Here are 71 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce Award Recipients, Recognition Dinner Nov. 3  [PaEN]

-- Sand County Foundation Announces PA Finalists For Leopold Farm Conservation Award  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Dr. Michael E. Mann, Climate Scientist & Author, At The Water's Edge Gala On Nov. 3  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: State Honors Visionary Maurice Goddard With Three New State Parks [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Celebrates Creation Of 3 New State Parks In Chester, Wyoming And York Counties  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates Addition Of First State Park In Wyoming County

-- WeConservePA: New Vosburg Neck State Park Highlights Partnership Between North Branch Land Trust, DCNR

-- WeConservePA: New Big Elk Creek State Park Realized In Partnership With The Conservation Fund, And Others

-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania Creates 3 New State Parks In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Ad Crable

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: How The New State Park In York County Was Secured By The Lancaster Conservancy

-- DEP Issues 2 NOVs Against PA General Energy For Water Pollution Discharges Into The Loyalsock Creek From Gas Pipeline/Water Withdraw Construction In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts First Invitation For Bids For Plugging 79 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Allegheny, Butler, McKean, Potter Counties Under Federally-Funded Program  [PaEN]

-- Final Reg. Reducing Methane From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities NOT On Environmental Quality Board Agenda For Oct. 12; Will Consider Final PFOS/PFOA MCL Rule  [PaEN]

-- Herald-Star: Environmental Groups Preparing For Production At The Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: What The Shell Ethane Plant Looks Like: The Visible And Invisible

-- Pittsburgh Business Journal: CMU President On Why Pittsburgh’s Got A Key Position In Clean Energy Future

-- Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh: News Coverage, Recorded Sessions [PaEN]

-- WESA: As Demand Grows For Clean Energy, Duquesne Light Bankrolls New Armstrong County Solar Energy Facility

-- Williamsport Sun: Utility Scale 200 MW Solar Energy Facility Planned For Nippenose Township

-- Pennsylvania Catches Up In National Rankings For Solar Energy Adoption By Schools; G.E.T. Solar Energy Help Now; Avoid Natural Gas Price Spikes  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: As More Solar Panels Enter The U.S. Waste Stream, Producer Responsibility Standards Emerge - Northeast Recycling Council

-- PennLive Guest Essay: When The Power Grid Goes Out, Could Solar And Batteries Power Your Home? - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  [Spoiler - Yes]

-- Altoona Mirror: Wind Turbine Parts Cross Bedford County To Tyrone Wind Farm Site

-- Guest Essay: Embrace The Renewable Energy Future Now Before It's Too Late - By Ralph Kisberg, Responsible Decarbonization Alliance   [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: DCNR Meets Mission On Energy By Moving To Renewables

-- DEP Awards 4 Grants Totaling $2.9 Million To Replace Old Diesel With Clean-Energy Vehicles  [PaEN]

-- EPA To Double Funding Available For Clean School Bus Rebate Program To Nearly $1 Billion

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Airport Literally Going Green To Clean The Air

-- NextPittsburgh: See Which Pittsburgh Area Buildings Won Pittsburgh AIA Sustainable Architecture Awards

-- PPL Utilities Publishes 2021 Environmental, Social And Governance Report Highlighting Clean Energy Strategy And Sustainability Performance

-- Herald-Star: Environmental Groups Preparing For Production At The Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County

-- Pennsylvania Holds First-Ever Online Sustainability Summit Oct. 3-7  [PaEN]

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Cooking In Healthy Electrified Commercial Kitchens Rebate Program; 3 Cooking In Energy Efficient Kitchens Webinars   [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Accepting Nominations For 2022 Community Sentinel Awards  [PaEN]

-- DailyLocal.com: Southeastern PA Land Conservation Community Celebrates State Investment of Nearly $700 Million In Conservation In Recent Budget

-- WeConservePA & Northcentral PA Conservancy Host Stream Restoration Project Site Visit In Northumberland County  [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Stream Habitat Improvements On Little Pine Creek, Lycoming County

-- Daily American: Survey Nets Fish That Are Reproducing In Once-Polluted Stonycreek River

-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna River Conservationist Bernie McGurl Calls For Eddy Creek Restoration

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monthly Minute: Eels In The Classroom Season Is Back!  [Video]

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Lancaster Watershed Leadership Academy

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: The Needle Is Moving In The Right Direction

-- Scranton Times: Schuylkill Conservation District Benefits From Blue Mountain H.S. Internship Program

-- Stroud Water Research Center: PA To Meet Rise Of STEM Economy With New Education Standards Featuring Environmental Literacy

-- Warren Times: Warren H.S. Students Learn About Allegheny River Dwellers During Fish Week

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center’s Little Explorers To Learn About Falling Leaves Oct. 8

-- PA Trout Unlimited: Junior High Students Attend Stream Study By Muddy Creek Chapter In York County Supported By Forever Wild 2021 Grant

-- PennLive: Camp Hill Schools’ ‘Bug Project’ A Rite Of Passage For 7th Graders

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Sept. Update: Foltz School House Grand Reopening Oct. 22

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Trickles Of Progress On Stormwater

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners September Update On Partnership Water Quality Cleanup Efforts; October Is Riparian Buffer Month

-- York Daily Record: The Wrath Of Grapes: Battling Climate Change At A PA Winery

-- Morning AgClips: Master Watershed Steward Program Working For Franklin County Waters

-- Fox43: York County Master Watershed Stewards: How To Use Rain Barrels To Conserve Water

-- Bradford Era: Interested In Becoming A Master Watershed Steward In The PA Wilds?  Attend This Oct. 27 Webinar

-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Being A Master Watershed Steward: Do YOU Have What It Takes?  By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Announces Deployment Of PA-Task Force 1 To Support Hurricane Ian Response

-- TribLive: Western PA Red Cross, EMS Workers Helping After Hurricane Ian

-- Citizens Voice: NE PA Red Cross Deploys Volunteers To Hurricane Ian Struck Florida

-- PennLive: Harrisburg Firefighters Head To South Carolina To Help In Hurricane Recovery

-- Altoona Mirror: Game Commission Approves Acquisition Of 1,376 Acre Tract In Blair County

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Farmland Trust Announces $1.5 Million In Funds To Preserve 21 Farms

-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust: It's About Keeping Promises, Harry Texler's Legacy Under Threat In Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: 5-Part Woodland Stewardship - Guided Engagement With Your Land Starting Oct. 12  [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: PA Route 6 Alliance Celebrates Accomplishments And ‘Do 6’ Awards

-- PA Wilds Invites Communities To Become A Host Community For Remote Workers  [PaEN]

-- Valley Times-Star: DCNR Seeks Ideas For Trail Improvement Project In Mountain Creek Watershed, Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County

-- Western PA Conservancy Begins Accepting Applications For Western PA Canoe Access Development Grants Oct. 17  [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy: Oct. 18 Health Benefits Of Spending Time In Nature At Hershey Conservatory & Gardens, Dauphin County.   7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- Nature At Risk: Why You Should Care About Bats - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Hawk Mountain Receives $5,000 Grant From M&T Charitable Foundation For Public Education Programming

-- NextPittsburgh: There’s More To The Goats Of Frick Park Than You May Think

Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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Going The WRONG WAY:

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[Posted: October 2, 2022]

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