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[Posted: April 9, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Gov. Shapiro

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov. Shapiro Viewed Favorable 3 Months Into His Term: Poll

-- Erie Times: New Poll: Who Are Most Popular/Unpopular State Officials In PA?

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: New Poll: Despite Economic Pessimism, Hope Abounds In PA

Budget

-- DEP Blog: Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed Budget Supports Pennsylvania’s Environment

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Lawmaker Says DEP Bullies Hazardous Dam Owners; Acting Secretary Hopes To Change Culture At DEP

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports March State Revenues $499.4 Million Over Its Estimates - 8.8%; Up $1.1 Billion For Fiscal Year

-- Independent Fiscal Office: March State Revenues $494.1 Million Above IFO Estimate -8.9%; Up $2.1 Billion For Fiscal Year

Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- City & State PA: Norfolk Southern Spent Millions On Lobbying And Political Donations In Harrisburg/Washington, D.C., Will It Pay Off?

-- The Center Square: OH. PA Congressional Lawmakers Want Commitment National Institutes Of Environmental Health To Help Respond To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA’s U.S. Senators Leading The Way In Holding The Rail Industry Accountable

-- PennWest University California To Host April 13 In-Person/Online Program Ask The Expert: Environmental Disasters On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance StoryMap Explores Environmental, Community Impacts Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- TribLive: Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Pittsburgh Carrying Empty Steel Cars

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Train Derailment One Of Many Environmental Disaster In PA [Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells, PFAS, Lack Of Resources To Enforce Laws]

-- USA Today: Families Weigh Future After Toxic Train Derailment: ‘I Don’t Want To Leave Them Behind’

-- WPost: Federal Regulators Called On Railroads To Review ‘Train Makeup’ Amid Rising Derailments Of Long Trains

Bucks County/Delaware River Chemical Spill

-- Courier Times: Trinseo, The Company Behind The Bucks County Chemical Spill, Here’s What We Know

-- WHYY: Philly Water Dept. Confirms Water Continues To Test Clean After Bucks County Chemical Spill

-- WHYY: Chemical Spill Prompts Review Of How Climate Change Could Threaten Philly’s Drinking Water

Environment/Energy Issues

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- New University Of Chicago Medical Study Connects Natural Gas Development In PA To Real, Serious Human Health Outcomes And Should Be A Call To Action For Policy Makers - By Alison Caldwell, PhD, University of Chicago News [PaEN]

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 1 to 7; Leaking Gas Well On State Game Lands #87 Fixed [PaEN]

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8 [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Bipartisan PA Bill Would Authorize [Real] Community Solar Projects, Green Light More Than 230 Projects In 48 Counties [At No Cost To Taxpayers]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Lift Shade On Community Solar Power

-- PJM This Week Sends Penalty Assessments Of Up To $2 Billion To Electric Generators That Failed To Perform During December’s Winter Storm Elliot; Natural Gas Power Plants Had 63% Of Outages [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Owner Nautilus Power Seeks FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties During Winter Storm Elliot

-- Utility Dive: Four More Power Plant Owners Seek FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliott

-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Realizing Our Energy Potential And Ensuring Our Security - By Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver) [Produce More Natural Gas, Build More Pipelines, End Red Tape]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy Makes Economic And Environmental Sense For Pennsylvania - By Greg Alvarez, Energy Innovation

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Shapiro, PA’s Divided Legislature Can Work Together To Reduce Energy Costs - Commonwealth Foundation [Build More Pipelines]

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Indiana Gazette: Homer City Power Plant To Be Idled In June

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Homer City Coal Power Plant, The Largest In PA, Will Close By June, Solar Energy Projects Waiting To Fill Gap

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Homer City, One Of PA’s Last Coal-Fired Power Plants, To Shut Down

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Homer City, PA’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant, Has Been Operating At Only 20% In Recent Years

-- The Center Square: PA’s Biggest Coal Power Plant Will Shutter By July

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industry Groups Say RGGI, Regional Grid Cited As Factors In Closing Homer City Coal Plant

-- Utility Dive: Acadia Report: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Speeds Declines In Power Plant Emissions, Spurs Economic Growth

-- Pittsburgh Business Times/PittsburghINNO: Free Solar And EV Charger Installation Co-Op Program Launches For Eligible Allegheny County Residents

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- WITF: Why There’s An Ode To Natural Gas In The Pennsylvania Capitol Building

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Federal Farm Bill A Bipartisan Opportunity To Ensure America’s Bounty, Sustainability - By Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA

-- Post-Gazette: Democratic Allegheny County Executive Candidates Weigh In On Environmental Policy

Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------

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-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

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-- 88 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

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: Federal Funds Boost Community Monitoring Of Oil & Gas Air Pollution, But What Will We Do With The Data?

-- Pittsburgh Independent: ‘Incredibly Misleading’ - Experts Question Allegheny County Executive Clean Air ‘Victory Lap’

-- Ambridge Connection: Grassroots Science Fuels Air Quality Revelations In Beaver County, Pittsburgh Region

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- AP: EPA Tightens Mercury Emissions Limits At Coal Power Plants

-- Reuters: U.S. Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Title V Air Quality Permit For Monessen Coke (Coal) Plant, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- Moms Clean Air Force: Strong Proposed EPA Petrochemical Plant Rules Are One Step Closer To Reality; Shell Petrochemical Plant Covered By Separate Proposed Rule [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Standards For Chemical, Polymer Plants To Reduce Cancer Risks From Air Toxics

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- WTAE: U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Tops Allegheny County Polluters List

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PennEnvironment Names Top 10 Industrial Pollution Sources In Allegheny County

-- NextPittsburgh: Environmental Advocates Ask EPA To Revoke U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Permit

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project Still Planned For Luzerne County

-- MCall: Massive Fire Rips Through Industrial Building; DEP Monitoring Air Quality

-- AP: Methane Big Part Of ‘Alarming’ Rise In Planet-Warming Gases

-- The Guardian: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose At ‘Alarming’ Rate Last Year, U.S. Data Show

Alternative Fuels

-- PUC Electric Vehicle Working Group Recommends Proceeding With EV Charging Rate Design Statement [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Electric Vehicles Delivering Pizza In Berks, Chester Counties

-- TribLive: Duquesne Light To Partner With Pittsburgh To Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

-- Scranton Times: Federal Green Transportation Investments Touted In NE PA

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Gasoline Stations Challenged By Evolution To Electric Vehicles

-- Bloomberg: EPA Set To Propose Toughest-Ever Rules On Car Pollution To Spur EVs

-- Bloomberg: One-Minute Battery Swaps Are Spurring EV Adoption In Asia

Awards & Recognition

-- PA Recreation & Parks Society Recognizes Agencies, Communities & Individuals For Their Leadership In Recreation & Parks Services [PaEN]

-- EPA And DOE Honor 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partners Of The Year Award Winners In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- Dickinson College Wins Award For Advancing Sustainability Through Education Abroad [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- Pollinator Vehicle License Plate Now Available From PennDOT To Support Pollinator Habitat Fund [PaEN]

-- MCall: Will Spotted Lanternflies Be A Problem In The Lehigh Valley?

-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Newsletter - Expanded Quarantine, Circle Trap, Much More

-- Penn State Researchers Develop Method To Predict Effects Of Climate Change On Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish, Insects [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Temperature Is Stronger Than Light And Flow As Driver Of Oxygen In U.S. Rivers And Protecting Aquatic Life [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Soil Nutrients Affect How Attractive Plants Are To Bees From The Ground Up

-- TribLive: April Programs Promote Growth Of Backyard Butterfly Habitats In Westmoreland

-- New Report Calls On Congress To Modernize Laws And Increase Funding To Combat Aquatic Invasive Species [PaEN]

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

Budget

-- DEP Blog: Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed Budget Supports Pennsylvania’s Environment

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Train Derailment One Of Many Environmental Disaster In PA [Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells, PFAS, Lack Of Resources To Enforce Laws]

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Lawmaker Says DEP Bullies Hazardous Dam Owners; Acting Secretary Hopes To Change Culture At DEP

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets April 11 To Consider Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay

-- NRCS-PA Invites Public To Attend April 20 PA State Technical Committee Meeting; Virtual Option Available

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Volunteer Tree Plantings; Bees Need Trees; Boxelder; Tree Trivia

-- WeConservePA - DCNR Forest Fridays: What’s At Stake With Live Staking To Restore Riparian Zones Along Streams

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rail Biking Picks Up Steam As New Way To Explore Scenic Railways

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Citizen Action

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: Federal Funds Boost Community Monitoring Of Oil & Gas Air Pollution, But What Will We Do With The Data?

-- Pittsburgh Independent: ‘Incredibly Misleading’ - Experts Question Allegheny County Executive Clean Air ‘Victory Lap’

-- Ambridge Connection: Grassroots Science Fuels Air Quality Revelations In Beaver County, Pittsburgh Region

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- Local Officials, Residents, Advocacy Groups Call On DEP To Conduct A Robust Public Participation Process For Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Applications [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DEP Sides With PA General Energy In Legal Challenge To Grant Twp., Indiana County Regulating Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 1 to 7; Leaking Gas Well On State Game Lands #87 Fixed [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Title V Air Quality Permit For Monessen Coke (Coal) Plant, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Plan For Johnston Run, Franklin County [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Hearings April 24 On Water Quality Permits For Two Warehouse Projects In Monroe County [PaEN]

-- PA Recreation & Parks Society Recognizes Agencies, Communities & Individuals For Their Leadership In Recreation & Parks Services [PaEN]

-- MCall: Bids To Preserve 755-Acre Camp Trexler In Monroe County Are In, Pocono Heritage Land Trust, Waste Management Waste Company Among Those Interested

-- DCNR Blog: Pennsylvanians With A Vested Interest In Outdoor Recreation See Value In Partnerships, Efforts To Grow

-- PA Capital-Star: State Agencies Planning For The Future Of PA’s Outdoor Recreation Economy

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Don’t Miss Out On What The Outdoors Offers

-- April 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Vehicle License Plate Now Available From PennDOT To Support Pollinator Habitat Fund [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Nature News: Bog Walks Are Back! Volunteers Needed! $4.25 Million Appalachian Forests Investments

-- WeConservePA - DCNR Forest Fridays: What’s At Stake With Live Staking To Restore Riparian Zones Along Streams

-- Stroud Water Research Center April 13 Workshop: Got Dirt? How Healthy Soils Grow Better Veggies. Stroud Center 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Garden Soil-Maker Wants Gardeners To Stop Using Peat, A Big Carbon Emitter

-- Reminder: DEP Hosting 6 Regional Engagement Sessions On Climate Action For Environmental Justice Communities Starting April 5 [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Environmental Justice Town Halls On Combating Climate Change

-- NextPittsburgh: Environmental Advocates Ask EPA To Revoke U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Permit

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: 40+ Southwestern PA Groups Meet To Explore Shared Visions, Metrics For A Sustainable Region [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center Hosts April 21 Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report [PaEN]

-- WTAE: U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Tops Allegheny County Polluters List

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PennEnvironment Names Top 10 Industrial Pollution Sources In Allegheny County

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In March Now Available [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project Still Planned For Luzerne County

-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes New Local Affiliate - Scranton Tomorrow [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Volunteers Clean Up Baer Park/River Road Area In Reading

-- TribLive: Trout Unlimited Group Seeks To Work With State On Improving Linn Run Watershed In Westmoreland County

-- Citizens Voice: Forty Fort Replanting River Street Trees Thanks To $750,000 Donation

Federal Climate/Energy Law

-- Bloomberg: Landmark U.S. Climate Bill Lures China’s Clean Energy Giants, Solar, Battery

-- Utility Dive: Solar Panels, Energy Storage Worth The Cost To Integrate Into U.S. Electric Grid, Executives Say

Climate

-- PA Capital-Star: Bipartisan PA Bill Would Authorize [Real] Community Solar Projects, Green Light More Than 230 Projects In 48 Counties [At No Cost To Taxpayers]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Lift Shade On Community Solar Power

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Financing Authority Grants To Fox Chapel To Support Installation Of Energy-Saving Solar Panels, Improved Trails Among Projects

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Indiana Gazette: Homer City Power Plant To Be Idled In June

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Homer City Coal Power Plant, The Largest In PA, Will Close By June, Solar Energy Projects Waiting To Fill Gap

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Homer City, One Of PA’s Last Coal-Fired Power Plants, To Shut Down

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Homer City, PA’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant, Has Been Operating At Only 20% In Recent Years

-- The Center Square: PA’s Biggest Coal Power Plant Will Shutter By July

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industry Groups Say RGGI, Regional Grid Cited As Factors In Closing Homer City Coal Plant

-- Utility Dive: Acadia Report: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Speeds Declines In Power Plant Emissions, Spurs Economic Growth

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center Hosts April 21 Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times/PittsburghINNO: Free Solar And EV Charger Installation Co-Op Program Launches For Eligible Allegheny County Residents

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Chemical Spill Prompts Review Of How Climate Change Could Threaten Philly’s Drinking Water

-- York Dispatch Editorial: Climate Change Is Here; We Now Must Deal With It

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- PUC Electric Vehicle Working Group Recommends Proceeding With EV Charging Rate Design Statement [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Electric Vehicles Delivering Pizza In Berks, Chester Counties

-- TribLive: Duquesne Light To Partner With Pittsburgh To Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

-- Scranton Times: Federal Green Transportation Investments Touted In NE PA

-- Bloomberg: EPA Set To Propose Toughest-Ever Rules On Car Pollution To Spur EVs

-- Bloomberg: One-Minute Battery Swaps Are Spurring EV Adoption In Asia

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Gasoline Stations Challenged By Evolution To Electric Vehicles

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: 40+ Southwestern PA Groups Meet To Explore Shared Visions, Metrics For A Sustainable Region [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: For Pirates Players, Protection From The Sun A Key Part Of The Game Plan

-- Citizens Voice: Forty Fort Replanting River Street Trees Thanks To $750,000 Donation

-- Stroud Water Research Center April 13 Workshop: Got Dirt? How Healthy Soils Grow Better Veggies. Stroud Center 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Garden Soil-Maker Wants Gardeners To Stop Using Peat, A Big Carbon Emitter

-- Penn State Researchers Develop Method To Predict Effects Of Climate Change On Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish, Insects [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Solar Panels, Energy Storage Worth The Cost To Integrate Into U.S. Electric Grid, Executives Say

-- Bloomberg: Landmark U.S. Climate Bill Lures China’s Clean Energy Giants, Solar, Battery

-- Utility Dive: Solar Panels, Energy Storage Worth The Cost To Integrate Into U.S. Electric Grid, Executives Say

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- AP: EPA Tightens Mercury Emissions Limits At Coal Power Plants

-- Reuters: U.S. Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- AP: Methane Big Part Of ‘Alarming’ Rise In Planet-Warming Gases

-- The Guardian: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose At ‘Alarming’ Rate Last Year, U.S. Data Show

-- AP: Study Says Climate Warming May Push More Hurricanes Toward U.S. East, Gulf Coasts

-- The Guardian: ‘Tornado Alley’ Is Shifting Farther Into Eastern U.S., Climate Scientists Warn

-- The Economist: America’s Chance To Become A Clean Energy Superpower

-- The Economist: The Case For An Environmentalism That Builds

Coal Mining

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Indiana Gazette: Homer City Power Plant To Be Idled In June

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Homer City Coal Power Plant, The Largest In PA, Will Close By June, Solar Energy Projects Waiting To Fill Gap

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Homer City, One Of PA’s Last Coal-Fired Power Plants, To Shut Down

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Homer City, PA’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant, Has Been Operating At Only 20% In Recent Years

-- The Center Square: PA’s Biggest Coal Power Plant Will Shutter By July

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industry Groups Say RGGI, Regional Grid Cited As Factors In Closing Homer City Coal Plant

-- Utility Dive: Acadia Report: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Speeds Declines In Power Plant Emissions, Spurs Economic Growth

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times/PittsburghINNO: Free Solar And EV Charger Installation Co-Op Program Launches For Eligible Allegheny County Residents

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- AP: EPA Tightens Mercury Emissions Limits At Coal Power Plants

-- Reuters: U.S. Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

Compliance Action

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Luzerne County Company For Dumping And Storing Hazardous Asbestos Materials

-- DEP Bans Sale Of Chuwi Electronic Products For Not Complying With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Program Broken [PaEN]

-- PUC Seeking Members For PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee

-- DEP Took Action On 714 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,713 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies

Court Decisions

-- Warren Times: DEP Sides With PA General Energy In Legal Challenge To Grant Twp., Indiana County Regulating Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- WHYY: Biden Vetoes Bill That Sought To Toss EPA Clean Water Protections

Dam Safety

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Lawmaker Says DEP Bullies Hazardous Dam Owners; Acting Secretary Hopes To Change Culture At DEP

DCNR

-- PA Recreation & Parks Society Recognizes Agencies, Communities & Individuals For Their Leadership In Recreation & Parks Services [PaEN]

-- DCNR Accepting Permit Applications For 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot Program In Northcentral PA, Riding Season Dates Set [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Pennsylvanians With A Vested Interest In Outdoor Recreation See Value In Partnerships, Efforts To Grow

-- PA Capital-Star: State Agencies Planning For The Future Of PA’s Outdoor Recreation Economy

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Don’t Miss Out On What The Outdoors Offers

-- April 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- DCNR Warns Of High Danger Of Woodland Wildfires As Seasonal Risk Increases; Aircraft/Drone Guidelines; Grants Available [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA - DCNR Forest Fridays: What’s At Stake With Live Staking To Restore Riparian Zones Along Streams

-- Williamsport Sun - DCNR Blog: Wetlands In The Spring Are Enjoyable Spots To Visit

-- Erie Times: What A Spring Walk Revealed About Presque Isle State Park Beaches

-- PA Wilds Conservation Shop At Leonard Harrison State Park Opens April 10 In Tioga County

DEP

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- Local Officials, Residents, Advocacy Groups Call On DEP To Conduct A Robust Public Participation Process For Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Applications [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DEP Sides With PA General Energy In Legal Challenge To Grant Twp., Indiana County Regulating Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 1 to 7; Leaking Gas Well On State Game Lands #87 Fixed [PaEN]

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8 [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: DEP Crew Restores Pike Run In Daisytown After Stream Disappeared Into Underground Coal Mine In Washington County

-- Reminder: DEP Hosting 6 Regional Engagement Sessions On Climate Action For Environmental Justice Communities Starting April 5 [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Environmental Justice Town Halls On Combating Climate Change

-- DEP To Hold Hearings April 24 On Water Quality Permits For Two Warehouse Projects In Monroe County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Plan For Johnston Run, Franklin County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Title V Air Quality Permit For Monessen Coke (Coal) Plant, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Train Derailment One Of Many Environmental Disaster In PA [Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells, PFAS, Lack Of Resources To Enforce Laws]

-- DEP Bans Sale Of Chuwi Electronic Products For Not Complying With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Program Broken [PaEN]

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets April 11 To Consider Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 714 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,713 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies

-- DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Now Accepting Proposals For Delaware River Watershed Forum [PaEN]

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardens For Clean Water For Habitat Owners And Caretakers

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 7 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Save The Date: May 6 Delaware River Festival In Philadelphia, Camden, Chester River Fest

Bucks County/Delaware River Chemical Spill

-- Courier Times: Trinseo, The Company Behind The Bucks County Chemical Spill, Here’s What We Know

-- WHYY: Philly Water Dept. Confirms Water Continues To Test Clean After Bucks County Chemical Spill

-- WHYY: Chemical Spill Prompts Review Of How Climate Change Could Threaten Philly’s Drinking Water

Drinking Water

-- EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA [PaEN]

-- WITF/LehighValleyLive.com: PA Has 4th Most Lead Water Service Pipes In U.S.

-- WHYY: Philly Water Dept. Confirms Water Continues To Test Clean After Bucks County Chemical Spill

-- WHYY: Chemical Spill Prompts Review Of How Climate Change Could Threaten Philly’s Drinking Water

Earth Day

-- Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center To Host H2Oh! River Weekend April 22-23 On Earth Day Weekend [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: First Community Foundation Partnership Invites Community To Celebrate Mother Earth At Rider Park On Earth Day April 22

-- NextPittsburgh: Earth Day Events Happening All Month Long In Pittsburgh

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Education, Earth Day, Other Programs In April

Economic Development

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: 40+ Southwestern PA Groups Meet To Explore Shared Visions, Metrics For A Sustainable Region [PaEN]

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Highlights Upcoming Energy, Environment Educational Opportunities [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project Still Planned For Luzerne County

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- Reuters: Mine Waste Finds New Life As Source Of Rare Earth Minerals

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: WV University Gets $8 Million To Extract Rare Earth Minerals From Coal Waste, Mine Drainage

-- DCNR Accepting Permit Applications For 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot Program In Northcentral PA, Riding Season Dates Set [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Pennsylvanians With A Vested Interest In Outdoor Recreation See Value In Partnerships, Efforts To Grow

-- PA Capital-Star: State Agencies Planning For The Future Of PA’s Outdoor Recreation Economy

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Don’t Miss Out On What The Outdoors Offers

-- PA Wilds Conservation Shop At Leonard Harrison State Park Opens April 10 In Tioga County

-- Altoona Mirror: Local Bike Shops Preparing For Summer, Bicyclists Getting Ready To Hit The Trails

-- PennLive: City Of Harrisburg Has $13 Million To Renovate Its Parks, Where Should It Start?

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rail Biking Picks Up Steam As New Way To Explore Scenic Railways

-- Erie Times: Total Solar Eclipse Arrives In Erie 1 Year From Saturday; Stake Out Your Position Now

Education

-- Stroud Water Research Center Hosts 4 Workshop Series On Becoming A PA Certified Meaningful Watershed Education Experience Ambassador Starting April 19 [PaEN]

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- Local Officials, Residents, Advocacy Groups Call On DEP To Conduct A Robust Public Participation Process For Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Applications [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DEP Sides With PA General Energy In Legal Challenge To Grant Twp., Indiana County Regulating Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Bipartisan PA Bill Would Authorize [Real] Community Solar Projects, Green Light More Than 230 Projects In 48 Counties [At No Cost To Taxpayers]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Lift Shade On Community Solar Power

-- Erie Times: Total Solar Eclipse Arrives In Erie 1 Year From Saturday; Stake Out Your Position Now

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Acadia Report: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Speeds Declines In Power Plant Emissions, Spurs Economic Growth

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Highlights Upcoming Energy, Environment Educational Opportunities [PaEN]

-- Dickinson College Wins Award For Advancing Sustainability Through Education Abroad [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University Hosts 10th Annual Sustainability Symposium April 14-15 - Building Thriving Communities [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- April 5 Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist [PaEN]

-- PennWest University California To Host April 13 In-Person/Online Program Ask The Expert: Environmental Disasters On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Two+ Tons Of Recycled Metal Benefits Bethel Park School

-- WeConservePA - DCNR Forest Fridays: What’s At Stake With Live Staking To Restore Riparian Zones Along Streams

-- Stroud Water Research Center April 13 Workshop: Got Dirt? How Healthy Soils Grow Better Veggies. Stroud Center 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Garden Soil-Maker Wants Gardeners To Stop Using Peat, A Big Carbon Emitter

-- NextPittsburgh: Earth Day Events Happening All Month Long In Pittsburgh

-- PA Council Of Professional Geologists Hosts April 20 Webinar Presentation By Manager Of PA State Seismic Network - Basement Structure Of Appalachian Basin In PA [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center Hosts April 21 Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center To Host H2Oh! River Weekend April 22-23 On Earth Day Weekend [PaEN]

-- Save The Date: May 6 Delaware River Festival In Philadelphia, Camden, Chester River Fest

-- Save The Dates: Lancaster Water Week June 2 to 10 [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance StoryMap Explores Environmental, Community Impacts Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Train Derailment One Of Many Environmental Disaster In PA [Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells, PFAS, Lack Of Resources To Enforce Laws]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy Makes Economic And Environmental Sense For Pennsylvania - By Greg Alvarez, Energy Innovation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: WV University Gets $8 Million To Extract Rare Earth Minerals From Coal Waste, Mine Drainage

-- Post-Gazette: For Pirates Players, Protection From The Sun A Key Part Of The Game Plan

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In March Now Available [PaEN]

-- MCall: Will Spotted Lanternflies Be A Problem In The Lehigh Valley?

-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Newsletter - Expanded Quarantine, Circle Trap, Much More

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Now Accepting Proposals For Delaware River Watershed Forum [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Spring Guardian Newsletter Now Available [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Invites Public To Attend April 20 PA State Technical Committee Meeting; Virtual Option Available

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Volunteer Tree Plantings; Bees Need Trees; Boxelder; Tree Trivia

-- Penn State Researchers Develop Method To Predict Effects Of Climate Change On Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish, Insects [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Temperature Is Stronger Than Light And Flow As Driver Of Oxygen In U.S. Rivers And Protecting Aquatic Life [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Vehicle License Plate Now Available From PennDOT To Support Pollinator Habitat Fund [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Soil Nutrients Affect How Attractive Plants Are To Bees From The Ground Up

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardens For Clean Water For Habitat Owners And Caretakers

-- PennLive: Peregrine Falcons Nesting On Rachel Carson Building In Harrisburg; How To Watch Them

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: First Spring Migration Hawkwatch Update

-- Republican Herald - Boyle Dietz: Annual Spring Migration Watch Is On At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Through May 15

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Summer Field Courses: Amphibians/Reptiles; Living Streams; Appalachian Ecology; Raptor Field Techniques

-- TribLive: Eaglet Hatches From U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works Nest In Allegheny County, Watch Online

-- Williamsport Sun - Cornell Lab Of Ornithology: 2023 Great Backyard Bird Count A Success

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Wood Frog Breeding Season Is Early Spring

-- PennLive: Snakes Come Out As Temperatures Rise; PA Has 3 Venomous Species To Be Aware Of

-- Williamsport Sun - DCNR Blog: Wetlands In The Spring Are Enjoyable Spots To Visit

-- TribLive: April Programs Promote Growth Of Backyard Butterfly Habitats In Westmoreland

-- Penn State Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale Calendar Around The State

-- Penn State Extension Home Garden Newsletter

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Education, Earth Day, Other Programs In April

Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- City & State PA: Norfolk Southern Spent Millions On Lobbying And Political Donations In Harrisburg/Washington, D.C., Will It Pay Off?

-- The Center Square: OH. PA Congressional Lawmakers Want Commitment National Institutes Of Environmental Health To Help Respond To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA’s U.S. Senators Leading The Way In Holding The Rail Industry Accountable

-- PennWest University California To Host April 13 In-Person/Online Program Ask The Expert: Environmental Disasters On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance StoryMap Explores Environmental, Community Impacts Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- TribLive: Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Pittsburgh Carrying Empty Steel Cars

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Train Derailment One Of Many Environmental Disaster In PA [Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells, PFAS, Lack Of Resources To Enforce Laws]

-- USA Today: Families Weigh Future After Toxic Train Derailment: ‘I Don’t Want To Leave Them Behind’

-- WPost: Federal Regulators Called On Railroads To Review ‘Train Makeup’ Amid Rising Derailments Of Long Trains

Emergency Response

-- TribLive: Intense Storms, High Temperatures Headed For Western PA

-- MCall: Massive Fire Rips Through Industrial Building; DEP Monitoring Air Quality

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Urged To Remove PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Gear Used By PA Firefighters

-- Courier Times: Tornado Tore Nearly 4-Mile Path Thru Newtown Twp. Area Saturday In Bucks County

-- DEP Took Action On 714 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,713 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies

-- AP: Study Says Climate Warming May Push More Hurricanes Toward U.S. East, Gulf Coasts

-- The Guardian: ‘Tornado Alley’ Is Shifting Farther Into Eastern U.S., Climate Scientists Warn

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]

-- Utility Dive: Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Owner Nautilus Power Seeks FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties During Winter Storm Elliot

-- Utility Dive: Four More Power Plant Owners Seek FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliott

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Congressional Republican Bill Aimed At Lowering Energy Costs Will Do Anything But That, Here’s Why - Clean Air Council

-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of April 11 Hearing On Proposed 8.9% UGI Electric’s Rate Increase

-- York Daily Record: Columbia Gas Wants To Decrease Its Gas Rates

-- Marcellus Drilling News: $2 Natural Gas Price Is Temporary, Just Like $10 Gas Was

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - No Change From Last Week: 24

-- Reuters: Why U.S. Natural Gas Output Keeps Rising Creating Surplus As Prices Sink, Some Producers Have Cut Drilling To Stave Off Further Convulsions

-- Marcellus Drilling News/S&PGlobal: Chesapeake Energy CEO Says 20-25% Of U.S. Natural Gas Production Will Be Exported

-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Exports Back On Rising Track, Reached Record In March

-- EnergyWire: LNG Natural Gas Industry Urges U.S. To Prioritize Gas Exports

National/International

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind Energy Growing Faster Than Fledgling Nuclear, LNG Natural Gas Once Did

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Extend Slide As Demand Is Slow To Recover

-- Bloomberg: Europe Launches New LNG Benchmark To Help Contain Price Spikes

-- Bloomberg: Energy Sector Notches Its Best Stock Day Since October After OPEC+ Oil Production Cut

-- Reuters: U.S., EU Vow To Combat Any Attempts To Disrupt Energy Markets

-- AP: OPEC+ Oil Producers’ Cuts Could Boost Gasoline Prices, Help Russia

-- Reuters: Oil Price Surges As OPEC+ Surprise Output Cuts Shake Markets

-- AP: Saudis, Other Oil Giants Announce Surprise Production Cuts Hoping To Raise Prices Worldwide

Energy

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Bipartisan PA Bill Would Authorize [Real] Community Solar Projects, Green Light More Than 230 Projects In 48 Counties [At No Cost To Taxpayers]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Lift Shade On Community Solar Power

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Financing Authority Grants To Fox Chapel To Support Installation Of Energy-Saving Solar Panels, Improved Trails Among Projects

-- PA Solar Center Hosts April 21 Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Congressional Republican Bill Aimed At Lowering Energy Costs Will Do Anything But That, Here’s Why - Clean Air Council

-- Utility Dive: Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Owner Nautilus Power Seeks FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties During Winter Storm Elliot

-- Utility Dive: Four More Power Plant Owners Seek FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliott

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Acadia Report: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Speeds Declines In Power Plant Emissions, Spurs Economic Growth

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University Hosts 10th Annual Sustainability Symposium April 14-15 - Building Thriving Communities [PaEN]

-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Highlights Upcoming Energy, Environment Educational Opportunities [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project Still Planned For Luzerne County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Renewable Natural Gas Company Vision RNG Hires Industry Vet As COO

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Realizing Our Energy Potential And Ensuring Our Security - By Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver) [Produce More Natural Gas, Build More Pipelines, End Red Tape]

-- PUC Electric Vehicle Working Group Recommends Proceeding With EV Charging Rate Design Statement [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Electric Vehicles Delivering Pizza In Berks, Chester Counties

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Gasoline Stations Challenged By Evolution To Electric Vehicles

-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of April 11 Hearing On Proposed 8.9% UGI Electric’s Rate Increase

-- York Daily Record: Columbia Gas Wants To Decrease Its Gas Rates

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Initiative Unveils Anchor Project - Ammonia Production Plant Involving CNX

-- AP: States And Companies Compete For Billions To Make Hydrogen

-- PA Capital-Star: Inside The Battle Over Who Gets To Build the Electric Grid Of The Future

-- Financial Times: Texas Leaders Threaten To Hobble Wind, Solar Boom With Legislative Push In Power-Hungry State

-- Bloomberg: Texas Eyeing Fleet Of New, Emergency Use Only Weatherized Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Costing $18 Billion To Improve Electric Grid After Its Deadly Failure In 2021

-- Bloomberg: Landmark U.S. Climate Bill Lures China’s Clean Energy Giants, Solar, Battery

-- Utility Dive: Solar Panels, Energy Storage Worth The Cost To Integrate Into U.S. Electric Grid, Executives Say

-- The Economist: America’s Chance To Become A Clean Energy Superpower

-- The Economist: The Case For An Environmentalism That Builds

Energy Conservation

-- EPA And DOE Honor 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partners Of The Year Award Winners In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Highlights Upcoming Energy, Environment Educational Opportunities [PaEN]

Environmental Health

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: Federal Funds Boost Community Monitoring Of Oil & Gas Air Pollution, But What Will We Do With The Data?

-- Pittsburgh Independent: ‘Incredibly Misleading’ - Experts Question Allegheny County Executive Clean Air ‘Victory Lap’

-- Ambridge Connection: Grassroots Science Fuels Air Quality Revelations In Beaver County, Pittsburgh Region

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philly Water Dept. Confirms Water Continues To Test Clean After Bucks County Chemical Spill

-- WHYY: Chemical Spill Prompts Review Of How Climate Change Could Threaten Philly’s Drinking Water

-- Moms Clean Air Force: Strong Proposed EPA Petrochemical Plant Rules Are One Step Closer To Reality; Shell Petrochemical Plant Covered By Separate Proposed Rule [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Standards For Chemical, Polymer Plants To Reduce Cancer Risks From Air Toxics

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- April 5 Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Urged To Remove PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Gear Used By PA Firefighters

-- WITF/LehighValleyLive.com: PA Has 4th Most Lead Water Service Pipes In U.S.

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Luzerne County Company For Dumping And Storing Hazardous Asbestos Materials

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Begins Treating Wetlands In Fight Against Mosquitoes

-- Post-Gazette: For Pirates Players, Protection From The Sun A Key Part Of The Game Plan

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- AP: EPA Tightens Mercury Emissions Limits At Coal Power Plants

-- Reuters: U.S. Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

Environmental Heritage

-- WITF: Why There’s An Ode To Natural Gas In The Pennsylvania Capitol Building

Environmental Justice

-- Reminder: DEP Hosting 6 Regional Engagement Sessions On Climate Action For Environmental Justice Communities Starting April 5 [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Environmental Justice Town Halls On Combating Climate Change

-- EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA [PaEN]

EPA

-- EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA [PaEN]

-- WITF/LehighValleyLive.com: PA Has 4th Most Lead Water Service Pipes In U.S.

-- WHYY: Biden Vetoes Bill That Sought To Toss EPA Clean Water Protections

-- EPA And DOE Honor 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partners Of The Year Award Winners In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

-- Moms Clean Air Force: Strong Proposed EPA Petrochemical Plant Rules Are One Step Closer To Reality; Shell Petrochemical Plant Covered By Separate Proposed Rule [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Standards For Chemical, Polymer Plants To Reduce Cancer Risks From Air Toxics

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- AP: EPA Tightens Mercury Emissions Limits At Coal Power Plants

-- Reuters: U.S. Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

Farming

-- MCall: Will Spotted Lanternflies Be A Problem In The Lehigh Valley?

-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Newsletter - Expanded Quarantine, Circle Trap, Much More

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Federal Farm Bill A Bipartisan Opportunity To Ensure America’s Bounty, Sustainability - By Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA

-- Penn State: Soil Nutrients Affect How Attractive Plants Are To Bees From The Ground Up

-- NRCS-PA Invites Public To Attend April 20 PA State Technical Committee Meeting; Virtual Option Available

Fish & Boat Commission

-- TribLive: State, Local Fish Nurseries Place More Than 4 Million Trout In Waters

-- New Report Calls On Congress To Modernize Laws And Increase Funding To Combat Aquatic Invasive Species [PaEN]

Flooding

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Levee Bike/Walking Path Blocked By New Fence At Request Of Norfolk Southern

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Norfolk Southern Should Reconsider Position On Levee Path Gates

-- AP: Study Says Climate Warming May Push More Hurricanes Toward U.S. East, Gulf Coasts

-- The Guardian: ‘Tornado Alley’ Is Shifting Farther Into Eastern U.S., Climate Scientists Warn

Forests

-- DCNR Accepting Permit Applications For 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot Program In Northcentral PA, Riding Season Dates Set [PaEN]

-- DCNR Warns Of High Danger Of Woodland Wildfires As Seasonal Risk Increases; Aircraft/Drone Guidelines; Grants Available [PaEN]

-- April 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- MCall: Will Spotted Lanternflies Be A Problem In The Lehigh Valley?

-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Newsletter - Expanded Quarantine, Circle Trap, Much More

-- WeConservePA - DCNR Forest Fridays: What’s At Stake With Live Staking To Restore Riparian Zones Along Streams

-- Scranton Times: Firefighters Extinguish Large Brush Fire In Duryea

-- Citizens Voice: Forty Fort Replanting River Street Trees Thanks To $750,000 Donation

Game Commission

-- Game Commission Board Of Commissioners To Meet April 14-15 In Harrisburg

-- Game Commission Names Deana Vance New Deputy Executive Director Of Administration

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Gains Made In Deer Harvest, Battle Against Spongy Moths [Formerly Gypsy Moths]

Geologic Hazards

-- PA Council Of Professional Geologists Hosts April 20 Webinar Presentation By Manager Of PA State Seismic Network - Basement Structure Of Appalachian Basin In PA [PaEN]

Grants/Funding

-- EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA [PaEN]

-- DCNR Warns Of High Danger Of Woodland Wildfires As Seasonal Risk Increases; Aircraft/Drone Guidelines; Grants Available [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Groundwater Level Monitoring [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Financing Authority Grants To Fox Chapel To Support Installation Of Energy-Saving Solar Panels, Improved Trails Among Projects

-- MyChesCo.com: PA Environmental Council, Circuit Trails Coalition Invest $150,000 In Community-Led Programming Along Trails In Southeast PA

Green Infrastructure

-- MCall: Bids To Preserve 755-Acre Camp Trexler In Monroe County Are In, Pocono Heritage Land Trust, Waste Management Waste Company Among Those Interested

-- NRCS-PA Invites Public To Attend April 20 PA State Technical Committee Meeting; Virtual Option Available

-- Pollinator Vehicle License Plate Now Available From PennDOT To Support Pollinator Habitat Fund [PaEN]

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Volunteer Tree Plantings; Bees Need Trees; Boxelder; Tree Trivia

-- DCNR Blog: Pennsylvanians With A Vested Interest In Outdoor Recreation See Value In Partnerships, Efforts To Grow

-- PA Capital-Star: State Agencies Planning For The Future Of PA’s Outdoor Recreation Economy

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Don’t Miss Out On What The Outdoors Offers

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Nature News: Bog Walks Are Back! Volunteers Needed! $4.25 Million Appalachian Forests Investments

-- WeConservePA - DCNR Forest Fridays: What’s At Stake With Live Staking To Restore Riparian Zones Along Streams

-- Citizens Voice: Forty Fort Replanting River Street Trees Thanks To $750,000 Donation

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardens For Clean Water For Habitat Owners And Caretakers

-- PennLive: Homeless Camps Next To Capital Area Greenbelt Spur Complaints, Concerns

Hazardous Substances

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: Federal Funds Boost Community Monitoring Of Oil & Gas Air Pollution, But What Will We Do With The Data?

-- Pittsburgh Independent: ‘Incredibly Misleading’ - Experts Question Allegheny County Executive Clean Air ‘Victory Lap’

-- Ambridge Connection: Grassroots Science Fuels Air Quality Revelations In Beaver County, Pittsburgh Region

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philly Water Dept. Confirms Water Continues To Test Clean After Bucks County Chemical Spill

-- WHYY: Chemical Spill Prompts Review Of How Climate Change Could Threaten Philly’s Drinking Water

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Luzerne County Company For Dumping And Storing Hazardous Asbestos Materials

-- April 5 Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Urged To Remove PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Gear Used By PA Firefighters

-- WITF/LehighValleyLive.com: PA Has 4th Most Lead Water Service Pipes In U.S.

-- Moms Clean Air Force: Strong Proposed EPA Petrochemical Plant Rules Are One Step Closer To Reality; Shell Petrochemical Plant Covered By Separate Proposed Rule [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Standards For Chemical, Polymer Plants To Reduce Cancer Risks From Air Toxics

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes To Strengthen Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

-- AP: EPA Tightens Mercury Emissions Limits At Coal Power Plants

-- Reuters: U.S. Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants

Lake Erie

-- Erie Times: Will Offshore Wind Someday Power The Great Lakes States? A Lake Erie Project May Soon Find Out

Land Conservation

-- PA Recreation & Parks Society Recognizes Agencies, Communities & Individuals For Their Leadership In Recreation & Parks Services [PaEN]

-- MCall: Bids To Preserve 755-Acre Camp Trexler In Monroe County Are In, Pocono Heritage Land Trust, Waste Management Waste Company Among Those Interested

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Nature News: Bog Walks Are Back! Volunteers Needed! $4.25 Million Appalachian Forests Investments

-- Pollinator Vehicle License Plate Now Available From PennDOT To Support Pollinator Habitat Fund [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Homeless Camps Next To Capital Area Greenbelt Spur Complaints, Concerns

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Education, Earth Day, Other Programs In April

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- PA Resources Council To Host April 15 Household Chemical Collection Event At PPG Paints Arena In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Pick-Up Pennsylvania Events In April

-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes New Local Affiliate - Scranton Tomorrow [PaEN]

-- Clinton County CleanScapes Schedules Cleanup Events, Volunteers Needed

-- Reading Eagle: Volunteers Clean Up Baer Park/River Road Area In Reading

Mine Reclamation

-- Observer-Reporter: DEP Crew Restores Pike Run In Daisytown After Stream Disappeared Into Underground Coal Mine In Washington County

-- Reuters: Mine Waste Finds New Life As Source Of Rare Earth Minerals

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: WV University Gets $8 Million To Extract Rare Earth Minerals From Coal Waste, Mine Drainage

Noncoal Mining

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets April 11 To Consider Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

Oil & Gas

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: Federal Funds Boost Community Monitoring Of Oil & Gas Air Pollution, But What Will We Do With The Data?

-- Pittsburgh Independent: ‘Incredibly Misleading’ - Experts Question Allegheny County Executive Clean Air ‘Victory Lap’

-- Ambridge Connection: Grassroots Science Fuels Air Quality Revelations In Beaver County, Pittsburgh Region

-- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads, Just Like In PA [PaEN]

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN]

-- Local Officials, Residents, Advocacy Groups Call On DEP To Conduct A Robust Public Participation Process For Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Applications [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DEP Sides With PA General Energy In Legal Challenge To Grant Twp., Indiana County Regulating Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 1 to 7; Leaking Gas Well On State Game Lands #87 Fixed [PaEN]

-- DEP Inspection Finds Two Repsol Oil & Gas Shale Gas Wells Venting Natural Gas To Atmosphere, Defective Well Casing/Cementing In Susquehanna County; Violations Continue From May 2017 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8 [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: $6 Billion Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project Still Planned For Luzerne County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Renewable Natural Gas Company Vision RNG Hires Industry Vet As COO

-- April 5 Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist [PaEN]

-- PA Council Of Professional Geologists Hosts April 20 Webinar Presentation By Manager Of PA State Seismic Network - Basement Structure Of Appalachian Basin In PA [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Train Derailment One Of Many Environmental Disaster In PA [Abandoned Oil/Gas Wells, PFAS, Lack Of Resources To Enforce Laws]

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - No Change From Last Week: 24

-- Utility Dive: Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Owner Nautilus Power Seeks FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties During Winter Storm Elliot

-- Utility Dive: Four More Power Plant Owners Seek FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliott

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Congressional Republican Bill Aimed At Lowering Energy Costs Will Do Anything But That, Here’s Why - Clean Air Council

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy Makes Economic And Environmental Sense For Pennsylvania - By Greg Alvarez, Energy Innovation

-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of April 11 Hearing On Proposed 8.9% UGI Electric’s Rate Increase

-- York Daily Record: Columbia Gas Wants To Decrease Its Gas Rates

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Initiative Unveils Anchor Project - Ammonia Production Plant Involving CNX

-- AP: States And Companies Compete For Billions To Make Hydrogen

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind Energy Growing Faster Than Fledgling Nuclear, LNG Natural Gas Once Did

-- Marcellus Drilling News/S&PGlobal: Chesapeake Energy CEO Says 20-25% Of U.S. Natural Gas Production Will Be Exported

-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Exports Back On Rising Track, Reached Record In March

-- EnergyWire: LNG Natural Gas Industry Urges U.S. To Prioritize Gas Exports

-- Reuters: Why U.S. Natural Gas Output Keeps Rising Creating Surplus As Prices Sink, Some Producers Have Cut Drilling To Stave Off Further Convulsions

-- Bloomberg: Europe Launches New LNG Benchmark To Help Contain Price Spikes

-- Bloomberg: Energy Sector Notches Its Best Stock Day Since October After OPEC+ Oil Production Cut

-- Reuters: U.S., EU Vow To Combat Any Attempts To Disrupt Energy Markets

-- AP: OPEC+ Oil Producers’ Cuts Could Boost Gasoline Prices, Help Russia

-- Reuters: Oil Price Surges As OPEC+ Surprise Output Cuts Shake Markets

-- AP: Saudis, Other Oil Giants Announce Surprise Production Cuts Hoping To Raise Prices Worldwide

-- AP: Methane Big Part Of ‘Alarming’ Rise In Planet-Warming Gases

-- The Guardian: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose At ‘Alarming’ Rate Last Year, U.S. Data Show

Pipelines

-- House Bill Would Expand Safety Zones Around Oil/Gas Wells, Infrastructure To Reduce Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts As Recommended By AG Shapiro’s Grand Jury Report [PaEN]

-- PUC Seeking Members For PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee

-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Realizing Our Energy Potential And Ensuring Our Security - By Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver) [Produce More Natural Gas, Build More Pipelines, End Red Tape]

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Shapiro, PA’s Divided Legislature Can Work Together To Reduce Energy Costs - Commonwealth Foundation [Build More Pipelines]

-- Reuters: Mountain Valley Pipeline’s West Virginia Water Permit Tossed By Federal Court

PennVEST

-- EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA [PaEN]

Permitting

-- Local Officials, Residents, Advocacy Groups Call On DEP To Conduct A Robust Public Participation Process For Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Applications [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DEP Sides With PA General Energy In Legal Challenge To Grant Twp., Indiana County Regulating Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 1 to 7; Leaking Gas Well On State Game Lands #87 Fixed [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8 [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Hearings April 24 On Water Quality Permits For Two Warehouse Projects In Monroe County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Title V Air Quality Permit For Monessen Coke (Coal) Plant, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Plan For Johnston Run, Franklin County [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 714 Permits, 93% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,713 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies

-- DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 8 [PaEN]

-- Local Officials, Residents, Advocacy Groups Call On DEP To Conduct A Robust Public Participation Process For Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Applications [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DEP Sides With PA General Energy In Legal Challenge To Grant Twp., Indiana County Regulating Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well

-- DEP To Hold Hearings April 24 On Water Quality Permits For Two Warehouse Projects In Monroe County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Plan For Johnston Run, Franklin County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Title V Air Quality Permit For Monessen Coke (Coal) Plant, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- Reminder: DEP Hosting 6 Regional Engagement Sessions On Climate Action For Environmental Justice Communities Starting April 5 [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: DEP To Host Environmental Justice Town Halls On Combating Climate Change

-- NRCS-PA Invites Public To Attend April 20 PA State Technical Committee Meeting; Virtual Option Available

-- DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

PUC

-- PUC Electric Vehicle Working Group Recommends Proceeding With EV Charging Rate Design Statement [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Electric Vehicles Delivering Pizza In Berks, Chester Counties

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Gasoline Stations Challenged By Evolution To Electric Vehicles

-- PUC Seeking Members For PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee

-- PA Capital-Star: Inside The Battle Over Who Gets To Build the Electric Grid Of The Future

-- Financial Times: Texas Leaders Threaten To Hobble Wind, Solar Boom With Legislative Push In Power-Hungry State

-- Bloomberg: Texas Eyeing Fleet Of New, Emergency Use Only Weatherized Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Costing $18 Billion To Improve Electric Grid After Its Deadly Failure In 2021

Radiation Protection

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets April 11 To Consider Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

-- Exchange Monitor: Constellation: It Will Take Another $1.1 Billion To Decommission Three Mile Island Unit 1 Nuclear Power Plant

-- April 5 Webinar Features Panel Discussion On Radioactivity And Oil & Gas Development, University Of Pittsburgh Radiation Oncologist [PaEN]

Recreation

-- PA Recreation & Parks Society Recognizes Agencies, Communities & Individuals For Their Leadership In Recreation & Parks Services [PaEN]

-- DCNR Accepting Permit Applications For 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot Program In Northcentral PA, Riding Season Dates Set [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Pennsylvanians With A Vested Interest In Outdoor Recreation See Value In Partnerships, Efforts To Grow

-- PA Capital-Star: State Agencies Planning For The Future Of PA’s Outdoor Recreation Economy

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Don’t Miss Out On What The Outdoors Offers

-- Erie Times: What A Spring Walk Revealed About Presque Isle State Park Beaches

-- PA Wilds Conservation Shop At Leonard Harrison State Park Opens April 10 In Tioga County

-- April 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Financing Authority Grants To Fox Chapel To Support Installation Of Energy-Saving Solar Panels, Improved Trails Among Projects

-- MyChesCo.com: PA Environmental Council, Circuit Trails Coalition Invest $150,000 In Community-Led Programming Along Trails In Southeast PA

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rail Biking Picks Up Steam As New Way To Explore Scenic Railways

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Nature News: Bog Walks Are Back! Volunteers Needed! $4.25 Million Appalachian Forests Investments

-- Altoona Mirror: Local Bike Shops Preparing For Summer, Bicyclists Getting Ready To Hit The Trails

-- PennLive: City Of Harrisburg Has $13 Million To Renovate Its Parks, Where Should It Start?

-- TribLive: Plans To Be Unveiled Tuesday For Improved Riverfront Access, Trail Development In Tarentum, Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Construction Of Half-Mile Recreation Trail Kicks Off In Brackenridge

-- PennLive: Homeless Camps Next To Capital Area Greenbelt Spur Complaints, Concerns

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Levee Bike/Walking Path Blocked By New Fence At Request Of Norfolk Southern

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Norfolk Southern Should Reconsider Position On Levee Path Gates

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Resources Council To Host April 15 Household Chemical Collection Event At PPG Paints Arena In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com: Register For PA Resources Council April 15 Household Chemical Collection In Pittsburgh

-- Scranton Times: Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Pick-Up Pennsylvania Events In April

-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes New Local Affiliate - Scranton Tomorrow [PaEN]

-- Clinton County CleanScapes Schedules Cleanup Events, Volunteers Needed

-- Reading Eagle: Volunteers Clean Up Baer Park/River Road Area In Reading

-- TribLive: Two+ Tons Of Recycled Metal Benefits Bethel Park School

-- DEP Bans Sale Of Chuwi Electronic Products For Not Complying With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Program Broken [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Luzerne County Company For Dumping And Storing Hazardous Asbestos Materials

-- Scranton Times: Keystone Landfill Responds To DEP Odor Violations, Criticizes Landfill Opponents In Lackawanna County

-- MCall Guest Essay: Bethlehem Landfill Expansion A Potential Environmental Disaster - By Community Resident

Regulations

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets April 11 To Consider Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

-- PA Capital-Star: Bipartisan PA Bill Would Authorize [Real] Community Solar Projects, Green Light More Than 230 Projects In 48 Counties [At No Cost To Taxpayers]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Lift Shade On Community Solar Power

-- Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes; Solar Projects Waiting To Fill Gap [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Homer City Coal Power Plant, The Largest In PA, Will Close By June, Solar Energy Projects Waiting To Fill Gap

-- Utility Dive: Acadia Report: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Speeds Declines In Power Plant Emissions, Spurs Economic Growth

-- PA Solar Center Hosts April 21 Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times/PittsburghINNO: Free Solar And EV Charger Installation Co-Op Program Launches For Eligible Allegheny County Residents

-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Offers $450 Million For Clean Energy Projects At Coal Mines

-- Reuters: U.S. Details Plan To Draw Clean Energy Facilities Into Oil, Coal Communities

-- Utility Dive: Four More Power Plant Owners Seek FERC Protection From PJM Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliott

-- Erie Times: Will Offshore Wind Someday Power The Great Lakes States? A Lake Erie Project May Soon Find Out

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Financing Authority Grants To Fox Chapel To Support Installation Of Energy-Saving Solar Panels, Improved Trails Among Projects

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy Makes Economic And Environmental Sense For Pennsylvania - By Greg Alvarez, Energy Innovation

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Shapiro, PA’s Divided Legislature Can Work Together To Reduce Energy Costs - Commonwealth Foundation [Build More Pipelines]

-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Realizing Our Energy Potential And Ensuring Our Security - By Rep. Joshua Kail (R-Beaver) [Produce More Natural Gas, Build More Pipelines, End Red Tape]

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: 40+ Southwestern PA Groups Meet To Explore Shared Visions, Metrics For A Sustainable Region [PaEN]

-- Financial Times: Texas Leaders Threaten To Hobble Wind, Solar Boom With Legislative Push In Power-Hungry State

-- Bloomberg: Texas Eyeing Fleet Of New, Emergency Use Only Weatherized Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Costing $18 Billion To Improve Electric Grid After Its Deadly Failure In 2021

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind Energy Growing Faster Than Fledgling Nuclear, LNG Natural Gas Once Did

-- Bloomberg: Landmark U.S. Climate Bill Lures China’s Clean Energy Giants, Solar, Battery

-- Utility Dive: Solar Panels, Energy Storage Worth The Cost To Integrate Into U.S. Electric Grid, Executives Say

-- The Economist: America’s Chance To Become A Clean Energy Superpower

-- The Economist: The Case For An Environmentalism That Builds

Stormwater

-- EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA [PaEN]

SRBC

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Groundwater Level Monitoring [PaEN]