Possible Link To Oil & Gas Drilling, Found In Washington County Water Supply By University Of Pittsburgh 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

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

-- 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 

-- Republicans On House Committee Disapprove Final Reg. To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds  [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]

-- 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

-- TribLive Guest Essay: America’s Oil And Natural Gas Industry Unpatriotic - By Claudine Schneider, Fmr Republican Member Of Congress from Clairton

-- Bloomberg: Big Oil, Natural Gas Companies Paying Out Years Of Dividends In One Day Like ‘Broken ATM Spewing Out Cash’

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge With Texas LNG Terminal Set For Fast Restart  [Brace For Even Higher Electricity Costs]

-- Financial Times: Europe And Asia Intensify Battle To Secure Natural Gas Supplies Risking Further Surge In Prices 

-- Financial Times: Shale Patch Pioneer Chesapeake Energy To Ditch Oil In Favour Of Natural Gas

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Rig Count Same As Last Week - 25

-- PUC Aug. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8% Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas

-- TribLive: More States See Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4; PA Not Among Them

-- WSJ: Lower Gasoline Prices Threatened By Refinery Cutbacks Limiting Supplies

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shale Gas Industry’s Suppliers - Big And Small - Also Reap Benefits

-- U.S. DOE Announces $32 Million In Funding To Develop New Monitoring Tech To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Wells

-- Reuters: European Natural Gas Storage On Track To Meet Target But At A Cost

-- Reuters: Saudi, UAE Save Oil Production In Case Of Winter Supply Crisis

Pipelines

-- 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]

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $72,125 In Penalties For Violations

-- Reuters: Energy Transfer Expanding Ethane Export Facilities In Marcus Hook, PA

-- DEP Invites Comments On Over 14 Miles Of 16-Inch & 24-Inch Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Project In Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Aug. 24 Webinar: Oil & Gas Pipeline Right-Of-Ways - Forest Fragmentation And Spread Of Lyme Disease. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

Permitting

-- DEP Invites Comments On Over 14 Miles Of 16-Inch & 24-Inch Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Project In Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Hosts Aug. 24 Virtual Hearing On Consol Bailey Coal Mine Expansion In Greene County  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coal Rebounds In A Big Way For Consol Energy

-- Altoona Mirror: Residents Fear Stormwater Runoff Into Little Juniata River From Proposed Rutter’s Store At DEP Hearing

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit Related Notices; Pipeline Application; Cleanups Reports For Fmr Philadelphia Refinery, CNX Well Pad In Greene County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 743 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,324 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

Public Participation

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

-- DEP Invites Comments On Over 14 Miles Of 16-Inch & 24-Inch Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Project In Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Hosts Aug. 24 Virtual Hearing On Consol Bailey Coal Mine Expansion In Greene County  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coal Rebounds In A Big Way For Consol Energy

-- Scranton Times: DEP Asks Throop, Dunmore Officials For Input On Keystone Landfill’s Discharge Proposal

-- Altoona Mirror: Residents Fear Stormwater Runoff Into Little Juniata River From Proposed Rutter’s Store At DEP Hearing

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

-- PUC Aug. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8% Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit Related Notices; Pipeline Application; Cleanups Reports For Fmr Philadelphia Refinery, CNX Well Pad In Greene County  [PaEN]

PUC

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge With Texas LNG Terminal Set For Fast Restart  [Brace For Even Higher Electricity Costs]

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $72,125 In Penalties For Violations

-- PUC Approves Settlement, $195,000 Penalty With Peoples Natural Gas Over Leak/Outage In Moon Twp. Allegheny County

-- PA Capital-Star: PUC Fines Peoples Natural Gas $195,000 For 2019 Gas Leak In Butler County

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 32% Natural Gas Rate Increase By Leatherstocking Gas Company

-- PUC Aug. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8% Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas 

Recreation

-- 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

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Bring A Bicycle Or Paddle To Experience The Wilderness Of Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Insider’s List Of Things To See In PA State Parks - House-Sized Glacial Boulders, Island Campsites, More 

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Not Your Momma’s Activities - Parks Offer Rock Climbing, Hang Gliding And More - By Christian Alexandersen

-- 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

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

-- Warren Times: DCNR E-bike Proposal Would Expand Use On Some Chapman State Park Trails

-- August 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In July Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Short-Term Rental Properties Cause Controversy Along Pine Creek

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

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

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

-- PA Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau Hiking Trails Photo Contest Accepting Entries

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries, Deadline Aug. 31

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Farmers’ Almanac Sees Plenty Of ‘Shaking, Shivering And Shoveling’ For This Winter

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mosquitoes On The Move, Here’s How To ‘Fight The Bite’ And Protect Yourself

-- Erie Times: First West Nile Virus Infected Mosquitoes Found In Erie This Season

-- KDKA: PA Boy Recovering From Rare Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

-- York Dispatch: ATV Pursuit On State Route 30 Leads To Rider’s Arrest

Recycling/Waste

-- 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 

-- 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 

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

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Event Aug. 20 In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Household Hazardous Chemical Collection Set For Aug. 20 In Allegheny County

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

-- Scranton Times: DEP Asks Throop, Dunmore Officials For Input On Keystone Landfill’s Discharge Proposal

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Send Keystone Landfill’s Wastewater To Sewer Plant

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Ask Me About… Dumpster Diving In A Luxury Car

-- WHYY/Billy Penn: Recycling In Philly: Everything You Need To Know About Recycling

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Assess State Recycling Program Performance

Regulations

-- Republicans On House Committee Disapprove Final Reg. To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds  [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit Related Notices; Pipeline Application; Cleanups Reports For Fmr Philadelphia Refinery, CNX Well Pad In Greene County  [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

-- 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]

-- 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

-- MCall Guest Essay: Follow The Money To Understand Our Energy Policies

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

Schuylkill River

-- 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

Stormwater

-- Altoona Mirror: Residents Fear Stormwater Runoff Into Little Juniata River From Proposed Rutter’s Store At DEP Hearing

Susquehanna River

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

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosts Waterway Exploration Training For Kids, Families

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

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

Wastewater Facilities

-- Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Weighing Bill To Make It Easier For Private Companies To Target Municipal Water, Wastewater Systems For Acquisition

-- Inquirer: Philly Gets $25 Million For Sewer System As White House Announces New Flood Prevention Funding

Watershed Protection

-- 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 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

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

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

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

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

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

-- The Nature Conservancy PA: Green City, Clean Waters Video - Urban Conservation In PA

-- Scranton Times: Improvements To 7 Dams Shouldn’t Affect Water Quality, PA American Water Says

-- Call For Presentations: Partnership For Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Jan. 30 - Feb. 1 [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 5 RiverWatch Video Report

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

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

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosts Waterway Exploration Training For Kids, Families

-- Williamsport Sun: Short-Term Rental Properties Cause Controversy Along Pine Creek

-- Pike Conservation District Newsletter: Riparian Buffer Basics; Climate Change And Forests  [PaEN]

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

-- Western PA Conservancy Latest Water Land Life Newsletter: Discover French Creek; Volunteer Help Needed, Much More

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries, Deadline Aug. 31

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Wildlife

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

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

-- 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

-- PennLive: Rivendale Wildlife Sanctuary In Washington County To Receive 2 Montana Bear Cubs

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Countdown To Beginning Of Autumn Raptor Migration - Aug. 15 to Dec. 15

-- Erie Times: Traces Of Invasive Silver Carp Found In Presque Isle Bay, What’s The Next Step?

-- Williamsport Sun: Short-Term Rental Properties Cause Controversy Along Pine Creek

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

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

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Photo Contest Deadline Aug. 28

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Music On The Mountain Sept. 10 With The Gabriel Chamber Ensemble  [PaEN]

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights August Educational Events & Programs

-- Republican Herald: Donaldson Man Recounts Finding Runaway Tortoise Mortimer In Schuylkill County

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mosquitoes On The Move, Here’s How To ‘Fight The Bite’ And Protect Yourself

-- Erie Times: First West Nile Virus Infected Mosquitoes Found In Erie This Season

-- KDKA: PA Boy Recovering From Rare Tick-Borne Powassan Virus

Opportunities

-- Help Wanted: Berks Nature Place Facilities Manager  [PaEN]

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[Posted: August 7, 2022]

8/8/2022