PA Environment Digest

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

-- Oct. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

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

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

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Renews Its Focus On Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County [PaEN]

-- 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

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

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

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; Upcoming Events; Seeking Volunteer Historians; iNaturalist App Observations

-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy: Black River Sanctuary Stewardship Day; Land Protection On Kittatinny Ridge; Upcoming Community Programs

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

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

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

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

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

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

-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Climate

-- 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

-- 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]

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

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

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

-- Inquirer: Why Penn State Climate Scientist Michael Mann Chose Penn As His New Base For The War Against Climate Change

-- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowance Auction On Dec. 7

-- Capital & Main - Audry Carleton: How The Promise Of A Clean Energy Future In PA Could Be Undone By Powerful Oil & Gas Industry [Part III]

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

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

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Problem With Creating Renewable Energy - We Can’t Get Enough Of It To Users - Citizens Climate Lobby - Pittsburgh

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Real ‘Existential Threat’: Government Promoting Green Energy While Suppressing Fossil Fuels - Fmr Republican Rep. Don Ritter

-- DCED Highlights PA’s Hydrogen Manufacturing Ambitions At PDC Machines Tour

-- Post-Gazette: Canadian Nuclear Fuel Firm Buying Into Westinghouse Electric Co. [Nuclear Power]

-- WSJ: Westinghouse Deal Latest Signal Of Nuclear Power Revival

-- WSJ: Solar Power Stayed On As Hurricane Ian Knocked Lights Out Across Florida

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - The Way We Categorize Hurricanes Is Obsolete

-- Financial Times: Republican State Treasurers Punish Asset Manager BlackRock For Pursuing Policies Allegedly Hostile To Fossil Fuel Industry

-- Financial Times: Chevron Oil Chief Blames Western Governments For Energy Crunch; Climate Policies Make Energy Markets More Volatile

-- Financial Times: Special Report - Women Are On The Front Lines Of Climate Change - So Let Them Steer The Response

-- Financial Times: Special Report - Energy Transition

Compliance Action

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

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Fines Shell $670,000 For Spills, Erosion During Falcon Pipeline Construction

-- Post-Gazette: Shell Pipeline, Contractor, Agree To $670,000 Penalties In Falcon Pipeline Construction Violations

-- TribLive: Shell Pipeline, Contractor Fined $670,000 For Repeated Pipeline Chemical Releases

-- PennLive Letter: Leaking Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Facilities A Health Challenge For Pennsylvanians - Environmental Health Project

-- Post-Gazette: High Levels Of Hydrogen Sulfide [Rotten Egg Smell] In Mon Valley Spark Advocates' Frustration

-- PennLive: DEP Tracks Down Mysterious Maple Syrup/Popcorn Smell In Bethlehem, Hits Company With Violations

-- DEP Took Action On 689 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,302 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

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

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

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

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

DCNR

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

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

-- DCNR Accepting Nominations For 2023 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

-- DCNR Issues 3rd Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Nearly Half The State At Best Color [PaEN]

-- Oct. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- MCall: Fall Foliage Has Arrived In The Poconos, When Will Lehigh Valley See Its Peak?

-- Republican Herald: Fall Foliage At Locust Lake Seen As ‘God’s Painting’

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Michaux State Forest Camp With Wide-Ranging History Getting Ecological Makeover

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Region Loses Ground In Effort To Increase Tree Canopy

-- MCall: Signs In PA Parks, Trails Asking Residents To Report Sightings Of Bigfoot Weren’t Posted By DCNR Officials

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bigfoot Warnings In State Parks Are A Hoax: DCNR

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Official-Looking Bigfoot Warnings Dot PA’s State Parks, Who Put them There?

-- TribLive Editorial: Bigfoot Fake Flyers In State Parks Point To Real Problems - We Have To Issue Statements About Fakery

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle Projects Faced Challenges In 2022: Sand Work Delayed, Trail Pushed Back

-- Post-Gazette/Spotlight PA: Civil War Gold: How A Psychic Started PA’s Strangest Treasure Hunt On State Forest Land

-- Warren Times Editorial: Is Now The Time To Add New State Parks, High Cost For Natural Gems

DEP

-- 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

-- WHYY: PA Moves To Limit PFOA/PFOS In Drinking Water

-- PA Capital-Star: The Spread Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Is Even Worse Than You Thought

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

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Fines Shell $670,000 For Spills, Erosion During Falcon Pipeline Construction

-- Post-Gazette: Shell Pipeline, Contractor, Agree To $670,000 Penalties In Falcon Pipeline Construction Violations

-- TribLive: Shell Pipeline, Contractor Fined $670,000 For Repeated Pipeline Chemical Releases

-- Inside Climate News - Reid Frazier: New Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County Will Soon Become The State’s 2nd Largest Emitter Of Volatile Organic Compounds

-- PennLive Letter: Leaking Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Facilities A Health Challenge For Pennsylvanians - Environmental Health Project

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]

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

-- Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Elects EPA Administrator As Chair, Starts Discussion On Steps Needed For States To Get Closer To Meeting 2025 Pollution Reduction Milestones [PaEN]

-- IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed [PaEN]

-- AP: Dynamite Truck Explodes At Schuylkill County Quarry Leaving Several Injured

-- Republican Herald: Powerful Dynamite Truck Blast At Schuylkill County Quarry Shakes Western Schuylkill And Beyond

-- Republican Herald: DEP: Burning Discarded Explosive Boxes Caused Blast At Schuylkill County Quarry

-- PennLive: DEP Tracks Down Mysterious Maple Syrup/Popcorn Smell In Bethlehem, Hits Company With Violations

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

-- PennLive: Cleanup Proceeding At 30-Year-Old Avco Lycoming Superfund Site In Williamsport

-- 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

-- Inquirer: Charging An Electric Vehicle In Philly Is A Challenge

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

-- Pittsburgh Works: PA Missing Out On Electric Vehicle Supply Chain, One Picture Tells The Story

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For County Mosquitoborne Disease Control Grants

-- DEP Took Action On 689 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,302 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- 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

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 14 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

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

-- WHYY: PA Moves To Limit PFOA/PFOS In Drinking Water

-- PA Capital-Star: The Spread Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Is Even Worse Than You Thought

-- MCall: Some Lehigh Valley Residents Have Been Under A Boil Water Advisory For Months, Here’s When It Could Finally Be Lifted

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Water Customers Would Pay A Price If Public Water Authority Sold In Chester, Delaware Counties

-- MCall: Catasauqua Borough Won’t Have Fluoride In Its Water Much Longer, Here’s Why

Economic Development

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: How Shell’s New Ethane Cracker In Beaver County Will Impact Air Quality, Jobs, Property Values [And The State Budget]

-- Inside Climate News - Reid Frazier: New Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County Will Soon Become The State’s 2nd Largest Emitter Of Volatile Organic Compounds

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

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Mawson Infrastructure Group To Sell Georgia Bitcoin Mining Facility And Focus On Beaver County Bitcoin Facility

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

-- MCall: Fall Foliage Has Arrived In The Poconos, When Will Lehigh Valley See Its Peak?

-- Republican Herald: Fall Foliage At Locust Lake Seen As ‘God’s Painting’

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

-- Post-Gazette Letter: Yes, Butt Out, Mr. Bloomberg - Marcellus Shale Coalition, Pittsburgh Works

-- Pittsburgh Works: PA Missing Out On Electric Vehicle Supply Chain, One Picture Tells The Story

Education

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

-- TribLive: Plum High Schools Buys Bikes For Physical Education Classes, Cycling Club

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

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

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

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

-- Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County Host Wildlife Tree Ornaments Workshop For Youth Nov. 5 In Carlisle. 10:00 a.m. to Noon

-- Penn State Extension Dec. 3 Webinar On Garden Artistry, Master Gardener Shares The Basics Of Botanical Illustration, 10:00 a.m. to Noon

-- WESA: Energy Issues Shape Debate In PA Legislative Elections In Allegheny Valley, Statewide

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

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

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

-- 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]

-- Inquirer: Charging An Electric Vehicle In Philly Is A Challenge

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

-- Williamsport Sun: Eastern Hellbender Topic At Oct. 18 Loyalsock Creek Watershed Assn. Meeting

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming Clean Water Institute Hosts Fish Commission Oct. 12 On Rule Preventing Spread Of Invasive Aquatic Species

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

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

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

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

-- Penn State Extension: Community Trees & Forests Newsletter: Urban Tree Pests, Meadows In Community Parks; Woods In Your Backyards Series

-- WeConservePA 2023 Regional Trail Workshop Grants Due Oct. 21

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Can The American Marten Make A Comeback In Pennsylvania?

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Last Mountain Lions In PA Revealed In History, Folklore And Newspapers

-- York Dispatch: ‘Fat Bear Week’ Helps Spotlight York County’s Own Bear Population

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

-- WESA: Researchers Confirm Western PA Birdwatcher’s Discovery: Hybrid Rose-Breasted Grosbeak And Scarlet Tanager Songbird

-- York Dispatch: A Year After The Fire, Horn Farm Education Center Continues To Rebuild

-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy: Black River Sanctuary Stewardship Day; Land Protection On Kittatinny Ridge; Upcoming Community Programs

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; Upcoming Events; Seeking Volunteer Historians; iNaturalist App Observations

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

Emergency Response

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Investigation Says EPA Should Scrutinize Deadly Chemical Hydrofluoric Acid

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

-- PUC: Severe Weather Drove Record High Number Of Power Outage Events In 2021 [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Severe Weather Led To Record Number Of PA Power Outages In 2021

-- Scranton Times: Severe Weather Drives Record Number Of Power Outages In PA

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Cong. Cartwright Introduces Bill To Improve Readiness For Extreme Weather

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

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Work On Flood Prevention Important

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: PREPARE Act Good First Step Toward Extreme Weather Readiness

-- AP: Dynamite Truck Explodes At Schuylkill County Quarry Leaving Several Injured

-- Republican Herald: Powerful Dynamite Truck Blast At Schuylkill County Quarry Shakes Western Schuylkill And Beyond

-- Republican Herald: DEP: Burning Discarded Explosive Boxes Caused Blast At Schuylkill County Quarry

-- Williamsport Sun: 13 Fire Companies Called To White Pines Landfill Fire In Columbia County

-- DEP Took Action On 689 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,302 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- WSJ: Solar Power Stayed On As Hurricane Ian Knocked Lights Out Across Florida

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - The Way We Categorize Hurricanes Is Obsolete

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]

-- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter [PaEN]

-- Reuters: EIA: U.S. Home Heating Bills Expected To Surge Up To 28% This Winter With Spike In Natural Gas Prices

-- MCall: How Much Have Energy Prices Risen Or Fallen? See The Latest Numbers

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices In Longest Losing Streak In 21 Years [Is Your Heating Bill Going Down?]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Households Face Longest Streak Of Double-Digit Increases In Natural Gas, Electricity Bills In Decades [Due To European Energy Crisis, Russia’s War In Ukraine]

-- Reading Eagle: It’s Going To Cost More To Stay Warm This Winter- Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Electric Will Be Higher

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: In Response To Rising Natural Gas Costs Luzerne County Taking Steps To Reduce Usage Levels

-- TribLive: OPEC Production Cut Behind 3rd Straight Week Of Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says

-- WSJ: More Expensive Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Propane, Electricity Poised To Hit U.S. Households This Winter

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Now At 24 - It Was 23 For 8 Out Of Last 10 Weeks

National/International

-- WSJ: OPEC+ Oil Supply Cut Could Tip Global Economy Into Recession, International Energy Agency Says

-- Reuters: European Natural Gas Prices Whipsaw As Infrastructure Risks Rattle Nerves

-- AP: Report: Bomb Threat Led To Evacuation Of Norway Natural Gas Processing Plant

-- CNN: Biden Is Blamed For Downturn In New Oil Drilling, But Fossil Fuel Companies Are The Ones Hitting Pause

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fluctuate With LNG Shipments, Weather, Russia’s War In Ukraine

-- Reuters: Polish Pipeline Carrying Russian Oil To Europe Hit By Leak As EU Ministers Tackle Energy Crisis

-- AP: Leak Detected In Pipeline That Brings Russian Oil To Germany

-- Reuters: Oil Price Falls As China Demand Concerns Fuel Recession Fears

Energy

-- WESA: Energy Issues Shape Debate In PA Legislative Elections In Allegheny Valley, Statewide

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

-- Sen. Bartolotta Works To Deny Grieving Parents Information On Shale Gas Drilling Health Studies

-- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter [PaEN]

-- Reuters: EIA: U.S. Home Heating Bills Expected To Surge Up To 28% This Winter With Spike In Natural Gas Prices

-- Reading Eagle: It’s Going To Cost More To Stay Warm This Winter- Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Electric Will Be Higher

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: In Response To Rising Natural Gas Costs Luzerne County Taking Steps To Reduce Usage Levels

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices In Longest Losing Streak In 21 Years [Is Your Heating Bill Going Down?]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Households Face Longest Streak Of Double-Digit Increases In Natural Gas, Electricity Bills In Decades [Due To European Energy Crisis, Russia’s War In Ukraine]

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]

-- TribLive: OPEC Production Cut Behind 3rd Straight Week Of Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says

-- Capital & Main - Audry Carleton: How The Promise Of A Clean Energy Future In PA Could Be Undone By Powerful Oil & Gas Industry [Part III]

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

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

-- PUC: Severe Weather Drove Record High Number Of Power Outage Events In 2021 [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Severe Weather Led To Record Number Of PA Power Outages In 2021

-- Scranton Times: Severe Weather Drives Record Number Of Power Outages In PA

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Cong. Cartwright Introduces Bill To Improve Readiness For Extreme Weather

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Problem With Creating Renewable Energy - We Can’t Get Enough Of It To Users - Citizens Climate Lobby - Pittsburgh

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Real ‘Existential Threat’: Government Promoting Green Energy While Suppressing Fossil Fuels - Fmr Republican Rep. Don Ritter

-- 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]

-- Inquirer: Charging An Electric Vehicle In Philly Is A Challenge

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

-- Pittsburgh Works: PA Missing Out On Electric Vehicle Supply Chain, One Picture Tells The Story

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Helps Lead Group To Increase Natural Gas Production, LNG Shipments To Cut Down Coal Use

-- DCED Highlights PA’s Hydrogen Manufacturing Ambitions At PDC Machines Tour

-- Post-Gazette: Canadian Nuclear Fuel Firm Buying Into Westinghouse Electric Co. [Nuclear Power]

-- WSJ: Westinghouse Deal Latest Signal Of Nuclear Power Revival

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Mawson Infrastructure Group To Sell Georgia Bitcoin Mining Facility And Focus On Beaver County Bitcoin Facility

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

-- WSJ: Solar Power Stayed On As Hurricane Ian Knocked Lights Out Across Florida

-- Financial Times: Chevron Oil Chief Blames Western Governments For Energy Crunch; Climate Policies Make Energy Markets More Volatile

-- Financial Times: Special Report - Energy Transition

Environmental Health

-- 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

-- WHYY: PA Moves To Limit PFOA/PFOS In Drinking Water

-- PA Capital-Star: The Spread Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Is Even Worse Than You Thought

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: How Shell’s New Ethane Cracker In Beaver County Will Impact Air Quality, Jobs, Property Values [And The State Budget]

-- PennLive Letter: Leaking Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Facilities A Health Challenge For Pennsylvanians - Environmental Health Project

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

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Investigation Says EPA Should Scrutinize Deadly Chemical Hydrofluoric Acid

-- Inquirer: Testing Sewage For COVID Is Providing Valuable Data, But Philly Seeks To Get Faster Results

-- Republican Herald: Number Of Positive West Nile Virus Samples Declined In Schuylkill County

Environmental Heritage

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ At 60 - Four Essential Reads

-- Courier Times: Future Of Fonthill Castle: How A Grant Could Transform Doylestown Landmark, Woodlands

-- PennLive: Appalachian Trail Conservancy Relocates To Historic Craighead House In Carlisle

EPA

-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Groups Petition EPA To Revoke State’s Regulation Of Oil & Gas Waste Disposal Wells [Lots Of PA Drilling Waste Goes There]

Farming

-- Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Elects EPA Administrator As Chair, Starts Discussion On Steps Needed For States To Get Closer To Meeting 2025 Pollution Reduction Milestones [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Chesapeake Bay Leaders Resolute Even As Cleanup Targets Become More Elusive

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

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

-- NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN]

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

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

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

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

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Renews Its Focus On Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County [PaEN]

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

-- York Dispatch: A Year After The Fire, Horn Farm Education Center Continues To Rebuild

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

Fish & Boat Commission

-- 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

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming Clean Water Institute Hosts Fish Commission Oct. 12 On Rule Preventing Spread Of Invasive Aquatic Species

Flooding

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

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

-- MCall: Flood Advisory Expires For Lehigh Valley After Heavy Rain Drenches Region

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Work On Flood Prevention Important

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: PREPARE Act Good First Step Toward Extreme Weather Readiness

-- WSJ: Solar Power Stayed On As Hurricane Ian Knocked Lights Out Across Florida

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - The Way We Categorize Hurricanes Is Obsolete

Forests

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

-- 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

-- DCNR Issues 3rd Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Nearly Half The State At Best Color [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Tourism Publishes Its Top 10 List Of Fall Foliage Spots

-- TribLive: Short Hikes Offer The Best Views In Peak Western PA Fall Foliage Season

-- MCall: Fall Foliage Has Arrived In The Poconos, When Will Lehigh Valley See Its Peak?

-- Republican Herald: Fall Foliage At Locust Lake Seen As ‘God’s Painting’

-- Oct. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- 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

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

-- NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN]

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

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

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

-- Penn State Extension: Community Trees & Forests Newsletter: Urban Tree Pests, Meadows In Community Parks; Woods In Your Backyards Series

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

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Michaux State Forest Camp With Wide-Ranging History Getting Ecological Makeover

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Region Loses Ground In Effort To Increase Tree Canopy

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; Upcoming Events; Seeking Volunteer Historians; iNaturalist App Observations

-- Post-Gazette/Spotlight PA: Civil War Gold: How A Psychic Started PA’s Strangest Treasure Hunt On State Forest Land

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

Game Commission

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Peak Time Of Year For Drivers To Hit Deer; PA Ranks #1

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Deadly Rabbit Disease Leads Game Commission To Create Disease Management Area

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Top Game Commission Official Shares Insights On Losing 110 Pounds Before Hunting Season

-- 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

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

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

Grants/Funding

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]

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

-- NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN]

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

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

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For County Mosquitoborne Disease Control Grants

-- WeConservePA 2023 Regional Trail Workshop Grants Due Oct. 21

-- 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]

-- Inquirer: Charging An Electric Vehicle In Philly Is A Challenge

Green Infrastructure

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

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Elects EPA Administrator As Chair, Starts Discussion On Steps Needed For States To Get Closer To Meeting 2025 Pollution Reduction Milestones [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Chesapeake Bay Leaders Resolute Even As Cleanup Targets Become More Elusive

-- 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

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

-- NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

-- Penn State Extension: Community Trees & Forests Newsletter: Urban Tree Pests, Meadows In Community Parks; Woods In Your Backyards Series

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

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

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

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Renews Its Focus On Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County [PaEN]

-- 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

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

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Region Loses Ground In Effort To Increase Tree Canopy

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

-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy: Black River Sanctuary Stewardship Day; Land Protection On Kittatinny Ridge; Upcoming Community Programs

-- Warren Times Editorial: Is Now The Time To Add New State Parks, High Cost For Natural Gems

Green Technology

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

Hazardous Site Cleanup

-- PennLive: Cleanup Proceeding At 30-Year-Old Avco Lycoming Superfund Site In Williamsport

Hazardous Substances

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

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

-- WHYY: PA Moves To Limit PFOA/PFOS In Drinking Water

-- PA Capital-Star: The Spread Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Is Even Worse Than You Thought

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: How Shell’s New Ethane Cracker In Beaver County Will Impact Air Quality, Jobs, Property Values [And The State Budget]

-- Inside Climate News - Reid Frazier: New Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County Will Soon Become The State’s 2nd Largest Emitter Of Volatile Organic Compounds

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

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Investigation Says EPA Should Scrutinize Deadly Chemical Hydrofluoric Acid

-- IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed [PaEN]

Land Conservation

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

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

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Renews Its Focus On Farmland Preservation In Lancaster County [PaEN]

-- 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

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

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

-- NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN]

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

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

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

-- Penn State Extension: Community Trees & Forests Newsletter: Urban Tree Pests, Meadows In Community Parks; Woods In Your Backyards Series

-- WeConservePA: New Trail Maintenance Data Highlights A Range Of PA Trails

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

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

-- Courier Times: Future Of Fonthill Castle: How A Grant Could Transform Doylestown Landmark, Woodlands

-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy: Black River Sanctuary Stewardship Day; Land Protection On Kittatinny Ridge; Upcoming Community Programs

Littering/Illegal Dumping

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mine Reclamation

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]

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

-- IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed [PaEN]

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

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

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

Noncoal Mining

-- AP: Dynamite Truck Explodes At Schuylkill County Quarry Leaving Several Injured

-- Republican Herald: Powerful Dynamite Truck Blast At Schuylkill County Quarry Shakes Western Schuylkill And Beyond

-- Republican Herald: DEP: Burning Discarded Explosive Boxes Caused Blast At Schuylkill County Quarry

Ohio River

-- PennEnvironment: Speeding Up Solutions To Sewage Overflows, Runoff Pollution In Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers

-- WESA: Report Finds ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Sewage Cleanup Plan Isn’t Enough To Eliminate Sewage Overflows

-- TribLive: Environmentalists, Elected Officials Want More Done To Keep Sewage Out Of Pittsburgh Rivers

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

-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Groups Petition EPA To Revoke State’s Regulation Of Oil & Gas Waste Disposal Wells [Lots Of PA Drilling Waste Goes There]

Oil & Gas

-- 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]

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

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]

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

-- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter [PaEN]

-- Reuters: EIA: U.S. Home Heating Bills Expected To Surge Up To 28% This Winter With Spike In Natural Gas Prices

-- Reading Eagle: It’s Going To Cost More To Stay Warm This Winter- Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Electric Will Be Higher

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: In Response To Rising Natural Gas Costs Luzerne County Taking Steps To Reduce Usage Levels

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices In Longest Losing Streak In 21 Years [Is Your Heating Bill Going Down?]

-- TribLive: OPEC Production Cut Behind 3rd Straight Week Of Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says

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

-- Capital & Main - Audry Carleton: How The Promise Of A Clean Energy Future In PA Could Be Undone By Powerful Oil & Gas Industry [Part III]

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: How Shell’s New Ethane Cracker In Beaver County Will Impact Air Quality, Jobs, Property Values [And The State Budget]

-- PennLive Letter: Leaking Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Facilities A Health Challenge For Pennsylvanians - Environmental Health Project

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Investigation Says EPA Should Scrutinize Deadly Chemical Hydrofluoric Acid

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

-- Sen. Bartolotta Works To Deny Grieving Parents Information On Shale Gas Drilling Health Studies

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Helps Lead Group To Increase Natural Gas Production, LNG Shipments To Cut Down Coal Use

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Now At 24 - It Was 23 For 8 Out Of Last 10 Weeks

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: EIA - Appalachia Produces Third Of U.S. Natural Gas

-- Post-Gazette Letter: Yes, Butt Out, Mr. Bloomberg - Marcellus Shale Coalition, Pittsburgh Works

-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Groups Petition EPA To Revoke State’s Regulation Of Oil & Gas Waste Disposal Wells [Lots Of PA Drilling Waste Goes There]

-- CNN: Biden Is Blamed For Downturn In New Oil Drilling, But Fossil Fuel Companies Are The Ones Hitting Pause

-- WSJ: OPEC+ Oil Supply Cut Could Tip Global Economy Into Recession, International Energy Agency Says

-- Reuters: European Natural Gas Prices Whipsaw As Infrastructure Risks Rattle Nerves

-- AP: Report: Bomb Threat Led To Evacuation Of Norway Natural Gas Processing Plant

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fluctuate With LNG Shipments, Weather, Russia’s War In Ukraine

-- Reuters: Oil Price Falls As China Demand Concerns Fuel Recession Fears

-- The Guardian: ‘I Feel Used’: How Fossil Fuel Firms Court Black Leaders To Support Pipelines

-- Financial Times: Chevron Oil Chief Blames Western Governments For Energy Crunch; Climate Policies Make Energy Markets More Volatile

-- Financial Times: Special Report - Energy Transition

Pipelines

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

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Fines Shell $670,000 For Spills, Erosion During Falcon Pipeline Construction

-- Post-Gazette: Shell Pipeline, Contractor, Agree To $670,000 Penalties In Falcon Pipeline Construction Violations

-- TribLive: Shell Pipeline, Contractor Fined $670,000 For Repeated Pipeline Chemical Releases

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]

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

-- Reuters: European Natural Gas Prices Whipsaw As Infrastructure Risks Rattle Nerves

-- Reuters: Polish Pipeline Carrying Russian Oil To Europe Hit By Leak As EU Ministers Tackle Energy Crisis

-- AP: Leak Detected In Pipeline That Brings Russian Oil To Germany

-- The Guardian: ‘I Feel Used’: How Fossil Fuel Firms Court Black Leaders To Support Pipelines

Permitting

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Took Action On 689 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,302 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]

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

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

-- 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]

-- Inquirer: Charging An Electric Vehicle In Philly Is A Challenge

-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

PUC

-- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter [PaEN]

-- Reuters: EIA: U.S. Home Heating Bills Expected To Surge Up To 28% This Winter With Spike In Natural Gas Prices

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices In Longest Losing Streak In 21 Years [Is Your Heating Bill Going Down?]

-- PUC: Severe Weather Drove Record High Number Of Power Outage Events In 2021 [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Severe Weather Drives Record Number Of Power Outages In PA

-- Post-Gazette: Severe Weather Led To Record Number Of PA Power Outages In 2021

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Cong. Cartwright Introduces Bill To Improve Readiness For Extreme Weather

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Water Customers Would Pay A Price If Public Water Authority Sold In Chester, Delaware Counties

Radiation Protection

-- Post-Gazette: Canadian Nuclear Fuel Firm Buying Into Westinghouse Electric Co. [Nuclear Power]

-- WSJ: Westinghouse Deal Latest Signal Of Nuclear Power Revival

Recreation

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

-- DCNR Accepting Nominations For 2023 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

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

-- DCNR Issues 3rd Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Nearly Half The State At Best Color [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Tourism Publishes Its Top 10 List Of Fall Foliage Spots

-- TribLive: Short Hikes Offer The Best Views In Peak Western PA Fall Foliage Season

-- MCall: Fall Foliage Has Arrived In The Poconos, When Will Lehigh Valley See Its Peak?

-- Republican Herald: Fall Foliage At Locust Lake Seen As ‘God’s Painting’

-- Oct. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: New Trail Maintenance Data Highlights A Range Of PA Trails

-- WeConservePA 2023 Regional Trail Workshop Grants Due Oct. 21

-- 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

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle Projects Faced Challenges In 2022: Sand Work Delayed, Trail Pushed Back

-- MCall: Signs In PA Parks, Trails Asking Residents To Report Sightings Of Bigfoot Weren’t Posted By DCNR Officials

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bigfoot Warnings In State Parks Are A Hoax: DCNR

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Official-Looking Bigfoot Warnings Dot PA’s State Parks, Who Put them There?

-- TribLive Editorial: Bigfoot Fake Flyers In State Parks Point To Real Problems - We Have To Issue Statements About Fakery

-- Warren Times Editorial: Is Now The Time To Add New State Parks, High Cost For Natural Gems

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

-- PennLive: Appalachian Trail Conservancy Relocates To historic Craighead House In Carlisle

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

-- Citizens Voice: Special Needs Playground Opens In Wilkes-Barre

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Why FDR Park Plan Is A Chance For Philly Parks & Rec To Do Right For The Environment And Community

-- TribLive: Plum High Schools Buys Bikes For Physical Education Classes, Cycling Club

-- WHYY: More Bike Lanes Open In Philly As Part Of Vision Zero Initiative

Recycling/Waste

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-- TribLive: Fall Shoe Recycling Program Breaks Fox Chapel Garden Club Record

-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Groups Petition EPA To Revoke State’s Regulation Of Oil & Gas Waste Disposal Wells [Lots Of PA Drilling Waste Goes There]

-- Williamsport Sun: 13 Fire Companies Called To White Pines Landfill Fire In Columbia County

Regulations

-- 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

-- WHYY: PA Moves To Limit PFOA/PFOS In Drinking Water

-- IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

-- Capital & Main - Audry Carleton: How The Promise Of A Clean Energy Future In PA Could Be Undone By Powerful Oil & Gas Industry [Part III]

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

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

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Problem With Creating Renewable Energy - We Can’t Get Enough Of It To Users - Citizens Climate Lobby - Pittsburgh

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Real ‘Existential Threat’: Government Promoting Green Energy While Suppressing Fossil Fuels - Fmr Republican Rep. Don Ritter

-- Post-Gazette: Canadian Nuclear Fuel Firm Buying Into Westinghouse Electric Co. [Nuclear Power]

-- WSJ: Westinghouse Deal Latest Signal Of Nuclear Power Revival

-- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowance Auction On Dec. 7

-- Financial Times: Chevron Oil Chief Blames Western Governments For Energy Crunch; Climate Policies Make Energy Markets More Volatile

-- WSJ: Solar Power Stayed On As Hurricane Ian Knocked Lights Out Across Florida

-- Financial Times: Special Report - Energy Transition

Schuylkill River

-- 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

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 14 RiverWatch Video Report

SRBC

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

Stormwater

-- PennEnvironment: Speeding Up Solutions To Sewage Overflows, Runoff Pollution In Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers

-- WESA: Report Finds ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Sewage Cleanup Plan Isn’t Enough To Eliminate Sewage Overflows

-- TribLive: Environmentalists, Elected Officials Want More Done To Keep Sewage Out Of Pittsburgh Rivers

Susquehanna River

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

Wastewater Facilities

-- PennEnvironment: Speeding Up Solutions To Sewage Overflows, Runoff Pollution In Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers

-- WESA: Report Finds ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Sewage Cleanup Plan Isn’t Enough To Eliminate Sewage Overflows

-- TribLive: Environmentalists, Elected Officials Want More Done To Keep Sewage Out Of Pittsburgh Rivers

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

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Water Customers Would Pay A Price If Public Water Authority Sold In Chester, Delaware Counties

-- Inquirer: Testing Sewage For COVID Is Providing Valuable Data, But Philly Seeks To Get Faster Results

Watershed Protection

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]

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

-- Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Elects EPA Administrator As Chair, Starts Discussion On Steps Needed For States To Get Closer To Meeting 2025 Pollution Reduction Milestones [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Chesapeake Bay Leaders Resolute Even As Cleanup Targets Become More Elusive

-- 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]

-- IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN]

-- 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]

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

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

-- 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

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

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Region Loses Ground In Effort To Increase Tree Canopy

-- PennEnvironment: Speeding Up Solutions To Sewage Overflows, Runoff Pollution In Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers

-- WESA: Report Finds ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Sewage Cleanup Plan Isn’t Enough To Eliminate Sewage Overflows

-- TribLive: Environmentalists, Elected Officials Want More Done To Keep Sewage Out Of Pittsburgh Rivers

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

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

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 14 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Peak Time Of Year For Drivers To Hit Deer; PA Ranks #1

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Deadly Rabbit Disease Leads Game Commission To Create Disease Management Area

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Top Game Commission Official Shares Insights On Losing 110 Pounds Before Hunting Season

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Can The American Marten Make A Comeback In Pennsylvania?

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Last Mountain Lions In PA Revealed In History, Folklore And Newspapers