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[Posted: January 9, 2023]
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- January 17 - Gov.-elect Shapiro, Lt. Gov-elect Davis Inauguration
Governor’s Transition
-- Erie Times: How The New Governor’s Choices Will Impact PA In 2023
-- Gov.-Elect Shapiro Announces Updated Staff List
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro’s Inauguration Promises To Be A Hot Ticket, If You Can Get One
Senate/House Transition
-- Sen. Yaw, Sen. Comitta Again Chair Senate Environmental Committee; Other Senate Standing Committee Chairs Named [PaEN]
-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission [PaEN]
-- Conservation Voters Of PA: New House Speaker Rozzi Has 85% PA Environmental Score
-- PA Capital-Star: New House Speaker Vows To Halt All Other Legislation Until General Assembly Passes Child Abuse Survivors’ Constitutional Amendment
-- AP: New PA House Speaker Puts Sexual Abuse Statute Of Limitations Lawsuit Window Atop Agenda
-- Spotlight PA: Democrats, Handful Of Republicans Picked PA House’s New Speaker
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Democratic Rep. Mark Rozzi Becomes House Speaker, Vows To Become Independent, Fight ‘Back Room Dealmaking’
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Legislature Elects Rep. Mark Rozzi, Its First Independent Speaker
-- Spotlight PA: Will A Surprise Speaker Pick Make PA House Less Partisan?
-- Inquirer: Black Philly Lawmaker Was In Line To Be PA’s First Female House Speaker; They Elected A White Guy Instead
-- Spotlight PA: What Rep. Rozzi’s Record Can Tell Us About What Kind Of PA House Speaker He’ll Be
-- Inquirer: New House Speaker Rozzi’s Secret Deal To Become Speaker Isn’t The First Time He’s Left Allies Reeling
House Special Elections
-- UnionProgress.com: Legislative Leaders Agree In Court To Feb. 7 Special Election Date To Fill House Seat Held By The Late Rep. DeLuca
-- UnionProgress.com: New PA House Speaker Sets Feb. 7 Dates For 2 House Special Elections To Fill Vacancies
Environment/Energy Issues
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion
-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- WENY: Sen. Yaw Recaps 2022 Legislative Session, Will Again Push To Limit Local Authority To Choose Energy Sources
-- WeConservePA: Recently Passed Federal Budget Bill Includes Wide Range Of Conservation-Related Funding
-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains
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 -------------------------------------------------------
-- 37 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.
Air
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot
-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step
-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll
-- Republican Herald Editorial: We Welcome EPA Regulation Of Harmful Truck, Bus Emissions
-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Focuses On Air Quality, Health In Western PA
-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Delaware Could Join California In 2035 Ban On Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars
-- Bloomberg: Texas Cold Snap Created An Extra 2.4 Million Pounds Of Pollution
Allegheny National Forest
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns
Alternative Fuels
-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Chester County Wants To Convert Vehicle Fleet To Electric, Install Charging Stations
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Pass EV Fee Bill For Revenue, And Future
-- Republican Herald Editorial: We Welcome EPA Regulation Of Harmful Truck, Bus Emissions
-- WHYY: Delaware Could Join California In 2035 Ban On Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars
-- WSJ: U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales Leapt In 2022 As Newcomers Target Tesla
-- WPost: Why You Might Want A Heat Pump In Your Electric Car
Awards & Recognition
-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!
-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]
-- TribLive: 4 Sewickley Girl Scouts Earn Silver Awards, Among Projects Were Working At Fern Hollow Nature Center Vegetable Garden, Teaching About PA Birds
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- PA Resources Council Now Accepting Entries For 2023 Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Now Open! Fun, Prizes & Litter Awareness For Grades K To 6
Bids
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
Federal Budget
-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24 [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Recently Passed Federal Budget Bill Includes Wide Range Of Conservation-Related Funding
-- Pittsburgh District Army Corps: Federal Water Resources Act Of 2022 Authorizes Additional Projects For Civil Works, Studies To Benefit Water Infrastructure
Budget
-- Dept. Of Revenue: December State Revenues $319.9 Million, 8.6% Over Estimates; Up $503.1 Million For Fiscal Year
-- Independent Fiscal Office: December State Revenues $429.8 Million, 11.9% Over IFO Estimates; Up $1.16 Billion For Fiscal Year
Chesapeake Bay
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution [PaEN]
-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report
-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director [PaEN]
-- Baltimore Sun Editorial: Conowingo Dam: Voided License Is Water Over The Dam; Let’s Float A Better Deal To Cut Pollution
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties
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Citizen Action
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion
-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel
-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution [PaEN]
-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report
-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality [PaEN]
-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN]
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Upcoming Climate, Energy Webinars
-- York Dispatch: Residents Skeptical As Landfill Works To Address Wastewater Contamination
-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences
-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!
-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Protect & Preserve: Cornplanter Chapter Trout Unlimited Looking For Members To Help Expand
-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]
-- Register Now! PA Recreation & Parks Society 2023 Annual Conference & Expo March 19-22 In Hershey [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December [PaEN]
-- UnionProgress.com: Residents Explore One Of The Region’s Newest Protected Green Spaces-- Vinegar Hollow In Allegheny County
-- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Conserves 52nd Property In Philadelphia
-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]
-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Climate
-- PACE Loan Group Funds C-PACE 4.8 MW Carport-Mounted Solar Energy Project At 1000 Omega Corporate Office In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Chester County Wants To Convert Vehicle Fleet To Electric, Install Charging Stations
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Pass EV Fee Bill For Revenue, And Future
-- WPost: Why You Might Want A Heat Pump In Your Electric Car
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA-Backed ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Hub Pitch Passes First Hurdle In Race For $7 Billion In Federal Funds
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA’s Hydrogen Hub Application ‘Encouraged’
-- Planet Philadelphia WGGT: Jan. 6 - Hydrogen’s Promise & Peril
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Upcoming Climate, Energy Webinars
-- WHYY: Delaware Could Join California In 2035 Ban On Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars
-- WSJ: U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales Leapt In 2022 As Newcomers Target Tesla
-- White House: New Guidance To Disclose Climate Impacts In Major Clean Energy Infrastructure Project Environmental Reviews
-- Reuters: New Climate Review Guidelines Take Big-Picture Look At Renewable Energy Projects
-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can Yo Reach Net Zero By 2050?
Coal Mining
-- Mike Korb: Anthracite Mining History Month Events In January
-- Times Leader: Many Area Events Planned For Anthracite Mining History Month
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot
-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step
-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll
Coastal Zones
-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant Accepting Applications For 2024-26 Coastal Resources Research Grants [PaEN]
Compliance Action
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion
-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Conservation Districts
-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator
DCNR
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- Scranton Times: First Day Hike Offers New Opportunities At Lackawanna State Park
-- Register Now! PA Recreation & Parks Society 2023 Annual Conference & Expo March 19-22 In Hershey [PaEN]
-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Accepting Registrations For Annual Conference March 13-14 + Other Professional Development Opportunities [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
DEP
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion
-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Industry Report Show Production, Inspections Increased In 2021
-- Warren Times: DEP Report Highlights Record 2021 Natural Gas Production In PA
-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter Now Available: Grants, Participation Opportunities, More
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution [PaEN]
-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report
-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director [PaEN]
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Delaware River
-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition
-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 6 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator
DRBC
-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition
Drinking Water
-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’
-- USGS/Penn State Study Sheds Light On How PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Travel In Groundwater
-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing
-- EPA Releases New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Analytic Tools
Economic Development
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: Shale Workers’ Pay Growth Slows As Explorers Throttle Back
Education
-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Accepting Registrations For Annual Conference March 13-14 + Other Professional Development Opportunities [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns
-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: 4 Sewickley Girl Scouts Earn Silver Awards, Among Projects Were Working At Fern Hollow Nature Center Vegetable Garden, Teaching About PA Birds
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution [PaEN]
-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report
-- ExploreClarion.com: Piney Dam - A Green Energy Dream From Over A Century Ago
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Upcoming Climate, Energy Webinars
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA-Backed ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Hub Pitch Passes First Hurdle In Race For $7 Billion In Federal Funds
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA’s Hydrogen Hub Application ‘Encouraged’
-- Planet Philadelphia WGGT: Jan. 6 - Hydrogen’s Promise & Peril
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Little Explorers To Hold Next Session Jan. 14
-- Warren Times: Audubon Camp Jan. 16 For Children Ages 4-12
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality [PaEN]
-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]
-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.
-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Focuses On Air Quality, Health In Western PA
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Love It Or Hate It, Snow Cover Matters - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council Now Accepting Entries For 2023 Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Now Open! Fun, Prizes & Litter Awareness For Grades K To 6
-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation [PaEN]
-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Update On Fall Migration Season, New Research, More!
-- Warren Times: Protect & Preserve: Cornplanter Chapter Trout Unlimited Looking For Members To Help Expand
-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]
-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: Jan. 12 Webinar On Leaving A Legacy Of Land. 7:00 p.m.
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: January Pennsylvania Nature News; Blakeslee Preserve Restoration Video; Volunteers Contribute Over 1,800 Hours Of Work
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]
-- Williamsport Sun: Experiencing Winter On The Susquehanna Greenway - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
-- Republican Herald: Coal Miner’s Son Reflects On Father’s Death In The Mines 70 Years Ago
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature - Mountainmen’s Earliest Pouches Were Buckskin
-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can Yo Reach Net Zero By 2050?
Emergency Response
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline
-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood
-- PUC: Investigation Into Natural Gas Home Explosion In Philadelphia Continues
-- Inquirer: Preliminary Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Survey Found No Gas Leaks Around Site Of Home Explosion
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion
6th Oil/Natural Gas Price Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- TribLive: Cold Weather, Refinery Issues Push National Gasoline Prices Higher; PA Prices Largely Unchanged
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania - $3.66, National - $3.28
National/International
-- Bloomberg: Fertilizer Prices Fall To Lowest In 19 Months As Natural Gas Price Drops
-- WSJ: Natural Gas Prices Plunge As Unseasonably Warm Weather Is Forecast
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall For 4th Week As Energy Crisis Abates
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline As Persistent Mild Weather Curbs Demand
-- Bloomberg: Fear Of Global Natural Gas Crisis Eased By Warm Start To Winter
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls To Lowest Level Since Before War In Ukraine
-- Bloomberg: Energy Experts Look To Next Winter As Natural Gas Crisis Set To Continue In Europe
-- Reuters: Exxon Mobil On Track To Make Record $58 Billion In 2022
-- Bloomberg: Exxon Says Natural Gas Price Decline Weighed On 4th Quarter Profit
-- Bloomberg: Shell Says Natural Gas Trading Earnings Were Higher Despite LNG Woes; Faces $2.4 Billion EU & UK Windfall Profits Taxes
Energy
-- PACE Loan Group Funds C-PACE 4.8 MW Carport-Mounted Solar Energy Project At 1000 Omega Corporate Office In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Cold Weather, Refinery Issues Push National Gasoline Prices Higher; PA Prices Largely Unchanged
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania - $3.66, National - $3.28
-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood
-- PUC: Investigation Into Natural Gas Home Explosion In Philadelphia Continues
-- Inquirer: Preliminary Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Survey Found No Gas Leaks Around Site Of Home Explosion
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Essential Utilities Sells WV Gas Company, Says Peoples Natural Gas ‘Essential’ To Expansion Plans
-- WSJ: Natural Gas Prices Plunge As Unseasonably Warm Weather Is Forecast
-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences
-- MCall Guest Essay: Electric Grid Emergency Of Christmas 2022 And What It Means For Clean Energy - By Rudy Shankar, Lehigh University
-- Bloomberg: Texas Cold Snap Created An Extra 2.4 Million Pounds Of Pollution
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline As Persistent Mild Weather Curbs Demand
-- Bloomberg: Fear Of Global Natural Gas Crisis Eased By Warm Start To Winter
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls To Lowest Level Since Before War In Ukraine
-- Bloomberg: Energy Experts Look To Next Winter As Natural Gas Crisis Set To Continue In Europe
Environmental Health
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Testing Wastewater For COVID
-- USGS/Penn State Study Sheds Light On How PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Travel In Groundwater
-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.
-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing
-- EPA Releases New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Analytic Tools
-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot
-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step
-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll
Environmental Heritage
-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]
-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!
-- Mike Korb: Anthracite Mining History Month Events In January
-- Times Leader: Many Area Events Planned For Anthracite Mining History Month
-- Republican Herald: Coal Miner’s Son Reflects On Father’s Death In The Mines 70 Years Ago
-- ExploreClarion.com: Piney Dam - A Green Energy Dream From Over A Century Ago
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature - Mountainmen’s Earliest Pouches Were Buckskin
Environmental Justice
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter Now Available: Grants, Participation Opportunities, More
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
EPA
-- Williamsport Sun: Cleanup Continues At AVCO Superfund Site In Williamsport
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- Republican Herald Editorial: We Welcome EPA Regulation Of Harmful Truck, Bus Emissions
-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot
-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step
-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll
-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing
-- White House: New Guidance To Disclose Climate Impacts In Major Clean Energy Infrastructure Project Environmental Reviews
-- Reuters: New Climate Review Guidelines Take Big-Picture Look At Renewable Energy Projects
-- E&E News: White House Releases Latest Rulemaking Schedule For Energy, Environmental Issues
Farming
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: 1,000 Pound Butter Sculpture Highlights 2023 Farm Show Theme: Rooted In Progress
-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Berks County Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Technician
-- Bloomberg: Fertilizer Prices Fall To Lowest In 19 Months As Natural Gas Price Drops
Forests
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Game Commission
-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation [PaEN]
-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30 [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land
Grants/Funding
-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN]
-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant Accepting Applications For 2024-26 Coastal Resources Research Grants [PaEN]
-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30 [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties
-- UnionProgress.com: Residents Explore One Of The Region’s Newest Protected Green Spaces-- Vinegar Hollow In Allegheny County
-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: Jan. 12 Webinar On Leaving A Legacy Of Land. 7:00 p.m.
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality [PaEN]
-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.
-- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Conserves 52nd Property In Philadelphia
-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
-- Williamsport Sun: Cleanup Continues At AVCO Superfund Site In Williamsport
Hazardous Substances
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- USGS/Penn State Study Sheds Light On How PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Travel In Groundwater
-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing
-- EPA Releases New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Analytic Tools
-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot
-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step
-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator
-- Help Wanted: Berks County Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Technician
-- Help Wanted: Keystone Trails Assn. Looking To Fill 2 Positions: Communications & Membership; Trail Maintenance & Training
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Hiring For 2 Mid-Atlantic Coldwater Habitat Program Positions
Land Conservation
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Recently Passed Federal Budget Bill Includes Wide Range Of Conservation-Related Funding
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties
-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs
-- UnionProgress.com: Residents Explore One Of The Region’s Newest Protected Green Spaces-- Vinegar Hollow In Allegheny County
-- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Conserves 52nd Property In Philadelphia
-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land
-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: Jan. 12 Webinar On Leaving A Legacy Of Land. 7:00 p.m.
-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications [PaEN]
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: January Pennsylvania Nature News; Blakeslee Preserve Restoration Video; Volunteers Contribute Over 1,800 Hours Of Work
-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]
Lake Erie
-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant Accepting Applications For 2024-26 Coastal Resources Research Grants [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- PA Resources Council Now Accepting Entries For 2023 Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Now Open! Fun, Prizes & Litter Awareness For Grades K To 6
Mine Reclamation
-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN]
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains
Oil & Gas
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion
-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Industry Report Show Production, Inspections Increased In 2021
-- Warren Times: DEP Report Highlights Record 2021 Natural Gas Production In PA
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA-Backed ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Hub Pitch Passes First Hurdle In Race For $7 Billion In Federal Funds
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA’s Hydrogen Hub Application ‘Encouraged’
-- Planet Philadelphia WGGT: Jan. 6 - Hydrogen’s Promise & Peril
-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Essential Utilities Sells WV Gas Company, Says Peoples Natural Gas ‘Essential’ To Expansion Plans
-- TribLive: Cold Weather, Refinery Issues Push National Gasoline Prices Higher; PA Prices Largely Unchanged
-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains
-- Bloomberg: Fertilizer Prices Fall To Lowest In 19 Months As Natural Gas Price Drops
-- WSJ: Natural Gas Prices Plunge As Unseasonably Warm Weather Is Forecast
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall For 4th Week As Energy Crisis Abates
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline As Persistent Mild Weather Curbs Demand
-- Bloomberg: Fear Of Global Natural Gas Crisis Eased By Warm Start To Winter
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls To Lowest Level Since Before War In Ukraine
-- Bloomberg: Energy Experts Look To Next Winter As Natural Gas Crisis Set To Continue In Europe
-- Bloomberg: Shale Workers’ Pay Growth Slows As Explorers Throttle Back
-- Reuters: Exxon Mobil On Track To Make Record $58 Billion In 2022
-- Bloomberg: Exxon Says Natural Gas Price Decline Weighed On 4th Quarter Profit
-- Bloomberg: Shell Says Natural Gas Trading Earnings Were Higher Despite LNG Woes; Faces $2.4 Billion EU & UK Windfall Profits Taxes
Pipelines
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion
-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators Oppose PUC Efforts To Regulate Natural Gas Gathering Lines [ Docket # M-2012-2282031 ]
Permitting
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators Oppose PUC Efforts To Regulate Natural Gas Gathering Lines [ Docket # M-2012-2282031 ]
-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits. 7:30 p.m.
-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.
-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds [PaEN]
PUC
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators Oppose PUC Efforts To Regulate Natural Gas Gathering Lines [ Docket # M-2012-2282031 ]
-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood
-- PUC: Investigation Into Natural Gas Home Explosion In Philadelphia Continues
-- Inquirer: Preliminary Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Survey Found No Gas Leaks Around Site Of Home Explosion
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion
-- MCall Guest Essay: Electric Grid Emergency Of Christmas 2022 And What It Means For Clean Energy - By Rudy Shankar, Lehigh University
-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’
Recreation
-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]
-- Scranton Times: First Day Hike Offers New Opportunities At Lackawanna State Park
-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land
-- Register Now! PA Recreation & Parks Society 2023 Annual Conference & Expo March 19-22 In Hershey [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’ [PaEN]
-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Take The Survey - Cycling On Rural Highways
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Experiencing Winter On The Susquehanna Greenway - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
-- York Daily Record: View Susquehanna River Ice From 140-Foot High Enola Low Grade Rail Trail
-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: Cartwright, Wild, Fetterman Can Help Protect Future Of National Parks & Wildlife Refuges In PA - By John Plonski
Recycling/Waste
-- WHYY: Plastic Bag Bans Go Into Effect In Media, Haverford Twp., Delaware County
-- York Dispatch: Residents Skeptical As Landfill Works To Address Wastewater Contamination
Regulations
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
-- E&E News: White House Releases Latest Rulemaking Schedule For Energy, Environmental Issues
Renewable Energy
-- PACE Loan Group Funds C-PACE 4.8 MW Carport-Mounted Solar Energy Project At 1000 Omega Corporate Office In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- ExploreClarion.com: Piney Dam - A Green Energy Dream From Over A Century Ago
-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities [PaEN]
-- White House: New Guidance To Disclose Climate Impacts In Major Clean Energy Infrastructure Project Environmental Reviews
-- Reuters: New Climate Review Guidelines Take Big-Picture Look At Renewable Energy Projects
-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can Yo Reach Net Zero By 2050?
Schuylkill River
-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!
-- Scranton Times: A Tale Of Our Other River - The Little Schuylkill
SRBC
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available [PaEN]
Stormwater
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
Susquehanna River
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Experiencing Winter On The Susquehanna Greenway - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
-- York Daily Record: View Susquehanna River Ice From 140-Foot High Enola Low Grade Rail Trail
Technical Guidance
-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
Water Quality
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’
Wastewater Facilities
-- Citizens Voice: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Testing Wastewater For COVID
Watershed Protection
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN]
-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution [PaEN]
-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report
-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director [PaEN]
-- Baltimore Sun Editorial: Conowingo Dam: Voided License Is Water Over The Dam; Let’s Float A Better Deal To Cut Pollution
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available [PaEN]
-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!
-- Scranton Times: A Tale Of Our Other River - The Little Schuylkill
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 6 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Love It Or Hate It, Snow Cover Matters - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
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Wildlife
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection? [PaEN]
-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation [PaEN]
-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: 4 Sewickley Girl Scouts Earn Silver Awards, Among Projects Were Working At Fern Hollow Nature Center Vegetable Garden, Teaching About PA Birds
-- Warren Times: Protect & Preserve: Cornplanter Chapter Trout Unlimited Looking For Members To Help Expand
-- Scranton Times: A Tale Of Our Other River - The Little Schuylkill
-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!
-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Update On Fall Migration Season, New Research, More!
-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Little Explorers To Hold Next Session Jan. 14
-- Warren Times: Audubon Camp Jan. 16 For Children Ages 4-12
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature - Mountainmen’s Earliest Pouches Were Buckskin
-- Help Wanted: Keystone Trails Assn. Looking To Fill 2 Positions: Communications & Membership; Trail Maintenance & Training
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Hiring For 2 Mid-Atlantic Coldwater Habitat Program Positions
Opportunities
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns
-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator
-- Help Wanted: Berks County Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Technician
-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Hiring For 2 Mid-Atlantic Coldwater Habitat Program Positions
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[Posted: January 8, 2023]
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