Here are 95 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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-- Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms Richard Negrin As Secretary Of DEP  [PaEN]

-- Al Dia: PA Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms Secretary Negrin To Lead DEP

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Senate Confirms Negrin To Be DEP Secretary

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Inside PA DEP’s Efforts To Cut Red Tape On Environmental Permitting

-- Western PA Conservancy Watershed Conservation Program Receives U.S. Forest Service Award For Decades-Long Work To Improve Water Quality In The Allegheny National Forest  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Resource Consortium Names Penn State Graduate Isabella Briseno 2023 Campus Sustainability Champion

-- House Environmental Committee Hears Progress Report On Cleaning Up PA’s Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement At 40: Perspectives On Pennsylvania From Former DEP Secretary, EPA Region 3 Administrator Jim Seif - By Jill Whitcomb, Director Of DEP's Bureau Of Watershed Restoration

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Program Health Waters, Partnership, Progress June Newsletter: County Updates; Grants, Accomplishments, Much More!

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Panel Talks Challenges Of Cleaning Up Chesapeake Bay, Local Waterways

-- Lancaster Farming: Fencing Livestock Out Of Streams Next Front For PA Water Regulations

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Lancaster Clean Water Fund Now Accepting Grant Cycle 2 Letters Of Intent By July 14

-- Capital RC&D, PA Grazing Lands Coalition To Host July 18 Rotational Grazing Pasture Walk In Northampton County  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Clarks Summit Council Hears Details, Costs Of Regional Stormwater Plan In Lackawanna County

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Smart Regional Cooperation On Stormwater Management Saves Money

-- York Dispatch: Storm-2-Street Art Contest Raises Awareness Of Stormwater Pollution And Boosts Local Artists

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn.: July 15 Creek Snorkeling For Students In The Upper Brodhead In Monroe County

-- Manada Conservancy Aug. 26 Aquatic Bugs & Other Stream Life Kids Program, Camp Catherine, Hershey, Dauphin County

-- Explore Jefferson County: PA Great Outdoors - Improvements To Gallagher Run

-- Penn State Extension Sept. 26 Webinar: How Community Forests Provide Critical Environmental & Societal Services, Buffer Local Heat And Moisture Swings  [PaEN]

-- USDA NRCS Announce $500 Million In Funding To Expand Conservation Reserve, Workings Lands For Wildlife, Environmental Quality Incentives Programs

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets July 11 On Programs To Promote Use Of Electric Vehicles; Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment Alternatives Analysis  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For 4,000 Acre ‘Conservation’ Housing Development Next To Hickory Run State Park In Carbon County  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Quality Board Meets July 11 To Consider Changes To Water Quality Standards; DEP Reports Law Limiting Its Authority To Change Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding May Be Unconstitutional [PaEN]

-- Children’s Health Defense News: For Decades He Railed Against Fracking In Washington County - Now His Wife Has A Type Of Cancer Linked To Fracking Chemicals

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 24 to 30 - Radiation Levels Prompt Shale Gas Wastewater Tank Decontamination; Replugging Conventional, Shale Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Concerns Over Proposed Invenergy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Elizabeth Township To Be Aired Tuesday, June 27

-- TribLive: Opposition Continues On Proposed Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant On Yough River

-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For Cryptocurrency Power Generation Facility By Diversified Production, LLC At A Shale Gas Well In Elk County  [PaEN]

-- Independent Fiscal Office Projects 2023 Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue At $180 to $184 Million, A Drop Of $94 Million From 2022 Revenue  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Natural Gas Act 13 Impact Fee Boom Year May Go Bust Next Year

-- Observer-Reporter Letter: Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees Don’t Help Those Impacted By Gas Drilling - By Cathy Lodge, Washington County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA House Votes On Party-Lines To Study Revenue Estimates For Shale Gas Severance Tax, Republicans Opposing  [House Resolution 131]

-- Observer-Reporter Letter: The Definition Of Insanity - Have Qualified Stewards Of Our Health, Environment, Learning, Play Spend Washington County’s $9 Million In Act 13 Impact Fee Money

-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Shell Petrochemical Plant Hasn’t Delivered Economically For Beaver County

-- TribLive: Report: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Has Not Spurred Economic Growth

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: A Cautionary Tale Of Petrochemicals From Beaver County, PA - Still Failing To Spur Economic Growth

-- PA Capital-Star: State Secures Disaster Declaration For Businesses Impacted By Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Air Quality General Permit For Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares  [PaEN]

-- In Memoriam: John N. Murphy - Scientist, Engineer, Pioneer In Mine Safety, Regenerative Medicine, NASA Gemini Space Program

-- Pennsylvania Groups Call For Transparency With State Plans For Carbon Capture, Storage  [PaEN]

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Who Is Blocking Climate, Oil & Gas Bills In Pennsylvania?

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Train Derailments Bode Poorly For Public Health Amid Planned Petrochemical And Hydrogen Hubs - By Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester), Alison Steele, Environmental Health Project

-- House Passes Bipartisan Bill Establishing Grant Program To Support Solar Energy Facilities At Schools  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Solar Energy Grant Program For PA School Districts Gets Bipartisan Support In PA House

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Solar Energy A Budget Solution For PA Schools - By Micki Dutrow, Retired Superintendent Of West Branch Area School District, Clearfield County

-- Inquirer: POWER Interfaith Pushing PECO To Use More Renewable Energy

-- WHYY: Climate Activists Target PECO’s Next Power Purchase Plan: ‘Replace Fossil Fuels’

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PECO, Philly’s Energy Provider, Relies On Fossil Fuels And Aging Infrastructure, Adding More Renewables Would Cut Utility Bills - By Vote Solar

-- EPA Seeking Applications For $7 Billion In Funding To Bring Residential Solar Energy To Low-Income, Disadvantaged Communities, Deadline Sept. 26

-- PA Sustainable Community Development Network: July 25 Webinar On Activating Municipal Sustainability Teams To Attract Funding  [PaEN]

-- DEP Soliciting Extensions Of Expired Vouchers For Driving PA Forward’s Onroad Cleaner Diesel Vehicle Rebate Program  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Leads In Electric Vehicle Incentives, But Lags In Planning And Goals, Report Says

-- Post-Gazette/Bloomberg: Electric Vehicle Metals Will Come From Dead Batteries At New Ohio Recycling Plant

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: SEPTA Awarded $80 Million Grant For Low-Emission Buses

-- DEP Extends Application Period, Increases Rebate Amounts And Expands Healthy Electrified Commercial Kitchen Rebate Program To Restaurants  [PaEN]

-- PennTAP Hosts July 20 Webinar On Funding And Incentives For Energy Efficiency Improvements At Your Facility  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Report: Utility Assistance In PA Should Be Available In The Summer, Not Just The Winter

-- Inquirer: A Philly Woman Answered The Door For Energy Salespeople - That Decision Cost Her

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Get Soaked The Last Few Days?  Philly’s Extreme Rains Might Be Just Getting Started, According To New Report

-- EPA Announces New Framework To Prevent Unsafe New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Entering The Market

-- DEP Announces Award Of $16.3 Million In Local Act 101 Recycling Grants To 80 Municipalities  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council, City Of Washington Partner On Permanent Glass Recycling Station In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Company Turns Food Scraps Into Compost For Community Gardens At Old Philly City Building

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary News: Microplastics Are Forever; Growing Big, Strong Freshwater Mussels; Predicting Sea Level Rise; Much More!

-- Penn State Extension: Meadow Repository - Resources For Planning, Planting Meadows  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Woods & Wildlife News: Eastern Hemlock Health Update; Restoring PA’s Game Birds; Fire In The Woods; More!

-- Penn State Extension Sept. 26 Webinar: How Community Forests Provide Critical Environmental & Societal Services, Buffer Local Heat And Moisture Swings  [PaEN]

-- The Conservation Fund: PA's Delaware State Forest Grows By 555 Acres In Pike County  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 555-Acre Former Hunting Camp Preserved In The Poconos By The Conservation Fund, Added To Delaware State Forest

-- Natural Lands Finalizes Crebilly Farm Conservation Easements Protecting 102 Acres In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands Adding Acres To Sadsbury Woods Preserve In Chester County [PaEN]

-- OnlyInYour State: One Of PA’s Most Underrated Nature Areas - Vincent DeFilippo Nature Preserve In Cumberland County

-- Delaware River Watershed Land Protection Group In-Person Summer Meeting July 21 In Bucks County  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Currents: Sojourning On The Schuylkill River - Celebrating The River And How Much Outdoor Recreation Contributes To PA’s Economy

-- NextPittsburgh: Rail Trail Expansion Builds Dreams That Freeport And Kittanning Could Rival Great Allegheny Passage Trail Destinations

-- PA Wilds Center: Explore PA Wilds Made Products, Services, Branded Goods, Local Shops In 2023 Buyer’s Guide

-- July PA Township News Packed With Articles On Parks, Trails, Recreation, Grid-Scale Solar Facilities, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, More  [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Health Accepting Applications For WalkWorks Grants Thru July 28

-- Warren Times: Allegheny 100 Challenge Draws Hikers From Across The Country

-- Williamsport Sun: Endless Mountains 5-Day Adventure Hike/Bike Race Gets Underway

-- TribLive: Get Your Tail On The Trails Of Washington County This Summer

-- Beaver County Times: North Country Trail Shelter In Darlington Moves Closer To Opening

-- Scranton Times: Factoryville Borough Accepts Grant To Create Connector Trail

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Centennial Geocaches Placed On Centennial GeoTrail

-- WESA: Climate Change In PA Is Increasing Risk Of Lyme Disease, Other Tick-Borne Illnesses

-- Courier Times: Tick-Borne Illnesses, Including Lyme Disease, On Rise In PA

-- Willistown Conservation Trust & Natural Lands Receive $25,000 Grant From Cornell Lab Of Ornithology To Reverse The Decline Of Grassland Birds In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Local Woman Wins 2023 National Audubon Photo Contest

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: 3 Agencies Partner To Raise, Stock Freshwater Mussels In Pennsylvania

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Environmental Activists Host A ‘Last Baby Shower’ For The Endangered Delaware River Atlantic Sturgeon

-- Delaware RiverKeeper ‘Baby Shower’ For Delaware River Atlantic Sturgeon - Video

-- Penn State Researchers Document Chesapeake Logperch Fish In Lower Susquehanna River

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary News: Microplastics Are Forever; Growing Big, Strong Freshwater Mussels; Predicting Sea Level Rise; Much More!

-- Inquirer: On The Hunt For Pennsylvania’s Elusive Fireflies

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[Posted: July 2, 2023]   PA Environment Digest

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