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[Posted: January 29, 2023] PA Environment Digest
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gov. Shapiro
-- Spotlight PA-Stephen Caruso: Gov. Shapiro on banning new leases for oil & gas drilling in state parks/forests: "At this time, we have no plans to change that."
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Order Creating New Office To Implement Economic Development Projects,, Create Jobs, Foster Innovation, With A Special Focus On Disadvantaged And Underserved Communities
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: How Josh Shapiro Expanded His Base, How He Plans To Lead Pennsylvania
Senate/House Transition
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Hopes Of Bipartisan Cooperation Give Way To Complete Deadlock In PA House
-- PA Capital-Star: Looking To Solve A Harrisburg Problem, House Speaker Turns To Pittsburgh For Advice
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Stalemate Stops Constitutional Amendments From Appearing On May Ballot
-- The Center Square: Republican Rep. Jim Gregory, A Child Sexual Abuse Survivor, Asks Fellow Republicans To Unbundle Constitutional Amendments
-- House Republicans Name Advocate For Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rep. Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era: Rep. Causer To Chair House Energy, Environmental Resource Committee
Environment/Energy Issues
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Lawmakers Revive Bill To Require Legislative Approval Of Economically Significant Regulations
-- BroadandLiberty.com Guest Essay: Cooperation, Not Partisanship, Will Solve Pennsylvania’s Environmental Challenges - Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), Chair Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission
-- DEP Bans Sale Of Electronic Devices Made By AWOW Tech For Not Complying With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Program Broken [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Bill Defrays Charging Station Cost For Electric Car Owners
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: New Senate Game & Fisheries Committee Chair Looks To Improve Hunting, Fishing Opportunities In PA
Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
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-- 77 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults [PaEN]
-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues [PaEN]
Check Calendars For Events Near You!
-- Check The Calendars For Events Near You: PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events.
Air
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit For Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units Up To 100 Million Btu/Hour; Benefits Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Flaring Emissions Dominate Pollution From Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Health Project Panel Warns Against Using Natural Gas For Hydrogen Hubs
-- DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit For Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units Up To 100 Million Btu/Hour; Benefits Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant Permit In Philadelphia Up For Renewal
-- CNX Pilot Project To Use Heat From Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Stations To Generate Energy
-- EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Thousands Of Refinery Jobs Are At Risk [Including In PA] And Congress Or President Must Fix It - By John Bland, Boilermakers
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Children Against Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emissions - By Moms Clean Air Force
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Three Decarbonization Pathways For PA: The Good, The Bad And The Most Likely - Ugly - By Ohio River Valley Institute
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Air Pollution Violations $1.5 Million Penalty Settlement Finalized By Federal Court; Public Comments Provide ‘No Basis’ For Altering Decree
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Consent Decree Explained
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Appeals Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Title V Air Quality Permit Issued By Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Dept. Hits Contractors With $1.1 Million Fine For Illegal Asbestos Removal At Former Westinghouse Facility
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Climate Summits Depend On Science & Hope - You Can Host A Youth Climate Summit In Your Community - By The Wild Center, NY
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Today’s Concerned Youth Can Make A Massive Impact On Climate Change, Here’s How - By The Wild Center, NY
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Bill Defrays Charging Station Cost For Electric Car Owners
-- TribLive: Surveillance Work Leads Police To Western PA Catalytic Converter Theft Suspects
Alternative Fuels
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Bill Defrays Charging Station Cost For Electric Car Owners
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EV Battery Component Sales Drive Matthews International Growth
-- The Guardian: How U.S. Transition To Electric Cars Threatens Environmental Havoc
-- Financial Times: Michigan, Georgia, Ohio Have Stepped Up Efforts To Lure European Clean Energy Businesses
Awards & Recognition
-- DCNR: Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named 2023 River Of The Year
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Susquehanna River Takes Top Honors In Statewide Vote
-- Scranton Times Editorial: A Reminder Of NE PA’s Natural Assets
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Pittsburgh Selects Sustainable Startups Among New Crop Of Innovative Businesses
-- PA Wilds Center, Leave No Trace Partner On Promoting Sustainable Tourism Practices In The Pennsylvania Wilds Region; Feb. 1 Webinar Set [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Ends Year Celebrating New Conservation Milestones, Including 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved [PaEN]
-- DailyLocal.com: Brandywine Conservancy Celebrates 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved
-- Vista.Today: 2 West Chester Residents Win PA Parks & Forests Photo Contest
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Crows, Crows And More Crows Among Interesting Results Of Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-- Western PA Conservancy Hosts Webinars On Aquatic Invasive Critters; Vernal Pool Wetland Restoration; Plants That Burn! [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Warren Public Library To Host Bee-Focused Events In March
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities
Budget
-- PUC: Act 13 Per Well Drilling Impact Fee To Increase For Calendar Year 2022 Nearly 28% For Unconventional Shale Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- House Republicans Name Advocate For Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rep. Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era: Rep. Causer To Chair House Energy, Environmental Resource Committee
Chesapeake Bay
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- BroadandLiberty.com Guest Essay: Cooperation, Not Partisanship, Will Solve Pennsylvania’s Environmental Challenges - Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), Chair Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission
-- PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Environmental Grants [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDailyNews: Huntingdon County Stream Restoration To Benefit From Growing Greener Grant
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- York Conservation District Hosts March 2 Writing Your Own Manure Management Plan Workshop [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Sweet Arrow Lake To Host Tree Seedling Sale
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Citizen Action
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- WJAC: Environmentalists Question Elk County Crypto-Mining Proposal: ‘Nobody Heats Their Home With Crypto’
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- KDKA: Washington County Country Club Fined For Chartiers Creek Fish Kill
-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [PaEN]
-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: National Weather Service In Pittsburgh: River Ice Spotters Needed To Keep Eye On Potential Flooding
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Children Against Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emissions - By Moms Clean Air Force
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Three Decarbonization Pathways For PA: The Good, The Bad And The Most Likely - Ugly - By Ohio River Valley Institute
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant Permit In Philadelphia Up For Renewal
-- The Center Square: Republican Rep. Jim Gregory, A Child Sexual Abuse Survivor, Asks Fellow Republicans To Unbundle Constitutional Amendments
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Lawmakers Revive Bill To Require Legislative Approval Of Economically Significant Regulations
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Air Pollution Violations $1.5 Million Penalty Settlement Finalized By Federal Court; Public Comments Provide ‘No Basis’ For Altering Decree
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Consent Decree Explained
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Appeals Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Title V Air Quality Permit Issued By Allegheny County
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center News: Tracking Road Salt In Streams; Scouts From 12 Troops Tackle Merit Badge Program; Much More [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Hosts Webinars On Aquatic Invasive Critters; Vernal Pool Wetland Restoration; Plants That Burn! [PaEN]
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship, Due March 24
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- Scranton Times Editorial: A Reminder Of NE PA’s Natural Assets
-- Jan. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Ends Year Celebrating New Conservation Milestones, Including 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved [PaEN]
-- DailyLocal.com: Brandywine Conservancy Celebrates 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved
-- Natural Lands: New Garden Golf Course To Become Public Park In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 106-Acre Chester County Golf Course Is Becoming A Public Park
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. To Conserve Nearly 300 Acres On Moosic Mountain
-- Open Space Institute Support Secures More Than 1,000 Acres In Eastern PA For Clean Water, Carbon Storage
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 9 Online Program About Protecting Your Land With A Conservation Easement. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
-- Observer-Reporter: PA Master Naturalist Program Training Offered In Washington County
-- Greene County Messenger: BHE GT&S Energy Grant Supports Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited Glade Run Watershed Project
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Assn. Receives DCNR Grant Toward Schuylkill River Trail Work
-- Keep PA Beautiful, PalmettoPride Present Multi-State Litter Law Enforcement Study [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Community News & Resources: Sign Up For These Anti-Litter Programs; Land & Water Stewards; Road & Area Adoption Programs
-- Vista.Today: 2 West Chester Residents Win PA Parks & Forests Photo Contest
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Crows, Crows And More Crows Among Interesting Results Of Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-- Help Wanted: PA Environmental Council Communications Coordinator
-- Help Wanted: PA Resources Council Recycling Operations Coordinator
Federal Climate, Health Care Law
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why Solar Energy Is Set To Boom In The Pittsburgh Region
Climate
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why Solar Energy Is Set To Boom In The Pittsburgh Region
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Health Project Panel Warns Against Using Natural Gas For Hydrogen Hubs
-- U.S. EIA: Over The Last 20 Years, Natural Gas Displaced Most Coal-Fired Electric Generation In PA [From 2% Of Generation To 52% In 2021]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs
-- PennFuture Blog: What We Learned During Christmas Deep Freeze - You Can’t Rely On Natural Gas To Generate Electric Power When It’s Cold - By Rob Altenburg
-- 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]
-- Reuters: Winter Storm Elliot In December Hit Oil Production, Refinery Sites With Freeze-Ins, Equipment Failures
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Children Against Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emissions - By Moms Clean Air Force
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Three Decarbonization Pathways For PA: The Good, The Bad And The Most Likely - Ugly - By Ohio River Valley Institute
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Climate Summits Depend On Science & Hope - You Can Host A Youth Climate Summit In Your Community - By The Wild Center, NY
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Today’s Concerned Youth Can Make A Massive Impact On Climate Change, Here’s How - By The Wild Center, NY
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Pittsburgh Selects Sustainable Startups Among New Crop Of Innovative Businesses
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Feb. 15 Webinar On What Can PA Hope To Achieve Or Make Progress On Climate Issues This Year? 7:00 p.m.
-- The Center Square: Republican Rep. Jim Gregory, A Child Sexual Abuse Survivor, Asks Fellow Republicans To Unbundle Constitutional Amendments
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Lawmakers Revive Bill To Require Legislative Approval Of Economically Significant Regulations
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Bill Defrays Charging Station Cost For Electric Car Owners
-- UtilityDive: Constellation, NRG, Other Generators Urge FERC To Reject PJM’s Mid-Capacity Auction Rule Fix
-- UtilityDive: PJM Generator Average Interconnection Costs Soar 728%, Driven By Network Upgrades, DOE Lab
-- Financial Times: Michigan, Georgia, Ohio Have Stepped Up Efforts To Lure European Clean Energy Businesses
-- Bloomberg: Wind Turbines Taller Than The Statue Of Liberty Are Falling Over
-- The Guardian: How U.S. Transition To Electric Cars Threatens Environmental Havoc
-- The Economist: How Much Innovation Is Necessary To See Off Fossil Fuels? ‘No Miracles Needed’ [50th Anniversary Of First Oil Shock In 1973, There Have Been At Least 6 Major Shocks]
-- Bloomberg: Amazon Climate Disaster Could Cascade Across Earth, New Study Shows
Coal Mining
-- EPA Proposes To Deny Permission For Continued Operation Of 6 Coal Ash Disposal Areas, Including The Conemaugh Generating Station In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Ruling On Coal Ash Disposal Area Could Shutter Conemaugh Coal Power Plant Ahead Of Schedule
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Underground Mine Map Grant Program
-- Republican Herald: ‘PostHistory’ Depicts Coal Region History After King Coal Was Dethroned
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Knox Coal Mine Disaster Victims Remembered On Tragedy’s 64th Anniversary
-- Scranton Times: Knox Coal Mine Disaster Remembered After 64 Years
Compliance Action
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Air Pollution Violations $1.5 Million Penalty Settlement Finalized By Federal Court; Public Comments Provide ‘No Basis’ For Altering Decree
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Consent Decree Explained
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Appeals Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Title V Air Quality Permit Issued By Allegheny County
-- EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations [PaEN]
-- EPA Proposes To Deny Permission For Continued Operation Of 6 Coal Ash Disposal Areas, Including The Conemaugh Generating Station In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Ruling On Coal Ash Disposal Area Could Shutter Conemaugh Coal Power Plant Ahead Of Schedule
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Dept. Hits Contractors With $1.1 Million Fine For Illegal Asbestos Removal At Former Westinghouse Facility
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- KDKA: Washington County Country Club Fined For Chartiers Creek Fish Kill
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Landfills Cited For Smell After 230 Complaints
-- Keep PA Beautiful, PalmettoPride Present Multi-State Litter Law Enforcement Study [PaEN]
-- DEP Takes Action On 590 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducts 1,169 Inspections, Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Conservation Districts
-- York Conservation District Hosts March 2 Writing Your Own Manure Management Plan Workshop [PaEN]
Court Action
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
DCNR
-- Spotlight PA-Stephen Caruso: Gov. Shapiro on banning new leases for oil & gas drilling in state parks/forests: "At this time, we have no plans to change that."
-- DCNR: Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named 2023 River Of The Year
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Susquehanna River Takes Top Honors In Statewide Vote
-- Scranton Times Editorial: A Reminder Of NE PA’s Natural Assets
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- Jan. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Assn. Receives DCNR Grant Toward Schuylkill River Trail Work
-- NextPittsburgh: Embrace Winter On The Allegheny Front At Black Moshannon State Park, Clearfield County
-- PA Wilds Center, Leave No Trace Partner On Promoting Sustainable Tourism Practices In The Pennsylvania Wilds Region; Feb. 1 Webinar Set [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- Spotlight PA: How Communities In Northcentral PA Are Attempting To Preserve A Scarce Resource - Darkness [Includes Natural Gas Flaring]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Ends Year Celebrating New Conservation Milestones, Including 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved [PaEN]
-- DailyLocal.com: Brandywine Conservancy Celebrates 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved
-- Natural Lands: New Garden Golf Course To Become Public Park In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 106-Acre Chester County Golf Course Is Becoming A Public Park
-- Open Space Institute Support Secures More Than 1,000 Acres In Eastern PA For Clean Water, Carbon Storage
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 9 Online Program About Protecting Your Land With A Conservation Easement. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
-- Vista.Today: 2 West Chester Residents Win PA Parks & Forests Photo Contest
DEP
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- House Republicans Name Advocate For Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rep. Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era: Rep. Causer To Chair House Energy, Environmental Resource Committee
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Flaring Emissions Dominate Pollution From Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant Permit In Philadelphia Up For Renewal
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Underground Mine Map Grant Program
-- The Center Square: Republican Rep. Jim Gregory, A Child Sexual Abuse Survivor, Asks Fellow Republicans To Unbundle Constitutional Amendments
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Lawmakers Revive Bill To Require Legislative Approval Of Economically Significant Regulations
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- KDKA: Washington County Country Club Fined For Chartiers Creek Fish Kill
-- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Landfills Cited For Smell After 230 Complaints
-- AP: PA Passes PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Limit
-- TribLive: Local Water Systems Prepare To Deal With Stricter Regulations For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDailyNews: Huntingdon County Stream Restoration To Benefit From Growing Greener Grant
-- DEP Teaching Green: New PA Gateway To Green Education Hub; PA Digital Water Atlas; Grant; Programs; Much More! [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center News: Tracking Road Salt In Streams; Scouts From 12 Troops Tackle Merit Badge Program; Much More [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: DEP Explains - Environmental Complaints And Emergencies
-- DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit For Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units Up To 100 Million Btu/Hour; Benefits Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- DEP Takes Action On 590 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducts 1,169 Inspections, Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Deep Mine Safety
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Underground Mine Map Grant Program
Delaware River
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Feb. 8 Hearing, March 8 Business Meeting [PaEN]
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [PaEN]
DRBC
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Feb. 8 Hearing, March 8 Business Meeting [PaEN]
-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [PaEN]
Drinking Water
-- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN]
-- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities
-- Williamsport Sun Guess Essay: Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Water Quality At Home, Across Area - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper
-- WHYY: Philly Water Rates Could Soon Rise Under City Proposal
-- AP: PA Passes PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Limit
-- TribLive: Local Water Systems Prepare To Deal With Stricter Regulations For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Bucksco.Today: Game Commission Begins Testing Deer In Bucks County For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- EPA Announces Plans For Wastewater Regs, Studies, Including Limits For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ New Study For Nutrients
-- TribLive: Water Technology Company Evoqua To Be Acquired In $7.5 Billion Deal
Economic Development
-- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Flaring Emissions Dominate Pollution From Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Thousands Of Refinery Jobs Are At Risk [Including In PA] And Congress Or President Must Fix It - By John Bland, Boilermakers
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EV Battery Component Sales Drive Matthews International Growth
-- TribLive: Water Technology Company Evoqua To Be Acquired In $7.5 Billion Deal
-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Ranks 8th Among America’s Best Cities For Outdoor Enthusiasts
-- Scranton Times: Area Bike Shops See Strong Demand
-- Financial Times: Michigan, Georgia, Ohio Have Stepped Up Efforts To Lure European Clean Energy Businesses
-- PA Wilds Center, Leave No Trace Partner On Promoting Sustainable Tourism Practices In The Pennsylvania Wilds Region; Feb. 1 Webinar Set [PaEN]
Education
-- DEP Teaching Green: New PA Gateway To Green Education Hub; PA Digital Water Atlas; Grant; Programs; Much More! [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center News: Tracking Road Salt In Streams; Scouts From 12 Troops Tackle Merit Badge Program; Much More [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Hosts Webinars On Aquatic Invasive Critters; Vernal Pool Wetland Restoration; Plants That Burn! [PaEN]
-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [PaEN]
-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship, Due March 24
-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: National Weather Service In Pittsburgh: River Ice Spotters Needed To Keep Eye On Potential Flooding
-- York Conservation District Hosts March 2 Writing Your Own Manure Management Plan Workshop [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 9 Online Program About Protecting Your Land With A Conservation Easement. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
-- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN]
-- Shippensburg News-Chronicle: Stream Of Consciousness - What Is A Watershed? [Generated By ChatGPT - Even An A.I. Knows The Value Of Protecting Watersheds]
-- Game Commission: Watch Bears, Eagles, Snow Geese Around The Clock From Home Via Livestreams [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Warren Public Library To Host Bee-Focused Events In March
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- WaterNow Alliance Blog: Project Accelerator Comes To Southwest PA To Champion Sustainable, Innovate Watershed Solutions
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why Solar Energy Is Set To Boom In The Pittsburgh Region
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season
-- The Guardian: U.S. Renters Worry About Living With Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Concerns, Lack Choice Of Which Appliances To Use
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Children Against Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emissions - By Moms Clean Air Force
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Three Decarbonization Pathways For PA: The Good, The Bad And The Most Likely - Ugly - By Ohio River Valley Institute
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Feb. 15 Webinar On What Can PA Hope To Achieve Or Make Progress On Climate Issues This Year? 7:00 p.m.
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Climate Summits Depend On Science & Hope - You Can Host A Youth Climate Summit In Your Community - By The Wild Center, NY
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Today’s Concerned Youth Can Make A Massive Impact On Climate Change, Here’s How - By The Wild Center, NY
-- EPA Proposes To Deny Permission For Continued Operation Of 6 Coal Ash Disposal Areas, Including The Conemaugh Generating Station In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Ruling On Coal Ash Disposal Area Could Shutter Conemaugh Coal Power Plant Ahead Of Schedule
-- Republican Herald: ‘PostHistory’ Depicts Coal Region History After King Coal Was Dethroned
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Knox Coal Mine Disaster Victims Remembered On Tragedy’s 64th Anniversary
-- Scranton Times: Knox Coal Mine Disaster Remembered After 64 Years
-- Williamsport Sun Guess Essay: Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Water Quality At Home, Across Area - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper
-- Observer-Reporter: PA Master Naturalist Program Training Offered In Washington County
-- Vista.Today: 2 West Chester Residents Win PA Parks & Forests Photo Contest
-- Spotlight PA: How Communities In Northcentral PA Are Attempting To Preserve A Scarce Resource - Darkness [Includes Natural Gas Flaring]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Hiking, Fishing, History: 8 Places To Explore In PA’s Great Outdoors
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - 340 Species Of Birds Leave North America In Winter
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Crows, Crows And More Crows Among Interesting Results Of Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: In Allegheny County, Bald Eagles Sprucing Up Their Nests Before Mating
-- WITF: How To See The Snow Goose Migration At Middle Creek Wildlife Area In Lancaster County
-- Erie Times: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Eagle Nesting Season On Presque Isle State Park
-- NYT: In Texas Oil/Natural Gas Country, A Pair Of Strong Earthquakes Were Part Of A Surge In Seismic Activity Related To Oil And Natural Gas Production
-- The Economist: How Much Innovation Is Necessary To See Off Fossil Fuels? ‘No Miracles Needed’ [50th Anniversary Of First Oil Shock In 1973, There Have Been At Least 6 Major Shocks]
Emergency Response
-- E&E News: Natural Gas Pipelines Explode - How Far Away Is Enough To Survive? [National Transportation Safety Board Says Current Blast Zone Significantly Underestimates The Danger]
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: PA Emergency Workers Deployed To California Disaster For Flood And Landslide Assistance
-- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season
-- DEP Blog: DEP Explains - Environmental Complaints And Emergencies
-- DEP Takes Action On 590 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducts 1,169 Inspections, Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
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]
-- House Republicans Name Advocate For Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rep. Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era: Rep. Causer To Chair House Energy, Environmental Resource Committee
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- Warren Times: Gasoline Prices Rise Throughout Western PA
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National - $3.51, Pennsylvania - $3.79
-- TribLive: Oil Prices, Refinery Issues Contribute To Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says
-- Reuters: Oil Prices Settle Lower On Stronger Supply Outlook
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Expert Says Price Of Natural Gas Will Soar Again When Freeport, Texas LNG Export Plant Restarts
-- Reuters: Freeport, Texas LNG Natural Gas Export Plant Gets OK To Take Early Steps To Restart
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Price Falls Below $3 For First Time Since May 2021
-- Baker Hughes Natural Gas Drill Rigs By State - PA Has 22
-- U.S. EIA: Over The Last 20 Years, Natural Gas Displaced Most Coal-Fired Electric Generation In PA [From 2% Of Generation To 52% In 2021]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs
-- PennFuture Blog: What We Learned During Christmas Deep Freeze - You Can’t Rely On Natural Gas To Generate Electric Power When It’s Cold - By Rob Altenburg
-- 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]
-- Reuters: Winter Storm Elliot In December Hit Oil Production, Refinery Sites With Freeze-Ins, Equipment Failures
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: CNX Natural Gas Will Continue Stock Buyback Program Which Already Spent $868 Million: ‘And We’re Potentially Just Getting Started’ [DEP Compliance Database Shows CNX had 214 environmental violations over last 2 years, including abandoning wells without plugging them]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX To See Return To Normal Natural Gas Production This Year After failure Of Well In Central PA
-- Scranton Times: UGI Files Request To Raise Electric Rates Again
-- MCall: PPL Electric Customers Seeing Shocking Bill Increases; Here’s What The Company Says Is To Blame
-- Scranton Times: PPL Customers Shocked By Sky-High Electric Bills
-- Citizens Voice: PPL Customers Suspect They Were Overbilled
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Consumers Ripped Off By PPL, Abandoned By PUC
-- Spotlight PA: How PA Homeowners Can Apply For Utility And Mortgage Assistance
National/International
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Extends Weekly Loss With Eyes On Weather, Texas LNG Export Plant Might Resume Shipments
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Rebound After Slump With Asia Demand In Focus
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Slip Again As Ample Supplies Help To Soften Crisis
-- Reuters: Texas LNG Plant Repairs Complete After Explosion, Seeks To Restart Some Operations
-- Financial Times: Oil Market Braces For Fresh Turmoil As EU Prepares To Cut Off Russian Diesel
-- Bloomberg: Big Oil/Natural Gas Face Headwinds After Record $199 Billion Profit Haul
-- Financial Times: Big Oil/Natural Gas Profit Juggernaut On Pace To Slow But Not Stop
-- Bloomberg: Chevron Posts Record 2022 Profit, Bolstering $75 Billion Stock Buyback Plan
Energy
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- House Republicans Name Advocate For Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rep. Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era: Rep. Causer To Chair House Energy, Environmental Resource Committee
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why Solar Energy Is Set To Boom In The Pittsburgh Region
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Health Project Panel Warns Against Using Natural Gas For Hydrogen Hubs
-- U.S. EIA: Over The Last 20 Years, Natural Gas Displaced Most Coal-Fired Electric Generation In PA [From 2% Of Generation To 52% In 2021]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs
-- PennFuture Blog: What We Learned During Christmas Deep Freeze - You Can’t Rely On Natural Gas To Generate Electric Power When It’s Cold - By Rob Altenburg
-- 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]
-- Reuters: Winter Storm Elliot In December Hit Oil Production, Refinery Sites With Freeze-Ins, Equipment Failures
-- WJAC: Environmentalists Question Elk County Crypto-Mining Proposal: ‘Nobody Heats Their Home With Crypto’
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National - $3.51, Pennsylvania - $3.79
-- TribLive: Oil Prices, Refinery Issues Contribute To Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says
-- Reuters: Oil Prices Settle Lower On Stronger Supply Outlook
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Expert Says Price Of Natural Gas Will Soar Again When Freeport, Texas LNG Export Plant Restarts
-- Reuters: Freeport, Texas LNG Natural Gas Export Plant Gets OK To Take Early Steps To Restart
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Price Falls Below $3 For First Time Since May 2021
-- Baker Hughes Natural Gas Drill Rigs By State - PA Has 22
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: CNX Natural Gas Will Continue Stock Buyback Program Which Already Spent $868 Million: ‘And We’re Potentially Just Getting Started’ [DEP Compliance Database Shows CNX had 214 environmental violations over last 2 years, including abandoning wells without plugging them]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX To See Return To Normal Natural Gas Production This Year After failure Of Well In Central PA
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Children Against Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emissions - By Moms Clean Air Force
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Three Decarbonization Pathways For PA: The Good, The Bad And The Most Likely - Ugly - By Ohio River Valley Institute
-- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season
-- Scranton Times: UGI Files Request To Raise Electric Rates Again
-- MCall: PPL Electric Customers Seeing Shocking Bill Increases; Here’s What The Company Says Is To Blame
-- Scranton Times: PPL Customers Shocked By Sky-High Electric Bills
-- PennLive: PPL Says It Fixed Problems That Led To Shocking Bills For Electricity Customers
-- Spotlight PA: How PA Homeowners Can Apply For Utility And Mortgage Assistance
-- UtilityDive: Constellation, NRG, Other Generators Urge FERC To Reject PJM’s Mid-Capacity Auction Rule Fix
-- UtilityDive: PJM Generator Average Interconnection Costs Soar 728%, Driven By Network Upgrades, DOE Lab
-- Bloomberg: Wind Turbines Taller Than The Statue Of Liberty Are Falling Over
-- The Economist: How Much Innovation Is Necessary To See Off Fossil Fuels? ‘No Miracles Needed’ [50th Anniversary Of First Oil Shock In 1973, There Have Been At Least 6 Major Shocks]
Environmental Health
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Health Project Panel Warns Against Using Natural Gas For Hydrogen Hubs
-- U.S. EIA: Over The Last 20 Years, Natural Gas Displaced Most Coal-Fired Electric Generation In PA [From 2% Of Generation To 52% In 2021]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs
-- PennFuture Blog: What We Learned During Christmas Deep Freeze - You Can’t Rely On Natural Gas To Generate Electric Power When It’s Cold - By Rob Altenburg
-- 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]
-- Reuters: Winter Storm Elliot In December Hit Oil Production, Refinery Sites With Freeze-Ins, Equipment Failures
-- E&E News: Natural Gas Pipelines Explode - How Far Away Is Enough To Survive? [National Transportation Safety Board Says Current Blast Zone Significantly Underestimates The Danger]
-- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season
-- The Guardian: U.S. Renters Worry About Living With Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Concerns, Lack Choice Of Which Appliances To Use
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Thousands Of Refinery Jobs Are At Risk [Including In PA] And Congress Or President Must Fix It - By John Bland, Boilermakers
-- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant Permit In Philadelphia Up For Renewal
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- KDKA: Washington County Country Club Fined For Chartiers Creek Fish Kill
-- Erie Times: Erie County’s Lyme Disease Cases Decline In 2022 After Record-High Year
-- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities
-- AP: PA Passes PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Limit
-- TribLive: Local Water Systems Prepare To Deal With Stricter Regulations For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Bucksco.Today: Game Commission Begins Testing Deer In Bucks County For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- EPA Announces Plans For Wastewater Regs, Studies, Including Limits For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ New Study For Nutrients
Environmental Heritage
-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Hiking, Fishing, History: 8 Places To Explore In PA’s Great Outdoors
-- Republican Herald: ‘PostHistory’ Depicts Coal Region History After King Coal Was Dethroned
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Knox Coal Mine Disaster Victims Remembered On Tragedy’s 64th Anniversary
-- Scranton Times: Knox Coal Mine Disaster Remembered After 64 Years
EPA
-- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Officials Question EPA Safety Standards Surrounding Fmr Exide Site
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Children Against Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emissions - By Moms Clean Air Force
-- EPA Proposes To Deny Permission For Continued Operation Of 6 Coal Ash Disposal Areas, Including The Conemaugh Generating Station In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Ruling On Coal Ash Disposal Area Could Shutter Conemaugh Coal Power Plant Ahead Of Schedule
-- EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Thousands Of Refinery Jobs Are At Risk [Including In PA] And Congress Or President Must Fix It - By John Bland, Boilermakers
-- EPA Announces Plans For Wastewater Regs, Studies, Including Limits For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ New Study For Nutrients
Farming
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- USDA NRCS Accepting Applications For Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production Grants, March 27 Deadline
-- York Conservation District Hosts March 2 Writing Your Own Manure Management Plan Workshop [PaEN]
Fish & Boating Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Summary Of Actions At Jan. 23 Board Meeting
-- BucksCo.Today: Fish & Boat Commission Authorizes Grant To Remove Spring Garden Dam On Neshaminy Creek
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: New Senate Game & Fisheries Committee Chair Looks To Improve Hunting, Fishing Opportunities In PA
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- KDKA: Washington County Country Club Fined For Chartiers Creek Fish Kill
Flooding
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: National Weather Service In Pittsburgh: River Ice Spotters Needed To Keep Eye On Potential Flooding
Forests
-- Spotlight PA-Stephen Caruso: Gov. Shapiro on banning new leases for oil & gas drilling in state parks/forests: "At this time, we have no plans to change that."
-- DCNR: Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named 2023 River Of The Year
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Susquehanna River Takes Top Honors In Statewide Vote
-- Scranton Times Editorial: A Reminder Of NE PA’s Natural Assets
-- Jan. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Environmental Grants [PaEN]
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDailyNews: Huntingdon County Stream Restoration To Benefit From Growing Greener Grant
-- Scranton Times: Sweet Arrow Lake To Host Tree Seedling Sale
-- Inquirer: Philly’s Firewood Suppliers Have A Tough Job, But They Love To Do It
-- Vista.Today: 2 West Chester Residents Win PA Parks & Forests Photo Contest
-- Bloomberg: Amazon Climate Disaster Could Cascade Across Earth, New Study Shows
Game Commission
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: New Senate Game & Fisheries Committee Chair Looks To Improve Hunting, Fishing Opportunities In PA
-- Bucksco.Today: Game Commission Begins Testing Deer In Bucks County For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Game Commission: Watch Bears, Eagles, Snow Geese Around The Clock From Home Via Livestreams [PaEN]
-- WITF: How To See The Snow Goose Migration At Middle Creek Wildlife Area In Lancaster County
Geologic Hazards
-- NYT: In Texas Oil/Natural Gas Country, A Pair Of Strong Earthquakes Were Part Of A Surge In Seismic Activity Related To Oil And Natural Gas Production
Grants/Funding
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Environmental Grants [PaEN]
-- Greene County Messenger: BHE GT&S Energy Grant Supports Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited Glade Run Watershed Project
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDailyNews: Huntingdon County Stream Restoration To Benefit From Growing Greener Grant
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Assn. Receives DCNR Grant Toward Schuylkill River Trail Work
-- USDA NRCS Accepting Applications For Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production Grants, March 27 Deadline
-- Spotlight PA: How PA Homeowners Can Apply For Utility And Mortgage Assistance
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Underground Mine Map Grant Program
Green Infrastructure
-- Spotlight PA-Stephen Caruso: Gov. Shapiro on banning new leases for oil & gas drilling in state parks/forests: "At this time, we have no plans to change that."
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named 2023 River Of The Year
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Susquehanna River Takes Top Honors In Statewide Vote
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Environmental Grants [PaEN]
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDailyNews: Huntingdon County Stream Restoration To Benefit From Growing Greener Grant
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- Scranton Times: Sweet Arrow Lake To Host Tree Seedling Sale
-- Shippensburg News-Chronicle: Stream Of Consciousness - What Is A Watershed? [Generated By ChatGPT - Even An A.I. Knows The Value Of Protecting Watersheds]
-- PA Wilds Center, Leave No Trace Partner On Promoting Sustainable Tourism Practices In The Pennsylvania Wilds Region; Feb. 1 Webinar Set [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Ends Year Celebrating New Conservation Milestones, Including 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved [PaEN]
-- DailyLocal.com: Brandywine Conservancy Celebrates 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved
-- Natural Lands: New Garden Golf Course To Become Public Park In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 106-Acre Chester County Golf Course Is Becoming A Public Park
-- Open Space Institute Support Secures More Than 1,000 Acres In Eastern PA For Clean Water, Carbon Storage
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. To Conserve Nearly 300 Acres On Moosic Mountain
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 9 Online Program About Protecting Your Land With A Conservation Easement. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
-- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Assn. Receives DCNR Grant Toward Schuylkill River Trail Work
-- Observer-Reporter: PA Master Naturalist Program Training Offered In Washington County
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Officials Question EPA Safety Standards Surrounding Fmr Exide Site
Hazardous Substances
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Health Project Panel Warns Against Using Natural Gas For Hydrogen Hubs
-- U.S. EIA: Over The Last 20 Years, Natural Gas Displaced Most Coal-Fired Electric Generation In PA [From 2% Of Generation To 52% In 2021]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs
-- PennFuture Blog: What We Learned During Christmas Deep Freeze - You Can’t Rely On Natural Gas To Generate Electric Power When It’s Cold - By Rob Altenburg
-- 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]
-- Reuters: Winter Storm Elliot In December Hit Oil Production, Refinery Sites With Freeze-Ins, Equipment Failures
-- E&E News: Natural Gas Pipelines Explode - How Far Away Is Enough To Survive? [National Transportation Safety Board Says Current Blast Zone Significantly Underestimates The Danger]
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season
-- The Guardian: U.S. Renters Worry About Living With Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Concerns, Lack Choice Of Which Appliances To Use
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Thousands Of Refinery Jobs Are At Risk [Including In PA] And Congress Or President Must Fix It - By John Bland, Boilermakers
-- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant Permit In Philadelphia Up For Renewal
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- KDKA: Washington County Country Club Fined For Chartiers Creek Fish Kill
-- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities
-- AP: PA Passes PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Limit
-- TribLive: Local Water Systems Prepare To Deal With Stricter Regulations For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- EPA Announces Plans For Wastewater Regs, Studies, Including Limits For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ New Study For Nutrients
-- Bucksco.Today: Game Commission Begins Testing Deer In Bucks County For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: PA Environmental Council Communications Coordinator
-- Help Wanted: PA Resources Council Recycling Operations Coordinator
Land Conservation
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Ends Year Celebrating New Conservation Milestones, Including 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved [PaEN]
-- DailyLocal.com: Brandywine Conservancy Celebrates 70,000 Acres Permanently Preserved
-- Natural Lands: New Garden Golf Course To Become Public Park In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 106-Acre Chester County Golf Course Is Becoming A Public Park
-- Open Space Institute Support Secures More Than 1,000 Acres In Eastern PA For Clean Water, Carbon Storage
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. To Conserve Nearly 300 Acres On Moosic Mountain
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Boy Scouts Selling Of Storied Camps Under Pressure From Sex Abuse Claims, Bankruptcy And Locals Are Worried
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 9 Online Program About Protecting Your Land With A Conservation Easement. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
-- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds
-- Observer-Reporter: PA Master Naturalist Program Training Offered In Washington County
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Keep PA Beautiful, PalmettoPride Present Multi-State Litter Law Enforcement Study [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Community News & Resources: Sign Up For These Anti-Litter Programs; Land & Water Stewards; Road & Area Adoption Programs
Oil & Gas
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit For Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units Up To 100 Million Btu/Hour; Benefits Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- House Republicans Name Advocate For Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rep. Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee [PaEN]
-- PUC: Act 13 Per Well Drilling Impact Fee To Increase For Calendar Year 2022 Nearly 28% For Unconventional Shale Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Health Project Panel Warns Against Using Natural Gas For Hydrogen Hubs
-- WJAC: Environmentalists Question Elk County Crypto-Mining Proposal: ‘Nobody Heats Their Home With Crypto’
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National - $3.51, Pennsylvania - $3.79
-- TribLive: Oil Prices, Refinery Issues Contribute To Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says
-- Reuters: Oil Prices Settle Lower On Stronger Supply Outlook
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Expert Says Price Of Natural Gas Will Soar Again When Freeport, Texas LNG Export Plant Restarts
-- Reuters: Freeport, Texas LNG Natural Gas Export Plant Gets OK To Take Early Steps To Restart
-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Price Falls Below $3 For First Time Since May 2021
-- Baker Hughes Natural Gas Drill Rigs By State - PA Has 22
-- U.S. EIA: Over The Last 20 Years, Natural Gas Displaced Most Coal-Fired Electric Generation In PA [From 2% Of Generation To 52% In 2021]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs
-- PennFuture Blog: What We Learned During Christmas Deep Freeze - You Can’t Rely On Natural Gas To Generate Electric Power When It’s Cold - By Rob Altenburg
-- 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]
-- Reuters: Winter Storm Elliot In December Hit Oil Production, Refinery Sites With Freeze-Ins, Equipment Failures
-- Spotlight PA-Stephen Caruso: Gov. Shapiro on banning new leases for oil & gas drilling in state parks/forests: "At this time, we have no plans to change that."
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Flaring Emissions Dominate Pollution From Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Feb. 1 Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit For Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units Up To 100 Million Btu/Hour; Benefits Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: EPA Must Protect Our Children Against Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emissions - By Moms Clean Air Force
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Thousands Of Refinery Jobs Are At Risk [Including In PA] And Congress Or President Must Fix It - By John Bland, Boilermakers
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: CNX Natural Gas Will Continue Stock Buyback Program Which Already Spent $868 Million: ‘And We’re Potentially Just Getting Started’ [DEP Compliance Database Shows CNX had 214 environmental violations over last 2 years, including abandoning wells without plugging them]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX To See Return To Normal Natural Gas Production This Year After failure Of Well In Central PA
-- UGI Urges Natural Gas Customers To Recognize Signs Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Fuel-Burning Appliances During Heating Season
-- The Guardian: U.S. Renters Worry About Living With Natural Gas Stoves Amid Health Concerns, Lack Choice Of Which Appliances To Use
-- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant Permit In Philadelphia Up For Renewal
-- CNX Pilot Project To Use Heat From Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Stations To Generate Energy
-- The Economist: How Much Innovation Is Necessary To See Off Fossil Fuels? ‘No Miracles Needed’ [50th Anniversary Of First Oil Shock In 1973, There Have Been At Least 6 Major Shocks]
-- NYT: In Texas Oil/Natural Gas Country, A Pair Of Strong Earthquakes Were Part Of A Surge In Seismic Activity Related To Oil And Natural Gas Production
-- Bloomberg: Big Oil/Natural Gas Face Headwinds After Record $199 Billion Profit Haul
-- Financial Times: Big Oil/Natural Gas Profit Juggernaut On Pace To Slow But Not Stop
-- Bloomberg: Chevron Posts Record 2022 Profit, Bolstering $75 Billion Stock Buyback Plan
Pipelines
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- E&E News: Natural Gas Pipelines Explode - How Far Away Is Enough To Survive? [National Transportation Safety Board Says Current Blast Zone Significantly Underestimates The Danger]
-- CNX Pilot Project To Use Heat From Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Stations To Generate Energy
Permitting
-- DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit For Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units Up To 100 Million Btu/Hour; Benefits Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- WJAC: Environmentalists Question Elk County Crypto-Mining Proposal: ‘Nobody Heats Their Home With Crypto’
-- WHYY: SEPTA Natural Gas Power Plant Permit In Philadelphia Up For Renewal
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- MCall: Grand Central Landfill Recycling Center, Route 309 Truck Terminals Raise Traffic Concerns
-- DEP Takes Action On 590 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducts 1,169 Inspections, Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Public Participation
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Feb. 8 Hearing, March 8 Business Meeting [PaEN]
PUC
-- PUC: Act 13 Per Well Drilling Impact Fee To Increase For Calendar Year 2022 Nearly 28% For Unconventional Shale Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- U.S. EIA: Over The Last 20 Years, Natural Gas Displaced Most Coal-Fired Electric Generation In PA [From 2% Of Generation To 52% In 2021]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs
-- PennFuture Blog: What We Learned During Christmas Deep Freeze - You Can’t Rely On Natural Gas To Generate Electric Power When It’s Cold - By Rob Altenburg
-- 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]
-- Reuters: Winter Storm Elliot In December Hit Oil Production, Refinery Sites With Freeze-Ins, Equipment Failures
-- Scranton Times: UGI Files Request To Raise Electric Rates Again
-- MCall: PPL Electric Customers Seeing Shocking Bill Increases; Here’s What The Company Says Is To Blame
-- Scranton Times: PPL Customers Shocked By Sky-High Electric Bills
-- Citizens Voice: PPL Customers Suspect They Were Overbilled
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Consumers Ripped Off By PPL, Abandoned By PUC
-- PennLive: PPL Says It Fixed Problems That Led To Shocking Bills For Electricity Customers
-- Spotlight PA: How PA Homeowners Can Apply For Utility And Mortgage Assistance
-- WHYY: Philly Water Rates Could Soon Rise Under City Proposal
Recreation
-- Spotlight PA-Stephen Caruso: Gov. Shapiro on banning new leases for oil & gas drilling in state parks/forests: "At this time, we have no plans to change that."
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- DCNR: Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named 2023 River Of The Year
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Susquehanna River Takes Top Honors In Statewide Vote
-- DCNR Blog: A Landscape Approach To Conservation, Creating Economic Opportunity; New Video Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Video: Pennsylvania’s Landscape Conservation Program
-- Scranton Times Editorial: A Reminder Of NE PA’s Natural Assets
-- Jan. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds Center, Leave No Trace Partner On Promoting Sustainable Tourism Practices In The Pennsylvania Wilds Region; Feb. 1 Webinar Set [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Ranks 8th Among America’s Best Cities For Outdoor Enthusiasts
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Hiking, Fishing, History: 8 Places To Explore In PA’s Great Outdoors
-- Scranton Times: Area Bike Shops See Strong Demand
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Assn. Receives DCNR Grant Toward Schuylkill River Trail Work
-- Post-Gazette: Short Section Of Great Allegheny Passage/Three Rivers Heritage Trail To Close Wednesday For Project
-- TribLive: Penn Hills Selects Firm To Design VOPP Bike/Walking Trail
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Spend $2.6 Million On Playground Projects In Schenley Park, Lincoln Place
-- NextPittsburgh: Embrace Winter On The Allegheny Front At Black Moshannon State Park, Clearfield County
-- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds
-- Erie Times: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Eagle Nesting Season On Presque Isle State Park
-- Vista.Today: 2 West Chester Residents Win PA Parks & Forests Photo Contest
-- Spotlight PA: How Communities In Northcentral PA Are Attempting To Preserve A Scarce Resource - Darkness [Includes Natural Gas Flaring]
Recycling/Waste
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
-- EPA Proposes To Deny Permission For Continued Operation Of 6 Coal Ash Disposal Areas, Including The Conemaugh Generating Station In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: EPA Ruling On Coal Ash Disposal Area Could Shutter Conemaugh Coal Power Plant Ahead Of Schedule
-- DEP Bans Sale Of Electronic Devices Made By AWOW Tech For Not Complying With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Program Broken [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Landfills Cited For Smell After 230 Complaints
-- MCall: Grand Central Landfill Recycling Center, Route 309 Truck Terminals Raise Traffic Concerns
-- PA Capital-Star: Investing In The Circular Economy - Gisele Fetterman Meant The Free Store To Be A 5-Year Project, It’s Now 10 Years Old
-- Help Wanted: PA Resources Council Recycling Operations Coordinator
Regulations
-- Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Manufacturers Ask Legislators For Help: ‘We See Natural Gas As The DNA Of Improving Manufacturing In Appalachia’
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]
-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Natural Gas Wells Over 5 Years, Ignored State Law, DEP Report Says
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Blog: DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Culture Of Noncompliance Not Likely To Change Soon, More Resources, Updated Regulations Needed
-- Environmental Health News: What Happens If The Largest Owner Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In The U.S. [Diversified Energy] Goes Bankrupt?
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network Promote Natural Gas Despite Known Health Risks
-- Senate Republicans Urge Gov. Shapiro To Take Steps ‘Immediately’ To Repeal Final Reg. Limiting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI] [PaEN]
-- AP: PA Passes PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Limit
-- TribLive: Local Water Systems Prepare To Deal With Stricter Regulations For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- The Center Square: Republican Rep. Jim Gregory, A Child Sexual Abuse Survivor, Asks Fellow Republicans To Unbundle Constitutional Amendments
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Lawmakers Revive Bill To Require Legislative Approval Of Economically Significant Regulations
Renewable Energy
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why Solar Energy Is Set To Boom In The Pittsburgh Region
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Three Decarbonization Pathways For PA: The Good, The Bad And The Most Likely - Ugly - By Ohio River Valley Institute
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Climate Summits Depend On Science & Hope - You Can Host A Youth Climate Summit In Your Community - By The Wild Center, NY
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Today’s Concerned Youth Can Make A Massive Impact On Climate Change, Here’s How - By The Wild Center, NY
-- UtilityDive: Constellation, NRG, Other Generators Urge FERC To Reject PJM’s Mid-Capacity Auction Rule Fix
-- UtilityDive: PJM Generator Average Interconnection Costs Soar 728%, Driven By Network Upgrades, DOE Lab
-- Bloomberg: Wind Turbines Taller Than The Statue Of Liberty Are Falling Over
-- Financial Times: Michigan, Georgia, Ohio Have Stepped Up Efforts To Lure European Clean Energy Businesses
Schuylkill River
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Assn. Receives DCNR Grant Toward Schuylkill River Trail Work
Stormwater
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Environmental Grants [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- WaterNow Alliance Blog: Project Accelerator Comes To Southwest PA To Champion Sustainable, Innovate Watershed Solutions
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDailyNews: Huntingdon County Stream Restoration To Benefit From Growing Greener Grant
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- Scranton Times: Sweet Arrow Lake To Host Tree Seedling Sale
Susquehanna River
-- DCNR: Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named 2023 River Of The Year
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Susquehanna River Takes Top Honors In Statewide Vote
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun Guess Essay: Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Water Quality At Home, Across Area - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper
Sustainability
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Pittsburgh Selects Sustainable Startups Among New Crop Of Innovative Businesses
-- PA Wilds Center, Leave No Trace Partner On Promoting Sustainable Tourism Practices In The Pennsylvania Wilds Region; Feb. 1 Webinar Set [PaEN]
Water Resources
-- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
-- EPA Announces Plans For Wastewater Regs, Studies, Including Limits For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ New Study For Nutrients
Watershed Protection
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Environmental Grants [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Susquehanna River North Branch Named 2023 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named 2023 River Of The Year
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Susquehanna River Takes Top Honors In Statewide Vote
-- Damascus Citizens For Sustainability Files Lawsuit Challenging The Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Wastewater Rule Generally And For Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Creating Widespread Pollution [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Results Of PA In The Balance Ag Conference; Leadership Change At DEP, State Conservation Commission; Grants Announced; Much More [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Post-Construction Stormwater Management Manual [PaEN]
-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University [PaEN]
-- WaterNow Alliance Blog: Project Accelerator Comes To Southwest PA To Champion Sustainable, Innovate Watershed Solutions
-- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use [PaEN]
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Feb. 8 Hearing, March 8 Business Meeting [PaEN]
-- Natural Lands: New Garden Golf Course To Become Public Park In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 106-Acre Chester County Golf Course Is Becoming A Public Park
-- BucksCo.Today: Fish & Boat Commission Authorizes Grant To Remove Spring Garden Dam On Neshaminy Creek
-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership To Use Growing Greener Grant To Improve Stormwater Management At Congregation Adath Jeshurun In Elkins Park, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now [PaEN]
-- HuntingdonDailyNews: Huntingdon County Stream Restoration To Benefit From Growing Greener Grant
-- Shippensburg News-Chronicle: Stream Of Consciousness - What Is A Watershed? [Generated By ChatGPT - Even An A.I. Knows The Value Of Protecting Watersheds]
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Tree Fund Helps Plant Trees
-- York Conservation District Hosts March 2 Writing Your Own Manure Management Plan Workshop [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Sweet Arrow Lake To Host Tree Seedling Sale
-- Greene County Messenger: BHE GT&S Energy Grant Supports Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited Glade Run Watershed Project
-- Williamsport Sun Guess Essay: Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Water Quality At Home, Across Area - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper
-- Observer-Reporter: PA Master Naturalist Program Training Offered In Washington County
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Wildlife
-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Summary Of Actions At Jan. 23 Board Meeting
-- BucksCo.Today: Fish & Boat Commission Authorizes Grant To Remove Spring Garden Dam On Neshaminy Creek
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: New Senate Game & Fisheries Committee Chair Looks To Improve Hunting, Fishing Opportunities In PA
-- Game Commission: Watch Bears, Eagles, Snow Geese Around The Clock From Home Via Livestreams [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Hiking, Fishing, History: 8 Places To Explore In PA’s Great Outdoors
-- Bob Donnan’s Blog: DEP Finds Valley Brook Country Club Responsible For Pesticide Runoff Causing 7-Mile Long Fish Kill In Chartiers Creek, Washington County
-- KDKA: Washington County Country Club Fined For Chartiers Creek Fish Kill
-- Bucksco.Today: Game Commission Begins Testing Deer In Bucks County For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Greene County Messenger: BHE GT&S Energy Grant Supports Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited Glade Run Watershed Project
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Crows, Crows And More Crows Among Interesting Results Of Audubon Christmas Bird Count
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: In Allegheny County, Bald Eagles Sprucing Up Their Nests Before Mating
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - 340 Species Of Birds Leave North America In Winter
-- WITF: How To See The Snow Goose Migration At Middle Creek Wildlife Area In Lancaster County
-- Erie Times: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Eagle Nesting Season On Presque Isle State Park
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- Erie Times: Erie County’s Lyme Disease Cases Decline In 2022 After Record-High Year
Opportunities
-- Help Wanted: PA Environmental Council Communications Coordinator
-- Help Wanted: PA Resources Council Recycling Operations Coordinator
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[Posted: January 29, 2023]
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