PA Environment Digest

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Future Of Southwestern PA - Decades Of Good-Paying Clean And Green Jobs - Ohio River Valley Institute, Pittsburgh & Allegheny Council Members, Reps. Frankel & Innamorato

-- Scranton Times: Residents Oppose Proposed Greenfield Twp. Solar Energy Facility In Lackawanna County

-- Climate Reality Project Webinar: Transitioning PA & The World To 100% Clean Renewable Energy & Storage Now On Demand

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Renewables Crush Coal

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Ozone Layer Healing Makes Case For Regulation

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Gets Federal Money To Add Electric Vehicle Charging Ports Along Highways

-- UnionProgress.com: 18 Charging Stations Will Help Keep Pittsburgh Regional Transit Moving

-- The Guardian: Environmental Group Sues New York For Approving Crypto Currency Mining Facility

-- U.S. DOE Launches $50 Million Program To Help Communities Transition To Clean Energy Systems

-- U.S. DOE: States Can Now Apply For $430 Million In Energy Efficiency Block Grants; Requests Comments On $9 Billion Home Energy Rebate Program

-- EPA Seeks Input On Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related To Construction Materials, Products

-- Bloomberg: Carbon Dioxide Removal Efforts Seen Far Behind What Is Needed

-- The Guardian: Shell To Spend $450 Million On Carbon Offsetting As Fears Grow That Credits May Be Worthless

-- AP: New Ice Core Analysis Shows Sharp Greenland Warming Spike

-- Inside Climate News: Renewables Projected To Be One-Fourth Of U.S. Electric Generation In 2024

-- Bloomberg: China To Speed Up Construction Of Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants This Year Even As Renewables Will Dominate Generation Capacity

-- WSJ: Investors Plow $40 Billion Into Renewable Energy Projects, But They Aren’t Getting Built

Coal Mining

-- WILK: Bob Wolensky And Mike Korb Talk About 2023 Anthracite Mining History Month

-- Scranton Times: Reopening Of Brooks Anthracite Mine Tourist Site At Nay Aug Park Eyed For Summer

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Renewables Crush Coal

-- Bloomberg: China To Speed Up Construction Of Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants This Year Even As Renewables Will Dominate Generation Capacity

Compliance Action

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Report Criticizes Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Abandoning Wells

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Critical Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Webinar Exploring Oil & Gas Impacts On Watersheds Available On Demand

-- PUC PA One-Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $146,000 In Penalties For Violations Involving Underground Utility, Pipeline Owners; Next Meeting Feb. 14

-- DEP Took Action On 731 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducated 1,520 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Court Decision

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Commonwealth Court Says DEP Challenge To Delay In Publishing Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Moot [RGGI]

DCNR

-- DCNR Opens Application Period For New Round Of Conservation & Recreation Grants [PaEN]

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 25 On Private Forest Land Stewardship, Other Issues [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: 2022 DCNR Accomplishments

-- Reminder: Presentation Proposals Wanted For 2023 Watershed Forestry Summit June 13-15 [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Magazine: Why I Left My City Life To Try Remote Work In Pennsylvania Wilds

-- Jan. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Free, Family-Friendly Education Programs At Tiadaghton State Forest

-- Warren Times Editorial: State’s Outdoors Offers So Much - Health, Well-Being And Economic Value

DEP

-- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Report Criticizes Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Abandoning Wells

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Critical Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In PA, Hopes Rise But Questions Remain About New Governor’s Environmental Agenda

-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: The Challenge For New Governor On Energy, Environment - Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Shapiro Should Commit To RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Sparks A Range Of Debate

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Pottstown Neighbors Worried By Natural Gas Odors Near Site Of Fatal House Explosion: ‘I Am Afraid We Are Going To Blow Up’

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Future Of Southwestern PA - Decades Of Good-Paying Clean And Green Jobs - Ohio River Valley Institute, Pittsburgh & Allegheny Council Members, Reps. Frankel & Innamorato

-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 43 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Clarion County All At Taxpayer Expense, Industry Doesn’t Pay A Dime [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can Lead The Nation In Energy [Natural Gas] Production, If The State Lets It - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Commonwealth Court Says DEP Challenge To Delay In Publishing Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Moot [RGGI]

-- DEP Environmental Justice Update: Grant And Funding Opportunities

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Farmland Conservation Offers Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain

-- DEP: Drought Watch Lifted For All Counties, Hydrologic Conditions Normal Statewide [PaEN]

-- DailyLocal.com: Growing Greener Funding Will Improve Local Waters In West Chester Area

-- The Progress: Clearfield Conservation District Plans 6 Projects, Cover Crop Incentive Program With Growing Greener Grant Funding

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Fireworks, Not Exploded Dynamite, Heard In Newport Twp., Luzerne County Explosion

-- PennLive: 100 Gallons Of Heating Oil ‘Erroneously’ Delivered To Centre County Home That Doesn’t Use Oil Ends Up In Waterway

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Now Has Drinking Water Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ahead Of Federal Standards

-- DEP Took Action On 731 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducated 1,520 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posted 34 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 21 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Accepting Grant Letters Of Intent By Feb. 16 [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Webinar: March 28 - Responding To Emerging Threats To Water Quality In The Poconos [PaEN]

-- MCall: What Does The Future Hold For Camp Trexler? Conservation Group Seeks Partners For Preservation

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 20 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Now Has Drinking Water Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ahead Of Federal Standards

-- Bay Journal: PA Sets Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water

-- TribLive: Freshwater Fish Significantly More Contaminated With PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than Saltwater Fish And Shellfish, Analysis Shows

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Should Ban PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

Drought

-- DEP: Drought Watch Lifted For All Counties, Hydrologic Conditions Normal Statewide [PaEN]

-- Lehigh Valley Live: PA Drought Task Force To Meet Today On Drought Conditions

Economic Development

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In PA, Hopes Rise But Questions Remain About New Governor’s Environmental Agenda

-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: The Challenge For New Governor On Energy, Environment - Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Shapiro Should Commit To RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan

-- Warren Times Editorial: State’s Outdoors Offers So Much - Health, Well-Being And Economic Value

-- Philadelphia Magazine: Why I Left My City Life To Try Remote Work In Pennsylvania Wilds

-- Heinz Endowment Features Pittsburgh-based Landforce Workforce Development Organization

-- Citizens Voice: Nacero Mum On Proposed Luzerne County Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery, Sees Delays In Texas Project

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can Lead The Nation In Energy [Natural Gas] Production, If The State Lets It - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Future Of Southwestern PA - Decades Of Good-Paying Clean And Green Jobs - Ohio River Valley Institute, Pittsburgh & Allegheny Council Members, Reps. Frankel & Innamorato

-- Inquirer: Cleaned-Up Superfund Site In Chester County Could Become Home To Massive Data Center

Education

-- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]

-- PoliticsPA: Gov. Shapiro’s Inauguration Speech

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In PA, Hopes Rise But Questions Remain About New Governor’s Environmental Agenda

-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: The Challenge For New Governor On Energy, Environment - Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition

-- Sen. Yaw Looks For Common Ground With New Governor On Energy, Environmental Issues [PaEN]

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Report Criticizes Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Abandoning Wells

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Critical Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Webinar Exploring Oil & Gas Impacts On Watersheds Available On Demand

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Sparks A Range Of Debate

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Pottstown Neighbors Worried By Natural Gas Odors Near Site Of Fatal House Explosion: ‘I Am Afraid We Are Going To Blow Up’

-- Climate Reality Project Webinar: Transitioning PA & The World To 100% Clean Renewable Energy & Storage Now On Demand

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Stoves Have A Pollution Problem

-- American Public Health Association: Natural Gas Stoves Are A Public Health Concern: Exposure To Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk Of Illness In Children

-- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric? It’s Not Just As Simple As A Stove

-- PUC Offers Steps For Consumers To Help Moderate Cold Weather Energy Costs

-- Reminder: Presentation Proposals Wanted For 2023 Watershed Forestry Summit June 13-15 [PaEN]

-- Erie News Now: Penn State Extension To Host Feb. 1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars

-- WeConservePA Accepting Larry Williamson Scholarship Application For 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference

-- Interns Wanted: Intern With Game Commission In 2023!

-- PA iMap Invasives Webinar Jan. 25 - Aquatic Invasive Critters: Non-Native Fishes, Invertebrates And One Pesky Turtle. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

-- Penn State Extension Accepting Presentation Proposals For Dive Deeper Summit On Water Resource Education On Sept. 28 [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Webinar: March 28 - Responding To Emerging Threats To Water Quality In The Poconos [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 20 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Penn State Forest Hydrologist David DeWalle Receives Prestigious Award For Career-Long Work

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Warming Water Threatens Aquatic Life In Chesapeake Bay Region

-- WESA: What Frick Park’s Resident Beaver Means For The Health Of Restored Nine Mile Run In Pittsburgh

-- Erie Times: EPA Invites Erie Residents To Virtual Meeting On Risk Of Ethylene Oxide Jan. 19

-- Erie Times: Cosmed Plant In Erie Emitting Less Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

-- EPA To Host Feb. 2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Commission Report Explores Producer Responsibility Laws To Reduce Plastics Waste, Promote Recycling [The Commission Is Chaired By PA Sen. Martin This Year]

-- TribLive: How The Good Food Project is Creating A Zero Waste Kitchen In Millvale

-- WILK: Bob Wolensky And Mike Korb Talk About 2023 Anthracite Mining History Month

-- PA Environmental Council: Manicured Maintenance To Natural Natives - Lawn To Meadows

-- LancasterOnline: Snow Geese Could Return To Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Earlier Than Years Past

-- Williamsport Sun: Seven Mountains Audubon Jan. 18 Owls And The Wonder Of The Night Program

-- Williamsport Sun: Free, Family-Friendly Education Programs At Tiadaghton State Forest

-- Williamsport Sun - Lycoming Audubon Society: Birds, Like People, Are Susceptible To The Effects Of Pollution Nearby

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Winter Artisan Series

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Our Earth, The Blue Planet

-- Centre Daily Times: From Studying Hummingbirds, Penn State Professor Finds Improvements For Drone Flight

Emergency Response

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Sparks A Range Of Debate

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Pottstown Neighbors Worried By Natural Gas Odors Near Site Of Fatal House Explosion: ‘I Am Afraid We Are Going To Blow Up’

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Fireworks, Not Exploded Dynamite, Heard In Newport Twp., Luzerne County Explosion

-- PennLive: 100 Gallons Of Heating Oil ‘Erroneously’ Delivered To Centre County Home That Doesn’t Use Oil Ends Up In Waterway

-- Centre Daily Times: Future Unclear For Residents Affected By ‘Absolutely Devastating’ Sinkhole In State College

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: PA, Pittsburgh Area On Down Side Of Mixed Week For Gasoline Prices

-- AAA: U.S. Gasoline Price Average: $3.30; PA Gasoline Price Average: $3.63

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: In PA, Heat Pumps Could Be A Climate Change Solution, But Contractors And Customers Would Need To Buy In; Natural Gas Heats Most Homes In PA

-- Bloomberg: Oil Outages In Canada Disrupt Flows: Keystone Pipeline Suffers Power Outages From Ice Accumulation

-- Bloomberg: Next Risk For Gasoline Price Spikes Comes From Peak U.S. Demand

-- PUC Offers Steps For Consumers To Help Moderate Cold Weather Energy Costs

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- The Center Square: ‘Fuel Poverty’ Stresses Pennsylvania’s Hospitals

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can Lead The Nation In Energy [Natural Gas] Production, If The State Lets It - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- Bloomberg: Pittsburgh-based EQT Says A Plunge In Natural Gas Prices Will Slow U.S. Supply Growth

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Stoves Have A Pollution Problem

-- American Public Health Association: Natural Gas Stoves Are A Public Health Concern: Exposure To Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk Of Illness In Children

-- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric? It’s Not Just As Simple As A Stove

-- Financial Times: Putin Is Losing The Energy War As Natural Gas Prices Fall [Higher Prices Benefit Russia]

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Set For Longest Run Of Weekly Losses Since Early 2020

National/International

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Rise As Market Weighs Supply Risk And Weather

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Slumps To 16-Month Law On Strong Supply Outlook

-- Financial Times: End Of U.S. Shale Oil & Gas Revolution? Low Yields, Lack Of Reinvestment Threaten Position

-- Financial Times: Oil Price Cap And Falling Cost Of Crude Oil Worry Kremlin

-- Financial Times: Global Oil Demand Set To Reach Record High As China Reopens, IEA Says

-- Bloomberg: Aramco Sees Oil Demand Picking Up On China And Aviation Recovery

-- Reuters: U.S. Oil Output Set To Rise In Feb. To Record, But Growth Slows - EIA

Energy

-- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]

-- PoliticsPA: Gov. Shapiro’s Inauguration Speech

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In PA, Hopes Rise But Questions Remain About New Governor’s Environmental Agenda

-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: The Challenge For New Governor On Energy, Environment - Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Shapiro Should Commit To RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan

-- Sen. Yaw Looks For Common Ground With New Governor On Energy, Environmental Issues [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Energy Debate Enters Cautiously Optimistic Era [RGGI]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State’s Natural Gas Industry Waits For Shapiro’s Agenda As Governor

-- Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Diesel Mining Equipment Bill, Postpones Resolution On Restart Of Keystone XL Pipeline [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: Oil Outages In Canada Disrupt Flows: Keystone Pipeline Suffers Power Outages From Ice Accumulation

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Report Criticizes Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Abandoning Wells

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Critical Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- The Center Square: ‘Fuel Poverty’ Stresses Pennsylvania’s Hospitals

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can Lead The Nation In Energy [Natural Gas] Production, If The State Lets It - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- PUC Offers Steps For Consumers To Help Moderate Cold Weather Energy Costs

-- PUC Sets March 9 Telephonic Hearings On Philadelphia Gas Works’ Weather Normalization Adjustment Charge

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Stoves Have A Pollution Problem

-- American Public Health Association: Natural Gas Stoves Are A Public Health Concern: Exposure To Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk Of Illness In Children

-- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric? It’s Not Just As Simple As A Stove

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: In PA, Heat Pumps Could Be A Climate Change Solution, But Contractors And Customers Would Need To Buy In; Natural Gas Heats Most Homes In PA

-- Climate Reality Project Webinar: Transitioning PA & The World To 100% Clean Renewable Energy & Storage Now On Demand

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Future Of Southwestern PA - Decades Of Good-Paying Clean And Green Jobs - Ohio River Valley Institute, Pittsburgh & Allegheny Council Members, Reps. Frankel & Innamorato

-- Citizens Voice: Nacero Mum On Proposed Luzerne County Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery, Sees Delays In Texas Project

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Future Of Southwestern PA - Decades Of Good-Paying Clean And Green Jobs - Ohio River Valley Institute, Pittsburgh & Allegheny Council Members, Reps. Frankel & Innamorato

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Renewables Crush Coal

-- TribLive: PA, Pittsburgh Area On Down Side Of Mixed Week For Gasoline Prices

-- AAA: U.S. Gasoline Price Average: $3.30; PA Gasoline Price Average: $3.63

-- Bloomberg: Next Risk For Gasoline Price Spikes Comes From Peak U.S. Demand

-- Scranton Times: Residents Oppose Proposed Greenfield Twp. Solar Energy Facility In Lackawanna County

-- Bloomberg: Pittsburgh-based EQT Says A Plunge In Natural Gas Prices Will Slow U.S. Supply Growth

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- Financial Times: Putin Is Losing The Energy War As Natural Gas Prices Fall [Higher Prices Benefit Russia]

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Set For Longest Run Of Weekly Losses Since Early 2020

-- Reuters: Chesapeake Energy To Sell Some South Texas Operations For $1.4 Billion In Partial Win

-- The Guardian: Environmental Group Sues New York For Approving Crypto Currency Mining Facility

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Resume Slide As Supply Stays Strong, Demand Muted

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Slumps To 16-Month Law On Strong Supply Outlook

-- Financial Times: End Of U.S. Shale Oil & Gas Revolution? Low Yields, Lack Of Reinvestment Threaten Position

Energy Conservation

-- PUC Offers Steps For Consumers To Help Moderate Cold Weather Energy Costs

-- U.S. DOE: States Can Now Apply For $430 Million In Energy Efficiency Block Grants; Requests Comments On $9 Billion Home Energy Rebate Program

Environmental Health

-- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Report Criticizes Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Abandoning Wells

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Critical Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Webinar Exploring Oil & Gas Impacts On Watersheds Available On Demand

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 43 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Clarion County All At Taxpayer Expense, Industry Doesn’t Pay A Dime [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Sparks A Range Of Debate

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Pottstown Neighbors Worried By Natural Gas Odors Near Site Of Fatal House Explosion: ‘I Am Afraid We Are Going To Blow Up’

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- The Center Square: ‘Fuel Poverty’ Stresses Pennsylvania’s Hospitals

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Now Has Drinking Water Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ahead Of Federal Standards

-- Bay Journal: PA Sets Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water

-- TribLive: Freshwater Fish Significantly More Contaminated With PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than Saltwater Fish And Shellfish, Analysis Shows

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Should Ban PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

-- Erie Times: EPA Invites Erie Residents To Virtual Meeting On Risk Of Ethylene Oxide Jan. 19

-- Erie Times: Cosmed Plant In Erie Emitting Less Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

-- EPA To Host Feb. 2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Will EPA Investigate Benzene Levels Near U.S. Steel Plants In Mon Valley?

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Stoves Have A Pollution Problem

-- American Public Health Association: Natural Gas Stoves Are A Public Health Concern: Exposure To Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk Of Illness In Children

-- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric? It’s Not Just As Simple As A Stove

Environmental Heritage

-- WILK: Bob Wolensky And Mike Korb Talk About 2023 Anthracite Mining History Month

-- Scranton Times: Reopening Of Brooks Anthracite Mine Tourist Site At Nay Aug Park Eyed For Summer

Environmental Justice

-- DEP Environmental Justice Update: Grant And Funding Opportunities

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Erie’s New Environmental Advisory Council Eyes Sustainability, Equity - By Jenny Tompkins, PennFuture

EPA

-- Erie Times: EPA Invites Erie Residents To Virtual Meeting On Risk Of Ethylene Oxide Jan. 19

-- Erie Times: Cosmed Plant In Erie Emitting Less Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

-- EPA To Host Feb. 2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Will EPA Investigate Benzene Levels Near U.S. Steel Plants In Mon Valley?

-- Inquirer: Cleaned-Up Superfund Site In Chester County Could Become Home To Massive Data Center

-- EPA Seeks Input On Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related To Construction Materials, Products

Farming

-- PennLive: PA Cong. Thompson Takes Over U.S. House Agriculture Committee With A Full Agenda

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Farmland Conservation Offers Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain

-- The Progress: Clearfield Conservation District Plans 6 Projects, Cover Crop Incentive Program With Growing Greener Grant Funding

-- PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Recycling Shows Positive Impact Dairy Farmers Have On Planet

-- PA Environmental Council: Manicured Maintenance To Natural Natives - Lawn To Meadows

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Board Quarterly Meeting Jan. 23

Forests

-- DCNR Opens Application Period For New Round Of Conservation & Recreation Grants [PaEN]

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 25 On Private Forest Land Stewardship, Other Issues [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: 2022 DCNR Accomplishments

-- Reminder: Presentation Proposals Wanted For 2023 Watershed Forestry Summit June 13-15 [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Magazine: Why I Left My City Life To Try Remote Work In Pennsylvania Wilds

-- Jan. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PA Tree Seedling Sale Underway By Game Commission

-- Penn State Forest Hydrologist David DeWalle Receives Prestigious Award For Career-Long Work

-- Williamsport Sun: Free, Family-Friendly Education Programs At Tiadaghton State Forest

-- Pinchot Institute For Conservation Names John Donahue New Executive Director, Will Price To Transition To Senior Fellow [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: State’s Outdoors Offers So Much - Health, Well-Being And Economic Value

Game Commission

-- Game Commission Board Of Directors Meet Jan. 27-28 In Harrisburg

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Elk Hunting License Lottery Raised $1.25 Million

-- TribLive: PA Tree Seedling Sale Underway By Game Commission

-- Interns Wanted: Intern With Game Commission In 2023!

Geologic Hazards

-- Centre Daily Times: Future Unclear For Residents Affected By ‘Absolutely Devastating’ Sinkhole In State College

Grants/Funding

-- DCNR Opens Application Period For New Round Of Conservation & Recreation Grants [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Accepting Grant Letters Of Intent By Feb. 16 [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful Wants You To Fight Dirty! Register Now For Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Cleanup [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Farmland Conservation Offers Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain

-- DailyLocal.com: Growing Greener Funding Will Improve Local Waters In West Chester Area

-- The Progress: Clearfield Conservation District Plans 6 Projects, Cover Crop Incentive Program With Growing Greener Grant Funding

-- DEP Environmental Justice Update: Grant And Funding Opportunities

-- U.S. DOE Launches $50 Million Program To Help Communities Transition To Clean Energy Systems

-- U.S. DOE: States Can Now Apply For $430 Million In Energy Efficiency Block Grants; Requests Comments On $9 Billion Home Energy Rebate Program

-- EPA Seeks Input On Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related To Construction Materials, Products

Green Infrastructure

-- DCNR Opens Application Period For New Round Of Conservation & Recreation Grants [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Accepting Grant Letters Of Intent By Feb. 16 [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Presentation Proposals Wanted For 2023 Watershed Forestry Summit June 13-15 [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Magazine: Why I Left My City Life To Try Remote Work In Pennsylvania Wilds

-- Jan. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Farmland Conservation Offers Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain

-- DailyLocal.com: Growing Greener Funding Will Improve Local Waters In West Chester Area

-- The Progress: Clearfield Conservation District Plans 6 Projects, Cover Crop Incentive Program With Growing Greener Grant Funding

-- DCNR Blog: 2022 DCNR Accomplishments

-- Allegheny Land Trust, Partners Conserve 120+ Acres In December As An Array Of Projects Come Together [PaEN]

-- MCall: What Does The Future Hold For Camp Trexler? Conservation Group Seeks Partners For Preservation

-- Erie News Now: Penn State Extension To Host Feb. 1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars

-- WeConservePA Accepting Larry Williamson Scholarship Application For 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference

-- Pinchot Institute For Conservation Names John Donahue New Executive Director, Will Price To Transition To Senior Fellow [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: Manicured Maintenance To Natural Natives - Lawn To Meadows

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- Inquirer: Cleaned-Up Superfund Site In Chester County Could Become Home To Massive Data Center

Hazardous Substances

-- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Report Criticizes Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Abandoning Wells

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Critical Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Webinar Exploring Oil & Gas Impacts On Watersheds Available On Demand

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Sparks A Range Of Debate

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Pottstown Neighbors Worried By Natural Gas Odors Near Site Of Fatal House Explosion: ‘I Am Afraid We Are Going To Blow Up’

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 43 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Clarion County All At Taxpayer Expense, Industry Doesn’t Pay A Dime [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- The Center Square: ‘Fuel Poverty’ Stresses Pennsylvania’s Hospitals

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Now Has Drinking Water Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ahead Of Federal Standards

-- Bay Journal: PA Sets Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water

-- TribLive: Freshwater Fish Significantly More Contaminated With PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than Saltwater Fish And Shellfish, Analysis Shows

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Should Ban PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

-- Erie Times: EPA Invites Erie Residents To Virtual Meeting On Risk Of Ethylene Oxide Jan. 19

-- Erie Times: Cosmed Plant In Erie Emitting Less Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

-- EPA To Host Feb. 2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Stoves Have A Pollution Problem

-- American Public Health Association: Natural Gas Stoves Are A Public Health Concern: Exposure To Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk Of Illness In Children

-- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric? It’s Not Just As Simple As A Stove

Land Conservation

-- DCNR Opens Application Period For New Round Of Conservation & Recreation Grants [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Accepting Grant Letters Of Intent By Feb. 16 [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Land Trust, Partners Conserve 120+ Acres In December As An Array Of Projects Come Together [PaEN]

-- MCall: What Does The Future Hold For Camp Trexler? Conservation Group Seeks Partners For Preservation

-- Post-Gazette: There’s ‘Lots To Love’ About Improving Abandoned Green Spaces In Sharon

-- Northcentral PA Conservancy: Design Underway For Tioga River Mine Drainage Treatment System In Susquehanna Watershed

-- WeConservePA Accepting Larry Williamson Scholarship Application For 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference

-- Heinz Endowment Features Pittsburgh-based Landforce Workforce Development Organization

Land Recycling

-- Inquirer: Cleaned-Up Superfund Site In Chester County Could Become Home To Massive Data Center

Lake Erie

-- Erie Times: EPA Invites Erie Residents To Virtual Meeting On Risk Of Ethylene Oxide Jan. 19

-- Erie Times: Cosmed Plant In Erie Emitting Less Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep PA Beautiful Wants You To Fight Dirty! Register Now For Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Cleanup [PaEN]

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Volunteers Tackle Short-Dumping Along Tacony Creek

-- TribLive Editorial: PennDOT Should Enforce Right-Of-Way Sign Rules

Mine Reclamation

-- Northcentral PA Conservancy: Design Underway For Tioga River Mine Drainage Treatment System In Susquehanna Watershed

-- Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Accepting Grant Letters Of Intent By Feb. 16 [PaEN]

-- Erie News Now: Penn State Extension To Host Feb. 1, 8 Master Watershed Steward Program Webinars

Noncoal Mining

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Fireworks, Not Exploded Dynamite, Heard In Newport Twp., Luzerne County Explosion

Ohio River

-- TribLive: Pastor Urges Hampton Twp. Council To Exempt Churches From Stormwater Fee In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Delmont Council Considers Future Stormwater Fee

Oil & Gas

-- What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]

-- PoliticsPA: Gov. Shapiro’s Inauguration Speech

-- Sen. Yaw Looks For Common Ground With New Governor On Energy, Environmental Issues [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Energy Debate Enters Cautiously Optimistic Era [RGGI]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State’s Natural Gas Industry Waits For Shapiro’s Agenda As Governor

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Report Criticizes Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Abandoning Wells

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Critical Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Environmental Compliance

-- DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 43 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Clarion County All At Taxpayer Expense, Industry Doesn’t Pay A Dime [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Webinar Exploring Oil & Gas Impacts On Watersheds Available On Demand

-- Better Path Coalition Hosts Jan. 26 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing On Environmental Impacts From Development Of Unconventional Shale Gas & Oil Reserves [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Sparks A Range Of Debate

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Pottstown Neighbors Worried By Natural Gas Odors Near Site Of Fatal House Explosion: ‘I Am Afraid We Are Going To Blow Up’

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- The Center Square: ‘Fuel Poverty’ Stresses Pennsylvania’s Hospitals

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Can Lead The Nation In Energy [Natural Gas] Production, If The State Lets It - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: In PA, Heat Pumps Could Be A Climate Change Solution, But Contractors And Customers Would Need To Buy In; Natural Gas Heats Most Homes In PA

-- Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Diesel Mining Equipment Bill, Postpones Resolution On Restart Of Keystone XL Pipeline [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: Oil Outages In Canada Disrupt Flows: Keystone Pipeline Suffers Power Outages From Ice Accumulation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State’s Natural Gas Industry Waits For Shapiro’s Agenda As Governor

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Future Of Southwestern PA - Decades Of Good-Paying Clean And Green Jobs - Ohio River Valley Institute, Pittsburgh & Allegheny Council Members, Reps. Frankel & Innamorato

-- PUC Sets March 9 Telephonic Hearings On Philadelphia Gas Works’ Weather Normalization Adjustment Charge

-- PennLive: 100 Gallons Of Heating Oil ‘Erroneously’ Delivered To Centre County Home That Doesn’t Use Oil Ends Up In Waterway

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Stoves Have A Pollution Problem

-- American Public Health Association: Natural Gas Stoves Are A Public Health Concern: Exposure To Indoor Nitrogen Dioxide Increases Risk Of Illness In Children

-- TribLive: Natural Gas vs. Electric? It’s Not Just As Simple As A Stove

-- Citizens Voice: Nacero Mum On Proposed Luzerne County Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery, Sees Delays In Texas Project

-- TribLive: PA, Pittsburgh Area On Down Side Of Mixed Week For Gasoline Prices

-- AAA: U.S. Gasoline Price Average: $3.30; PA Gasoline Price Average: $3.63

-- Bloomberg: Next Risk For Gasoline Price Spikes Comes From Peak U.S. Demand

-- Reuters: Chesapeake Energy To Sell Some South Texas Operations For $1.4 Billion In Partial Win

-- Bloomberg: Pittsburgh-based EQT Says A Plunge In Natural Gas Prices Will Slow U.S. Supply Growth

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- Financial Times: Putin Is Losing The Energy War As Natural Gas Prices Fall [Higher Prices Benefit Russia]

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Set For Longest Run Of Weekly Losses Since Early 2020

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Rise As Market Weighs Supply Risk And Weather

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Resume Slide As Supply Stays Strong, Demand Muted

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Slumps To 16-Month Law On Strong Supply Outlook

-- Financial Times: End Of U.S. Shale Oil & Gas Revolution? Low Yields, Lack Of Reinvestment Threaten Position

-- Financial Times: Oil Price Cap And Falling Cost Of Crude Oil Worry Kremlin

-- Financial Times: Global Oil Demand Set To Reach Record High As China Reopens, IEA Says

-- Bloomberg: Aramco Sees Oil Demand Picking Up On China And Aviation Recovery

-- Reuters: U.S. Oil Output Set To Rise In Feb. To Record, But Growth Slows - EIA

-- The Guardian: Shell To Spend $450 Million On Carbon Offsetting As Fears Grow That Credits May Be Worthless

Pipelines

-- Feature: 60 Years Of Fracking, 20 Years Of Shale Gas: Pennsylvania’s Oil & Gas Infrastructure Is Hiding In Plain Sight [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Webinar Exploring Oil & Gas Impacts On Watersheds Available On Demand

-- Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Diesel Mining Equipment Bill, Postpones Resolution On Restart Of Keystone XL Pipeline [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: Oil Outages In Canada Disrupt Flows: Keystone Pipeline Suffers Power Outages From Ice Accumulation

-- PUC PA One-Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $146,000 In Penalties For Violations Involving Underground Utility, Pipeline Owners; Next Meeting Feb. 14

Permitting

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 34 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 21 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 731 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducated 1,520 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Public Participation

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 14 to 20 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 21 [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 2 Hearing On A 4.5 MGD Out-Of-Basin Diversion For Ironwood Natural Gas Power Plant In Lebanon County, 6 Other Natural Gas Drilling Water Uses [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 34 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 21 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 25 On Private Forest Land Stewardship, Other Issues [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: EPA Invites Erie Residents To Virtual Meeting On Risk Of Ethylene Oxide Jan. 19

-- Erie Times: Cosmed Plant In Erie Emitting Less Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

-- EPA To Host Feb. 2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- PUC Sets March 9 Telephonic Hearings On Philadelphia Gas Works’ Weather Normalization Adjustment Charge

-- DEP Took Action On 731 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducated 1,520 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

PUC

-- PUC Offers Steps For Consumers To Help Moderate Cold Weather Energy Costs

-- PUC Sets March 9 Telephonic Hearings On Philadelphia Gas Works’ Weather Normalization Adjustment Charge

-- PUC PA One-Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $146,000 In Penalties For Violations Involving Underground Utility, Pipeline Owners; Next Meeting Feb. 14

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Pottstown Neighbors Worried By Natural Gas Odors Near Site Of Fatal House Explosion: ‘I Am Afraid We Are Going To Blow Up’

-- Bloomberg: Pittsburgh-based EQT Says A Plunge In Natural Gas Prices Will Slow U.S. Supply Growth

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- Financial Times: Putin Is Losing The Energy War As Natural Gas Prices Fall [Higher Prices Benefit Russia]

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Set For Longest Run Of Weekly Losses Since Early 2020

Recreation

-- DCNR Opens Application Period For New Round Of Conservation & Recreation Grants [PaEN]

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 25 On Private Forest Land Stewardship, Other Issues [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: 2022 DCNR Accomplishments

-- Warren Times Editorial: State’s Outdoors Offers So Much - Health, Well-Being And Economic Value

-- Philadelphia Magazine: Why I Left My City Life To Try Remote Work In Pennsylvania Wilds

-- Jan. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Heinz Endowment Features Pittsburgh-based Landforce Workforce Development Organization

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Warm, Cozy Stays Await State Park Visitors In Chesapeake Bay Region [PA Parks Highlighted]

-- NextPittsburgh: Take The Train To Huntingdon County For A Car-Free Weekend Adventure

-- WHYY: Delaware County To Acquire Property Via Eminent Domain For Use As Park

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Local Trails Scrambling To Manage Electric Bikes

-- Scranton Times: Reopening Of Brooks Anthracite Mine Tourist Site At Nay Aug Park Eyed For Summer

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Clearfield County Paddling Resources Available This Spring

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Philly Bike Expo Has Something For Everyone

-- TribLive: Disc Golf Course Proving Popular In North Huntingdon Park

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Recycling Shows Positive Impact Dairy Farmers Have On Planet

-- TribLive: How The Good Food Project is Creating A Zero Waste Kitchen In Millvale

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Commission Report Explores Producer Responsibility Laws To Reduce Plastics Waste, Promote Recycling [The Commission Is Chaired By PA Sen. Martin This Year]

-- Centre Daily Times: Recycling Dos And Don’ts To Help You In 2023

Regulations

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Commonwealth Court Says DEP Challenge To Delay In Publishing Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Moot [RGGI]

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Energy Groups Tell Senators Regulatory Burden, High Energy Costs Must Be Lowered

-- The Center Square: ‘Fuel Poverty’ Stresses Pennsylvania’s Hospitals

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy CEO Urges U.S. Natural Gas Sector To Scale Back Production Due To Low Natural Gas Prices

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Make It Easier To Share PA’s Energy Resources With The World - By Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Now Has Drinking Water Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ahead Of Federal Standards

-- Bay Journal: PA Sets Limits On PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water

-- TribLive: Freshwater Fish Significantly More Contaminated With PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Than Saltwater Fish And Shellfish, Analysis Shows

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Should Ban PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

Renewable Energy

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Commonwealth Court Says DEP Challenge To Delay In Publishing Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Moot [RGGI]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Energy Debate Enters Cautiously Optimistic Era [RGGI]

-- Scranton Times: Residents Oppose Proposed Greenfield Twp. Solar Energy Facility In Lackawanna County

-- Climate Reality Project Webinar: Transitioning PA & The World To 100% Clean Renewable Energy & Storage Now On Demand

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Future Of Southwestern PA - Decades Of Good-Paying Clean And Green Jobs - Ohio River Valley Institute, Pittsburgh & Allegheny Council Members, Reps. Frankel & Innamorato

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Renewables Crush Coal

-- PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Recycling Shows Positive Impact Dairy Farmers Have On Planet

-- U.S. DOE Launches $50 Million Program To Help Communities Transition To Clean Energy Systems

-- U.S. DOE: States Can Now Apply For $430 Million In Energy Efficiency Block Grants; Requests Comments On $9 Billion Home Energy Rebate Program

-- EPA Seeks Input On Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related To Construction Materials, Products

-- Inside Climate News: Renewables Projected To Be One-Fourth Of U.S. Electric Generation In 2024

-- Bloomberg: China To Speed Up Construction Of Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants This Year Even As Renewables Will Dominate Generation Capacity

-- WSJ: Investors Plow $40 Billion Into Renewable Energy Projects, But They Aren’t Getting Built

Schuylkill River

-- Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Accepting Grant Letters Of Intent By Feb. 16 [PaEN]

SRBC

-- Northcentral PA Conservancy: Design Underway For Tioga River Mine Drainage Treatment System In Susquehanna Watershed