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Transition - Governor
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Transition Team Pulls In Experience From Democratic And Republican Administrations
-- Politics PA: Shapiro-Davis Administration Announce Transition Leadership Groups
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]
Transition - Senate/House
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Environmental Groups See Hope, Progress On The Horizon In Harrisburg With Democrats Leading House, In Charge Of Governor’s Office
-- Spotlight PA: PA House Democrats Will Lose Their Majority For At least A Few Weeks, Here’s Why
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA House Republicans Refuse Minority Status After Reorganization Meeting
-- AP: In Narrowly Split PA State House, Parties Stick With Top Leaders
Environment/Energy Issues
-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds
-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republicans Cynically Torpedoed Popular Bike Safety Measure
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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-- 52 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]
Check Calendars For Events Near You!
-- Check The Calendars For Events Near You: PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events.
DEP ADVISORY: “Due to the upcoming change in [Governor’s] administration, DEP executive staff have asked that all advisory committee meetings slated for January and February be rescheduled to March.”
Air
-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds
-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County [PaEN]
-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants [PaEN]
-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Wednesday, Nov. 23 In Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County
-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Thursday, Nov. 24 In Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County; Susquehanna Valley - Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
-- Post-Gazette: Air Pollution Alert For Mon Valley Extended Through Thursday
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Allegheny County Orders Emissions Reduced In Mon Valley Following Air Pollution Warning
-- Post-Gazette: Mon Valley Air Pollution Warning Downgraded To A Watch, Continues Saturday
Allegheny National Forest
-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]
Alternative Energy
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wabtec Advancing Electrification Infrastructures For Ferries In European Ports
Awards & Recognition
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr [PaEN]
-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts
-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve
-- UPMC’s Dr. Evelyn Talbott Honored For Epidemiological Work Related To Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident
-- EPA Accepting Nominations For President’s Environmental Youth Award, Presidential Innovation Award For Environmental Educators [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: First Lady Jill Biden Says Schuylkill County-Grown Christmas Tree ‘Will Fill Our Hearts’
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels
-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
Budget
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’
-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter
-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist
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Citizen Action
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]
-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts
-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling
-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands
--PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 28 Webinar - Challenging Conversations: Strategies To Bridge The Divide [PaEN]
-- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
-- WVIA: Luzerne County Twp. Votes Against Request That Could Reclaim Acres Of Abandoned Mine Land Add Warehouse Business
-- Centre Daily Times: Local Climate Activists Block College Ave. In State College On Game Day
-- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event' [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training [PaEN]
-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Join Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs [PaEN]
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter
-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Cumberland County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 737 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,442 Inspections Last Week
-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Climate
-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds
-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
--PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 28 Webinar - Challenging Conversations: Strategies To Bridge The Divide [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Boosts Carbon Capture Research With Investment In State Geological Survey
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Local Climate Activists Block College Ave. In State College On Game Day
-- Penn State: Climate Plays Large Role In Carbon Release From Streams, Researchers Find
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wabtec Advancing Electrification Infrastructures For Ferries In European Ports
-- University Of Pittsburgh: Pitt’s New Chilled Water Plant Marks Construction Milestone As Part Of Sustainability Efforts, Better Management, Reuse Of Stormwater
-- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators [PaEN]
-- University Of Pittsburgh: 4 Ways Climate Change And Population Growth Combine To Threaten Public Health
-- Inside Climate News: EPA’s Region 3 Administrator, Adam Ortiz, Wants The Mid-Atlantic States To Become Climate-Conscious And Resilient
Coal Mining
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
Compliance Action
-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling
-- AG Shapiro Calls On Solar Lending Companies To Suspend Repayments For Pink Energy Consumers With Non-Working Solar Systems
-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $96,500 In Penalties For Damaging Underground Pipelines, Utilities
-- DEP Took Action On 636 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,290 Inspections; Responded to 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
DCNR
-- DCNR: Portion Of Lehigh Gorge State Park Rehab Project At The White Haven South Access Completed In Luzerne County
-- Inquirer: Denton Hill Ski Area Looking To Operate Again In Potter County
-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally
-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber
-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16
-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First State Forest Area For Motorized Recreation Moves Toward Summer 2023 Opening In Schuylkill, Luzerne
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Boosts Carbon Capture Research With Investment In State Geological Survey
DEP
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’
-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
-- DEP Blog: Lake Erie Bluffs And The Effects Of Erosion
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County [PaEN]
-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance
-- DEP Took Action On 636 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,290 Inspections; Responded to 4 Environmental Emergencies Prior Week
-- DEP Took Action On 737 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,442 Inspections Last Week
-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Delaware River
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations [PaEN]
DRBC
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations [PaEN]
Drinking Water
-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling
Economic Development
-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wabtec Advancing Electrification Infrastructures For Ferries In European Ports
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands
-- Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges [PaEN]
-- WHYY: North Philly E-Waste Recycler Employs And Supports People Coming Home From Prison
-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally
-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber
-- WHYY: PECO Offers A Diverse Group An Opportunity To Land A High-Paying Job
Education
-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts
-- EPA Accepting Nominations For President’s Environmental Youth Award, Presidential Innovation Award For Environmental Educators [PaEN]
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
--PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 28 Webinar - Challenging Conversations: Strategies To Bridge The Divide [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Local Climate Activists Block College Ave. In State College On Game Day
-- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators [PaEN]
-- Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter
-- Registration Open! PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Virtual: Jan. 17-19, In-Person: Feb. 8-11 In Lancaster
-- Penn State Sustainable Communities Collaborative Celebrates Community Partnerships
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Join Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watching Training, Tours
-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA Blog: Thankful For Our Places Of Wonder
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Area Students Help Stock Trout
-- DEP Blog: Lake Erie Bluffs And The Effects Of Erosion
-- Post-Gazette: We Are Nature And Other Good Stuff On Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Podcast
-- Penn State: Climate Plays Large Role In Carbon Release From Streams, Researchers Find
-- Williamsport Sun - Lycoming Audubon Society: Time To Acknowledge The Splendor And Goofiness of The Turkey
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections On Nature: A Look At Giving Thanks Through History
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter
Emergency Response
-- MCall: Cleanup From Bethlehem 6,000 Gallon Fuel Spill Could Last Weeks, Officials Say
-- AP: Titanium Industrial Furnace Blast Causes Roof Damage, Injuries In Berks 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]
-- MCall: Sheetz To Drop Unleaded 88 Gasoline Prices Below $2 Over Thanksgiving Holiday
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs
-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter? Look To LIHEAP
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: PPL Rate Hikes A Call To Shop For Electricity
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Same As Last Week - 22
National/International
-- Reuters: EU Countries Spar Over Natural Gas Price Cap Proposal
-- Bloomberg: EU Shapes Final Natural Gas Price Cap Plan To Avoid Abnormal Spikes
-- The Economist: Briefing: The Costs And Consequences Of Europe’s Energy Crisis Are Growing
Energy
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep. Pashinski Announces $1 Million Redevelopment Assistance Grant For Luzerne County Solar Energy Facility
-- AG Shapiro Calls On Solar Lending Companies To Suspend Repayments For Pink Energy Consumers With Non-Working Solar Systems
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs
-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter? Look To LIHEAP
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: PPL Rate Hikes A Call To Shop For Electricity
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Duquesne Light Seeks Innovative Solutions To Underground Electrical Cable Challenges
-- WHYY: PECO Offers A Diverse Group An Opportunity To Land A High-Paying Job
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CorePower Receives $5 Million DOE Grant
Energy Conservation
-- Inquirer: Counties Can Start Applying For New PA Home-Repair Program Funding Dec. 12, Including Energy Efficiency Improvements
Environmental Health
-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Pitt Study Recommends Lead Content Advisories On Venison Donated To Food Banks
-- University Of Pittsburgh: 4 Ways Climate Change And Population Growth Combine To Threaten Public Health
Environmental Heritage
-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA Blog: Thankful For Our Places Of Wonder
EPA
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’
-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation
-- Inside Climate News: EPA’s Region 3 Administrator, Adam Ortiz, Wants The Mid-Atlantic States To Become Climate-Conscious And Resilient
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels
Farming
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’
-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County
-- Registration Open! PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Virtual: Jan. 17-19, In-Person: Feb. 8-11 In Lancaster
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land
Forests
-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’
-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
-- Republican Herald: First Lady Jill Biden Says Schuylkill County-Grown Christmas Tree ‘Will Fill Our Hearts’
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA Blog: Thankful For Our Places Of Wonder
-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally
-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First State Forest Area For Motorized Recreation Moves Toward Summer 2023 Opening In Schuylkill, Luzerne
-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: U.S. Forest Services Plans Summer 2023 Approval Of Mountain Valley Pipeline Work
-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager
Geology
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Boosts Carbon Capture Research With Investment In State Geological Survey
Grants/Funding
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep. Pashinski Announces $1 Million Redevelopment Assistance Grant For Luzerne County Solar Energy Facility
-- Inquirer: Counties Can Start Applying For New PA Home-Repair Program Funding Dec. 12, Including Energy Efficiency Improvements
-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter? Look To LIHEAP
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CorePower Receives $5 Million DOE Grant
-- Post-Gazette: Tax On Casino Revenue Funds Pittsburgh-Area Projects For Sewers, Arts, Dogs, Even Giraffes
-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16
Green Infrastructure
-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’
-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training [PaEN]
-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land
-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs [PaEN]
-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance
Hazardous Substances
-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist
Land Conservation
-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve
-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training [PaEN]
-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs [PaEN]
-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]
Land Recycling
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
Lake Erie
-- DEP Blog: Lake Erie Bluffs And The Effects Of Erosion
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event' [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Plastics Are Being Recycled In Centre County
Mine Reclamation
-- Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges [PaEN]
-- WVIA: Luzerne County Twp. Votes Against Request That Could Reclaim Acres Of Abandoned Mine Land Add Warehouse Business
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist
Oil & Gas
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds
-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations [PaEN]
-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County
-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling
-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful [PaEN]
-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak
-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land
-- MCall: Cleanup From Bethlehem 6,000 Gallon Fuel Spill Could Last Weeks, Officials Say
-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs
-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter? Look To LIHEAP
-- MCall: Sheetz To Drop Unleaded 88 Gasoline Prices Below $2 Over Thanksgiving Holiday
Pipelines
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: U.S. Forest Services Plans Summer 2023 Approval Of Mountain Valley Pipeline Work
-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $96,500 In Penalties For Damaging Underground Pipelines, Utilities
Permitting
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 636 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,290 Inspections; Responded to 4 Environmental Emergencies Prior Week
-- DEP Took Action On 737 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,442 Inspections Last Week
-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: PPL Rate Hikes A Call To Shop For Electricity
-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $96,500 In Penalties For Damaging Underground Pipelines, Utilities
Radiation Protection
-- UPMC’s Dr. Evelyn Talbott Honored For Epidemiological Work Related To Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Recreation
-- DCNR: Portion Of Lehigh Gorge State Park Rehab Project At The White Haven South Access Completed In Luzerne County
-- Inquirer: Denton Hill Ski Area Looking To Operate Again In Potter County
-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]
-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16
-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally
-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber
-- Post-Gazette: Trail Work In 3 Areas Stymies Pittsburgh Bike Riders
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First State Forest Area For Motorized Recreation Moves Toward Summer 2023 Opening In Schuylkill, Luzerne
-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Sullivan County Has No Public Gym, A Retired Banker Has A $20 Million Plan
-- TribLive/PennLive: Chestnut Ridge Indiana County - ‘The Twilight Zone Of Pennsylvania’ - Is The Setting For Strangeness
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republicans Cynically Torpedoed Popular Bike Safety Measure
Recycling/Waste
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Cumberland County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office [PaEN]
-- WHYY: North Philly E-Waste Recycler Employs And Supports People Coming Home From Prison
-- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event' [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Plastics Are Being Recycled In Centre County
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN]
-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation
Regulations
-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds
-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?
Renewable Energy
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep. Pashinski Announces $1 Million Redevelopment Assistance Grant For Luzerne County Solar Energy Facility
-- AG Shapiro Calls On Solar Lending Companies To Suspend Repayments For Pink Energy Consumers With Non-Working Solar Systems
-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds - By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CorePower Receives $5 Million DOE Grant
Storage Tanks
-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance
Stormwater
-- University Of Pittsburgh: Pitt’s New Chilled Water Plant Marks Construction Milestone As Part Of Sustainability Efforts, Better Management, Reuse Of Stormwater
Sustainability
-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County
-- Registration Open! PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Virtual: Jan. 17-19, In-Person: Feb. 8-11 In Lancaster
-- Penn State Sustainable Communities Collaborative Celebrates Community Partnerships
Water Quality
-- MCall: Cleanup From Bethlehem 6,000 Gallon Fuel Spill Could Last Weeks, Officials Say
Wastewater Facilities
-- Post-Gazette: Tax On Casino Revenue Funds Pittsburgh-Area Projects For Sewers, Arts, Dogs, Even Giraffes
Watershed Protection
-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts
-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’
-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations [PaEN]
-- Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels
-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]
-- Penn State: Climate Plays Large Role In Carbon Release From Streams, Researchers Find
-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist
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Wildlife
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Biggest Day On PA Hunting Calendar Set For Saturday Opening
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Pitt Study Recommends Lead Content Advisories On Venison Donated To Food Banks
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels
-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter
-- Williamsport Sun - Lycoming Audubon Society: Time To Acknowledge The Splendor And Goofiness of The Turkey
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections On Nature: A Look At Giving Thanks Through History
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watching Training, Tours
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Join Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Area Students Help Stock Trout
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist
Opportunities
-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist
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[Posted: November 27, 2022]
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