Here are 64 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!

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Do You Believe In St. Nicholas? [Coal Miners Were Saved From A Mine Explosion In Westmoreland County That Killed 239 While Attending A Liturgy To St. Nicholas 116 Years Ago]  [PDF of Article]

-- Post-Gazette: As Ever-Younger Coal Miners Suffer Black Lung, New Rules Could Push Back Against Surge In Deadline Lung Disease: ‘Coughing Up Black’

-- The Allegheny Front: Tour Of PA Natural Gas Fracking Sites Connects Activists From Appalachia And The Gulf Coast

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 25 to Dec. 1 - 13 More Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs; Failure To Report Water Supply Impact In July  [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Dec. 5 On Methane Reduction Program; Spill Policy; Chapter 78 Update; Certified Inspector Program; Injection Well Primacy  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed CNX Midstream Project To Expose Natural Gas, Water Pipelines To Prevent Longwall Mining Damage In Washington County  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health News: Gov. Shapiro Directs Agencies To Draft New Regulations Improving Disclosure Of Fracking Chemicals

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Time To Move On Natural Gas Development Safety Measures - By Molly Parzen, Conservation Voters Of PA

-- TribLive Letter: Stop Fracking In Murrysville Parks - By Meredith Juchniewicz

-- TribLive Letter: Fracking Doesn’t Belong In Parks - By Jason Plank

-- EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s  Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: A Year After Winter Storm Elliot, Natural Gas-Fired, Other Power Plant Problems ‘Still Likely’ In Extreme Weather

-- Utility Dive: Utility Regulators Urge PJM To Move Away From ‘Reactive’ Planning For Grid Reliability

-- PUC Again Reminds Consumers Of Dec. 1 Price Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% to -25.7%)  [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Logan Twp. United Fire Dept. Installs Solar Energy Array; Will Pay For Itself In 6 Years

-- Lancaster Farming Guest Essay: Utility-Scale Solar Is Coming, So Let’s Do It Right

-- TribLive Letter: Clean Energy Action Needed Now - By Harry Hochheiser, Citizens Climate Lobby

-- TribLive: Vandergrift-Area, Pittsburgh Companies Get Millions In Federal Funding For Clean Energy Expansion

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro Must Keep His Campaign Promise To Go 30% Solar By 2030 In PA - By PA Solar Center

-- DEP, Local Partners To Hold 5 Outreach Sessions For Input Into Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives Starting Dec. 4  [PaEN]

-- DEP Hosts Dec. 4 Public Meeting On Priority Climate Action Steps In Clairton, Allegheny County

-- DEP Hosts Dec. 6 Public Meeting On Priority Climate Action Steps In Williamsport, Lycoming County

-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Regulations Setting Low-Income Weatherization, Energy Conservation Program Requirements For Natural Gas, Electric Utilities

-- PennTAP Offering 2 Funding Opportunities To Support Business Energy, Engineering Projects  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Murals Across Philadelphia Raising Awareness About Global Sustainability Goals

-- PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund File Appeal Of Commonwealth Court’s Ruling Refusing To Allow Them To Intervene In RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Case  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Duquesne Light CEO Sees Bright Future For Energy Transition

-- PennLive Letter: Claims That Energy Plants Are Closing Prematurely Are False - By Russel Zerbo

-- The Center Square: PA Lays Out Rules For Electric Vehicle Charging Station Funding

-- WHYY/BillyPenn: New Heat Map Explores Potential Benefits Of Philly Tree Plan With Block-By-Block Detail

-- PA Capital-Star: Environmental Group Sues Allegheny County Health Dept. Over Failure To Act On Clean Air Permits For 2 Chemical Facilities

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

-- Shapiro Administration Provides Update On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Response 9 Months After Derailment  [PaEN]

-- EPA Region 3 Awards Nearly $387 Million For Clean Water, Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Proposed EPA Rule Would Force Pittsburgh Water Utilities To Prevent Lead Contamination

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Water Authority ‘Confident’ It Will Meet Biden’s Goal Of Replacing Lead Water Pipes

-- DEP Awards $19.3 Million In 2024 County Clean Water Action Plan Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grants  [PaEN] 

-- LebTown.com: Quittie Stream Restoration At 22nd Street Is Complete, But Won’t Look Ugly For Long

-- New Report Shows Positive Impact Of Soil Health Management Systems In Delaware River Watershed  [PaEN]

-- Warren, Erie, Crawford Counties Master Watershed Stewards Offering Info Sessions On Becoming Master Stewards; Spring Training Begins In March  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Pitt Study Identifies Pollutants In Streams Feeding Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers; Acid Mine Drainage, Sewage Overflows, Toxic Metals Adversely Impact Water Quality

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn.: Clean Water Is Up To You - Driveway Car Washing Sends Oil, Gas, Heavy Metals Into Our Rivers & Streams

-- Public Source: EPA Investigation Shows Failures At MAX Environmental Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility Amid Resident Fears In Westmoreland County [Includes Shale Gas Waste Disposal]

-- Erie Times: Arsenic, Lead, Other Contaminants Found At Vacant Paper Mill Site Being Redeveloped; How Will It Affect Cleanup?

-- TribLive: $350 Million To Cleanup Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Site Isn’t Enough, Feds Say

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Scientists Urge Pittsburgh-Based Alcoa To Stop Mining Bauxite In Australian Forest

-- TribLive Letter: We Must Fight For Accessible Recycling - By May Torpey, Protect PT Sustainability Coordinator

-- PA Resources Council Announces Winners Of 2023 Gene Capaldi Lens On Litter Photo Contest  [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: PA Is Investing Millions To Ensure People Of All Backgrounds, Abilities Have Access To Public Lands

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Adds 78 Acres To Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge In Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Lehigh Valley News: Wildlands Conservancy Set  To Celebrate Its 50th Year Of Protecting Land, Environment

-- Beaver County Times: North Country Trail Assn. Volunteers Win National Awards

-- WHYY: Schuylkill River Trail Partners Closer To Goal Of Creating Continuous Trail From Philadelphia To Schuylkill County

-- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership: Tacony Creek Park Map Available in Seven Languages  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Controller’s Report Points Way Forward For Wayward Parks Tax Trust Fund

-- WHYY: Construction Begins On I-95 Cap Park Project Beings In Philadelphia

-- Inquirer: Philly Bicycle Coalition New Executive Director Wants To Make Cycling More Accessible In Underserved Communities

-- Williamsport Sun - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: A Look At Indigenous Names Along The Susquehanna Greenway

-- TribLive: Daycation Destination: Indiana, PA Is ‘Christmas Tree Capital Of The World

-- Shapiro Administration Kicks Off Christmas Trees For Troops Weekend, Urges Pennsylvanians To Donate A Tree For Service Members

-- WNEP: Tree Farm In Carbon County Donates Hundreds Of Trees For Troops

-- Tribune-Democrat: Mytrysak Family Tree Farm To Host Trees For Troops Event In Indiana County Dec. 2

-- WPXI: Over A Dozen Fire Companies Respond To Large Brush Fire In North Park, Allegheny County

-- LancasterOnline: Nature Preserve, Environmental Center Form Lancaster City’s Vision For Sunnyside Peninsula 

-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: US Forest Service Uses Beetles To Combat Hemlock Woolly Adelgid In Allegheny National Forest

Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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[Posted: December 3, 2023]  

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