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Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Senate Committee Reported Out Bill To Deny Counties Drilling Impact Fee Revenue If Only 99% Of The Land In Their County Available For Shale Gas Leasing; Other Bills [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA May Limit Impact Fees For Counties That Ban Natural Gas Development
-- Sen. Yaw: ERE Committee OKs Bills Prioritizing Fairness In Drilling Impact Fee Distribution, Stream Maintenance Package [Read real story here.]
-- Senate Committee To Hold Oct. 27 Hearing On The Role Of LNG In U.S. Energy Security On World Stage [PaEN]
-- Senate Confirms Three PUC Commissioners Bringing 5-Member Panel Up To Full Strength For First Time In More Than 18 Months [PaEN]
-- House Committee Meets Oct. 24 To Consider Gas Royalty, Diesel Engines In Coal Mines Bills [PaEN]
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Sinkholes And Damage Attributed To Mariner East II Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underline The Stakes In PA’s Governor’s Race
-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Sharp Divide Between PA Candidates For Governor On Natural Gas, Other Issues
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sen. Bartolotta (R) Urged State Dept. Of Health To Drop Out Of Public Forum On Shale Gas Health Studies
-- NYT: Oil & Gas Lobbyists Plan For Republican U.S. House, Focus On Undercutting Shift Away From Natural Gas For Home Heating
Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
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-- 69 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]
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Air
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- DEP Declares Sunday, Oct. 23 Air Pollution Action Day For Allegheny County, Susquehanna Valley
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept. Issues Air Pollution Warning For Saturday, All Of Sunday
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept. Responds To Air Quality Warnings
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Hydrogen Sulfide [Rotten Egg Smell] Alerts Bring Good And Bad News
-- Environmental Health News: For First Time, Natural Gas Production Linked To Lower Birth Weights In A National Study, Most Significant In Black, Asian Women
-- AP: Study: Cancer-Causing Natural Gas Leaking From Stoves, Pipes
Allegheny National Forest
-- Warren Times: Night Sky Program Offered Oct. 21 In Allegheny National Forest
Alternative Fuels
-- TribLive Editorial: Electric Vehicle Highway Tax Decisions Should Come Before Charging Stations
-- Warren Times Editorial: Electric Vehicle Chargers Need To Be Piece Of County Plan
-- Reuters: Automakers To Double Spending On Electric Vehicles, Batteries To $1.2 Trillion By 2030
Awards & Recognition
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes DEP Anthracite Outdoor Adventure - Bear Valley Mine Reclamation Project In Northumberland County With National Award [PaEN]
-- City & State PA Recognize The 2022 Pennsylvania Nonprofit Power 100 Leaders, Including 7 Conservation Leaders [PaEN]
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants Its 5-Millionth Tree In Franklin County Park; Thousands Of Volunteers Were Critical To Reaching This Milestone [PaEN]
-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2023 Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- EPA SmartWay Program Names Reading-Based Penske Trucking A High Performer
-- TribLive: Penn Hills Council Recognizes Anti-Litter Group
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Remembering Ed Wesely At The Van Scott Nature Reserve
-- MCall: Easton Dedicates Bridge Along Arts Trail To Late Community Activist Richard McAteer
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Scranton Times: The Next Invasive Threat In PA? A Slithering, Jumping Worm
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rare Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Refuge Thanks To Explosions At PA Fort Indiantown Gap
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Shares Results Of Urban Green Space Mammal Study [Video]
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Jewelweed Is A Very Interesting Plant
Federal American Rescue Plan Funding
-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- State, Local Officials Celebrate Acquisition Of Kiski Junction Bridge, 14 Miles Of Rail Corridor In Armstrong County With Help Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding; Fall Grant Round Still Open [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Invites Comments On $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Enhance Energy Systems In Rural, Remote Communities
Budget
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- TribLive Editorial: Electric Vehicle Highway Tax Decisions Should Come Before Charging Stations
Chesapeake Bay
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Adams County TU Chapter Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR
-- DCNR Blog: New Resources Available For Forest Landowners And Managers For Climate Change Resilience [PaEN]
-- Celebrating 10 Years Of Volunteers Impact - Greening The Lower Susquehanna - By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center [PaEN]
-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rare Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Refuge Thanks To Explosions At PA Fort Indiantown Gap
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Citizen Action
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Online Nov. 15-16 [PaEN]
-- Southwestern PA Grassroots Town Halls Hosts Oct. 24 Virtual Program On Eyes On Shell Ethane Plant Campaign In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 52 Pages Of Permit-Related Public Notices In Oct. 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- 175 Organizations, 6,751 Individuals Send Letter Urging Full Oil & Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban In Delaware River Basin
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Environmentalists Fear A Massive New Plastics Plant Near Pittsburgh Will Worsen Pollution, Stimulate Natural Gas Fracking
-- Inside Climate News: Sinkholes And Damage Attributed To Mariner East II Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underline The Stakes In PA’s Governor’s Race
-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Sharp Divide Between PA Candidates For Governor On Natural Gas, Other Issues
-- DEP Sets Nov. 30 Virtual Hearing On Interim Response To Keim Street DCE Hazardous Site Cleanup In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- EPA To Host Public Discussion Of Exide Superfund Cleanup Oct. 25 At Muhlenberg H.S. Reading, Berks County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes DEP Anthracite Outdoor Adventure - Bear Valley Mine Reclamation Project In Northumberland County With National Award [PaEN]
-- National Wildlife Federal Blog: Mine-Scarred Land And Orange Rivers - A Story Of Land Degradation And Reclamation In Pennsylvania
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants Its 5-Millionth Tree In Franklin County Park; Thousands Of Volunteers Were Critical To Reaching This Milestone [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR
-- Celebrating 10 Years Of Volunteers Impact - Greening The Lower Susquehanna - By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center [PaEN]
-- City & State PA Recognize The 2022 Pennsylvania Nonprofit Power 100 Leaders, Including 7 Conservation Leaders [PaEN]
-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Lead Stream Assessment In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Adams County TU Chapter Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant
-- Tribune-Democrat: Blacklick Creek Watershed Assn. Restoring Miners Mural, Working To Improve Blacklick Creek In Cambria County
-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Students Help With Tree Planting At Miners Memorial Park In Bethel Park
-- Welcome The Inaugural Class Of 35 High School Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Eagle Scout Has Organized Free Community Concert At Allegheny RiverTrail Park Oct. 23
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- Minnich Family Partners With Lebanon Valley Conservancy To Preserve 16-Acre Farm [PaEN]
-- Citizen Science Parasite Hunters Needed: Penn State Researcher Asking Deer Hunters For Help In Biting Flies Research Effort - By Penn State News [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Recycling: Bulk Waste Collection, Cleanest Tailgate Contest, More Fall Reminders
-- Warren Times Editorial: Electric Vehicle Chargers Need To Be Piece Of County Plan
-- EPA SmartWay Program Names Reading-Based Penske Trucking A High Performer
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Amends Ordinance To Make It Easier To Use Solar Panels
-- WHYY: PA’s Pandemic Water/Wastewater Bill Aid Program Will End Oct. 28
Climate
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- DCNR Blog: New Resources Available For Forest Landowners And Managers For Climate Change Resilience [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA [PaEN]
-- Think Outside Presents Oct. 25 Let’s Talk About Climate Change Student Panel Discussion With DCNR Secretary Dunn [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Amends Ordinance To Make It Easier To Use Solar Panels
-- Penn State Oct. 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN]
-- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov. 28-29 On Embodied Carbon - Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Building Materials
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA Must Modernize Its Approach To Clean Energy Or Risk Falling Further Behind - By Vote Solar, POWER Interfaith
-- Inquirer: Students Pressure University Of Pennsylvania To Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Companies
-- Inquirer: UPenn Students Storm Franklin Field At Halftime Protesting For Climate, Community Justice
-- TribLive Editorial: Electric Vehicle Highway Tax Decisions Should Come Before Charging Stations
-- Warren Times Editorial: Electric Vehicle Chargers Need To Be Piece Of County Plan
-- EPA SmartWay Program Names Reading-Based Penske Trucking A High Performer
-- Reuters: Automakers To Double Spending On Electric Vehicles, Batteries To $1.2 Trillion By 2030
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New Jersey Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change, Citing 10th Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: New Jersey Sues 5 Oil Companies, Trade Group Over Climate Disinformation
-- Utility Dive: Wind Power, Solar Energy PPA’s Increased 11.4% And 7.5% In 3rd Quarter Due To Growing Demand, Supply Chain, Transmission Roadblocks
-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Invites Comments On $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Enhance Energy Systems In Rural, Remote Communities
-- Reuters: High Natural Gas Prices Spur Green Hydrogen Investment - Report
-- Financial Times: The Big Read - America’s Green Revolution Comes To Coal Country
-- Financial Times: Can Big Oil Prove The Case For Carbon Capture? ‘Put Up Or Shut Up’
-- Reuters: Global CO2 Emissions To Grow Less Than 1% This Year Thanks To Renewables - IEA
-- AP: IEA: CO2 Emissions Rise In 2022, But More Slowly
-- AP: Climate Questions: What’s Going On With Climate Change?
-- AP: Climate Questions: How Much Has The Climate Changed Already?
-- AP: Climate Questions: Who Is Most Vulnerable To Climate Change?
-- AP: Climate Questions: Why Do Small Degrees Of Warming Matter?
-- AP: Climate Questions: How Does Carbon Dioxide Trap Heat?
Coal Mining
-- House Committee Meets Oct. 24 To Consider Gas Royalty, Diesel Engines In Coal Mines Bills [PaEN]
-- GANT News: PA Coal Companies Showcase Employee Safety Records, Mine Reclamation Enhancements
-- Bloomberg: The Coal Is Gone, But The Mess Remains - How Big Companies Shed Their Obligations To Clean Up Old Mines [Includes Fmr DEP Bureau Of Mining & Reclamation, OSM Director Joe Pizarchik]
-- Financial Times: The Big Read - America’s Green Revolution Comes To Coal Country
Compliance Action
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Hydrogen Sulfide [Rotten Egg Smell] Alerts Bring Good And Bad News
-- DEP Reinstates Sales Of Electronic Devices By 3 Manufacturers Now In Compliance With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 816 permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,186 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Court Decisions
-- Environmental Hearing Board Publishes Final Regulations Making Changes To Practice & Procedures
DCNR
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR
-- WeConservePA: Help To Apply For DCNR Fall Grants, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Funding And More [PaEN]
-- State, Local Officials Celebrate Acquisition Of Kiski Junction Bridge, 14 Miles Of Rail Corridor In Armstrong County With Help Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding; Fall Grant Round Still Open [PaEN]
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Kiski Junction Railroad Trail Party Attracts Officials From State, Region
-- Conservation Groups Hold Oct. 27 Webinar To Celebrate PA's 3 New State Parks, 6:00 p.m.
-- Saving PA’s Forests Webinar: Oct. 26 Get To Know The Clear Creek State Forest, Noon
-- Think Outside Presents Oct. 25 Let’s Talk About Climate Change Student Panel Discussion With DCNR Secretary Dunn [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: New Resources Available For Forest Landowners And Managers For Climate Change Resilience [PaEN]
-- DCNR Issues 4th Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Fall Colors All Across Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How To Enjoy Philly’s Fall Foliage From A Tree Nerd
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: ‘One Of The Best Years In A Decade’ For PA Fall Foliage
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comments On ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Project [Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga Counties] [Click Here for background]
-- DCNR Seeking Proposals For Equestrian Activities Lease At Ridley Creek State Park, Delaware County
-- DCNR Plans Whitewater Release Into Tohickon Creek For Nov. 5-6 Boating Event In Bucks County
-- Dept. Of Health Awards $168,000 WalkWorks Program Grants To Increase Access To Physical Activity
-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Invests In Parks: No City Can Thrive Without A Network Of Safe, Functioning Parks And Open Spaces
-- Parenting PA: Outdoor Recreation And Children - A Perfect Match! - PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- DCNR: Naloxone Available At State Parks To Help Combat Overdose Deaths
-- Oct. 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
DEP
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes DEP Anthracite Outdoor Adventure - Bear Valley Mine Reclamation Project In Northumberland County With National Award [PaEN]
-- National Wildlife Federal Blog: Mine-Scarred Land And Orange Rivers - A Story Of Land Degradation And Reclamation In Pennsylvania
-- DEP Posts Formal Notice Of Availability Of Abandoned Mine Land, Mine Drainage Grants
-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]
-- House Committee Meets Oct. 24 To Consider Gas Royalty, Diesel Engines In Coal Mines Bills [PaEN]
-- Senate Committee Reported Out Bill To Deny Counties Drilling Impact Fee Revenue If Only 99% Of The Land In Their County Available For Shale Gas Leasing; Other Bills [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA May Limit Impact Fees For Counties That Ban Natural Gas Development
-- Senate Committee To Hold Oct. 27 Hearing On The Role Of LNG In U.S. Energy Security On World Stage [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 30 Virtual Hearing On Interim Response To Keim Street DCE Hazardous Site Cleanup In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Effect For 20 Counties, Lifted For 16 Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: October Rains Help Lift Drought Watch For Philly, Nearby Counties
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Remains Under Drought Watch Despite Recent Rains
-- DEP Reinstates Sales Of Electronic Devices By 3 Manufacturers Now In Compliance With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law [PaEN]
-- Environmental Hearing Board Publishes Final Regulations Making Changes To Practice & Procedures
-- DEP Took Action On 816 permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,186 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Deep Mine Safety
-- GANT News: PA Coal Companies Showcase Employee Safety Records, Mine Reclamation Enhancements
-- House Committee Meets Oct. 24 To Consider Gas Royalty, Diesel Engines In Coal Mines Bills [PaEN]
Delaware River
-- 175 Organizations, 6,751 Individuals Send Letter Urging Full Oil & Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban In Delaware River Basin
-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Remembering Ed Wesely At The Van Scott Nature Reserve
-- Preview: Delaware Highlands Conservancy Fall & Winter Highlands Journal
-- Sign Up For Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Volunteer Training, Eagle Watch Bus Tours
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Shares Results Of Urban Green Space Mammal Study [Video]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 21 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
-- PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Receives $133 Million In Loans, $6 Million In Grants For Water Infrastructure Projects
-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects
-- DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Effect For 20 Counties, Lifted For 16 Counties [PaEN]
-- PUC Joins 8th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’ To Raise Water Awareness
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Needs To Declare A Time Out On Sale Of Municipal Water & Sewer Systems - Keep Water Affordable
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: October Rains Help Lift Drought Watch For Philly, Nearby Counties
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Remains Under Drought Watch Despite Recent Rains
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: York County Creek Worst In The Country For PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution, Study Says
-- York Daily Record: York County Creek Samples Show Highest Levels Of PFOA ‘Forever Chemicals’ In The Country
-- WHYY: PA’s Pandemic Water/Wastewater Bill Aid Program Will End Oct. 28
Drought
-- DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Effect For 20 Counties, Lifted For 16 Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: October Rains Help Lift Drought Watch For Philly, Nearby Counties
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Remains Under Drought Watch Despite Recent Rains
-- PUC Joins 8th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’ To Raise Water Awareness
Earth Day
-- LancasterOnline: Earth Day In October Event At Lancaster’s Musser Park This Weekend
Economic Development
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Penn State's Jenn Baka Receives National Science Foundation Grant For A 5-Year Study Of The Shell Ethane Plant's Environmental And Human Impacts In Beaver County - By Francisco Tutella, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- Southwestern PA Grassroots Town Halls Hosts Oct. 24 Virtual Program On Eyes On Shell Ethane Plant Campaign In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Launches New PA Preferred Website To Connect Pennsylvanians With PA Products, Farm Destinations
-- Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Invests In Parks: No City Can Thrive Without A Network Of Safe, Functioning Parks And Open Spaces
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Western PA Region’s Shale Gas Industry Is Finding New Workers
Education
-- Welcome The Inaugural Class Of 35 High School Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors [PaEN]
-- Think Outside Presents Oct. 25 Let’s Talk About Climate Change Student Panel Discussion With DCNR Secretary Dunn [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Seton Hill Program Pairs College, High Schools With STEM Education
-- TribLive: Students Help With Tree Planting At Miners Memorial Park In Bethel Park
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Eagle Scout Has Organized Free Community Concert At Allegheny RiverTrail Park Oct. 23
-- Parenting PA: Outdoor Recreation And Children - A Perfect Match! - PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Inquirer: Students Pressure University Of Pennsylvania To Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Companies
-- Inquirer: UPenn Students Storm Franklin Field At Halftime Protesting For Climate, Community Justice
-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Online Nov. 15-16 [PaEN]
-- Penn State's Jenn Baka Receives National Science Foundation Grant For A 5-Year Study Of The Shell Ethane Plant's Environmental And Human Impacts In Beaver County - By Francisco Tutella, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Help To Apply For DCNR Fall Grants, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Funding And More [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Protect PT Westmoreland Will Host Radon Information Workshop Oct. 20 Via Zoom, Offer Sensor Rentals
-- Citizen Science Parasite Hunters Needed: Penn State Researcher Asking Deer Hunters For Help In Biting Flies Research Effort - By Penn State News [PaEN]
-- PUC Joins 8th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’ To Raise Water Awareness
-- Warren Times: Night Sky Program Offered Oct. 21 In Allegheny National Forest
-- LancasterOnline: Earth Day In October Event At Lancaster’s Musser Park Oct. 22-23
-- Penn State Oct. 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN]
-- Saving PA’s Forests Webinar: Oct. 26 Get To Know The Clear Creek State Forest, Noon
-- Conservation Groups Hold Oct. 27 Webinar To Celebrate PA's 3 New State Parks, 6:00 p.m.
-- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov. 28-29 On Embodied Carbon - Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Building Materials
-- PA Environmental Council Blog: New Developments For PA Outdoor Recreation & Transportation
-- York Daily Record: Treasure Of The Susquehanna: You Can See And Touch More Than 1,000 Ancient Rock Carvings
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Lead Stream Assessment In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Jewelweed Is A Very Interesting Plant
-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Invests In Parks: No City Can Thrive Without A Network Of Safe, Functioning Parks And Open Spaces
-- Preview: Delaware Highlands Conservancy Fall & Winter Highlands Journal
-- Sign Up For Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Volunteer Training, Eagle Watch Bus Tours
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Rehabbed Steel Mill Eagle Rosie Released With A 7-Foot Wingspan
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Shares Results Of Urban Green Space Mammal Study [Video]
-- Bucknell University Dedicates 1.76 MW Solar Energy Facility In Union County - By Michael Taromina, The Bucknellian [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: For First Time, Natural Gas Production Linked To Lower Birth Weights In A National Study, Most Significant In Black, Asian Women
-- AP: Study: Cancer-Causing Natural Gas Leaking From Stoves, Pipes
-- Bloomberg: Clean Energy Has A Tipping Point, And 87 Countries Have Reached It
-- Reuters: Global CO2 Emissions To Grow Less Than 1% This Year Thanks To renewables - IEA
-- AP: IEA: CO2 Emissions Rise In 2022, But More Slowly
-- AP: Climate Questions: What’s Going On With Climate Change?
-- AP: Climate Questions: How Much Has The Climate Changed Already?
-- AP: Climate Questions: Who Is Most Vulnerable To Climate Change?
-- AP: Climate Questions: Why Do Small Degrees Of Warming Matter?
-- AP: Climate Questions: How Does Carbon Dioxide Trap Heat?
Emergency Response
-- DailyVoice.com: Natural Gas Leak In ‘High Pressure’ PECO Pipeline In Bucks County Clears Homes, Closes Roads
-- PUC Seeks Nominations For PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee
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]
-- Post-Gazette: Steep Increase In Natural Gas Price Pushes Utility Bills Higher As The Weather Turns Colder
-- Patch.com: Winter Heating Costs Spike: How Much More Will PA Residents Pay?
-- LancasterOnline: Heating Oil Costs Up 74%, Natural Gas Up 28%, Electricity Up 10% This Winter; Utilities Struggling With Surging Prices Of Natural Gas
-- MCall/AP: Sharp Prices Increases Projected For Home Heating This Winter; Natural Gas Customers To Pay Biggest Increase
-- WTAE: Rise In Global Natural Gas Prices Expected To Impact Home Heating Bills In PA This Winter
-- PPL Utilities: Prepare For Winter Heating Season With Energy-Saving Tips, Rebates From PPL
-- Red, Green & Blue: Big Oil Has A Simple Plan: Jack Up Natural Gas Prices, Blame Biden, Get You To Vote Republican
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Turn Lower As Diesel, Heating Oil Rise On Low Inventories
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Falls 4% To 3-Month Low On Mild Weather, European Price Drop
-- OilPrice.com: U.S. LNG Production Declines Due To Outages, Maintenance Despite Robust Demand
-- Reuters: Dozens Of LNG-Laden Ships Queue Off Europe’s Coasts Unable To Unload
-- Bloomberg: Europe’s LNG Import Deluge Spurs Spanish Oversupply Warning
-- Freeport TX LNG Facility Explosion Recovery Plan Calls For Initial Resumption Of Operations In Mid-November, With 85% Capacity By End Of November
-- National Energy Assistance Directors Assn: Home Heating Costs Reach Highest Level In More Than 10 Years; Natural Gas Cost Increases Alone Mean Homeowners Will Pay $13.1 Billion More This Winter
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Winter Assessment: Natural Gas Exports, Lower Gas Storage Are Driving Natural Gas Prices Higher
-- AP: U.S. Heating Worries Mount Amid Growing Costs, Uncertainty
National/International
-- October 19, 1973: First Of Six Major Fossil Fuel Embargos For Political Gain, This One By OPEC Over U.S. Aid To Israel [How Many More?]
-- AP: EU Leaders Head Into Divisive Summit On Energy Crisis, How To Deal With Natural Gas Prices That Spiraled Out Of Control
-- Reuters: Time For Europe To Tame Its Energy Cravings
-- Reuters: Analysis: Global Natural Gas Crisis Dampens Momentum For ‘Cleaner’ LNG
-- Reuters: High Natural Gas Prices Spur Green Hydrogen Investment - Report
-- Reuters: Oil Prices Tick Up In Volatile Trade, U.S. Plans To Release More Oil From Strategic Reserve In Dec.
-- Bloomberg: Oil Prices Stay Volatile As Slowdown Risks Rival Signs Of Tight Supply
-- AP: Biden To Release 15 Million Barrels From Oil Reserve, More Possible
-- AP: EU Faces Battle To Keep Energy Prices From Tanking Economy
Energy
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- Penn State's Jenn Baka Receives National Science Foundation Grant For A 5-Year Study Of The Shell Ethane Plant's Environmental And Human Impacts In Beaver County - By Francisco Tutella, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- Senate Committee Reported Out Bill To Deny Counties Drilling Impact Fee Revenue If Only 99% Of The Land In Their County Available For Shale Gas Leasing; Other Bills [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA May Limit Impact Fees For Counties That Ban Natural Gas Development
-- Sen. Yaw: ERE Committee OKs Bills Prioritizing Fairness In Drilling Impact Fee Distribution, Stream Maintenance Package [Read real story here.]
-- Senate Committee To Hold Oct. 27 Hearing On The Role Of LNG In U.S. Energy Security On World Stage [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Steep Increase In Natural Gas Price Pushes Utility Bills Higher As The Weather Turns Colder
-- LancasterOnline: Heating Oil Costs Up 74%, Natural Gas Up 28%, Electricity Up 10% This Winter; Utilities Struggling With Surging Prices Of Natural Gas
-- Inside Climate News: Sinkholes And Damage Attributed To Mariner East II Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underline The Stakes In PA’s Governor’s Race
-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Sharp Divide Between PA Candidates For Governor On Natural Gas, Other Issues
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Amends Ordinance To Make It Easier To Use Solar Panels
-- Bucknell University Dedicates 1.76 MW Solar Energy Facility In Union County - By Michael Taromina, The Bucknellian [PaEN]
-- Penn State Oct. 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA Must Modernize Its Approach To Clean Energy Or Risk Falling Further Behind - By Vote Solar, POWER Interfaith
-- Inquirer: Students Pressure University Of Pennsylvania To Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Companies
-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Invites Comments On $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Enhance Energy Systems In Rural, Remote Communities
-- Utility Dive: Wind Power, Solar Energy PPA’s Increased 11.4% And 7.5% In 3rd Quarter Due To Growing Demand, Supply Chain, Transmission Roadblocks
-- Reuters: Global CO2 Emissions To Grow Less Than 1% This Year Thanks To renewables - IEA
-- AP: IEA: CO2 Emissions Rise In 2022, But More Slowly
-- Bloomberg: Clean Energy Has A Tipping Point, And 87 Countries Have Reached It
-- Financial Times: The Big Read - America’s Green Revolution Comes To Coal Country
Energy Conservation
-- PPL Utilities: Prepare For Winter Heating Season With Energy-Saving Tips, Rebates From PPL
Environmental Health
-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Online Nov. 15-16 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: For First Time, Natural Gas Production Linked To Lower Birth Weights In A National Study, Most Significant In Black, Asian Women
-- AP: Study: Cancer-Causing Natural Gas Leaking From Stoves, Pipes
-- Southwestern PA Grassroots Town Halls Hosts Oct. 24 Virtual Program On Eyes On Shell Ethane Plant Campaign In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sen. Bartolotta (R) Urged State Dept. Of Health To Drop Out Of Public Forum On Shale Gas Health Studies
-- Penn State's Jenn Baka Receives National Science Foundation Grant For A 5-Year Study Of The Shell Ethane Plant's Environmental And Human Impacts In Beaver County - By Francisco Tutella, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Naloxone Available At State Parks To Help Combat Overdose Deaths
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: York County Creek Worst In The Country For PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution, Study Says
-- York Daily Record: York County Creek Samples Show Highest Levels Of PFOA ‘Forever Chemicals’ In The Country
Environmental Hearing Board
-- Environmental Hearing Board Publishes Final Regulations Making Changes To Practice & Procedures
Environmental Heritage
-- WHYY: How The Federal Clean Water Act Fixed The Delaware River’s Pollution Problem
-- Bay Journal: On 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Much Progress, But Big Problems Remain
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Treasure Of The Susquehanna: You Can See And Touch More Than 1,000 Ancient Rock Carvings
-- Tribune-Democrat: Blacklick Creek Watershed Assn. Restoring Miners Mural, Working To Improve Blacklick Creek In Cambria County
EPA
-- EPA To Host Public Discussion Of Exide Superfund Cleanup Oct. 25 At Muhlenberg H.S. Reading, Berks County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
-- EPA SmartWay Program Names Reading-Based Penske Trucking A High Performer
-- WHYY: How The Federal Clean Water Act Fixed The Delaware River’s Pollution Problem
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: On 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Much Progress, But Big Problems Remain
Farming
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Launches New PA Preferred Website To Connect Pennsylvanians With PA Products, Farm Destinations
-- Celebrating 10 Years Of Volunteers Impact - Greening The Lower Susquehanna - By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center [PaEN]
-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- Penn State Oct. 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN]
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission Quarterly Board Meeting Oct. 24
-- Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Grant Applications For Recreational Boat Pumpout Stations, Reception Facilities, Deadline Dec. 30
Flooding
-- Senate Committee Reported Out Bill To Deny Counties Drilling Impact Fee Revenue If Only 99% Of The Land In Their County Available For Shale Gas Leasing; Other Bills [PaEN]
-- Sen. Yaw: ERE Committee OKs Bills Prioritizing ‘Fairness’ In Drilling Impact Fee Distribution, Stream Maintenance Package [Read real story here.]
Forests
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants Its 5-Millionth Tree In Franklin County Park; Thousands Of Volunteers Were Critical To Reaching This Milestone [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: New Resources Available For Forest Landowners And Managers For Climate Change Resilience [PaEN]
-- DCNR Issues 4th Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Fall Colors All Across Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How To Enjoy Philly’s Fall Foliage From A Tree Nerd
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: ‘One Of The Best Years In A Decade’ For PA Fall Foliage
-- Oct. 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Students Help With Tree Planting At Miners Memorial Park In Bethel Park
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR
-- Saving PA’s Forests Webinar: Oct. 26 Get To Know The Clear Creek State Forest, Noon
Grants/Funding
-- PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Receives $133 Million In Loans, $6 Million In Grants For Water Infrastructure Projects
-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects
-- DEP Posts Formal Notice Of Availability Of Abandoned Mine Land, Mine Drainage Grants
-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Help To Apply For DCNR Fall Grants, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Funding And More [PaEN]
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Adams County TU Chapter Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant
-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration [PaEN]
-- Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA [PaEN]
-- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 Million [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Grant Applications For Recreational Boat Pumpout Stations, Reception Facilities, Deadline Dec. 30
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- Dept. Of Health Awards $168,000 WalkWorks Program Grants To Increase Access To Physical Activity
Green Infrastructure
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants Its 5-Millionth Tree In Franklin County Park; Thousands Of Volunteers Were Critical To Reaching This Milestone [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Help To Apply For DCNR Fall Grants, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Funding And More [PaEN]
-- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 Million [PaEN]
-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects
-- Minnich Family Partners With Lebanon Valley Conservancy To Preserve 16-Acre Farm [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Invests In Parks: No City Can Thrive Without A Network Of Safe, Functioning Parks And Open Spaces
-- Celebrating 10 Years Of Volunteers Impact - Greening The Lower Susquehanna - By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center [PaEN]
-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration [PaEN]
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Adams County TU Chapter Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant
-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Students Help With Tree Planting At Miners Memorial Park In Bethel Park
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Lead Stream Assessment In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- PennFuture: Erie City Council Adopts Stormwater User Fee
-- Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rare Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Refuge Thanks To Explosions At PA Fort Indiantown Gap
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
-- EPA To Host Public Discussion Of Exide Superfund Cleanup Oct. 25 At Muhlenberg H.S. Reading, Berks County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
-- DEP Sets Nov. 30 Virtual Hearing On Interim Response To Keim Street DCE Hazardous Site Cleanup In Montgomery County [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Online Nov. 15-16 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: For First Time, Natural Gas Production Linked To Lower Birth Weights In A National Study, Most Significant In Black, Asian Women
-- AP: Study: Cancer-Causing Natural Gas Leaking From Stoves, Pipes
-- Southwestern PA Grassroots Town Halls Hosts Oct. 24 Virtual Program On Eyes On Shell Ethane Plant Campaign In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sen. Bartolotta (R) Urged State Dept. Of Health To Drop Out Of Public Forum On Shale Gas Health Studies
-- Penn State's Jenn Baka Receives National Science Foundation Grant For A 5-Year Study Of The Shell Ethane Plant's Environmental And Human Impacts In Beaver County - By Francisco Tutella, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: York County Creek Worst In The Country For PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution, Study Says
-- York Daily Record: York County Creek Samples Show Highest Levels Of PFOA ‘Forever Chemicals’ In The Country
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: PA Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists Fundraising/Outreach Coordinator [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust Has Multiple Job Opportunities
Lake Erie
-- PennFuture: Erie City Council Adopts Stormwater User Fee
Land Conservation
-- WeConservePA: Help To Apply For DCNR Fall Grants, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Funding And More [PaEN]
-- Minnich Family Partners With Lebanon Valley Conservancy To Preserve 16-Acre Farm [PaEN]
-- Celebrating 10 Years Of Volunteers Impact - Greening The Lower Susquehanna - By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center [PaEN]
-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration [PaEN]
-- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 Million [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rare Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Refuge Thanks To Explosions At PA Fort Indiantown Gap
-- Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust Has Multiple Job Opportunities
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Welcome The Inaugural Class Of 35 High School Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Penn Hills Council Recognizes Anti-Litter Group
Mine Reclamation
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes DEP Anthracite Outdoor Adventure - Bear Valley Mine Reclamation Project In Northumberland County With National Award [PaEN]
-- National Wildlife Federal Blog: Mine-Scarred Land And Orange Rivers - A Story Of Land Degradation And Reclamation In Pennsylvania
-- DEP Posts Formal Notice Of Availability Of Abandoned Mine Land, Mine Drainage Grants
-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: The Coal Is Gone, But The Mess Remains - How Big Companies Shed Their Obligations To Clean Up Old Mines [Includes Fmr DEP Bureau Of Mining & Reclamation, OSM Director Joe Pizarchik]
-- Financial Times: The Big Read - America’s Green Revolution Comes To Coal Country
Ohio River
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Lead Stream Assessment In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Blacklick Creek Watershed Assn. Restoring Miners Mural, Working To Improve Blacklick Creek In Cambria County
-- PennFuture: Erie City Council Adopts Stormwater User Fee
Oil & Gas
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Online Nov. 15-16 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: For First Time, Natural Gas Production Linked To Lower Birth Weights In A National Study, Most Significant In Black, Asian Women
-- AP: Study: Cancer-Causing Natural Gas Leaking From Stoves, Pipes
-- Southwestern PA Grassroots Town Halls Hosts Oct. 24 Virtual Program On Eyes On Shell Ethane Plant Campaign In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Sen. Bartolotta (R) Urged State Dept. Of Health To Drop Out Of Public Forum On Shale Gas Health Studies
-- Penn State's Jenn Baka Receives National Science Foundation Grant For A 5-Year Study Of The Shell Ethane Plant's Environmental And Human Impacts In Beaver County - By Francisco Tutella, Penn State News [PaEN]
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- Senate Committee Reported Out Bill To Deny Counties Drilling Impact Fee Revenue If Only 99% Of The Land In Their County Available For Shale Gas Leasing; Other Bills [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA May Limit Impact Fees For Counties That Ban Natural Gas Development
-- Sen. Yaw: ERE Committee OKs Bills Prioritizing Fairness In Drilling Impact Fee Distribution, Stream Maintenance Package [Read real story here.]
-- Senate Committee To Hold Oct. 27 Hearing On The Role Of LNG In U.S. Energy Security On World Stage [PaEN]
-- 175 Organizations, 6,751 Individuals Send Letter Urging Full Oil & Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban In Delaware River Basin
-- Inside Climate News: Sinkholes And Damage Attributed To Mariner East II Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underline The Stakes In PA’s Governor’s Race
-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Sharp Divide Between PA Candidates For Governor On Natural Gas, Other Issues
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Environmentalists Fear A Massive New Plastics Plant Near Pittsburgh Will Worsen Pollution, Stimulate Natural Gas Fracking
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Western PA Region’s Shale Gas Industry Is Finding New Workers
-- House Committee Meets Oct. 24 To Consider Gas Royalty, Diesel Engines In Coal Mines Bills [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Steep Increase In Natural Gas Price Pushes Utility Bills Higher As The Weather Turns Colder
-- LancasterOnline: Heating Oil Costs Up 74%, Natural Gas Up 28%, Electricity Up 10% This Winter; Utilities Struggling With Surging Prices Of Natural Gas
-- WTAE: Rise In Global Natural Gas Prices Expected To Impact Home Heating Bills In PA This Winter
-- Red, Green & Blue: Big Oil Has A Simple Plan: Jack Up Natural Gas Prices, Blame Biden, Get You To Vote Republican
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Falls 4% To 3-Month Low On Mild Weather, European Price Drop
-- Patch.com: $90 Million Landfill Gas Facility Coming To Falls Twp., Bucks County
-- Post-Gazette: Rice-Backed Landfill Gas Firm Archaea Energy To Become Part Of BP In $4.1 Billion Deal
-- DailyVoice.com: Natural Gas Leak In ‘High Pressure’ PECO Pipeline In Bucks County Clears Homes, Closes Roads
-- OilPrice.com: U.S. LNG Production Declines Due To Outages, Maintenance Despite Robust Demand
-- Bloomberg: Europe’s LNG Import Deluge Spurs Spanish Oversupply Warning
-- Freeport TX LNG Facility Explosion Recovery Plan Calls For Initial Resumption Of Operations In Mid-November, With 85% Capacity By End Of November
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- AP: Biden To Release 15 Million Barrels From Oil Reserve, More Possible
-- Reuters: U.S. Oil Firms Say $72/Barrel For Oil Too Low A Price To Refill Oil Reserve; Oil Trading For $85 Now
-- October 19, 1973: First Of Six Major Fossil Fuel Embargos For Political Gain, This One By OPEC Over U.S. Aid To Israel [How Many More?]
-- Reuters: High Natural Gas Prices Spur Green Hydrogen Investment - Report
-- Financial Times: Can Big Oil Prove The Case For Carbon Capture? ‘Put Up Or Shut Up’
-- Reuters: Analysis: Global Natural Gas Crisis Dampens Momentum For ‘Cleaner’ LNG
-- NYT: Oil & Gas Lobbyists Plan For Republican U.S. House, Focus On Undercutting Shift Away From Natural Gas For Home Heating
Pipelines
-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Subsidizing Pollution - Taxpayers Pay $1.7 Billion To Subsidize Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Sinkholes And Damage Attributed To Mariner East II Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underline The Stakes In PA’s Governor’s Race
Permitting
-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 816 permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,186 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posted 52 Pages Of Permit-Related Public Notices In Oct. 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DEP/SRBC Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 52 Pages Of Permit-Related Public Notices In Oct. 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 30 Virtual Hearing On Interim Response To Keim Street DCE Hazardous Site Cleanup In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- EPA To Host Public Discussion Of Exide Superfund Cleanup Oct. 25 At Muhlenberg H.S. Reading, Berks County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Invites Comments On $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Enhance Energy Systems In Rural, Remote Communities
-- DEP Took Action On 816 permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,186 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comments On ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Project [Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga Counties] [Click Here for background]
PUC
-- Senate Confirms Three PUC Commissioners Bringing 5-Member Panel Up To Full Strength For First Time In More Than 18 Months [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Steep Increase In Natural Gas Price Pushes Utility Bills Higher As The Weather Turns Colder
-- Patch.com: Winter Heating Costs Spike: How Much More Will PA Residents Pay?
-- MCall/AP: Sharp Prices Increases Projected For Home Heating This Winter; Natural Gas Customers To Pay Biggest Increase
-- WTAE: Rise In Global Natural Gas Prices Expected To Impact Home Heating Bills In PA This Winter
-- PUC Joins 8th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’ To Raise Water Awareness
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Needs To Declare A Time Out On Sale Of Municipal Water & Sewer Systems - Keep Water Affordable
-- PUC Seeks Nominations For PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee
Radiation Protection
-- TribLive: Protect PT Westmoreland Will Host Radon Information Workshop Oct. 20 Via Zoom, Offer Sensor Rentals
Radon
-- TribLive: Protect PT Westmoreland Will Host Radon Information Workshop Oct. 20 Via Zoom, Offer Sensor Rentals
Recreation
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- State, Local Officials Celebrate Acquisition Of Kiski Junction Bridge, 14 Miles Of Rail Corridor In Armstrong County With Help Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding; Fall Grant Round Still Open [PaEN]
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Kiski Junction Railroad Trail Party Attracts Officials From State, Region
-- WeConservePA: Help To Apply For DCNR Fall Grants, Redevelopment Assistance Capital Funding And More [PaEN]
-- DCNR Issues 4th Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Fall Colors All Across Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How To Enjoy Philly’s Fall Foliage From A Tree Nerd
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: ‘One Of The Best Years In A Decade’ For PA Fall Foliage
-- Oct. 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comments On ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Project [Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga Counties] [Click Here for background]
-- DCNR Seeking Proposals For Equestrian Activities Lease At Ridley Creek State Park, Delaware County
-- PA Environmental Council Blog: New Developments For PA Outdoor Recreation & Transportation
-- Conservation Groups Hold Oct. 27 Webinar To Celebrate PA's 3 New State Parks, 6:00 p.m.
-- DCNR Plans Whitewater Release Into Tohickon Creek For Nov. 5-6 Boating Event In Bucks County
-- Dept. Of Health Awards $168,000 WalkWorks Program Grants To Increase Access To Physical Activity
-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Invests In Parks: No City Can Thrive Without A Network Of Safe, Functioning Parks And Open Spaces
-- Parenting PA: Outdoor Recreation And Children - A Perfect Match! - PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- DCNR: Naloxone Available At State Parks To Help Combat Overdose Deaths
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New NE Philly K&T Connector Trail Being Built At Base Of Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
-- Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA [PaEN]
-- Nearly 70 Runners Compete In Cameron County Sinnemahone Trail Run, Final Competition In Triple Crown [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Eagle Scout Has Organized Free Community Concert At Allegheny RiverTrail Park Oct. 23
-- MCall: Easton Dedicates Bridge Along Arts Trail To Late Community Activist Richard McAteer
Recycling/Waste
-- DEP Reinstates Sales Of Electronic Devices By 3 Manufacturers Now In Compliance With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law [PaEN]
-- Welcome The Inaugural Class Of 35 High School Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Recycling: Bulk Waste Collection, Cleanest Tailgate Contest, More Fall Reminders
-- Patch.com: $90 Million Landfill Gas Facility Coming To Falls Twp., Bucks County
-- Post-Gazette: Rice-Backed Landfill Gas Firm Archaea Energy To Become Part Of BP In $4.1 Billion Deal
-- Altoona Mirror: Water Authority Reaches Landfill Leachate Treatment Limits, May Have To Purchase Nitrogen Credits
-- AP: Advanced Plastics Recycling - Plastic Crisis Solution Or Distraction?
Regulations
-- Environmental Hearing Board Publishes Final Regulations Making Changes To Practice & Procedures
Renewable Energy
-- Senate Committee Reported Out Bill To Deny Counties Drilling Impact Fee Revenue If Only 99% Of The Land In Their County Available For Shale Gas Leasing; Other Bills [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA May Limit Impact Fees For Counties That Ban Natural Gas Development
-- Sen. Yaw: ERE Committee OKs Bills Prioritizing Fairness In Drilling Impact Fee Distribution, Stream Maintenance Package [Read real story here.]
-- Penn State Oct. 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Amends Ordinance To Make It Easier To Use Solar Panels
-- Bucknell University Dedicates 1.76 MW Solar Energy Facility In Union County - By Michael Taromina, The Bucknellian [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA Must Modernize Its Approach To Clean Energy Or Risk Falling Further Behind - By Vote Solar, POWER Interfaith
-- Utility Dive: Wind Power, Solar Energy PPA’s Increased 11.4% And 7.5% In 3rd Quarter Due To Growing Demand, Supply Chain, Transmission Roadblocks
-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Invites Comments On $1 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program To Enhance Energy Systems In Rural, Remote Communities
-- Bloomberg: Clean Energy Has A Tipping Point, And 87 Countries Have Reached It
-- Reuters: Global CO2 Emissions To Grow Less Than 1% This Year Thanks To renewables - IEA
-- AP: IEA: CO2 Emissions Rise In 2022, But More Slowly
-- Financial Times: The Big Read - America’s Green Revolution Comes To Coal Country
Schuylkill River
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 21 RiverWatch Video Report
SRBC
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
Stormwater
-- PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Receives $133 Million In Loans, $6 Million In Grants For Water Infrastructure Projects
-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects
-- PennFuture: Erie City Council Adopts Stormwater User Fee
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Extends Deadline To Comply With MS4 Stormwater Regulation To Municipalities In Blair County Group
Susquehanna River
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Treasure Of The Susquehanna: You Can See And Touch More Than 1,000 Ancient Rock Carvings
Sustainability
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- EPA SmartWay Program Names Reading-Based Penske Trucking A High Performer
Wastewater Facilities
-- PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Receives $133 Million In Loans, $6 Million In Grants For Water Infrastructure Projects
-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects
-- WHYY: How The Federal Clean Water Act Fixed The Delaware River’s Pollution Problem
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: On 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Much Progress, But Big Problems Remain
-- Centre Daily Times: UAJA Moves To Take Legal Action Against State College Over Wastewater Treatment Charges
-- Altoona Mirror: Water Authority Reaches Landfill Leachate Treatment Limits, May Have To Purchase Nitrogen Credits
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Needs To Declare A Time Out On Sale Of Municipal Water & Sewer Systems - Keep Water Affordable
-- WHYY: PA’s Pandemic Water/Wastewater Bill Aid Program Will End Oct. 28
Watershed Protection
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants Its 5-Millionth Tree In Franklin County Park; Thousands Of Volunteers Were Critical To Reaching This Milestone [PaEN]
-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes DEP Anthracite Outdoor Adventure - Bear Valley Mine Reclamation Project In Northumberland County With National Award [PaEN]
-- National Wildlife Federal Blog: Mine-Scarred Land And Orange Rivers - A Story Of Land Degradation And Reclamation In Pennsylvania
-- DEP Posts Formal Notice Of Availability Of Abandoned Mine Land, Mine Drainage Grants
-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24 [PaEN]
-- Celebrating 10 Years Of Volunteers Impact - Greening The Lower Susquehanna - By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center [PaEN]
-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration [PaEN]
-- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 Million [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Receives $133 Million In Loans, $6 Million In Grants For Water Infrastructure Projects
-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects
-- WHYY: How The Federal Clean Water Act Fixed The Delaware River’s Pollution Problem
-- Bay Journal: On 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Much Progress, But Big Problems Remain
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Extends Deadline To Comply With MS4 Stormwater Regulation To Municipalities In Blair County Group
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Lead Stream Assessment In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Adams County TU Chapter Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant
-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Blacklick Creek Watershed Assn. Restoring Miners Mural, Working To Improve Blacklick Creek In Cambria County
-- TribLive: Students Help With Tree Planting At Miners Memorial Park In Bethel Park
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR
-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture]
-- PennFuture: Erie City Council Adopts Stormwater User Fee
-- PUC Joins 8th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’ To Raise Water Awareness
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 21 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
-- Fish & Boat Commission Quarterly Board Meeting Oct. 24
-- Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Grant Applications For Recreational Boat Pumpout Stations, Reception Facilities, Deadline Dec. 30
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Lead Stream Assessment In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Citizen Science Parasite Hunters Needed: Penn State Researcher Asking Deer Hunters For Help In Biting Flies Research Effort - By Penn State News [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Deer Management Season Under Way In Franklin Park, McCandless, Ross
-- Sign Up For Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Volunteer Training, Eagle Watch Bus Tours
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Rehabbed Steel Mill Eagle Rosie Released With A 7-Foot Wingspan
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Shares Results Of Urban Green Space Mammal Study [Video]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rare Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Refuge Thanks To Explosions At PA Fort Indiantown Gap
-- Help Wanted: PA Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists Fundraising/Outreach Coordinator [PaEN]
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- Citizen Science Parasite Hunters Needed: Penn State Researcher Asking Deer Hunters For Help In Biting Flies Research Effort - By Penn State News [PaEN]
Opportunities
-- Help Wanted: PA Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists Fundraising/Outreach Coordinator [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust Has Multiple Job Opportunities
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[Posted: October 23, 2022]
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