PA Environment Digest

-- Fish & Boat Commission holds April 24 hearing on proposed regulation to change fishing license fees. Commission Office, 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 11:30 a.m. (formal notice)

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Pymatuning, Moshannon Creek, Callen Run Receive Federal Funding Boost

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Wild Brown Trout May Get Additional Protection In Certain PA Waterways

Flooding

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Solomon Creek Flood Map Revision Project Could Aid Wilkes-Barre, Hanover Twp. Property Owners

-- Citizens Voice: Work On Laurel Run Flood Wall In Wilkes-Barre Near Completion

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority Outlines Stormwater Mitigation Draft Plan In West End

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority: Join A Stormwater Conversation Near You Discussing Stormwater Management Planning

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport To Install Solar Stream Sensors To Monitor Flooding In Grafius Run

-- AP: Here’s Why Downpour In Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop [PA Climate Scientist Michael Mann]

Forests

-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful, America250PA Now Offering Mini-Grants To Support Community Cleanups, Improvement Projects; Separate Liberty Tree Project Support Available [PaEN]

-- Responsible Decarbonization Alliance: Happy Earth Day! DCNR Acting Secretary Reminds Us Of The Economic Value Of Outdoor Recreation, Public Lands - ‘It’s Bigger Than Gas’

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Outdoor Recreation Economic Potential ‘Bigger’ Than Natural Gas, DCNR Secretary Says

-- Warren Times: State Recreation Director Meets With Local Leaders

-- Williamsport Sun: State Recreation Director Meets With Local Leaders

-- April 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Fox43: 14,000 Native Trees To Be Planted April 14-15 At Furnace Run Park, Franklin County

-- Western PA Audubon Society, Buffalo Creek Coalition Host May 9 Grants & Funding Workshop In Butler County, Online [PaEN]

-- Apply Now For A Scholarship To Attend The Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona June 14-15 [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Spotted Lanternflies Poised To Emerge In NE PA In Coming Weeks

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Residents Advised To Be On Lookout For Spotted Lanternflies

Forests - Wildfires

-- WITF: DCNR Warns Seasonal Wildfire Risks Are On The Rise This Spring

-- Allegheny National Forest Reports 447 Acre River Road Wildfire In Elk County Is 95% Contained [PaEN]

-- LehighValleyLive: Luzerne County Wildfire That Closed Turnpike Has Burned 2,513 Acres, 10% Contained

-- Scranton Times: Brush Fire Envelops Bell Mountain

-- MCall: Wildfire In Eastern Berks County Threatens Homes

-- Altoona Mirror: Brush Fires On The Rise In Blair County, Avoid Burning

-- TribLive: Allegheny Police Seek Information On Suspicious Series Of Wildfires In Baldwin

-- Altoona Mirror: Brush Fires On The Rise In Blair County, Avoid Burning

-- Altoona Mirror: Logan Twp. Imposes Outdoor Burning Ban

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport, Old Lycoming Twp. Ban Burning

-- York Dispatch: York County Issues 30-Day Countywide Burn Ban

-- Reading Eagle: Berks County Burn Ban Goes Into Effect

Grants/Funding

-- Shapiro Administration Announces Commitment To Fight Climate Change Under New EPA Climate Grant Program [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA To Get $6 Million In Grants For Climate Change Planning From EPA

-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Agricultural Research Grants For Water Quality BMPs, Protecting Pollinators, Climate Change Resilience, On-Farm Energy Efficiency, More [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $5 Million To Protect 22 Farms, 2,038 Acres Of Farmland In 13 Counties [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful, America250PA Now Offering Mini-Grants To Support Community Cleanups, Improvement Projects; Separate Liberty Tree Project Support Available [PaEN]

-- Western PA Audubon Society, Buffalo Creek Coalition Host May 9 Grants & Funding Workshop In Butler County, Online [PaEN]

-- Apply Now For A Scholarship To Attend The Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona June 14-15 [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program [PaEN]

-- South Mountain Partnership Now Accepting Application For 2023 Mini-Grants, Flex Grants [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Grants From Producers Transitioning To Organic Agriculture

-- Reminder: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Applications For America The Beautiful Challenge Grants [PaEN]

-- EPA Awards $1.8 Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA: PA Grazing/Forage Lands Conservation Coalition Receives Conservation Grazing Grant

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Propose Grant Program To Fund Solar Projects At K-12 Schools, Colleges

-- EPA Awards Allegheny County $10 Million Grant To Replace Diesel With Electric Buses In Mon Valley [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Transit To Buy 4 Electric Buses For Mon Valley With $10 Million EPA Grant

-- WESA/WVIA: More Federal Funding Coming To PA To Cleanup Abandoned Mine Lands, Treat Mine Discharges

Green Infrastructure

-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Grants From Producers Transitioning To Organic Agriculture

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Agricultural Research Grants For Water Quality BMPs, Protecting Pollinators, Climate Change Resilience, On-Farm Energy Efficiency, More [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $5 Million To Protect 22 Farms, 2,038 Acres Of Farmland In 13 Counties [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful, America250PA Now Offering Mini-Grants To Support Community Cleanups, Improvement Projects; Separate Liberty Tree Project Support Available [PaEN]

-- Fox43: 14,000 Native Trees To Be Planted April 14-15 At Furnace Run Park, Franklin County

-- Western PA Audubon Society, Buffalo Creek Coalition Host May 9 Grants & Funding Workshop In Butler County, Online [PaEN]

-- Apply Now For A Scholarship To Attend The Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona June 14-15 [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Outdoor Recreation Economic Potential ‘Bigger’ Than Natural Gas, DCNR Secretary Says

-- Warren Times: State Recreation Director Meets With Local Leaders

-- Williamsport Sun: State Recreation Director Meets With Local Leaders

-- Lancaster Conservancy Announces Plan To Acquire Over 300 Acres Along Susquehanna River In York County [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Conservancy Preserving 300+ Acres In York County Near Susquehanna River

-- Reminder: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Applications For America The Beautiful Challenge Grants [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Hampton Twp. Outlines 10-Year Plan For Parks, Trails, Open Space In Allegheny County

-- EPA Awards $1.8 Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center 2022 Annual Report: Profiles In Stewardship - Unalachtigo -- People Next To The Big Water [PaEN]

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority Outlines Stormwater Mitigation Draft Plan In West End

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority: Join A Stormwater Conversation Near You Discussing Stormwater Management Planning

-- EQT Natural Gas In Partnership To Manage 1,000 Acres Of Forest In West Virginia As Carbon Offsets

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: June 11 - French Creek Iron Tour - Cycling For Open Space. Chester County

-- Natural Lands: May 20 Field Jam - Music Without Walls Series. Stroud Preserve, West Chester. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Hazardous Substances

-- How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 8 to 14; Shale Gas Drillers Create New Brownfields, 8 Wells Found With Defective Casing/Cementing [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Three More Air Quality Violations To Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Related To Emergency Flaring, Exceeding 12-Month Air Pollution Limits [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant Receives 3 Notices Of Violations From DEP In April

-- Beaver County Times: Strong Hydrocarbon Odors, Pollution Leave Residents Uneasy After Releases At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- KDKA: Shell Says It’s Working To Eliminate What’s Causing A Putrid Smell From Beaver County Petrochemical Plant

-- WTAE: Residents Voice Concerns About Strong Odor Near Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Investigating Stink At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Investigating Odor Event From Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- The Express: Bechtel Corp Announced It Will Discontinue Development Of The 1,000 MW Natural Gas-Fired Renovo Energy Center In Clinton County [PaEN]

-- The Express: Developer Backs Out Of Renovo Energy Plant Project

-- PennLive: Environmentalists Win, Company Drops Plans For $1 Billion Natural Gas-Fired Renovo Power Plant

-- The Express: End Of Renovo Power Plant A ‘Crucial Win’ For Residents, Opposing Agencies Say

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Report: Allegheny County’s Air Quality Is The Worst In Pennsylvania

-- MCall: EPA To Limit Use Of Ethylene Oxide Used At Lehigh Valley Plant After Finding Higher Cancer Risk

-- EPA Proposes New Standards To Reduce Exposure To Ethylene Oxide Pollution

-- TribLive: Export Borough, Water Authority Differ On Removal Of Asbestos-Infused Waterlines In Westmoreland County

-- EPA Requests Public Input, Data On PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Inform Future Federal Superfund Regulations

-- Scranton Times Editorial: EPA Rule To Cut Mercury Emissions From Power Plants Long Overdue

-- WHYY: Environmental Groups Say EPA Failed To Meet Federal Clean Water Act Requirements For Refineries, Chemical Plants

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority Receives EPA’s AQUARIUS Award For Community Lead Response

Land Conservation

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $5 Million To Protect 22 Farms, 2,038 Acres Of Farmland In 13 Counties [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Conservancy Announces Plan To Acquire Over 300 Acres Along Susquehanna River In York County [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Conservancy Preserving 300+ Acres In York County Near Susquehanna River

-- Reminder: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Applications For America The Beautiful Challenge Grants [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Hampton Twp. Outlines 10-Year Plan For Parks, Trails, Open Space In Allegheny County

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: June 11 - French Creek Iron Tour - Cycling For Open Space. Chester County

-- Natural Lands: May 20 Field Jam - Music Without Walls Series. Stroud Preserve, West Chester. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Land Recycling

-- How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Chesapeake Appalachia Makes Slow Progress Cleaning Up Spills In Bradford County Well Pad - 'Something That Should Not Happen’

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CMU Presents Plan For Robotics Innovation Center At Hazelwood Green Redevelopment Site

-- WHYY: Activists Want You To Talk About Philly Refinery Redevelopment Saturday

Land Use

-- MCall: Is It Possible To Have An Environmentally Friendly Warehouse? Yes, And Here’s How

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: The Future Of Cities: ‘We Have To Get Creative’

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Poster, Video, Essay Winners [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful, America250PA Now Offering Mini-Grants To Support Community Cleanups, Improvement Projects; Separate Liberty Tree Project Support Available [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Tomorrow Teams Up With Keep PA Beautiful

-- Reminder: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy: Sign Up For April 15 Stream Cleanup, Volunteers Needed

Mine Reclamation

-- KPVI: At Aylesworth Creek Lake, Trout Thrive and Officials Celebrate Mine Drainage Cleanup In Lackawanna County

-- WTAJ: Proposed Project To Re-mine, Reclaim Abandoned Coal Land In Moshannon Valley, Clearfield County

-- WESA/WVIA: More Federal Funding Coming To PA To Cleanup Abandoned Mine Lands, Treat Mine Discharges

Noncoal Mining

-- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

Ohio River

-- Western PA Audubon Society, Buffalo Creek Coalition Host May 9 Grants & Funding Workshop In Butler County, Online [PaEN]

Oil & Gas

-- How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 8 to 14; Shale Gas Drillers Create New Brownfields, 8 Wells Found With Defective Casing/Cementing [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 15 [PaEN]

-- City & State PA: PA Energy Summit May 11 In Pittsburgh, Featuring Keynote Speaker Acting DEP Secretary Negrin [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Three More Air Quality Violations To Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Related To Emergency Flaring, Exceeding 12-Month Air Pollution Limits [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant Receives 3 Notices Of Violations From DEP In April

-- Beaver County Times: Strong Hydrocarbon Odors, Pollution Leave Residents Uneasy After Releases At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- KDKA: Shell Says It’s Working To Eliminate What’s Causing A Putrid Smell From Beaver County Petrochemical Plant

-- WTAE: Residents Voice Concerns About Strong Odor Near Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Investigating Stink At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Investigating Odor Event From Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- The Express: Bechtel Corp Announced It Will Discontinue Development Of The 1,000 MW Natural Gas-Fired Renovo Energy Center In Clinton County [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Decision To Discontinue Plans For $1 Billion Natural-Gas Fired Power Plant ‘Killed Us,’ Mayor Of Renovo Says

-- The Express: Developer Backs Out Of Renovo Energy Plant Project

-- PennLive: Environmentalists Win, Company Drops Plans For $1 Billion Natural Gas-Fired Renovo Power Plant

-- The Express: End Of Renovo Power Plant A ‘Crucial Win’ For Residents, Opposing Agencies Say

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations [PaEN]

-- PA Business Report: Diversified Energy Oil & Gas Driller Made Economic, Environmental Gains In Appalachia In 2022 [PA’s Largest Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operator]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Outdoor Recreation Economic Potential ‘Bigger’ Than Natural Gas, DCNR Secretary Says

-- Observer-Report Editorial: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Plan Serves Economy, Environment, Shapiro Should Stay The Course

-- TribLive Letter: Who’s Profiting From Our High Utility Bills; Huge Natural Gas Profits On The Backs Of PA Renters, Homeowners

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Consumers Need PUC Voice - PPL Electric, UGI Natural Gas Sending Bills With No Relation To Power Use

-- Utility Dive: FERC Gives PJM Flexibility For Handling Member Defaults Related To Paying Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliot As More Power Generators Seek Protection

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40%, 95% Of Projects Are For Renewables

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind, Battery Storage Projects Dominate Waiting List To Hook Up To Electric Grid

-- Reuters: US Power Grid To Rely On Renewable Sources As Most Cost-Effective Option, EIA Says

-- AP: Lawsuit: Reading Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Of Natural Gas Leak Before Deadly Blast

-- EQT Natural Gas In Partnership To Manage 1,000 Acres Of Forest In West Virginia As Carbon Offsets

-- Utility Dive: Electricity Prices, Driven By Natural Gas Price Spikes, Outrun Inflation, But Have Likely Peaked As Natural Gas Prices Plunge

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline With Start Of Storage Refill

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Need Smart Energy Policies That Don’t Shut Out Natural Gas - By PA National Federation Of Independent Business

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: TeamPA Adds New Partner - Shell, Provides Details On Regional Hydrogen Hub

-- PA Business Report: Team PA Submits Application To DOE To Build Hydrogen Hub In State

-- Pittsburgh Business Journal: What We Know About The Appalachian Regional Hydrogen Hub Applications

-- EPA Publishes New Online Resource To Help Prevent Heavy Metal Exposures In Children

-- AP: G7 Vows To Step Up Moves To Renewable Energy, Zero Carbon

-- Reuters: G7 Ministers Set Big New Targets For Solar, Wind Capacity For Quicker Phase-Out Of Fossil Fuels

-- Reuters: G7 Ministers Agree To Cut Natural Gas Consumption, Speed-Up Renewable Energy

-- Bloomberg: G7 Agrees To Accelerate Phase-Out Of Unabated Fossil Fuels [Fuels Without Carbon Capture]

-- AP: U.S. Energy Secretary Says G7 Can Lead Global Carbon Emissions Cuts

-- TribLive: Increased Demand, OPEC+ Oil Production Cut Contribute To Rising Gasoline Prices

-- Reuters: IEA: OPEC+ Cut Risk Oil Supply Deficit, Threaten Economic Recovery

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average $3.66; National Average $3.76

-- NYT: The Real-World Costs Of The Digital Race For Cryptocurrency [PA Facilities Included]

-- NPR: Law To Have Federal Buildings Stop Using Natural Gas Never Implemented

-- Bloomberg: Former Texas Power Grid CEO Calls Plan To Use Billions In Taxpayer Money To Build New Natural Gas Power Plants ‘Dangerous’

Pipelines

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Natural Gas Explosions, Pipeline Ruptures, Train Derailments - PUC Needs Utilities Experts, Not Politicos

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Equitrans Receives Key U.S. Forest Service Permit for Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline, But Stock Suffers

Permitting

-- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 8 to 14; Shale Gas Drillers Create New Brownfields, 8 Wells Found With Defective Casing/Cementing [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 15 [PaEN]

-- How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Chesapeake Appalachia Makes Slow Progress Cleaning Up Spills In Bradford County Well Pad - 'Something That Should Not Happen’

-- Observer-Reporter: Tunnel Ridge Coal Company Applying For Permit To Mine Under I-70 9 Times Again In Washington County

-- DEP Took Action On 833 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,596 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

PennVEST

Public Participation

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 15 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Tunnel Ridge Coal Company Applying For Permit To Mine Under I-70 9 Times Again In Washington County

-- DEP Invites Comments On Demonstration Of Attainment Of National Air Quality Standards In Indiana County Nonattainment Area

-- PUC Seeks Public Comments On Utility Consumer Assistance Programs

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority Outlines Stormwater Mitigation Draft Plan In West End

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority: Join A Stormwater Conversation Near You Discussing Stormwater Management Planning

-- EPA Requests Public Input, Data On PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Inform Future Federal Superfund Regulations

-- EPA Proposes New Standards To Reduce Exposure To Ethylene Oxide Pollution

-- Fish & Boat Commission holds April 24 hearing on proposed regulation to change fishing license fees. Commission Office, 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 11:30 a.m. (formal notice)

PUC

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Natural Gas Explosions, Pipeline Ruptures, Train Derailments - PUC Needs Utilities Experts, Not Politicos

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PUC Without Executive Director, Chief Counsel

-- PUC Seeks Public Comments On Utility Consumer Assistance Programs

-- City & State PA: PA Energy Summit May 11 In Pittsburgh, Featuring Keynote Speaker Acting DEP Secretary Negrin [PaEN]

-- TribLive Letter: Who’s Profiting From Our High Utility Bills; Huge Natural Gas Profits On The Backs Of PA Renters, Homeowners

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Consumers Need PUC Voice - PPL Electric, UGI Natural Gas Sending Bills With No Relation To Power Use

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Rep. Struzzi Holds Out Hope PJM May Keep Coal-Fired Homer City Power Plant Open

-- Utility Dive: Electricity Prices, Driven By Natural Gas Price Spikes, Outrun Inflation, But Have Likely Peaked As Natural Gas Prices Plunge

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline With Start Of Storage Refill

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40%, 95% Of Projects Are For Renewables

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind, Battery Storage Projects Dominate Waiting List To Hook Up To Electric Grid

-- Bloomberg: Former Texas Power Grid CEO Calls Plan To Use Billions In Taxpayer Money To Build New Natural Gas Power Plants ‘Dangerous’

Radiation Protection

-- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

Recreation

-- Responsible Decarbonization Alliance: Happy Earth Day! DCNR Acting Secretary Reminds Us Of The Economic Value Of Outdoor Recreation, Public Lands - ‘It’s Bigger Than Gas’

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Outdoor Recreation Economic Potential ‘Bigger’ Than Natural Gas, DCNR Secretary Says

-- Warren Times: State Recreation Director Meets With Local Leaders

-- Williamsport Sun: State Recreation Director Meets With Local Leaders

-- The Center Square: Delaware Water Gap National Park Petition From Lenape Preserve Alliance Reignites Controversy

-- WHYY: William Penn’s Pennsbury Manor Estate In Bucks County Whispers The Noisy History Of The Lenape People

-- Lancaster Conservancy Announces Plan To Acquire Over 300 Acres Along Susquehanna River In York County [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Conservancy Preserving 300+ Acres In York County Near Susquehanna River

-- April 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- DelcoTimes.com: Chester Youth Organizations Receive Grants From PA Environmental Council, Circuit Trails Coalition

-- TribLive: Hampton Twp. Outlines 10-Year Plan For Parks, Trails, Open Space In Allegheny County

-- Scranton Times Trail Mix Blog: Hiking Series - Walk, Talk And Learn

-- Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce: Sinnemahone Paddle Results Available; Register For Remaining Triple Crown Events

-- Natural Lands: May 20 Field Jam - Music Without Walls Series. Stroud Preserve, West Chester. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: June 11 - French Creek Iron Tour - Cycling For Open Space. Chester County

-- Warren Times: Chapman State Park Volunteers Receive Statewide Recognition For Cavity-Nesting Birds Trail Monitoring

-- PennLive: Homeless Advocates Defend Capital Area Greenbelt Encampments: ‘Differently Sheltered Friends’

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Process A Pond Goes Through As It Thaws Is Quite Amazing

-- Williamsport Sun: Bald Eagles Topic At Little Pine State Park April 15

-- Williamsport Sun: Ricketts Glen State Park Reopens Falls Trail For Season

Recycling/Waste

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Poster, Video, Essay Winners [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Launches Initiative To Reduce Food Waste - Eat Well, Save Money & Waste Less [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful, America250PA Now Offering Mini-Grants To Support Community Cleanups, Improvement Projects; Separate Liberty Tree Project Support Available [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Tomorrow Teams Up With Keep PA Beautiful

-- How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County [PaEN]

Regulations

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations [PaEN]

-- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission holds April 24 hearing on proposed regulation to change fishing license fees. Commission Office, 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 11:30 a.m. (formal notice)

Renewable Energy

-- Shapiro Administration Announces Commitment To Fight Climate Change Under New EPA Climate Grant Program [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA To Get $6 Million In Grants For Climate Change Planning From EPA

-- AP: Shapiro’s Working Group On Climate Change Meets In Private

-- City & State PA: PA Energy Summit May 11 In Pittsburgh, Featuring Keynote Speaker Acting DEP Secretary Negrin [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmaker Launches New Attempt To Allow Community Solar

-- MCall: Lehigh University Begins Construction On 20 Acre Solar Energy Facility To Supply At Least 90% Of Electricity Needed For Goodman Campus In Bethlehem

-- PennEnvironment Releases Online Map Highlighting Renewable Energy Projects In Every County Across PA [PaEN]

-- LehighValleyLive.com: PA Not Just A Fossil Fuel State - 67 Examples Of Clean Energy, Including Crayola

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Green Group Highlights Renewable Energy Projects In All 67 Counties

-- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Hosts May 4 Webinar - Solar Schools: New Incentives Make Now The Best Time To Go Solar [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Propose Grant Program To Fund Solar Projects At K-12 Schools, Colleges

-- Warren Times Editorial: Warren County Has New Tool To Protect Prime Farmland From Solar Energy Projects

-- ReImagine Appalachia Faith In Action Webinar April 13 - Solar-Powered Faith Community & Houses Of Worship [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host April 19 Webinar On How To Choose A Renewable Energy Electricity Supplier [PaEN]

-- Inspire Clean Energy Offering PA Electricity Customers Renewable Energy Options From 3 PA Wind Farms To Power 19,000 Homes

-- Observer-Report Editorial: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Plan Serves Economy, Environment, Shapiro Should Stay The Course

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: April 17 Webinar On Green Steel In The Ohio River Valley - Mon Valley Works Possibilities [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40%, 95% Of Projects Are For Renewables

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind, Battery Storage Projects Dominate Waiting List To Hook Up To Electric Grid

-- Reuters: US Power Grid To Rely On Renewable Sources As Most Cost-Effective Option, EIA Says

-- Reuters: G7 Ministers Agree To Cut Natural Gas Consumption, Speed-Up Renewable Energy

-- Bloomberg: G7 Agrees To Accelerate Phase-Out Of Unabated Fossil Fuels [Fuels Without Carbon Capture]

Schuylkill River

-- EPA Awards $1.8 Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN]

Stormwater

-- PennFuture Blog: Commonwealth Court Decision Rules Local Stormwater Management Fee At Tax West Chester University Does Not Have To Pay

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority Outlines Stormwater Mitigation Draft Plan In West End

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority: Join A Stormwater Conversation Near You Discussing Stormwater Management Planning

-- MCall: Is It Possible To Have An Environmentally Friendly Warehouse? Yes, And Here’s How

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: How To Weather Spring Storms Using Green Infrastructure At Home

Susquehanna River

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Hydroelectric Project On Susquehanna River In York County Draws Controversy, Would Flood 580 Acres

Sustainability

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: The Future Of Cities: ‘We Have To Get Creative’

Water Quality

-- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

-- EPA Awards $1.8 Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN]

Watershed Protection

-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Conservation Innovation Grants [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Agricultural Research Grants For Water Quality BMPs, Protecting Pollinators, Climate Change Resilience, On-Farm Energy Efficiency, More [PaEN]

-- Fox43: 14,000 Native Trees To Be Planted April 14-15 At Furnace Run Park, Franklin County

-- Western PA Audubon Society, Buffalo Creek Coalition Host May 9 Grants & Funding Workshop In Butler County, Online [PaEN]

-- Apply Now For A Scholarship To Attend The Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona June 14-15 [PaEN]

-- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Blog: Commonwealth Court Decision Rules Local Stormwater Management Fee At Tax West Chester University Does Not Have To Pay

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water Authority Outlines Stormwater Mitigation Draft Plan In West End

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority: Join A Stormwater Conversation Near You Discussing Stormwater Management Planning

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: How To Weather Spring Storms Using Green Infrastructure At Home

-- Stroud Water Research Center 2022 Annual Report: Profiles In Stewardship - Unalachtigo -- People Next To The Big Water [PaEN]

-- KPVI: At Aylesworth Creek Lake, Trout Thrive and Officials Celebrate Mine Drainage Cleanup In Lackawanna County

-- WTAJ: Proposed Project To Re-mine, Reclaim Abandoned Coal Land In Moshannon Valley, Clearfield County

-- EPA Awards $1.8 Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Environmental Groups Say EPA Failed To Meet Federal Clean Water Act Requirements For Refineries, Chemical Plants

-- Reminder: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Applications For America The Beautiful Challenge Grants [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: How To Weather Spring Storms Using Green Infrastructure At Home

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 14 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Reminder: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy: Sign Up For April 15 Stream Cleanup, Volunteers Needed

-- Register Now For 2023 Delaware River Sojourn On June 17-23 [PaEN]

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Wildlife

-- Fish & Boat Commission holds April 24 hearing on proposed regulation to change fishing license fees. Commission Office, 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 11:30 a.m. (formal notice)

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Pymatuning, Moshannon Creek, Callen Run Receive Federal Funding Boost

-- Reminder: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Applications For America The Beautiful Challenge Grants [PaEN]

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Wild Brown Trout May Get Additional Protection In Certain PA Waterways

-- EPA Awards $1.8 Million To Delaware Estuary Program, Including Support For Mussel Hatchery At Philadelphia's Bartram's Gardens [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: ‘Pennsylvania Gold’ The Stampede To Find Shed Elk Antlers

-- Warren Times: After 5 Months Of Rehab, Bald Eagle Released By Tamarack Wildlife Center

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Game Warden Finds Rare Colored Raptor In Franklin County Covered In Oil

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Local To Global Research On Raptors

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- DEP Beings 2023 Black Fly Suppression Program In 37 Counties, Spraying 1,800 Stream Miles

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Officials Remind Residents Of West Nile Virus Dangers

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