Here are 83 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!

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Southwest PA Families Call On Gov. Shapiro To Fulfill Recommendations Of Natural Gas Grand Jury

-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: State Senator Calls Natural Gas infrastructure Public Health And Safety Bill 'Stupid' - By Scott and Jessica Mathias, Health Care Providers  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick: DEP: Little Headway In Reno Oil Well Wastewater Cleanup In Venango County  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick: DEP: Little Headway In Reno Cleanup  [PDF of article]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 18 to 24 - 5 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; 2nd Spill At Same Shale Gas Pad This Month; Village Of Reno Wastewater Cleanup Slow Going  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Must Continue For Health Of Pennsylvania - By Evangelical Environmental Network

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Reliable Power Means Applying Robust Reliability Standards To Natural Gas Infrastructure

-- Tribune-Democrat Editorial: Reliable Power Means Shoring Up Natural Gas Infrastructure

-- Shapiro Administration Announces Appeal Of RGGI Rejection To PA Supreme Court To Preserve Authority For Future Governors   [PaEN]

-- AP: PA Governor Appeals Decision Blocking Plan To Make Power Plants Pay For Greenhouse Gases

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industry Groups Criticize Shapiro’s Decision To Appeal RGGI Case

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: To Save Our Climate, The Flight For RGGI Must Continue - By Joe Minott, Clean Air Council

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Princeton And Penn Scientists Win Philly Award For Their Climate Change Work

-- TribLive Letter: Stronger Methane Controls For Oil & Gas Infrastructure A Win For PA - By John Walliser, PA Environmental Council

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Rebates To Replace Diesel Trucks, School Buses, Transit Buses  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Solar Projects On Tap For Pennsylvania: A Line Around The Block

-- MCall Guest Essay: Why Don’t We See Solar Panels On Every Warehouse Roof?

-- PA Solar Center: Guidebook On Large-Scale Solar Energy Facilities For Landowners Now Available  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Look For Hydrogen Models After Hub Announcement

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Don’t Believe The Hype - Hydrogen Hubs Won’t Create Jobs Or ‘Green’ Energy - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- WTAE: Turtle Creek Battery Manufacturer Eos Energy Promising A Safer Environment, More Jobs For The Region

-- Reuters: Utility-Scale Batteries Becoming Cheap Enough To Make Developers Abandon Scores Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Move Beyond Platitudes On Clean Energy - By Terry Fitzpatrick, Energy Assn. Of PA [Utilities]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Can Have Common Sense Environmental Policy And A Thriving Energy Economy - By  Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: It’s Time To Give Geothermal A Real Chance

-- DEP Invites Participation In Last 2 Environmental Justice Policy Public Hearings Nov. 28, 30

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Expands Definition Of Environmental Justice Communities, Faces Criticism For Lack Of Power To Stop Harmful Projects

-- Daily Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliances Awarded $500,000 EPA  Environmental Justice Collaborative Grant

-- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: New Sign For Birthplace Of Penn State Marks The School’s Agricultural Roots

-- Inquirer: Maria Luisa Crawford, Celebrated Geologist And Professor Emerita At Bryn Mawr College, Has Died At 84

-- Spotlight PA: How A Proposed Solar Energy Project Prompted This Rural Township In Centre County To Face Its Mining Past

-- Observer-Reporter: Washington & Jefferson College Project Explores Ways To Stabilize Coal Mining Sites

-- Observer-Reporter: Sen. Casey Urges Passage Of Bill To Improve Black Lung Benefits For Coal Miners

-- TribLive: Casey Touts US Senate Legislation To Improve Coal Miners’ Access To Black Lung Benefits

-- WNEP: Work Underway To Preserve Historic Coal Mine Ventilation Fans In Carbon County

-- Citizens Voice: Historic Mining Fans From Wilkes-Barre Find Home At No. 9 Coal Mine In Carbon County

-- Indiana Gazette: Murals Provide Snapshot Of Indiana Borough’s Mining History

-- PUC: Proposed Settlement With PPL To Resolve Widespread Consumer Billing Issues, $1 Million Penalty

-- MCall: PPL To Pay Fines, Forgive Costs Totaling $17.2 Million In Proposed Settlement Of Billing Errors

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Snorkeling In Streams Year-Round, Pennsylvania Man Finds Hidden Worlds And Hope

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Healthy Brook Trout Population Equals A Healthy Stream

-- WESA: Lead Testing Isn’t Required For PA School Drinking Fountains, Lawmakers Want To Change That

-- Penn State Extension In-Person Private Water Supply Education & Water Testing Workshop Jan. 30 In Dauphin County  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: Celebrating World Toilet Day; Understanding PFAS Chemicals; Water Well Construction; Education Opportunities

-- MyChesCo.com: Brandywine Red Clay Alliance Unveils West Branch Red Clay Creek Watershed Restoration Plan

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: 12 PA Trout Streams That Deserve A Conservation Status Update

-- PennLive: PA American Water Customers In Cumberland County Asked To Limit Water Use Over Pollution Worries Caused By Heavy Rain

-- York Dispatch: PA American Water Customers Under Mandatory Water Conservation Order After Company Stops Production At Water Plan Due To Possible Contamination Caused By Heavy Rain

-- Scranton Times: Additional Outreach Sessions Planned For Scranton Flood Recovery Grants

-- DEP Suspends Keystone Landfill’s Settlement Accommodation Plan In Lackawanna County

-- Scranton Times: DEP Suspends Keystone Landfill Approval Allowing It To Stack Garbage On Settled Waste Piles Amid Hundreds Of Odor Complaints

-- TribLive: Plans For New Hazardous Waste Landfill Near Yukon, Westmoreland County Suspended After EPA Report  [75% Of Waste Comes From Shale Gas Operations ]

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: EPA Finds Spills, Leaks, Heavy Metals At Hazardous Waste Landfill Near Yukon, Westmoreland County

-- Better Path Coalition: Dec. 6 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing On Chemical Plastics Recycling, Noon. [Read more here]

-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Launches New App, Accepting Applications For 2024 Green Business Partnerships

-- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: Centre County Sees Fertile Ground To Grow Composting Program

-- PA Resources Council Announces December Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations In Delaware, Montgomery Counties  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Christmas Tree Farmers Say Supplies Are ‘Shallow’ For Certain Live Firs And Pines

-- TribLive: Hunt For Ideal Christmas Tree Is On In Western PA

-- Altoona Mirror: Local Tree Farms Report There Should Be Ample Supply For Christmas

-- PA Wilds Center: Miles Welby Candle Co. Creates Line Of PA Wilds Inspired Candles  

-- DCNR, The Conservation Fund Announce 2,500 Acre Addition To Pinchot State Forest, Wyoming County With Funding From Williams Natural Gas Pipeline Company  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State Forest Land Expanded By 2,500 Acres To Include Miller Mountain In Wyoming County

-- LancasterOnline: Shank’s Mare Outfitters, Now Closing, Served Lancaster County For 45 Years

-- DCNR Blog: Roving With The PA Outdoor Corps; Applications Now Being Accepted

-- Warren Times Editorial: We Can All Help Prevent Wildfires [Allegheny National Forest Wildfire]

-- WHYY: Shopping?  Take A Hike!  Philly Has Options To Get Outside On Black Friday

-- Altoona Mirror: Study: Clearfield County Able To Add Whitewater Parks Along Susquehanna River

-- Williamsport Sun: Shaw Place Park To Gain Bike Pump Track With DCNR Grant

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh North Mountain Cycling Team Has Strong Second Season

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: States Give Pollinators Pit Stops In Rights-Of-Way, No-Mow Zones Create Habitat, Save Time And Money

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: For Many, Hunting Is Part Of A Broader Family Tradition

-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: Drivers Warned About Dangers As One PA Hospital Sees ‘Huge Spike’ In Deer-Related Crashes

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Tell If A Deer Has Chronic Wasting Disease, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, Deer Warts Or Something Else 

-- Citizens Voice: Hunters Happy In Luzerne County On First Day Of Deer Season

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Deer Season Gets Underway In PA

-- Bay Journal: PA Residents Rally Again To Save Beloved Montour Preserve In Montour County - By Ad Crable,  Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front/WVIA: How A Rare Bog In PA Formed 13,000 Years Ago [Tannersville Cranberry Bog, Monroe County

-- Cornell Ornithology Lab Begins Accepting Land Trust Bird Conservation Grant Applications In January  [PaEN]

-- PA Society For Ornithology Seeking Conservation Partners For 4th Bird Blitz June 7-17  [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: These PA Birds Will Be Renamed As Watchers Reckon With Racism, Inclusion 

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: There’s Far More To Feathers Than Meets The Eye, Naturalist Tells Bird Club

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Get Your Tickets Now For January, February  Eagle Watch Bus Tours

-- TribLive/PennLive: Feral Hogs Roaming Into Pennsylvania From South Pose Threat To Forests, Agriculture

Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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[Posted: November 26, 2023] 

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