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Here are 56 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.
Thank you for your leadership!
-- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Studies Find Shale Gas Wells Can Make Asthma Worse; Children Have An Increased Chance Of Developing Lymphoma Cancer; Slightly Lower Birth Weights [PaEN]
-- State Dept. Of Health Apologizes For Not Listening To Communities Suffering Health Impacts From Shale Gas Development; New Health Study Results ‘Just The Tip Of The Iceberg’ [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Who Pays For Natural Gas Development’s Harm? Pennsylvania Should Acknowledge The Clear Fact That Fracking Has Hurt People, Specifically Children [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak/Hanna Webster: ‘Is It Safe To Live Here?’: Questions Loom At Presentation Of Reports On Shale Gas Development And Health In Southwestern PA
-- The Center Square: Natural Gas Well Setbacks May Not Be Protective Enough After Health Impact Study Results
-- Post-Gazette: Processing Research On Southwestern PA Natural Gas Development And Health, Residents Seek Answers Together: ‘We Deserve Better’
-- Bloomberg Column: Cancer In Kids Is Too High A Price For Cheap Natural Gas - By Mark Gongloff
-- The Derrick: DEP Issues Order To Petro Erie, Inc. To Restore Village Of Reno Water System, Cleanup Contamination Caused By Its Conventional Well Wastewater Release; 1 Month Without Clean Water [PaEN]
-- The Derrick - Luka Krneta: Petro Erie Ordered To Rectify Issues Related To Village Of Reno Water Supply Contamination By DEP In Venango County [PDF of article]
-- The Derrick - Makayla Keating: PUC Issues Emergency Order To Aqua Pennsylvania To Operate The Village Of Reno Water System In Venango County Contaminated By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater [PDF of article]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 12 to 18; DEP Orders Restoration Of Water Supply; Conventional Wells Abandoned; Leaking Methane, Fluids [PaEN]
-- NBCNews: EQT Natural Gas, Abandoned Well Frack-Out, In New Freedom, Greene County Stirs Suspicion And A Year Of Frustration In Tiny PA Town
-- NBC News: Millions In US Live Near Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Linked To Explosions And Toxins [Pennsylvania Profiled]
-- Observer-Reporter: Fayette County Commissioners Take Step To Prevent Oil/Gas Wastewater Injection Wells
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Better Oversight Of US Natural Gas Pipelines Needed - By Pittsburgh City Council Member & former Colorado County Commissioner
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Control Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines
-- DEP Investigating Other Possible Sources Of Methane As Part Of Response To Plum Borough Home Explosion, Including Nearby Conventional, Shale Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission Safety Investigation Ongoing Following Deadly House Explosion In Plum Borough, Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP, SRBC Invite Comments On New Permits For PA General Energy Shawnee Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal On The Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming County After Failure To Comply With Its First Permit [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: New Investigation Shows State Regulators Have Struggled To Keep Up With Pollution Events At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- Environmental Health News: Beaver County Community Will Get $5 Million Due To Shell Petrochemical Plant Pollution - Just Don’t Call It Charity
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Hold Erie Coke [Coal] Plant Accountable - Engage The Public Now On The Cleanup Future Of Erie Coke Site - By Sister Pat Lupo & Mike Campbell
-- Citizens Voice: 60th Anniversary: Man Now 71 Recalls Watching Sheppton Coal Mine Rescue As A Boy In Schuylkill County [More on Sheppton Mine Rescue ]
-- KDKA: Man Who Developed Rescue Capsule Used In 2002 Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County Needs A Living Kidney Donor
-- Now On Demand: Shaping The Pennsylvania Clean Energy & Efficiency Workforce Future Webinar [PaEN]
-- University Of Pittsburgh, Vesper Energy Cut Ribbon On New 20-Megawatt Solar Energy Facility Near Pittsburgh Airport [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Solarize Philly Plans To Help Put Solar Panels On Hundreds More Philly Roofs By 2026
-- Penn State Extension: Solar Law Symposium Aug. 23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities
-- PennDOT Announces $33.8 Million Investment In 54 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects In 35 Counties Funded By The Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [PaEN]
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: ‘Electric Revolution’ Begins As PA Awards Grants For 54 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts 2-Part Online Discussion Of Storing Carbon Below Ground-- Sept. 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 17 [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Part II - What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? What We (Don’t) Eat
-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Conservation District Awards Recognize Environmental Stewardship
-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Painterland Sisters Are Farming With The Future In Mind In Tioga County; Quest To Provide Sustainability For Their Farm
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Earth Conservancy Stream Reconstruction Corrects Damage From Coal Mining
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation Awards $100,000 Grant To Treat Acid Mine Drainage In Dunkard Creek Watershed, Greene County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Nonprofit Receives $100,000 Federal Grant For Dunkard Creek Watershed Restoration
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Offering New Watershed Protection Site Assessment Action Kit [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Times: New Nonprofit Reforest Our Future Aims To Foster Forest Regrowth
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: STEM Campers Go On Otters RiverWalk To Explore Ecosystem Along Susquehanna River Banks
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Floating Classroom On Hiawatha In Williamsport Covers Native American Artifacts & Region’s Logging History
-- PA Resources Council: 'Faces Of Glass' Video Lends Voice To Success Of Glass Recycling Industry In Western PA [PaEN]
-- WITF: Allentown-based C.F. Martin First US Company To Receive Sustainability Certification For Plastic-Free Guitar
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Twp. Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags
-- Keep PA Beautiful Update: Apply Now To Be Young Ambassador; Litter Free School Zone Stewardship; Pick Up PA - International Coastal Cleanup Launch
-- WeConservePA: Shirk Family Works With Manada Conservancy To Protect 41-Acre Family Farm In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Preserves 130 Acres In Pike County, Transfers To State Game Lands [PaEN]
-- DCNR: New Budget Follows Thru On Commitments To Protect State Parks & Forests And Spur Economic Development Thru Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: 50 Years Of National Wildfire Fighting Cooperation
-- Scranton Times Blog: 50 Years Of National Wildland Fire Fighting Here In Pennsylvania
-- Susquehanna Greenway: Benefits Of A Morning Paddle - By Alana Jajko, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Mt. Gretna, Lebanon County One Of 17 Remaining Communities Inspired By Victorian-Era Chautauqua Movement Dedicated To Arts, Religion, Recreation And Education
-- The Allegheny Front: PA’s Portion Of Lake Erie On Track To Become A National Marine Sanctuary
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: At Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Thousands Of Invasive Carp Are Being Evicted To Save Native Species
-- Glenside Local: Cheltenham Recognized As A Bird Town By PA Audubon
Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.
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[Posted: August 20, 2023]
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