Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Wildfire Smoke A Reminder Of Our Shared Vulnerability  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Review Column: Where There's Smoke, There's Wildfires And Serious Questions To Answer - By Lori Falce, Tribune-Review Community Engagement Editor  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - Baseball: The Common Ground On Climate Change

-- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: What The Wildfires Teach Us - We Might Not Survive Our Own Climate Foolishness, But The Planet Will Go On Spinning Without Us

-- York County Conservation District 2023 Envirothon Involved Nearly 800 Students Countywide  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Help Schools Develop Solar Power

-- NextPittsburgh: Rhonda Phillips Brings Decades Of Sustainability Research To New Role As Chatham University President

-- Better Path Coalition: June 22 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing With Laurie Barr On Abandoned Conventional Oil/Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News: Abandoned Conventional Oil/Natural Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens, Other Harmful Pollutants In PA, Study Shows  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA: Abandoned Conventional Oil/Natural Gas Wells In PA Emit Carcinogens, Other Harmful Pollutants, Groundbreaking Study Shows

-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens, Other Harmful Pollutants, Study Says

-- Inside Climate News - Stacey Burling: $400 Million In Federal Abandoned Conventional Oil/Gas Well Plugging Funds In PA, But It’s Not Enough; Hazards Include EQT Frack-Out In Greene County; More Wells Being Abandoned All The Time

-- PV Magazine: Chesapeake Conservancy Mapped Solar Energy Buildout To Determine Biodiversity Impact On Largest Estuary In The US

-- Residents, Environmental Groups Rally Against Shell Petrochemical Plant's Pollution In Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Times: Activists Ask County Leaders To Support Greater Oversight Of Shell Petrochemical Plant

-- Beaver County Times Guest Essay: Beaver County Commissioners Meeting About Shell Petrochemical Plant Highlights Importance Of Leading Without Being In Charge

-- WESA-Reid Frazier: Residents Rally Against Shell Petrochemical Plant Pollution In Beaver County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Residents Urge Beaver County Commissioners To Help Lobby Shell To Protect Health, Police Shell

-- Extended: Appalachian Regional Independent Power Producers Accepting Mine Reclamation Grant Applications Thru June 30

-- Water Resources Association Of The Delaware River Basin Accepting 2023 Award Nominations  [PaEN]

-- Now On Demand: 2023 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Middle Schoolers Work In Watershed

-- Warren Times: Conewango Creek Watershed Assn. Hosts June 7 Water Quality Monitoring Workshop

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Learn How To Protect Your Watershed By Attending 3 Upcoming Community Science Webinars Starting June 7  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Center For Ag Conservation Training, Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals Host 3-Part Riparian Buffers On Ag Lands Training Starting June 23  [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Seeking Volunteers For 3 Riparian Buffer Tree Maintenance/ Education Days In PA; Woodland Stewardship Network Conference July 13  [PaEN]

-- Penn State's 2023 Ag Progress Days On Tap For August 8-10 In Centre County  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp. Stream Restoration Effort Part Of Lancaster Water Week

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Newsletter: New Native Planting In Lackawanna County; Holmesburg Baptist Church Stormwater Pioneer; And More

-- DCNR Blog: How To Forage For Edible Plants, Fungi, Fruits, Nuts Responsibly

-- PA Senate Passes Resolution Designating June 4 to 10 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week In Pennsylvania

-- MarkWest Liberty Midstream Files To Clean Up 10,000 Gallon Natural Gas Condensate Spill Caused By December’s Winter Storm Elliot Freeze In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 3 to 9:   Plugged Conventional Well Frack-Out; 10 More NOVs For Abandoning Conventional Wells  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - June 10   [PaEN]

-- UPDATED: Susquehanna River Basin Low Stream Flows Trigger SRBC Water Withdrawal Restrictions On 49 Oil & Gas Drilling Operations & Other Water Users  [PaEN]

-- EPA Invites Comments On Proposed Oil/Gas Waste Underground Injection Well In Fayette County; July 11 Virtual Public Hearing Set  [PaEN]

-- Broad+Liberty Guest Essay: The World Needs PA’s Natural Gas And Philly Is Poised To Deliver It [LNG Export Terminal] - By Mike Butler, Consumer Energy Alliance

-- House Committee Reports Out Bill Requiring The Evaluation Of Cumulative Impacts Of Some New Pollution Sources On Communities Already Burdened By Pollution; And Other Bills  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com- Robert Swift: PA House Panel Approves Environmental Justice Permit Bill

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Justice Permitting Bill Moves Through PA House Committee

-- Republicans, Shale Gas Industry Oppose House Bill Requiring The Evaluation Of Cumulative Impacts Of Some New Pollution Sources On Communities Already Burdened By Pollution  [PaEN]

-- Senate Environmental Committee Info Session On Carbon Capture Discusses Job Potential; Reaching Net-Zero Carbon Goal; Impacts/Risks Of The Technology; PA’s Poor Track Record In Regulating Pipelines, Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Carbon Capture Success Hinges On Taxpayer Subsidies, For Now

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Virtual Fundamentals Of Carbon Capture And CO2 Flooding Workshop June 27  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: EU Plans Strategy To Scale Up Investment In Capturing CO2 Emissions

-- New Analysis: PA's RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants Will Cut Consumer Energy Costs, Increase Federal Investments In PA  [PaEN]

-- Virginia Mercury: Virginia Air Board Approves Withdrawal From Regional Carbon Market [RGGI]

-- Sen. Yaw Statement On Virginia Withdrawal From RGGI

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Republican Lawmakers Hopeful After Virginia Rejects RGGI Carbon Pricing

-- EnergyWire: PA Coal Plants Keep Closing, Does The State Need Carbon Trading?  [RGGI]

-- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions -  44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7 Million In Utility Costs  [PaEN]

-- Rebuild By Design: Atlas Of Disaster Finds Climate-Related Extreme Weather Caused Over $630 Million In Disaster Damage In PA From 2011 to 2021; Doesn’t Include Damage Not Covered By Federal Programs [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Climate Disasters Cost Pennsylvania $630 Million Over 10 Years

-- Post-Gazette/Bloomberg: Climate Change And Homeowners’ Insurance On A Collision Course

-- USA Today: The Dull Way Americans Are Being Forced To Care About Climate Change Risk: Insurance

-- Planet Philadelphia: June 16: Transportation Options For Sustainability, 4:00 p.m.

-- TribLive: PJM Interconnection: Closure Of Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant Won’t Impact Electric Grid Reliability

-- Utility Dive: FERC To Oversee Settlement Talks To Resolve Complaints About $1.8 Billion In PJM Interconnection Winter Storm Elliot Nonperformance Penalties  [Primarily Natural Gas-Fired Generation]

-- Bloomberg: How Natural Gas Burning Stoves Became Part Of America’s Cultural Wars

-- Financial Times: UK Watchdog Bans Shell, Repsol And Petronas Greenwashing Ads On Environmental Benefits Of Their Products  [Shell & Repsol Operate In PA]

-- Post-Gazette/AP: Facility To Convert Plastic Waste Into Hydrogen Other Fuels Coming To Charleston, WV

-- U.S. DOE Releases National Clean Hydrogen Strategy And Roadmap To Build A Clean Energy Future, Accelerate Manufacturing Boom

-- Bloomberg: Chevron Says Natural Gas More Than Just A Transitional Fuel

-- DEP: Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day For June 11 In Susquehanna Valley, Lehigh Valley, Southeast PA

-- DCNR Wildfire Danger Map June 11 - High Danger In 52 Counties

-- EPA AirNow Forecasts Code YELLOW Air Quality For Saturday, June 10

-- DCNR Wildfire Danger Map June 10 - High Danger In 63 Counties

-- TribLive: Air Quality In Western PA Continues To Improve, Could Return To ‘Normal’ Levels By Monday

-- MCall: Unlikely Return Of ‘Unprecedented’ Haze In Lehigh Valley Anytime Soon

-- DEP/EPA AirNOW Forecasts Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 9 Across PA

-- TribLive: Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Issued For Region

-- DEP Declares Statewide Code RED Air Quality Action Alert Due To Wildfire Smoke; Current Weather Patterns Likely To Continue Until Friday

-- Scranton Times: ‘You Can Feel The Smoke Right In Your Throat’

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Air Quality Reaches Hazardous Levels, How Long Will It Last?

-- TribLive: Western PA Air Quality Worsens As Canadian Wildfires Continue To Burn

-- Post-Gazette: What Are Local Health Implications Of Canadian Wildfires?

-- Erie Times: Erie’s Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’ Due To Canadian Wildfires

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Likely Contributing To Delays, Cancellations Of Flights Out Of Pittsburgh

-- WHYY: Wildfires: Philadelphians Urged To Stay Indoors, Phillies Game Rescheduled

-- Inquirer: Bad Air Quality Poses A Particular Risk To Children With Asthma, In Philly That Means Mostly Black And Hispanic Kids

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Residents Express Concern As Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Envelops Region

-- Altoona Mirror: Air Quality Not Up To Par - Smoke Raises Concerns

-- Williamsport Sun: Hazardous Air Quality Brings Harmful Impact To Williamsport Area

-- Warren Times: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches Warren County

-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day For Particulate Wednesday, June 7 In Lehigh Valley, Southeast PA, Susquehanna Valley, Liberty-Clairton, Southwest PA

-- MCall: Allentown IronPigs Baseball Game In Syracuse Postponed Due To Air Quality Concerns

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Wildfires Lead To Unhealthy Air In NE PA Railroads Baseball Game Postponed

-- WITF/AP: Canada Wildfires Leading To Air Quality Alerts Over PA, US And Rest Of Northeast; Here’s How To Stay Safe

-- AP: Quebec Orders More Evacuations As Dozens Of Wildfires In Canada Remain Out Of Control

-- DEP/EPA AirNow Forecast Air Quality Action Day For Tuesday, June 6 For Particulate Matter In Lehigh Valley, Southeast PA, Susquehanna Valley, Southwest PA, Liberty-Clairton Area

-- Penn State, PA Forest Products Assn. Host 2023 Forest Products Equipment & Technology Exposition June 9-10 In Centre County  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Times: Penn State Master Gardeners Of Beaver County Hosting Field Studies Of Trees In Regional Ecosystem

-- Registration Open! PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 17-19 In Scranton  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: - Doyle Dietz: Schuylkill River Sojourn Celebrates Its 25th Year June 17-23 

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: 10-Year PA Deer Study Shakes Up What Hunters Thought They Knew

-- WESA/LehighValleyNews: How A Statewide Study Of Wildlife Corridors Could Impact PA

-- DEP: Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Banding Event Wednesday, June 7 At 9:30 Available Online

-- Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Opens Chirp, Chitter, Caw - Surrounded By Bird Song Experience

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Upcoming Education Programs, Activities In June

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Newsletter Spotlights Ecological Value Of Floodplains; Other Updates On PA’s Rarest Species  [PaEN]

-- Jennings Environmental Ed Center Celebrates The Bloom! July 29 In Butler County, PA’s Only Prairie With Native Blazing Star, 224 Other Species  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Firefly Festival: Lights Out For Lightning Bugs!  June 24-30  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center’s June 17 Dragons & Fairies Festival

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Photo Contest Deadline July 2

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

[Posted: June 11, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

6/12/2023