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[Posted: March 19, 2023] PA Environment Digest
Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gov. Shapiro
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Even Republicans Applauded Gov. Shapiro’s Budget, But Now The Hard Work Begins - By Mark Singel
Budget
-- Hearings Start March 21 For DCNR, DEP, Agriculture FY 2023-24 Budget Requests [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Governor’s First Budget Includes RGGI, Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Park Improvements
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Coming Soon To PA, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Tax - By Keystone Forward
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Rep. Grove Warns Shapiro’s Budget Proposal Will Lead To Massive Deficit
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Budget Outlook May Make Future Tax Increases Unavoidable, Republican Rep. Grove Says
-- The Center Square: Inflation Drag May Undermine Shapiro’s Budget Savings
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com - Robert Swift: Shapiro Outlines Plan For PA’s Federal Infrastructure Aid Spending
-- DCNR Posts FY 2023-24 Budget Proposal Documents
-- DEP Posts Documents On Proposed FY 2023-24 Agency Budget Request
Train Derailment
-- WESA: Paradox Of East Palestine: Safe Test Results Come Back, While Residents Report Health Problems
-- Moms Clean Air Force: Moms From Beaver County, SW PA Impacted By Ohio/PA Train Derailment To Attend House Hearing Today
-- The Center Square: Federal, State Agencies To Hold Open House On Train Derailment In Beaver County March 16
-- PA Dept. Of Health Acting Secretary Visits Workers, Residents At Train Derailment Health Resource Center In Beaver County
-- The Center Square: Support Remains As PA Closes Train Derailment Resources Health Center
-- UnionProgress.com: Clean Air Council Works To Provide Direct Relief To East Palestine, OH Residents
-- PA Capital-Star: Ohio/PA Train Derailment Was ‘H.G. Wells War Of The Worlds Stuff’
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: East Palestine Rail Disaster Could Happen Anywhere In PA - By Clean Air Council
-- WESA/Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: After Derailment, Many In East Palestine Live With Questions About Dioxins
-- The Center Square: Local PA Farmers Spearhead Soil Testing After Train Derailment
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: After 2 Centuries, A Dairy Farm Family In Lawrence County Worries For The Future Across The State Line From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: In Beaver County, Anxiety, Uncertainty Under The Black Cloud Of A Rail Disaster
-- WESA: Environmental Groups Push EPA, Not Norfolk Southern, To Lead Testing For Dioxins
-- WESA/ProPublica: Norfolk Southern Contractor Testing Air In East Palestine Homes
-- AP: EPA Tells States Not To Block Waste From Ohio/PA Train Derailment
-- Grid: PA Congressional Staffer Sought Help From EPA’s Ohio/PA Train Derailment Hotline After Being Stonewalled By State Officials
-- TribLive/AP: Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment
-- TribLive: Norfolk Southern CEO: ‘I Understand My Responsibility’ In Ohio/PA Train Derailment Cleanup
-- TribLive Editorial: Will Norfolk Southern CEO’s Response Lead A Bad Taste?
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Create Federal Fund For Rail Crashes To Make Sure Communities, Emergency Responders Are Made Whole
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: Rail Remains Safest Way To Ship Materials, Despite The Train Derailment In Ohio - By Illinois Railroad Association
-- AP: Pro-Moscow Voices Tried To Steer Ohio Train Disaster Debate
Environment/Energy Issues
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- PennLive Editorial: PA Could Benefit Greatly From Hydrogen Hubs, If They Are Well-Regulated
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Jumps To Top 10 In Clean Energy Jobs
-- York Dispatch: 2nd Solar Energy Facility Proposal Advances Toward Vote In Dover Township
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Coming Soon To PA, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Tax - By Keystone Forward
-- UnionProgress.com: Improving Air Quality A Top Priority For Allegheny County Executive Candidates
-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch: Conservatives Care About Climate Change
-- The Guardian: Older Americans To Blockade Banks In Climate Protest: ‘We Have Money And Power’
-- The Guardian: US Utility Firms Spent Big Preparing Power Grid For Storms And Still Failed
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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-- 74 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
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Jumps To Top 10 In Clean Energy Jobs
-- York Dispatch: 2nd Solar Energy Facility Proposal Advances Toward Vote In Dover Township
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- Allegheny County Health Dept. Issues $307,800 Stipulated Penalty Against U.S. Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works For 2nd Quarter [PaEN]
-- WESA: Allegheny County Levees $307,000 In Fines On US Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations
-- TribLive: U.S. Steel Ready To Close 3 Of 10 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S. Steel Closing 3 Coke (Coal) Batteries At Its Clairton Plant, Move Expected To Lower Emissions
-- PennEnvironment: Closure Of 3 Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Batteries In Mon Valley ‘Breath Of Fresh Air’
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel: Retirement Of 3 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works On Schedule
-- DEP Issues Particulate Air Quality Action Day Alert TODAY, March 16 For Liberty-Clairton In Allegheny County
-- PA Capital-Star: Groups Highlight Federal Investment In Air Pollution Monitoring In Western PA
-- TribLive: Residents Can Track Rotten Egg-- Hydrogen Sulfide-- Smell In Allegheny County
-- Post-Gazette: New Allegheny County Dashboard Will Track Rotten Egg Odor In The Air
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- UnionProgress.com: Improving Air Quality A Top Priority For Allegheny County Executive Candidates
-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Export Plants Threatens To Knock Down Prices
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Bitcoin Miner Moves Australian Units To Pennsylvania
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Midland Bitcoin Mining Company Mawson Moved Funds From Failed Signature Bank
-- Courier Times: DEP Can’t Test ‘Horrible Odor’ Coming From Bucks County Farm Commercial Composting, Mulching Operation Because Of State Law
-- EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule [PaEN]
-- EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, 21 Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
-- Utility Dive: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper Plant Owners In 22 States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
-- PJM: EPA’s Good Neighbor NOx Reduction Plan Reflects PJM, Grid Input On Reliability Concerns
Alternative Fuels
-- DCNR Blog: DCNR Building A Network Of Rural Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In State Parks, Forests
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Begins Accepting Applications For $62 Million In Federal EV Charging Station Funding March 27
-- UnionProgress.com: States Mull Over Changes In Transportation Funding In Future With More Electric Vehicles
-- UnionProgress.com: West Mifflin, Allegheny County Stays Current With EV Charging Stations, Electric Cars, And Police Truck
Awards & Recognition
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Sen. Comitta Nominates Oxford Borough For KPB Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Quest To Visit PA State Parks Complete For Union County Couple
-- Observer-Reporter: Greene County Conservation District Holds Student Poster Contest On ‘One Water’
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
-- Governor’s Invasive Species Council Shares Results Of First Statewide Invasive Impacts Survey, Announces Pilot Management Program [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Invasive Species Are A ‘Scourge’ In PA, Report Says
-- Tree Pittsburgh: Western PA Wild Ones - Native Plant Symposium March 29 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: What Does Pittsburgh’s Mild Winter Mean For Spring Bugs?
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Full Circle: Bald Eagles Live, Hunt Near Former Harrison DDT Plant
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Begins Accepting Applications For $62 Million In Federal EV Charging Station Funding March 27
-- PA Capital-Star: Groups Highlight Federal Investment In Air Pollution Monitoring In Western PA
-- DOE Announces $750 Million Available To Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies
-- PennLive Editorial: PA Could Benefit Greatly From Hydrogen Hubs, If They Are Well-Regulated
Budget
-- Hearings Start March 21 For DCNR, DEP, Agriculture FY 2023-24 Budget Requests [PaEN]
-- DCNR Posts FY 2023-24 Budget Proposal Documents
-- DEP Posts Documents On Proposed FY 2023-24 Agency Budget Request
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Governor’s First Budget Includes RGGI, Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Park Improvements
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Coming Soon To PA, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Tax - By Keystone Forward
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets March 22 On Proposed Budget, Heritage Areas [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Rep. Grove Warns Shapiro’s Budget Proposal Will Lead To Massive Deficit
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Budget Outlook May Make Future Tax Increases Unavoidable, Republican Rep. Grove Says
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com - Robert Swift: Shapiro Outlines Plan For PA’s Federal Infrastructure Aid Spending
Chesapeake Bay
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Governor’s First Budget Includes RGGI, Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Park Improvements
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Coming Soon To PA, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Tax - By Keystone Forward
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: E-Bikes Raise Management Concerns In Some Parks, Public Forests
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Citizen Action
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- PA Capital-Star: Groups Highlight Federal Investment In Air Pollution Monitoring In Western PA
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets March 22 On Proposed Budget, Heritage Areas [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Has Openings On Several Of Its Advisory Committees
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Dedicates Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary In Robeson Twp.
-- March 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold March 29 Informal Conference On Proposed Strongstown Coal Mine In Indiana, Cambria County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Hearing April 24 On I-80-115 C-1 Site/ Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Waterhouse Site In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Encina Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant In PA Faces Setback: One Of Its Proposed Buildings Is Too Tall
-- Marcellus Drilling News/Wellsboro Gazette: Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Objects To Location Of Mt. Nessmuk Shale Gas Drill Pad In Tioga State Forest
-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate [PaEN]
-- Better Path Coalition Webinar March 28 - Brown Bag Briefing On Carbon Dioxide Removal, Noon
-- Courier Times: Sunoco Pipeline Project Nearing Completion In Upper Makefield, Bucks County
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Approves Stormwater NPDES Water Quality Permit For Rutter’s Truck Stop In Pinecroft
-- Teen Vogue: Mountain Valley Pipeline Protesters Live In Treehouses To Physically Block Pipeline Construction For 932 Days
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts 3rd Annual Garden Seed Swap In Washington County
-- The Guardian: Older Americans To Blockade Banks In Climate Protest: ‘We Have Money And Power’
Climate
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Jumps To Top 10 In Clean Energy Jobs
-- York Dispatch: 2nd Solar Energy Facility Proposal Advances Toward Vote In Dover Township
-- PennLive Editorial: PA Could Benefit Greatly From Hydrogen Hubs, If They Are Well-Regulated
-- DCNR Blog: DCNR Building A Network Of Rural Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In State Parks, Forests
-- March 29 Southeastern PA Town Hall Meeting In Chester County To Focus On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Governor’s First Budget Includes RGGI, Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Park Improvements
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Coming Soon To PA, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Tax - By Keystone Forward
-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: Water Use, Discharge Concerns Emerge As Part Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
-- Beaver County Times: Vistra Energy Deal ‘Positive News’ For Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant, Leaders Say
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Bitcoin Miner Moves Australian Units To Pennsylvania
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Begins Accepting Applications For $62 Million In Federal EV Charging Station Funding March 27
-- Better Path Coalition Webinar March 28 - Brown Bag Briefing On Carbon Dioxide Removal, Noon
-- UnionProgress.com: States Mull Over Changes In Transportation Funding In Future With More Electric Vehicles
-- DOE Announces $750 Million Available To Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies
-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch: Conservatives Care About Climate Change
-- The Guardian: Older Americans To Blockade Banks In Climate Protest: ‘We Have Money And Power’
-- AP: UN Chief: ‘Cold, Hard Facts’ Should Guide Climate Policy
-- Financial Times: Is 1.5C Still Realistic? The Crumbling Consensus Over Key Climate Target; Limit Appears Increasingly Unachievable
Coal Mining
-- DEP To Hold March 29 Informal Conference On Proposed Strongstown Coal Mine In Indiana, Cambria County [PaEN]
-- EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule [PaEN]
-- EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, 21 Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
-- Utility Dive: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper Plant Owners In 22 States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
-- PJM: EPA’s Good Neighbor NOx Reduction Plan Reflects PJM, Grid Input On Reliability Concerns
-- Republican Herald: Tamaqua Desilting Basin Dam On Little Schuylkill River To Fade Into History
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts 3rd Annual Garden Seed Swap In Washington County
-- CONSOL Energy Releases 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report
Compliance Action
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Health Dept. Issues $307,800 Stipulated Penalty Against U.S. Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works For 2nd Quarter [PaEN]
-- WESA: Allegheny County Levees $307,000 In Fines On US Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations
-- TribLive: U.S. Steel Ready To Close 3 Of 10 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S. Steel Closing 3 Coke (Coal) Batteries At Its Clairton Plant, Move Expected To Lower Emissions
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel: Retirement Of 3 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works On Schedule
-- PennEnvironment: Closure Of 3 Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Batteries In Mon Valley ‘Breath Of Fresh Air’
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP Took Action On 785 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,731 Inspections; Responded To 11 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
Conservation Districts
-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Holds Safe Steps Children's Art Contest [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Awards $220,000 To Repair Homewood Landslide [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Greene County Conservation District Holds Student Poster Contest On ‘One Water’
Court Decision
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties [PaEN]
DCNR
-- Hearings Start March 21 For DCNR, DEP, Agriculture FY 2023-24 Budget Requests [PaEN]
-- DCNR Posts FY 2023-24 Budget Proposal Documents
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets March 22 On Proposed Budget, Heritage Areas [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: DCNR Building A Network Of Rural Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In State Parks, Forests
-- DCNR Seeking Volunteer Trail Stewards In Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County For March 26 Trail Workday [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News/Wellsboro Gazette: Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Objects To Location Of Mt. Nessmuk Shale Gas Drill Pad In Tioga State Forest
-- Williamsport Sun: Quest To Visit PA State Parks Complete For Union County Couple
-- NextPittsburgh: Butler County Is Rebounding Thanks To Outdoor Recreation
-- Post-Gazette: Connellsville Trades Coal For Bicycles In Bid For Economic Rebirth In Fayette County
-- NextPittsburgh: The Wheel Mill Encourages Newcomers To Try Pittsburgh’s Mountain Biking Scene
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Expand, Yet Preserve State’s Outdoor Assets
-- Registration Now Open For Keystone Trails Association Spring Hiking Weekend April 21-23 In Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DCNR Names Robert Sweeney Manager For Tuscarora State Park Complex In Schuylkill County
-- March 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Crews Battle 2-Alarm Brush Fire In Muhlenberg
-- Inquirer: Philly, Neighboring PA Counties Under National Weather Service Elevated Risk For Wildfires
-- DCNR Wildfire Danger Maps
-- Philly Voice: Deer Ticks Fueling Rise Of Flu-Like Babesiosis Illness That Isn’t Lyme Disease
-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Holds Safe Steps Children's Art Contest [PaEN]
-- WESA: Contest Asks PA Kids To Create Art About Tick Bite Prevention
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: E-Bikes Raise Management Concerns In Some Parks, Public Forests
DEP
-- Hearings Start March 21 For DCNR, DEP, Agriculture FY 2023-24 Budget Requests [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Governor’s First Budget Includes RGGI, Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Park Improvements
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Coming Soon To PA, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Tax - By Keystone Forward
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold March 29 Informal Conference On Proposed Strongstown Coal Mine In Indiana, Cambria County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Hearing April 24 On I-80-115 C-1 Site/ Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Waterhouse Site In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Approves Stormwater NPDES Water Quality Permit For Rutter’s Truck Stop In Pinecroft
-- Courier Times: DEP Can’t Test ‘Horrible Odor’ Coming From Bucks County Farm Commercial Composting, Mulching Operation Because Of State Law
-- DEP Took Action On 785 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,731 Inspections; Responded To 11 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Delaware River
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Has Openings On Several Of Its Advisory Committees
-- WHYY: Connecting With The Schuylkill River, A Walk To Celebrate World Water Day
-- Republican Herald: Tamaqua Desilting Basin Dam On Little Schuylkill River To Fade Into History
-- Delaware RiverKeeper March 17 RiverWatch Video Report
DRBC
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Has Openings On Several Of Its Advisory Committees
Drinking Water
-- Penn State Extension Hosting Series Of In-Person/Online Private Water Supply Education And Testing [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: March 21 PFAS: Breaking Down The Future Of Forever Chemicals In Our Water, 7:00 p.m.
-- Williamsport Sun: Walleye Sample Taken Near Sunbury Illustrates PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Issue
-- EPA Proposes First National PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Standard
-- AP: EPA To Limit Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water
Economic Development
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Jumps To Top 10 In Clean Energy Jobs
-- York Dispatch: 2nd Solar Energy Facility Proposal Advances Toward Vote In Dover Township
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Major Pittsburgh Region Projects Move Forward In 2023: Carrie Furnace, Hazelwood Green [Brownfield Redevelopment]
-- Post-Gazette: Connellsville Trades Coal For Bicycles In Bid For Economic Rebirth In Fayette County
-- NextPittsburgh: The Wheel Mill Encourages Newcomers To Try Pittsburgh’s Mountain Biking Scene
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Expand, Yet Preserve State’s Outdoor Assets
-- PennLive: Opportunities Grown At Central PA Farm With USDA Grants
Education
-- Help Wanted: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Spring & Summer Environmental Educators, Intern, Camp Assistants [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Recruiting Lifeguards, Aims To Open More Pools This Year
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: March 21 PFAS: Breaking Down The Future Of Forever Chemicals In Our Water, 7:00 p.m.
-- March 29 Southeastern PA Town Hall Meeting In Chester County To Focus On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
-- Tree Pittsburgh: Western PA Wild Ones - Native Plant Symposium March 29 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Sustainable Backyard Workshop April 22 In Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland County
-- The New Yorker Book Review: Searching For Unfamiliar Terrain In ‘The Nature Book’ By Tom Comitta
-- Penn State Extension Hosting Series Of In-Person/Online Private Water Supply Education And Testing [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Connecting With The Schuylkill River, A Walk To Celebrate World Water Day
-- PUC Recognizes 2023 Fix A Leak Week
-- Sustainable Community Network Of SW PA Webinar March 24 - Policy Connection - Environmental Justice. Noon
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets March 22 On Proposed Budget, Heritage Areas [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Why Your Electric/Natural Gas Utility Bill Has Gone Up And What You Can Do About It - By Patrick Cicero, Consumer Advocate Of PA, Terrance Fitzpatrick, Energy Assn. Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled]
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- Better Path Coalition Webinar March 28 - Brown Bag Briefing On Carbon Dioxide Removal, Noon
-- York Dispatch: Water Use, Discharge Concerns Emerge As Part Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
-- Fox43: Activists Raise Concerns About Toxic Water Disposal At Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast: Converting Waste Heat Into Battery Energy
-- PA Environmental Council StoryMap: Celebrating Upstream Suburban Philadelphia Watershed Projects
-- Audubon Society Of Western PA Hosts 3-Part Online Buffalo Creek Watershed Forested Land Workshops For Butler, Armstrong Counties [PaEN]
-- Online Supporting Wildlife On Your Property Workshop Series For Residents In Buffalo Creek Watershed Butler, Armstrong Counties [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Audubon Society Of Western PA Grant Program Aims To Establish Bird-Friendly Communities In Mon Valley
-- AURORA Outdoor Orientation Programs Take New Penn State Students ‘Into The Wild’
-- Maintain Forester Certification With Penn State Extension Offerings
-- Penn State Launches New Carbon Calculator Tool To Help Dairy Farms Improve Sustainability
-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Inspire Interest In Fishing And Boating [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Audubon Society Of Western PA Grant Program Aims To Establish Bird-Friendly Communities In Mon Valley
-- Governor’s Invasive Species Council Shares Results Of First Statewide Invasive Impacts Survey, Announces Pilot Management Program [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Invasive Species Are A ‘Scourge’ In PA, Report Says
-- TribLive: What Does Pittsburgh’s Mild Winter Mean For Spring Bugs?
-- Observer-Reporter: Greene County Conservation District Holds Student Poster Contest On ‘One Water’
-- Penn State: Ornithologist Amanda Rodewalk To Speak March 16 On Strategic Conservation In An Uncertain World, 5:00 p.m., Available Via Zoom
-- WESA: Contest Asks PA Kids To Create Art About Tick Bite Prevention
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Full Circle: Bald Eagles Live, Hunt Near Former Harrison DDT Plant
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Mentor Youth Trout Day: A Unique Opportunity To Teach, Learn And Create Memories On The Water
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Web Of Wetlands At Middle Creek Wildlife Area To Get Makeover To Help All Kinds Of Wildlife
-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Events In April
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Animals Follow The Rhythms Of Day And Night
-- Courier Times: Beavers, The Historic Dam Builders, Make A Comeback In Bucks County
-- Inquirer: Counting And Cuddling Bear Cubs Across Pennsylvania
-- Penn State Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County March 21 Gardening With Nature: Bee Friendly, Plant This, Not That! Camp Hill, Cumberland County
Ohio/PA Train Derailment
-- WESA: Paradox Of East Palestine: Safe Test Results Come Back, While Residents Report Health Problems
-- Moms Clean Air Force: Moms From Beaver County, SW PA Impacted By Ohio/PA Train Derailment To Attend House Hearing Today
-- The Center Square: Federal, State Agencies To Hold Open House On Train Derailment In Beaver County March 16
-- PA Dept. Of Health Acting Secretary Visits Workers, Residents At Train Derailment Health Resource Center In Beaver County
-- The Center Square: Support Remains As PA Closes Train Derailment Resources Health Center
-- UnionProgress.com: Clean Air Council Works To Provide Direct Relief To East Palestine, OH Residents
-- PA Capital-Star: Ohio/PA Train Derailment Was ‘H.G. Wells War Of The Worlds Stuff’
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: East Palestine Rail Disaster Could Happen Anywhere In PA - By Clean Air Council
-- WESA/Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: After Derailment, Many In East Palestine Live With Questions About Dioxins
-- The Center Square: Local PA Farmers Spearhead Soil Testing After Train Derailment
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: After 2 Centuries, A Dairy Farm Family In Lawrence County Worries For The Future Across The State Line From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: In Beaver County, Anxiety, Uncertainty Under The Black Cloud Of A Rail Disaster
-- WESA: Environmental Groups Push EPA, Not Norfolk Southern, To Lead Testing For Dioxins
-- WESA/ProPublica: Norfolk Southern Contractor Testing Air In East Palestine Homes
-- WESA: As Interest In Buying Homes Tumbles, East Palestine, OH Homeowners Feel Stuck With No Escape
-- AP: EPA Tells States Not To Block Waste From Ohio/PA Train Derailment
-- Grid: PA Congressional Staffer Sought Help From EPA’s Ohio/PA Train Derailment Hotline After Being Stonewalled By State Officials
-- TribLive/AP: Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment
-- TribLive: Norfolk Southern CEO: ‘I Understand My Responsibility’ In Ohio/PA Train Derailment Cleanup
-- TribLive Editorial: Will Norfolk Southern CEO’s Response Lead A Bad Taste?
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Create Federal Fund For Rail Crashes To Make Sure Communities, Emergency Responders Are Made Whole
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: Rail Remains Safest Way To Ship Materials, Despite The Train Derailment In Ohio - By Illinois Railroad Association
-- AP: Pro-Moscow Voices Tried To Steer Ohio Train Disaster Debate
Emergency Response
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: East Palestine Rail Disaster Could Happen Anywhere In PA - By Clean Air Council
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Washington County Town Was Rocked By Natural Gas Explosion At Home, Years Later Residents Are Waiting For Closure From PUC Investigation
-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Borough Denies Property Owners Buyouts For Flooded Homes
-- Reading Eagle: Crews Battle 2-Alarm Brush Fire In Muhlenberg
-- Inquirer: Philly, Neighboring PA Counties Under National Weather Service Elevated Risk For Wildfires
-- DCNR Wildfire Danger Maps
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]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Why Your Electric/Natural Gas Utility Bill Has Gone Up And What You Can Do About It - By Patrick Cicero, Consumer Advocate Of PA, Terrance Fitzpatrick, Energy Assn. Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled]
-- Wall Street Journal: Why Natural Gas Bills Are Going Crazy, With No End In Sight
-- Utility Dive: Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023 Will Lead To ‘Plunge’ In Peak Electricity Prices In Most U.S. Markets. According To Moody’s Investors Services
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Drops 7% To 3-Week Low On Milder Weather Forecasts
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Export Plants Threatens To Knock Down Prices
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up 2 From Last Week To 24 [Between 21 and 25 in 2023]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need Common-Sense Energy Policies That Promote Pipelines, LNG Natural Gas Exports - Anthony Pugliese, Fmr FERC Chief Of Staff
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Edge Higher As Change To Summer Blends Underway Coast To Coast
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average - $3.62; National Average - $3.47
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sheetz Drops Certain Gasoline Prices Until March 24
-- Financial Times: Oil Caught Up In Banking Fears As U.S. Crude Drops Below $70/Barrel
National/International
-- Bloomberg: Texas Electric Grid Ability To Handle Summertime Energy Demand May Hinge On Renewable Sources
Energy
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Why Your Electric/Natural Gas Utility Bill Has Gone Up And What You Can Do About It - By Patrick Cicero, Consumer Advocate Of PA, Terrance Fitzpatrick, Energy Assn. Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled]
-- Wall Street Journal: Why Natural Gas Bills Are Going Crazy, With No End In Sight
-- Utility Dive: Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023 Will Lead To ‘Plunge’ In Peak Electricity Prices In Most U.S. Markets. According To Moody’s Investors Services
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Drops 7% To 3-Week Low On Milder Weather Forecasts
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Washington County Town Was Rocked By Natural Gas Explosion At Home, Years Later Residents Are Waiting For Closure From PUC Investigation
-- WHYY: LIHEAPalooza Teaches Philadelphians How To Lower Utility Bills Friday
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need Common-Sense Energy Policies That Promote Pipelines, LNG Natural Gas Exports - Anthony Pugliese, Fmr FERC Chief Of Staff
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Edge Higher As Change To Summer Blends Underway Coast To Coast
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average - $3.62; National Average - $3.47
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sheetz Drops Certain Gasoline Prices Until March 24
-- Financial Times: Oil Caught Up In Banking Fears As U.S. Crude Drops Below $70/Barrel
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA Natural Gas Production Drops For First Time In A Decade Caused By Weather, Midstream Issues
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Jumps To Top 10 In Clean Energy Jobs
-- York Dispatch: 2nd Solar Energy Facility Proposal Advances Toward Vote In Dover Township
-- PennLive Editorial: PA Could Benefit Greatly From Hydrogen Hubs, If They Are Well-Regulated
-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast: Converting Waste Heat Into Battery Energy
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Export Plants Threatens To Knock Down Prices
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Bitcoin Miner Moves Australian Units To Pennsylvania
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Midland Bitcoin Mining Company Mawson Moved Funds From Failed Signature Bank
-- York Dispatch: Water Use, Discharge Concerns Emerge As Part Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
-- Fox43: Activists Raise Concerns About Toxic Water Disposal At Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
-- Beaver County Times: Vistra Energy Deal ‘Positive News’ For Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant, Leaders Say
-- The Guardian: Older Americans To Blockade Banks In Climate Protest: ‘We Have Money And Power’
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US EIA Forecast Finds Natural Gas Still Important To Economy Even As Renewables Make Gains Through 2050
-- The Guardian: US Utility Firms Spent Big Preparing Power Grid For Storms And Still Failed
-- PA Capital-Star: PJM - Nation’s Biggest Electric Capacity Market-- Needs Fixing, Critics Say
-- Utility Dive: Confidential PJM Meetings Hinder State Energy Policy, Oversight: WV, MD Lawmakers Say
-- Bloomberg: Texas Electric Grid Ability To Handle Summertime Energy Demand May Hinge On Renewable Sources
Environmental Health
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: March 21 PFAS: Breaking Down The Future Of Forever Chemicals In Our Water, 7:00 p.m.
-- March 29 Southeastern PA Town Hall Meeting In Chester County To Focus On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Walleye Sample Taken Near Sunbury Illustrates PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Issue
-- EPA Proposes First National PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Standard
-- AP: EPA To Limit Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water
-- Penn State Extension Hosting Series Of In-Person/Online Private Water Supply Education And Testing [PaEN]
-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need Common-Sense Energy Policies That Promote Pipelines, LNG Natural Gas Exports - Anthony Pugliese, Fmr FERC Chief Of Staff
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Export Plants Threatens To Knock Down Prices
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Bitcoin Miner Moves Australian Units To Pennsylvania
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Midland Bitcoin Mining Company Mawson Moved Funds From Failed Signature Bank
-- Philly Voice: Deer Ticks Fueling Rise Of Flu-Like Babesiosis Illness That Isn’t Lyme Disease
-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Holds Safe Steps Children's Art Contest [PaEN]
-- WESA: Contest Asks PA Kids To Create Art About Tick Bite Prevention
-- TribLive: Did Raccoon Dogs Start COVID Pandemic? Western PA Experts Weigh In
Environmental Heritage
-- MCall: 4 Native Americans Travel 1,600 Miles To Visit their Ancestral Lands In Lehigh Valley
-- Planet Philadelphia: Climate Change’s Effect On Women & Environmental News March 17, 4:00 p.m.
Environmental Justice
-- Sustainable Community Network Of SW PA Webinar March 24 - Policy Connection - Environmental Justice. Noon
-- WPost: National Audubon Society Keeps Name Despite Ties To Slavery, 3 Board Members Resign
EPA
-- EPA Proposes First National PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Standard
-- AP: EPA To Limit Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water
-- EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule [PaEN]
-- EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, 21 Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
-- Utility Dive: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper Plant Owners In 22 States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
-- PJM: EPA’s Good Neighbor NOx Reduction Plan Reflects PJM, Grid Input On Reliability Concerns
Farming
-- PennLive: Opportunities Grown At Central PA Farm With USDA Grants
-- Penn State Launches New Carbon Calculator Tool To Help Dairy Farms Improve Sustainability
-- PA Capital-Star: Lawmakers, Seeing Demand For Organic Produce, Week To Make PA Preferred Program Permanent
-- Courier Times: DEP Can’t Test ‘Horrible Odor’ Coming From Bucks County Farm Commercial Composting, Mulching Operation Because Of State Law
-- Governor’s Invasive Species Council Shares Results Of First Statewide Invasive Impacts Survey, Announces Pilot Management Program [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Invasive Species Are A ‘Scourge’ In PA, Report Says
-- TribLive: What Does Pittsburgh’s Mild Winter Mean For Spring Bugs?
-- Observer-Reporter: Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts 3rd Annual Garden Seed Swap In Washington County
-- Penn State Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County March 21 Gardening With Nature: Bee Friendly, Plant This, Not That! Camp Hill, Cumberland County
Fish & Boat Commission
-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Inspire Interest In Fishing And Boating [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Walleye Sample Taken Near Sunbury Illustrates PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Issue
Flooding
-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Borough Denies Property Owners Buyouts For Flooded Homes
Forests
-- Marcellus Drilling News/Wellsboro Gazette: Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Objects To Location Of Mt. Nessmuk Shale Gas Drill Pad In Tioga State Forest
-- DCNR Blog: DCNR Building A Network Of Rural Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In State Parks, Forests
-- DCNR Seeking Volunteer Trail Stewards In Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County For March 26 Trail Workday [PaEN]
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets March 22 On Proposed Budget, Heritage Areas [PaEN]
-- Registration Now Open For Keystone Trails Association Spring Hiking Weekend April 21-23 In Tioga County [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: Butler County Is Rebounding Thanks To Outdoor Recreation
-- Maintain Forester Certification With Penn State Extension Offerings
-- Reading Eagle: Crews Battle 2-Alarm Brush Fire In Muhlenberg
-- Inquirer: Philly, Neighboring PA Counties Under National Weather Service Elevated Risk For Wildfires
-- DCNR Wildfire Danger Maps - March 16
Game Commission
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Web Of Wetlands At Middle Creek Wildlife Area To Get Makeover To Help All Kinds Of Wildlife
Geologic Hazards
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Awards $220,000 To Repair Homewood Landslide [PaEN]
Grants/Funding
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN]
-- WHYY: LIHEAPalooza Teaches Philadelphians How To Lower Utility Bills Friday
-- PennLive: Opportunities Grown At Central PA Farm With USDA Grants
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Awards $220,000 To Repair Homewood Landslide [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Begins Accepting Applications For $62 Million In Federal EV Charging Station Funding March 27
-- TribLive: Audubon Society Of Western PA Grant Program Aims To Establish Bird-Friendly Communities In Mon Valley
-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Inspire Interest In Fishing And Boating [PaEN]
-- DOE Announces $750 Million Available To Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies
-- PennLive Editorial: PA Could Benefit Greatly From Hydrogen Hubs, If They Are Well-Regulated
Green Infrastructure
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Dedicates Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary In Robeson Twp.
-- Audubon Society Of Western PA Hosts 3-Part Online Buffalo Creek Watershed Forested Land Workshops For Butler, Armstrong Counties [PaEN]
-- Online Supporting Wildlife On Your Property Workshop Series For Residents In Buffalo Creek Watershed Butler, Armstrong Counties [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Tamaqua Desilting Basin Dam On Little Schuylkill River To Fade Into History
Hazardous Substances
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: March 21 PFAS: Breaking Down The Future Of Forever Chemicals In Our Water, 7:00 p.m.
-- March 29 Southeastern PA Town Hall Meeting In Chester County To Focus On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosting Series Of In-Person/Online Private Water Supply Education And Testing [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Walleye Sample Taken Near Sunbury Illustrates PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Issue
-- EPA Proposes First National PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Standard
-- AP: EPA To Limit Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need Common-Sense Energy Policies That Promote Pipelines, LNG Natural Gas Exports - Anthony Pugliese, Fmr FERC Chief Of Staff
-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate [PaEN]
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Export Plants Threatens To Knock Down Prices
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN]
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Bitcoin Miner Moves Australian Units To Pennsylvania
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Midland Bitcoin Mining Company Mawson Moved Funds From Failed Signature Bank
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Spring & Summer Environmental Educators, Intern, Camp Assistants [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Recruiting Lifeguards, Aims To Open More Pools This Year
Land Conservation
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Dedicates Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary In Robeson Twp.
Land Recycling
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Major Pittsburgh Region Projects Move Forward In 2023: Carrie Furnace, Hazelwood Green [Brownfield Redevelopment]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Sen. Comitta Nominates Oxford Borough For KPB Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors Conducting Pick Up Pennsylvania Community Improvement Events [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Volunteers Wanted For Earth Day Cleanup In Sharpsburg
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Posts 2021-22 Annual Report
-- PA Resources Council Announces 2023 Collection Events Schedule For E-Waste, Tires, Household Chemicals For Allegheny, Delaware Counties [PaEN]
Oil & Gas
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Why Your Electric/Natural Gas Utility Bill Has Gone Up And What You Can Do About It - By Patrick Cicero, Consumer Advocate Of PA, Terrance Fitzpatrick, Energy Assn. Of PA [Natural Gas Prices Tripled]
-- Wall Street Journal: Why Natural Gas Bills Are Going Crazy, With No End In Sight
-- Utility Dive: Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023 Will Lead To ‘Plunge’ In Peak Electricity Prices In Most U.S. Markets. According To Moody’s Investors Services
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Drops 7% To 3-Week Low On Milder Weather Forecasts
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up 2 From Last Week To 24 [Between 21 and 25 in 2023]
-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Had 3-Hour Emergency Flaring Event To Burn Off Flammable Gases In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Using Water Hoses ‘To Assist In Cooling External Areas Of Ground Flares’ That Need To Be ‘Reinforced’
-- Beaver County Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant To ‘Reinforce’ Ground Flare Stack, Using Water In Meantime To Cool The Flare Burning Off Natural Gas
-- KDKA: Residents Want Answers About Loud Bang, Orange Glow At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: More Emergency Flaring At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County After Compressor Problem
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Washington County Town Was Rocked By Natural Gas Explosion At Home, Years Later Residents Are Waiting For Closure From PUC Investigation
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need Common-Sense Energy Policies That Promote Pipelines, LNG Natural Gas Exports - Anthony Pugliese, Fmr FERC Chief Of Staff
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Edge Higher As Change To Summer Blends Underway Coast To Coast
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average - $3.62; National Average - $3.47
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sheetz Drops Certain Gasoline Prices Until March 24
-- Financial Times: Oil Caught Up In Banking Fears As U.S. Crude Drops Below $70/Barrel
-- Bradford Era: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Hold Annual Conference March 23 At Rivers Casino In Pittsburgh
-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Export Plants Threatens To Knock Down Prices
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Governor’s First Budget Includes RGGI, Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Park Improvements
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Coming Soon To PA, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Tax - By Keystone Forward
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- Marcellus Drilling News/Wellsboro Gazette: Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Objects To Location Of Mt. Nessmuk Shale Gas Drill Pad In Tioga State Forest
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA Natural Gas Production Drops For First Time In A Decade Caused By Weather, Midstream Issues
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US EIA Forecast Finds Natural Gas Still Important To Economy Even As Renewables Make Gains Through 2050
-- Utility Dive: Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023 Will Lead To ‘Plunge’ In Peak Electricity Prices In Most U.S. Markets. According To Moody’s Investors Services
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- March 29 Southeastern PA Town Hall Meeting In Chester County To Focus On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- PennLive Editorial: PA Could Benefit Greatly From Hydrogen Hubs, If They Are Well-Regulated
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Midland Bitcoin Mining Company Mawson Moved Funds From Failed Signature Bank
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Bitcoin Miner Moves Australian Units To Pennsylvania
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Range Resources’ CEO-In-Waiting Sees The Road Ahead For Natural Gas
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Range Resources CEO To Retire
Pipelines
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Permits For Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need Common-Sense Energy Policies That Promote Pipelines, LNG Natural Gas Exports - Anthony Pugliese, Fmr FERC Chief Of Staff
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Washington County Town Was Rocked By Natural Gas Explosion At Home, Years Later Residents Are Waiting For Closure From PUC Investigation
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Sunoco Pipeline Project Nearing Completion In Upper Makefield, Bucks County
-- U.S. DOT Misses Deadline To Suspend Rule Allowing Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail, Including A Proposal In PA [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Export Plants Threatens To Knock Down Prices
-- Federal Court Rules Challenge To DEP Air Quality Permit For Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Quakertown Compressor Station May Go Forward [PaEN]
-- Teen Vogue: Mountain Valley Pipeline Protesters Live In Treehouses To Physically Block Pipeline Construction For 932 Days
-- AP: Kansas Lawmakers Fear More Spills From Keystone Oil Pipeline After Massive Spill
Permitting
-- DEP To Hold March 29 Informal Conference On Proposed Strongstown Coal Mine In Indiana, Cambria County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Hearing April 24 On I-80-115 C-1 Site/ Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Waterhouse Site In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Fortress Energy Reapplying For Wyalusing LNG Natural Gas Plant Permits In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Wants To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells, State Plans To Tell Feds
-- Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day [PaEN]
-- Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Approves Stormwater NPDES Water Quality Permit For Rutter’s Truck Stop In Pinecroft
-- DEP Took Action On 785 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,731 Inspections; Responded To 11 Environmental Emergencies Last Week
-- DEP Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DEP To Hold March 29 Informal Conference On Proposed Strongstown Coal Mine In Indiana, Cambria County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Hearing April 24 On I-80-115 C-1 Site/ Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Waterhouse Site In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News/Wellsboro Gazette: Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Objects To Location Of Mt. Nessmuk Shale Gas Drill Pad In Tioga State Forest
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- DEP Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
-- Wall Street Journal: Why Natural Gas Bills Are Going Crazy, With No End In Sight
-- Utility Dive: Lower Natural Gas Prices In 2023 Will Lead To ‘Plunge’ In Peak Electricity Prices In Most U.S. Markets. According To Moody’s Investors Services
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Washington County Town Was Rocked By Natural Gas Explosion At Home, Years Later Residents Are Waiting For Closure From PUC Investigation
-- Commonwealth Court Rules PUC Is ‘Obligated’ To Conduct An Environmental Review Of Projects By The Environmental Rights Amendment In Case Involving A PECO Natural Gas Pumping Station In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Court Overturns PUC Decision Allowing Delaware County Natural Gas Project Saying Environmental Review Needed
-- PUC Recognizes 2023 Fix A Leak Week
-- PA Capital-Star: PJM - Nation’s Biggest Electric Capacity Market-- Needs Fixing, Critics Say
-- Utility Dive: Confidential PJM Meetings Hinder State Energy Policy, Oversight: WV, MD Lawmakers Say
-- Bloomberg: Texas Electric Grid Ability To Handle Summertime Energy Demand May Hinge On Renewable Sources
Radiation Protection
-- York Dispatch: Water Use, Discharge Concerns Emerge As Part Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
-- Fox43: Activists Raise Concerns About Toxic Water Disposal At Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
-- Beaver County Times: Vistra Energy Deal ‘Positive News’ For Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant, Leaders Say
-- March 29 Southeastern PA Town Hall Meeting In Chester County To Focus On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
Recreation
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets March 22 On Proposed Budget, Heritage Areas [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: DCNR Building A Network Of Rural Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In State Parks, Forests
-- DCNR Seeking Volunteer Trail Stewards In Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County For March 26 Trail Workday [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Quest To Visit PA State Parks Complete For Union County Couple
-- March 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Donates $1 Million To Allegheny Commons Park Project
-- NextPittsburgh: Butler County Is Rebounding Thanks To Outdoor Recreation
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Dedicates Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary In Robeson Twp.
-- Post-Gazette: Connellsville Trades Coal For Bicycles In Bid For Economic Rebirth In Fayette County
-- NextPittsburgh: The Wheel Mill Encourages Newcomers To Try Pittsburgh’s Mountain Biking Scene
-- Registration Now Open For Keystone Trails Association Spring Hiking Weekend April 21-23 In Tioga County [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Recruiting Lifeguards, Aims To Open More Pools This Year
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Expand, Yet Preserve State’s Outdoor Assets
-- AURORA Outdoor Orientation Programs Take New Penn State Students ‘Into The Wild’
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: E-Bikes Raise Management Concerns In Some Parks, Public Forests
-- Philly Voice: Deer Ticks Fueling Rise Of Flu-Like Babesiosis Illness That Isn’t Lyme Disease
-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Holds Safe Steps Children's Art Contest [PaEN]
-- WESA: Contest Asks PA Kids To Create Art About Tick Bite Prevention
Recycling/Waste
-- PA Resources Council Announces 2023 Collection Events Schedule For E-Waste, Tires, Household Chemicals For Allegheny, Delaware Counties [PaEN]
-- UnionProgress.com: Glass Backward: PA Resources Council And Partners Push For More Glass Recycling
-- Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors Conducting Pick Up Pennsylvania Community Improvement Events [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Volunteers Wanted For Earth Day Cleanup In Sharpsburg
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Seeks 300 Residents To Test A Citywide Composting Program
-- Inside Climate News: Encina Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant In PA Faces Setback: One Of Its Proposed Buildings Is Too Tall
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Sen. Comitta Nominates Oxford Borough For KPB Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Posts 2021-22 Annual Report
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly Turning Discarded Hamburgers, Chicken, Salad Into Tons Of Compost
-- Environmental Health Project: 75% Of Hazardous Waste Accepted At MAX Environmental Yukon Facility In Westmoreland County Comes From Shale Gas Industry; Sludge Proposed To Be Delisted As Hazardous Waste [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
-- Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Economy Grew To Over 92,700 Jobs Since COVID Economic Crisis [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Jumps To Top 10 In Clean Energy Jobs
-- York Dispatch: 2nd Solar Energy Facility Proposal Advances Toward Vote In Dover Township
-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast: Converting Waste Heat Into Battery Energy
-- Erie News Now: U.S. Cities Are Cracking Down On Climate Emissions, PA Republicans Want To Get Ahead Of Bans Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
-- The Guardian: Older Americans To Blockade Banks In Climate Protest: ‘We Have Money And Power’
-- Bloomberg: Texas Electric Grid Ability To Handle Summertime Energy Demand May Hinge On Renewable Sources
-- The Guardian: US Utility Firms Spent Big Preparing Power Grid For Storms And Still Failed
Schuylkill River
-- WHYY: Connecting With The Schuylkill River, A Walk To Celebrate World Water Day
-- Republican Herald: Tamaqua Desilting Basin Dam On Little Schuylkill River To Fade Into History
Stormwater
-- Erie Times: Stormwater Bills Have Hit City Of Erie Mailboxes, Here’s A Breakdown Of The New Fee
-- TribLive: Delmont Moves Ahead With Creation Of Stormwater Authority
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Approves Stormwater NPDES Water Quality Permit For Rutter’s Truck Stop In Pinecroft
SRBC
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day [PaEN]
Susquehanna River
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day [PaEN]
Sustainability
-- Penn State Launches New Carbon Calculator Tool To Help Dairy Farms Improve Sustainability
-- TribLive: Sustainable Backyard Workshop April 22 In Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland County
-- CONSOL Energy Releases 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report
Water Quality
-- DEP To Hold Hearing April 24 On I-80-115 C-1 Site/ Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Waterhouse Site In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Approves Stormwater NPDES Water Quality Permit For Rutter’s Truck Stop In Pinecroft
Wastewater Facilities
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN]
Watershed Protection
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 11 to 17; Fracking 2 Wells Interfered With Another Shale Gas Well In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 18 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Launches New Carbon Calculator Tool To Help Dairy Farms Improve Sustainability
-- Audubon Society Of Western PA Hosts 3-Part Online Buffalo Creek Watershed Forested Land Workshops For Butler, Armstrong Counties [PaEN]
-- Online Supporting Wildlife On Your Property Workshop Series For Residents In Buffalo Creek Watershed Butler, Armstrong Counties [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Web Of Wetlands At Middle Creek Wildlife Area To Get Makeover To Help All Kinds Of Wildlife
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 6 Natural Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Renewals For 7.1 Million Gallons/Day [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council StoryMap: Celebrating Upstream Suburban Philadelphia Watershed Projects
-- Erie Times: Stormwater Bills Have Hit City Of Erie Mailboxes, Here’s A Breakdown Of The New Fee
-- TribLive: Delmont Moves Ahead With Creation Of Stormwater Authority
-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Approves Stormwater NPDES Water Quality Permit For Rutter’s Truck Stop In Pinecroft
-- York Dispatch: Water Use, Discharge Concerns Emerge As Part Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning
-- Fox43: Activists Raise Concerns About Toxic Water Disposal At Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
-- WHYY: Connecting With The Schuylkill River, A Walk To Celebrate World Water Day
-- Republican Herald: Tamaqua Desilting Basin Dam On Little Schuylkill River To Fade Into History
-- Delaware RiverKeeper March 17 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Inspire Interest In Fishing And Boating [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Audubon Society Of Western PA Grant Program Aims To Establish Bird-Friendly Communities In Mon Valley
-- Online Supporting Wildlife On Your Property Workshop Series For Residents In Buffalo Creek Watershed Butler, Armstrong Counties [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Web Of Wetlands At Middle Creek Wildlife Area To Get Makeover To Help All Kinds Of Wildlife
-- Courier Times: Beavers, The Historic Dam Builders, Make A Comeback In Bucks County
-- Inquirer: Counting And Cuddling Bear Cubs Across Pennsylvania
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Migration Hawk Watch Begins April 1 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Webinar: March 21 PFAS: Breaking Down The Future Of Forever Chemicals In Our Water, 7:00 p.m.
-- Williamsport Sun: Walleye Sample Taken Near Sunbury Illustrates PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Issue
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Full Circle: Bald Eagles Live, Hunt Near Former Harrison DDT Plant
-- Penn State: Ornithologist Amanda Rodewalk To Speak March 16 On Strategic Conservation In An Uncertain World, 5:00 p.m., Available Via Zoom
-- TribLive: Sen. Boscola Seeks To Move PA Deer Season Opener Back To Monday
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Mentor Youth Trout Day: A Unique Opportunity To Teach, Learn And Create Memories On The Water
-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Events In April
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Animals Follow The Rhythms Of Day And Night
-- WPost: National Audubon Society Keeps Name Despite Ties To Slavery, 3 Board Members Resign
-- TribLive: Did Raccoon Dogs Start COVID Pandemic? Western PA Experts Weigh In
West Nile/Zika Virus
-- Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Holds Safe Steps Children's Art Contest [PaEN]
-- WESA: Contest Asks PA Kids To Create Art About Tick Bite Prevention
-- Philly Voice: Deer Ticks Fueling Rise Of Flu-Like Babesiosis Illness That Isn’t Lyme Disease
Opportunities
-- Help Wanted: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Spring & Summer Environmental Educators, Intern, Camp Assistants [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Recruiting Lifeguards, Aims To Open More Pools This Year
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[Posted: March 19, 2023]
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