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Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Environmentalists Breathe Sigh Of Relief In PA With Midterm Election Results, But Shapiro’s, Fetterman’s Policies On Key Issues Remain Uncertain
-- Washington Examiner: Natural Gas-Friendly Message Helped Fuel Democrat Shapiro’s PA Win
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package
-- Grist: Fracking, Abortion, The Challenge Of Raising A Family In Southwest PA
-- AP: Congressional Republicans Tout Benefits Of Fossil Fuels At International Climate Talks
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Republican House Member Sued By Former Staff Over Mold In His District Office
-- KPVI: Carbon County Votes Overwhelmingly To Authorize Up To A $10 Million Bond To Protect Water Quality, Working Farms, Wildlife Habitat [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Westtown Twp. Voters Approved Preservation Of Crebilly Farm, One Of Chester County’s Biggest Unprotected Properties Threatened By Development
-- WHYY: Westtown Twp. Residents Support Tax Increase To Save Crebilly Farm In Chester County
-- WHYY: Montgomery County Township Vote Against Tax Increase To Preserve Open Space Amid Influx Of Development
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]
Articles & NewsClips By Topic -------------------------------------------------------
-- 63 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
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Kids From Oil & Gas Methane Pollution
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package
-- E&E News - Heather Richards: Biden Orphan Well Plan Faces Trouble In PA: ‘All For Naught’ If DEP Can’t Stop New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments
-- GASP: Allegheny County Resident Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Steel Over Noxious Odors, Dust From Edgar Thomson Facility
-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Latest RGGI Lawsuit Highlights Increases In Pollution, Electricity Prices - Commonwealth Foundation
-- Public Source: DEP Promises To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant, Look Into All Citizen Complaints
-- Public Source: Citizen Scientists Prepare To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- PA Business Report: Philadelphia-Based Petrochemical Company Braskem America Announces Progress Toward Environmental Goals
-- Grist: Fracking, Abortion, The Challenge Of Raising A Family In Southwest PA
-- Environmental Quality Board Notice Of Final Regulation Setting RACT Air Quality Standards For Major Sources Of NOx, VOCs
-- TribLive: 4 Charged In Catalytic Converter Thefts In Westmoreland
-- Reuters: Exclusive: U.S., U.N. Plan New Pledge Targeting Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Document
-- Financial Times: Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record Despite China Slowdown
Allegheny National Forest
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Moves Ahead With 45,000 Acre Forest Management Projects In McKean County
Alternative Fuels
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA Public Utility Commission Orders Review Of Electric Vehicle Charging Rates
-- Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts Nov. 16 Webinar: Plugging In - EVS And The Charging Network [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - Developing Fast-Charging Batteries For Electric Vehicles
-- Inquirer: Proterra Electric Bus Battery Caught Fire In A Philly SEPTA Depot
Awards & Recognition
-- PA Forestry Association, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Announce Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winners - Brennan Ka’aihue, Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Linda L. Finley [PaEN]
-- Wildlife Leadership Academy Awards $2,500 In Scholarships To 5 Teen Conservation Leaders In Honor Of Ralph Abele; Nominations Being Accepted For Youth Conservation Ambassadors [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Pine-Richland High Schoolers Selected For Statewide Young Ambassadors Litter Prevention Program
-- PA Solar Center To Honor Blair, Somerset, Westmoreland County Groups For Solar Energy Leadership Nov. 17 [PaEN]
-- Vote Now! To Help Pick PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2022 Photo Contest Winners [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Announces Winners Of Photo Contest
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Responses To PA Plant, Insect, Animal, Aquatic, Pathogen Invasive Species Impact Survey 2022 Due Nov. 18 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Invasive Species Bugging You? Governor’s Invasive Species Council Wants To Know
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Partners Announce $91 Million In America The Beautiful Challenge Grants; Including 2 Benefitting PA [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Invasive Mudsnails Found In 2 State Fish Hatcheries In Central PA, But Trout Stockings Continue
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: The Unfortunately Named Allegheny Woodrat Is Focus Of New Rescue Effort
-- Agriculture: Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 5 Weeds To Restricted List [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Pollinator Pitstop Program Starts A Community-Wide Movement Thanks To West Vincent Township Environmental Advisory Council In Chester County - By Donna Delany
-- Penn State: Higher Demand For Wild Leeks (Ramps) Has Foragers Overeager, Threatens Plant
Budget
-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package
Chesapeake Bay
-- PA Forestry Association, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Announce Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winners - Brennan Ka’aihue, Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Linda L. Finley [PaEN]
-- Interested In Becoming A Master Watershed Steward? Penn State Extension Holding Information Sessions For Areas Across The State Starting In December [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Conservationists Discuss Benefits Of Recent Riparian Tree Planting Near Schuylkill Haven
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Citizen Action
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Interested In Becoming A Master Watershed Steward? Penn State Extension Holding Information Sessions For Areas Across The State Starting In December [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- E&E News - Heather Richards: Biden Orphan Well Plan Faces Trouble In PA: ‘All For Naught’ If DEP Can’t Stop New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In Fracking’s ‘Ground Zero’ - Dimock, Susquehanna County - PA Residents Feel Left Behind - Part I
-- Reuters: Catholic Nuns In Lancaster County Lose Religious Battle Against Natural Gas Pipeline
-- DEP Issues Revised Chapter 102 Permit For Mariner East II Pipeline Post Construction Stormwater Management BMPs In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepting Comments On Draft EIS For Ohio Valley Connector Natural Gas Pipeline In Greene County Until Nov. 21 [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA [PaEN]
-- GASP: Allegheny County Resident Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Steel Over Noxious Odors, Dust From Edgar Thomson Facility
-- TribLive: Sustainable Sewickley Hosts Solar Energy Event Nov. 14 In Allegheny County
-- Grist: Fracking, Abortion, The Challenge Of Raising A Family In Southwest PA
-- Inside Climate Change: PA Environmental Group Challenges Proposed Advanced Plastics Recycling Plant
-- PA Capital-Star: Coal-fired Power Plant Operators Ignore Responsibilities On Ash Cleanup, Including 8 In PA
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 16 On Plan For Investing Federal American Rescue Plan Funding [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov. 29 Webinar To Review The Results [PaEN]
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comment On Catawissa Recreation Area Master Plan In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Westtown Twp. Voters Approved Preservation Of Crebilly Farm, One Of Chester County’s Biggest Unprotected Properties Threatened By Development
-- WHYY: Westtown Twp. Residents Support Tax Increase To Save Crebilly Farm In Chester County
-- Cottage Hill Garden In York Receives TLC Thru Partnerships With Keep PA Beautiful, The GIANT Company [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes Newest Affiliate-- Keep Chester County Beautiful [PaEN]
-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Accepting Campaign Signs For Recycling [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Recycle Your Campaign Yard Signs In Montgomery County
-- SEEDS 11th Annual Free Book Swap In Wayne County A Major Success - 41,000 Books Donated
-- Professional Recyclers Of PA November News & Opportunities
-- Morning Ag Clips: Montessori Academy Of Chambersburg Students Partner With Master Watershed Steward To Plant Native Rain Garden
-- Republican Herald: Conservationists Discuss Benefits Of Recent Riparian Tree Planting Near Schuylkill Haven
-- TribLive: Annual Tree Plantings Take Root In Aspinwall, Allegheny County
-- Southcentral PA Appalachian Chapter Audubon Society Offering Full Scholarship To Hog Island Audubon Camp In Maine; Other Opportunities Available [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Pollinator Pitstop Program Starts A Community-Wide Movement Thanks To West Vincent Township Environmental Advisory Council In Chester County - By Donna Delany
-- WHYY: Towamencin Residents Move Forward With Fight Against Sewer Privatization In Montgomery County
New Federal Climate, Energy Law
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell, Equinor Project Becomes Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hub Applicant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Few Details Released In State’s Bid For Federal Hydrogen Hub Funding
-- DCED/Team Pennsylvania Submit Hydrogen Hub Concept Paper To U.S. Dept. Of Energy [Paper Not Available]
Climate
-- E&E News - Heather Richards: Biden Orphan Well Plan Faces Trouble In PA: ‘All For Naught’ If DEP Can’t Stop New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell, Equinor Project Becomes Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hub Applicant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Few Details Released In State’s Bid For Federal Hydrogen Hub Funding
-- DCED/Team Pennsylvania Submit Hydrogen Hub Concept Paper To U.S. Dept. Of Energy [Paper Not Available]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Ohio Oil Company, Canadian Renewables Company Aim To Build $3 Billion In Wind, Solar Projects In PA, OH, WV
-- Penn State EarthTalk Nov. 14 Webinar: Effect Of Sheep Stocking Rates At Solar Energy Arrays On Farmland [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Sustainable Sewickley Hosts Solar Energy Event Nov. 14 In Allegheny County
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 16 Webinar - Countering Climate Disinformation In The Media [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center To Honor Blair, Somerset, Westmoreland County Groups For Solar Energy Leadership Nov. 17 [PaEN]
-- WESA: University Of Pittsburgh Expects To Get About A Fifth Of Its Electricity From New Solar Energy Farm Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- NextPittsburgh: Pitt Starts Construction On Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- Penn State's 2nd Annual Solar Symposium To Be Held Nov. 16 Online [PaEN]
-- Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts Nov. 16 Webinar: Plugging In - EVS And The Charging Network [PaEN]
-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Latest RGGI Lawsuit Highlights Increases In Pollution, Electricity Prices - Commonwealth Foundation
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA Public Utility Commission Orders Review Of Electric Vehicle Charging Rates
-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Climate Change Prompts PA Farmers To Adapt Crops And Businesses
-- Reuters: Exclusive: U.S., U.N. Plan New Pledge Targeting Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Document
-- AP: Report: Ukraine War-Triggered Natural Gas Boom Threatens World Climate Goal; Shere Amount Of LNG Projects Shocked Analysts
-- Bloomberg: The ‘Dash’ For Natural Gas Risks Breaking 1.5 Degrees Level To Avert Climate Disaster; New LNG Could Use 10% Of World’s Remaining Carbon Budget
-- Financial Times: U.S. Coal Phaseout Plan Meets Divided Response At COP27
-- Reuters: U.S. EIA Sees 23% Of Remaining U.S. Coal-Fired Power Capacity Retired By End Of 2029 As A Result Of Competition With Natural Gas, Renewables
-- AP: Congressional Republicans Tout Benefits Of Fossil Fuels At International Climate Talks
-- The Economist: Economic Growth No Longer Requires Rising Greenhouse Gas Emissions
-- Financial Times: Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record Despite China Slowdown
Climate - COP27
-- AP: U.N. Climate Talks Reach Halftime With Key Issues Unresolved
-- AP: U.S. To COP27 Climate Summit: American Big Steps Won’t Be Repealed
-- White House: Biden-Harris Administration Announce Roadmap For Nature-Based Solutions To Fight Climate Change, Strengthen Communities And Support Local Economies
-- Financial Times: U.S. Coal Phaseout Plan Meets Divided Response At COP27
-- The Guardian: COP27: Crucial Climate Talks More Fragile Than Ever After Year Of Turmoil
-- NPR: What’s At Stake At The COP27 Global Climate Negotiations
-- AP: Congressional Republicans Tout Benefits Of Fossil Fuels At International Climate Talks
-- The Guardian: Climate Crisis: Past 8 Years Were 8 Hottest Ever, Says UN
-- Financial Times: Warmest 8 Years On Record And Rising Sea Levels, As COP27 Launches
-- The Economist: Climate Crisis: Say Goodbye To 1.5C
-- The Economist: Economic Growth No Longer Requires Rising Greenhouse Gas Emissions
-- Financial Times: Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record Despite China Slowdown
Coal Mining
-- PA Capital-Star: Coal-fired Power Plant Operators Ignore Responsibilities On Ash Cleanup, Including 8 In PA
-- Industrial Archives & Library In Bethlehem Seeking Volunteers To Work On Anthracite Mining Maps, Related Documents
-- The Allegheny Front: How One PA Company Is Using Waste Coal To Power Bitcoin Mining
-- Financial Times: Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas CEO Wants To Kill Global Coal
-- Reuters: U.S. EIA Sees 23% Of Remaining U.S. Coal-Fired Power Capacity Retired By End Of 2029 As A Result Of Competition With Natural Gas, Renewables
-- Financial Times: U.S. Coal Phaseout Plan Meets Divided Response At COP27
Compliance Action
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- York Dispatch: Nuclear Regulators Investigate 2 Recent Incidents At Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant
Conservation Districts
-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Announces Winners Of Photo Contest
DCNR
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 16 On Plan For Investing Federal American Rescue Plan Funding [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov. 29 Webinar To Review The Results [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Outdoor Recreation Industry Added $13.6 Billion To PA Economy In 2021
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comment On Catawissa Recreation Area Master Plan In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: DCNR Seeks Comment On Off-Highway Vehicle Park Plan In Luzerne, Schuylkill Counties
-- NextPittsburgh: Franklin, Venango County, Poised To Become The Next Great ‘Outdoor Town’ [Except for the dumping and negative environmental impacts of the conventional oil & gas industry]
-- Penn State Study Gauges Public Perception Of Prescribed Burns In Forest Management
-- Centre Daily Times: 800 Acre Sandy Ridge Wildfire In Centre County Started Out As A Prescribed Burn By Game Commission
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Major Forest Fire’ Burning In Heart Of PA Elk Range In Elk County
-- WJAC: 1 Injured As Crews From Six Counties Fight Large Forest Fire In Elk County
-- Altoona Mirror: Dry Conditions Fuel Wildfire Risk In Blair County
-- Vote Now! To Help Pick PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2022 Photo Contest Winners [PaEN]
-- Nov. 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Penn State: Higher Demand For Wild Leeks (Ramps) Has Foragers Overeager, Threatens Plant
-- DCNR Names Corie Eckman Park Manager For Colonel Denning State Park In Cumberland County
DEP
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Revised Chapter 102 Permit For Mariner East II Pipeline Post Construction Stormwater Management BMPs In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package
-- Observer-Reporter: Range Resources Part Of DEP Investigation Into High Methane Levels In 2 Homes In South Strabane Twp., Washington County
-- E&E News - Heather Richards: Biden Orphan Well Plan Faces Trouble In PA: ‘All For Naught’ If DEP Can’t Stop New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In Fracking’s ‘Ground Zero’ - Dimock, Susquehanna County - PA Residents Feel Left Behind - Part I
-- Public Source: DEP Promises To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant, Look Into All Citizen Complaints
-- Public Source: Citizen Scientists Prepare To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- PA Business Report: Philadelphia-Based Petrochemical Company Braskem America Announces Progress Toward Environmental Goals
-- Environmental Quality Board Notice Of Final Regulation Setting RACT Air Quality Standards For Major Sources Of NOx, VOCs
-- Reuters: Exclusive: U.S., U.N. Plan New Pledge Targeting Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Document
Delaware River
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 11 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PUC Launches Review Of Utility Cybersecurity Regulations, Seeks Comments On Potential Enhancements And Revisions [PaEN]
-- The Daily Pennsylvanian: Philadelphia Schools Receive $5 Million EPA Grant To Provide Clean For Students
-- WHYY: Towamencin Residents Move Forward With Fight Against Sewer Privatization In Montgomery County
-- William Penn Foundation, Academy Of Natural Sciences Host Nov. 9 Webinar: Tackling The Next Half Century Of Water Challenges. 6:00 p.m.
Economic Development
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 16 On Plan For Investing Federal American Rescue Plan Funding [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov. 29 Webinar To Review The Results [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Outdoor Recreation Industry Added $13.6 Billion To PA Economy In 2021
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comment On Catawissa Recreation Area Master Plan In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package
-- NextPittsburgh: Franklin, Venango County, Poised To Become The Next Great ‘Outdoor Town’ [Except for the dumping and negative environmental impacts of the conventional oil & gas industry]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell, Equinor Project Becomes Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hub Applicant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Few Details Released In State’s Bid For Federal Hydrogen Hub Funding
-- DCED/Team Pennsylvania Submit Hydrogen Hub Concept Paper To U.S. Dept. Of Energy [Paper Not Available]
-- Public Source: DEP Promises To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant, Look Into All Citizen Complaints
-- PA Business Report: Philadelphia-Based Petrochemical Company Braskem America Announces Progress Toward Environmental Goals
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Proposed Development Rethinking The Ohio Riverfront In Pittsburgh
-- Inside Climate Change: PA Environmental Group Challenges Proposed Advanced Plastics Recycling Plant
-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - Developing Fast-Charging Batteries For Electric Vehicles
-- The Economist: Economic Growth No Longer Requires Rising Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Education
-- PA Forestry Association, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Announce Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winners - Brennan Ka’aihue, Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Linda L. Finley [PaEN]
-- Interested In Becoming A Master Watershed Steward? Penn State Extension Holding Information Sessions For Areas Across The State Starting In December [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- Wildlife Leadership Academy Awards $2,500 In Scholarships To 5 Teen Conservation Leaders In Honor Of Ralph Abele; Nominations Being Accepted For Youth Conservation Ambassadors [PaEN]
-- Southcentral PA Appalachian Chapter Audubon Society Offering Full Scholarship To Hog Island Audubon Camp In Maine; Other Opportunities Available [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Partners Announce $91 Million In America The Beautiful Challenge Grants; Including 2 Benefitting PA [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Pine-Richland High Schoolers Selected For Statewide Young Ambassadors Litter Prevention Program
-- PPL Utilities Awards Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Grants To Teachers
-- Morning Ag Clips: Montessori Academy Of Chambersburg Students Partner With Master Watershed Steward To Plant Native Rain Garden
-- WeConservePA: Pollinator Pitstop Program Starts A Community-Wide Movement Thanks To West Vincent Township Environmental Advisory Council In Chester County - By Donna Delany
-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Announces Winners Of Photo Contest
-- Vote Now! To Help Pick PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2022 Photo Contest Winners [PaEN]
-- William Penn Foundation, Academy Of Natural Sciences Host Nov. 9 Webinar: Tackling The Next Half Century Of Water Challenges. 6:00 p.m.
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council
-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA [PaEN]
-- GASP: Allegheny County Resident Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Steel Over Noxious Odors, Dust From Edgar Thomson Facility
-- Penn State EarthTalk Nov. 14 Webinar: Effect Of Sheep Stocking Rates At Solar Energy Arrays On Farmland [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Sustainable Sewickley Hosts Solar Energy Event Nov. 14 In Allegheny County
-- Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts Nov. 16 Webinar: Plugging In - EVS And The Charging Network [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 16 Webinar - Countering Climate Disinformation In The Media [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center To Honor Blair, Somerset, Westmoreland County Groups For Solar Energy Leadership Nov. 17 [PaEN]
-- Penn State's 2nd Annual Solar Symposium To Be Held Nov. 16 Online [PaEN]
-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Dec. 6 Advanced Grower Intensive, Other Educational Opportunities
-- WESA: University Of Pittsburgh Expects To Get About A Fifth Of Its Electricity From New Solar Energy Farm Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- Industrial Archives & Library In Bethlehem Seeking Volunteers To Work On Anthracite Mining Maps, Related Documents
-- The Daily Pennsylvanian: Philadelphia Schools Receive $5 Million EPA Grant To Provide Clean For Students
-- AP: Sickness Affecting 48 At Private Charter School Still Unexplained In Lehigh Valley
-- PennLive: Mechanicsburg School District Partnered With Susquehanna Area Mountain Bike Assn. To Build 2nd Bike Trail
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: One Bird Is Found At Nearly Every Backyard Feeder In PA; Here Are The Most Common 24
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Bird Feeder Watchers Should Look For Grosbeaks, Other Northern Birds
-- Scranton Times - Trail Mix: Where Have All The Turtles Gone?
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: The Unfortunately Named Allegheny Woodrat Is Focus Of New Rescue Effort
-- Responses To PA Plant, Insect, Animal, Aquatic, Pathogen Invasive Species Impact Survey 2022 Due Nov. 18 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Invasive Species Bugging You? Governor’s Invasive Species Council Wants To Know
Emergency Response
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- AP: Sickness Affecting 48 At Private Charter School Still Unexplained In Lehigh Valley
-- Centre Daily Times: 800 Acre Sandy Ridge Wildfire In Centre County Started Out As A Prescribed Burn By Game Commission
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Major Forest Fire’ Burning In Heart Of PA Elk Range In Elk County
-- WJAC: 1 Injured As Crews From Six Counties Fight Large Forest Fire In Elk County
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]
-- Altoona Mirror: Cost Of Heating Oil Raises Concerns As Winter Nears; Price Went From Just Over $3/Gallon In Oct. 2021 To $6.45/Gallon On Oct. 24; Big Surge In People Getting Heat Pumps
-- Warren Times: There’s Help For Higher Winter Heating Bills
-- MCall: Gasoline In PA Costs More Than Any Of Its Neighboring States
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: High Natural Gas Prices Mean Big Profits For National Fuel Gas
-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Drops By 2 Since Last Week, Now 22
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Plunge After Monday’s Surge On Possible LNG Export Delays [To Keep Natural Gas Prices High In U.S., The Industry Needs To Export More LNG]
-- Reuters: Dominion Energy Weighing Sale Of Stake In Cove Point LNG Natural Gas Facility - Bloomberg
-- Bloomberg: Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Terminal Says Tweets About Cracked Pipes Are False, Letter About Terminal Reopening Fake Led To Natural Gas Prices Plunge
-- The Economist: Can American Liquefied Natural Gas Rescue Europe? Wall Street, Europe Standing In The Way
-- Reuters: Exclusive: U.S., U.N. Plan New Pledge Targeting Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Document
National/International
-- Reuters: EU Executive To Outline Natural Gas Price ‘Corridor’ As ‘Correction Mechanism Friday
-- AP: Report: Ukraine War-Triggered Natural Gas Boom Threatens World Climate Goal; Shere Amount Of LNG Projects Shocked Analysts
-- Bloomberg: The ‘Dash’ For Natural Gas Risks Breaking 1.5 Degrees Level To Avert Climate Disaster; New LNG Could Use 10% Of World’s Remaining Carbon Budget
-- AP: Congressional Republicans Tout Benefits Of Fossil Fuels At International Climate Talks
Energy
-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package
-- E&E News - Heather Richards: Biden Orphan Well Plan Faces Trouble In PA: ‘All For Naught’ If DEP Can’t Stop New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments
-- Altoona Mirror: Cost Of Heating Oil Raises Concerns As Winter Nears; Price Went From Just Over $3/Gallon In Oct. 2021 To $6.45/Gallon On Oct. 24; Big Surge In People Getting Heat Pumps
-- Warren Times: There’s Help For Higher Winter Heating Bills
-- MCall: Gasoline In PA Costs More Than Any Of Its Neighboring States
-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Drops By 2 Since Last Week, Now 22
-- TribLive: Sustainable Sewickley Hosts Solar Energy Event Nov. 14 In Allegheny County
-- WESA: University Of Pittsburgh Expects To Get About A Fifth Of Its Electricity From New Solar Energy Farm Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- NextPittsburgh: Pitt Starts Construction On Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- PA Solar Center To Honor Blair, Somerset, Westmoreland County Groups For Solar Energy Leadership Nov. 17 [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Ohio Oil Company, Canadian Renewables Company Aim To Build $3 Billion In Wind, Solar Projects In PA, OH, WV
-- Penn State EarthTalk Nov. 14 Webinar: Effect Of Sheep Stocking Rates At Solar Energy Arrays On Farmland [PaEN]
-- Penn State's 2nd Annual Solar Symposium To Be Held Nov. 16 Online [PaEN]
-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Latest RGGI Lawsuit Highlights Increases In Pollution, Electricity Prices - Commonwealth Foundation
-- York Dispatch: Nuclear Regulators Investigate 2 Recent Incidents At Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant
-- Financial Times: Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas CEO Wants To Kill Global Coal
-- Financial Times: U.S. Coal Phaseout Plan Meets Divided Response At COP27
-- Reuters: U.S. EIA Sees 23% Of Remaining U.S. Coal-Fired Power Capacity Retired By End Of 2029 As A Result Of Competition With Natural Gas, Renewables
-- The Allegheny Front: How One PA Company Is Using Waste Coal To Power Bitcoin Mining
-- Grist: Fracking, Abortion, The Challenge Of Raising A Family In Southwest PA
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA Public Utility Commission Orders Review Of Electric Vehicle Charging Rates
-- PUC Launches Review Of Utility Cybersecurity Regulations, Seeks Comments On Potential Enhancements And Revisions [PaEN]
-- MCall: Electricity Restored To 20,000+ Customers In Allentown After Substation Fire
-- MCall: PPL Faults Bad Data Cleanup For Billing Mess Earlier This Year Affecting Thousands Of Customers
-- Reuters: Winter Electric Power Resources May Be Tight In Parts Of North America, NERC Says
-- Reuters: U.S. West Faces Power Reliability Issues From Growing Use Of Renewables, WECC Says More Time Needed To Determine Mitigate Risks
-- PUC Holds Nov. 17 Public Input Hearings On Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Weather Price Adjustment
-- PPL Utilities Awards Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Grants To Teachers
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: High Natural Gas Prices Mean Big Profits For National Fuel Gas
-- Reuters: EU Executive To Outline Natural Gas Price ‘Corridor’ As ‘Correction Mechanism Friday
-- AP: Report: Ukraine War-Triggered Natural Gas Boom Threatens World Climate Goal; Shere Amount Of LNG Projects Shocked Analysts
-- Bloomberg: The ‘Dash’ For Natural Gas Risks Breaking 1.5 Degrees Level To Avert Climate Disaster; New LNG Could Use 10% Of World’s Remaining Carbon Budget
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Plunge After Monday’s Surge On Possible LNG Export Delays [To Keep Natural Gas Prices High In U.S., The Industry Needs To Export More LNG]
-- Reuters: Dominion Energy Weighing Sale Of Stake In Cove Point LNG Natural Gas Facility - Bloomberg
-- The Economist: Can American Liquefied Natural Gas Rescue Europe? Wall Street, Europe Standing In The Way
Environmental Health
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- Observer-Reporter: Range Resources Part Of DEP Investigation Into High Methane Levels In 2 Homes In South Strabane Twp., Washington County
-- Public Source: DEP Promises To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant, Look Into All Citizen Complaints
-- Public Source: Citizen Scientists Prepare To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- PA Business Report: Philadelphia-Based Petrochemical Company Braskem America Announces Progress Toward Environmental Goals
-- Grist: Fracking, Abortion, The Challenge Of Raising A Family In Southwest PA
-- The Daily Pennsylvanian: Philadelphia Schools Receive $5 Million EPA Grant To Provide Clean For Students
-- AP: Sickness Affecting 48 At Private Charter School Still Unexplained In Lehigh Valley
Environmental Heritage
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Partners Announce $91 Million In America The Beautiful Challenge Grants; Including 2 Benefitting PA [PaEN]
EPA
-- EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Kids From Oil & Gas Methane Pollution
Farming
-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Climate Change Prompts PA Farmers To Adapt Crops And Businesses
-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Dec. 6 Advanced Grower Intensive, Other Educational Opportunities
-- Cottage Hill Garden In York Receives TLC Thru Partnerships With Keep PA Beautiful, The GIANT Company [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Montgomery County Township Vote Against Tax Increase To Preserve Open Space Amid Influx Of Development
-- TribLive: Portion Of Brookline Memorial Park May Be Converted Into Urban Farm
-- WeConservePA: Pollinator Pitstop Program Starts A Community-Wide Movement Thanks To West Vincent Township Environmental Advisory Council In Chester County - By Donna Delany
-- Agriculture: Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 5 Weeds To Restricted List [PaEN]
Flooding
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- PEMA, PennDOT Urge Pennsylvanians To Exercise Caution During Heavy Rains Expected From Tropical Storm Nicole
-- TribLive: Record Rainfall, Flooding Affects Western PA
-- Patch.com: Tropical Storm Nicole Could Hit Central, Eastern PA With Downpours, Strong Wind Friday
Forests
-- PA Forestry Association, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Announce Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winners - Brennan Ka’aihue, Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Linda L. Finley [PaEN]
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 16 On Plan For Investing Federal American Rescue Plan Funding [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov. 29 Webinar To Review The Results [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Outdoor Recreation Industry Added $13.6 Billion To PA Economy In 2021
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comment On Catawissa Recreation Area Master Plan In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: DCNR Seeks Comment On Off-Highway Vehicle Park Plan In Luzerne, Schuylkill Counties
-- Vote Now! To Help Pick PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2022 Photo Contest Winners [PaEN]
-- Nov. 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Moves Ahead With 45,000 Acre Forest Management Projects In McKean County
-- TribLive: Annual Tree Plantings Take Root In Aspinwall, Allegheny County
-- Centre Daily Times: 800 Acre Sandy Ridge Wildfire In Centre County Started Out As A Prescribed Burn By Game Commission
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Major Forest Fire’ Burning In Heart Of PA Elk Range In Elk County
-- WJAC: 1 Injured As Crews From Six Counties Fight Large Forest Fire In Elk County
-- Penn State Study Gauges Public Perception Of Prescribed Burns In Forest Management
-- Altoona Mirror: Dry Conditions Fuel Wildfire Risk In Blair County
-- Penn State: Higher Demand For Wild Leeks (Ramps) Has Foragers Overeager, Threatens Plant
Game Commission
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Partners Announce $91 Million In America The Beautiful Challenge Grants; Including 2 Benefitting PA [PaEN]
Grants/Funding
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Partners Announce $91 Million In America The Beautiful Challenge Grants; Including 2 Benefitting PA [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
-- PA Forestry Association, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Announce Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winners - Brennan Ka’aihue, Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Linda L. Finley [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- Interested In Becoming A Master Watershed Steward? Penn State Extension Holding Information Sessions For Areas Across The State Starting In December [PaEN]
-- KPVI: Carbon County Votes Overwhelmingly To Authorize Up To A $10 Million Bond To Protect Water Quality, Working Farms, Wildlife Habitat [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Westtown Twp. Voters Approved Preservation Of Crebilly Farm, One Of Chester County’s Biggest Unprotected Properties Threatened By Development
-- WHYY: Westtown Twp. Residents Support Tax Increase To Save Crebilly Farm In Chester County
-- WHYY: Montgomery County Township Vote Against Tax Increase To Preserve Open Space Amid Influx Of Development
-- Morning Ag Clips: Montessori Academy Of Chambersburg Students Partner With Master Watershed Steward To Plant Native Rain Garden
-- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy To Hold Open House On Newport Twp. Park Study In Luzerne County
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Moves Ahead With 45,000 Acre Forest Management Projects In McKean County
-- TribLive: Annual Tree Plantings Take Root In Aspinwall, Allegheny County
-- White House: Biden-Harris Administration Announce Roadmap For Nature-Based Solutions To Fight Climate Change, Strengthen Communities And Support Local Economies
Hazardous Substances
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- Observer-Reporter: Range Resources Part Of DEP Investigation Into High Methane Levels In 2 Homes In South Strabane Twp., Washington County
-- Public Source: DEP Promises To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant, Look Into All Citizen Complaints
-- Public Source: Citizen Scientists Prepare To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- PA Business Report: Philadelphia-Based Petrochemical Company Braskem America Announces Progress Toward Environmental Goals
-- Grist: Fracking, Abortion, The Challenge Of Raising A Family In Southwest PA
-- The Daily Pennsylvanian: Philadelphia Schools Receive $5 Million EPA Grant To Provide Clean For Students
-- AP: Sickness Affecting 48 At Private Charter School Still Unexplained In Lehigh Valley
Land Conservation
-- PA Forestry Association, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Announce Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winners - Brennan Ka’aihue, Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Linda L. Finley [PaEN]
-- KPVI: Carbon County Votes Overwhelmingly To Authorize Up To A $10 Million Bond To Protect Water Quality, Working Farms, Wildlife Habitat [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Westtown Twp. Voters Approved Preservation Of Crebilly Farm, One Of Chester County’s Biggest Unprotected Properties Threatened By Development
-- WHYY: Westtown Twp. Residents Support Tax Increase To Save Crebilly Farm In Chester County
-- WHYY: Montgomery County Township Vote Against Tax Increase To Preserve Open Space Amid Influx Of Development
-- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy To Hold Open House On Newport Twp. Park Study In Luzerne County
Land Use
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Proposed Development Rethinking The Ohio Riverfront In Pittsburgh
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Cottage Hill Garden In York Receives TLC Thru Partnerships With Keep PA Beautiful, The GIANT Company [PaEN]
-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Accepting Campaign Signs For Recycling [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Recycle Your Campaign Yard Signs In Montgomery County
Mine Reclamation
-- The Allegheny Front: How One PA Company Is Using Waste Coal To Power Bitcoin Mining
Noncoal Mining
-- Courier Times: Springfield Quarry Plan Still Unresolved As Resident Wait, Worry In Bucks County
Ohio River
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Proposed Development Rethinking The Ohio Riverfront In Pittsburgh
Oil & Gas
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- Observer-Reporter: Range Resources Part Of DEP Investigation Into High Methane Levels In 2 Homes In South Strabane Twp., Washington County
-- E&E News - Heather Richards: Biden Orphan Well Plan Faces Trouble In PA: ‘All For Naught’ If DEP Can’t Stop New Oil & Gas Well Abandonments
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In Fracking’s ‘Ground Zero’ - Dimock, Susquehanna County - PA Residents Feel Left Behind - Part I
-- FracTracker Alliance, Clean Air Council, Other Groups Hosting Nov. 14 Webinar On Protected Zones: Setbacks From Oil & Gas Facilities In California, Colorado, PA [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Stop Giving Handouts To Natural Gas Industry, Make Them Clean Up Their Own Messes And Protect Public Health - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network; Jacquelyn Omotalade, Environmental Health Project; Melissa Ostroff, MPH, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Leaders Need To Stop Negotiating With The Fossil-Fuel Industry Behind Closed Doors And Protect Public Health And Our Children - By Lois Bower-Bjornson, Clean Air Council and Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Kids From Oil & Gas Methane Pollution
-- Bob Donnan Blog: Aerial Photos Of Dozens Of Unconventional Shale Natural Gas Infrastructure Projects, Energy Facilities In Southwestern PA, Northern WV
-- NextPittsburgh: Franklin, Venango County, Poised To Become The Next Great ‘Outdoor Town’ [Except for the dumping and negative environmental impacts of the conventional oil & gas industry]
-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: State Insists On Paying Natural Gas Polluters In $2 Billion Tax Credit Package
-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Drops By 2 Since Last Week, Now 22
-- Altoona Mirror: Cost Of Heating Oil Raises Concerns As Winter Nears; Price Went From Just Over $3/Gallon In Oct. 2021 To $6.45/Gallon On Oct. 24; Big Surge In People Getting Heat Pumps
-- MCall: Gasoline In PA Costs More Than Any Of Its Neighboring States
-- Public Source: DEP Promises To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant, Look Into All Citizen Complaints
-- Public Source: Citizen Scientists Prepare To Monitor Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver County
-- PA Business Report: Philadelphia-Based Petrochemical Company Braskem America Announces Progress Toward Environmental Goals
-- Grist: Fracking, Abortion, The Challenge Of Raising A Family In Southwest PA
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell, Equinor Project Becomes Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hub Applicant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Few Details Released In State’s Bid For Federal Hydrogen Hub Funding
-- DCED/Team Pennsylvania Submit Hydrogen Hub Concept Paper To U.S. Dept. Of Energy [Paper Not Available]
-- Financial Times: Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas CEO Wants To Kill Global Coal
-- Reuters: EU Executive To Outline Natural Gas Price ‘Corridor’ As ‘Correction Mechanism Friday
-- AP: Report: Ukraine War-Triggered Natural Gas Boom Threatens World Climate Goal; Shere Amount Of LNG Projects Shocked Analysts
-- Bloomberg: The ‘Dash’ For Natural Gas Risks Breaking 1.5 Degrees Level To Avert Climate Disaster; New LNG Could Use 10% Of World’s Remaining Carbon Budget
-- Bloomberg: Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Terminal Says Tweets About Cracked Pipes Are False, Letter About Terminal Reopening Fake Led To Natural Gas Prices Plunge
-- Reuters: Winter Electric Power Resources May Be Tight In Parts Of North America, NERC Says
-- Reuters: U.S. West Faces Power Reliability Issues From Growing Use Of Renewables, WECC Says More Time Needed To Determine Mitigate Risks
-- AP: Congressional Republicans Tout Benefits Of Fossil Fuels At International Climate Talks
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: High Natural Gas Prices Mean Big Profits For National Fuel Gas
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Plunge After Monday’s Surge On Possible LNG Export Delays [To Keep Natural Gas Prices High In U.S., The Industry Needs To Export More LNG]
-- Reuters: Dominion Energy Weighing Sale Of Stake In Cove Point LNG Natural Gas Facility - Bloomberg
-- The Economist: Can American Liquefied Natural Gas Rescue Europe? Wall Street, Europe Standing In The Way
-- Reuters: Exclusive: U.S., U.N. Plan New Pledge Targeting Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Document
Pipelines
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Revised Chapter 102 Permit For Mariner East II Pipeline Post Construction Stormwater Management BMPs In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepting Comments On Draft EIS For Ohio Valley Connector Natural Gas Pipeline In Greene County Until Nov. 21 [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell, Equinor Project Becomes Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hub Applicant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Few Details Released In State’s Bid For Federal Hydrogen Hub Funding
-- DCED/Team Pennsylvania Submit Hydrogen Hub Concept Paper To U.S. Dept. Of Energy [Paper Not Available]
-- Reuters: Catholic Nuns In Lancaster County Lose Religious Battle Against Natural Gas Pipeline
-- Bob Donnan Blog: Aerial Photos Of Dozens Of Unconventional Shale Natural Gas Infrastructure Projects, Energy Facilities In Southwestern PA, Northern WV
Permitting
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Revised Chapter 102 Permit For Mariner East II Pipeline Post Construction Stormwater Management BMPs In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepting Comments On Draft EIS For Ohio Valley Connector Natural Gas Pipeline In Greene County Until Nov. 21 [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- NEW FEATURE: Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 5 To 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepting Comments On Draft EIS For Ohio Valley Connector Natural Gas Pipeline In Greene County Until Nov. 21 [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA [PaEN]
-- PUC Holds Nov. 17 Public Input Hearings On Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Weather Price Adjustment
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 16 On Plan For Investing Federal American Rescue Plan Funding [PaEN]
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comment On Catawissa Recreation Area Master Plan In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: DCNR Seeks Comment On Off-Highway Vehicle Park Plan In Luzerne, Schuylkill Counties
-- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy To Hold Open House On Newport Twp. Park Study In Luzerne County
PUC
-- PUC Launches Review Of Utility Cybersecurity Regulations, Seeks Comments On Potential Enhancements And Revisions [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA Public Utility Commission Orders Review Of Electric Vehicle Charging Rates
-- PUC Holds Nov. 17 Public Input Hearings On Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Weather Price Adjustment
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: High Natural Gas Prices Mean Big Profits For National Fuel Gas
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Plunge After Monday’s Surge On Possible LNG Export Delays [To Keep Natural Gas Prices High In U.S., The Industry Needs To Export More LNG]
-- MCall: Electricity Restored To 20,000+ Customers In Allentown After Substation Fire
-- MCall: PPL Faults Bad Data Cleanup For Billing Mess Earlier This Year Affecting Thousands Of Customers
-- Reuters: Winter Electric Power Resources May Be Tight In Parts Of North America, NERC Says
Radiation Protection
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- York Dispatch: Nuclear Regulators Investigate 2 Recent Incidents At Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant
Recreation
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 16 On Plan For Investing Federal American Rescue Plan Funding [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov. 29 Webinar To Review The Results [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Outdoor Recreation Industry Added $13.6 Billion To PA Economy In 2021
-- Vote Now! To Help Pick PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2022 Photo Contest Winners [PaEN]
-- Nov. 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Seeking Public Comment On Catawissa Recreation Area Master Plan In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council Publishes Recommendations For Supporting Gravel Riding On Trails
-- NextPittsburgh: Franklin, Venango County, Poised To Become The Next Great ‘Outdoor Town’ [Except for the dumping and negative environmental impacts of the conventional oil & gas industry]
-- TribLive: Portion Of Brookline Memorial Park May Be Converted Into Urban Farm
-- PennLive: Mechanicsburg School District Partnered With Susquehanna Area Mountain Bike Assn. To Build 2nd Bike Trail
-- Centre Daily Times: 6 Years After It Reopened, Colyer Lake Is A Treasured Spot For Outdoor Enthusiasts
-- DCNR Names Corie Eckman Park Manager For Colonel Denning State Park In Cumberland County
Recycling/Waste
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Holding Water Donation Drives In Greene County For Families Who Say They Have Not Had Clean Drinking Water Since June Following An Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” At Natural Gas Well Site
-- Center for Coalfield Justice: How You Can Donate Water To Greene County Families Affected By Alleged EQT “Frack-Out” In June
-- Bob Donnan Blog/WTAE: Washington County Family Files Landmark Lawsuit Over Hazardous Chemicals And Chevron/EQT Shale Gas Drilling
-- WTAE: Lawsuit By Washington County Homeowner Says Fracking Caused PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Contaminate His Drinking Water
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Washington County Family Sues Chevron, EQT Over Shale Gas Well Pads Near House
-- PA Capital-Star: Coal-fired Power Plant Operators Ignore Responsibilities On Ash Cleanup, Including 8 In PA
-- Inside Climate Change: PA Environmental Group Challenges Proposed Advanced Plastics Recycling Plant
-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes Newest Affiliate-- Keep Chester County Beautiful [PaEN]
-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Accepting Campaign Signs For Recycling [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Recycle Your Campaign Yard Signs In Montgomery County
-- SEEDS 11th Annual Free Book Swap In Wayne County A Major Success - 41,000 Books Donated
-- Professional Recyclers Of PA November News & Opportunities
Regulations
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- Environmental Quality Board Notice Of Final Regulation Setting RACT Air Quality Standards For Major Sources Of NOx, VOCs
Renewable Energy
-- PA Solar Center To Honor Blair, Somerset, Westmoreland County Groups For Solar Energy Leadership Nov. 17 [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Ohio Oil Company, Canadian Renewables Company Aim To Build $3 Billion In Wind, Solar Projects In PA, OH, WV
-- Penn State EarthTalk Nov. 14 Webinar: Effect Of Sheep Stocking Rates At Solar Energy Arrays On Farmland [PaEN]
-- Penn State's 2nd Annual Solar Symposium To Be Held Nov. 16 Online [PaEN]
-- WESA: University Of Pittsburgh Expects To Get About A Fifth Of Its Electricity From New Solar Energy Farm Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- NextPittsburgh: Pitt Starts Construction On Gaucho Solar Project Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- TribLive: Sustainable Sewickley Hosts Solar Energy Event Nov. 14 In Allegheny County
-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Latest RGGI Lawsuit Highlights Increases In Pollution, Electricity Prices - Commonwealth Foundation
-- Reuters: U.S. West Faces Power Reliability Issues From Growing Use Of Renewables, WECC Says More Time Needed To Determine Mitigate Risks
-- France24.com: U.S. Blocks More Than 1,000 Shipments Of Solar Energy Equipment From China Over Slave Labor
Stormwater
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
Sustainability
-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Dec. 6 Advanced Grower Intensive, Other Educational Opportunities
-- PA Business Report: Philadelphia-Based Petrochemical Company Braskem America Announces Progress Toward Environmental Goals
Wastewater Facilities
-- PUC Launches Review Of Utility Cybersecurity Regulations, Seeks Comments On Potential Enhancements And Revisions [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Towamencin Residents Move Forward With Fight Against Sewer Privatization In Montgomery County
-- William Penn Foundation, Academy Of Natural Sciences Host Nov. 9 Webinar: Tackling The Next Half Century Of Water Challenges. 6:00 p.m.
Watershed Protection
-- PA Forestry Association, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Announce Mira Lloyd Dock Award Winners - Brennan Ka’aihue, Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Linda L. Finley [PaEN]
-- Interested In Becoming A Master Watershed Steward? Penn State Extension Holding Information Sessions For Areas Across The State Starting In December [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards [PaEN]
-- KPVI: Carbon County Votes Overwhelmingly To Authorize Up To A $10 Million Bond To Protect Water Quality, Working Farms, Wildlife Habitat [PaEN]
-- Morning Ag Clips: Montessori Academy Of Chambersburg Students Partner With Master Watershed Steward To Plant Native Rain Garden
-- Republican Herald: Conservationists Discuss Benefits Of Recent Riparian Tree Planting Near Schuylkill Haven
-- TribLive: Annual Tree Plantings Take Root In Aspinwall, Allegheny County
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 11 RiverWatch Video Report
-- William Penn Foundation, Academy Of Natural Sciences Host Nov. 9 Webinar: Tackling The Next Half Century Of Water Challenges. 6:00 p.m.
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Wildlife
-- Wildlife Leadership Academy Awards $2,500 In Scholarships To 5 Teen Conservation Leaders In Honor Of Ralph Abele; Nominations Being Accepted For Youth Conservation Ambassadors [PaEN]
-- Southcentral PA Appalachian Chapter Audubon Society Offering Full Scholarship To Hog Island Audubon Camp In Maine; Other Opportunities Available [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Partners Announce $91 Million In America The Beautiful Challenge Grants; Including 2 Benefitting PA [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Recreation Added Nearly $14 billion To PA’s Economy In 2021, Up 22% From 2020; Nov. 29 Webinar To Review The Results [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: One Bird Is Found At Nearly Every Backyard Feeder In PA; Here Are The Most Common 24
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Bird Feeder Watchers Should Look For Grosbeaks, Other Northern Birds
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: The Unfortunately Named Allegheny Woodrat Is Focus Of New Rescue Effort
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Invasive Mudsnails Found In 2 State Fish Hatcheries In Central PA, But Trout Stockings Continue
-- Responses To PA Plant, Insect, Animal, Aquatic, Pathogen Invasive Species Impact Survey 2022 Due Nov. 18 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Invasive Species Bugging You? Governor’s Invasive Species Council Wants To Know
-- Bucks County Herald Guest Essay: Wildlife Corridors Would Help Prevent Vehicle Collisions
-- Scranton Times - Trail Mix: Where Have All The Turtles Gone?
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[Posted: November 13, 2022]
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