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Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Massive, 20-Year Taxpayer Subsidies Into Law For Natural Gas, Hydrogen And Petrochemical Industries With No Public Accountability Or Environmental Safeguards [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Wolf Signs Hastily Passed $2 Billion Tax Credit Package Encouraging Natural Gas Use In PA
-- City & State PA: Wolf Signs $2 Billion Tax Credit Package That Boosts Natural Gas Industry That Drew Ire From Both Sides Of The Aisle
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wolf Signs State Tax Credit Bill With Millions For Hydrogen Hub, Natural Gas, Other Facilities
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Energy Companies Are Reporting Record Profits, PA Lawmakers Don’t Need To Give Them More Tax Breaks [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: New, Massive Plastics Plant In SW PA Barely Registers Among Voters
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Creating Well Plugging Grant Program; Again Fails To Address Woefully Inadequate Conventional Well Plugging Bonding; Fails To Report On Bonding Petitions; Or Issue Conventional Drilling Compliance Report [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Wolf Signs Bill Increasing Maximum Weight To Allow For Commercial Electric Vehicles
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: In PA U.S. Senate Race, Fetterman, Dr. Oz Change Views On Fracking, Trying To Match Voters
-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Environmental Groups Up Their Election Spending In PA Citing ‘Existential Crises’ Related To Climate Change
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Environmental Groups Help Voters Connect The Dots On Economic, Environmental Issues Ahead Of Election Day
-- The Guardian: Republican Candidates On Climate Change: ‘Fake Science’ To ‘Carbon Is Healthy’ [PA Included]
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Clean Jobs, Energy And Air Are On The Ballot In PA, Choose Candidates With Care - Environmental Defense Fund
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
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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-- 77 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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-- Check The Calendars For Events Near You: PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events.
Air
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Residents Raise Concerns Over Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Advocates Say Allegheny County’s Air Pollution Rules Should Be Revisited
-- WESA: Concerned About Daily Air Pollution? Experts Advise Against Looking At Only One Reading
-- EPA Announces More Than $4.27 Million For Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EPA Underwriting Citizen Scientists Monitoring Air Quality In Southwestern PA
-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas Awarded Gold Standard Rating By U.N. Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Partnership
-- AP: Equipment Designed To Cut Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Is Failing
Alternative Fuels
-- Tribune-Democrat: Wolf Signs Bill Increasing Maximum Weight To Allow For Commercial Electric Vehicles
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: E-School Buses Drive Progress
Awards & Recognition
-- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., Leading Climate Scientist And Author [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Honors Longtime Board President Kathy Snavely - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania, MD Add Tracts To Old-Growth Forest Network
-- Warren Times: Conewango Creek Groups Mull Wild And Scenic River Status
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Recognizes Adrian Naveda As 2022 James A. Kushlan Award Recipient
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Ecological Benefits Of Old-Growth Forests
-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Launches New We Are Nature Podcast Series, Exploring Natural Histories And Livable Futures [PaEN]
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA To Receive $26.6 Million To Cleanup, Redevelop Abandoned Mine Lands
Budget
-- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates CY 2022 Drilling Impact Fee Will Generate Record $274.8 Million In Revenue At Lowest Tax Rate On Record [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shale Gas Impact Fees Set To Break Record This Year Due To High Natural Gas Prices, Slight Uptick In New Wells
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
Chesapeake Bay
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Celebrates Farm Conservation, Sustainable Ag Programs With Funding From PA Farm Bill
-- DEP Reports On 2021-22 Farmers’ Efforts To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: 2021 Progress Report; Funding Assistance Available; County Clean Water Plan Implementation; Much More
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Newsletter: No Tricks, Just Amazing Momentum Across Lancaster!
-- Fox43: Federal Funding To Restore, Reduce Pollution In Local Waterways Awarded To Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Honors Longtime Board President Kathy Snavely - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Volunteers Plant Trees Around-The-Clock In 4 Pennsylvania Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Conservationists Plant 4,000 Trees In One Day In 4 PA Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
-- New Program Brings Together Residents, Businesses To Help Make Lancaster County Carbon Neutral [PaEN]
-- Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Files Notice Of Intent To File A Lawsuit Against Modern Landfill In York County Over Landfill Discharges Into Kreutz Creek
-- York Dispatch: Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Eyes Lawsuit To Force Cleanup At Landfill In York County
-- Young People, Adult Leaders Sought For New Sea Scouting Program Starting Soon In Middle Susquehanna Region - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Songs Of The Susquehanna Vol. 3: Original Songs Inspired By The River Now Being Accepted By the Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Stream Restoration Work To Benefit Sweet Arrow Lake Near Pine Grove
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania, MD Add Tracts To Old-Growth Forest Network
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: October Newsletter - Forests For The Bats Stories; Fall Tree Plantings In PA; Monster Trunk Tally Photo Contest Winners
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Citizen Action
-- EQB Meets Nov. 15 On Final Radiation Safety, NPDES Compliance Schedule Regulations; Brodhead Creek Rulemaking Petition [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Environmental Groups Up Their Election Spending In PA Citing ‘Existential Crises’ Related To Climate Change
-- Inside Climate News: New, Massive Plastics Plant In SW PA Barely Registers Among Voters
-- DEP: PA General Energy Cited For More Water Pollution Violations, Blocking The Whole Width Of Loyalsock Creek At Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints [PaEN]
-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In Western PA [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Homeowners Brace For Winter As Prices To Heat Homes Skyrocket, Biggest Spike Is For Natural Gas - More Than 34% Increase
-- PA Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Will Accept Applications Starting Nov. 1 [PaEN]
-- WESA: Heating Bill Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications
-- U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services Announces $4.5 Billion To Lower Heating Costs For American Families This Winter
-- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: No Records Set In Philly, But Yes, This Warmth Isn’t Normal
-- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., Leading Climate Scientist And Author [PaEN]
-- New Program Brings Together Residents, Businesses To Help Make Lancaster County Carbon Neutral [PaEN]
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Honors Longtime Board President Kathy Snavely - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Volunteers Plant Trees Around-The-Clock In 4 Pennsylvania Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Conservationists Plant 4,000 Trees In One Day In 4 PA Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
-- Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Files Notice Of Intent To File A Lawsuit Against Modern Landfill In York County Over Landfill Discharges Into Kreutz Creek
-- York Dispatch: Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Eyes Lawsuit To Force Cleanup At Landfill In York County
-- Young People, Adult Leaders Sought For New Sea Scouting Program Starting Soon In Middle Susquehanna Region - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Songs Of The Susquehanna Vol. 3: Original Songs Inspired By The River Now Being Accepted By the Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Conewango Creek Groups Mull Wild And Scenic River Status
-- TribLive: Youghiogheny River Cleanup Snags Nearly 700 Tires
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Residents Raise Concerns Over Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Advocates Say Allegheny County’s Air Pollution Rules Should Be Revisited
-- WESA: Concerned About Daily Air Pollution? Experts Advise Against Looking At Only One Reading
-- EPA Announces More Than $4.27 Million For Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EPA Underwriting Citizen Scientists Monitoring Air Quality In Southwestern PA
-- Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas Awarded Gold Standard Rating By U.N. Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Partnership
-- AP: Equipment Designed To Cut Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Is Failing
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 2022 Litter Summit A Success! [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How To Get A Rain Barrel And Deal With Composting In Philadelphia
-- The Spearhead Group In Bucks County Launches Spearhead Project Earth With Burlington Island Cleanup In Delaware River [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Stream Restoration Work To Benefit Sweet Arrow Lake Near Pine Grove
-- TribLive: From Floods To Fishing: $650,000 Project Will Control Flooding, Offer ADA Fishing In Hampton, Allegheny County
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Newsletter: No Tricks, Just Amazing Momentum Across Lancaster!
-- Fox43: Federal Funding To Restore, Reduce Pollution In Local Waterways Awarded To Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties
-- Chester County Commissioners, DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: Improvements Planned For More Than 2,000 Acres Of Protected Land In York County
-- DCNR Celebrates $100,000 Investment In Wilkinsburg’s Rosa Parks Park Rehab Project In Allegheny County
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October Now Available [PaEN]
-- Volunteers Needed! Hollow Oak Land Trust: Nov. 20 Trail Maintenance At Trout Run In Coraopolis, Allegheny County
-- WESA: End Of Daylight Saving Time Means Uptick In Vehicles Crashing Into Deer
New Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Law
-- EPA Seeks Public Input On Setting Up 7 New Climate, Health, Energy And Environmental Justice Programs
Climate
-- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., Leading Climate Scientist And Author [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Environmental Groups Up Their Election Spending In PA Citing ‘Existential Crises’ Related To Climate Change
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-Based CEOs For Sustainability Issue Call To Action On Decarbonization
-- New Program Brings Together Residents, Businesses To Help Make Lancaster County Carbon Neutral [PaEN]
-- Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s 20-MW Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh International Airport [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s Big New Solar Energy Project
-- Erie Times: Solar Energy Facilities Proposed For North East, Girard, Washington Twps. In Erie County. Here’s What We Know
-- Guest Essay: Summer Of 2022 Gave Us A Glimpse Into Our Climate Future - PA Should Heed The Warning, Flooding Biggest Threat - By Laura Fowler, Director, Penn State's Sustainability Institute [PaEN]
-- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: No Records Set In Philly, But Yes, This Warmth Isn’t Normal
-- Tribune-Democrat: Wolf Signs Bill Increasing Maximum Weight To Allow For Commercial Electric Vehicles
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Coal Is Back, At Least For A Bit, Lifting Profits At Consol Energy
-- Financial Times: Tree-Planting, Land Pledges Would Need Area Bigger Than U.S., Report Estimates
-- Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas Awarded Gold Standard Rating By U.N. Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Partnership
-- AP: Climate Questions: Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change?
-- Bloomberg: Even Conservative Estimates See Fossil Fuel Use Peaking By Mid-2030’s, Power Sector May Already Be There
-- Bloomberg: These 30 Fossil Fuel Companies Emit Nearly Half The Energy Sector’s Methane
-- AP: Ukraine War: Boost Or Setback For Climate Efforts?
-- AP: Climate Negotiations: 30 Years Of Melting Hope And U.S. Power
-- The Economist: The World Is Missing Its Lofty Climate Targets, Time For Some Realism
-- The Guardian: 20 Climate Photographs That Changed The World
-- The Economist Special Report: The Challenge Of The Age - Climate Change
Coal Mining
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Coal Is Back, At Least For A Bit, Lifting Profits At Consol Energy
-- TribLive/AP: WV Sen. Manchin: Biden’s Comments About Shutting Coal Power Plants Are ‘Divorced From Reality’
Compliance Action
-- DEP: PA General Energy Cited For More Water Pollution Violations, Blocking The Whole Width Of Loyalsock Creek At Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Takes Action On 774 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,801 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- PUC Announces PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Penalties Of $67,625
Conservation Districts
-- Fox43: Federal Funding To Restore, Reduce Pollution In Local Waterways Awarded To Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties
-- Pike County Conservation District: Where Does Our Water Really Come From? + Climate Change & Drinking Water
DCNR
-- DEP: PA General Energy Cited For More Water Pollution Violations, Blocking The Whole Width Of Loyalsock Creek At Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Chester County Commissioners, DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania, MD Add Tracts To Old-Growth Forest Network
-- Lancaster Farming: Conservationists Plant 4,000 Trees In One Day In 4 PA Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
-- DCNR Announces Modernized Camping Reservation System For State Forest Campsites
-- DCNR Blog: Ecological Benefits Of Old-Growth Forests
-- DCNR, USDA Forest Service Sign Shared Forest Stewardship Agreement
-- DCNR Issues 6th Weekly Fall Foliage Report - Best Fall Color Observers Have Seen In Years [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: DCNR Set To Flood Tohickon Creek In Bucks County For Whitewater Boaters
-- DCNR Celebrates $100,000 Investment In Wilkinsburg’s Rosa Parks Park Rehab Project In Allegheny County
-- Nov. 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How A Philly Hiking Group Is Improving Women’s Wellness: ‘A Sisterhood Built On Healing And Nature’
DEP
-- EQB Meets Nov. 15 On Final Radiation Safety, NPDES Compliance Schedule Regulations; Brodhead Creek Rulemaking Petition [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- DEP: PA General Energy Cited For More Water Pollution Violations, Blocking The Whole Width Of Loyalsock Creek At Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA To Receive $26.6 Million To Cleanup, Redevelop Abandoned Mine Lands
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: 2021 Progress Report; Funding Assistance Available; County Clean Water Plan Implementation; Much More
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Takes Action On 774 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,801 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Delaware River
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 4 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
-- Williamsport Sun: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected In Middle Susquehanna Just Below Williamsport In June
-- EPA Issues Final List Of Contaminants, PFAS Chemicals, For Potential Drinking Water Review
-- WHYY: EPA To Consider Expanded List Of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ For Regulatory Plans
-- WHYY: Philly Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Companies Over PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Sues Makers Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Inquirer: Lead Poisoning In Philly Kids Has Declined, Families May Still Need To Take Safety Precautions
-- Inquirer: With New Standards, More Children Considered At Risk From Lead In Philadelphia
-- PA Dept. Of Health Highlights Benefits Of Community Water Fluoridation
-- PennLive Guest Essay: America Is Facing Serious And Growing Water Infrastructure Challenges, PA Is No Different - Robert F. Powelson, National Assn. Of Water Companies
-- Pike County Conservation District: Where Does Our Water Really Come From? + Climate Change & Drinking Water
Economic Development
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Massive, 20-Year Taxpayer Subsidies Into Law For Natural Gas, Hydrogen And Petrochemical Industries With No Public Accountability Or Environmental Safeguards [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Wolf Signs Hastily Passed $2 Billion Tax Credit Package Encouraging Natural Gas Use In PA
-- City & State PA: Wolf Signs $2 Billion Tax Credit Package That Boosts Natural Gas Industry That Drew Ire From Both Sides Of The Aisle
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wolf Signs State Tax Credit Bill With Millions For Hydrogen Hub, Natural Gas, Other Facilities
-- Inside Climate News: New, Massive Plastics Plant In SW PA Barely Registers Among Voters
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Creating Well Plugging Grant Program; Again Fails To Address Woefully Inadequate Conventional Well Plugging Bonding; Fails To Report On Bonding Petitions; Or Issue Conventional Drilling Compliance Report [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
-- Allegheny Institute For Public Policy: Prospects For Natural Gas Well Output At Pittsburgh International Airport Have Dimmed
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Shale Gas Wells At Pittsburgh’s Airport Aren’t Living Up To Their Revenue Projections - Allegheny Institute For Public Policy
Education
-- Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Dec. 1; Student Entries Invited [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In Western PA [PaEN]
-- Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s 20-MW Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh International Airport [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s Big New Solar Energy Project
-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints [PaEN]
-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County High School Closed By Equitrans Midstream Natural Gas Pipeline Fire 796 Feet From School On Nov. 4
-- AP: Hazmat Incident At Lehigh Valley School Sends 39 To Hospital
-- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: No Records Set In Philly, But Yes, This Warmth Isn’t Normal
-- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E. Mann, Ph.D., Leading Climate Scientist And Author [PaEN]
-- New Program Brings Together Residents, Businesses To Help Make Lancaster County Carbon Neutral [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: E-School Buses Drive Progress
-- WHYY: How A Philly Hiking Group Is Improving Women’s Wellness: ‘A Sisterhood Built On Healing And Nature’
-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Launches New We Are Nature Podcast Series, Exploring Natural Histories And Livable Futures [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Health Highlights Benefits Of Community Water Fluoridation
-- PA Resources Council Hosts In-Person, Virtual Workshops On Backyard Composting In November [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Valley High Students Among Volunteers Planting Trees In New Kensington, Westmoreland County
-- Republican Herald: Williams Valley Students Plant Trees To Improve Water Quality In Schuylkill County
-- Young People, Adult Leaders Sought For New Sea Scouting Program Starting Soon In Middle Susquehanna Region - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Songs Of The Susquehanna Vol. 3: Original Songs Inspired By The River Now Being Accepted By the Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series Starting Nov. 8 [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Camp Nov. 11 For Ages 4-12
-- WESA: End Of Daylight Saving Time Means Uptick In Vehicles Crashing Into Deer
-- Reminder! PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Annual Conference Proposals Due Nov. 11
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Little Explorers Take Time For Turkeys Nov. 12
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Nov. 15 Webinar On Technology & Tips For Volunteer Management [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Nov. 16 Webinar: Western PA Conservancy Education Programs - Connecting Youth To Nature Through Art and Science. Noon.
-- Nominate Someone Now! PA Environmental Educators Annual Education Award Nominations Due Dec. 2
-- Sign Up Now! PA Assn. Environmental Educators Schedule Of Professional Development Workshops
-- Guest Essay: Summer Of 2022 Gave Us A Glimpse Into Our Climate Future - PA Should Heed The Warning, Flooding Biggest Threat - By Laura Fowler, Director, Penn State's Sustainability Institute [PaEN]
-- WESA: Concerned About Daily Air Pollution? Experts Advise Against Looking At Only One Reading
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 2022 Litter Summit A Success! [PaEN]
-- Pike County Conservation District: Where Does Our Water Really Come From? + Climate Change & Drinking Water
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 4 RiverWatch Video Report
-- DCNR Blog: Ecological Benefits Of Old-Growth Forests
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: October Newsletter - Forests For The Bats Stories; Fall Tree Plantings In PA; Monster Trunk Tally Photo Contest Winners
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News: Working Woodlands Video; Tannersville Bog Walks; Fall At Eales Preserve, More
-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Programs Coming In November
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October Now Available [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era: Wildlife Biologist Gary Alt Paid A Price For Healthier Deer Herd, But Says It Was Worth It
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: The Flight Of Raptors In SE PA Studied By Visitors, Leading Experts At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Turkey Vultures Are Scavengers, Not Hunters
-- WESA: New Glass Panes At Pittsburgh’s National Aviary Will Make Things Safer For Birds
-- Warren Times: Meet Audubon Nature Center’s New Birds Of Prey Nov. 5
-- The Guardian: 20 Climate Photographs That Changed The World
-- AP: Climate Questions: Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change?
-- The Economist Special Report: The Challenge Of The Age - Climate Change
Emergency Response
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County High School Closed By Equitrans Midstream Natural Gas Pipeline Fire 796 Feet From School On Nov. 4
-- AP: Hazmat Incident At Lehigh Valley School Sends 39 To Hospital
6th Oil/Natural Gas Price Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- TribLive: Homeowners Brace For Winter As Prices To Heat Homes Skyrocket, Biggest Spike Is For Natural Gas - More Than 34% Increase
-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed To Hike Residential Electric Rates 9.6% Starting Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- WSJ: Why Natural Gas Tankers Are Lining Up Off Europe’s Coast And Driving Up Natural Gas Prices [Each One Could Heat A Million Homes]
-- Financial Times: LNG Natural Gas Tankers Idle Off Europe’s Coast As Traders Wait For Natural Gas Price To Rise
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Jumps 7% In Volatile Week On Cold Forecasts
-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition
-- Reuters: Shale Oil/Natural Gas Producer Coterra Trims Marcellus Gas Reserves Estimates 32% to 36%, Shares Sink
-- PA Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Will Accept Applications Starting Nov. 1 [PaEN]
-- WESA: Heating Bill Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications
-- U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services Announces $4.5 Billion To Lower Heating Costs For American Families This Winter
-- York Dispatch: PA Gasoline Prices Climbing Again As Holiday Season Approaches
-- PennLive: Average Gasoline Price In PA Over $4/Gallon While Prices Nationally Decline, Here’s Why
-- TribLive: Northeast Bucks Trend Of Falling Gasoline Prices On Tight Supply, Analyst Says
-- Bloomberg: Oil May Hit $100 On Russian Supply Drop, Says IEF
-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Energy Companies Are Reporting Record Profits, PA Lawmakers Don’t Need To Give Them More Tax Breaks [PaEN]
-- The Economist: Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Very Far From Over, We War Game What Will Happen Next; Will Russia Decide To Wreck Europe’s Natural Gas-Import Infrastructure?
National/International
-- Bloomberg: Update On Europe’s Energy Crunch; LNG Supplier Opposes Limits On Natural Gas Prices
-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Exports Dip Slightly In October As More Cargoes Head To Asia Due To Higher Prices
-- EnergyWire: ‘Hubris’: Freeport Texas LNG Natural Gas Plant Officials Saw Trouble Days Before Explosion
-- Reuters: U.S. Regulators Want More Data On Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Before Restart
-- Reuters: Biden Calls On Oil, Natural Gas Companies To Stop ‘War Profiteering,’ Threatens Windfall Tax
-- Financial Times: Windfall Taxes On Oil/Natural Gas Companies Good Politics, Tricky Policy
-- Financial Times: U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Producers Reap $200 Billion Windfall From Ukraine War Price Surge
-- WSJ: BP Profit Boosted By Natural Gas Trading
-- Financial Times: BP Oil/Natural Gas To Buy Back More Shares After Profit Doubles To $8 Billion
-- Bloomberg: These 30 Fossil Fuel Companies Emit Nearly Half The Energy Sector’s Methane
-- The Economist: The World Is Missing Its Lofty Climate Targets, Time For Some Realism
-- The Economist Special Report: The Challenge Of The Age - Climate Change
Energy
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Massive, 20-Year Taxpayer Subsidies Into Law For Natural Gas, Hydrogen And Petrochemical Industries With No Public Accountability Or Environmental Safeguards [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Wolf Signs Hastily Passed $2 Billion Tax Credit Package Encouraging Natural Gas Use In PA
-- City & State PA: Wolf Signs $2 Billion Tax Credit Package That Boosts Natural Gas Industry That Drew Ire From Both Sides Of The Aisle
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wolf Signs State Tax Credit Bill With Millions For Hydrogen Hub, Natural Gas, Other Facilities
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Creating Well Plugging Grant Program; Again Fails To Address Woefully Inadequate Conventional Well Plugging Bonding; Fails To Report On Bonding Petitions; Or Issue Conventional Drilling Compliance Report [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-Based CEOs For Sustainability Issue Call To Action On Decarbonization
-- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: No Records Set In Philly, But Yes, This Warmth Isn’t Normal
-- Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s 20-MW Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh International Airport [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s Big New Solar Energy Project
-- Erie Times: Solar Energy Facilities Proposed For North East, Girard, Washington Twps. In Erie County. Here’s What We Know
-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates CY 2022 Drilling Impact Fee Will Generate Record $274.8 Million In Revenue At Lowest Tax Rate On Record [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Homeowners Brace For Winter As Prices To Heat Homes Skyrocket, Biggest Spike Is For Natural Gas - More Than 34% Increase
-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed To Hike Residential Electric Rates 9.6% Starting Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Jumps 7% In Volatile Week On Cold Forecasts
-- WSJ: Why Natural Gas Tankers Are Lining Up Off Europe’s Coast And Driving Up Natural Gas Prices [Each One Could Heat A Million Homes]
-- Financial Times: LNG Natural Gas Tankers Idle Off Europe’s Coast As Traders Wait For Natural Gas Price To Rise
-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition
-- PA Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Will Accept Applications Starting Nov. 1 [PaEN]
-- WESA: Heating Bill Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications
-- U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services Announces $4.5 Billion To Lower Heating Costs For American Families This Winter
-- Allegheny Institute For Public Policy: Prospects For Natural Gas Well Output At Pittsburgh International Airport Have Dimmed
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Shale Gas Wells At Pittsburgh’s Airport Aren’t Living Up To Their Revenue Projections - Allegheny Institute For Public Policy
-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition
-- PennLive: Average Gasoline Price In PA Over $4/Gallon While Prices Nationally Decline, Here’s Why
-- York Dispatch: PA Gasoline Prices Climbing Again As Holiday Season Approaches
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Energy Companies Are Reporting Record Profits, PA Lawmakers Don’t Need To Give Them More Tax Breaks [PaEN]
-- PPL Electric Price To Compare Increases 18.16% Dec. 1 From 12.366 to 14.612 Cents/kWh
-- Utility Dive: Market Monitor: PJM Capacity Market Flaws Reduced Latest Auction Revenue By $706 Million, Nearly 25%
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Coal Is Back, At Least For A Bit, Lifting Profits At Consol Energy
-- Bloomberg: Even Conservative Estimates See Fossil Fuel Use Peaking By Mid-2030’s, Power Sector May Already Be There
-- AP: Ukraine War: Boost Or Setback For Climate Efforts?
-- Bloomberg: These 30 Fossil Fuel Companies Emit Nearly Half The Energy Sector’s Methane
-- The Economist: Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Very Far From Over, We War Game What Will Happen Next; Will Russia Decide To Wreck Europe’s Natural Gas-Import Infrastructure?
-- The Economist: The World Is Missing Its Lofty Climate Targets, Time For Some Realism
-- The Economist Special Report: The Challenge Of The Age - Climate Change
Environmental Health
-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected In Middle Susquehanna Just Below Williamsport In June
-- EPA Issues Final List Of Contaminants, PFAS Chemicals, For Potential Drinking Water Review
-- WHYY: EPA To Consider Expanded List Of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ For Regulatory Plans
-- WHYY: Philly Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Companies Over PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Sues Makers Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Inquirer: Lead Poisoning In Philly Kids Has Declined, Families May Still Need To Take Safety Precautions
-- Inquirer: With New Standards, More Children Considered At Risk From Lead In Philadelphia
-- AP: Hazmat Incident At Lehigh Valley School Sends 39 To Hospital
-- LancasterOnline: Is A Lititz Park/Stormwater Feature A West Nile Virus Hazard? Yes, According To Long-Time ark Opponent
-- PA Dept. Of Health Highlights Benefits Of Community Water Fluoridation
-- WHYY: How A Philly Hiking Group Is Improving Women’s Wellness: ‘A Sisterhood Built On Healing And Nature’
Environmental Justice
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- EPA Announces More Than $4.27 Million For Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
EPA
-- EPA Issues Final List Of Contaminants, PFAS Chemicals, For Potential Drinking Water Review
-- WHYY: EPA To Consider Expanded List Of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ For Regulatory Plans
-- EPA Seeks Public Input On Setting Up 7 New Climate, Health, Energy And Environmental Justice Programs
-- EPA Announces More Than $4.27 Million For Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EPA Underwriting Citizen Scientists Monitoring Air Quality In Southwestern PA
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: E-School Buses Drive Progress
Farming
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Celebrates Farm Conservation, Sustainable Ag Programs With Funding From PA Farm Bill
-- DEP Reports On 2021-22 Farmers’ Efforts To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: 2021 Progress Report; Funding Assistance Available; County Clean Water Plan Implementation; Much More
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Newsletter: No Tricks, Just Amazing Momentum Across Lancaster!
-- Fox43: Federal Funding To Restore, Reduce Pollution In Local Waterways Awarded To Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties
-- Erie Times: Solar Energy Facilities Proposed For North East, Girard, Washington Twps. In Erie County. Here’s What We Know
-- WHYY: What Do You Think Of Philly’s First Urban Agriculture Plan? City Wants To Know
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Cold Weather Life Jacket Requirement Begins Nov. 1
-- TribLive: From Floods To Fishing: $650,000 Project Will Control Flooding, Offer ADA Fishing In Hampton, Allegheny County
Flooding
-- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Summer Of 2022 Gave Us A Glimpse Into Our Climate Future - PA Should Heed The Warning, Flooding Biggest Threat - By Laura Fowler, Director, Penn State's Sustainability Institute [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: No Records Set In Philly, But Yes, This Warmth Isn’t Normal
-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Borough Approves Buyouts Of Flood-Prone Homes
Forests
-- DEP: PA General Energy Cited For More Water Pollution Violations, Blocking The Whole Width Of Loyalsock Creek At Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania, MD Add Tracts To Old-Growth Forest Network
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Ecological Benefits Of Old-Growth Forests
-- DCNR, USDA Forest Service Sign Shared Forest Stewardship Agreement
-- DCNR Issues 6th Weekly Fall Foliage Report - Best Fall Color Observers Have Seen In Years [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces Modernized Camping Reservation System For State Forest Campsites
-- Nov. 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Valley High Students Among Volunteers Planting Trees In New Kensington, Westmoreland County
-- Republican Herald: Williams Valley Students Plant Trees To Improve Water Quality In Schuylkill County
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series Starting Nov. 8 [PaEN]
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: October Newsletter - Forests For The Bats Stories; Fall Tree Plantings In PA; Monster Trunk Tally Photo Contest Winners
-- Financial Times: Tree-Planting, Land Pledges Would Need Area Bigger Than U.S., Report Estimates
Game Commission
-- WESA: End Of Daylight Saving Time Means Uptick In Vehicles Crashing Into Deer
Grants/Funding
-- Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA To Receive $26.6 Million To Cleanup, Redevelop Abandoned Mine Lands
-- Fox43: Federal Funding To Restore, Reduce Pollution In Local Waterways Awarded To Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Celebrates Farm Conservation, Sustainable Ag Programs With Funding From PA Farm Bill
-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In Western PA [PaEN]
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting 2023 Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Applications [PaEN]
-- EPA Announces More Than $4.27 Million For Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EPA Underwriting Citizen Scientists Monitoring Air Quality In Southwestern PA
-- PA Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Will Accept Applications Starting Nov. 1 [PaEN]
-- WESA: Heating Bill Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications
-- U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services Announces $4.5 Billion To Lower Heating Costs For American Families This Winter
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Deadline To Apply For Property Tax/Rent Rebate Dec. 31
-- Gov. Wolf Releases $40 Million In Capital Budget Funding, Including 3 Projects To Redevelop Brownfields, Recycle Plastics [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Celebrates Farm Conservation, Sustainable Ag Programs With Funding From PA Farm Bill
-- DEP Reports On 2021-22 Farmers’ Efforts To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: 2021 Progress Report; Funding Assistance Available; County Clean Water Plan Implementation; Much More
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- New Program Brings Together Residents, Businesses To Help Make Lancaster County Carbon Neutral [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Newsletter: No Tricks, Just Amazing Momentum Across Lancaster!
-- Fox43: Federal Funding To Restore, Reduce Pollution In Local Waterways Awarded To Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties
-- TribLive: Valley High Students Among Volunteers Planting Trees In New Kensington, Westmoreland County
-- Republican Herald: Williams Valley Students Plant Trees To Improve Water Quality In Schuylkill County
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Honors Longtime Board President Kathy Snavely - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Volunteers Plant Trees Around-The-Clock In 4 Pennsylvania Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Conservationists Plant 4,000 Trees In One Day In 4 PA Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
-- DCNR, USDA Forest Service Sign Shared Forest Stewardship Agreement
-- York Dispatch: Improvements Planned For More Than 2,000 Acres Of Protected Land In York County
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania, MD Add Tracts To Old-Growth Forest Network
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series Starting Nov. 8 [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Is A Lititz Park/Stormwater Feature A West Nile Virus Hazard? Yes, According To Long-Time ark Opponent
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: October Newsletter - Forests For The Bats Stories; Fall Tree Plantings In PA; Monster Trunk Tally Photo Contest Winners
Hazardous Substances
-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected In Middle Susquehanna Just Below Williamsport In June
-- EPA Issues Final List Of Contaminants, PFAS Chemicals, For Potential Drinking Water Review
-- WHYY: EPA To Consider Expanded List Of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ For Regulatory Plans
-- WHYY: Philly Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Companies Over PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Sues Makers Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Inquirer: Lead Poisoning In Philly Kids Has Declined, Families May Still Need To Take Safety Precautions
-- Inquirer: With New Standards, More Children Considered At Risk From Lead In Philadelphia
-- AP: Hazmat Incident At Lehigh Valley School Sends 39 To Hospital
Land Conservation
-- York Dispatch: Improvements Planned For More Than 2,000 Acres Of Protected Land In York County
-- Chester County Commissioners, DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve [PaEN]
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Limerick Twp., Montgomery County Proposes Tax Increase To Preserve Land Amid Rise In Development
-- DCNR, USDA Forest Service Sign Shared Forest Stewardship Agreement
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania, MD Add Tracts To Old-Growth Forest Network
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series Starting Nov. 8 [PaEN]
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: October Newsletter - Forests For The Bats Stories; Fall Tree Plantings In PA; Monster Trunk Tally Photo Contest Winners
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News: Working Woodlands Video; Tannersville Bog Walks; Fall At Eales Preserve, More
-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Programs Coming In November
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Welcomes New Board Members
Land Recycling
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf Releases $40 Million In Capital Budget Funding, Including 3 Projects To Redevelop Brownfields, Recycle Plastics [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Suburban Philly Office Parks Now Have Millions Of Square Feet Of Vacant Offices That Could Be Repurposed Or Torn Down
Land Use
-- Inquirer: Suburban Philly Office Parks Now Have Millions Of Square Feet Of Vacant Offices That Could Be Repurposed Or Torn Down
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 2022 Litter Summit A Success! [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Youghiogheny River Cleanup Snags Nearly 700 Tires
-- The Spearhead Group In Bucks County Launches Spearhead Project Earth With Burlington Island Cleanup In Delaware River [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council Hosts In-Person, Virtual Workshops On Backyard Composting In November [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philly Sanitation Crews Prep For Mountains Of Trash From Celebrating Phillies Fans
Mine Reclamation
-- Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA To Receive $26.6 Million To Cleanup, Redevelop Abandoned Mine Lands
Ohio River
-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In Western PA [PaEN]
Oil & Gas
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Massive, 20-Year Taxpayer Subsidies Into Law For Natural Gas, Hydrogen And Petrochemical Industries With No Public Accountability Or Environmental Safeguards [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Wolf Signs Hastily Passed $2 Billion Tax Credit Package Encouraging Natural Gas Use In PA
-- City & State PA: Wolf Signs $2 Billion Tax Credit Package That Boosts Natural Gas Industry That Drew Ire From Both Sides Of The Aisle
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wolf Signs State Tax Credit Bill With Millions For Hydrogen Hub, Natural Gas, Other Facilities
-- Inside Climate News: New, Massive Plastics Plant In SW PA Barely Registers Among Voters
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Creating Well Plugging Grant Program; Again Fails To Address Woefully Inadequate Conventional Well Plugging Bonding; Fails To Report On Bonding Petitions; Or Issue Conventional Drilling Compliance Report [PaEN]
-- DEP: PA General Energy Cited For More Water Pollution Violations, Blocking The Whole Width Of Loyalsock Creek At Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County High School Closed By Equitrans Midstream Natural Gas Pipeline Fire 796 Feet From School On Nov. 4
-- On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts 4-Part Online Living Near Shale Gas Community Training Workshops Starting Nov. 10 - Documenting Complaints [PaEN]
-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates CY 2022 Drilling Impact Fee Will Generate Record $274.8 Million In Revenue At Lowest Tax Rate On Record [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shale Gas Impact Fees Set To Break Record This Year Due To High Natural Gas Prices, Slight Uptick In New Wells
-- TribLive: Homeowners Brace For Winter As Prices To Heat Homes Skyrocket, Biggest Spike Is For Natural Gas - More Than 34% Increase
-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed To Hike Residential Electric Rates 9.6% Starting Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- WSJ: Why Natural Gas Tankers Are Lining Up Off Europe’s Coast And Driving Up Natural Gas Prices [Each One Could Heat A Million Homes]
-- Financial Times: LNG Natural Gas Tankers Idle Off Europe’s Coast As Traders Wait For Natural Gas Price To Rise
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Jumps 7% In Volatile Week On Cold Forecasts
-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition
-- PA Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Will Accept Applications Starting Nov. 1 [PaEN]
-- WESA: Heating Bill Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications
-- U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services Announces $4.5 Billion To Lower Heating Costs For American Families This Winter
-- Allegheny Institute For Public Policy: Prospects For Natural Gas Well Output At Pittsburgh International Airport Have Dimmed
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Shale Gas Wells At Pittsburgh’s Airport Aren’t Living Up To Their Revenue Projections - Allegheny Institute For Public Policy
-- PennLive: Average Gasoline Price In PA Over $4/Gallon While Prices Nationally Decline, Here’s Why
-- York Dispatch: PA Gasoline Prices Climbing Again As Holiday Season Approaches
-- TribLive: Northeast Bucks Trend Of Falling Gasoline Prices On Tight Supply, Analyst Says
-- Bloomberg: Oil May Hit $100 On Russian Supply Drop, Says IEF
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Energy Companies Are Reporting Record Profits, PA Lawmakers Don’t Need To Give Them More Tax Breaks [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: In PA U.S. Senate Race, Fetterman, Dr. Oz Change Views On Fracking, Trying To Match Voters
-- Reuters: Shale Oil/Natural Gas Producer Coterra Trims Marcellus Gas Reserves Estimates 32% to 36%, Shares Sink
-- Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas Awarded Gold Standard Rating By U.N. Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Partnership
-- AP: Equipment Designed To Cut Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Is Failing
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Biden Calls On Oil, Natural Gas Companies To Stop ‘War Profiteering,’ Threatens Windfall Tax
-- Financial Times: U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Producers Reap $200 Billion Windfall From Ukraine War Price Surge
-- WSJ: BP Profit Boosted By Natural Gas Trading
-- Financial Times: BP Oil/Natural Gas To Buy Back More Shares After Profit Doubles To $8 Billion
-- Bloomberg: Update On Europe’s Energy Crunch; LNG Supplier Opposes Limits On Natural Gas Prices
-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Exports Dip Slightly In October As More Cargoes Head To Asia Due To Higher Prices
-- Reuters: U.S. Regulators Want More Data On Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Before Restart
-- EnergyWire: ‘Hubris’: Freeport Texas LNG Natural Gas Plant Officials Saw Trouble Days Before Explosion
-- Bloomberg: Even Conservative Estimates See Fossil Fuel Use Peaking By Mid-2030’s, Power Sector May Already Be There
-- Bloomberg: These 30 Fossil Fuel Companies Emit Nearly Half The Energy Sector’s Methane
-- AP: Ukraine War: Boost Or Setback For Climate Efforts?
-- The Economist: Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Very Far From Over, We War Game What Will Happen Next; Will Russia Decide To Wreck Europe’s Natural Gas-Import Infrastructure?
Pipelines
-- DEP: PA General Energy Cited For More Water Pollution Violations, Blocking The Whole Width Of Loyalsock Creek At Gas Pipeline/Water Withdrawal Construction Site In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County High School Closed By Equitrans Midstream Natural Gas Pipeline Fire 796 Feet From School On Nov. 4
-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
Permitting
-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Takes Action On 774 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,801 Inspections; Responded To 3 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Public Participation
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 15 [PaEN]
-- DEP Permit Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- EPA Seeks Public Input On Setting Up 7 New Climate, Health, Energy And Environmental Justice Programs
-- WHYY: What Do You Think Of Philly’s First Urban Agriculture Plan? City Wants To Know
PUC
-- TribLive: Homeowners Brace For Winter As Prices To Heat Homes Skyrocket, Biggest Spike Is For Natural Gas - More Than 34% Increase
-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed To Hike Residential Electric Rates 9.6% Starting Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- PPL Electric Price To Compare Increases 18.16% Dec. 1 From 12.366 to 14.612 Cents/kWh
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County High School Closed By Equitrans Midstream Natural Gas Pipeline Fire 796 Feet From School On Nov. 4
-- PUC Announces PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Penalties Of $67,625
-- Utility Dive: Market Monitor: PJM Capacity Market Flaws Reduced Latest Auction Revenue By $706 Million, Nearly 25%
Radiation Protection
-- EQB Meets Nov. 15 On Final Radiation Safety, NPDES Compliance Schedule Regulations; Brodhead Creek Rulemaking Petition [PaEN]
Recreation
-- DCNR Announces Modernized Camping Reservation System For State Forest Campsites
-- TribLive: Youghiogheny River Cleanup Snags Nearly 700 Tires
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: DCNR Set To Flood Tohickon Creek In Bucks County For Whitewater Boaters
-- DCNR Issues 6th Weekly Fall Foliage Report - Best Fall Color Observers Have Seen In Years [PaEN]
-- Nov. 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October Now Available [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Conewango Creek Groups Mull Wild And Scenic River Status
-- TribLive: Great Allegheny Passage Trail In Baldwin Boro Closed To Fix Persistent Ponding
-- Volunteers Needed! Hollow Oak Land Trust: Nov. 20 Trail Maintenance At Trout Run In Coraopolis, Allegheny County
-- DCNR Celebrates $100,000 Investment In Wilkinsburg’s Rosa Parks Park Rehab Project In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Public Input Meetings Will Focus On Proposed Nature, Art Park In Hempfield, Westmoreland County
-- TribLive: Harrison Twp. Unearthing ‘Hidden Gem’ Of Silverlake In Allegheny County
-- PennLive: Children’s Lake Drained As $4.3 Million Rebuilding Project Gets Underway In Boiling Springs
-- WHYY: How A Philly Hiking Group Is Improving Women’s Wellness: ‘A Sisterhood Built On Healing And Nature’
-- TribLive: Hempfield, Westmoreland County Residents Could Have New Park On Land Bought From Excela Health
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Cold Weather Life Jacket Requirement Begins Nov. 1
-- PennLive: Bikeshare Program Launched In Harrisburg Area
Recycling/Waste
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 2022 Litter Summit A Success! [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Youghiogheny River Cleanup Snags Nearly 700 Tires
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
-- Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Files Notice Of Intent To File A Lawsuit Against Modern Landfill In York County Over Landfill Discharges Into Kreutz Creek
-- York Dispatch: Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Eyes Lawsuit To Force Cleanup At Landfill In York County
-- Gov. Wolf Releases $40 Million In Capital Budget Funding, Including 3 Projects To Redevelop Brownfields, Recycle Plastics [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council Hosts In-Person, Virtual Workshops On Backyard Composting In November [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How To Get A Rain Barrel And Deal With Composting In Philadelphia
-- York Daily Record: Plant Converting Difficult-To-Recycle Plastic Waste Into New Concrete Additive Opens In York
Regulations
-- EQB Meets Nov. 15 On Final Radiation Safety, NPDES Compliance Schedule Regulations; Brodhead Creek Rulemaking Petition [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
-- Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s 20-MW Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh International Airport [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Construction Begins On University Of Pittsburgh’s Big New Solar Energy Project
-- Erie Times: Solar Energy Facilities Proposed For North East, Girard, Washington Twps. In Erie County. Here’s What We Know
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-Based CEOs For Sustainability Issue Call To Action On Decarbonization
-- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: No Records Set In Philly, But Yes, This Warmth Isn’t Normal
-- Bloomberg: Even Conservative Estimates See Fossil Fuel Use Peaking By Mid-2030’s, Power Sector May Already Be There
-- Bloomberg: These 30 Fossil Fuel Companies Emit Nearly Half The Energy Sector’s Methane
- AP: Ukraine War: Boost Or Setback For Climate Efforts?
-- The Economist: The World Is Missing Its Lofty Climate Targets, Time For Some Realism
-- The Economist Special Report: The Challenge Of The Age - Climate Change
Susquehanna River
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Honors Longtime Board President Kathy Snavely - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Volunteers Plant Trees Around-The-Clock In 4 Pennsylvania Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Conservationists Plant 4,000 Trees In One Day In 4 PA Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
-- Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Files Notice Of Intent To File A Lawsuit Against Modern Landfill In York County Over Landfill Discharges Into Kreutz Creek
-- York Dispatch: Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Eyes Lawsuit To Force Cleanup At Landfill In York County
-- Young People, Adult Leaders Sought For New Sea Scouting Program Starting Soon In Middle Susquehanna Region - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Songs Of The Susquehanna Vol. 3: Original Songs Inspired By The River Now Being Accepted By the Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting 2023 Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Applications [PaEN]
SRBC
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting 2023 Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Applications [PaEN]
Sustainability
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-Based CEOs For Sustainability Issue Call To Action On Decarbonization
Wastewater Facilities
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: America Is Facing Serious And Growing Water Infrastructure Challenges, PA Is No Different - Robert F. Powelson, National Assn. Of Water Companies
-- TribLive Editorial: The Curious Case Of The Missing Sewer Manhole In Allegheny County
Water Quality
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
Watershed Protection
-- Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA To Receive $26.6 Million To Cleanup, Redevelop Abandoned Mine Lands
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Celebrates Farm Conservation, Sustainable Ag Programs With Funding From PA Farm Bill
-- DEP Reports On 2021-22 Farmers’ Efforts To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: 2021 Progress Report; Funding Assistance Available; County Clean Water Plan Implementation; Much More
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In Western PA [PaEN]
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Honors Longtime Board President Kathy Snavely - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Volunteers Plant Trees Around-The-Clock In 4 Pennsylvania Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Conservationists Plant 4,000 Trees In One Day In 4 PA Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
-- Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Files Notice Of Intent To File A Lawsuit Against Modern Landfill In York County Over Landfill Discharges Into Kreutz Creek
-- York Dispatch: Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Eyes Lawsuit To Force Cleanup At Landfill In York County
-- DEP Hosts Dec. 7 Hearing On Proposed NPDES Permit For A Sewage Discharge Into Swiftwater Creek, An Exceptional Value Stream In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Young People, Adult Leaders Sought For New Sea Scouting Program Starting Soon In Middle Susquehanna Region - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Songs Of The Susquehanna Vol. 3: Original Songs Inspired By The River Now Being Accepted By the Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Stream Restoration Work To Benefit Sweet Arrow Lake Near Pine Grove
-- TribLive: Valley High Students Among Volunteers Planting Trees In New Kensington, Westmoreland County
-- Republican Herald: Williams Valley Students Plant Trees To Improve Water Quality In Schuylkill County
-- Warren Times: Conewango Creek Groups Mull Wild And Scenic River Status
-- TribLive: From Floods To Fishing: $650,000 Project Will Control Flooding, Offer ADA Fishing In Hampton, Allegheny County
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Nov. 15 Webinar On Technology & Tips For Volunteer Management [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Newsletter: No Tricks, Just Amazing Momentum Across Lancaster!
-- Fox43: Federal Funding To Restore, Reduce Pollution In Local Waterways Awarded To Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties
-- WHYY: How To Get A Rain Barrel And Deal With Composting In Philadelphia
-- Pike County Conservation District: Where Does Our Water Really Come From? + Climate Change & Drinking Water
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected In Middle Susquehanna Just Below Williamsport In June
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 4 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
-- WESA: End Of Daylight Saving Time Means Uptick In Vehicles Crashing Into Deer
-- Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund Now Accepting Proposals To Protect Forests For Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Other Benefits [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era: Wildlife Biologist Gary Alt Paid A Price For Healthier Deer Herd, But Says It Was Worth It
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Recognizes Adrian Naveda As 2022 James A. Kushlan Award Recipient
-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Launches New We Are Nature Podcast Series, Exploring Natural Histories And Livable Futures [PaEN]
-- WESA: New Glass Panes At Pittsburgh’s National Aviary Will Make Things Safer For Birds
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: The Flight Of Raptors In SE PA Studied By Visitors, Leading Experts At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Turkey Vultures Are Scavengers, Not Hunters
-- Warren Times: Meet Audubon Nature Center’s New Birds Of Prey Nov. 5
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Little Explorers Take Time For Turkeys Nov. 12
-- TribLive: From Floods To Fishing: $650,000 Project Will Control Flooding, Offer ADA Fishing In Hampton, Allegheny County
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Cold Weather Life Jacket Requirement Begins Nov. 1
-- A Study Finding Microplastics In 100% Of Exceptional Value, High Quality, Class A Trout Streams Sampled In PA Is Disturbing To Wildlife Advocates [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Report: Microplastics Found In Some Of Cleanest Streams In Poconos, Across PA
-- WLVR: Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even In PA’s Cleanest Waterways
-- Scranton Times/Republican Herald Editorial: Legislators Like Plastics, Expect More [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Children’s Lake Drained As $4.3 Million Rebuilding Project Gets Underway In Boiling Springs
West Nile Virus
-- LancasterOnline: Is A Lititz Park/Stormwater Feature A West Nile Virus Hazard? Yes, According To Long-Time ark Opponent
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[Posted: November 6, 2022]
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