PA Environment Digest

-- Warren Times Editorial: Frustrations In The Gas Industry As Production Slips [PA Industry Says Its Red Tape, Pipeline Constraints - Not Said The Real Reason Is Low Natural Gas Prices, According To Companies Themselves]

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Drilling Collapses In U.S. At Fastest Rate In 7 Years Amid Tumbling Prices

-- AP: Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Gets New Permit To Build In Appalachian National Forest

-- Reuters: U.S. Shale Oil Production Set To Rise To Highest On Record In June, EIA

-- Financial Times: ‘Halt Button’ Hit On Drilling In U.S. Oil And Gas Slowdown; Weakening Prices Accentuated Pullback

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge 11% After Report Stockpiles Expanded Less Than Analysts Expected

National/International

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Push Higher As Market Finds Floor

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Tumble Below Level Last Seen In June 2021

-- Bloomberg: Japan’s Lowest LNG Natural Gas Prices In 2 Years May Help Ease Inflation

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Extends Price Decline Nears 22-Month Low As Demand Lags

-- Bloomberg: Europe Risks LNG Natural Gas Import Terminal Glut As Renewable Energy Edges Out Gas

-- Reuters: Germany Scales Down LNG Natural Gas Terminal Plans As Supply Crisis Eases

-- Reuters: Alberta Wildfires Hit Natural Gas Flow Out Of Canada To U.S., Spiking Prices

-- AP: Kerry Challenges Oil Industry To Prove Its Promised Tech Rescue For Climate-Wrecking Emissions

Energy

-- EPCAMR: PA Solar On Mined Lands Statewide Summit July 19 In State College [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Large Solar Energy Facility In The Works For Western PA’s Largest Waste Coal Pile In Washington County

-- Scranton Times: Developer Appeals Rejection Of Solar Energy Facility In Taylor

-- Scranton Times: Outdoor Enthusiast Builds Cabin With Plans To Live ‘Off The Grid’ In Harmony Twp.

-- The Center Square: What Carbon Pricing Means, And Costs, In Pennsylvania

-- Duquesne Light Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social & Governance Report - Advancing A Clean Energy Future For All

-- PUC Alerts Consumers To Electricity Price Changes Coming June 1-- From 20.7% Increase To 17% Decrease; Driven By Price Of Natural Gas [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: PUC Alerts Consumers Of June 1 Electric Price Changes - PPL, UGI Decrease

-- Inquirer: Your PECO Bill To See 6% Increase In June

-- Reading Eagle: UGI Files For Rate Decrease For Natural Gas Customers [Finally Coming Down After Rate Spikes Over Last Year]

-- UGI Gas Rates To Remain Unchanged In June, Decrease Projected In Dec.

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania

-- Inside Climate News: As EPA Proposes Tougher Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Names PA As One Of America’s Top Polluters

-- NRDC: PJM Interconnection Delays In Queue To Approve Renewable Energy Projects Threatens State Transition To Clean Energy; PJM Has Approved 35,000 MW Of Renewables Not Yet Connected [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PJM Interconnection Says Region’s Power Grid Should Be Fine For Summer Demand

-- Utility Dive: Most Of U.S. Faces Elevated Risk Of Blackouts In Extreme Heat This Summer, North American Electric Reliability Corp Warns

-- Utility Dive: PJM To Offer Incentives For ‘Black Start’ Electric Generators, Allow Wind, Solar, Energy Storage To Qualify As Power Plants

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PJM Interconnection Says Regional Electric Grid Can Meet Summer Power Needs

-- USDA Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

-- AP: U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

Energy Conservation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Green Building Alliances Releases New 2030 District Report Shows Pittsburgh Nearing Voluntary Sustainability Goals

-- Inquirer: What We Learned From Shadowing 3 PECO Home Energy Assessments

-- PUC Adopts Changes To LIURP Regs For Comment On Electric, Natural Gas Utility Programs To Provide Weatherization, Energy Use Reduction Services To Low-Income Customers [PaEN]

Environmental Health

-- Environmental Groups Launched Effort May 4 Asking For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities, So Far No Response [PaEN]

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- Heinz Endowments Awards Nearly $11.1 Million In Grants For Environmental Health, Food Insecurity, Education, Housing [PaEN]

-- Northeastern Global News: What Amount Of Dangerous Chemicals Used In Fracking Go Unreported? More Than Scientists Imagined

-- Environmental Health News: How The ‘Halliburton Loophole’ Lets Shale Gas Drilling Companies Pollute Water With No Oversight

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines Targeted By Proposed Federal Rule

-- TribLive: Upgrades To Natural Gas Pipeline Metering, Regulating Facility To Be Finished By Summer In Plum, Allegheny County

-- EPA Announces Proposed Rule Requiring Cleanup Of Inactive Coal Waste Impoundments, Disposal Areas For Comment [PaEN]

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania

-- Inside Climate News: As EPA Proposes Tougher Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Names PA As One Of America’s Top Polluters

-- Bradford Era: Rural PA’s Death Rate Outpacing Births, Center For Rural PA Study Says

-- The Guardian: Pentagon’s PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanup Budget Falls ‘Dramatically’ Short

-- EPA Proposes Reforms To New Chemical Review Process To Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency

Environmental Heritage

-- PA Historical & Museum Commission Receives Grant To Design Research Center At Eckley Miners’ Village

Environmental Justice

-- PA Recycling Markets Center May 31 Webinar Environmental Justice Issues For Recycling Facilities, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.

EPA

-- EPA Announces Completion Of Groundwater Treatment Plant At Chem Fab Superfund Site In Bucks County [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces Proposed Rule Requiring Cleanup Of Inactive Coal Waste Impoundments, Disposal Areas For Comment [PaEN]

-- EPA Seeks Input On Methane Emissions, Waste Reduction Incentive Program For Petroleum, Natural Gas Systems

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania

-- Inside Climate News: As EPA Proposes Tougher Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Names PA As One Of America’s Top Polluters

-- EPA Proposes Reforms To New Chemical Review Process To Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency

Farming

-- NRCS-PA Accepting Applications For Funding For Regional Conservation Partnership Program Entity-Held Easements In The Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape [PaEN]

-- Stroud: Property Owners, Farmers Bringing Eastern Brook Trout Back To Red Clay Creek [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center For Ag Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Field, Virtual Learning Series On How To Implement Riparian Buffers On Ag Lands Starting June 23

-- Penn State Extension: Government Program Funding For Farm Conservation Practices

-- USDA NRCS Seeks Members For Federal Advisory Committee For Urban Agriculture, Innovative Production

-- USDA Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

-- AP: U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Gives Final Approval To License Fee Changes

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Fee To Fish In PA Will Increase In 2024

-- Fish & Boat Commission Announces Awards For Outstanding Achievements In Law Enforcement By Waterways Conservation Officers

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Lakes Across PA Receive Enhancements For Fishing, Erosion Control

Forests

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 24 On Revised Climate Action Plan, Cultural Resources Program, More [PaEN]

-- Elk County Conservation District, 9 Other Districts Partner To Host Regional Forest Landowners Workshop June 17 In Ridgway [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center For Ag Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Field, Virtual Learning Series On How To Implement Riparian Buffers On Ag Lands Starting June 23

-- Penn State Extension: Government Program Funding For Farm Conservation Practices

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host June 14 Tap Talks On Sustainable Landscaping In Manheim, Lancaster County

-- May 19 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- Intern Wanted: PA Forestry Association Forest Heritage & Discovery Center, Caledonia State Park

-- Warren Times: Woodmobile Drives Forestry Message To Warren County

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: 2 Million Acres, 8 Forests, It’s All In The Pennsylvania Wilds

Forests - Wildfires

-- Citizens Voice: Brush Fire In Larksville Shuts Down Roads, Draws Massive Response Sunday

-- Republican Herald: Wildfire Ignites Woodlands Across West Mahanoy Twp. Near Frackville

Game Commission

-- TribLive: Game Commission Investigates Bald Eagle Death In Westmoreland County

-- Observer-Reporter: Suspect In Bald Eagle Death Turns Self In

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Shedding Light On The Antler Craze In Pennsylvania Elk Country

Grants/Funding

-- NRCS-PA Accepting Applications For Funding For Regional Conservation Partnership Program Entity-Held Easements In The Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy, BHE GT&S Award 15 Watershed Improvement Grants Totaling $39,484 [PaEN]

-- Heinz Endowments Awards Nearly $11.1 Million In Grants For Environmental Health, Food Insecurity, Education, Housing [PaEN]

-- PA Historical & Museum Commission Receives Grant To Design Research Center At Eckley Miners’ Village

-- USDA Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

-- AP: U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

Green Infrastructure

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 24 On Revised Climate Action Plan, Cultural Resources Program, More [PaEN]

-- Elk County Conservation District, 9 Other Districts Partner To Host Regional Forest Landowners Workshop June 17 In Ridgway [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy, BHE GT&S Award 15 Watershed Improvement Grants Totaling $39,484 [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Accepting Applications For Funding For Regional Conservation Partnership Program Entity-Held Easements In The Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of The Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area, Snyder County Into The Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center For Ag Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Field, Virtual Learning Series On How To Implement Riparian Buffers On Ag Lands Starting June 23

-- Penn State Extension: Government Program Funding For Farm Conservation Practices

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host June 14 Tap Talks On Sustainable Landscaping In Manheim, Lancaster County

-- DCNR Notice Of Proposed Mitigation Land Bank With PennDOT Related To Maurice K. Goddard State Park, Mercer County

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Partners With Smith Family To Preserve Nearly 10 Acres Of Meadow, Woodlands, Historic Home [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: Clifford Twp, Susquehanna County Protects 11 Acres, 1,000 Feet Of Tunkhannock Creek With Park Purchase

-- Pinchot Institute For Conservation, U.S. Forest Service Sign MOU Enhancing Long-Term Partnership [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals Training Aug. 29-30 In Lancaster; Find A Professional Near You [PaEN]

-- Stroud: Property Owners, Farmers Bringing Eastern Brook Trout Back To Red Clay Creek [PaEN]

-- WNEP: Natural Lands, Lackawanna Conservation District Coordinate Planting Of 3,000 Trees At Glenburn Pond

-- Stroud: High School Student’s Research Shows Salt Pollution of Fresh Water Has Tripled in 20 Years [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Nevin Shelter Restored, 180 Trees Planted In South Park Allegheny County

-- Gettysburg Connection: Project In Gettysburg Borough Saves Money, Supports Rainwater Conservation

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: 2 Million Acres, 8 Forests, It’s All In The Pennsylvania Wilds

Green Technology

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: U.S. Needs Green Locomotives, Erie Needs Jobs - Create Both At Wabtec

-- AP: Kerry Challenges Oil Industry To Prove Its Promised Tech Rescue For Climate-Wrecking Emissions

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- EPA Announces Completion Of Groundwater Treatment Plant At Chem Fab Superfund Site In Bucks County [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

-- Environmental Groups Launched Effort May 4 Asking For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities, So Far No Response [PaEN]

-- Northeastern Global News: What Amount Of Dangerous Chemicals Used In Fracking Go Unreported? More Than Scientists Imagined

-- Environmental Health News: How The ‘Halliburton Loophole’ Lets Shale Gas Drilling Companies Pollute Water With No Oversight

-- EPA Announces Proposed Rule Requiring Cleanup Of Inactive Coal Waste Impoundments, Disposal Areas For Comment [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines Targeted By Proposed Federal Rule

-- TribLive: Upgrades To Natural Gas Pipeline Metering, Regulating Facility To Be Finished By Summer In Plum, Allegheny County

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania

-- Inside Climate News: As EPA Proposes Tougher Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Names PA As One Of America’s Top Polluters

-- Bradford Era: Rural PA’s Death Rate Outpacing Births, Center For Rural PA Study Says

-- The Guardian: Pentagon’s PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanup Budget Falls ‘Dramatically’ Short

-- EPA Proposes Reforms To New Chemical Review Process To Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency

Help Wanted

-- Help Wanted: Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay - Outreach Coordinator Lancaster County [PaEN]

-- Intern Wanted: PA Forestry Association Forest Heritage & Discovery Center, Caledonia State Park

Land Conservation

-- EPCAMR: PA Solar On Mined Lands Statewide Summit July 19 In State College [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Large Solar Energy Facility In The Works For Western PA’s Largest Waste Coal Pile In Washington County

-- Elk County Conservation District, 9 Other Districts Partner To Host Regional Forest Landowners Workshop June 17 In Ridgway [PaEN]

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Accepting Applications For Funding For Regional Conservation Partnership Program Entity-Held Easements In The Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of The Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area, Snyder County Into The Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- DCNR Notice Of Proposed Mitigation Land Bank With PennDOT Related To Maurice K. Goddard State Park, Mercer County

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Partners With Smith Family To Preserve Nearly 10 Acres Of Meadow, Woodlands, Historic Home [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: Clifford Twp, Susquehanna County Protects 11 Acres, 1,000 Feet Of Tunkhannock Creek With Park Purchase

-- Penn State Center For Ag Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Field, Virtual Learning Series On How To Implement Riparian Buffers On Ag Lands Starting June 23

-- Penn State Extension: Government Program Funding For Farm Conservation Practices

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host June 14 Tap Talks On Sustainable Landscaping In Manheim, Lancaster County

-- Stroud: Property Owners, Farmers Bringing Eastern Brook Trout Back To Red Clay Creek [PaEN]

-- WNEP: Natural Lands, Lackawanna Conservation District Coordinate Planting Of 3,000 Trees At Glenburn Pond

-- Stroud: High School Student’s Research Shows Salt Pollution of Fresh Water Has Tripled in 20 Years [PaEN]

-- Pinchot Institute For Conservation, U.S. Forest Service Sign MOU Enhancing Long-Term Partnership [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals Training Aug. 29-30 In Lancaster; Find A Professional Near You [PaEN]

-- AP: Biden Proposal Would Let Conservationists Lease Public Land Much As Drillers, Ranchers Do

Land Recycling

-- TribLive Editorial: Springdale Shouldn’t Rezone Former Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant For Housing

Lake Erie

-- Shapiro Administration Announces Support For First National Marine Sanctuary In PA - Lake Erie Shoreline In Erie County; Encourages Others To Support [PaEN]

-- AP: Lake Erie Shoreline In PA On Its Way To Becoming National Marine Sanctuary

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- PA Resources Council Announces June Schedule Of Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Third-Annual Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week Was A Success

-- Warren Times: Trash, Hundreds Of Tires Collected During Allegheny Reservoir Cleanup

-- PA Recycling Markets Center May 31 Webinar Environmental Justice Issues For Recycling Facilities, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.

Mine Reclamation

-- EPCAMR: PA Solar On Mined Lands Statewide Summit July 19 In State College [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Large Solar Energy Facility In The Works For Western PA’s Largest Waste Coal Pile In Washington County

-- ReImagine Appalachia Hosts Virtual Community Benefits Summit May 23 & 25 On Maximizing Federal Investments In Appalachia

Oil & Gas

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Launched Effort May 4 Asking For Update On Studies Of Health Impacts Of Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities, So Far No Response [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Meets May 23 To Consider Bills To Help Prevent The Routine Abandonment Of 561 Conventional Oil/Gas Wells A Year; Authorize Streambank Fencing [PaEN]

-- House Environmental Committee Holds May 22 Hearing On Hydrogen Hubs & Climate Change [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: PA Supreme Court Reaffirms Environmental Quality Is A Right Not A Luxury In Shale Gas Drilling Ruling [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald Editorial: PA Supreme Court Reaffirms Environmental Quality Is A Right Not A Luxury In Shale Gas Drilling Ruling

-- Struggle To Plug Tatonka Oil Co. LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN]

-- Northeastern Global News: What Amount Of Dangerous Chemicals Used In Fracking Go Unreported? More Than Scientists Imagined

-- Environmental Health News: How The ‘Halliburton Loophole’ Lets Shale Gas Drilling Companies Pollute Water With No Oversight

-- Zefiro Methane Corp. Acquires PA-Based Plants & Goodwin Well Plugging Firm To Create Methane Emission Offsets [PaEN]

-- Schmidt & Clark: Pennsylvania Oil/Natural Gas Field Accidents, Injuries

-- PUC Alerts Consumers To Electricity Price Changes Coming June 1-- From 20.7% Increase To 17% Decrease; Driven By Price Of Natural Gas [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: UGI Files For Rate Decrease For Natural Gas Customers [Finally Coming Down After Rate Spikes Over Last Year]

-- UGI Gas Rates To Remain Unchanged In June, Decrease Projected In Dec.

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania

-- Inside Climate News: As EPA Proposes Tougher Rules On Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Names PA As One Of America’s Top Polluters

-- City & State PA: Fmr Cong. Tim Ryan Talks Natural Gas Policy, Need For ‘Radical Pragmatism’

-- Bradford Era: Rural PA’s Death Rate Outpacing Births, Center For Rural PA Study Says

-- NRDC: PJM Interconnection Delays In Queue To Approve Renewable Energy Projects Threatens State Transition To Clean Energy; PJM Has Approved 35,000 MW Of Renewables Not Yet Connected [PaEN]

-- AP: Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Gets New Permit To Build In Appalachian National Forest

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Drilling Collapses In U.S. At Fastest Rate In 7 Years Amid Tumbling Prices

-- Financial Times: ‘Halt Button’ Hit On Drilling In U.S. Oil And Gas Slowdown; Weakening Prices Accentuated Pullback

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge 11% After Report Stockpiles Expanded Less Than Analysts Expected

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Push Higher As Market Finds Floor

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Tumble Below Level Last Seen In June 2021

-- Bloomberg: Japan’s Lowest LNG Natural Gas Prices In 2 Years May Help Ease Inflation

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Extends Price Decline Nears 22-Month Low As Demand Lags

-- Bloomberg: Europe Risks LNG Natural Gas Import Terminal Glut As Renewable Energy Edges Out Gas

-- Reuters: Alberta Wildfires Hit Natural Gas Flow Out Of Canada To U.S., Spiking Prices

-- AP: Kerry Challenges Oil Industry To Prove Its Promised Tech Rescue For Climate-Wrecking Emissions

-- Bloomberg: Chevron’s Flagship Carbon Capture Project Stuck At One-Third Capacity

Pipelines

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines Targeted By Proposed Federal Rule

-- TribLive: Upgrades To Natural Gas Pipeline Metering, Regulating Facility To Be Finished By Summer In Plum, Allegheny County

-- AP: Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Gets New Permit To Build In Appalachian National Forest

-- Nebraska Examiner: Keystone Pipeline Owner Says Recovery Of Spilled Oil Into Kansas Creek Complete; Faulty Pipeline Weld Led To Record Spill

-- WSJ: $14 Billion Deal To Create Mega Oil/Natural Gas Pipeline Company

-- Bloomberg: Keystone Pipeline Pushed To Limit Preceded Pipeline’s Worst Oil Spill

Permitting

-- House Environmental Committee Meets May 23 To Consider Bills To Help Prevent The Routine Abandonment Of 561 Conventional Oil/Gas Wells A Year; Authorize Streambank Fencing [PaEN]

-- Struggle To Plug Tatonka Oil Co. LLC’s Nancy 13 Conventional Well Leaking Gas, Production Wastewater Since 2018; Citizen Complaint Finds ‘Bubbling’ Gas Well [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Dozens At Meeting, Hearing On Applications For Mining, Reclamation Work In Western Schuylkill County

-- Altoona Mirror: Coal Surface Mining Project Concerns Hollidaysburg Residents Near Muleshoe Reservoir

-- DEP Took Action On 871 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,151 Inspections; Responded To 12 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 20 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 24 On Revised Climate Action Plan, Cultural Resources Program, More [PaEN]

-- Shapiro Administration Announces Support For First National Marine Sanctuary In PA - Lake Erie Shoreline In Erie County; Encourages Others To Support [PaEN]

-- AP: Lake Erie Shoreline In PA On Its Way To Becoming National Marine Sanctuary

-- Republican Herald: Dozens At Meeting, Hearing On Applications For Mining, Reclamation Work In Western Schuylkill County

-- Altoona Mirror: Coal Surface Mining Project Concerns Hollidaysburg Residents Near Muleshoe Reservoir

-- PUC Adopts Changes To LIURP Regs For Comment On Electric, Natural Gas Utility Programs To Provide Weatherization, Energy Use Reduction Services To Low-Income Customers [PaEN]

-- PUC Starts Formal Process For Drafting Policy Statement On Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Design, Following Recommendations Of Working Group [PaEN]

-- EPA Seeks Input On Methane Emissions, Waste Reduction Incentive Program For Petroleum, Natural Gas Systems

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 20 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 20 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

PUC

-- PUC Adopts Changes To LIURP Regs For Comment On Electric, Natural Gas Utility Programs To Provide Weatherization, Energy Use Reduction Services To Low-Income Customers [PaEN]

-- PUC Starts Formal Process For Drafting Policy Statement On Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Design, Following Recommendations Of Working Group [PaEN]

-- PUC Alerts Consumers To Electricity Price Changes Coming June 1-- From 20.7% Increase To 17% Decrease; Driven By Price Of Natural Gas [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: PUC Alerts Consumers Of June 1 Electric Price Changes - PPL, UGI Decrease

-- Inquirer: Your PECO Bill To See 6% Increase In June

-- Reading Eagle: UGI Files For Rate Decrease For Natural Gas Customers [Finally Coming Down After Rate Spikes Over Last Year]

-- UGI Gas Rates To Remain Unchanged In June, Decrease Projected In Dec.

-- PUC Adopts Changes To LIURP Regs For Comment On Electric, Natural Gas Utility Programs To Provide Weatherization, Energy Use Reduction Services To Low-Income Customers [PaEN]

-- NRDC: PJM Interconnection Delays In Queue To Approve Renewable Energy Projects Threatens State Transition To Clean Energy; PJM Has Approved 35,000 MW Of Renewables Not Yet Connected [PaEN]

-- TribLive: PJM Interconnection Says Region’s Power Grid Should Be Fine For Summer Demand

-- Utility Dive: Most Of U.S. Faces Elevated Risk Of Blackouts In Extreme Heat This Summer, North American Electric Reliability Corp Warns

-- Utility Dive: PJM To Offer Incentives For ‘Black Start’ Electric Generators, Allow Wind, Solar, Energy Storage To Qualify As Power Plants

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PJM Interconnection Says Regional Electric Grid Can Meet Summer Power Needs

-- PUC Issues Management Efficiency Investigation Report On UGI Natural Gas, Electric Utilities

-- PUC Urges Safety In Working On Summer Projects Near Power Lines On Job Site Or At Home

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philadelphia Water Resuming Shutoffs For Customers Not Paying May 24, Water Is A Basic Human Right

-- PUC Recognizes Drinking Water Week May 7 to 13

Radiation Protection

Recreation

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 24 On Revised Climate Action Plan, Cultural Resources Program, More [PaEN]

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Highlights PA Native Species Day, DEP EE Grants Open In August, Summer EE Activities [PaEN]

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of The Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area, Snyder County Into The Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: 2 Million Acres, 8 Forests, It’s All In The Pennsylvania Wilds

-- May 19 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- PennDOT, DCNR, York County Officials Encourage Bicycle Safety, Discuss Benefits Of Biking

-- Williamsport Sun: Little Pine, Hyner Run State Parks Offer Education Programs

-- TribLive: Flat Tire Bike Shop In Greensburg Forms Youth Mountain Bike Race Team

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Trail To Bring Tourism, Recreational Opportunities To Frackville

-- PennLive: Appalachian Trail Camp Areas Closed Along North Carolina/ Tennessee Border Due To Aggressive Bear Behavior

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Resources Council Announces June Schedule Of Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Third-Annual Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week Was A Success

-- Warren Times: Trash, Hundreds Of Tires Collected During Allegheny Reservoir Cleanup

-- PA Recycling Markets Center May 31 Webinar Environmental Justice Issues For Recycling Facilities, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch: Confronting The Reality Of Food Waste

-- MCall: Lower Saucon Council Votes Not To Appeal Court Ruling Throw Out An Ordinance Allowing The Expansion Of The Bethlehem Landfill

-- EPA Announces Proposed Rule Requiring Cleanup Of Inactive Coal Waste Impoundments, Disposal Areas For Comment [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

-- EPCAMR: PA Solar On Mined Lands Statewide Summit July 19 In State College [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Large Solar Energy Facility In The Works For Western PA’s Largest Waste Coal Pile In Washington County

-- NRDC: PJM Interconnection Delays In Queue To Approve Renewable Energy Projects Threatens State Transition To Clean Energy; PJM Has Approved 35,000 MW Of Renewables Not Yet Connected [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Developer Appeals Rejection Of Solar Energy Facility In Taylor

-- Scranton Times: Outdoor Enthusiast Builds Cabin With Plans To Live ‘Off The Grid’ In Harmony Twp.

-- The Center Square: What Carbon Pricing Means, And Costs, In Pennsylvania

-- Duquesne Light Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social & Governance Report - Advancing A Clean Energy Future For All

-- USDA Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

-- AP: U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Nearly $11 Billion For Renewable Energy In Rural Communities

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Rules Could Impact Pennsylvania

-- Bloomberg: Chevron’s Flagship Carbon Capture Project Stuck At One-Third Capacity

-- Bloomberg: Europe’s Carbon Emissions Lower Than Pandemic Levels Due To High Energy Prices, Strong Renewables Output

Stormwater

-- Gettysburg Connection: Project In Gettysburg Borough Saves Money, Supports Rainwater Conservation

-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals Training Aug. 29-30 In Lancaster; Find A Professional Near You [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

-- Williamsport Sun: Third-Annual Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week Was A Success

Sustainability

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Green Building Alliances Releases New 2030 District Report Shows Pittsburgh Nearing Voluntary Sustainability Goals

-- Duquesne Light Releases Inaugural Environmental, Social & Governance Report - Advancing A Clean Energy Future For All

-- Elk County Conservation District, 9 Other Districts Partner To Host Regional Forest Landowners Workshop June 17 In Ridgway [PaEN]

-- Beaver Times Guest Essay: High School Students Invited To Enroll In Summer Sustainability Institute

Wastewater Facilities

-- WHYY: Montgomery County Voters Support New Local Law To Prohibit Public Sewer System Sale

Watershed Protection

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- Elk County Conservation District, 9 Other Districts Partner To Host Regional Forest Landowners Workshop June 17 In Ridgway [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy, BHE GT&S Award 15 Watershed Improvement Grants Totaling $39,484 [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center For Ag Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Field, Virtual Learning Series On How To Implement Riparian Buffers On Ag Lands Starting June 23

-- Penn State Extension: Government Program Funding For Farm Conservation Practices

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host June 14 Tap Talks On Sustainable Landscaping In Manheim, Lancaster County

-- DCNR Notice Of Proposed Mitigation Land Bank With PennDOT Related To Maurice K. Goddard State Park, Mercer County

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Meet The Environmentalist Advocating For Clean Water From His Home - A Sailboat On The Delaware River

-- Delaware RiverKeeper May 19 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Stroud: Property Owners, Farmers Bringing Eastern Brook Trout Back To Red Clay Creek [PaEN]

-- WNEP: Natural Lands, Lackawanna Conservation District Coordinate Planting Of 3,000 Trees At Glenburn Pond

-- Stroud: High School Student’s Research Shows Salt Pollution of Fresh Water Has Tripled in 20 Years [PaEN]

-- Gettysburg Connection: Project In Gettysburg Borough Saves Money, Supports Rainwater Conservation

-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals Training Aug. 29-30 In Lancaster; Find A Professional Near You [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Third-Annual Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week Was A Success

-- TribLive: Franklin Regional School District, Westmoreland Conservation District Seek Grant For Haymaker Run Environmental Center Near School

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Wildlife

-- PennLive: PennLive Outdoors Reporter Marcus Schneck Honored With Posthumous Award From PA Parks & Forest Foundation

-- Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group Asks DCNR To Protect State Forest Land From Seneca Shale Gas Drilling Well Pad, Comply With PA Supreme Court Decision, Protect Recreation, Wildlife [PaEN]

-- Shapiro Administration Announces Support For First National Marine Sanctuary In PA - Lake Erie Shoreline In Erie County; Encourages Others To Support [PaEN]

-- AP: Lake Erie Shoreline In PA On Its Way To Becoming National Marine Sanctuary

-- Governor’s Invasive Species Council Celebrates Pennsylvania Native Species Day At North Creek Nurseries, Chester County [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Gives Final Approval To License Fee Changes

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Fee To Fish In PA Will Increase In 2024

-- Fish & Boat Commission Announces Awards For Outstanding Achievements In Law Enforcement By Waterways Conservation Officers

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Lakes Across PA Receive Enhancements For Fishing, Erosion Control

-- Stroud: Property Owners, Farmers Bringing Eastern Brook Trout Back To Red Clay Creek [PaEN]

-- WNEP: Natural Lands, Lackawanna Conservation District Coordinate Planting Of 3,000 Trees At Glenburn Pond

-- Stroud: High School Student’s Research Shows Salt Pollution of Fresh Water Has Tripled in 20 Years [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Mother ‘Nurture’s’ Ways: Memories With Mom In The Great Outdoors Are Oh So Sweet

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: If You Find Young Wild Animals, Here’s What You Need To Know To Keep Them And You Safe

-- Erie Times: Trout In The Classroom Project Reels Kids In For STEM Learning In Erie Area Schools

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Trout In The Classroom Program Great For Young Students

-- TribLive: Franklin Regional School District, Westmoreland Conservation District Seek Grant For Haymaker Run Environmental Center Near School

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Student Investigators To Study Pond Life May 27

-- Warren Times: May 24 Get-Together At Audubon Nature Center To Form New Birding Group

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Millions Of Birds Will Fly Over Western PA The Next 2 Weeks

-- TribLive: Game Commission Investigates Bald Eagle Death In Westmoreland County

-- Observer-Reporter: Suspect In Bald Eagle Death Turns Self In

-- Centre Daily Times: New Elk Research In PA Shows Lower Calf Survival Rate Than Previously Thought

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Shedding Light On The Antler Craze In Pennsylvania Elk Country

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Spring Raptor Migration Recap

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Hamburg Area Arts Alliance Arts Tour Returns June 3

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Benefit For The Birds Online Auction Thru May 31

Opportunities

-- Help Wanted: Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay - Outreach Coordinator Lancaster County [PaEN]

-- Intern Wanted: PA Forestry Association Forest Heritage & Discovery Center, Caledonia State Park

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[Posted: May 21, 2023]

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