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Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- January 17 - Gov.-elect Shapiro, Lt. Gov-elect Davis Inauguration
Governor’s Transition
-- Post-Gazette: Josh Shapiro Is About To Become PA Governor, This Could Be His First Big Test
-- Gov.-Elect Shapiro To Nominate Rich Negrin For DEP, Retain Cindy Dunn At DCNR and Russell Redding At Agriculture [PaEN]
-- Al Dia: Shapiro Taps Rich Negrin As First Latino To Helm Top Environmental Office In PA
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Green Day: Shapiro Announces Picks To Head PA’s Top Environmental, Conservation, Farm Agencies
-- AP: Shapiro Names Picks For Ag, Parks And Environmental Agencies
-- Inquirer: Fmr Top Philly Official Rich Negrin Is Shapiro’s Pick To Lead The PA Dept. Of Environmental Protection
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Nominates Former Philadelphia Official As DEP Secretary
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro, Redding Discuss Future Of PA Agriculture; Groups Weigh In On New Governor’s Cabinet Picks
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Fmr DEP Secretary McDonnell Said DEP’s Underfunding Will Test Its New Leader
-- Bay Journal: New Leadership In Chesapeake Bay States Raises Hopes For Action In 2023
-- Guest Essay: Sustained Funding For Clean Water, More Trees, Fewer Cows In Streams On Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Wish List For PA In 2023 - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A New Year, A New Governor, A New Chance To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Continues To Fill Out Cabinet With 5 More Nominees - Health, Human Services, Drug & Alcohol, Aging, Insurance
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro To Nominate Dr. Debra Bogen, Allegheny County Health Dept., As Next Secretary Of Health
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Bogen Nominated For PA Health Secretary
-- AP: Shapiro Names Heads Of Corrections, State Police, Retain PEMA, National Guard Officials
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Names 3 More Nominees To Cabinet Positions - Education, Labor & Industry, Administration
-- AP: Shapiro Taps Ex-Lawmakers, University Officials For Positions At Revenue, PennDOT, DCED, Banking & Securities
-- Better Path Coalition Outlines Needed Environmental, Climate Policy Changes For Incoming Shapiro Administration [PaEN]
-- Gov.-Elect Shapiro’s Announced Appointments As Of Jan. 13
Senate/House Transition
-- The Center Square: PA Lawmakers Hopeful In Wake Of Gov. Wolf’s Complex Legacy
-- AP: Republican House Member Who Nominated Rozzi For Speaker Calls For His Resignation
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Republican House Member Asks New House Speaker Rozzi To Resign
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA House Speaker May Not Go Independent; Asked To ‘Immediately Resign’
-- PA Capital-Star: After A Shot Of Normal, It’s Back To Chaos As Usual In PA House
-- WPost: PA House Members Cut A Bipartisan Deal Built On Friendship, Will The Bond Survive?
-- AP: New House Speaker Wants ‘Work Group’ On Child Sexual Abuse Constitutional Amendment
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Group Will Try To End PA House Logjam As Quest To Help Child Sex Abuse Survivors Continues
-- Spotlight PA: House At Standstill As Deadline Nears To Get Relief For Child Sex Abuse Survivors On May Ballot
-- Inquirer: Lawmakers Elected A New House Speaker, But There Are Still Questions About How Things Will Work
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: An Independent PA House Speaker? Now Let Independents Vote In Primaries - By David Thornburgh
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Shame On PA Senate For Using Child Sex Abuse Victims As Pawns For Political Gain
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Don’t Let Bipartisan Experiment In PA House Unravel
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Good Start For PA House, Will It Work?
-- TribLive Editorial: Should House Speaker Rozzi Register As An Independent?
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: Is There A Statute Of Limitations On Bad Ideas?
-- TribLive Editorial: A Legislature That Does Nothing Can Do Damage
Environment/Energy Issues
-- Senate Republicans Pass Proposed Constitutional Amendment Giving General Assembly Unilateral Power To Veto Regulations, With No Oversight [PaEN]
-- AP: Senate Passes Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Poses Test To New PA Governor
-- PA Capital-Star: Relief For Child Sex Abuse Survivors Passes Senate As Part Of Constitutional Amendment Package
-- The Center Square: PA’s ‘Divisive’ Proposed Constitutional Amendments Inch Closer To Ballot Box
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Cynicism Dominates PA Senate Republican Agenda
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: Is There A Statute Of Limitations On Bad Ideas?
-- TribLive Letter: DEP Oil & Gas Program Needs More Boots On The Ground - Rep. Vitali (D-Delaware)
-- Bay Journal: New Leadership In Chesapeake Bay States Raises Hopes For Action In 2023
-- American Petroleum Institute Unveils Plan To Prioritize U.S. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S. For Pipeline Development [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: DEP Oil & Gas Program Needs More Boots On The Ground - Rep. Vitali (D-Delaware)
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: With Strong Climate Policies, Gov. Shapiro Can Help Pennsylvania Win The Future
-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby
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 -------------------------------------------------------
-- 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults [PaEN]
-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues [PaEN]
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-- Check The Calendars For Events Near You: PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events
Air
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- Erie Times: Feds Charge 2nd Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Employee With Violating Federal Clean Air Act At Former Plant
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 14 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day In Susquehanna Valley For Wednesday, Jan. 11
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: We Need Serious, Comprehensive Strategies For Improving Air Quality In Lancaster County
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates: EPA’s Proposed PM2.5/Soot Air Quality Standards Aren’t Strong Enough
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- EQT, Chesapeake, Equitrans Shale Gas Companies Announce Methane Reduction Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Appalachia Shale Gas Companies Start Local Methane-Reduction Initiative
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Complete $28 Million Methane-Reduction Program
-- Groups Host Jan. 17 Webinar On Climate & Health Impacts Of Methane Gas From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PennDOT Gets $171 Million In Federal Funds To Expand Electric Vehicle Network
-- Republican Herald: Pottsville City Council Approves Purchase Of 4 More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Funding Proposal For Allegheny County Air Agency Back To Regulators
-- AP: U.S. Safety Official Warns Of Risks Posed By Heavy Electric Vehicles
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Safety Agency To Consider Ban On Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
-- CNN: Consumer Product Safety Commission Is Researching Gas Stove Emissions To Address Health Risks, But Has No Proceeding To Ban Stoves
-- The Guardian: Explainer - Are Natural Gas Stoves Really Dangerous? What We Know About The Science
-- The Guardian: One In 8 Cases Of Asthma In U.S. Kids Caused By Natural Gas Stove Pollution - Study
-- The Guardian: Exxon Made ‘Breathtakingly’ Accurate Climate Predictions In 1970s And 80s
Alternative Fuels
-- TribLive: PennDOT Gets $171 Million In Federal Funds To Expand Electric Vehicle Network
-- Republican Herald: Pottsville City Council Approves Purchase Of 4 More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
-- AP: U.S. Safety Official Warns Of Risks Posed By Heavy Electric Vehicles
Allegheny National Forest
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Consider E-Bikes On Trails At Jakes Rocks
Awards & Recognition
-- Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Stormwater Network Accepting Nominations For Best Urban BMP In The Chesapeake Bay Award [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2022 Volunteer & Community Partner Awards [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces First Ever Sustainable Pittsburgh Workplaces [PaEN]
-- DCNR Honors Passerby Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park In York County [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: DCNR Honors Citizen Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Starts Jan. 18 - Management Of Vegetation On Utility Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Spring Meeting April 1; Spring/Summer Internships; Forest Landowners Conference March 24 & 25; More!
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Forests & Climate Change; Woods In Your Backyard; Livestaking; Much More!
-- Harrisburg University Professor Discovers 5 Million-Year-Old Turtle Species ‘Entirely New To Science’ [PaEN]
-- The Guardian: Global Pollinator Losses Causing 500,000 Early Deaths A Year: Study
Federal Budget
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: 2023 Federal Budget Includes $11.5 Million For Delaware River Conservation Projects
New Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Law
-- EPA Announces Availability Of $100 Million For Environmental Justice Grants Thru Federal Climate, Energy Inflation Reduction Act
-- TribLive: PennDOT Gets $171 Million In Federal Funds To Expand Electric Vehicle Network
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Diversified Energy, Owner Of Over 22,500 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, May Be Financially Insolvent [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Establishes Orphaned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Program Office
-- Reuters: U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
Budget
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Fmr DEP Secretary McDonnell Said DEP’s Underfunding Will Test Its New Leader
-- TribLive Letter: DEP Oil & Gas Program Needs More Boots On The Ground - Rep. Vitali (D-Delaware)
-- Guest Essay: Sustained Funding For Clean Water, More Trees, Fewer Cows In Streams On Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Wish List For PA In 2023 - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A New Year, A New Governor, A New Chance To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Bay
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Berks Projects Awarded Environmental Grants
-- DCNR Announces $11.8 Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Announces Investment Of $236 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Actions Key To Chesapeake Bay Restoration
-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Grades Chesapeake Bay’s Health A D-Plus, Again
-- Bay Journal: New Leadership In Chesapeake Bay States Raises Hopes For Action In 2023
-- Guest Essay: Sustained Funding For Clean Water, More Trees, Fewer Cows In Streams On Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Wish List For PA In 2023 - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A New Year, A New Governor, A New Chance To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Chesapeake Stormwater Network Accepting Nominations For Best Urban BMP In The Chesapeake Bay Award [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- Altoona Mirror: Future Of Blair County Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee Uncertain As Charter Set To Expire This Year
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Forests & Climate Change; Woods In Your Backyard; Livestaking; Much More!
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper: Challenge For New Year - Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Drinking Water Quality At Home & Across Area - By John Zaktansky
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Citizen Action
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- FracTracker Alliance Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar On Exploring Oil & Gas Industrialization Impacts On Watersheds [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: Has Anything Changed? - Shalefield Stories, Revisiting Our Fracking Past
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 14 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2022 Volunteer & Community Partner Awards [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces First Ever Sustainable Pittsburgh Workplaces [PaEN]
-- The New Republic: Fracking Poisoned This Town’s Water, Now Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In [Dimock, Susquehanna County]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Fracking Can Benefit Everyone - But We Must Keep Drillers Honest - By Ed Sokalski, Salisbury Twp. Resident
-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: With Strong Climate Policies, Gov. Shapiro Can Help Pennsylvania Win The Future
-- Mon Valley Independent: Olympus Energy Gets Green Light From Elizabeth Twp. For Drilling
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Young Twp., Jefferson County; Feb. 13 Virtual Hearing Tentatively Set [PaEN]
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- Better Path Coalition Outlines Needed Environmental, Climate Policy Changes For Incoming Shapiro Administration [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: Citizen Scientists Seeing Substantial Increase In Plastic Nurdles In The Ohio River In SW PA
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PNC Increases Environmental Finance Commitment For Transition To Low-Carbon Economy 50% To $30 Billion
-- PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Pottsville City Council Approves Purchase Of 4 More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
-- Chesapeake Stormwater Network Accepting Nominations For Best Urban BMP In The Chesapeake Bay Award [PaEN]
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: Stream Restoration At Blakeslee Preserve [Video]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 13 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 20 Online Woods & Water Film Series
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Spring Meeting April 1; Spring/Summer Internships; Forest Landowners Conference March 24 & 25; More!
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Forests & Climate Change; Woods In Your Backyard; Livestaking; Much More!
-- Jan. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: Jan. 25 - Blue Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas - What You Need To Know. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- South Mountain Partnership Winter Partnership Meeting Jan. 20, Penn Twp Fire Hall, Newville, Cumberland County 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
-- Penn State Extension: Home Garden News Update
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: The Bird Count Is In From Hawk Mountain, Here Are The Big Migration Numbers
-- The BURG: Change Agent: Meet Greg Czarnecki, A Man On A Mission To Impact Climate Change, One Pennsylvania At A Time
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
-- DEP Took Action On 547 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines: Conducted 1,579 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Climate
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- Reuters: Grid Operator PJM Probes U.S. Power Supply Woes During December Storm [70% Of Units That Didn’t Supply Power Were Fueled By Natural Gas]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Plunge Could Limit This Year’s Output Growth
-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Natural Gas Markets Will Remain Volatile For Years
-- Reuters: Qatar, UAE Energy Ministers Say Natural Gas Will Be Needed For Long Time
-- PennLive Guest Essay: By Failing On Climate Change, We Are Failing Our Children - By Clean Air Council
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: Jan. 25 - Blue Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas - What You Need To Know. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: With Strong Climate Policies, Gov. Shapiro Can Help Pennsylvania Win The Future
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PNC Increases Environmental Finance Commitment For Transition To Low-Carbon Economy 50% To $30 Billion
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- EQT, Chesapeake, Equitrans Shale Gas Companies Announce Methane Reduction Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Appalachia Shale Gas Companies Start Local Methane-Reduction Initiative
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Complete $28 Million Methane-Reduction Program
-- Groups Host Jan. 17 Webinar On Climate & Health Impacts Of Methane Gas From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- American Petroleum Institute Unveils Plan To Prioritize U.S. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S. For Pipeline Development [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PennDOT Gets $171 Million In Federal Funds To Expand Electric Vehicle Network
-- AP: U.S. Safety Official Warns Of Risks Posed By Heavy Electric Vehicles
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Vanguard’s Withdrawal From Net Zero Climate Program Endangers All Of Us - By Jonathan Ogle, Earth Quaker Action Team
-- The BURG: Change Agent: Meet Greg Czarnecki, A Man On A Mission To Impact Climate Change, One Pennsylvania At A Time
-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - International Energy Agency Predicts Dramatic Rise In Renewable Energy Use
-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Starts Jan. 18 - Management Of Vegetation On Utility Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- The Guardian: Global Pollinator Losses Causing 500,000 Early Deaths A Year: Study
-- Bloomberg: We Know 2022 Was Hot; Here’s What We Don’t Know About Global Warming
-- Financial Times: Scientists Study How Wavy Jet Stream Plus ‘Extra Warmth’ Fuels Extreme Weather
-- WESA/NPR: Federal Climate Forecasts Could Help Prepare For Extreme Rain, But It’s Years Away
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: U.S. Climate Disasters Racked Up $165 Billion In Damage In 2022
-- AP: 2022 Was 5th Or 6th Warmest On Record As Earth Heats Up
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Safety Agency To Consider Ban On Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
-- CNN: Consumer Product Safety Commission Is Researching Gas Stove Emissions To Address Health Risks, But Has No Proceeding To Ban Stoves
-- The Guardian: Explainer - Are Natural Gas Stoves Really Dangerous? What We Know About The Science
-- The Guardian: One In 8 Cases Of Asthma In U.S. Kids Caused By Natural Gas Stove Pollution - Study
-- WSJ: Agriculture Companies Push Carbon-Capture Farming; Growers Are Skeptical
-- The Guardian: Exxon Made ‘Breathtakingly’ Accurate Climate Predictions In 1970s And 80s
Coal Mining
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- TribLive: Underground Coal Mine Worker Injured In Mining Accident
-- Erie Times: Feds Charge 2nd Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Employee With Violating Federal Clean Air Act At Former Plant
-- Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Worth Celebrating
Compliance Action
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- Fish & Boat Commission Investigation Of Pollution From PA General Energy Natural Gas Development Construction Site On Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek Results In Settlement Agreement [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: DEP Oil & Gas Program Needs More Boots On The Ground - Rep. Vitali (D-Delaware)
-- Erie Times: Feds Charge 2nd Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Employee With Violating Federal Clean Air Act At Former Plant
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- PUC Approves Settlement With National Gas & Electric LLC Over Marketing Practices
-- DEP Took Action On 547 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines: Conducted 1,579 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
DCNR
-- DCNR Outlines Accomplishments During Wolf Administration [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $19.4 Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $11.8 Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $3.2 Million Investment For Trail Gaps, ATV/Snowmobile Projects; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- Jan. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Five Star Trail To Get Improved Access In Greensburg
-- Tube City Almanac: Westmoreland Trail Eyes Mon Valley Connection
-- Scranton Times: A Winter Hike In Bear Creek Preserve Satisfies All The Senses
-- DCNR Honors Passerby Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park In York County [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: DCNR Honors Citizen Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park
-- DCNR State Parks Issues First Environmental Education Update Of 2023 [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: January Paint/Color-By-Number Picture Of PA State Parks, Forests Now Available
-- The BURG: Change Agent: Meet Greg Czarnecki, A Man On A Mission To Impact Climate Change, One Pennsylvania At A Time
DEP
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Berks Projects Awarded Environmental Grants
-- Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Reg. Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips/Zoe Read: PA Sets Drinking Water Standards For Two PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Compounds
-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Diversified Energy, Owner Of Over 22,500 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, May Be Financially Insolvent [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Establishes Orphaned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Program Office
-- Reuters: U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: DEP Oil & Gas Program Needs More Boots On The Ground - Rep. Vitali (D-Delaware)
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- FracTracker Alliance Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar On Exploring Oil & Gas Industrialization Impacts On Watersheds [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: Has Anything Changed? - Shalefield Stories, Revisiting Our Fracking Past
-- The New Republic: Fracking Poisoned This Town’s Water, Now Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In [Dimock, Susquehanna County]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Fracking Can Benefit Everyone - But We Must Keep Drillers Honest - By Ed Sokalski, Salisbury Twp. Resident
-- Fish & Boat Commission Investigation Of Pollution From PA General Energy Natural Gas Development Construction Site On Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek Results In Settlement Agreement [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Actions Key To Chesapeake Bay Restoration
-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Grades Chesapeake Bay’s Health A D-Plus, Again
-- TribLive: Underground Coal Mine Worker Injured In Mining Accident
-- DEP News & Views Newsletter Update On Agency Activities
-- DEP Took Action On 547 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines: Conducted 1,579 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 14 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Delaware River
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: 2023 Federal Budget Includes $11.5 Million For Delaware River Conservation Projects
-- DRBC: New Study Estimates Groundwater Availability For The Delaware River Basin, With Focus On Southeastern PA Groundwater Protected Area [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Delaware River Basin Has Enough Groundwater To Last Decades
-- Bay To Bay News Guest Essay: New Rules Regulating High-Volume Fracturing Wastewater In Shared Delaware River Waters - Steve Tambini, Delaware River Basin Commission
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 13 RiverWatch Video Report
DRBC
-- DRBC: New Study Estimates Groundwater Availability For The Delaware River Basin, With Focus On Southeastern PA Groundwater Protected Area [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Delaware River Basin Has Enough Groundwater To Last Decades
-- Bay To Bay News Guest Essay: New Rules Regulating High-Volume Fracturing Wastewater In Shared Delaware River Waters - Steve Tambini, Delaware River Basin Commission
Drinking Water
-- Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Reg. Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips/Zoe Read: PA Sets Drinking Water Standards For Two PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Compounds
-- PA Environmental Health Project: PA Dept. Of Health Issues Medical Advisory On PFAS Exposure
-- WHYY: Bucks, Montgomery County Residents Learn More About Their Exposure To Toxic Chemicals In PFAS Study
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper: Challenge For New Year - Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Drinking Water Quality At Home & Across Area - By John Zaktansky
-- MCall: Monthslong Boil-Water Advisory Lifted For Parts Of East Bangor In Lehigh Valley
-- UnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Water Authority’s Highland Park 2 Reservoir Work Completed
-- DRBC: New Study Estimates Groundwater Availability For The Delaware River Basin, With Focus On Southeastern PA Groundwater Protected Area [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Delaware River Basin Has Enough Groundwater To Last Decades
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Fluoride In Water Improves Oral Health And Combats Health Inequities - By Acting Secretary Of Health
Economic Development
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PNC Increases Environmental Finance Commitment For Transition To Low-Carbon Economy 50% To $30 Billion
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Reuters: Grid Operator PJM Probes U.S. Power Supply Woes During December Storm [70% Of Units That Didn’t Supply Power Were Fueled By Natural Gas]
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Plunge Could Limit This Year’s Output Growth
-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Natural Gas Markets Will Remain Volatile For Years
-- Reuters: Qatar, UAE Energy Ministers Say Natural Gas Will Be Needed For Long Time
-- American Petroleum Institute Unveils Plan To Prioritize U.S. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S. For Pipeline Development [PaEN]
-- Slippery Rock University Engineering Alumnus Has Successful Start To Her Career In Natural Gas Industry
-- DRBC: New Study Estimates Groundwater Availability For The Delaware River Basin, With Focus On Southeastern PA Groundwater Protected Area [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Delaware River Basin Has Enough Groundwater To Last Decades
-- South Mountain Partnership Winter Partnership Meeting Jan. 20, Penn Twp Fire Hall, Newville, Cumberland County 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
Education
-- Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces First Ever Sustainable Pittsburgh Workplaces [PaEN]
-- Senate Republicans Pass Proposed Constitutional Amendment Giving General Assembly Unilateral Power To Veto Regulations, With No Oversight [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: Is There A Statute Of Limitations On Bad Ideas?
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Diversified Energy, Owner Of Over 22,500 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, May Be Financially Insolvent [PaEN]
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- FracTracker Alliance Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar On Exploring Oil & Gas Industrialization Impacts On Watersheds [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center Hosts Jan. 20 Webinar On Federal Solar Energy Tax Credits And Resources For PA's Solar Industry [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: Has Anything Changed? - Shalefield Stories, Revisiting Our Fracking Past
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- The New Republic: Fracking Poisoned This Town’s Water, Now Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In [Dimock, Susquehanna County]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Fracking Can Benefit Everyone - But We Must Keep Drillers Honest - By Ed Sokalski, Salisbury Twp. Resident
-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby
-- Slippery Rock University Engineering Alumnus Has Successful Start To Her Career In Natural Gas Industry
-- PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- Reuters: Grid Operator PJM Probes U.S. Power Supply Woes During December Storm [70% Of Units That Didn’t Supply Power Were Fueled By Natural Gas]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Plunge Could Limit This Year’s Output Growth
-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Natural Gas Markets Will Remain Volatile For Years
-- Reuters: Qatar, UAE Energy Ministers Say Natural Gas Will Be Needed For Long Time
-- PennLive Guest Essay: By Failing On Climate Change, We Are Failing Our Children - By Clean Air Council
-- Warren Times: Finding A Sense Of Place In The Natural World - Audubon Community Nature Center
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
-- Groups Host Jan. 17 Webinar On Climate & Health Impacts Of Methane Gas From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 20 Online Woods & Water Film Series
-- Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Worth Celebrating
-- DRBC: New Study Estimates Groundwater Availability For The Delaware River Basin, With Focus On Southeastern PA Groundwater Protected Area [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Delaware River Basin Has Enough Groundwater To Last Decades
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: Stream Restoration At Blakeslee Preserve [Video]
-- LancasterOnline: PA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Comes To Lancaster This Winter
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Spring Meeting April 1; Spring/Summer Internships; Forest Landowners Conference March 24 & 25; More!
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Forests & Climate Change; Woods In Your Backyard; Livestaking; Much More!
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Study: Controlled Burns Reduce Ticks, Lyme Disease
-- DEP, Health Joined By Lung Cancer Survivor To Encourage Home Radon Testing; Winners Of Student Radon Poster Contest Announced [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Starts Jan. 18 - Management Of Vegetation On Utility Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- DCNR State Parks Issues First Environmental Education Update Of 2023 [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: January Paint/Color-By-Number Picture Of PA State Parks, Forests Now Available
-- Penn State Extension: Home Garden News Update
-- Scranton Times: Cause Of 2021 Songbird Mortality Event Still Unknown
-- LancasterOnline: Snow Geese Already Flocking To Middle Creek Wildlife Area
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Outdoors Users Rediscover 2 Tragic Plane Crashed That Killed 7 Lancaster County Residents
-- Harrisburg University Professor Discovers 5 Million-Year-Old Turtle Species ‘Entirely New To Science’ [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Private Fish Stockings May Require Notification Of Fish & Boat Commission In 2024
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: The Bird Count Is In From Hawk Mountain, Here Are The Big Migration Numbers
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Upcoming Events In January, Migration Season Wrap Up; Animal Adaptations; Yoga On The Mountain; More!
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Hunter Makes Surprise Find Deer Hunting - An 8-Point Deer With Velvet On Its Antlers This Late In The Year
-- TribLive: Growths On Deer Spotted In Westmoreland County Are Likely Papillomavirus, Game Commission Says
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - In Animal World, All Eyes Are Different
Emergency Response
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- DCNR Honors Passerby Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park In York County [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: DCNR Honors Citizen Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park
-- WESA/NPR: Federal Climate Forecasts Could Help Prepare For Extreme Rain, But It’s Years Away
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: U.S. Climate Disasters Racked Up $165 Billion In Damage In 2022
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: Gasoline Prices Continue To Rise, But Increases Could Slow On Weak Demand
-- PennLive: Sheetz Cuts Diesel Fuel Price By 50 Cents A Gallon Through January
-- AP: PA Senate Bill Aims To Undo 2023 Gasoline Tax Increase
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- Reuters: Grid Operator PJM Probes U.S. Power Supply Woes During December Storm [70% Of Units That Didn’t Supply Power Were Fueled By Natural Gas]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Plunge Could Limit This Year’s Output Growth
-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Natural Gas Markets Will Remain Volatile For Years
-- Reuters: Qatar, UAE Energy Ministers Say Natural Gas Will Be Needed For Long Time
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls As Ample LNG Supply Outweighs Colder Weather
-- Financial Times: U.S. Stockpiles Natural Gas As Warm Winter Temperatures Cut Demand
-- U.S. EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook Projects Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023, Increased Production; Coal-Fired Generation To Fall Again, Offset By Solar, Wind
-- Reuters: U.S. Nature Gas Output To Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall
National/International
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls As Ample LNG Supply Outweighs Colder Weather
-- Reuters: Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Outage May Extend Into February
-- Reuters: Global LNG Natural Gas Volumes Hit Record High As Europe Crowds Out Poorer Asia
-- Reuters: EU Energy Regulator To Launch LNG Natural Gas Price Assessments On Fridays
-- Reuters: German Natural Gas Storage Operators Optimistic For Next Winter
Energy
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- The New Republic: Fracking Poisoned This Town’s Water, Now Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In [Dimock, Susquehanna County]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Fracking Can Benefit Everyone - But We Must Keep Drillers Honest - By Ed Sokalski, Salisbury Twp. Resident
-- American Petroleum Institute Unveils Plan To Prioritize U.S. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S. For Pipeline Development [PaEN]
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- Reuters: Grid Operator PJM Probes U.S. Power Supply Woes During December Storm [70% Of Units That Didn’t Supply Power Were Fueled By Natural Gas]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: Jan. 25 - Blue Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas - What You Need To Know. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- EQT, Chesapeake, Equitrans Shale Gas Companies Announce Methane Reduction Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Appalachia Shale Gas Companies Start Local Methane-Reduction Initiative
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Complete $28 Million Methane-Reduction Program
-- PennLive Guest Essay: By Failing On Climate Change, We Are Failing Our Children - By Clean Air Council
-- PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- Groups Host Jan. 17 Webinar On Climate & Health Impacts Of Methane Gas From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Continue To Rise, But Increases Could Slow On Weak Demand
-- PennLive: Sheetz Cuts Diesel Fuel Price By 50 Cents A Gallon Through January
-- AP: PA Senate Bill Aims To Undo 2023 Gasoline Tax Increase
-- PUC Reminds Public Of Hearings On National Fuel Gas Proposed 9.2% Rate Increase
-- WFMZ: UGI Corp. Receives AAA Rating For Environmental, Social And Governance Standards
-- PJM Launches New Public Tool To Allow Developers To Assess Potential Impacts Of New Electric Generation On The Grid
-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - International Energy Agency Predicts Dramatic Rise In Renewable Energy Use
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Plunge Could Limit This Year’s Output Growth
-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Natural Gas Markets Will Remain Volatile For Years
-- Reuters: Qatar, UAE Energy Ministers Say Natural Gas Will Be Needed For Long Time
-- Financial Times: U.S. Stockpiles Natural Gas As Warm Winter Temperatures Cut Demand
-- U.S. EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook Projects Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023, Increased Production; Coal-Fired Generation To Fall Again, Offset By Solar, Wind
-- Reuters: U.S. Nature Gas Output To Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall
-- Reuters: Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Outage May Extend Into February
-- Reuters: Global LNG Natural Gas Volumes Hit Record High As Europe Crowds Out Poorer Asia
Environmental Health
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- FracTracker Alliance Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar On Exploring Oil & Gas Industrialization Impacts On Watersheds [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: Has Anything Changed? - Shalefield Stories, Revisiting Our Fracking Past
-- The New Republic: Fracking Poisoned This Town’s Water, Now Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In [Dimock, Susquehanna County]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Fracking Can Benefit Everyone - But We Must Keep Drillers Honest - By Ed Sokalski, Salisbury Twp. Resident
-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Diversified Energy, Owner Of Over 22,500 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, May Be Financially Insolvent [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Establishes Orphaned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Program Office
-- Reuters: U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup
-- Mon Valley Independent: Olympus Energy Gets Green Light From Elizabeth Twp. For Drilling
-- Environmental Health News: Citizen Scientists Seeing Substantial Increase In Plastic Nurdles In The Ohio River In SW PA
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Military Bases Are A Big Contributor To Environmental Racism In Southeast PA - By Jonathan Sharp, Environmental Litigation Group, PC
-- Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Reg. Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips/Zoe Read: PA Sets Drinking Water Standards For Two PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Compounds
-- PA Environmental Health Project: PA Dept. Of Health Issues Medical Advisory On PFAS Exposure
-- WHYY: Bucks, Montgomery County Residents Learn More About Their Exposure To Toxic Chemicals In PFAS Study
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper: Challenge For New Year - Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Drinking Water Quality At Home & Across Area - By John Zaktansky
-- MCall: Monthslong Boil-Water Advisory Lifted For Parts Of East Bangor In Lehigh Valley
-- DEP, Health Joined By Lung Cancer Survivor To Encourage Home Radon Testing; Winners Of Student Radon Poster Contest Announced [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: Jan. 25 - Blue Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas - What You Need To Know. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- EQT, Chesapeake, Equitrans Shale Gas Companies Announce Methane Reduction Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Appalachia Shale Gas Companies Start Local Methane-Reduction Initiative
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Complete $28 Million Methane-Reduction Program
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates: EPA’s Proposed PM2.5/Soot Air Quality Standards Aren’t Strong Enough
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Study: Controlled Burns Reduce Ticks, Lyme Disease
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Fluoride In Water Improves Oral Health And Combats Health Inequities - By Acting Secretary Of Health
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Safety Agency To Consider Ban On Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
-- CNN: Consumer Product Safety Commission Is Researching Gas Stove Emissions To Address Health Risks, But Has No Proceeding To Ban Stoves
-- The Guardian: Explainer - Are Natural Gas Stoves Really Dangerous? What We Know About The Science
-- The Guardian: One In 8 Cases Of Asthma In U.S. Kids Caused By Natural Gas Stove Pollution - Study
Environmental Heritage
-- Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Worth Celebrating
Environmental Justice
-- DCNR Announces $19.4 Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Military Bases Are A Big Contributor To Environmental Racism In Southeast PA - By Jonathan Sharp, Environmental Litigation Group, PC
-- EPA Announces Availability Of $100 Million For Environmental Justice Grants Thru Federal Climate, Energy Inflation Reduction Act
-- EPA Releases Updated Guidance On Identifying, Addressing Cumulative Impacts To Advance Environmental Justice, Equity
EPA
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Young Twp., Jefferson County; Feb. 13 Virtual Hearing Tentatively Set [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates: EPA’s Proposed PM2.5/Soot Air Quality Standards Aren’t Strong Enough
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- EPA Announces Availability Of $100 Million For Environmental Justice Grants Thru Federal Climate, Energy Inflation Reduction Act
-- EPA Releases Updated Guidance On Identifying, Addressing Cumulative Impacts To Advance Environmental Justice, Equity
Farming
-- Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro, Reading Discuss Future Of PA Agriculture; Groups Weigh In On New Governor’s Cabinet Picks
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Actions Key To Chesapeake Bay Restoration
-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Grades Chesapeake Bay’s Health A D-Plus, Again
-- Inquirer: Doing The Manure Math At PA Farm Show, Where Does It All Go?
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- LancasterOnline: PA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Comes To Lancaster This Winter
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Home Garden News Update
-- The Guardian: Global Pollinator Losses Causing 500,000 Early Deaths A Year: Study
-- WSJ: Agriculture Companies Push Carbon-Capture Farming; Growers Are Skeptical
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission Investigation Of Pollution From PA General Energy Natural Gas Development Construction Site On Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek Results In Settlement Agreement [PaEN]
Flooding
-- DCED Reminder: Jan. 12 In-Person/Virtual Hearing To Discuss Federal Hurricane Ida Disaster Funding In Bedford, Bucks Chester, Montgomery, York Counties
-- NextPittsburgh: New Stormwater Plan For Greenfield, Allegheny County Depends On Pipes, Not Green Infrastructure
-- WESA/NPR: Federal Climate Forecasts Could Help Prepare For Extreme Rain, But It’s Years Away
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: U.S. Climate Disasters Racked Up $165 Billion In Damage In 2022
Forests
-- DCNR Outlines Accomplishments During Wolf Administration [PaEN]
-- DCNR State Parks Issues First Environmental Education Update Of 2023 [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: January Paint/Color-By-Number Picture Of PA State Parks, Forests Now Available
-- Jan. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 20 Online Woods & Water Film Series
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Spring Meeting April 1; Spring/Summer Internships; Forest Landowners Conference March 24 & 25; More!
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Forests & Climate Change; Woods In Your Backyard; Livestaking; Much More!
-- South Mountain Partnership Winter Partnership Meeting Jan. 20, Penn Twp Fire Hall, Newville, Cumberland County 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Game Commission
-- Game Commission Now Accepting Orders From Landowners For Tree & Shrub Seedlings To Improve Habitat [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Growths On Deer Spotted In Westmoreland County Are Likely Papillomavirus, Game Commission Says
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
Geologic Hazards
-- Public Source: Slippy Slopes: Pittsburgh, Built On Slide-Prone Riverbanks, Could Face A Deluge Of Impacts From Climate Change
-- UnionProgress.com: Western PA’s Sinkhole Crisis Hits Wilkinsburg
Grants/Funding
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Berks Projects Awarded Environmental Grants
-- PennVEST Announces Investment Of $236 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $19.4 Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $11.8 Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $3.2 Million Investment For Trail Gaps, ATV/Snowmobile Projects; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: 2023 Federal Budget Includes $11.5 Million For Delaware River Conservation Projects
-- DCED Reminder: Jan. 12 In-Person/Virtual Hearing To Discuss Federal Hurricane Ida Disaster Funding In Bedford, Bucks Chester, Montgomery, York Counties
-- PA Solar Center Hosts Jan. 20 Webinar On Federal Solar Energy Tax Credits And Resources For PA's Solar Industry [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Five Star Trail To Get Improved Access In Greensburg
-- Tube City Almanac: Westmoreland Trail Eyes Mon Valley Connection
-- Scranton Times: A Winter Hike In Bear Creek Preserve Satisfies All The Senses
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Gets Mellon Foundation Grant To Improve Hays Woods Park
-- Game Commission Now Accepting Orders From Landowners For Tree & Shrub Seedlings To Improve Habitat [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PennDOT Gets $171 Million In Federal Funds To Expand Electric Vehicle Network
-- EPA Announces Availability Of $100 Million For Environmental Justice Grants Thru Federal Climate, Energy Inflation Reduction Act
Green Infrastructure
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Berks Projects Awarded Environmental Grants
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Announces Investment Of $236 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $19.4 Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $11.8 Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $3.2 Million Investment For Trail Gaps, ATV/Snowmobile Projects; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Outlines Accomplishments During Wolf Administration [PaEN]
-- Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Actions Key To Chesapeake Bay Restoration
-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Grades Chesapeake Bay’s Health A D-Plus, Again
-- Bay Journal: New Leadership In Chesapeake Bay States Raises Hopes For Action In 2023
-- Guest Essay: Sustained Funding For Clean Water, More Trees, Fewer Cows In Streams On Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Wish List For PA In 2023 - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A New Year, A New Governor, A New Chance To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Chesapeake Stormwater Network Accepting Nominations For Best Urban BMP In The Chesapeake Bay Award [PaEN]
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 20 Online Woods & Water Film Series
-- Game Commission Now Accepting Orders From Landowners For Tree & Shrub Seedlings To Improve Habitat [PaEN]
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: Stream Restoration At Blakeslee Preserve [Video]
-- NextPittsburgh: New Stormwater Plan For Greenfield, Allegheny County Depends On Pipes, Not Green Infrastructure
-- LancasterOnline: PA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Comes To Lancaster This Winter
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- TribLive: Five Star Trail To Get Improved Access In Greensburg
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Spring Meeting April 1; Spring/Summer Internships; Forest Landowners Conference March 24 & 25; More!
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Forests & Climate Change; Woods In Your Backyard; Livestaking; Much More!
-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Starts Jan. 18 - Management Of Vegetation On Utility Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Served As Lead Consultant On Malvern Borough's Comprehensive Plan Update In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Gets Mellon Foundation Grant To Improve Hays Woods Park
Hazardous Substances
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- FracTracker Alliance Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar On Exploring Oil & Gas Industrialization Impacts On Watersheds [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: Has Anything Changed? - Shalefield Stories, Revisiting Our Fracking Past
-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Diversified Energy, Owner Of Over 22,500 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, May Be Financially Insolvent [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Establishes Orphaned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Program Office
-- Reuters: U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup
-- The New Republic: Fracking Poisoned This Town’s Water, Now Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In [Dimock, Susquehanna County]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Fracking Can Benefit Everyone - But We Must Keep Drillers Honest - By Ed Sokalski, Salisbury Twp. Resident
-- Mon Valley Independent: Olympus Energy Gets Green Light From Elizabeth Twp. For Drilling
-- Environmental Health News: Citizen Scientists Seeing Substantial Increase In Plastic Nurdles In The Ohio River In SW PA
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Military Bases Are A Big Contributor To Environmental Racism In Southeast PA - By Jonathan Sharp, Environmental Litigation Group, PC
-- Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Reg. Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips/Zoe Read: PA Sets Drinking Water Standards For Two PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Compounds
-- PA Environmental Health Project: PA Dept. Of Health Issues Medical Advisory On PFAS Exposure
-- WHYY: Bucks, Montgomery County Residents Learn More About Their Exposure To Toxic Chemicals In PFAS Study
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper: Challenge For New Year - Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Drinking Water Quality At Home & Across Area - By John Zaktansky
-- MCall: Monthslong Boil-Water Advisory Lifted For Parts Of East Bangor In Lehigh Valley
-- DEP, Health Joined By Lung Cancer Survivor To Encourage Home Radon Testing; Winners Of Student Radon Poster Contest Announced [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: Jan. 25 - Blue Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas - What You Need To Know. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
-- EQT, Chesapeake, Equitrans Shale Gas Companies Announce Methane Reduction Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Appalachia Shale Gas Companies Start Local Methane-Reduction Initiative
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Complete $28 Million Methane-Reduction Program
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates: EPA’s Proposed PM2.5/Soot Air Quality Standards Aren’t Strong Enough
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Safety Agency To Consider Ban On Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
-- CNN: Consumer Product Safety Commission Is Researching Gas Stove Emissions To Address Health Risks, But Has No Proceeding To Ban Stoves
-- The Guardian: Explainer - Are Natural Gas Stoves Really Dangerous? What We Know About The Science
-- The Guardian: One In 8 Cases Of Asthma In U.S. Kids Caused By Natural Gas Stove Pollution - Study
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: Watershed Superfund Sites Offer Important Lessons To Learn To Curb Potential Future Pollution - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Military Bases Are A Big Contributor To Environmental Racism In Southeast PA - By Jonathan Sharp, Environmental Litigation Group, PC
Land Conservation
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Berks Projects Awarded Environmental Grants
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $19.4 Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $11.8 Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $3.2 Million Investment For Trail Gaps, ATV/Snowmobile Projects; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Outlines Accomplishments During Wolf Administration [PaEN]
-- Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- Game Commission Now Accepting Orders From Landowners For Tree & Shrub Seedlings To Improve Habitat [PaEN]
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: Stream Restoration At Blakeslee Preserve [Video]
-- LancasterOnline: PA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Comes To Lancaster This Winter
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Classes Set, Including In PA [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Starts Jan. 18 - Management Of Vegetation On Utility Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Served As Lead Consultant On Malvern Borough's Comprehensive Plan Update In Chester County [PaEN]
Land Use Planning
-- Mon Valley Independent: Olympus Energy Gets Green Light From Elizabeth Twp. For Drilling
-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Starts Jan. 18 - Management Of Vegetation On Utility Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Served As Lead Consultant On Malvern Borough's Comprehensive Plan Update In Chester County [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2022 Volunteer & Community Partner Awards [PaEN]
Mine Reclamation
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
Ohio River
-- Environmental Health News: Citizen Scientists Seeing Substantial Increase In Plastic Nurdles In The Ohio River In SW PA
Oil & Gas
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: DEP Oil & Gas Program Needs More Boots On The Ground - Rep. Vitali (D-Delaware)
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Diversified Energy, Owner Of Over 22,500 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, May Be Financially Insolvent [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Establishes Orphaned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Program Office
-- Reuters: U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup
-- The New Republic: Fracking Poisoned This Town’s Water, Now Frackers Are Being Allowed Back In [Dimock, Susquehanna County]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Fracking Can Benefit Everyone - But We Must Keep Drillers Honest - By Ed Sokalski, Salisbury Twp. Resident
-- FracTracker Alliance Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar On Exploring Oil & Gas Industrialization Impacts On Watersheds [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: Has Anything Changed? - Shalefield Stories, Revisiting Our Fracking Past
-- Mon Valley Independent: Olympus Energy Gets Green Light From Elizabeth Twp. For Drilling
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Young Twp., Jefferson County; Feb. 13 Virtual Hearing Tentatively Set [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: Citizen Scientists Seeing Substantial Increase In Plastic Nurdles In The Ohio River In SW PA
-- Bay To Bay News Guest Essay: New Rules Regulating High-Volume Fracturing Wastewater In Shared Delaware River Waters - Steve Tambini, Delaware River Basin Commission
-- Slippery Rock University Engineering Alumnus Has Successful Start To Her Career In Natural Gas Industry
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- Reuters: Grid Operator PJM Probes U.S. Power Supply Woes During December Storm [70% Of Units That Didn’t Supply Power Were Fueled By Natural Gas]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: Jan. 25 - Blue Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas - What You Need To Know. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- EQT, Chesapeake, Equitrans Shale Gas Companies Announce Methane Reduction Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Appalachia Shale Gas Companies Start Local Methane-Reduction Initiative
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Complete $28 Million Methane-Reduction Program
-- Groups Host Jan. 17 Webinar On Climate & Health Impacts Of Methane Gas From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Continue To Rise, But Increases Could Slow On Weak Demand
-- PennLive: Sheetz Cuts Diesel Fuel Price By 50 Cents A Gallon Through January
-- AP: PA Senate Bill Aims To Undo 2023 Gasoline Tax Increase
-- WFMZ: UGI Corp. Receives AAA Rating For Environmental, Social And Governance Standards
-- American Petroleum Institute Unveils Plan To Prioritize U.S. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S. For Pipeline Development [PaEN]
-- Financial Times: U.S. Stockpiles Natural Gas As Warm Winter Temperatures Cut Demand
-- U.S. EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook Projects Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023, Increased Production; Coal-Fired Generation To Fall Again, Offset By Solar, Wind
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Plunge Could Limit This Year’s Output Growth
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Output To Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall
-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Natural Gas Markets Will Remain Volatile For Years
-- Reuters: Qatar, UAE Energy Ministers Say Natural Gas Will Be Needed For Long Time
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls As Ample LNG Supply Outweighs Colder Weather
-- Reuters: Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Outage May Extend Into February
-- Reuters: Global LNG Natural Gas Volumes Hit Record High As Europe Crowds Out Poorer Asia
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Safety Agency To Consider Ban On Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
-- CNN: Consumer Product Safety Commission Is Researching Gas Stove Emissions To Address Health Risks, But Has No Proceeding To Ban Stoves
-- The Guardian: Explainer - Are Natural Gas Stoves Really Dangerous? What We Know About The Science
-- The Guardian: One In 8 Cases Of Asthma In U.S. Kids Caused By Natural Gas Stove Pollution - Study
-- Financial Times: Saudi Aramco Bets On Being The Last Oil Major Standing
-- The Guardian: Exxon Made ‘Breathtakingly’ Accurate Climate Predictions In 1970s And 80s
Pipelines
-- Fish & Boat Commission Investigation Of Pollution From PA General Energy Natural Gas Development Construction Site On Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek Results In Settlement Agreement [PaEN]
-- DEP Ongoing Explosion/Fire Investigation: Energy Transfer Reported An Uncontrolled Release Of Ethane For 9.5 Hours From Its Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Resumes Partial Operations
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Under Investigation In Washington County
-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves Transco Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Despite Jersey Study Finding No Need [Click Here for DEP Project webpage.]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: FERC Approves Transco Northeast Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project [Click Here for DEP Project webpage.]
-- Martinsville Bulletin/AP: Colonial Pipeline Section Restarts Days After It Shut Down By Diesel Fuel Leak In Virginia
Permitting
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Issues Scathing Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 14 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby
-- PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Young Twp., Jefferson County; Feb. 13 Virtual Hearing Tentatively Set [PaEN]
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates: EPA’s Proposed PM2.5/Soot Air Quality Standards Aren’t Strong Enough
-- DEP Took Action On 547 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines: Conducted 1,579 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- EPA Releases Updated Guidance On Identifying, Addressing Cumulative Impacts To Advance Environmental Justice, Equity
Public Participation
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 7 to 13 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 46 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 14 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DCED Reminder: Jan. 12 In-Person/Virtual Hearing To Discuss Federal Hurricane Ida Disaster Funding In Bedford, Bucks Chester, Montgomery, York Counties
-- PUC Reminds Public Of Hearings On National Fuel Gas Proposed 9.2% Rate Increase
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Young Twp., Jefferson County; Feb. 13 Virtual Hearing Tentatively Set [PaEN]
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates: EPA’s Proposed PM2.5/Soot Air Quality Standards Aren’t Strong Enough
PUC
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- PUC Reminds Public Of Hearings On National Fuel Gas Proposed 9.2% Rate Increase
-- PUC Approves Settlement With National Gas & Electric LLC Over Marketing Practices
-- PJM Launches New Public Tool To Allow Developers To Assess Potential Impacts Of New Electric Generation On The Grid
Radiation Protection
-- DEP, Health Joined By Lung Cancer Survivor To Encourage Home Radon Testing; Winners Of Student Radon Poster Contest Announced [PaEN]
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
Radon
-- DEP, Health Joined By Lung Cancer Survivor To Encourage Home Radon Testing; Winners Of Student Radon Poster Contest Announced [PaEN]
Recreation
-- DCNR Outlines Accomplishments During Wolf Administration [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $19.4 Million In Grants To Underserved/Distressed Communities, Partnerships To Improve Recreation, Community Revitalization Efforts Across PA; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $11.8 Million Investment To Plant Trees, Buffers, Meadows To Improve Water Quality, Climate Resiliency; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $3.2 Million Investment For Trail Gaps, ATV/Snowmobile Projects; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- Jan. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Five Star Trail To Get Improved Access In Greensburg
-- Tube City Almanac: Westmoreland Trail Eyes Mon Valley Connection
-- Scranton Times: A Winter Hike In Bear Creek Preserve Satisfies All The Senses
-- DCNR Honors Passerby Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park In York County [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: DCNR Honors Citizen Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Gets Mellon Foundation Grant To Improve Hays Woods Park
-- DCNR State Parks Issues First Environmental Education Update Of 2023 [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: January Paint/Color-By-Number Picture Of PA State Parks, Forests Now Available
-- South Mountain Partnership Winter Partnership Meeting Jan. 20, Penn Twp Fire Hall, Newville, Cumberland County 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Outdoors Users Rediscover 2 Tragic Plane Crashed That Killed 7 Lancaster County Residents
-- Inquirer: A Philly Man Met His Future Wife Hiking On The Appalachian Trail, Years Later Their Love Story Is Going Viral
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Consider E-Bikes On Trails At Jakes Rocks
-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Starts Jan. 18 - Management Of Vegetation On Utility Transmission Lines [PaEN]
Recycling/Waste
-- Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2022 Volunteer & Community Partner Awards [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: Citizen Scientists Seeing Substantial Increase In Plastic Nurdles In The Ohio River In SW PA
-- Inquirer: This North Philly Company Wants Retailers To Reuse Food, Drug Boxes
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
Regulations
-- Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Reg. Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips/Zoe Read: PA Sets Drinking Water Standards For Two PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Compounds
-- Senate Republicans Pass Proposed Constitutional Amendment Giving General Assembly Unilateral Power To Veto Regulations, With No Oversight [PaEN]
-- AP: Senate Passes Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Poses Test To New PA Governor
-- PA Capital-Star: Relief For Child Sex Abuse Survivors Passes Senate As Part Of Constitutional Amendment Package
-- The Center Square: PA’s ‘Divisive’ Proposed Constitutional Amendments Inch Closer To Ballot Box
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Cynicism Dominates PA Senate Republican Agenda
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: Is There A Statute Of Limitations On Bad Ideas?
Renewable Energy
-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby
-- PA Audubon Council Releases Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - International Energy Agency Predicts Dramatic Rise In Renewable Energy Use
-- PA Solar Center Hosts Jan. 20 Webinar On Federal Solar Energy Tax Credits And Resources For PA's Solar Industry [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: By Failing On Climate Change, We Are Failing Our Children - By Clean Air Council
-- PJM’s Preliminary Review Of Christmas Storm Electric Generation Failures Shows Natural Gas Units Failed To Provide Power At Over Triple The Rate Of Other Generation [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Operated Reliably Throughout Winter Storm Challenges, But ‘Generator Forced Outages Were Unacceptable’
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generators Face Up To $2 Billion In Penalties For Failing To Provide Power During Christmas Winter Storm Elliot [Poor Performance By Gas-Fired Generators Could Lead To Political Fallout]
-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Unacceptable’ Power Plant Failures During Christmas Storm Could Lead To $2 Billion In Penalties
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Holiday Freeze Froze Off Sizable Portion Of Appalachia’s Natural Gas Production Cutting Off Supply To Power Plants When They Needed It Most [Gas Generation Dropped By 22% In PJM]
-- MCall: Bethlehem Natural Gas Power Plant Given Emergency Approval To Keep Running During Frigid Christmas Weekend
-- PJM Launches New Public Tool To Allow Developers To Assess Potential Impacts Of New Electric Generation On The Grid
-- AP: NJ Governor: No Pause In Offshore Wind Farm Prep After 7th Dead Whale
Stormwater
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Berks Projects Awarded Environmental Grants
-- PennVEST Announces Investment Of $236 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Stormwater Network Accepting Nominations For Best Urban BMP In The Chesapeake Bay Award [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: Future Of Blair County Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee Uncertain As Charter Set To Expire This Year
-- NextPittsburgh: New Stormwater Plan For Greenfield, Allegheny County Depends On Pipes, Not Green Infrastructure
Susquehanna River
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper: Challenge For New Year - Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Drinking Water Quality At Home & Across Area - By John Zaktansky
Sustainability
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces First Ever Sustainable Pittsburgh Workplaces [PaEN]
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Jan. 20 Online Woods & Water Film Series
Wastewater Facilities
-- PennVEST Announces Investment Of $236 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
Watershed Protection
-- Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- DEP Announces Award Of More Than $19 Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants To Support 82 Local Watershed Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Berks Projects Awarded Environmental Grants
-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report Shows Diversified Energy, Owner Of Over 22,500 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, May Be Financially Insolvent [PaEN]
-- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Establishes Orphaned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Program Office
-- Reuters: U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup
-- DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres And Costing $123 Million Now In Active Construction [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Announces Investment Of $236 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission Investigation Of Pollution From PA General Energy Natural Gas Development Construction Site On Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek Results In Settlement Agreement [PaEN]
-- Public News Service: Report: PA Actions Key To Chesapeake Bay Restoration
-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Grades Chesapeake Bay’s Health A D-Plus, Again
-- Bay Journal: New Leadership In Chesapeake Bay States Raises Hopes For Action In 2023
-- Guest Essay: Sustained Funding For Clean Water, More Trees, Fewer Cows In Streams On Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Wish List For PA In 2023 - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A New Year, A New Governor, A New Chance To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Chesapeake Stormwater Network Accepting Nominations For Best Urban BMP In The Chesapeake Bay Award [PaEN]
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper: Challenge For New Year - Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Drinking Water Quality At Home & Across Area - By John Zaktansky
-- Bay To Bay News Guest Essay: New Rules Regulating High-Volume Fracturing Wastewater In Shared Delaware River Waters - Steve Tambini, Delaware River Basin Commission
-- Altoona Mirror: Future Of Blair County Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee Uncertain As Charter Set To Expire This Year
-- NextPittsburgh: New Stormwater Plan For Greenfield, Allegheny County Depends On Pipes, Not Green Infrastructure
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: Stream Restoration At Blakeslee Preserve [Video]
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- Game Commission Now Accepting Orders From Landowners For Tree & Shrub Seedlings To Improve Habitat [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health News: Citizen Scientists Seeing Substantial Increase In Plastic Nurdles In The Ohio River In SW PA
-- DRBC: New Study Estimates Groundwater Availability For The Delaware River Basin, With Focus On Southeastern PA Groundwater Protected Area [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Delaware River Basin Has Enough Groundwater To Last Decades
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 13 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: 2023 Federal Budget Includes $11.5 Million For Delaware River Conservation Projects
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Wildlife
-- Fish & Boat Commission Investigation Of Pollution From PA General Energy Natural Gas Development Construction Site On Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek Results In Settlement Agreement [PaEN]
-- Game Commission Now Accepting Orders From Landowners For Tree & Shrub Seedlings To Improve Habitat [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Jan. 11 Program On Natural Gas Leasing & Development In Loyalsock Creek [Exceptional Value] Watershed At Lycoming College Campus
-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: Stream Restoration At Blakeslee Preserve [Video]
-- TribLive: Growths On Deer Spotted In Westmoreland County Are Likely Papillomavirus, Game Commission Says
-- Scranton Times: Cause Of 2021 Songbird Mortality Event Still Unknown
-- LancasterOnline: Snow Geese Already Flocking To Middle Creek Wildlife Area
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Private Fish Stockings May Require Notification Of Fish & Boat Commission In 2024
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: The Bird Count Is In From Hawk Mountain, Here Are The Big Migration Numbers
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Hunter Makes Surprise Find Deer Hunting - An 8-Point Deer With Velvet On Its Antlers This Late In The Year
-- Harrisburg University Professor Discovers 5 Million-Year-Old Turtle Species ‘Entirely New To Science’ [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - In Animal World, All Eyes Are Different
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Upcoming Events In January, Migration Season Wrap Up; Animal Adaptations; Yoga On The Mountain; More!
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Study: Controlled Burns Reduce Ticks, Lyme Disease
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[Posted: January 15, 2023]
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