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[Posted: February 12, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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Gov. Shapiro

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Gov. Shapiro’s Plan To Make Govt. More Accountable Is A Model For Others

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: A Bureaucratic Reform Could Transform PA Government

-- Spotlight PA: Tracking Gov. Shapiro’s Biggest Campaign Promises

Senate/House

-- City & State PA: House Speaker Says House Will Vote On Rules, Reforms Feb. 21

-- WITF: House Speaker Pledges To Ready House Rules By Month’s End

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Democrats Take Back PA House, But Leadership Drama Set To Begin Anew

-- Inquirer: Democrats Officially Control The PA House, Now Will They Be Able To Govern?

-- AP: Democrats Win Control Of PA House With Special Election Victories

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Democrats Sweep Special Elections, Affirming First PA House Majority In 12 Years

-- TribLive Editorial: Government And Media Need To Serve The People

Environment/Energy Issues

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Says Energy Infrastructure Permits Should Be Automatically Approved If Agencies Don’t Review Them In Time

-- EnergyWire: Energy Companies Are Racing To Build New Energy Infrastructure-- LNG Terminals, Pipelines-- Before Federal Regulations Are Updated

-- TribLive Editorial: Government And Media Need To Serve The People

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Looks At Future Of Power After Close Call With Rolling Blackouts In December [Role Of Green Energy]

-- Senate Environmental, Consumer Protection Committees To Hold Feb. 27 Hearing On Grid Reliability And Winter Storm Elliot  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw (R) Guest Essay Supports Exporting PA Natural Gas Thru Philadelphia LNG Terminal  [Ukraine War Taught Us LNG Exports Mean Higher Prices For PA Consumers ]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Movement To Halt Use Of Carbon Fuels To Blame For Christmas Electric Grid Problems - By Sen. Augment (R)  [Actually Not According To PJM, Natural Gas Froze And Wasn’t Available]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas/Coal Advocates Say Reliability Of Supply Will Help Price  [Rep. Kail (R)  State Govt. Needs To ‘Stay Out Of The Way,’ Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennan: ‘Red Tape’ Skyrockets Energy Costs In PA Say Natural Gas Advocates [Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- PUC Approves 48.9% Increase In Natural Gas Charges By Leatherstocking Gas Company In Susquehanna & Bradford Counties [The Heart Of Shale Gas Drilling In PA]  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

-- AP: Firm: Faulty Weld, Pressure At A Bend In Keystone Pipeline Led To Kansas Oil Spill; Cost Of Cleanup Now At $480 Million

--House Democratic Policy Committee Spotlights Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory For Green Construction, Energy Efficiency Innovation  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: PA Lawmaker Wants To Expand Access To Solar Energy Options

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Working On Bill For Stream Maintenance

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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-- 55 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

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh-Area Auto Shredder To Reduce Pollution, Fumes, Dust After EPA Order

-- Erie Times: EPA Lawsuit Over Ethylene Oxide Could Force Changes At Erie Sterilizing Plant

-- Penn State Researcher Gets $2 Million Grant To Test Feed Additives’ Effect On Methane Emissions Reductions From Cows 

Alternative Fuels

-- Erie Times: The Electric Vehicle Revolution Brings Environmental Uncertainty At Every Turn

Awards & Recognition

-- WeConservePA To Recognize Karen Martynick & David Shields With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Awards  [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Winners Of 2022 Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Recognized [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: April 1 Spring Growers Meeting

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Interior Secretary Visits Pittsburgh Area To Tout Federal Oil & Gas Well Plugging Money, Though PA Companies Are Still Abandoning Wells, Legislation Thwarted Attempt To Increase Plugging Bonds

-- EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Start New Superfund Cleanups In Berks, Jefferson Counties  [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

Federal Rescue Plan Funding

-- Williamsport Sun: Nearly $1.5 Million In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds Going To Lycoming County Water, Sewer Projects

Budget

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

Chesapeake Bay

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Seeking Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Grants  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: State Agricultural Conservation Assistance Programs Offers Farmers Environmental Benefits

-- Rodale Institute Accepting Applications For Small-Scale Organic Micro-Grants For Farmers Who Are Black, Indigenous, Or People Of Color  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Wildlife Habitats On Farms; Livestaking Webinars/Workshops; More!

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Citizen Action

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 11 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI]

-- WeConservePA To Recognize Karen Martynick & David Shields With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Awards  [PaEN]

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Preserves Nearly 50 Acres In Conewago Township  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Vinegar Hollow Will Be Preserved By Hollow Oak Land Trust In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Use DCNR Grant For Citywide Trail Condition Study

-- Feb. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Sentinels Of The Susquehanna Vol. 2 Now On Sale Featuring 40 Stories On Important River-Related Topics - By John Zaktansky

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Accepting Proposals From Artists To Create Art From Trash To Promote Christina River Watershed Cleanup. Deadline Feb. 28

-- PA Resources Council, Partners To Host Traveling Glass Recycling Bins In Western PA Starting Feb. 11 [PaEN]

-- KDKA: Audubon Society Of Western PA On Bald Eagle Egg Watch [Video]

-- Registration Open For 4th Annual PA Trout Women’s Leadership Retreat  [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: Loyalhanna Watershed Assn. Seeking Summer Interns In Westmoreland County

-- DEP Took Action On 647 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,845 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Climate

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI]

-- Penn State To Begin Implementing Carbon Task Force Recommendations To Achieve 100% Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2035  [PaEN]

-- RegenAll, Partners To Host Collaborative Climate Summit April 22 In Lancaster  [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record: New Solar Energy Facility Proposed For Agriculture Land In Dover Twp.

--House Democratic Policy Committee Spotlights Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory For Green Construction, Energy Efficiency Innovation  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: PA Lawmaker Wants To Expand Access To Solar Energy Options

-- Better Path Coalition To Host Feb. 22 Webinar On How Green Is Blue Hydrogen? Made From Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- WSJ: The Fight To Define Green Hydrogen With Billions Of Dollars At Stake

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Researcher Gets $2 Million Grant To Test Feed Additives’ Effect On Methane Emissions Reductions From Cows

-- Bloomberg: Solar Panels Are Midwest’s New Cash Crop As Green Energy Booms

-- Financial Times: U.S. States Offer Their Own Green Subsidies In Bid To Learn Investment [Not PA]

-- WESA/NPR: Why EPA Puts A Higher Value On Rich Lives Lost To Climate Change

Coal Mining

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Mining Engineering Faculty Host May 8-10 Mining PA On Challenges And Opportunities In Mining In PA, Including Critical Minerals 

Compliance Action

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County 

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp. School District In Violation Of Clean Streams Law After Chemical Leak Into Stream, DEP Says

-- Erie Times: Attorney General Accuses Trio Of Dumping Drums Of Hazardous Waste In parts Of Western Erie County

-- PUC Seeks Public Comment On Proposed $125,000 Settlement With National Fuel Gas Over 2020 Natural Gas Leak, Fire In Erie

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh-Area Auto Shredder To Reduce Pollution, Fumes, Dust After EPA Order

-- DEP Took Action On 647 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,845 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Warren Times: State Agricultural Conservation Assistance Programs Offers Farmers Environmental Benefits 

DCNR

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Valentine's Day Edition  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: Government And Media Need To Serve The People

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Industry - Pennsylvania’s $14 Billion Secret

-- Warren Times: McKean County Trail Named Statewide 2023 Trail Of The Year

-- DCNR Blog: Birthday Of The Trees - Tu Bishvat Jewish Holiday

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Woman’s Goal: Hike A State Park Every Week In 2023

-- TribLive: Daycation: Things Quiet Down In Winter In Ohiopyle

-- PennLive: Susquehanna River Island Bought By DCNR, Conservationists Praise Move

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Use DCNR Grant For Citywide Trail Condition Study

-- Feb. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Issues Request For Proposals For 2023 PA Greenways & Trails Summit In Scranton

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Preserves Nearly 50 Acres In Conewago Township  [PaEN]

DEP

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: Government And Media Need To Serve The People

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Interior Secretary Visits Pittsburgh Area To Tout Federal Oil & Gas Well Plugging Money, Though PA Companies Are Still Abandoning Wells, Legislation Thwarted Attempt To Increase Plugging Bonds

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

-- LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp. School District In Violation Of Clean Streams Law After Chemical Leak Into Stream, DEP Says

-- DEP Took Action On 647 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,845 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 11 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Events In February, March: Eagle Watching; the Story Of Rachel Carson; The Lenape Nation At Van Scott Nature Reserve; More!

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 10 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

-- Acting AG Henry, Other State AGs Urge EPA To Close Reporting Loopholes For PFAS Chemicals  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA’s Acting Attorney General Leads Coalition Urging Stronger PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Regulations

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Asking Customers To Help Identify Lead Service Water Lines For Replacement

-- PA American Water Launches Lead Water Service Line Inventory Project  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Nearly $1.5 Million In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds Going To Lycoming County Water, Sewer Projects

Economic Development

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Industry - Pennsylvania’s $14 Billion Secret

-- Warren Times: PA Wilds Selects Warren As Host Community For Regional Worker Program

-- PA Wilds Center: Remote Work Initiative Jumpstarts Transformation Of Community Space In Bellefonte

-- Rodale Institute Accepting Applications For Small-Scale Organic Micro-Grants For Farmers Who Are Black, Indigenous, Or People Of Color  [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: First U.S. Nuclear-Powered Data Center, Bitcoin Mining Operation Coming To PA Next To Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why PA Is A Major Focus For This Australian Bitcoin Mining Company

-- AP: Penn  State, Other Universities To Experiment With Micro Nuclear Power

-- Better Path Coalition To Host Feb. 22 Webinar On How Green Is Blue Hydrogen? Made From Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- WSJ: The Fight To Define Green Hydrogen With Billions Of Dollars At Stake

-- MCall: Developer Has Plans For Textile Factory Brownfield In Allentown

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Township Has Plan To Severely Restrict Warehouse Development To Prevent Pollution, Decline In Open Land

-- TribLive: Daycation: Things Quiet Down In Winter In Ohiopyle

-- TribLive: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Seeking Executive Director

Education

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Winners Of 2022 Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Recognized [PaEN]

-- PUC Chair Dutrieuille Recognizes Black History Month And Highlights Upcoming State Observance Program

-- Registration Open For 4th Annual PA Trout Women’s Leadership Retreat  [PaEN]

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Valentine's Day Edition  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: It’s Superb Owl Sunday, And We’re Singing The Praises Of Pennsylvania’s Bird Life 

-- PJM Interconnection: The Super Bowl’s Unique Power Play - Electricity Use Tracks Human Behavior On Super Sunday

-- TribLive Editorial: Government And Media Need To Serve The People

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- Intern Wanted: WeConservePA Art And Design Intern

-- Interns Wanted: Loyalhanna Watershed Assn. Seeking Summer Interns In Westmoreland County

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Study Shows ‘Significant’ Increase In Mercury In Crayfish, Hellgrammite Samples As You Head North On Susquehanna River - By John Zaktansky

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Sentinels Of The Susquehanna Vol. 2 Now On Sale Featuring 40 Stories On Important River-Related Topics - By John Zaktansky

-- DCNR Blog: Birthday Of The Trees - Tu Bishvat Jewish Holiday

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: April 1 Spring Growers Meeting

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- PA Physicians For Social Responsibility Host Feb. 22 Webinar On Radioactive Contaminants From PA Oil And Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- Penn State To Begin Implementing Carbon Task Force Recommendations To Achieve 100% Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2035  [PaEN]

-- RegenAll, Partners To Host Collaborative Climate Summit April 22 In Lancaster  [PaEN]

-- Better Path Coalition To Host Feb. 22 Webinar On How Green Is Blue Hydrogen? Made From Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- WSJ: The Fight To Define Green Hydrogen With Billions Of Dollars At Stake

-- Registration Open: International Online 2023 Mine Water Energy Symposium April 19-20 

-- Penn State Mining Engineering Faculty Host May 8-10 Mining PA On Challenges And Opportunities In Mining In PA, Including Critical Minerals

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Feb. 19 Webinar - How Can Pittsburgh Move From Environmental Racism To Environmental Justice?  7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Says Energy Infrastructure Permits Should Be Automatically Approved If Agencies Don’t Review Them In Time

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Offers Numerous Options For Pesticide Applicator Recertification

-- Penn State Researcher Gets $2 Million Grant To Test Feed Additives’ Effect On Methane Emissions Reductions From Cows

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb. 23 Program: The Susquehannocks - Land, Identity, Regional History At Hershey Conservatory  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA, Partners Host April 13 Webinar On Indigenous Peoples In Pennsylvania History. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- The News-Item: Unique Perspective: Danville Man To Climb Tallest Tree At Highest Peak In Each PA County To Raise Awareness Of Forest Threats

-- Keep PA Beautiful Hosts March 1 Community Cleanup Training Webinar [PaEN]

-- Penn State Research Sounding The Alarm On Microplastic Pollution

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Accepting Proposals From Artists To Create Art From Trash To Promote Christina River Watershed Cleanup. Deadline Feb. 28

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Events In February, March: Eagle Watching; the Story Of Rachel Carson; The Lenape Nation At Van Scott Nature Reserve; More!

-- KDKA: Audubon Society Of Western PA On Bald Eagle Egg Watch [Video]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Tween Trek Feb. 23

-- Penn State Extension March 2 Webinar: Beekeeping Around the World. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How Fly Fishing In PA Will Help People Recovering From Substance Abuse

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Wildlife Habitats On Farms; Livestaking Webinars/Workshops; More!

-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Now Accepting Registrations For Summer Camps!

-- Register Now For Audubon Society Of Western PA Summer Youth Nature Camps

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Camps For Ages 4-12 Feb. 20-22

-- Delaware County-based Natural Lands Highlights Upcoming Events: Great Backyard Bird Count, Winter Gardening, Outdoors Online - Ways To Care; Much More!

-- Williamsport Sun: Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Feb. 17

-- Warren Times: Eagle Watch Event Set For Feb. 11 At Kinzua Dam

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Goldenrod Grubs Are A Favorite Bait By Anglers

-- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Trout Unlimited Presents Program On Good Places To Trout Fish

Emergency Response

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Post-Gazette: Train Derailment Near PA Border Causes Massive Fire, Evacuations In Ohio [Vinyl Chloride Used In Making PVC Plastics Involved]

-- WTAE: Officials Issue One  Mile Mandatory Evacuation Order Around Ohio Train Derailment, Including Parts Of Beaver County

-- TribLive/AP: Evacuations Urged In Ohio Town As Train Wreck Smolders

-- WTAE: State Of Emergency Continues In Ohio After Train Derailment

-- AP: Toxic Gases Connected To Ohio/PA Train Derailment Cause Concern

-- Post-Gazette: ‘We’re Scared For Our Kids, Our House, Everything’: A Village Reels After Train Derailment Fire

-- Post-Gazette: 2 Beaver County School Districts Dismiss Early Over Concerns At Possible Explosion At Trail Derailment Site

-- TribLive/AP: Crews Release Toxic Chemicals From Derailed Train Tank Cars Close To Ohio/PA Border

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak, Others: Beaver County Watches Column Of Black Smoke As Crews Release Chemicals From Ohio Train Derailment Site

-- Beaver Times: Not Time To Return: Crews Monitoring Ohio/PA Train Derailment Say Evacuation Order Still Active

-- AP: Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- WTAE: Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Ohio/PA Train Derailment [Video Of Detonations]

-- AP: Residents Can Return After Air Deemed Safe From Train Derailment

-- TribLive: Ohio Residents Return Home, Clean Up A Week After Train Derailment

-- Post-Gazette: Most Ohio Residents Are Home, But What Does The Future Hold After The Train Derailment And Fire?

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Video Showing A Train Axle On Fire 20 Miles Before Ohio Train Derailment Raises Questions About Alert Timing

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates Say A Train Derailment Like The One In Ohio Could Be Catastrophic In City

-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates Call For Tighter Regulations After Ohio/PA Train Explosion

-- Environmental Health News: After 8th Major Train Derailment In The Greater Pittsburgh Area In 5 Years, Advocates Demand Better Protections

-- AP: Fiery Ohio Train Derailment Raises Railroad Safety Questions

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: What If A Train Derailment Like Ohio’s Happened In Philly?

-- Inquirer: Ohio Train Derailment Involves Same Chemical Released In Philly Region A Decade Ago

-- Beaver Times: Lawsuit Filed Against Norfolks Southern By Ohio Residents Forced To Evacuate Due To Train Derailment

-- AP: Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- The Guardian: Ohio/PA Catastrophe Is ‘Wake-Up Call’ To Dangers Of Deadly Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Ohio Derailment Highlights Rail Cargo Risk

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Train Wreck Highlights Regulatory Derailment

-- TribLive: Excess Additive In Natural Gas Lines Causes 911 Calls In Westmoreland County

-- Centre Daily Times: Ferguson Twp. Will Discuss Impacts, Response To Last Month’s Oil Spill In Public Forum

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]

-- LancasterOnline: Shopping For Electricity, Natural Gas Can Reap Savings, But The Price For Forgetfulness Is High - ‘It’s Dog-Eat-Dog’

-- Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas: Fasten Your Seat Belts, The Buffers That Keep America’s Natural Gas Price Fluctuations At Bay Are Eroding 

-- Scranton Times: Gasoline Prices Up 20 Cents In NE PA In Past Month

-- TribLive: Drop In Oil Prices Brings First Weekly Decline In Gasoline Prices This Year  [PA Average $3.76 - In Dayton, Ohio $2.91 Monday]

-- U.S. EIA: U.S. Residential Heating Oil Prices Decline From Record-Highs In November

-- Reuters: Oil Prices Rise Over 2% On Russian Plan To Cut Output

-- WSJ: Russia To Cut Oil Production, Sending Prices Higher

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As More Utility Customers Struggle To Pay Their Bills, More Are Also Cut Off For Nonpayment  [Cost Increases Due To Natural Gas Price Spikes]

-- PUC Approves 48.9% Increase In Natural Gas Charges By Leatherstocking Gas Company In Susquehanna & Bradford Counties [The Heart Of Shale Gas Drilling In PA]  [PaEN]

-- U.S EIA Forecasts Natural Gas Prices Will Drop Nearly 50% In 2023

-- Reuters: 46% Drop In U.S. Natural Gas Prices This Year Threatening To Slow Drilling

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. EIA

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: U.S. Energy Regulators Questioned By Residents On Oversight Of Freeport, TX LNG Natural Gas Export Plant 

-- Bloomberg: Systemic Failures Led To Explosion That Shut Freeport, TX LNG Natural Gas Plant; Plant Still Needs Repairs

-- Reuters: U.S. Regulators OK Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Request To Return To Ship Loading At Texas Plant

National/International

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Head For Weekly Loss On Mild Weather, Freeport LNG Terminal To Resume Shipments

-- Reuters: With Years Of High Natural Gas Prices Ahead, LNG Buyers Covet Long-Term Deals

-- Financial Times: Fall In Petrol Use In Gas-Guzzling U.S. Heralds Shift For Global Markets; Fuel Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, Hybrids Working

-- WSJ: BP Slows Transition To Renewable Energy As Oil Bonanza Continues

-- Reuters: BP Makes Record Profit In 2022, Boosts Oil Spending

-- Financial Times: What Big Oil’s Bumper Profits Mean For The Green Energy Transition

-- The Economist: Where On Earth Is Big Oil Spending Its $200 Billion Profit Bonanza?

Energy

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Shopping For Electricity, Natural Gas Can Reap Savings, But The Price For Forgetfulness Is High - ‘It’s Dog-Eat-Dog’

-- Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas: Fasten Your Seat Belts, The Buffers That Keep America’s Natural Gas Price Fluctuations At Bay Are Eroding 

-- Reuters: 46% Drop In U.S. Natural Gas Prices This Year Threatening To Slow Drilling

-- U.S EIA Forecasts Natural Gas Prices Will Drop Nearly 50% In 2023

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. EIA

-- Senate Environmental, Consumer Protection Committees To Hold Feb. 27 Hearing On Grid Reliability And Winter Storm Elliot  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw (R) Guest Essay Supports Exporting PA Natural Gas Thru Philadelphia LNG Terminal  [Ukraine War Taught Us LNG Exports Mean Higher Prices For PA Consumers ]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Movement To Halt Use Of Carbon Fuels To Blame For Christmas Electric Grid Problems - By Sen. Augment (R)  [Actually Not According To PJM, Natural Gas Froze And Wasn’t Available]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas/Coal Advocates Say Reliability Of Supply Will Help Price  [Rep. Kail (R)  State Govt. Needs To ‘Stay Out Of The Way,’ Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennan: ‘Red Tape’ Skyrockets Energy Costs In PA Say Natural Gas Advocates [Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As More Utility Customers Struggle To Pay Their Bills, More Are Also Cut Off For Nonpayment  [Cost Increases Due To Natural Gas Price Spikes]

-- PUC Approves 48.9% Increase In Natural Gas Charges By Leatherstocking Gas Company In Susquehanna & Bradford Counties [The Heart Of Shale Gas Drilling In PA]  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: With Years Of High Natural Gas Prices Ahead, LNG Buyers Covet Long-Term Deals

-- The Center Square: First U.S. Nuclear-Powered Data Center, Bitcoin Mining Operation Coming To PA Next To Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why PA Is A Major Focus For This Australian Bitcoin Mining Company

-- AP: Penn  State, Other Universities To Experiment With Micro Nuclear Power

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI]

-- PJM Interconnection: The Super Bowl’s Unique Power Play - Electricity Use Tracks Human Behavior On Super Sunday

-- Registration Open: International Online 2023 Mine Water Energy Symposium April 19-20 

-- York Daily Record: New Solar Energy Facility Proposed For Agriculture Land In Dover Twp.

-- The Center Square: PA Lawmaker Wants To Expand Access To Solar Energy Options

-- WHYY: PECO Says Thwarted Electric Grid Attack Reinforces Importance Of Security Efforts

-- AP: Firm: Faulty Weld, Pressure At A Bend In Keystone Pipeline Led To Kansas Oil Spill; Cost Of Cleanup Now At $480 Million

-- U.S. EIA: U.S. Residential Heating Oil Prices Decline From Record-Highs In November

-- Reuters: Oil Prices Rise Over 2% On Russian Plan To Cut Output

-- Financial Times: Fall In Petrol Use In Gas-Guzzling U.S. Heralds Shift For Global Markets; Fuel Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, Hybrids Working

-- U.S. EIA: More Than Half Of New U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity In 2023 Will Be Solar, 17% is Battery Storage

-- Utility Dive: Solar Energy Will Provide 54% Of New U.S. Power Generating Capacity In 2023, With 29.1 GW Added, U.S. EIA Projects

-- Bloomberg: Solar Panels Are Midwest’s New Cash Crop As Green Energy Booms

-- Financial Times: U.S. States Offer Their Own Green Subsidies In Bid To Learn Investment [Not PA]

-- U.S. EIA: Coal And Natural Gas Power Plants Will Account For 98% Of U.S. Generation Capacity Retirements In 2023

-- Financial Times: What Big Oil’s Bumper Profits Mean For The Green Energy Transition

-- AP: Biden’s Oil Comments Spark Debate Over Energy Production

Energy Conservation

--House Democratic Policy Committee Spotlights Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory For Green Construction, Energy Efficiency Innovation  [PaEN]

-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance Announces New Board Officers, Members

Environmental Health

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Says Energy Infrastructure Permits Should Be Automatically Approved If Agencies Don’t Review Them In Time

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Looks At Future Of Power After Close Call With Rolling Blackouts In December [Role Of Green Energy]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Train Derailment Near PA Border Causes Massive Fire, Evacuations In Ohio [Vinyl Chloride Used In Making PVC Plastics Involved]

-- WTAE: Officials Issue One  Mile Mandatory Evacuation Order Around Ohio Train Derailment, Including Parts Of Beaver County

-- TribLive/AP: Evacuations Urged In Ohio Town As Train Wreck Smolders

-- WTAE: State Of Emergency Continues In Ohio After Train Derailment

-- AP: Toxic Gases Connected To Ohio/PA Train Derailment Cause Concern

-- Post-Gazette: ‘We’re Scared For Our Kids, Our House, Everything’: A Village Reels After Train Derailment Fire

-- Post-Gazette: 2 Beaver County School Districts Dismiss Early Over Concerns At Possible Explosion At Trail Derailment Site

-- TribLive/AP: Crews Release Toxic Chemicals From Derailed Train Tank Cars Close To Ohio/PA Border

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak, Others: Beaver County Watches Column Of Black Smoke As Crews Release Chemicals From Ohio Train Derailment Site

-- Beaver Times: Not Time To Return: Crews Monitoring Ohio/PA Train Derailment Say Evacuation Order Still Active

-- AP: Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- WTAE: Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Ohio/PA Train Derailment [Video Of Detonations]

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates Say A Train Derailment Like The One In Ohio Could Be Catastrophic In City

-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates Call For Tighter Regulations After Ohio/PA Train Explosion

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Train Wreck Highlights Regulatory Derailment

-- Erie Times: Attorney General Accuses Trio Of Dumping Drums Of Hazardous Waste In parts Of Western Erie County

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Study Shows ‘Significant’ Increase In Mercury In Crayfish, Hellgrammite Samples As You Head North On Susquehanna River - By John Zaktansky

-- Acting AG Henry, Other State AGs Urge EPA To Close Reporting Loopholes For PFAS Chemicals  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA’s Acting Attorney General Leads Coalition Urging Stronger PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Regulations

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Asking Customers To Help Identify Lead Service Water Lines For Replacement

-- PA American Water Launches Lead Water Service Line Inventory Project  [PaEN]

-- PA Physicians For Social Responsibility Host Feb. 22 Webinar On Radioactive Contaminants From PA Oil And Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: EPA Lawsuit Over Ethylene Oxide Could Force Changes At Erie Sterilizing Plant

-- Penn State Extension Offers Numerous Options For Pesticide Applicator Recertification

-- TribLive: Excess Additive In Natural Gas Lines Causes 911 Calls In Westmoreland County

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How Fly Fishing In PA Will Help People Recovering From Substance Abuse

Environmental Heritage

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb. 23 Program: The Susquehannocks - Land, Identity, Regional History At Hershey Conservatory  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA, Partners Host April 13 Webinar On Indigenous Peoples In Pennsylvania History. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Events In February, March: Eagle Watching; the Story Of Rachel Carson; The Lenape Nation At Van Scott Nature Reserve; More!

Environmental Justice

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Feb. 19 Webinar - How Can Pittsburgh Move From Environmental Racism To Environmental Justice?  7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- EPA Seeks Input On Environmental And Climate Justice Program

EPA

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Seeking Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Grants  [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Start New Superfund Cleanups In Berks, Jefferson Counties  [PaEN]

-- Acting AG Henry, Other State AGs Urge EPA To Close Reporting Loopholes For PFAS Chemicals  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: EPA Lawsuit Over Ethylene Oxide Could Force Changes At Erie Sterilizing Plant

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh-Area Auto Shredder To Reduce Pollution, Fumes, Dust After EPA Order

-- WESA/NPR: Why EPA Puts A Higher Value On Rich Lives Lost To Climate Change

-- EPA Seeks Input On Environmental And Climate Justice Program

Farming

-- WeConservePA To Recognize Karen Martynick & David Shields With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Awards  [PaEN]

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Preserves Nearly 50 Acres In Conewago Township  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: State Agricultural Conservation Assistance Programs Offers Farmers Environmental Benefits

-- Rodale Institute Accepting Applications For Small-Scale Organic Micro-Grants For Farmers Who Are Black, Indigenous, Or People Of Color  [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Researcher Gets $2 Million Grant To Test Feed Additives’ Effect On Methane Emissions Reductions From Cows

-- Penn State Extension Offers Numerous Options For Pesticide Applicator Recertification

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Wildlife Habitats On Farms; Livestaking Webinars/Workshops; More!

-- Penn State Extension March 2 Webinar: Beekeeping Around the World. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Fish & Boat Commission

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How Fly Fishing In PA Will Help People Recovering From Substance Abuse

Flooding

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

Forests

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Valentine's Day Edition  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Industry - Pennsylvania’s $14 Billion Secret

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Wildlife Habitats On Farms; Livestaking Webinars/Workshops; More!

-- The News-Item: Unique Perspective: Danville Man To Climb Tallest Tree At Highest Peak In Each PA County To Raise Awareness Of Forest Threats

-- DCNR Blog: Birthday Of The Trees - Tu Bishvat Jewish Holiday

-- Feb. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available  [PaEN]

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: April 1 Spring Growers Meeting

Game Commission

-- WTAJ: Game Commission Research Projects To Challenge Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer, Elk 

Grants/Funding

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Seeking Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Grants  [PaEN]

-- Rodale Institute Accepting Applications For Small-Scale Organic Micro-Grants For Farmers Who Are Black, Indigenous, Or People Of Color  [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: State Agricultural Conservation Assistance Programs Offers Farmers Environmental Benefits

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s Redevelopment Authority Announced $42.2 Million In State Capital Assistance Grants: Hazelwood Green Brownfield, Allegheny Riverfront Park, National Aviary

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Use DCNR Grant For Citywide Trail Condition Study

-- WeConservePA Issues Request For Proposals For 2023 PA Greenways & Trails Summit In Scranton

-- Williamsport Sun: Nearly $1.5 Million In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds Going To Lycoming County Water, Sewer Projects

Green Buildings

--House Democratic Policy Committee Spotlights Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory For Green Construction, Energy Efficiency Innovation  [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

-- WeConservePA To Recognize Karen Martynick & David Shields With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Awards  [PaEN]

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Preserves Nearly 50 Acres In Conewago Township  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Vinegar Hollow Will Be Preserved By Hollow Oak Land Trust In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s Redevelopment Authority Announced $42.2 Million In State Capital Assistance Grants: Hazelwood Green Brownfield, Allegheny Riverfront Park, National Aviary

-- The News-Item: Unique Perspective: Danville Man To Climb Tallest Tree At Highest Peak In Each PA County To Raise Awareness Of Forest Threats

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Seeking Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Grants  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: PA Wilds Selects Warren As Host Community For Regional Worker Program

-- PA Wilds Center: Remote Work Initiative Jumpstarts Transformation Of Community Space In Bellefonte

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Industry - Pennsylvania’s $14 Billion Secret

-- DCNR Blog: Birthday Of The Trees - Tu Bishvat Jewish Holiday

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: April 1 Spring Growers Meeting

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Start New Superfund Cleanups In Berks, Jefferson Counties  [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Attorney General Accuses Trio Of Dumping Drums Of Hazardous Waste In parts Of Western Erie County

-- Acting AG Henry, Other State AGs Urge EPA To Close Reporting Loopholes For PFAS Chemicals  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA’s Acting Attorney General Leads Coalition Urging Stronger PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Regulations

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Asking Customers To Help Identify Lead Service Water Lines For Replacement

-- PA American Water Launches Lead Water Service Line Inventory Project  [PaEN]

-- PA Physicians For Social Responsibility Host Feb. 22 Webinar On Radioactive Contaminants From PA Oil And Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Study Shows ‘Significant’ Increase In Mercury In Crayfish, Hellgrammite Samples As You Head North On Susquehanna River - By John Zaktansky

-- Erie Times: EPA Lawsuit Over Ethylene Oxide Could Force Changes At Erie Sterilizing Plant

-- Penn State Extension Offers Numerous Options For Pesticide Applicator Recertification

-- Post-Gazette: Train Derailment Near PA Border Causes Massive Fire, Evacuations In Ohio [Vinyl Chloride Used In Making PVC Plastics Involved]

-- WTAE: Officials Issue One  Mile Mandatory Evacuation Order Around Ohio Train Derailment, Including Parts Of Beaver County

-- TribLive/AP: Evacuations Urged In Ohio Town As Train Wreck Smolders

-- WTAE: State Of Emergency Continues In Ohio After Train Derailment

-- AP: Toxic Gases Connected To Ohio/PA Train Derailment Cause Concern

-- Post-Gazette: ‘We’re Scared For Our Kids, Our House, Everything’: A Village Reels After Train Derailment Fire

-- Post-Gazette: 2 Beaver County School Districts Dismiss Early Over Concerns At Possible Explosion At Trail Derailment Site

-- TribLive/AP: Crews Release Toxic Chemicals From Derailed Train Tank Cars Close To Ohio/PA Border

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak, Others: Beaver County Watches Column Of Black Smoke As Crews Release Chemicals From Ohio Train Derailment Site

-- Beaver Times: Not Time To Return: Crews Monitoring Ohio/PA Train Derailment Say Evacuation Order Still Active

-- AP: Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- WTAE: Residents Worry About Going Home, Toxic Gas From Ohio/PA Train Derailment [Video Of Detonations]

-- AP: Residents Can Return After Air Deemed Safe From Train Derailment

-- TribLive: Ohio Residents Return Home, Clean Up A Week After Train Derailment

-- Post-Gazette: Most Ohio Residents Are Home, But What Does The Future Hold After The Train Derailment And Fire?

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Video Showing A Train Axle On Fire 20 Miles Before Ohio Train Derailment Raises Questions About Alert Timing

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Advocates Say A Train Derailment Like The One In Ohio Could Be Catastrophic In City

-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates Call For Tighter Regulations After Ohio/PA Train Explosion

-- Environmental Health News: After 8th Major Train Derailment In The Greater Pittsburgh Area In 5 Years, Advocates Demand Better Protections

-- AP: Fiery Ohio Train Derailment Raises Railroad Safety Questions

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: What If A Train Derailment Like Ohio’s Happened In Philly?

-- Inquirer: Ohio Train Derailment Involves Same Chemical Released In Philly Region A Decade Ago

-- Beaver Times: Lawsuit Filed Against Norfolks Southern By Ohio Residents Forced To Evacuate Due To Train Derailment

-- AP: Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- The Guardian: Ohio/PA Catastrophe Is ‘Wake-Up Call’ To Dangers Of Deadly Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Ohio Derailment Highlights Rail Cargo Risk

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Train Wreck Highlights Regulatory Derailment

-- TribLive: Excess Additive In Natural Gas Lines Causes 911 Calls In Westmoreland County

Help Wanted

-- Intern Wanted: WeConservePA Art And Design Intern

-- Interns Wanted: Loyalhanna Watershed Assn. Seeking Summer Interns In Westmoreland County

-- Help Wanted: DCNR/Western PA Conservancy Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Community Conservation Coordinator, Other Positions  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: PennFuture Field Coordinator For Central Pennsylvania

-- TribLive: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Seeking Executive Director

Land Conservation

-- WeConservePA To Recognize Karen Martynick & David Shields With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Awards  [PaEN]

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Preserves Nearly 50 Acres In Conewago Township  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Vinegar Hollow Will Be Preserved By Hollow Oak Land Trust In Allegheny County

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: York County Sprawl Threatens Historic Landmark, Quality Of Life

-- PennLive: Susquehanna River Island Bought By DCNR, Conservationists Praise Move

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Township Has Plan To Severely Restrict Warehouse Development To Prevent Pollution, Decline In Open Land

-- WeConservePA Issues Request For Proposals For 2023 PA Greenways & Trails Summit In Scranton

-- Luzerne County-based North Branch Land Trust Welcomes New Board Members, Staff

Land Recycling

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s Redevelopment Authority Announced $42.2 Million In State Capital Assistance Grants: Hazelwood Green Brownfield, Allegheny Riverfront Park, National Aviary

-- MCall: Developer Has Plans For Textile Factory Brownfield In Allentown

Land Use

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Township Has Plan To Severely Restrict Warehouse Development To Prevent Pollution, Decline In Open Land

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: York County Sprawl Threatens Historic Landmark, Quality Of Life

-- Mon Valley Independent: Rostraver Twp. Zoning Board Denies Olympus Shale Gas Well Pad Request In Westmoreland County

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep PA Beautiful Hosts March 1 Community Cleanup Training Webinar [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council, Partners To Host Traveling Glass Recycling Bins In Western PA Starting Feb. 11 [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PRC Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Coming To Indiana Twp., Allegheny County 

Mine Reclamation

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14  [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Winners Of 2022 Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Recognized [PaEN]

-- Registration Open: International Online 2023 Mine Water Energy Symposium April 19-20 

Noncoal Mining

-- Penn State Mining Engineering Faculty Host May 8-10 Mining PA On Challenges And Opportunities In Mining In PA, Including Critical Minerals

Oil & Gas

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Interior Secretary Visits Pittsburgh Area To Tout Federal Oil & Gas Well Plugging Money, Though PA Companies Are Still Abandoning Wells, Legislation Thwarted Attempt To Increase Plugging Bonds

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Says Energy Infrastructure Permits Should Be Automatically Approved If Agencies Don’t Review Them In Time

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

-- Mon Valley Independent: Rostraver Twp. Zoning Board Denies Olympus Shale Gas Well Pad Request In Westmoreland County

-- Senate Environmental, Consumer Protection Committees To Hold Feb. 27 Hearing On Grid Reliability And Winter Storm Elliot  [PaEN]

-- Potter Leader-Enterprise: Coterra Energy Makes Tax Credit Donation To McKean County School [Coterra Pleaded No Contest To Criminal Charges Related To Polluting Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas/Coal Advocates Say Reliability Of Supply Will Help Price  [Rep. Kail (R)  State Govt. Needs To ‘Stay Out Of The Way,’ Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennan: ‘Red Tape’ Skyrockets Energy Costs In PA Say Natural Gas Advocates [Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- PA Physicians For Social Responsibility Host Feb. 22 Webinar On Radioactive Contaminants From PA Oil And Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas: Fasten Your Seat Belts, The Buffers That Keep America’s Natural Gas Price Fluctuations At Bay Are Eroding 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As More Utility Customers Struggle To Pay Their Bills, More Are Also Cut Off For Nonpayment  [Cost Increases Due To Natural Gas Price Spikes]

-- PUC Approves 48.9% Increase In Natural Gas Charges By Leatherstocking Gas Company In Susquehanna & Bradford Counties [The Heart Of Shale Gas Drilling In PA]  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Excess Additive In Natural Gas Lines Causes 911 Calls In Westmoreland County

-- U.S EIA Forecasts Natural Gas Prices Will Drop Nearly 50% In 2023

-- Reuters: 46% Drop In U.S. Natural Gas Prices This Year Threatening To Slow Drilling

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row - US. EIA

-- TribLive: Drop In Oil Prices Brings First Weekly Decline In Gasoline Prices This Year  [PA Average $3.76 - In Dayton, Ohio $2.91 Monday]

-- U.S. EIA: U.S. Residential Heating Oil Prices Decline From Record-Highs In November

-- Reuters: Oil Prices Rise Over 2% On Russian Plan To Cut Output

-- Better Path Coalition To Host Feb. 22 Webinar On How Green Is Blue Hydrogen? Made From Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- WSJ: The Fight To Define Green Hydrogen With Billions Of Dollars At Stake

-- Reuters: U.S. Energy Regulators Questioned By Residents On Oversight Of Freeport, TX LNG Natural Gas Export Plant 

-- Bloomberg: Systemic Failures Led To Explosion That Shut Freeport, TX LNG Natural Gas Plant; Plant Still Needs Repairs

-- AP: Firm: Faulty Weld, Pressure At A Bend In Keystone Pipeline Led To Kansas Oil Spill; Cost Of Cleanup Now At $480 Million

-- U.S. EIA: Coal And Natural Gas Power Plants Will Account For 98% Of U.S. Generation Capacity Retirements In 2023

-- Reuters: With Years Of High Natural Gas Prices Ahead, LNG Buyers Covet Long-Term Deals

-- Financial Times: Fall In Petrol Use In Gas-Guzzling U.S. Heralds Shift For Global Markets; Fuel Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, Hybrids Working

-- WSJ: BP Slows Transition To Renewable Energy As Oil Bonanza Continues

-- Reuters: BP Makes Record Profit In 2022, Boosts Oil Spending

-- Financial Times: What Big Oil’s Bumper Profits Mean For The Green Energy Transition

-- The Economist: Where On Earth Is Big Oil Spending Its $200 Billion Profit Bonanza?

-- AP: Biden’s Oil Comments Spark Debate Over Energy Production

Pipelines

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Environmental Officials Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Says Energy Infrastructure Permits Should Be Automatically Approved If Agencies Don’t Review Them In Time

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- AP: Firm: Faulty Weld, Pressure At A Bend In Keystone Pipeline Led To Kansas Oil Spill; Cost Of Cleanup Now At $480 Million 

Permitting

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Making Push For Quicker Permits [Natural Gas Pipelines Used As Example]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Says Energy Infrastructure Permits Should Be Automatically Approved If Agencies Don’t Review Them In Time

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Looks At Future Of Power After Close Call With Rolling Blackouts In December [Role Of Green Energy]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 11 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 647 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,845 Inspections; Responded To 2 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Public Participation

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14  [PaEN]

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Feb. 16 Meeting Agenda Includes Discussion Of Poor Compliance Record Of Industry, Status Of Regulations Updates, Challenge To VOC/Methane Regs  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 11  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 11 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- PUC Seeks Public Comment On Proposed $125,000 Settlement With National Fuel Gas Over 2020 Natural Gas Leak, Fire In Erie

-- EPA Seeks Input On Environmental And Climate Justice Program

PUC

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas: Fasten Your Seat Belts, The Buffers That Keep America’s Natural Gas Price Fluctuations At Bay Are Eroding 

-- PUC Approves 48.9% Increase In Natural Gas Charges By Leatherstocking Gas Company In Susquehanna & Bradford Counties [The Heart Of Shale Gas Drilling In PA]  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Shopping For Electricity, Natural Gas Can Reap Savings, But The Price For Forgetfulness Is High - ‘It’s Dog-Eat-Dog’

-- Senate Environmental, Consumer Protection Committees To Hold Feb. 27 Hearing On Grid Reliability And Winter Storm Elliot  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw (R) Guest Essay Supports Exporting PA Natural Gas Thru Philadelphia LNG Terminal  [Ukraine War Taught Us LNG Exports Mean Higher Prices For PA Consumers ]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Movement To Halt Use Of Carbon Fuels To Blame For Christmas Electric Grid Problems - By Sen. Augment (R)  [Actually Not According To PJM, Natural Gas Froze And Wasn’t Available]

-- PUC Chair Dutrieuille Recognizes Black History Month And Highlights Upcoming State Observance Program

-- PUC Seeks Public Comment On Proposed $125,000 Settlement With National Fuel Gas Over 2020 Natural Gas Leak, Fire In Erie

-- WHYY: PECO Says Thwarted Electric Grid Attack Reinforces Importance Of Security Efforts

Radiation Protection

-- The Center Square: First U.S. Nuclear-Powered Data Center, Bitcoin Mining Operation Coming To PA Next To Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why PA Is A Major Focus For This Australian Bitcoin Mining Company

-- AP: Penn  State, Other Universities To Experiment With Micro Nuclear Power

Recreation

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Valentine's Day Edition  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Woman’s Goal: Hike A State Park Every Week In 2023

-- The News-Item: Unique Perspective: Danville Man To Climb Tallest Tree At Highest Peak In Each PA County To Raise Awareness Of Forest Threats

-- Warren Times: Warren Man Dedicates Hike Challenge To Late Mother

-- DCNR Blog: The Outdoor Industry - Pennsylvania’s $14 Billion Secret

-- Warren Times: McKean County Trail Named Statewide 2023 Trail Of The Year

-- TribLive: Daycation: Things Quiet Down In Winter In Ohiopyle

-- PennLive: Susquehanna River Island Bought By DCNR, Conservationists Praise Move

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Use DCNR Grant For Citywide Trail Condition Study

-- Feb. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Issues Request For Proposals For 2023 PA Greenways & Trails Summit In Scranton

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Tween Trek Feb. 23

-- TribLive: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Seeking Executive Director

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Resources Council, Partners To Host Traveling Glass Recycling Bins In Western PA Starting Feb. 11 [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PRC Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Coming To Indiana Twp., Allegheny County

-- Keep PA Beautiful Hosts March 1 Community Cleanup Training Webinar [PaEN]

-- PennLive: The Rocky Road To Recycled: Where Do Bottles, Cans, Cardboard Really Go?

-- PennLive: Recycling Solution: York-based Graham Packaging Makes New Products From Old Ones

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Accepting Proposals From Artists To Create Art From Trash To Promote Christina River Watershed Cleanup. Deadline Feb. 28

-- Penn State Research Sounding The Alarm On Microplastic Pollution

Regulations

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI] 

Renewable Energy

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- Senate Environmental, Consumer Protection Committees To Hold Feb. 27 Hearing On Grid Reliability And Winter Storm Elliot  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw (R) Guest Essay Supports Exporting PA Natural Gas Thru Philadelphia LNG Terminal  [Ukraine War Taught Us LNG Exports Mean Higher Prices For PA Consumers ]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Movement To Halt Use Of Carbon Fuels To Blame For Christmas Electric Grid Problems - By Sen. Augment (R)  [Actually Not According To PJM, Natural Gas Froze And Wasn’t Available]

-- Bloomberg: Solar Panels Are Midwest’s New Cash Crop As Green Energy Booms

-- Penn State To Begin Implementing Carbon Task Force Recommendations To Achieve 100% Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2035  [PaEN]

--House Democratic Policy Committee Spotlights Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory For Green Construction, Energy Efficiency Innovation  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: PA Lawmaker Wants To Expand Access To Solar Energy Options

-- York Daily Record: New Solar Energy Facility Proposed For Agriculture Land In Dover Twp.

-- Financial Times: U.S. States Offer Their Own Green Subsidies In Bid To Learn Investment [Not PA]

-- U.S. EIA: More Than Half Of New U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity In 2023 Will Be Solar, 17% is Battery Storage

-- Utility Dive: Solar Energy Will Provide 54% Of New U.S. Power Generating Capacity In 2023, With 29.1 GW Added, U.S. EIA Projects

Stormwater

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Township Has Plan To Severely Restrict Warehouse Development To Prevent Pollution, Decline In Open Land

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

Susquehanna River

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Sentinels Of The Susquehanna Vol. 2 Now On Sale Featuring 40 Stories On Important River-Related Topics - By John Zaktansky

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Study Shows ‘Significant’ Increase In Mercury In Crayfish, Hellgrammite Samples As You Head North On Susquehanna River - By John Zaktansky

-- PennLive: Susquehanna River Island Bought By DCNR, Conservationists Praise Move

Sustainability

-- Rodale Institute Accepting Applications For Small-Scale Organic Micro-Grants For Farmers Who Are Black, Indigenous, Or People Of Color  [PaEN]

Wastewater Facilities

-- Williamsport Sun: Nearly $1.5 Million In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds Going To Lycoming County Water, Sewer Projects 

Watershed Protection

-- WeConservePA To Recognize Karen Martynick & David Shields With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Awards  [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Winners Of 2022 Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Recognized [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Interior Secretary Visits Pittsburgh Area To Tout Federal Oil & Gas Well Plugging Money, Though PA Companies Are Still Abandoning Wells, Legislation Thwarted Attempt To Increase Plugging Bonds

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Seeking Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Grants  [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: State Agricultural Conservation Assistance Programs Offers Farmers Environmental Benefits

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Working On Bill For Stream Maintenance

-- LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp. School District In Violation Of Clean Streams Law After Chemical Leak Into Stream, DEP Says

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 10 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Accepting Proposals From Artists To Create Art From Trash To Promote Christina River Watershed Cleanup. Deadline Feb. 28

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Wildlife

-- WTAJ: Game Commission Research Projects To Challenge Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer, Elk

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How Fly Fishing In PA Will Help People Recovering From Substance Abuse

-- Registration Open For 4th Annual PA Trout Women’s Leadership Retreat  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: It’s Superb Owl Sunday, And We’re Singing The Praises Of Pennsylvania’s Bird Life 

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s Redevelopment Authority Announced $42.2 Million In State Capital Assistance Grants: Hazelwood Green Brownfield, Allegheny Riverfront Park, National Aviary

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Wildlife Habitats On Farms; Livestaking Webinars/Workshops; More!

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

-- Delaware County-based Natural Lands Highlights Upcoming Events: Great Backyard Bird Count, Winter Gardening, Outdoors Online - Ways To Care; Much More!

-- Williamsport Sun: Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Feb. 17

-- KDKA: Audubon Society Of Western PA On Bald Eagle Egg Watch [Video]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Events In February, March: Eagle Watching; the Story Of Rachel Carson; The Lenape Nation At Van Scott Nature Reserve; More!

-- Warren Times: Eagle Watch Event Set For Feb. 11 At Kinzua Dam

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Tween Trek Feb. 23

-- Register Now For Audubon Society Of Western PA Summer Youth Nature Camps

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Camps For Ages 4-12 Feb. 20-22

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Goldenrod Grubs Are A Favorite Bait By Anglers

-- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Trout Unlimited Presents Program On Good Places To Trout Fish

Opportunities

-- Intern Wanted: WeConservePA Art And Design Intern

-- Interns Wanted: Loyalhanna Watershed Assn. Seeking Summer Interns In Westmoreland County

-- Help Wanted: DCNR/Western PA Conservancy Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Community Conservation Coordinator, Other Positions  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: PennFuture Field Coordinator For Central Pennsylvania

-- TribLive: Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Seeking Executive Director

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[Posted: February 12, 2023]

2/13/2023