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Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health [PaEN]
-- House Environmental Committee Holds Hearing Sept. 14 on Hydrogen’s Potential As An Energy Source
-- MCall: Super PAC Pulls Ad Attacking Lehigh Valley Republican Congressional Candidate Over Company’s Environmental Record
-- PA Capital-Star: Environmental Groups Launch Anti-Pollution Campaign Targeting Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Young Voters Can Save The Planet - NextGen America
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]
Articles & NewsClips By Topic -------------------------------------------------------
-- 59 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]
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
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Will Miss September RGGI Greenhouse Gas Credit Auction As PA Court Battle Continues
-- Argus Media: PA Supreme Court Maintains Stay On Implementing RGGI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits On Power Plants
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
-- Clean Air Council Celebrates Joseph Minott's 40 Year Commitment To Leading The Council, And To The Environment [PaEN]
-- DEP Advisory: Hearings On Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Aug. 31 & Sept. 1
-- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Landfills
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Fight Catalytic Converter Thefts
-- Clean Air Council Now Accepting Applications For Feet First Philly Mini Grants; Sept. 7 Webinar For Potential Applicants [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report Calls Carbon Capture, Blue Hydrogen Projects A ‘Pipe Dream’
-- Financial Times: Oil & Gas Industry Condemns First U.S. Fee On Greenhouse Gases
Allegheny National Forest
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Accepting Comments On Forest Management Plan Monitoring Program
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Continues Chronic Wasting Disease-Related Feeding Restrictions
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Announces Draft Spongy [Gypsy] Moth Suppression Plan
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Closes Recreation Facilities As Reservoir Levels Fall
-- Warren Times: Recreation Improvements Touted At Kinzua Dam On Allegheny River
Alternative Fuels
-- DEP Still Accepting Applications For Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebates [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Plugging $1 Billion For Alternative Fuel Vehicles, EPA Head Test-Drives Electric Garbage Truck [Made By Mack In PA]
-- The New Yorker: Could Coal Waste Be Used To Make Sustainable Batteries? By Eliza Griswold
-- Bloomberg: Honda, LG Set To Build $4.4 Billion EV Battery Plant In U.S.
-- AP: 17 States Weigh Adopting California’s Electric Car Mandate [PA Status Mentioned]
Awards & Recognition
-- 180+ Attended 2022 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference; MayFly Award Winners Recognized [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Stakeholders Celebrate ‘Vitally Important’ Somerset County Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems
-- Brodhead Watershed Association Honors Volunteer Wendy Lichty, Dr. Matt Connell For Conservation Efforts At Sept. 23 Celebration [PaEN]
-- Clean Air Council Celebrates Joseph Minott's 40 Year Commitment To Leading The Council, And To The Environment [PaEN]
-- EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Sewickley-Based Allegheny Land Trust Earns National Accreditation
-- The Litterbug Continues To Strike, Strike Back By Entering The PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Entries Being Accepted For Warren County Conservation District Photo Contest
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- DCNR Reminds Public Of Wild Ginseng Harvesting Guidance As Season Begins [PaEN]
-- Sustaining The Serpentine Barrens Conference-Tour Oct. 18-19 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: Goats Do Hard Work Clearing Invasive Plants At Pittsburgh’s South Side Park
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Awards Research Grants For Soil Health, Farm Conservation, Regenerative Farming, Spotted Lanternfly Mitigation [PaEN]
-- Study Suggests One-Third Of Wild Bee Species In PA Have Declined; Bee Diversity Can Help Conserve Pollinators - By Chuck Gill, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Wild Bees Declined By One-Third In Central PA Orchards, Penn State Study
-- POLLINATORS! The Musical Coming To Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, State College Sept. 11 - By Alexandra McLaughlin, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County Sept. 17 Pollinator Festival At Adams Ricci Park
-- Penn State: Boy’s Discovery Reveals Wasps Highly Complex Interaction With Ants, Oak Tree Galls
-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Brown Lawn? Here’s How To Really Go Green! - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk: Your Small Changes Can Help Bring Monarchs Back - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Announces Draft Spongy [Gypsy] Moth Suppression Plan
-- WESA: Entomologist Explains The Secret To Stomping Out Spotted Lanternflies
-- WPost: Gene Editing Could Revive Nearly Lost American Chestnut, Not Everyone Is On Board
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- Gov. Wolf Announces Local Government Receiving Nearly $500 Million In 2nd Round Of American Rescue Plan Funding [Are They Investing It In Restoring The Environment? ]
-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. What’s Your Community Doing?
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Brightside Baptist Church Rain Garden Proves Green Infrastructure Is Beautiful And Functional In Lancaster County - By Sean O'Connor, Communications Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Report On Progress, Local Projects To Improve Water Quality In Lancaster County
-- Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program Offering Level 1 Certification Training Sept. 8-9 In State College [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 3 PA Bulletin; More Oil & Gas Well Pad Cleanups; Facility Permits [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- BobScaping: New Video-- Blowout: Who’s Next?’ Tells Story Of Fracking-Related Pollution Cases, Including Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- Penn State To Hold Cancer And The Environment Symposium Sept. 29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included [PaEN]
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
-- TribLive: Plum Residents Speak Out Against Drilling Wastewater Injection Well Proposal In Allegheny County
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Company Wants To Build 2nd Fracking Waste Injection Well In Pittsburgh Suburb
-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
-- 180+ Attended 2022 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference; MayFly Award Winners Recognized [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Stakeholders Celebrate ‘Vitally Important’ Somerset County Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems
-- Brodhead Watershed Association Honors Volunteer Wendy Lichty, Dr. Matt Connell For Conservation Efforts At Sept. 23 Celebration [PaEN]
-- Clean Air Council Celebrates Joseph Minott's 40 Year Commitment To Leading The Council, And To The Environment [PaEN]
-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept. 15 Program In Hershey On How Citizen Science, Place-Based Learning Are Helping To Address Environmental Challenges [PaEN]
-- September 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Young Voters Can Save The Planet - NextGen America
-- EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat [PaEN]
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partners With Westminster College H.S. Science Camp; Completes Blacks Creek Maintenance Pond [PaEN]
-- Meadville Tribune: Western PA Conservancy Watershed Mini Grant Will Aid Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program
-- Western PA Conservancy: Rain Garden System Expands Environmental Benefits, Offers Opportunities To Teach Green Infrastructure At Pittsburgh Schools [PaEN]
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Brightside Baptist Church Rain Garden Proves Green Infrastructure Is Beautiful And Functional In Lancaster County - By Sean O'Connor, Communications Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council Blog: Catawissa Creek’s Run To Be PA’s River Of The Year Has A Silver Lining
-- Warren Times: 14th Annual Allegheny River Cleanup Sept. 15-17
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Is EnviroDIY Citizen Science Water Quality Data As Good As USGS [Spoiler - It’s A Close Match]
-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Brown Lawn? Here’s How To Really Go Green! - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk: Your Small Changes Can Help Bring Monarchs Back - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Carbon Emissions [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Volunteer Fire Companies Have Become Harder To Sustain, Can Collaboration Help?
-- TribLive: Nature-Based Child Care Center Opens At Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve In Fox Chapel, Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Eagle Scout Projects At Morosini Reserve Offer New Chances To Check Out Local Wildlife In Murrysville, Westmoreland County
Climate
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Will Miss September RGGI Greenhouse Gas Credit Auction As PA Court Battle Continues
-- Argus Media: PA Supreme Court Maintains Stay On Implementing RGGI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits On Power Plants
-- Sept. 7 Screening Of Hurricane Agnes 50: Life After The Flood; It Happened Before And Flooding Will Be Worse In The Future Due To Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Storms Are Getting Worse, What Does That Mean For Our Health
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: Sept. 23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Suburban Philadelphia Firm Bets On New Technology to Store Solar Power 24/7
-- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Carbon Emissions [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Homebuilding Startup - Module - Selected As One Of 6 New Ventures For The Housing Lab, Prioritizing Housing Equity, Sustainability [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Landfills
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Could Philly’s Steam System Provide A Climate Solution? Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Says No
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report Calls Carbon Capture, Blue Hydrogen Projects A ‘Pipe Dream’
-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Public Hearing On Strengthening PA’s Power Grids
-- New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Provides Overview Of Efforts Since 2009 [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: The New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Is Out, How Did Our Region Do?
-- Centre Daily Times Guest Essay: With Critical Climate Change Fight, We’re All In It Together - Charles Dumas
-- Pike County Conservation District: Climate Change Update For Trails Month
-- EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Philly Schools Won’t Be Fully Air Conditioned Until 2027
-- Inquirer: Summer 2022 In Philly Is About To Set More High Temperature Records
-- WHYY: 100 Philly Schools Will Close Early Tuesday, Wednesday Due To High Heat
-- AP: U.S.D.A. Asks Farmers - Can You Plant 2 Crops Instead Of One?
-- Reuters: Explainer: How Industry Is Depending On Carbon Capture Technology For Climate Goals
-- Bloomberg: Honda, LG Set To Build $4.4 Billion EV Battery Plant In U.S.
-- Financial Times: Crypto And Climate Change: Can Web3 Help Get Us To Net Zero?
-- NPR: Stressed Out About Climate Change? 4 Ways To Tackle Both The Feelings And The Issues
-- USA Today: Nearly Half Of U.S. Has Endured A Drought In 2022, Will It Get Worse? Yes, Experts Say
-- The Guardian: Brutal Heatwave Scorches U.S. West, Sparking Wildfires, Health Warnings
-- WSJ: U.S. Has Been Hit By Dramatic Flooding, And It Could Get Worse
-- Financial Times: U.S. Utilities Postpone Coal Power Closures In Clean Energy Setback
-- Financial Times: Oil & Gas Industry Condemns First U.S. Fee On Greenhouse Gases
-- USA Today: 2021’s Climate Extremes Show Global Warming Has ‘No Sign Of Slowing’
-- WPost: Cost Of Climate Change Impacts Far Surpass Government Estimates, Study Says
-- Financial Times: Climate Envoy John Kerry Seeks Restart To U.S. Emissions Talks With China
-- Financial Times: China’s Carbon Emissions Fall 8% As Economic Growth Slows
-- Financial Times: China Coal Power Generation Nears Record During Heat And Drought
-- Financial Times: China Drought Highlights Economic Damage Wrought By Global Warming
Climate - New Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Law
-- Post-Gazette: Local Pittsburgh-Area Climate Initiatives To Receive A Boost When Long-Awaited Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Act Funds Flow
-- WSJ: First Solar To Invest $1.2 Billion In U.S. Plants, Spurred By New Climate Law
Coal Mining
-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health [PaEN]
-- The New Yorker: Could Coal Waste Be Used To Make Sustainable Batteries? By Eliza Griswold
-- Financial Times: U.S. Utilities Postpone Coal Power Closures In Clean Energy Setback
Compliance Action
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- EPA Imposes $2.5 Million Penalty On PA Company For Selling Auto Parts That Avoid Vehicle Pollution Controls [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 706 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,488 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week
Conservation Districts
-- DCNR, Crawford & Warren Conservation Districts Host Field To Forest Workshops On Sept. 24, Oct. 1 [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Entries Being Accepted For Warren County Conservation District Photo Contest
-- Pike County Conservation District: Climate Change Update For Trails Month
Court Decisions
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
DCNR
-- DCNR Reminds Public Of Wild Ginseng Harvesting Guidance As Season Begins [PaEN]
-- MCall: Beltzville State Park In Carbon County Closes Beach Early For The Season Due To Low Water Levels
-- DCNR Names Gregory Kisko District Forester For Sproul State Forest In Clinton, Centre Counties
-- Register Now For Keystone Trails Assn. KTA Trail Challenge Sept. 10 In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Competitive Virtual Walking Program Sept. 12 to Nov. 7
-- Registration Now Open! Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. 20, In Somerset County
-- Sustaining The Serpentine Barrens Conference-Tour Oct. 18-19 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Pike County Conservation District: Climate Change Update For Trails Month
-- Williamsport Sun: Expanded Susquehanna River Access Unveiled In Time For Labor Day Regatta
-- September 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Free Paint-By-Number Projects Based On PA State Parks, Forests
-- TribLive: Keystone State Park Trail, Spillway Spotlighted Over Labor Day Weekend
-- Courier Times: Is There Really A Village Under Lake Nockamixon? The Truth About The Creation Of Nockamixon State Park
DEP
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- Penn State To Hold Cancer And The Environment Symposium Sept. 29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- BobScaping: New Video-- Blowout: Who’s Next?’ Tells Story Of Fracking-Related Pollution Cases, Including Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
-- DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 3 PA Bulletin; More Oil & Gas Well Pad Cleanups; Facility Permits [PaEN]
-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health [PaEN]
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Landfills
-- DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks For Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020 [PaEN]
-- MCall: Drought Watch Issued For 36 Counties, Including Entire Lehigh Valley Region
-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County, NE PA Under Drought Watch After Hot Dry Summer
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Declares Drought Watch For Philly, Surrounding Counties
-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Public Hearing On Strengthening PA’s Power Grids
-- DEP Advisory: Hearings On Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Aug. 31 & Sept. 1
-- DEP Took Action On 706 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,488 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week
Delaware River
-- DRBC: Microplastics Pervasive In Waters Adjacent To Delaware River’s Population Centers [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Microplastics Found Throughout Delaware River And Its Tributaries
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 2 RiverWatch Video Report
DRBC
-- DRBC: Microplastics Pervasive In Waters Adjacent To Delaware River’s Population Centers [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Microplastics Found Throughout Delaware River And Its Tributaries
Drinking Water
-- DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks For Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020 [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitors Hydrologic Conditions Across The Basin; Including Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- MCall: Drought Watch Issued For 36 Counties, Including Entire Lehigh Valley Region
-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County, NE PA Under Drought Watch After Hot Dry Summer
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Declares Drought Watch For Philly, Surrounding Counties
-- Republican Herald: Water Authorities Advise Users To Cut Back On Water Use In Schuylkill County Due To Drought Watch
-- Scranton Times: PA American Water Urges Customers To Conserve Water
-- Centre Daily Times: More Than Half Of PA Facing ‘Abnormally Dry’ Conditions, Here’s What That Means
-- Williamsport Sun: Keeping The Williamsport Water Supply Safe
-- Williamsport Sun: ‘Abundant And Redundant’: Williamsport Water Supply More Than Enough For Customers
-- Inquirer: PA American Water Issues Boil Water Alerts For Communities In Chester, Lancaster Counties
-- Inquirer: PA American Water Lifts Boil Water Advisory In Chester, Lancaster Counties
Drought
-- DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks For Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020 [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitors Hydrologic Conditions Across The Basin; Including Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- MCall: Drought Watch Issued For 36 Counties, Including Entire Lehigh Valley Region
-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County, NE PA Under Drought Watch After Hot Dry Summer
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Declares Drought Watch For Philly, Surrounding Counties
-- Republican Herald: Water Authorities Advise Users To Cut Back On Water Use In Schuylkill County Due To Drought Watch
-- Scranton Times: PA American Water Urges Customers To Conserve Water
-- Centre Daily Times: More Than Half Of PA Facing ‘Abnormally Dry’ Conditions, Here’s What That Means
-- MCall: Beltzville State Park In Carbon County Closes Beach Early For The Season Due To Low Water Levels
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Closes Recreation Facilities As Reservoir Levels Fall
-- USA Today: Nearly Half Of U.S. Has Endured A Drought In 2022, Will It Get Worse? Yes, Experts Say
Economic Development
-- The New Yorker: Could Coal Waste Be Used To Make Sustainable Batteries? By Eliza Griswold
-- Utility Dive: Plugging $1 Billion For Alternative Fuel Vehicles, EPA Head Test-Drives Electric Garbage Truck [Made By Mack In PA]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: A Philly Brand 2x4? City Plans To Start Milling Lumber At Fairmount Recycling Center By Next Year
-- WPost: Cost Of Climate Change Impacts Far Surpass Government Estimates, Study Says
Education
-- Expanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools And Practice Online Educator Training Starting Sept. 27 [PaEN]
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Brightside Baptist Church Rain Garden Proves Green Infrastructure Is Beautiful And Functional In Lancaster County - By Sean O'Connor, Communications Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Rain Garden System Expands Environmental Benefits, Offers Opportunities To Teach Green Infrastructure At Pittsburgh Schools [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Meadville Tribune: Western PA Conservancy Watershed Mini Grant Will Aid Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: Sept. 23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN]
-- DCNR, Crawford & Warren Conservation Districts Host Field To Forest Workshops On Sept. 24, Oct. 1 [PaEN]
-- Penn State To Hold Cancer And The Environment Symposium Sept. 29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Webinar: Benefits Of Water-Thirsty Trees Sept. 30 [PaEN]
-- Sustaining The Serpentine Barrens Conference-Tour Oct. 18-19 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Learn More About Pond Management At Twilight Pond Walks At 6 Locations Around PA
-- Lancaster Farming: Stroud Water Research Center Gets Grant To Help Sustain State’s Agriculture Industry
-- Sept. 7 Screening Of Hurricane Agnes 50: Life After The Flood; It Happened Before And Flooding Will Be Worse In The Future Due To Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partners With Westminster College H.S. Science Camp; Completes Blacks Creek Maintenance Pond [PaEN]
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- BobScaping: New Video-- Blowout: Who’s Next?’ Tells Story Of Fracking-Related Pollution Cases, Including Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- TribLive: Nature-Based Child Care Center Opens At Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve In Fox Chapel, Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Eagle Scout Projects At Morosini Reserve Offer New Chances To Check Out Local Wildlife In Murrysville, Westmoreland County
-- Williamsport Sun - Lycoming County Audubon: Being A Birder Is A Fun Hobby For Many People
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights September Educational Events, Activities
-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Invites You To Fall In Love With Nature Autumn Special Events
-- Schuylkill Banks: Philly Fun Fishing Fest Sept. 10
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Competitive Virtual Walking Program Sept. 12 to Nov. 7
-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept. 15 Program In Hershey On How Citizen Science, Place-Based Learning Are Helping To Address Environmental Challenges [PaEN]
-- The Litterbug Continues To Strike, Strike Back By Entering The PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Is EnviroDIY Citizen Science Water Quality Data As Good As USGS [Spoiler - It’s A Close Match]
-- Lock Haven Express: Sugar Valley Watershed Assn. Hosted Fish Commission Reptile And Amphibian Expert In Clinton County
-- Warren Times: Entries Being Accepted For Warren County Conservation District Photo Contest
-- The Sentinel: Namesakes And Waterways Of The Midstate: Susquehanna River Serves As ‘Mother’ Of Chesapeake Bay
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Southern PA Geology Being Scanned From The Sky
-- Registration Now Open! Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. 20, In Somerset County
-- Erie Times: How To Keep Your Recyclables Out Of The Trash
-- TribLive: Some Oakland Residents Upset About Trash As Pitt Students Move In
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: How New Reverse Vending Machines And Prizes For Students Are Helping The Environment At Lafayette College
-- WLVR: PUC Shares Tips To Offset Rising Utility Costs
-- EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat [PaEN]
-- WHYY: 100 Philly Schools Will Close Early Tuesday, Wednesday Due To High Heat
-- Inquirer: Philly Schools Won’t Be Fully Air Conditioned Until 2027
-- Inquirer: Summer 2022 In Philly Is About To Set More High Temperature Records
-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Brown Lawn? Here’s How To Really Go Green! - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk: Your Small Changes Can Help Bring Monarchs Back - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Study Suggests One-Third Of Wild Bee Species In PA Have Declined; Bee Diversity Can Help Conserve Pollinators - By Chuck Gill, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Wild Bees Declined By One-Third In Central PA Orchards, Penn State Study
-- Penn State: Boy’s Discovery Reveals Wasps Highly Complex Interaction With Ants, Oak Tree Galls
-- POLLINATORS! The Musical Coming To Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, State College Sept. 11 - By Alexandra McLaughlin, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County Sept. 17 Pollinator Festival At Adams Ricci Park
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: Goats Do Hard Work Clearing Invasive Plants At Pittsburgh’s South Side Park
-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Audubon Little Explorers Learn About Mammals Sept. 10
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Many Of Nature’s Berries Will Be Ripening Soon
-- TribLive: Fun With Fungi: Western PA Mushroom Club Plans Sept. 24 North Park Foray In Allegheny County
-- WESA: Entomologist Explains The Secret To Stomping Out Spotted Lanternflies
Emergency Response
-- Sept. 7 Screening Of Hurricane Agnes 50: Life After The Flood; It Happened Before And Flooding Will Be Worse In The Future Due To Climate Change [PaEN]
-- PEMA, State Agencies Encourage Emergency Preparedness With New Tools During National Preparedness Month [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Storms Are Getting Worse, What Does That Mean For Our Health
-- Inquirer: A Year Later, A Look At Hurricane Ida’s Devastation Of The Philly Area: ‘Don’t Let Us Die Down Here’
-- Inquirer: Flooded By Hurricane Ida, Montgomery County Family Lift House 8 Feet Higher Than Future Floodwaters Would Likely Rise
-- WHYY: One Year Since Hurricane Ida: How Remnants Of A Hurricane Still Leave PA Residents Paying The Price
-- Inquirer: A Year After Hurricane Ida Swamped Their Montgomery County Villages, Mont Clare And Port Providence Celebrated Community
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Residents Recall Ida Tornadoes, Damage One Year Later
-- TribLive: Recovering From Flooding Proving To Be No Easy Task In Westmoreland County
-- Post-Gazette: PA Receiving $17.5 Million To Cover Cost Of Repairing Storm Damaged Roads, Bridges Over Last 2 Years
-- WHYY: Hurricane Season May Be Off To Slow Start, But Experts Say Major Storms Are Ahead In The Region
-- Tribune-Democrat: House Environmental Committee Hears Testimony About EMP Attacks
-- Spotlight PA: Volunteer Fire Companies Have Become Harder To Sustain, Can Collaboration Help?
-- WPost: Atlantic Heating Up, With Tropical Storm Formation Expected This Week
-- WSJ: U.S. Has Been Hit By Dramatic Flooding, And It Could Get Worse
-- USA Today: Nearly Half Of U.S. Has Endured A Drought In 2022, Will It Get Worse? Yes, Experts Say
-- WPost: Cost Of Climate Change Impacts Far Surpass Government Estimates, Study Says
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: Gasoline Prices Fall For 11th Week; Some PA Counties Reach $4 Mark
-- TribLive: Decline In Gasoline Prices Continuing Into Labor Day Weekend
-- WSJ: Crude Oil Prices Up 2.9%
-- Reuters: Crude Oil Price Climbs Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting Next Week
-- WLVR: PUC Shares Tips To Offset Rising Utility Costs
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI To Increase Natural Gas Rates Due To ‘Increased Global Demand’
-- Standard Speaker: UGI Natural Gas Rates To Rise 7.6% Sept. 1, The 5th Hike In 15 Months
-- PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- WSJ: Status Of U.S. Natural Gas Storage Levels A Chilling Reminder Of Price Spikes That Could Surface This Winter
-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Ends August With No Change For Last 4 Weeks - 23
-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Proposed Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal To Pre-File With Federal Regulators By End Of 2022 And Reach Final Investment Decision By 2024
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Fall 5% On Delay On Texas LNG Plant Restart [Showing Again LNG Exports Mean High U.S. Natural Gas Prices]
-- Bloomberg: Everyone’s An Energy Trader As Electric Bills Hit The Sky In U.S. Due To Natural Gas Cost Spikes
National/International
-- WSJ: European Governments, Companies Gird For Higher Natural Gas Prices After Russia Gas Cutoff
-- Reuters: Analysis: Full Natural Gas Storage No Fix For Europe’s Winter Energy Crunch
-- The Guardian: Russia Announces Indefinite Shutdown Of Pipeline Delivering Natural Gas To Germany
-- Reuters: Germany To Use Windfall Tax Income To Reduce Energy Prices For End Consumers Of Natural Gas, Oil, Coal
-- Reuters: Chancellor: Germany Will Get Through Winter, Even Without Russian Natural Gas
-- Reuters: Germany’s Natural Gas Storage Facilities Filling Up Faster Than Planned
-- Reuters: Europe’s Natural Gas Crisis Could Last Several Winters, Shell CEO Says
-- Bloomberg/AP: European Plan For Floating Natural Gas Terminals Raise Climate Fears
-- Financial Times: G7 Countries Set To Back Price Cap On Russian Crude Oil
-- Reuters: As Natural Gas Prices Jump, Shale Oil Firms Get Gassy
Energy
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Will Miss September RGGI Greenhouse Gas Credit Auction As PA Court Battle Continues
-- Argus Media: PA Supreme Court Maintains Stay On Implementing RGGI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits On Power Plants
-- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Carbon Emissions [PaEN]
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: Sept. 23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Suburban Philadelphia Firm Bets On New Technology to Store Solar Power 24/7
-- WLVR: PUC Shares Tips To Offset Rising Utility Costs
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI To Increase Natural Gas Rates Due To ‘Increased Global Demand’
-- Standard Speaker: UGI Natural Gas Rates To Rise 7.6% Sept. 1, The 5th Hike In 15 Months
-- PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Proposed Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal To Pre-File With Federal Regulators By End Of 2022 And Reach Final Investment Decision By 2024
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Fall 5% On Delay On Texas LNG Plant Restart [Showing Again LNG Exports Mean High U.S. Natural Gas Prices]
-- House Environmental Committee Holds Hearing Sept. 14 On Hydrogen’s Potential As An Energy Source
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report Calls Carbon Capture, Blue Hydrogen Projects A ‘Pipe Dream’
-- Tribune-Democrat: House Environmental Committee Hears Testimony About EMP Attacks
-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Public Hearing On Strengthening PA’s Power Grids
-- New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Provides Overview Of Efforts Since 2009 [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: The New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Is Out, How Did Our Region Do?
-- Pittsburgh Homebuilding Startup - Module - Selected As One Of 6 New Ventures For The Housing Lab, Prioritizing Housing Equity, Sustainability [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Local Pittsburgh-Area Climate Initiatives To Receive A Boost When Long-Awaited Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Act Funds Flow
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Could Philly’s Steam System Provide A Climate Solution? Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Says No
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Fall For 11th Week; Some PA Counties Reach $4 Mark
-- Pittsburgh Business Times Editorial: Energy Policy Requires All Hands On Deck
-- Reuters: Explainer: How Industry Is Depending On Carbon Capture Technology For Climate Goals
Energy Conservation
-- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Carbon Emissions [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Homebuilding Startup - Module - Selected As One Of 6 New Ventures For The Housing Lab, Prioritizing Housing Equity, Sustainability [PaEN]
-- WLVR: PUC Shares Tips To Offset Rising Utility Costs
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s 3 Sister Bridges To Get Permanent LED Light Installations
Environmental Health
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- Penn State To Hold Cancer And The Environment Symposium Sept. 29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- BobScaping: New Video-- Blowout: Who’s Next?’ Tells Story Of Fracking-Related Pollution Cases, Including Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
-- Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. 15 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Storms Are Getting Worse, What Does That Mean For Our Health
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
-- EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Leesport Being Monitored After Rabid Cat Attack: Berks County 2nd In PA For Rabies Cases
-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker
Environmental Heritage
-- Inquirer: A Year Later, A Look At Hurricane Ida’s Devastation Of The Philly Area: ‘Don’t Let Us Die Down Here’
-- WHYY: One Year Since Hurricane Ida: How Remnants Of A Hurricane Still Leave PA Residents Paying The Price
-- Inquirer: Flooded By Hurricane Ida, Montgomery County Family Lift House 8 Feet Higher Than Future Floodwaters Would Likely Rise
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Residents Recall Ida Tornadoes, Damage One Year Later
-- TribLive: Love Frank Lloyd Wright? Visit PA For A House Tour Or 2
Environmental Justice
-- EPA Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Grant Deadline Extended To Nov. 1
EPA
-- TribLive: Plum Residents Speak Out Against Drilling Wastewater Injection Well Proposal In Allegheny County
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Company Wants To Build 2nd Fracking Waste Injection Well In Pittsburgh Suburb
-- Utility Dive: Plugging $1 Billion For Alternative Fuel Vehicles, EPA Head Test-Drives Electric Garbage Truck [Made By Mack In PA]
-- EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat [PaEN]
-- EPA Imposes $2.5 Million Penalty On PA Company For Selling Auto Parts That Avoid Vehicle Pollution Controls [PaEN]
Farming
-- Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Awards Research Grants For Soil Health, Farm Conservation, Regenerative Farming, Spotted Lanternfly Mitigation [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Stroud Water Research Center Gets Grant To Help Sustain State’s Agriculture Industry
-- WESA: Entomologist Explains The Secret To Stomping Out Spotted Lanternflies
-- Study Suggests One-Third Of Wild Bee Species In PA Have Declined; Bee Diversity Can Help Conserve Pollinators - By Chuck Gill, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- POLLINATORS! The Musical Coming To Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, State College Sept. 11 - By Alexandra McLaughlin, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- AP: U.S.D.A. Asks Farmers - Can You Plant 2 Crops Instead Of One?
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Lock Haven Express: Sugar Valley Watershed Assn. Hosted Fish Commission Reptile And Amphibian Expert In Clinton County
Flooding
-- Sept. 7 Screening Of Hurricane Agnes 50: Life After The Flood; It Happened Before And Flooding Will Be Worse In The Future Due To Climate Change [PaEN]
-- PEMA, State Agencies Encourage Emergency Preparedness With New Tools During National Preparedness Month [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Storms Are Getting Worse, What Does That Mean For Our Health
-- Inquirer: A Year Later, A Look At Hurricane Ida’s Devastation Of The Philly Area: ‘Don’t Let Us Die Down Here’
-- Inquirer: Flooded By Hurricane Ida, Montgomery County Family Lift House 8 Feet Higher Than Future Floodwaters Would Likely Rise
-- Inquirer: A Year After Hurricane Ida Swamped Their Montgomery County Villages, Mont Clare And Port Providence Celebrated Community
-- WHYY: One Year Since Hurricane Ida: How Remnants Of A Hurricane Still Leave PA Residents Paying The Price
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Residents Recall Ida Tornadoes, Damage One Year Later
-- TribLive: Recovering From Flooding Proving To Be No Easy Task In Westmoreland County
-- Post-Gazette: PA Receiving $17.5 Million To Cover Cost Of Repairing Storm Damaged Roads, Bridges Over Last 2 Years
-- WHYY: Hurricane Season May Be Off To Slow Start, But Experts Say Major Storms Are Ahead In The Region
-- WPost: Atlantic Heating Up, With Tropical Storm Formation Expected This Week
-- WSJ: U.S. Has Been Hit By Dramatic Flooding, And It Could Get Worse
-- WPost: Cost Of Climate Change Impacts Far Surpass Government Estimates, Study Says
Forests
-- DCNR, Crawford & Warren Conservation Districts Host Field To Forest Workshops On Sept. 24, Oct. 1 [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Webinar: Benefits Of Water-Thirsty Trees Sept. 30 [PaEN]
-- Sustaining The Serpentine Barrens Conference-Tour Oct. 18-19 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- September 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: A Philly Brand 2x4? City Plans To Start Milling Lumber At Fairmount Recycling Center By Next Year
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Announces Draft Spongy [Gypsy] Moth Suppression Plan
-- WESA: Entomologist Explains The Secret To Stomping Out Spotted Lanternflies
-- WPost: Gene Editing Could Revive Nearly Lost American Chestnut, Not Everyone Is On Board
Forests - Wildfires
-- AP: Thousands Flee, Several Hurt As Wildfire Scorches California
-- AP: Latest News On Wildfires From AP
Game Commission
-- Republican Herald - Boyle Dietz: Bob Schwalm Named Game Commissioner To District 9
Geology
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Southern PA Geology Being Scanned From The Sky
Grants/Funding
-- Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Awards Research Grants For Soil Health, Farm Conservation, Regenerative Farming, Spotted Lanternfly Mitigation [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Stroud Water Research Center Gets Grant To Help Sustain State’s Agriculture Industry
-- Meadville Tribune: Western PA Conservancy Watershed Mini Grant Will Aid Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program
-- Clean Air Council Now Accepting Applications For Feet First Philly Mini Grants; Sept. 7 Webinar For Potential Applicants [PaEN]
-- DEP Still Accepting Applications For Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebates [PaEN]
-- EPA Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Grant Deadline Extended To Nov. 1
Green Infrastructure
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Awards Research Grants For Soil Health, Farm Conservation, Regenerative Farming, Spotted Lanternfly Mitigation [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Stroud Water Research Center Gets Grant To Help Sustain State’s Agriculture Industry
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Brightside Baptist Church Rain Garden Proves Green Infrastructure Is Beautiful And Functional In Lancaster County - By Sean O'Connor, Communications Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Rain Garden System Expands Environmental Benefits, Offers Opportunities To Teach Green Infrastructure At Pittsburgh Schools [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Report On Progress, Local Projects To Improve Water Quality In Lancaster County
-- Western PA Conservancy Webinar: Benefits Of Water-Thirsty Trees Sept. 30 [PaEN]
-- DCNR, Crawford & Warren Conservation Districts Host Field To Forest Workshops On Sept. 24, Oct. 1 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Learn More About Pond Management At Twilight Pond Walks At 6 Locations Around PA
-- The Burg: Capital Region Water Board Approves Plan Designed To Slash Pollutant Going Into Harrisburg Area Waterways
-- Meadville Tribune: Western PA Conservancy Watershed Mini Grant Will Aid Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program
-- Registration Now Open! Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. 20, In Somerset County
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program Offering Level 1 Certification Training Sept. 8-9 In State College [PaEN]
-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Brown Lawn? Here’s How To Really Go Green! - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk: Your Small Changes Can Help Bring Monarchs Back - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- BobScaping: New Video-- Blowout: Who’s Next?’ Tells Story Of Fracking-Related Pollution Cases, Including Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker
Land Conservation
-- TribLive: Eagle Scout Projects At Morosini Reserve Offer New Chances To Check Out Local Wildlife In Murrysville, Westmoreland County
-- Sustaining The Serpentine Barrens Conference-Tour Oct. 18-19 In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept. 15 Program In Hershey On How Citizen Science, Place-Based Learning Are Helping To Address Environmental Challenges [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Sewickley-Based Allegheny Land Trust Earns National Accreditation
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: Goats Do Hard Work Clearing Invasive Plants At Pittsburgh’s South Side Park
Land Recycling
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 3 PA Bulletin; More Oil & Gas Well Pad Cleanups; Facility Permits [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- PA Resources Council Announces Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations For September In Allegheny County; PRC Seeking More Partners For 2023 [PaEN]
-- The Litterbug Continues To Strike, Strike Back By Entering The PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: Cleaner Waterways Top Priority For 21st Annual Codorus Creek Cleanup
-- Warren Times: 14th Annual Allegheny River Cleanup Sept. 15-17
Mine Reclamation
-- 180+ Attended 2022 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference; MayFly Award Winners Recognized [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Stakeholders Celebrate ‘Vitally Important’ Somerset County Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partners With Westminster College H.S. Science Camp; Completes Blacks Creek Maintenance Pond [PaEN]
-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council Blog: Catawissa Creek’s Run To Be PA’s River Of The Year Has A Silver Lining
-- The New Yorker: Could Coal Waste Be Used To Make Sustainable Batteries? By Eliza Griswold
Noncoal Mining
-- Reading Eagle: Berks County Among Leading PA Counties In Non-Coal Mining Output
Ohio River
-- Warren Times: 14th Annual Allegheny River Cleanup Sept. 15-17
Oil & Gas
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 3 PA Bulletin; More Oil & Gas Well Pad Cleanups; Facility Permits [PaEN]
-- Penn State To Hold Cancer And The Environment Symposium Sept. 29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- BobScaping: New Video-- Blowout: Who’s Next?’ Tells Story Of Fracking-Related Pollution Cases, Including Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
-- TribLive: Plum Residents Speak Out Against Drilling Wastewater Injection Well Proposal In Allegheny County
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Company Wants To Build 2nd Fracking Waste Injection Well In Pittsburgh Suburb
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitors Hydrologic Conditions Across The Basin; Including Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Landfills
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Could Philly’s Steam System Provide A Climate Solution? Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Says No
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report Calls Carbon Capture, Blue Hydrogen Projects A ‘Pipe Dream’
-- House Environmental Committee Holds Hearing Sept. 14 On Hydrogen’s Potential As An Energy Source
-- Pittsburgh Business Times Editorial: Energy Policy Requires All Hands On Deck
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Explains Sights And Sounds As Beaver County Ethane Plant Gets Ready For Showtime
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Contains, Cleans Foam On Allegheny River From Beaver County Ethane Plant
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Explains Orange Glow, White Foam On River That Concerned Neighbors As Beaver County Ethane Plant Gets Ready For Showtime
-- FracTracker Alliance Takeaways From Webinar On Pipeline Right-Of-Ways And Spread Of Lyme Disease In Southwestern PA
-- RealClear Energy Guest Essay: Field Research Confirms Natural Gas Developed Safely - Marcellus Shale Coalition
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI To Increase Natural Gas Rates Due To ‘Increased Global Demand’
-- Standard Speaker: UGI Natural Gas Rates To Rise 7.6% Sept. 1, The 5th Hike In 15 Months
-- PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Proposed Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal To Pre-File With Federal Regulators By End Of 2022 And Reach Final Investment Decision By 2024
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Fall 5% On Delay On Texas LNG Plant Restart [Showing Again LNG Exports Mean High U.S. Natural Gas Prices]
-- WSJ: Status Of U.S. Natural Gas Storage Levels A Chilling Reminder Of Price Spikes That Could Surface This Winter
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Fall For 11th Week; Some PA Counties Reach $4 Mark
-- TribLive: Decline In Gasoline Prices Continuing Into Labor Day Weekend
-- WSJ: Crude Oil Prices Up 2.9%
-- Financial Times: G7 Countries Set To Back Price Cap On Russian Crude Oil
-- Reuters: This Decade’s Oil Boom Is Moving Offshore - Way Offshore
-- Reuters: As Natural Gas Prices Jump, Shale Oil Firms Get Gassy
-- Financial Times: Oil & Gas Industry Condemns First U.S. Fee On Greenhouse Gases
-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker
Permitting
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
-- DEP Advisory: Hearings On Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Aug. 31 & Sept. 1
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- DEP Took Action On 706 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,488 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week
-- DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 3 PA Bulletin; More Oil & Gas Well Pad Cleanups; Facility Permits [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- TribLive: Plum Residents Speak Out Against Drilling Wastewater Injection Well Proposal In Allegheny County
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Company Wants To Build 2nd Fracking Waste Injection Well In Pittsburgh Suburb
-- DEP Advisory: Hearings On Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Aug. 31 & Sept. 1
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- Conodoguinet Creek Greenway Trail Feasibility Study Meeting Oct. 6 In Cumberland County
-- DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 3 PA Bulletin; More Oil & Gas Well Pad Cleanups; Facility Permits [PaEN]
PUC
-- WLVR: PUC Shares Tips To Offset Rising Utility Costs
-- Tribune-Democrat: House Environmental Committee Hears Testimony About EMP Attacks
Radiation Protection
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Owner Looks To Move To Next Phase Of Cleanup
-- Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. 15 [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Radon Mitigation At Work In Schuylkill County Housing Developments
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker
Recreation
-- MCall: Beltzville State Park In Carbon County Closes Beach Early For The Season Due To Low Water Levels
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Competitive Virtual Walking Program Sept. 12 to Nov. 7
-- Register Now For Keystone Trails Assn. KTA Trail Challenge Sept. 10 In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]
-- September 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Clean Air Council Now Accepting Applications For Feet First Philly Mini Grants; Sept. 7 Webinar For Potential Applicants [PaEN]
-- Conodoguinet Creek Greenway Trail Feasibility Study Meeting Oct. 6 In Cumberland County
-- Vista.Today: White Clay Creek Preserve Builds New Trail Bridge
-- Registration Now Open! Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. 20, In Somerset County
-- Williamsport Sun: Expanded Susquehanna River Access Unveiled In Time For Labor Day Regatta
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Closes Recreation Facilities As Reservoir Levels Fall
-- Warren Times: Recreation Improvements Touted At Kinzua Dam On Allegheny River
-- Pike County Conservation District: Climate Change Update For Trails Month
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Free Paint-By-Number Projects Based On PA State Parks, Forests
-- TribLive: Keystone State Park Trail, Spillway Spotlighted Over Labor Day Weekend
-- Courier Times: Is There Really A Village Under Lake Nockamixon? The Truth About The Creation Of Nockamixon State Park
-- TribLive: Love Frank Lloyd Wright? Visit PA For A House Tour Or 2
-- WHYY: Philly Gun Violence Leads To Trying Times For Parks & Rec Department
-- Scranton Times: New Law To Allow City Police To Seize, Destroy Illegally Used Off-Road Vehicles
-- Altoona Mirror: Tyrone Man Killed In ATV Crash
-- TribLive: Teenager Killed In ATV Crash In Robinson
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: A Philly Brand 2x4? City Plans To Start Milling Lumber At Fairmount Recycling Center By Next Year
-- DCNR Names Gregory Kisko District Forester For Sproul State Forest In Clinton, Centre Counties
Recycling/Waste
-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: DEP Hears Concerns Over Proposed Leachate Evaporator At Westmoreland County Landfill That Processes Frack Waste
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
-- TribLive: Plum Residents Speak Out Against Drilling Wastewater Injection Well Proposal In Allegheny County
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Company Wants To Build 2nd Fracking Waste Injection Well In Pittsburgh Suburb
-- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Landfills
-- PA Resources Council Announces Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations For September In Allegheny County; PRC Seeking More Partners For 2023 [PaEN]
-- SEEDS: Free Book Swap Returns To Wayne County Fairgrounds October 8-9 [PaEN]
-- The Litterbug Continues To Strike, Strike Back By Entering The PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: How New Reverse Vending Machines And Prizes For Students Are Helping The Environment At Lafayette College
-- DRBC: Microplastics Pervasive In Waters Adjacent To Delaware River’s Population Centers [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Microplastics Found Throughout Delaware River And Its Tributaries
-- DEP Advisory: Hearings On Westmoreland Landfill Air Permit Aug. 31 & Sept. 1
-- York Dispatch: Cleaner Waterways Top Priority For 21st Annual Codorus Creek Cleanup
-- TribLive: Some Oakland Residents Upset About Trash As Pitt Students Move In
-- Erie Times: How To Keep Your Recyclables Out Of The Trash
Regulations
-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Will Miss September RGGI Greenhouse Gas Credit Auction As PA Court Battle Continues
-- Argus Media: PA Supreme Court Maintains Stay On Implementing RGGI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits On Power Plants
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: Sept. 23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN]
-- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Decline In Carbon Emissions [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Homebuilding Startup - Module - Selected As One Of 6 New Ventures For The Housing Lab, Prioritizing Housing Equity, Sustainability [PaEN]
-- New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Provides Overview Of Efforts Since 2009 [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: The New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Is Out, How Did Our Region Do?
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Suburban Philadelphia Firm Bets On New Technology to Store Solar Power 24/7
-- Post-Gazette: Local Pittsburgh-Area Climate Initiatives To Receive A Boost When Long-Awaited Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Act Funds Flow
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report Calls Carbon Capture, Blue Hydrogen Projects A ‘Pipe Dream’
-- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Landfills
-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Public Hearing On Strengthening PA’s Power Grids
-- Pittsburgh Business Times Editorial: Energy Policy Requires All Hands On Deck
-- Reuters: Explainer: How Industry Is Depending On Carbon Capture Technology For Climate Goals
-- Financial Times: U.S. Utilities Postpone Coal Power Closures In Clean Energy Setback
Schuylkill River
-- Schuylkill Banks: Philly Fun Fishing Fest Sept. 10
SRBC
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitors Hydrologic Conditions Across The Basin; Including Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
Susquehanna River
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitors Hydrologic Conditions Across The Basin; Including Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- The Sentinel: Namesakes And Waterways Of The Midstate: Susquehanna River Serves As ‘Mother’ Of Chesapeake Bay
Sustainability
-- New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Provides Overview Of Efforts Since 2009 [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: The New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Is Out, How Did Our Region Do?
-- Pittsburgh Homebuilding Startup - Module - Selected As One Of 6 New Ventures For The Housing Lab, Prioritizing Housing Equity, Sustainability [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
-- The Burg: Capital Region Water Board Approves Plan Designed To Slash Pollutant Going Into Harrisburg Area Waterways
-- Public Herald: Sen. Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County
Water Monitoring
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Is EnviroDIY Citizen Science Water Quality Data As Good As USGS [Spoiler - It’s A Close Match]
-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept. 15 Program In Hershey On How Citizen Science, Place-Based Learning Are Helping To Address Environmental Challenges [PaEN]
Water Quality
-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health [PaEN]
Watershed Protection
-- 180+ Attended 2022 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference; MayFly Award Winners Recognized [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Stakeholders Celebrate ‘Vitally Important’ Somerset County Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems
-- Brodhead Watershed Association Honors Volunteer Wendy Lichty, Dr. Matt Connell For Conservation Efforts At Sept. 23 Celebration [PaEN]
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partners With Westminster College H.S. Science Camp; Completes Blacks Creek Maintenance Pond [PaEN]
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Brightside Baptist Church Rain Garden Proves Green Infrastructure Is Beautiful And Functional In Lancaster County - By Sean O'Connor, Communications Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Rain Garden System Expands Environmental Benefits, Offers Opportunities To Teach Green Infrastructure At Pittsburgh Schools [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: 'Precision' Stream Conservation In 6 PA Counties Gets Federal Funding - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Report On Progress, Local Projects To Improve Water Quality In Lancaster County
-- Western PA Conservancy Webinar: Benefits Of Water-Thirsty Trees Sept. 30 [PaEN]
-- DCNR, Crawford & Warren Conservation Districts Host Field To Forest Workshops On Sept. 24, Oct. 1 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Learn More About Pond Management At Twilight Pond Walks At 6 Locations Around PA
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Awards Research Grants For Soil Health, Farm Conservation, Regenerative Farming, Spotted Lanternfly Mitigation [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Stroud Water Research Center Gets Grant To Help Sustain State’s Agriculture Industry
-- Meadville Tribune: Western PA Conservancy Watershed Mini Grant Will Aid Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program
-- Expanding Meaningful Environmental and Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools And Practice Online Educator Training Starting Sept. 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council Blog: Catawissa Creek’s Run To Be PA’s River Of The Year Has A Silver Lining
-- The Burg: Capital Region Water Board Approves Plan Designed To Slash Pollutant Going Into Harrisburg Area Waterways
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Is EnviroDIY Citizen Science Water Quality Data As Good As USGS [Spoiler - It’s A Close Match]
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program Offering Level 1 Certification Training Sept. 8-9 In State College [PaEN]
-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Brown Lawn? Here’s How To Really Go Green! - By Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: Cleaner Waterways Top Priority For 21st Annual Codorus Creek Cleanup
-- Lock Haven Express: Sugar Valley Watershed Assn. Hosted Fish Commission Reptile And Amphibian Expert In Clinton County
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 2 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Hunting Seasons For Smallest, Larges Game Birds Starts Sept. 1
-- Republican Herald - Boyle Dietz: Bob Schwalm Named Game Commissioner To District 9
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Continues Chronic Wasting Disease-Related Feeding Restrictions
-- Reading Eagle: Leesport Being Monitored After Rabid Cat Attack: Berks County 2nd In PA For Rabies Cases
-- Schuylkill Banks: Philly Fun Fishing Fest Sept. 10
-- Williamsport Sun - Lycoming County Audubon: Being A Birder Is A Fun Hobby For Many People
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights September Educational Events, Activities
-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Audubon Little Explorers Learn About Mammals Sept. 10
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Many Of Nature’s Berries Will Be Ripening Soon
-- Republican Herald: Helping Hands Wildlife Center To Hold Fundraising Event Sept. 11
Opportunities
-- DCNR Names Gregory Kisko District Forester For Sproul State Forest In Clinton, Centre Counties
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[Posted: September 4, 2022]
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