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-- Guest Essay: Investments In Clean Pennsylvania Air, Land And Water Will Pay Off For Decades - By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR & Ramez Ziadeh, Acting Secretary of DEP [PaEN]

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Budget Delivers Big Wins For Lake Erie Cleanup, Recreation, More - PennFuture

-- Penn State Calls For Taking Next Step To Demonstrate Technology For Recovery Of Rare Earth & Critical Minerals From Mine Drainage, Coal Refuse - Build A Processing Facility [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA Acid Mine Drainage

-- Warren Times: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA’s Acid Mine Drainage

-- U.S. DOE Invites Comments On Implementing A Rare Earth & Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration & Commercialization Program [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State’s Rare Opportunity In Rare Earth Minerals

-- House Hearing: Development Of Hydrogen Hub In Western PA Offers Benefits, Obstacles [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Advocates Warn PA Hydrogen Hub Expensive, Inefficient

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Legislators Hear Pros, Cons Of Hydrogen/Carbon Capture Hub

-- Public Source: Explainer: Western PA’s Bid To Be A ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Relies On Fossil Fuel And Capturing Climate-Warming Carbon

-- Financial Times: Why The U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Wants To Get In On Hydrogen

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Electric Vehicles Not A Winning Issue For Democrats In PA - DC Polling Firm

-- EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw: DEP’s Onerous Manganese Regulation Plays Favorites [Click Here for whole story]

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

-- Gettysburg Times Guest Essay: Why Republicans Are Bad For The Economy - Agriculture, Energy - Gettysburg Area Democracy For America

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: What Democrats Get Wrong About Climate Change - Commonwealth Foundation

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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-- 82 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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

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

Check Calendars For Events Near You!

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

Air

-- StateImpact PA - Adriana Delagarza: PA Environmental Group Pushing For Air Quality Monitors In Delaware County To Protect Hispanic, Latino Communities

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

-- Bloomberg: Methane ‘Loophole’ Shows Risk Of Gaming EPA System For Reporting Emissions [Range Resources In PA As An Example]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Aug. 17 Program On Dangers Of Particulate Air Pollution [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh To Host National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference Aug. 22-25 [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: City, DEP Continue Search For Source Of Odor In City Of Warren

-- Reuters: Landfills Around The World Release A Lot Of Methane, Study

Alternative Fuels

-- Post-Gazette: PennDOT Submits Plan To Install 150 Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Authority Mulls Adding Car Charging Stations At Regional Airport

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Adds Electric Pickup Trucks To City Vehicle Fleet

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Electric Vehicles Not A Winning Issue For Democrats In PA - DC Polling Firm

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: We Need More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now, Before We Really Need Them

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Transportation Authority Adds 5 CNG Natural Gas Buses

Awards & Recognition

-- PA Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Nominations For Karl Mason & Walter Lyon Awards [PaEN]

-- South Mountain Partnership Accepting Entries To Photo Contest: Deadlines Sept. 12, Nov. 7

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- Warren Times - Katie Finch, Audubon Community Nature Center: Nature Inspires With Both Diversity And Unity

-- Game Commission Celebrates Another Successful Piping Plover Nesting Season In Erie [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: National Aviary Researchers Submit Drone Footage To Make Case For Ivory-Billed Woodpecker’s Existence

-- Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 3 Plants To Noxious Weed List

-- WFMZ: Wildflowers Flourishing Again At Bob’s Woods In Alsace, Berks County Thanks To Volunteers

-- American Chestnut Foundation 2022 American Chestnut Symposium Accepting Student Poster, Talk Proposals; Hunting Chestnut Trees! [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Montgomery County Couple Create Homegrown Meadow To Attract Pollinating Insects, Birds

-- TribLive: North Area Environmental Council, Master Gardener Offer Tours Of North Park Pollinator Garden Aug. 22 In Allegheny County

-- LancasterOnline: Why Are More Spotted Lanternflies In Some Areas Of Central PA, But Not Others?

-- Reading Eagle: A Toxic Weed Poison Hemlock Causes Concern In Wyomissing Park System

-- WLVT: Monarch Butterflies Are Endangered, But You Can Help

-- Bay Journal: Flashing Fireflies Add Spark Of Magic To Summer Nights

-- Wissahickon Trails: The Magic And Mystery Of Fireflies

-- Fish & Boat Commission Receives Grants For Habitat Projects At Raystown, Somerset Lakes [PaEN]

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: John Arway, Fmr Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director, Named To New Blue-Ribbon Aquatic Invasive Species Commission

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- LancasterOnline: Where Our Federal American Rescue Plan Money Was Spent

-- MCall: Allentown Still Considering How To Use Federal American Rescue Plan Funding

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

Budget

-- Guest Essay: Investments In Clean Pennsylvania Air, Land And Water Will Pay Off For Decades - By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR & Ramez Ziadeh, Acting Secretary of DEP [PaEN]

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Budget Delivers Big Wins For Lake Erie Cleanup, Recreation, More - PennFuture

-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: DCNR Announces Plans For Motorized Recreational Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties

-- MCall: New State Catawissa Recreation Area Near Lehigh Valley First Dedicated To ATVs, Motorized Recreation

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Public Motorized Vehicle Recreation Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties Expected To Be Economic Boon In PA

Chesapeake Bay

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Blog: Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Develops Corporate Partnerships To Tackle Agricultural Pollution Along Susquehanna River - By Caroline Grass, Communications Intern, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]

-- USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Pequea Creek Restoration Work Moves Ahead In Lancaster County -- By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

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Citizen Action

-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 18 On Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater; Methane Regs, Conventional Regs, Well Plugging, More [PaEN]

-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Penn State Researchers Find Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Tribune-Democrat: Study: Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Dirt Roads Poses Risks To Health, Environment

-- Bedford Gazette: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- WESA: Researchers Find Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Journal Of Petroleum Technology: Study: Drilling Waste On Pennsylvania Roads Bad For Health, Land

-- Environmental Health Project: Setback Distances And The Regulations We Need To Protect Public Health From Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]

-- Irish Mirror: Dimock, Susquehanna County Man Who Said His Life Was Destroyed By Fracking Traveled To Ireland To Urge The Government To Block Shannon New Fortress Energy LNG Project

-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record: Hundreds Show Up To Protest The Possible Reuse Of York County Landfill Superfund Site

-- York Dispatch: Residents Mobilize Against Reopening Of Hopewell Landfill Superfund Site

-- StateImpact PA - Adriana Delagarza: PA Environmental Group Pushing For Air Quality Monitors In Delaware County To Protect Hispanic, Latino Communities

-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter: Aug. 18 Advisory Board Meeting; Upcoming Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Hearings

-- Bay Journal: Pequea Creek Restoration Work Moves Ahead In Lancaster County -- By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful To Work With PennDOT To Reduce Cigarette Litter At State Welcome Centers [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Erie ReuseFest Set For Sept. 10, Donate Used Items To Local Nonprofit Groups [PaEN]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: To Reduce Violence In Philly, Plant Trees And Gardens

-- Scranton Times: Girl Scouts Recognized For Park Contribution In Dalton

-- Northwest Commission Seeking Public Input On NW PA Greenways/Recreation Plan Update; Aug. 18 Virtual Meeting [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: Brackenridge Proposal To Kids: Take Your Basketball And Go Home

-- PA Solar Center Aug. 19 Webinar: A Brighter Future - Solar Energy For PA Schools; Save Millions, Avoid Energy Cost Spikes [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Reports Of Glen Lyon Coal Refuse Fire By Site Of Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant Site In Luzerne County Unfounded

-- WESA: Fmr North Allegheny H.S. Students Release Guide For The Next Generation Of Young Activists

-- The News-Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Receives $4,300 Grant To Update Passive Mine Water Treatment System

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Aug. 31 Virtual Local Government Engagement Conversation Café [PaEN]

-- Our Pocono Waters To Release Report On Economic Benefits Of PA's Special Protection Streams In The Poconos Aug. 16 [PaEN]

-- Rockenbeck And Umberger Families Partner With ClearWater Conservancy To Preserve 8.78 Acre Property In Centre County [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Groundbreaking Set For This Fall For Rachel Carson Ecovillage On Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus

-- WHYY: Activists Pressure Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Commissioners On Climate Action, Transparency

-- PA Horticultural Society: Inspiring Tree Ambassadors Of All Ages In Southwest Philadelphia

-- PA American Water Helps Plant Nearly 2,000 Trees In Recognition Of Customers’ Switch To Paperless Billing [PaEN]

-- August 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Friends Of Boyce Park Committee Accepting Member Applications

-- South Mountain Partnership Sept. 30 Power Of The Partnership Celebration. Hauser Hill, Biglerville, Adams County. 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

-- TribLive: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Plans Roaring 20s Anniversary Gala Aug. 20

-- WFMZ: Wildflowers Flourishing Again At Bob’s Woods In Alsace, Berks County Thanks To Volunteers

-- Warren Times - Katie Finch, Audubon Community Nature Center: Nature Inspires With Both Diversity And Unity

-- Inquirer: Montgomery County Couple Create Homegrown Meadow To Attract Pollinating Insects, Birds

Climate

-- Pittsburgh Magazine: Can Pittsburgh Save The Planet? - Hosting The Global Clean Energy Action Forum

-- Post-Gazette: PennDOT Submits Plan To Install 150 Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Authority Mulls Adding Car Charging Stations At Regional Airport

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Adds Electric Pickup Trucks To City Vehicle Fleet

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Transportation Authority Adds 5 CNG Natural Gas Buses

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Sun-Tracking Solar Panels Could Be Installed In Former Martic Twp. Coal Ash Basin In Lancaster County

-- House Hearing: Development Of Hydrogen Hub In Western PA Offers Benefits, Obstacles [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Advocates Warn PA Hydrogen Hub Expensive, Inefficient

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Legislators Hear Pros, Cons Of Hydrogen/Carbon Capture Hub

-- Public Source: Explainer: Western PA’s Bid To Be A ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Relies On Fossil Fuel And Capturing Climate-Warming Carbon

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Electric Vehicles Not A Winning Issue For Democrats In PA - DC Polling Firm

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: We Need More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Now, Before We Really Need Them

-- Williams Pipelines Enters Agreement With PennEnergy Resources For Certified Low Emissions Natural Gas [Click Here for PA Compliance Reports On Both Companies]

-- WHYY: Activists Pressure Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Commissioners On Climate Action, Transparency

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

-- Bloomberg: Methane ‘Loophole’ Shows Risk Of Gaming EPA System For Reporting Emissions [Range Resources In PA As An Example]

-- August 19 Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Flooding - Climate Change & Dangers To Infrastructure And Health

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: What Democrats Get Wrong About Climate Change - Commonwealth Foundation

-- Philadelphia Citizen: Michael E. Mann, Founding Director Of Penn’s New Climate Change Institute, Is Coming For Your Climate Doomism

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Poll - Most Hunters, Anglers Support Nature-Based Solutions To Climate Change

-- Lancaster Farming: Pennsylvania Poised To Meet Ag Challenges - Climate, Drought, Markets

-- Post-Gazette: PA Has So Far Avoided The Huge Western U.S. Scale Wildfires, But Climate And Forestry Scientists Warn That Could Change

-- AP: Study Connects Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases

-- Reuters: Landfills Around The World Release A Lot Of Methane, Study

-- The Guardian: America’s Summer Of Floods: Climate Crisis Fueling Barrage, Scientists Say

-- Financial Times: Wildfire Season: How To Stop California Burning

-- Reuters: Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

-- WPost: Climate Change’s Impact Intensifies As U.S. .Prepares To Take Action

Climate - U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden [PaEN]

-- AP: Congress OKs Democrats’ Climate, Energy, Health Bill Sending It To Biden

-- AP: Sweeping Climate Bill Pushes American Energy To Go Green

-- Bloomberg: The Climate Future Just Changed: 8 Predictions For 2030

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

-- AP: U.S. House Democrats Set To Overcome Republicans For Climate, Energy, Health Care Win In Friday Vote

-- Post-Gazette: U.S. House Votes Friday On U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill, Western PA Members Of Congress Split Along Party Lines

-- Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Celebrate Progress On Historic U.S. Senate Climate Legislation [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Republican Cong. Smucker Says Democrats’ Climate, Energy Bill Will Make Inflation Worse

-- Erie Times: Sen. Casey Applauds U.S. Senate Passage Of Climate, Energy Bill

-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Passage Of Major Federal Climate Legislation A Victory For Future Generations - Citizens’ Climate Lobby

-- USA Today - Kyle Bagenstose: U.S. Making Big Down Payment On Climate Change, Here’s What Needs To Come Next

-- USA Today: U.S. Senate Climate Bill Reinstates Oil Industry Tax For Superfund Cleanups

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill Includes Doubling Research & Development Tax Credit

-- The Guardian: Climate Bill Could Slash U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 40%

-- AP: U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill Boosts U.S. Climate Credibility: ‘We’re Back, Baby’

-- AP: U.S. Senate Climate Bill - Spending Green Bucks To Boost Green Energy

-- Bloomberg: Winners And Losers In Democrats’ Climate, Energy, Tax Bill

-- Post-Gazette: Consumers Will Benefit From Lower Utility Bills, Cheaper Home Upgrades From U.S. Senate Climate Legislation

-- The Guardian: An Anxious American West Sizes Up Historic Climate Bill: ‘We Need Every Tool’

-- WPost: Questions Loom Over Impact Of $369 Billion In New Climate Spending

-- WPost: Climate Change’s Impact Intensifies As U.S. .Prepares To Take Action

-- Reuters: U.S. Climate Bill Exempts More Than Half Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Of Oil, Natural Gas Industry From Methane Fees

-- The Economist: America’s Climate-Plus Spending Bill Is Flawed But Essential

-- Financial Times: Corporate America Fumes Over U.S. Senate’s Tax, Climate Package

-- Reuters: Analysis: Democrats Score Big Wins On Climate, Drugs With $430 Billion U.S. Senate Bill

-- NPR: U.S. Senate Democrats Pass Major Climate, Energy Bill, Here’s What’s In It

-- AP: What’s In U.S. Senate Compromise Climate, Energy Bill

-- The Hill: What’s In The U.S. Senate Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill

-- Financial Times: A Guide To The U.S. Climate, Energy, Health, Tax Package

-- NYT: What’s In The U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill

-- WSJ: What’s In The U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill

Coal Mining

-- DEP Sets Virtual Hearings On Consol Harvey Mine, Enlow Fork Underground Coal Mine Expansions In Greene County [PaEN]

-- North American Mining: Penn State Fayette Campus Reinstates Mining Tech Program

-- GridPhilly.com: Abandoned Mines Spewing Toxic Water Is Unwanted Legacy Of Coal

-- Utility Dive: FERC Presses Financial Giant Vanguard Over Possible Efforts To Influence Power Generation Mix Based On Its Stock Ownership

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden [PaEN]

Compliance Action

-- AG Shapiro Sues Chester County Playground Equipment Suppliers For Failing To Deliver

-- DEP Took Action On 663 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,271 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Republican Herald: Aquatic Restoration Above Sweet Arrow Lake Latest Conservation Project By Schuylkill Conservation District, Partners

DCNR

-- Guest Essay: Investments In Clean Pennsylvania Air, Land And Water Will Pay Off For Decades - By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR & Ramez Ziadeh, Acting Secretary of DEP [PaEN]

-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: Outdoor Recreation In Pennsylvania Is Serious Business

-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: DCNR Announces Plans For Motorized Recreational Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties

-- MCall: New State Catawissa Recreation Area Near Lehigh Valley First Dedicated To ATVs, Motorized Recreation

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Public Motorized Vehicle Recreation Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties Expected To Be Economic Boon In PA

-- DCNR Blog: Digging Into History In State Parks & Forests - PA Outdoor Corps Cultural Resources Crew -- By: Angie Jaillet-Wentling, M.A., RPA, DCNR Cultural Resources Program Coordinator [PaEN]

-- DCNR Prohibits Hunting With Firearms In State Parks In Bucks, Chester, Montgomery Counties

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- August 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Temple University Invites Families Living Near Their Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Ambler Campuses To Join HOOT - Healing Ourselves Outdoors Together [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: 107 Foot Three Rivers Heritage Trail Segment In Natrona, Allegheny County Has Big Impact

-- Northwest Commission Seeking Public Input On NW PA Greenways/Recreation Plan Update; Aug. 18 Virtual Meeting [PaEN]

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: National Recreation Areas Boost NE PA Economy - John Plonski

-- Inquirer: Residents Fight Back Against Proposed National Park At Delaware Water Gap

DEP

-- Guest Essay: Investments In Clean Pennsylvania Air, Land And Water Will Pay Off For Decades - By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR & Ramez Ziadeh, Acting Secretary of DEP [PaEN]

-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 18 On Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater; Methane Regs, Conventional Regs, Well Plugging, More [PaEN]

-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Penn State Researchers Find Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Tribune-Democrat: Study: Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Dirt Roads Poses Risks To Health, Environment

-- Bedford Gazette: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- WESA: Researchers Find Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Journal Of Petroleum Technology: Study: Drilling Waste On Pennsylvania Roads Bad For Health, Land

-- Environmental Health Project: Setback Distances And The Regulations We Need To Protect Public Health From Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]

-- EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw: DEP’s Onerous Manganese Regulation Plays Favorites [Click Here for whole story]

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

-- DEP Sets Virtual Hearings On Consol Harvey Mine, Enlow Fork Underground Coal Mine Expansions In Greene County [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Reports Of Glen Lyon Coal Refuse Fire By Site Of Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant Site In Luzerne County Unfounded

-- Warren Times: City, DEP Continue Search For Source Of Odor In City Of Warren

-- DEP Took Action On 663 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,271 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 13 PA Bulletin; Cleanup Report From Callon (Marcellus) LLC, Wyoming County [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Feature: Lenape Nation Travelers Journey Hundreds Of Miles Seeking PA Recognition, To Renew A Years-Old Treaty With Lenape Sipu (Delaware River) Communities [PaEN]

-- Bucks County Courier Times: Lenape Tribe Bring Treaty, Fight For PA Recognition To Bucks During Delaware River Journey

-- Courier Times: Lenape River Nation Journey, Treaty Signing Arrives In Bucks County [Photos]

-- Our Pocono Waters To Release Report On Economic Benefits Of PA's Special Protection Streams In The Poconos Aug. 16 [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Northampton County Residents Oppose Efforts To Apply Sewage Sludge To Nearby Farm [Video]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper August 12 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Events: Preserving Your Land, Chainsaw Safety, Mindful Family Yoga, More

-- Pocono Record: Brodhead Watershed Assn. Nature At Risk: Otters Still Call Delaware River Home, For Now

Drinking Water

-- WESA: Record $209 Million State Loan Helping Fund Backup System For Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water

-- The Nation: In PA Residents Uniting Across Political Lines To Battle Corporations Attempting To Privatize Their Water Systems

-- Courier Times: Officials Call Proposed Sale Of Bucks Sewer System ‘Unconscionable’

-- Call For Abstracts For The PFAS Specialty Conference Nov. 10 In Cumberland County [PaEN]

-- PA American Water Announces $40 Million In Upgrades For 7 Dams In Lackawanna, Luzerne County

-- York Daily Record: Check Out Progress On Lake Williams Drinking Water Dam Project

-- PA American Water Helps Plant Nearly 2,000 Trees In Recognition Of Customers’ Switch To Paperless Billing [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Grant To Expand Trails At Jakes Rocks

Drought

-- Williamsport Sun: Lack Of Rainfall Leaves Many Concerned In Lycoming County

-- Scranton Times: Abnormally Dry Conditions Impact Local Agriculture In NE PA

-- Warren Times: Allegheny Reservoir Levels Bring Early End To Boating Season

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New Jersey Declares ‘Drought Watch,’ Asking Residents, Businesses To Conserve Water

-- Reuters: Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

-- WPost: Climate Change’s Impact Intensifies As U.S. .Prepares To Take Action

Economic Development

-- Penn State Calls For Taking Next Step To Demonstrate Technology For Recovery Of Rare Earth & Critical Minerals From Mine Drainage, Coal Refuse - Build A Processing Facility [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA Acid Mine Drainage

-- Warren Times: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA’s Acid Mine Drainage

-- U.S. DOE Invites Comments On Implementing A Rare Earth & Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration & Commercialization Program [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State’s Rare Opportunity In Rare Earth Minerals

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: 6% Population Loss, 3.3% Job Loss In PA's 'Natural Gas' Counties Show Misplaced Faith In Economic Benefits Of Oil & Gas Development By Policymakers [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report: Oil & Gas Industry Isn’t Stemming Rural PA Population Loss

-- WITF Smart Talk: Outdoor Recreation In Pennsylvania Is Serious Business

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Our Pocono Waters To Release Report On Economic Benefits Of PA's Special Protection Streams In The Poconos Aug. 16 [PaEN]

-- Penn State City Semester Students Become Architects Of Sustainability With Pittsburgh Businesses [PaEN]

-- Northwest Commission Seeking Public Input On NW PA Greenways/Recreation Plan Update; Aug. 18 Virtual Meeting [PaEN]

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: National Recreation Areas Boost NE PA Economy - John Plonski

-- South Mountain Partnership Sept. 30 Power Of The Partnership Celebration. Hauser Hill, Biglerville, Adams County. 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

-- South Mountain Partnership Accepting Entries To Photo Contest: Deadlines Sept. 12, Nov. 7

-- Post-Gazette: Documentary ‘Boom & Bust’ Gives A Potential Preview Of Beaver County’s Petrochemical Future

Education

-- Warren Times - Katie Finch, Audubon Community Nature Center: Nature Inspires With Both Diversity And Unity

-- Post-Gazette: Fred Rogers Production’s Family Nature Day Series, Experience Butterflies, Bunnies And Mister Rogers - Oh My!

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Aug. 31 Virtual Local Government Engagement Conversation Café [PaEN]

-- American Chestnut Foundation 2022 American Chestnut Symposium Accepting Student Poster, Talk Proposals; Hunting Chestnut Trees! [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Digging Into History In State Parks & Forests - PA Outdoor Corps Cultural Resources Crew -- By: Angie Jaillet-Wentling, M.A., RPA, DCNR Cultural Resources Program Coordinator [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Feature: Lenape Nation Travelers Journey Hundreds Of Miles Seeking PA Recognition, To Renew A Years-Old Treaty With Lenape Sipu (Delaware River) Communities [PaEN]

-- Bucks County Courier Times: Lenape Tribe Bring Treaty, Fight For PA Recognition To Bucks During Delaware River Journey

-- Courier Times: Lenape River Nation Journey, Treaty Signing Arrives In Bucks County [Photos]

-- Call For Abstracts For The PFAS Specialty Conference Nov. 10 In Cumberland County [PaEN]

-- GridPhilly.com: Abandoned Mines Spewing Toxic Water Is Unwanted Legacy Of Coal

-- PUC Recognizes National 811 Day & Safe Digging Efforts Of PA One Call To Prevent Hitting Pipelines, Other Underground Utilities

-- Post-Gazette: Groundbreaking Set For This Fall For Rachel Carson Ecovillage On Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus

-- PA Solar Center Aug. 19 Webinar: A Brighter Future - Solar Energy For PA Schools; Save Millions, Avoid Energy Cost Spikes [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Aug. 17 Program On Dangers Of Particulate Air Pollution [PaEN]

-- Penn State City Semester Students Become Architects Of Sustainability With Pittsburgh Businesses [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Citizen: Michael E. Mann, Founding Director Of Penn’s New Climate Change Institute, Is Coming For Your Climate Doomism

-- Penn State Names Bruce Logan Director Of The Institutes Of Energy & The Environment

-- WESA: Fmr North Allegheny H.S. Students Release Guide For The Next Generation Of Young Activists

-- August 19 Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Flooding - Climate Change & Dangers To Infrastructure And Health

-- WHYY: Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide For All Four Seasons

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Farm Research Grants, Nov. 14 Deadline

-- LancasterOnline: Low-Flying Aircraft Will Update Geologic Maps In Lancaster, 20 Other Counties

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What’s An Acre Of Pennsylvania Farmland Worth?

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: To Reduce Violence In Philly, Plant Trees And Gardens

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: August Newsletter - What’s Poppin?; Striped Maple; Special Events

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Offering Wilderness First Responder Certification, Recertification Courses In January

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Events: Preserving Your Land, Chainsaw Safety, Mindful Family Yoga, More

-- WeConservePA Sept. 8 Webinar: Personal Injury Liability Protection Under State Recreational Use of Land and Water Act. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- Republican Herald: Boy Scouts At Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Build Leadership Skills In 6-Day Training Program

-- Scranton Times: Girl Scouts Recognized For Park Contribution In Dalton

-- Game Commission Celebrates Another Successful Piping Plover Nesting Season In Erie [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: National Aviary Researchers Submit Drone Footage To Make Case For Ivory-Billed Woodpecker’s Existence

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Hawk-Watching Season About To Launch

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Annual Autumn Hawk Watch Begins August 15

-- Williamsport Sun: Internship Experience With Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Was Beneficial For College Student

-- Pittsburgh To Host National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference Aug. 22-25 [PaEN]

-- North American Mining: Penn State Fayette Campus Reinstates Mining Tech Program

-- WITF Smart Talk: Lightning Fatalities Are Rare But Precautions Should Be Taken

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Watch For This Teen Fishing Phenom From Tioga County!

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: That’s No Fish! It’s An American Eel In The Kiski River

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA’s Elk Herd Can Be Viewed Throughout The Year In Elk County

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Elk Watching Season Gets Under Way With Annual Elk Expo Aug. 20-21 In Elk County

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Scientists Used Experiments To Determine If Birds Can Smell

-- Pocono Record: Brodhead Watershed Assn. Nature At Risk: Otters Still Call Delaware River Home, For Now

-- WLVT: Monarch Butterflies Are Endangered, But You Can Help

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Crickets, Lightning Bugs, Frogs Bring August Nights Alive

-- Bay Journal: Flashing Fireflies Add Spark Of Magic To Summer Nights

-- Wissahickon Trails: The Magic And Mystery Of Fireflies

-- NPR: Photos Shed New Light On How Fireflies Interact With The World

-- Post-Gazette: Documentary ‘Boom & Bust’ Gives A Potential Preview Of Beaver County’s Petrochemical Future

Emergency Response

-- TribLive: Flood Recovery Resource Center Set To Open To Help Latrobe Area Flood Victims

-- TribLive: Cleanup Continues After Flash Flooding In Westmoreland’s Village Of Dorothy

-- TribLive: Unity Restaurant, Storage Facility Join In Efforts To Help Westmoreland Flood Victims

-- Williamsport Sun: Lack Of Rainfall Leaves Many Concerned In Lycoming County

-- Warren Times: Allegheny Reservoir Levels Bring Early End To Boating Season

-- PUC Recognizes National 811 Day & Safe Digging Efforts Of PA One Call To Prevent Hitting Pipelines, Other Underground Utilities

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Agencies Disagree On Who Leads Investigation Of Pottstown House Explosion That Killed 5

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Offering Wilderness First Responder Certification, Recertification Courses In January

-- The Guardian: America’s Summer Of Floods: Climate Crisis Fueling Barrage, Scientists Say

-- Reuters: Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

-- WPost: Climate Change’s Impact Intensifies As U.S. .Prepares To Take Action

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]

-- PUC: 4 Major Electric Utilities Have Double Digit Electric Price Increases Coming Sept. 1 Caused By Spike In Natural Gas, Energy Costs, Hot Weather [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PUC Warns About Rising Electrical Rates Caused By Spike In Natural Gas Cost, Other Commodities, According To West Penn Power

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PECO’s Electricity Price Going Up 11%, Met Ed Going Up 18.4% Because Of Spike In Natural Gas Costs

-- PennLive: Electric Utilities Raising The Cost Of Their Electricity Up To 19% Starting Sept. 1

-- WV Metro News: WV Public Service Commission Warns Utility Customers Of 173% Increase In Natural Gas Rates Coming This Fall

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Jumps 8% On Talk Of Higher Flows To Texas LNG Plant

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Down 2 From Last Week - 23

-- TribLive: PA Average Gasoline Price Could Fall Below $4 By Late August, Analyst Says [Other Areas At $4.06 Now]

-- Post-Gazette: U.S. Gasoline Prices Dip Below $4; Pittsburgh And PA Averages Remain Near $4.30

-- USA Today: Gasoline Prices Drop Under $4 Nationwide [But Not In PA]

-- Citizens Voice: Gasoline Prices Drop Below $4 At Some Luzerne County Stations

-- Irish Mirror: Dimock, Susquehanna County Man Who Said His Life Was Destroyed By Fracking Traveled To Ireland To Urge The Government To Block Shannon New Fortress Energy LNG Project

National/International

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden [PaEN]

-- The Economist: How To Help With Energy Bills - Natural Gas Prices 8 Times Higher Than Last Summer

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Surge As Rhine Low Water Crisis, Winter Outlook Pose Risks

-- Bloomberg: Shallow Water In Rhine River Halts Barges At Key German Energy Shipping Waypoint

-- Reuters: Texas LNG Plant Retracts Force Majeure Issued After Explosion, Could Cost Natural Gas Buyers Billions In Losses

-- Bloomberg: Mexico Plans To Become LNG Export Hub With U.S. Natural Gas

-- Bloomberg: Europe Prepares For Winter Natural Gas Shortage

-- Bloomberg: Oil Demand Accelerates As Natural Gas Crisis Spurs Switch, IEA Says

-- AP: Saudi Aramco’s Profits Already $88 Billion As Oil Prices Stay High

-- Reuters: Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

Energy

-- Pittsburgh Magazine: Can Pittsburgh Save The Planet? - Hosting The Global Clean Energy Action Forum

-- PUC: 4 Major Electric Utilities Have Double Digit Electric Price Increases Coming Sept. 1 Caused By Spike In Natural Gas, Energy Costs, Hot Weather [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PUC Warns About Rising Electrical Rates Caused By Spike In Natural Gas Cost, Other Commodities, According To West Penn Power

-- WV Metro News: WV Public Service Commission Warns Utility Customers Of 173% Increase In Natural Gas Rates Coming This Fall

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: 6% Population Loss, 3.3% Job Loss In PA's 'Natural Gas' Counties Show Misplaced Faith In Economic Benefits Of Oil & Gas Development By Policymakers [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report: Oil & Gas Industry Isn’t Stemming Rural PA Population Loss

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Sun-Tracking Solar Panels Could Be Installed In Former Martic Twp. Coal Ash Basin In Lancaster County

-- House Hearing: Development Of Hydrogen Hub In Western PA Offers Benefits, Obstacles [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Advocates Warn PA Hydrogen Hub Expensive, Inefficient

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Legislators Hear Pros, Cons Of Hydrogen/Carbon Capture Hub

-- Public Source: Explainer: Western PA’s Bid To Be A ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Relies On Fossil Fuel And Capturing Climate-Warming Carbon

-- Financial Times: Why The U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Wants To Get In On Hydrogen

-- Williams Pipelines Enters Agreement With PennEnergy Resources For Certified Low Emissions Natural Gas [Click Here for PA Compliance Reports On Both Companies]

-- Penn State Names Bruce Logan Director Of The Institutes Of Energy & The Environment

-- Penn State Calls For Taking Next Step To Demonstrate Technology For Recovery Of Rare Earth & Critical Minerals From Mine Drainage, Coal Refuse - Build A Processing Facility [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA Acid Mine Drainage

-- Warren Times: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA’s Acid Mine Drainage

-- U.S. DOE Invites Comments On Implementing A Rare Earth & Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration & Commercialization Program [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State’s Rare Opportunity In Rare Earth Minerals

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Rare Earth Metal Push Will Hurt Environment, Indigenous People - Bucks Environmental Action

-- Gettysburg Times Guest Essay: Why Republicans Are Bad For The Economy - Agriculture, Energy - Gettysburg Area Democracy For America

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: FERC Presses Financial Giant Vanguard Over Possible Efforts To Influence Power Generation Mix Based On Its Stock Ownership

Energy Conservation

-- Pittsburgh Magazine: Can Pittsburgh Save The Planet? - Hosting The Global Clean Energy Action Forum

-- Post-Gazette: Groundbreaking Set For This Fall For Rachel Carson Ecovillage On Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus

Environmental Health

-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 18 On Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater; Methane Regs, Conventional Regs, Well Plugging, More [PaEN]

-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Penn State Researchers Find Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Tribune-Democrat: Study: Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Dirt Roads Poses Risks To Health, Environment

-- Bedford Gazette: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- WESA: Researchers Find Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Journal Of Petroleum Technology: Study: Drilling Waste On Pennsylvania Roads Bad For Health, Land

-- Environmental Health Project: Setback Distances And The Regulations We Need To Protect Public Health From Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]

-- Irish Mirror: Dimock, Susquehanna County Man Who Said His Life Was Destroyed By Fracking Traveled To Ireland To Urge The Government To Block Shannon New Fortress Energy LNG Project

-- Call For Abstracts For The PFAS Specialty Conference Nov. 10 In Cumberland County [PaEN]

-- EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw: DEP’s Onerous Manganese Regulation Plays Favorites [Click Here for whole story]

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

-- Temple University Invites Families Living Near Their Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Ambler Campuses To Join HOOT - Healing Ourselves Outdoors Together [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: City, DEP Continue Search For Source Of Odor In City Of Warren

-- Triblive/AP: Major Test Of First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine In 20 Years Begins In PA

-- Altoona Mirror: Local Clinic Hosts Trial For First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine

-- Pocono Record: Here Are 6 Key Tips To Help Public Avoid Tick-borne Illnesses From Pike County Health Symposium

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County To Spray For Mosquitoes Thursday After Detecting West Nile Virus

-- AP: Study Connects Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases

Environmental Heritage

-- Feature: Lenape Nation Travelers Journey Hundreds Of Miles Seeking PA Recognition, To Renew A Years-Old Treaty With Lenape Sipu (Delaware River) Communities [PaEN]

-- Bucks County Courier Times: Lenape Tribe Bring Treaty, Fight For PA Recognition To Bucks During Delaware River Journey

-- Courier Times: Lenape River Nation Journey, Treaty Signing Arrives In Bucks County [Photos]

-- DCNR Blog: Digging Into History In State Parks & Forests - PA Outdoor Corps Cultural Resources Crew -- By: Angie Jaillet-Wentling, M.A., RPA, DCNR Cultural Resources Program Coordinator [PaEN]

Environmental Justice

-- StateImpact PA - Adriana Delagarza: PA Environmental Group Pushing For Air Quality Monitors In Delaware County To Protect Hispanic, Latino Communities

-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter: Aug. 18 Advisory Board Meeting; Upcoming Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Hearings

Farming

-- Bay Journal: Pequea Creek Restoration Work Moves Ahead In Lancaster County -- By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Pennsylvania Poised To Meet Ag Challenges - Climate, Drought, Markets

-- Rockenbeck And Umberger Families Partner With ClearWater Conservancy To Preserve 8.78 Acre Property In Centre County [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Erie-Area Farmers Can’t Find Help They Need

-- Scranton Times: Abnormally Dry Conditions Impact Local Agriculture In NE PA

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Farm Research Grants, Nov. 14 Deadline

-- LancasterOnline: Why Are More Spotted Lanternflies In Some Areas Of Central PA, But Not Others?

-- Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 3 Plants To Noxious Weed List

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Northampton County Residents Oppose Efforts To Apply Sewage Sludge To Nearby Farm [Video]

-- Gettysburg Times Guest Essay: Why Republicans Are Bad For The Economy - Agriculture, Energy - Gettysburg Area Democracy For America

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What’s An Acre Of Pennsylvania Farmland Worth?

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: To Reduce Violence In Philly, Plant Trees And Gardens

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Receives Grants For Habitat Projects At Raystown, Somerset Lakes [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Awards Grants To Support Fishing & Boating Education Programs [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Watch For This Teen Fishing Phenom From Tioga County!

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Fish Commission Spawns Rainbow Trout To Produce Next Generation Of Stocked Fish

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: That’s No Fish! It’s An American Eel In The Kiski River

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: John Arway, Fmr Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director, Named To New Blue-Ribbon Aquatic Invasive Species Commission

Game Commission

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Doe Licenses Sold Out For Traditional Hunting Camp Regions Of PA

-- Game Commission Celebrates Another Successful Piping Plover Nesting Season In Erie [PaEN]

Flooding

-- TribLive: Flood Recovery Resource Center Set To Open To Help Latrobe Area Flood Victims

-- TribLive: Cleanup Continues After Flash Flooding In Westmoreland’s Village Of Dorothy

-- TribLive: Unity Restaurant, Storage Facility Join In Efforts To Help Westmoreland Flood Victims

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Fmr Top Afghan Environmental Official Now Helping Philly Solve Local Flooding Problems

-- Altoona Mirror: $1.3 Million In Contracts Awarded For 2 Stormwater Management Protect In Altoona

-- August 19 Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Flooding - Climate Change & Dangers To Infrastructure And Health

-- The Guardian: America’s Summer Of Floods: Climate Crisis Fueling Barrage, Scientists Say

-- Reuters: Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

-- WPost: Climate Change’s Impact Intensifies As U.S. .Prepares To Take Action

Forests

-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: DCNR Announces Plans For Motorized Recreational Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties

-- MCall: New State Catawissa Recreation Area Near Lehigh Valley First Dedicated To ATVs, Motorized Recreation

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Public Motorized Vehicle Recreation Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties Expected To Be Economic Boon In PA

-- Post-Gazette: PA Has So Far Avoided The Huge Western U.S. Scale Wildfires, But Climate And Forestry Scientists Warn That Could Change

-- August 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- PA Horticultural Society: Inspiring Tree Ambassadors Of All Ages In Southwest Philadelphia

-- PA American Water Helps Plant Nearly 2,000 Trees In Recognition Of Customers’ Switch To Paperless Billing [PaEN]

-- American Chestnut Foundation 2022 American Chestnut Symposium Accepting Student Poster, Talk Proposals; Hunting Chestnut Trees! [PaEN]

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: August Newsletter - What’s Poppin?; Striped Maple; Special Events

-- Triblive/AP: Major Test Of First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine In 20 Years Begins In PA

-- Altoona Mirror: Local Clinic Hosts Trial For First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine

-- Bay Journal: Flashing Fireflies Add Spark Of Magic To Summer Nights

-- Wissahickon Trails: The Magic And Mystery Of Fireflies

Forests - Wildfires

-- Post-Gazette: PA Has So Far Avoided The Huge Western U.S. Scale Wildfires, But Climate And Forestry Scientists Warn That Could Change

-- Financial Times: Wildfire Season: How To Stop California Burning

-- WPost: Climate Change’s Impact Intensifies As U.S. .Prepares To Take Action

Geology

-- LancasterOnline: Low-Flying Aircraft Will Update Geologic Maps In Lancaster, 20 Other Counties

Grants/Funding

-- USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Receives Grants For Habitat Projects At Raystown, Somerset Lakes [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Awards Grants To Support Fishing & Boating Education Programs [PaEN]

-- The News-Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Receives $4,300 Grant To Update Passive Mine Water Treatment System

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Farm Research Grants, Nov. 14 Deadline

-- PA Environmental Council Blog: William Penn Foundation Circuit Trails Funding Cultivates An Appreciation For The Outdoors

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Grant To Expand Trails At Jakes Rocks

Green Infrastructure

-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Pequea Creek Restoration Work Moves Ahead In Lancaster County -- By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Rockenbeck And Umberger Families Partner With ClearWater Conservancy To Preserve 8.78 Acre Property In Centre County [PaEN]

-- The News-Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Receives $4,300 Grant To Update Passive Mine Water Treatment System

-- Republican Herald: Aquatic Restoration Above Sweet Arrow Lake Latest Conservation Project By Schuylkill Conservation District, Partners

-- Temple University Invites Families Living Near Their Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Ambler Campuses To Join HOOT - Healing Ourselves Outdoors Together [PaEN]

-- PA Horticultural Society: Inspiring Tree Ambassadors Of All Ages In Southwest Philadelphia

-- PA American Water Helps Plant Nearly 2,000 Trees In Recognition Of Customers’ Switch To Paperless Billing [PaEN]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: To Reduce Violence In Philly, Plant Trees And Gardens

-- PA Environmental Council Blog: William Penn Foundation Circuit Trails Funding Cultivates An Appreciation For The Outdoors

-- WFMZ: Wildflowers Flourishing Again At Bob’s Woods In Alsace, Berks County Thanks To Volunteers

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- York Daily Record: Hundreds Show Up To Protest The Possible Reuse Of York County Landfill Superfund Site

-- York Dispatch: Residents Mobilize Against Reopening Of Hopewell Landfill Superfund Site

-- USA Today: U.S. Senate Climate Bill Reinstates Oil Industry Tax For Superfund Cleanups

Hazardous Substances

-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 18 On Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater; Methane Regs, Conventional Regs, Well Plugging, More [PaEN]

-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Penn State Researchers Find Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Tribune-Democrat: Study: Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Dirt Roads Poses Risks To Health, Environment

-- Bedford Gazette: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- WESA: Researchers Find Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Journal Of Petroleum Technology: Study: Drilling Waste On Pennsylvania Roads Bad For Health, Land

-- Environmental Health Project: Setback Distances And The Regulations We Need To Protect Public Health From Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]

-- Irish Mirror: Dimock, Susquehanna County Man Who Said His Life Was Destroyed By Fracking Traveled To Ireland To Urge The Government To Block Shannon New Fortress Energy LNG Project

-- EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw: DEP’s Onerous Manganese Regulation Plays Favorites [Click Here for whole story]

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

-- Call For Abstracts For The PFAS Specialty Conference Nov. 10 In Cumberland County [PaEN]

Land Conservation

-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: DCNR Announces Plans For Motorized Recreational Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties

-- MCall: New State Catawissa Recreation Area Near Lehigh Valley First Dedicated To ATVs, Motorized Recreation

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Public Motorized Vehicle Recreation Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties Expected To Be Economic Boon In PA

-- Rockenbeck And Umberger Families Partner With ClearWater Conservancy To Preserve 8.78 Acre Property In Centre County [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: 107 Foot Three Rivers Heritage Trail Segment In Natrona, Allegheny County Has Big Impact

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Grant To Expand Trails At Jakes Rocks

-- Inquirer: Montgomery County Couple Create Homegrown Meadow To Attract Pollinating Insects, Birds

-- WFMZ: Wildflowers Flourishing Again At Bob’s Woods In Alsace, Berks County Thanks To Volunteers

-- WeConservePA Sept. 8 Webinar: Personal Injury Liability Protection Under State Recreational Use of Land and Water Act. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Events: Preserving Your Land, Chainsaw Safety, Mindful Family Yoga, More

-- PennLive: Brothers Put Susquehanna River Islands Up For Sale Near Harrisburg

-- South Mountain Partnership Sept. 30 Power Of The Partnership Celebration. Hauser Hill, Biglerville, Adams County. 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

-- South Mountain Partnership Accepting Entries To Photo Contest: Deadlines Sept. 12, Nov. 7

Land Recycling

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Sun-Tracking Solar Panels Could Be Installed In Former Martic Twp. Coal Ash Basin In Lancaster County

-- MCall: Fmr Tire Dump In Slate Belt Closer To Becoming An Industrial Park

-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 13 PA Bulletin; Cleanup Report From Callon (Marcellus) LLC, Wyoming County [PaEN]

Lake Erie

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Budget Delivers Big Wins For Lake Erie Cleanup, Recreation, More - PennFuture

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep PA Beautiful To Work With PennDOT To Reduce Cigarette Litter At State Welcome Centers [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Erie ReuseFest Set For Sept. 10, Donate Used Items To Local Nonprofit Groups [PaEN]

Mine Reclamation

-- Penn State Calls For Taking Next Step To Demonstrate Technology For Recovery Of Rare Earth & Critical Minerals From Mine Drainage, Coal Refuse - Build A Processing Facility [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA Acid Mine Drainage

-- Warren Times: Reclaiming Rare Earth Elements Could Clean Up PA’s Acid Mine Drainage

-- U.S. DOE Invites Comments On Implementing A Rare Earth & Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration & Commercialization Program [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State’s Rare Opportunity In Rare Earth Minerals

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Rare Earth Metal Push Will Hurt Environment, Indigenous People - Bucks Environmental Action

-- GridPhilly.com: Abandoned Mines Spewing Toxic Water Is Unwanted Legacy Of Coal

-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area [PaEN]

-- EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw: DEP’s Onerous Manganese Regulation Plays Favorites [Click Here for whole story]

-- The News-Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Receives $4,300 Grant To Update Passive Mine Water Treatment System

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Reports Of Glen Lyon Coal Refuse Fire By Site Of Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant Site In Luzerne County Unfounded

Oil & Gas

-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 18 On Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater; Methane Regs, Conventional Regs, Well Plugging, More [PaEN]

-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Penn State Researchers Find Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Tribune-Democrat: Study: Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Dirt Roads Poses Risks To Health, Environment

-- Bedford Gazette: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

-- WESA: Researchers Find Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff

-- Journal Of Petroleum Technology: Study: Drilling Waste On Pennsylvania Roads Bad For Health, Land

-- Environmental Health Project: Setback Distances And The Regulations We Need To Protect Public Health From Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 13 PA Bulletin; Cleanup Report From Callon (Marcellus) LLC, Wyoming County [PaEN]

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: 6% Population Loss, 3.3% Job Loss In PA's 'Natural Gas' Counties Show Misplaced Faith In Economic Benefits Of Oil & Gas Development By Policymakers [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report: Oil & Gas Industry Isn’t Stemming Rural PA Population Loss

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Down 2 From Last Week - 23

-- PUC: 4 Major Electric Utilities Have Double Digit Electric Price Increases Coming Sept. 1 Caused By Spike In Natural Gas, Energy Costs, Hot Weather [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PUC Warns About Rising Electrical Rates Caused By Spike In Natural Gas Cost, Other Commodities, According To West Penn Power

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PECO’s Electricity Price Going Up 11%, Met Ed Going Up 18.4% Because Of Spike In Natural Gas Costs

-- PennLive: Electric Utilities Raising The Cost Of Their Electricity Up To 19% Starting Sept. 1

-- WV Metro News: WV Public Service Commission Warns Utility Customers Of 173% Increase In Natural Gas Rates Coming This Fall

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Jumps 8% On Talk Of Higher Flows To Texas LNG Plant

-- The Economist: How To Help With Energy Bills - Natural Gas Prices 8 Times Higher Than Last Summer

-- Williams Pipelines Enters Agreement With PennEnergy Resources For Certified Low Emissions Natural Gas [Click Here for PA Compliance Reports On Both Companies]

-- Bloomberg: Methane ‘Loophole’ Shows Risk Of Gaming EPA System For Reporting Emissions [Range Resources In PA As An Example]

-- Irish Mirror: Dimock, Susquehanna County Man Who Said His Life Was Destroyed By Fracking Traveled To Ireland To Urge The Government To Block Shannon New Fortress Energy LNG Project

-- House Hearing: Development Of Hydrogen Hub In Western PA Offers Benefits, Obstacles [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Advocates Warn PA Hydrogen Hub Expensive, Inefficient

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Legislators Hear Pros, Cons Of Hydrogen/Carbon Capture Hub

-- Public Source: Explainer: Western PA’s Bid To Be A ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Relies On Fossil Fuel And Capturing Climate-Warming Carbon

-- Financial Times: Why The U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Wants To Get In On Hydrogen

-- Post-Gazette: U.S. Gasoline Prices Dip Below $4; Pittsburgh And PA Averages Remain Near $4.30

-- USA Today: Gasoline Prices Drop Under $4 Nationwide [But Not In PA]

-- Citizens Voice: Gasoline Prices Drop Below $4 At Some Luzerne County Stations

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Reports Of Glen Lyon Coal Refuse Fire By Site Of Natural Gas To Gasoline Plant Site In Luzerne County Unfounded

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Agencies Disagree On Who Leads Investigation Of Pottstown House Explosion That Killed 5

-- WHYY: Activists Pressure Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Commissioners On Climate Action, Transparency

-- Post-Gazette: Documentary ‘Boom & Bust’ Gives A Potential Preview Of Beaver County’s Petrochemical Future

-- Reuters: Climate Risks Dwarf Europe’s Energy Crisis, Space Chief Warns

-- Utility Dive: FERC Presses Financial Giant Vanguard Over Possible Efforts To Influence Power Generation Mix Based On Its Stock Ownership

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden [PaEN]

Pipelines

-- Williams Pipelines Enters Agreement With PennEnergy Resources For Certified Low Emissions Natural Gas [Click Here for PA Compliance Reports On Both Companies]

-- PUC Recognizes National 811 Day & Safe Digging Efforts Of PA One Call To Prevent Hitting Pipelines, Other Underground Utilities

PennVEST

-- WESA: Record $209 Million State Loan Helping Fund Backup System For Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water

Permitting

-- DEP Sets Virtual Hearings On Consol Harvey Mine, Enlow Fork Underground Coal Mine Expansions In Greene County [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 663 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,271 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 13 PA Bulletin; Cleanup Report From Callon (Marcellus) LLC, Wyoming County [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 18 On Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater; Methane Regs, Conventional Regs, Well Plugging, More [PaEN]

-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter: Aug. 18 Advisory Board Meeting; Upcoming Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Hearings

-- DEP Sets Virtual Hearings On Consol Harvey Mine, Enlow Fork Underground Coal Mine Expansions In Greene County [PaEN]

-- Northwest Commission Seeking Public Input On NW PA Greenways/Recreation Plan Update; Aug. 18 Virtual Meeting [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 13 PA Bulletin; Cleanup Report From Callon (Marcellus) LLC, Wyoming County [PaEN]

PUC

-- PUC: 4 Major Electric Utilities Have Double Digit Electric Price Increases Coming Sept. 1 Caused By Spike In Natural Gas, Energy Costs, Hot Weather [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PUC Warns About Rising Electrical Rates Caused By Spike In Natural Gas Cost, Other Commodities, According To West Penn Power

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PECO’s Electricity Price Going Up 11%, Met Ed Going Up 18.4% Because Of Spike In Natural Gas Costs

-- PennLive: Electric Utilities Raising The Cost Of Their Electricity Up To 19% Starting Sept. 1

-- WV Metro News: WV Public Service Commission Warns Utility Customers Of 173% Increase In Natural Gas Rates Coming This Fall

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Jumps 8% On Talk Of Higher Flows To Texas LNG Plant

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PUC Consumer Advocate Sues To Overturn Aqua PA Takeover Of Willistown Twp. Sewer System In Chester County

-- PUC Recognizes National 811 Day & Safe Digging Efforts Of PA One Call To Prevent Hitting Pipelines, Other Underground Utilities

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Agencies Disagree On Who Leads Investigation Of Pottstown House Explosion That Killed 5

Recreation

-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: Outdoor Recreation In Pennsylvania Is Serious Business

-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: DCNR Announces Plans For Motorized Recreational Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties

-- MCall: New State Catawissa Recreation Area Near Lehigh Valley First Dedicated To ATVs, Motorized Recreation

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Public Motorized Vehicle Recreation Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties Expected To Be Economic Boon In PA

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: What Is The Economic Value Of Protected Open Space In Pennsylvania? -- By Jason Lenker, Intern, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Temple University Invites Families Living Near Their Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Ambler Campuses To Join HOOT - Healing Ourselves Outdoors Together [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council Blog: William Penn Foundation Circuit Trails Funding Cultivates An Appreciation For The Outdoors

-- DCNR Prohibits Hunting With Firearms In State Parks In Bucks, Chester, Montgomery Counties

-- DCNR Blog: Digging Into History In State Parks & Forests - PA Outdoor Corps Cultural Resources Crew -- By: Angie Jaillet-Wentling, M.A., RPA, DCNR Cultural Resources Program Coordinator [PaEN]

-- August 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Sept. 8 Webinar: Personal Injury Liability Protection Under State Recreational Use of Land and Water Act. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- Northwest Commission Seeking Public Input On NW PA Greenways/Recreation Plan Update; Aug. 18 Virtual Meeting [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Plan For Disc Golf Course In Neighborhood Park Alarms New Kensington Residents

-- TribLive Editorial: Brackenridge Proposal To Kids: Take Your Basketball And Go Home

-- Scranton Times: Bike Loop In Bradford, Sulliveran, Susquehanna, Wyoming Counties A First In PA

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Grant To Expand Trails At Jakes Rocks

-- WeConservePA: 107 Foot Three Rivers Heritage Trail Segment In Natrona, Allegheny County Has Big Impact

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Bike Race Documentary About Female Adventure Athletes

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Offering Wilderness First Responder Certification, Recertification Courses In January

-- TribLive: Off-Road Vehicle, Ropes Needed To Rescue Man From Rugged Terrain In Murrysville Park

-- TribLive: Friends Of Boyce Park Committee Accepting Member Applications

-- AG Shapiro Sues Chester County Playground Equipment Suppliers For Failing To Deliver

-- Scranton Times: Girl Scouts Recognized For Park Contribution In Dalton

-- WHYY: Coming To Philly This Fall: Bike Lane Patrol Officers

-- South Mountain Partnership Sept. 30 Power Of The Partnership Celebration. Hauser Hill, Biglerville, Adams County. 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

-- TribLive: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Plans Roaring 20s Anniversary Gala Aug. 20

-- South Mountain Partnership Accepting Entries To Photo Contest: Deadlines Sept. 12, Nov. 7

-- Triblive/AP: Major Test Of First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine In 20 Years Begins In PA

-- Altoona Mirror: Local Clinic Hosts Trial For First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine

-- Pocono Record: Here Are 6 Key Tips To Help Public Avoid Tick-borne Illnesses From Pike County Health Symposium

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Long Delayed Dredging Of Schuylkill River In Front Of Boathouse Row Begins; Sludge Gets Pumped Over The Dam

-- Inquirer: Residents Fight Back Against Proposed National Park At Delaware Water Gap

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: National Recreation Areas Boost NE PA Economy - John Plonski

-- WITF Smart Talk: Lightning Fatalities Are Rare But Precautions Should Be Taken

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Resources Council Erie ReuseFest Set For Sept. 10, Donate Used Items To Local Nonprofit Groups [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful To Work With PennDOT To Reduce Cigarette Litter At State Welcome Centers [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Northampton County Residents Oppose Efforts To Apply Sewage Sludge To Nearby Farm [Video]

-- York Daily Record: Hundreds Show Up To Protest The Possible Reuse Of York County Landfill Superfund Site

-- York Dispatch: Residents Mobilize Against Reopening Of Hopewell Landfill Superfund Site

-- StateImpact PA - Adriana Delagarza: PA Environmental Group Pushing For Air Quality Monitors In Delaware County To Protect Hispanic, Latino Communities

-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter: Aug. 18 Advisory Board Meeting; Upcoming Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Hearings

-- MCall: Fmr Tire Dump In Slate Belt Closer To Becoming An Industrial Park

-- Reuters: Landfills Around The World Release A Lot Of Methane, Study

Regulations

-- EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw: DEP’s Onerous Manganese Regulation Plays Favorites [Click Here for whole story]

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]

Renewable Energy

-- Pittsburgh Magazine: Can Pittsburgh Save The Planet? - Hosting The Global Clean Energy Action Forum

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center Aug. 19 Webinar: A Brighter Future - Solar Energy For PA Schools; Save Millions, Avoid Energy Cost Spikes [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Sun-Tracking Solar Panels Could Be Installed In Former Martic Twp. Coal Ash Basin In Lancaster County

-- Public Source: Explainer: Western PA’s Bid To Be A ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Relies On Fossil Fuel And Capturing Climate-Warming Carbon

-- Financial Times: Why The U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Wants To Get In On Hydrogen

-- Post-Gazette: Groundbreaking Set For This Fall For Rachel Carson Ecovillage On Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Rare Earth Metal Push Will Hurt Environment, Indigenous People - Bucks Environmental Action

-- Erie Times: Wind Turbines Could Come To Lake Erie, Ohio Supreme Court Rules

-- WSJ: U.S. Solar Shipments Hit By Import Ban On China’s Xinjiang Region

-- WPost: Climate Change’s Impact Intensifies As U.S. .Prepares To Take Action