Here are 73 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!

-- Caren Glotfelty Recognized As A 2022 Distinguished Daughter Of Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- CBF Blog: Franklin Kury: Two Jars Of Water, And A Lasting Environmental Legacy For Pennsylvania - By B.J. Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Before The Federal Clean Water Act, There Was The Rivers And Harbors Act Of 1899 To Help Clean-Up Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers - By James M. Seif, Former EPA Region III Administrator, Secretary of DEP  [PaEN]

-- DEP Accepting Bids On Mine Reclamation Projects In Allegheny, Butler, Fayette, McKean (2), Potter Counties [Page 6505]

-- Guest Essay: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Celebrates 5 Million Trees Planted -  By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR  [PaEN] 

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Leaders Pledge To Step Up Progress Toward 2025 Cleanup Goals, But Admit They Won’t Meet Them

-- Lancaster Farming: Parting Words From Retiring Ann Swanson: Focus Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts On Farming 

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host Oct. 22 Susquehanna Summit - A Day Of Creation Care Collaboration In Lancaster County  [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Wilkes-Barre ‘Worker Bees’ To Plant Trees

-- The Burg: Trees For Free: PASA Sustainable Agriculture Group To Hand Out Vouchers For 10,000 Trees In Harrisburg Thru Oct. 21

-- Lake Heritage In Adams County To Become Live Stake Nursery With Support From PA American Water Grant  [PaEN]

-- The Sentinel: Snyder Conservation District Helps Farmers Find Funding To Install Conservation Practices

-- Clearfield Progress: Clearfield Conservation District Awarded DEP Grant For Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Project 

-- Indiana Gazette: Crooked Creek Tributary To Benefit From $322,920 DEP Watershed Restoration Grant

-- York Daily Record: Kiwanis Lake Now A ‘Smart Lake’ Teaching Students How To Keep Their Aquatic Neighborhood Healthy

-- TribLive: Girls Get The ‘Green Light’ To Go STEM During Program At Chatham’s Eden Hall Campus

-- In Memoriam: Lance Bowes, Venango County Conservation District Manager - By Andy McAllister, Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: How Pittsburgh Went From 3 Large Sewers To Clean Rivers - Tom Batroney, Pittsburgh Section-American Society Of Civil Engineers

-- DEP: Shell, Pipeline Contractor Assessed $670,000 Penalty For Falcon Ethane Pipeline Construction Violations In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties  [PaEN]

-- EQB Adopts Final-Omitted Reg. Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Races To Finish Regulations To Limit Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities With $450 Million In Federal Highway Funds At Stake

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Moves Reg. Forward To Limit Methane Emissions From Conventional Gas Wells, Seeks To Beat Federal Deadline

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Stop Playing Chicken With Oil & Gas Facility Air Pollution, Federal Highway Funding

-- Conservation Groups Urge DEP To Deny Transco Permits For Natural Gas Pipeline Thru Exceptional Value, High Quality Watersheds In Luzerne, Monroe Counties  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Currents: Delaware River Conservation Corps Promoting Sustainable Jobs In Climate Resiliency, Green Infrastructure - By Chris Mele For Delaware Currents  [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Ontelaunee Wetlands Preserve Part Of Ongoing Effort To Heal The Schuylkill River

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Nov. 3 Hearing On Water Withdraws, Including 3 Natural Gas Development Proposals  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project Blog: 7 Questions You Should Ask Every Candidate About Shale Gas Development And Public Health  [PaEN]

-- Oct. 25 Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Fracking Decision Proves Constituent Turnout Matters To Allegheny County Council

-- DEP, Local Officials Kick Off 2022-23 Local Climate Action Program, 62 Municipalities Participating [PaEN]

-- Faithful Climate Justice Voter Reflection Guide Now Available From PA Interfaith Power & Light  [PaEN]

-- Registration Open For PA Forestry Assn. Annual Symposium Nov. 5 - Penn's Forest Carbon - Growing Green  [PaEN] 

-- Guest Essay: Why I'm Concerned About Climate Change - By Dr. Phil Covert, Evangelical Environmental Network  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philly Teens Are Sharing Their Climate Change Stories

-- PennDOT Invites Businesses To Learn About New National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program In Nov. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct. 13  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PA Plan For Electric Vehicle Supercharger Stations Becoming Reality

-- Penn State Electric Vehicle Battery Tech Breakthrough Paves Way For Charging In Just 10 Minutes, Smaller Batteries  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: 3 Big Hydropower Projects In Pittsburgh Region Take Step Forward

-- ABC6: How Waste From Old Coal Mine Is Powering A Bitcoin Mine In A PA Town

-- Penn State Oct. 17 EarthTalk Webinar To Discuss Large-Scale Solar Trends, Impacts And Implications  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf Welcomes Home PA Task Force 1 From Deployment To Hurricane Ravaged Florida

-- Still Time To Register For 2022 Statewide Litter Summit In Lancaster Nov. 1-2  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: 11th Annual PRC ReuseFest Brings In Haul For Pittsburgh Nonprofits

-- WESA: Pittsburgh ReuseFest Aims To End ‘Throw-Away Culture’ By Collecting Used Goods For Local Partners Oct. 15

-- Warren Times: Middle School Students Learn During Conewango Creek Cleanup

-- Register Now For Oct. 29 Pike County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event  [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre: Travel Delays Expected During Wilkes-Barre’s E-Recycling Drop Off Events Oct. 17, 20

-- Warren Times: Drug Take Back Day Set For Oct. 29 In Warren County

-- Post-Gazette: They Picked Milkweed To Help World War II Flyers, Now They Grow It To Help Monarch Butterflies

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: National Champion PA Christmas Tree Selected To Grace White House For Holidays

-- WFMZ: White House Christmas Tree Selected From Schuylkill County Farm

-- WHYY: PA Horticultural Society Celebrates First Season Growing, Distributing Produce To Food Insecure Neighbors

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Buying Local Foods Strengthens The Regional Economy, And Environment

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Growing Outdoor Recreation In Pennsylvania Meets Public Demand - DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Protects 2,046 Acres Of Farmland In 10 Counties From Development [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania’s Elk Herd A Testament To Conserving Wide Open Spaces

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- Daily Item: Lewisburg Bull Run Greenway Project Wins Great Public Spaces Recognition From PA Chapter American Planning Assn

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Party Time For Kiski Junction Bridge; Trail Project To Link 140 Miles Of Trails

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Martic Forge Trestle Rises From Ashes, Low Grade Rail Trail Now Linked In Lancaster County

-- Triblive: Westmoreland Heritage Trail Officials Working To Close ‘Middle Gap’

-- TribLive: Rugged Cross-Country Bike Race Benefiting Westmoreland Heritage Trail Rolls Thru Delmont

-- TribLive: Penn-Trafford Couple Complete Length Of Appalachian Trail

-- NextPittsburgh: A Century Of Recreation And Business On Herr’s Island In Pittsburgh: It Doesn’t Stink Anymore 

-- DailyLocal.com: Delaware County-based Brandywine Conservancy’s Efforts To Preserve Land From Development Nears 70,000 Acre Mark

-- Natural Lands Adds 158 Acres To PA State Game Lands In Lebanon, Lancaster Counties  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: State Game Lands Grow By 158 Acres In Lebanon, Lancaster Counties

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Waggoner’s Gap Hawk Watch In Cumberland County Donated To Game Commission

-- Fritchey Family Partners With Manada Conservancy To Preserve Woodland Habitat Along Kittatinny Ridge In Dauphin County  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starting Jan. 11  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Sees Success With Interpretive Programs

-- Forbes Trail Trout Unlimited Hosts Military Veterans For A Rewarding Day Of Trout Fishing In Westmoreland County - By Larry D. Myers, President, Forbes Trail Trout Unlimited

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Zoo, PPG Aquarium’s International Conservation Center Earns New Certification

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[Posted: October 16, 2022]   PA Environment Digest

10/17/2022