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

-- Marcellus Drilling News/The Allegheny Front: University Of Pittsburgh Study Finds At Least 800,000 Tons Of Oil & Gas Waste Sent To Landfills Unaccounted For In One Year; Oil & Gas Waste Adds To Radiation Accumulation In Stream Sediments  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: 800,000 Tons Of Drilling, Frack Waste Unaccounted For In NY-PA-OH [In One Year]

-- The Allegheny Front: Pitt Study Finds Radioactive Materials In Waterways Near Wastewater Treatment Plants Associated With Fracking Waste

-- Environmental Health Project: Living Close To Shale Gas Industrial Development, A Mental Health & Wellness Toolkit

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - July 22  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Aug. 10 Hearing On Proposed Water Withdrawals, Including 8 Related To Shale Gas Drilling Operations, 1 In Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek  [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection Reports Higher Percentage Of Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Outages Than Originally Thought During Winter Storm Elliott - 70%  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: PJM Interconnection Report: Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Accounted For 70% Of Unplanned Outages In Winter Storm Elliott

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Toxic Trains - Real-Time Hazmat Info Hard To Get, Even For Lancaster County’s First Responders

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: At Least 28 Hazardous Materials Moved Through Lancaster County In 2021

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Who Responds?  When Do You Evacuate?  A Look At Lancaster County’s Hazardous Rail Transit Plan

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: We Sought Railroad Hazmat Records From 12 Central PA Counties, Only 3 Provided Detailed Lists

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Hazardous Material On PA Trains, How We Got The Information

-- City & State PA: PA Lawmakers Renew Calls For Rail Safety Reforms After State’s Latest Train Derailment

-- Inquirer: It’s Imperative Officials Look At The Bigger Picture Of Train Derailments, Says Drexel Environmental Expert

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Activists Bring Supplies And Support To Residents Impacted By Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- WTAE: Ahead Of Ohio Rally, Activists Argue Residents Impacted By Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Should Get Free Health Care

-- WTAE: Study To Explore Human Side Of Environmental Impacts And Crisis Communications Related To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- KDKA: Testing Finds Toxic Chemical Levels Near Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Site Substantially Higher Than Samples In Neighboring Towns

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Seeking Presentation Proposals For 2024 Conference  [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Recognizes Conservationists Across Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 26 On State Forest Strategic Plan; Update From Fish & Boat Commission; Seeking New Council Members  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: PA First Lady Lori Shapiro Joins DCNR Secretary For PA Outdoor Corps Visit At French Creek State Park [Berks, Chester Counties]

-- DCNR Blog: Creating A New Toolkit To Create Outdoor Connections For Older Adults

-- Charity Checkout For Conservation Raises Funds For PA Wilds State Parks, Forests From PA Wilds Conservation Shop, Online Sales  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA BeautifuL July Newsletter: Seeking High School Young Ambassadors; Land & Water Stewards; Community Pride Award Winner; Healing The Planet Grant Awards; More!

-- Schuylkill Action Network Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup Meeting July 25, In-Person, Zoom

-- Republican Herald: Bloomsburg University Professor’s Documentary Reviews 300 Years Of Coal Region’s History Without Saying A Word

-- Public News Service: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brief Urging Reversal Of Stormwater Fee Decision

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Don’t Let State Off The Hook On Stormwater Fees

-- The PRPS Maintenance Institute Sponsoring CBLP Sustainable Stormwater BMP Management Workshop Oct. 6 In State College  [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network July 27 Stormwater Workgroup Meeting, Tour

-- Reading Eagle: Reading’s Youth Interns Clear Storm Drains After July 9 Storm

-- MCall: After Disastrous Weekend Flooding, Slate Belt Begins Long Process Of Recovery

-- Gov. Shapiro: State Continues To Support Communities In Flood Recovery Efforts

-- Penn State Extension: After The Flood: Recovery Considerations For Rural Pennsylvanians

-- Reading Eagle: Antietam Officials Discuss Steps Forward After Flooding Of Middle-Senior High School; Bringing Students Back To That Building Not An Option For 2023-24 School Year

-- Courier Times: It Happened Quickly, How The Fatal Bucks County Flooding Unfolded

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Penn State Studies Seek To Show Human Impact Of Climate-Related Disasters

-- WITF: Penn State Expert On Learning To Live With Wildfires, As Climate Change Heats Up

-- Siting Solar Energy Facilities On Abandoned Mine Lands Summit Attracts Nearly 100 Attendees  [PaEN]

-- West Penn Power Starts Construction On Projects To Connect 2 Solar Energy Facilities Generating 220 MW Of Renewable Energy To The Grid In Fulton And Franklin Counties  [PaEN]

-- Fox43: Lower Allen Twp., Cumberland County Makes Switch To Solar Energy

-- PA Solar Center Seeking Lodestar Award Nominations For Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Crop Exhibits, Solar Energy, Hay Contest Featured At Penn State Ag Progress Days Aug. 8-10  [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center Hosts July 28 Webinar On Net Metering Secures PA's Solar Future  [PaEN]

-- Gardening Expertise Blooms At Penn State Ag Progress Days Yard & Garden Area Aug. 8-10

-- WESA: Frick Park’s Survival Camp Encourages Kids To Explore Nature

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Family Day Engages Latino Community; Denlinger Farm Tour Focuses On Stewardship; Profiles Of Delaware Watershed Community Scientists; Laura Turner Seidel Freshwater Excellence Award Winner [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds July Newsletter: Storm Drain Art; Master Watershed Stewards Native Tree, Shrub Sale; Arsenic In Private Drinking Water Supplies

-- LancasterOnline: Completed Long’s Park Wetlands Project Will Improve Water Quality, Expand Nature Areas

-- Huntingdon Daily News: Warriors Mark Run Watershed Restoration Project Underway

-- Lewistown Sentinel: PA InterFaith Power & Light Partners With 10 Million Trees Partnership To Offer Free Trees In Juniata, Mifflin Counties

-- Brodhead Watershed Association Aug. 27 Ramble, A Day Of Outdoor Adventures And Educational Programs in Monroe County

-- Registration Open! PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 24-26 In Altoona  [PaEN]

-- The Intercept: Energy Company Plotted LNG Natural Gas Plant In Chester, Delaware County

-- GridPhilly.com: A Global Climate Debate Heats Up  As A Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Looks For A Home In Chester, Delaware County

-- StateImpactPA: Penn State Study Aims To Help PA Dairy Farmers Cut Methane, And Show Carbon Offsets Are Real

-- Reuters: Green Groups Demand US End Talks On Sustainable Natural Gas Certification

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Trojan Horse - Hydrogen Power - By Vote Solar

-- York Daily Record: Groups Urge FERC To Reject Cuffs Run Pump Storage Electric Generation Project Along Susquehanna River: ‘The Last Bit Of Nature Left On The River’

-- Post-Gazette: Butler Area School District Settles Lawsuit Over Lead Contaminated Water At Summit Elementary School

-- WESA: When A Mon Valley [Pittsburgh] Air Pollution Episode Alert Is Issued, Whose Air Is At Risk?

-- Spotlight PA: How Local Government Works: How Does Municipal Land Use Planning Work In Your Community To Balance Economic Development, Natural Resources

-- Reminder! Entries For PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Due Oct. 31  [PaEN]

-- Winners Named In Susquehanna Greenway Partnership 12th Annual Photo Contest; Vote For People's Choice  [PaEN]

-- Discover NE PA: North Branch Land Trust Celebrates Nature Photography Along The Susquehanna River

-- Observer-Reporter: Beaver County Boy Scouts Make 100-Mile Trek To Fayette County Camp

-- TribLive: Carnegie Museum To Spearhead Campaign Raising Awareness About Invasive Plants

-- DCNR Woods & Meadows News: Converting Lawns To Neighborly Meadows; Small Native Plant Species, Big Impact; DIY Guide To Meadow Planting

-- WITF: Penn State Expert On Learning To Live With Wildfires, As Climate Change Heats Up

-- Green Forests Work: Summer Newsletter With 2023 Highlights Of Accomplishments

-- NextPittsburgh: How To Make The Most Out Of A Visit To The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Not To Be Missed Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art To Hold Annual Festival July 29 In Dauphin County

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Connects Lovers Of Outdoors, Fine Art - Bullets, Bait, Brush, Ballet

-- Scranton Times: New Pollinator Gardens Creating A Buzz In Lackawanna County

-- Penguin Court Preserve, Brandywine Conservancy, Westmoreland Pollinator Partners Host PA Pollinator Photo Challenge  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Explore The Sights, Sounds Of Soaring Eagle Wetland Thru Hiking, Nature Drawing

-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Program Coming Up In August

-- NextPittsburgh: What’s In The Basement At Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater?

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: July 23, 2023]

7/24/2023