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Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--
-- We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History [PaEN]
Awards/Recognition
-- In Memoriam: Edwin K. Charles, Teacher, Environmental Advocate: The ‘Teach-In Must Continue’ [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Delaware RiverKeeper Maya van Rossum Wants To Save The World
-- Reading Eagle: Envirothon Gives Schuylkill County Students Chance To Share Their Conservation Knowledge
-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Young Ambassador Program Recognized With Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence; Students Can Apply Now [PaEN]
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Winners [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Litter Hawk Winners; Governors Award; Litter Free School Zones; Pick Up Pennsylvania Runs Thru May 31
-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, World's First Refuge For Birds Of Prey, Turns 90 With International Activists
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Deadline Approaches For Pittsburgh City Parks Conservancy’s Young Naturalists Award
-- TribLive: Murrysville Acid Mine Remediation A ‘Generational Opportunity’ To Clean Turtle Creek In Westmoreland County
-- TribLive: American River Otter Returns To Ridley Creek Watershed In Chester, Delaware Counties
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: River Otter Returns To Ridley Creek In Delaware County After 100-Year Absence
-- Office Of Administration: PA’s Money-Back Guarantee System For Permitting, Licensing Recognized As ‘State IT Innovation Of The Year’
Grants
-- Penn State Team Awarded US DOE Grant To Develop Extraction & Recovery Technologies For Rare Earth, Other Critical Materials From Coal, Coal Wastes, Acid Mine Drainage [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Volunteer Land Conservation Monitoring Training At The Van Scott Nature Reserve In Wayne County [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: PA Council Of Trout Unlimited - Coldwater Heritage Partnership Executive Director [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Mountain Watershed Association - Community Organizer [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Get Close To Migratory Birds Saturday At Frick Environmental Center
-- TribLive: Events In Westmoreland, Allegheny Counties Will Mark Migratory Bird Day
-- The Derrick: Seneca Rocks Birdathon Set For May 11 to 18
-- Governor's Invasive Species Council: Celebrate Pennsylvania Native Species Day May 16 [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Author Tim Palmer To Speak At Williamsport Events On His New Book About Flooding - Seek Higher Ground - May 16-17
-- PUC Recognizes Drinking Water Week, Addresses PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Congressional Action
-- SRBC: Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Meeting May 16 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Reminder: DEP To Hold May 29 Hearing On Blythe Demolition Landfill Permit Renewal In Schuylkill County
-- Master Watershed Steward Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kit Sale Thru June 18 [PaEN]
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Native Plant Sale May 18-19
-- Morning Ag Clips: Penn State Extension Praised For Native Plant Gardens In Philadelphia
-- Penn State Extension Hosts May 22 In-Person Tap Talk: Deep Dive Into Vernal Pools Workshop In York [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Holds In-Person Private Water Supply Education, Water Testing Workshops In Waynesburg, Lancaster, Punxsutawney [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Hosts June 4 Webinar On Cultivating Community Green Spaces - A Practical Approach For Municipalities [PaEN]
-- PA Forest Seminar Series: June 11 - Pollinators In Pennsylvania Forests Webinar [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- 6ABC: Science Lesson Comes Full Circle For Perkiomen Valley Middle Schools With PA Trout In The Classroom Project
-- TribLive: Deer Lakes Students Could Be Budding ‘Rockhounds’
-- WeConservePA Launches Conservation Law Assistance Program With Guidance, Direct Representation [PaEN]
-- PA Integrated Pest Management Program Announces New Staffer To Help Schools Implement IPM Plans [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public School Officials Unveil New Initiatives To Limit Lead In Drinking Water
-- PennEnvironment: Pittsburgh Public Schools Complete Groundbreaking Project To Minimize Threat Of Lead In Water
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Applesauce Recall Shows Importance Of Testing All Children For Lead Poisoning - By Dr. Debra Bogen, Acting Secretary Of Health
-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Explores A Thawing Arctic And Its Impacts
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - May 11 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 80 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards Want Your Opinion! [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Presentations On Electronic, Food Processing Waste, Air Quality Regs At May 14 Meeting [PaEN]
-- DEP Water Resources Committee To Review Proposed Spill Notification Regulation, Final Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards May 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP To Propose Changes To Coproduct Determination Process In Residual Waste Regulations; Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Tried To Use This Process To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater [PaEN]
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On State Forest, Outdoor Recreation Plans, NextGen Council Report May 22 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PUC Schedules Hearings On Proposed Duquesne Light, Columbia Gas Rate Increases
-- PUC Hearings On June 5 & 6 For Proposed 15.9% Duquesne Light Rate Increase
-- DEP Invites Comments, Sets Hearings On Air Quality Permits For 3 Power Plants-- Clearfield County- Shawville; Montour County- Montour; Venango County- Scrubgrass [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 4 to 10 - 32 More Abandoned Conventional Wells Violation; Failure To Cleanup Spills; Failure To Get Permits [PaEN]
-- Sen. Comitta, Sen. Santarsiero, Rep. Friel-Otten, Rep. Abney Introduce Gov. Shapiro's Clean Energy/Climate Plan Bills [PaEN]
-- EEN Action/Evangelical Environmental Network: Nearly 33,000 Christians Support Amending PA's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard To Promote Clean Energy, Improve Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- USDA Rural Energy For America Success Story: Franklin County Dairy Farmer Harvesting Benefits Of Solar Energy [PaEN]
-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Tell PA Lawmakers To Support Community Solar Legislation
-- Our Solar PA: Solar Energy Is Key To Unlocking Our Clean Energy Future
-- WHYY: Suburban Philadelphia Counties Join Forces To Purchase Renewable Energy
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Keep PA’s Clean Energy Momentum Going With Solar, Wind Energy - By Erika Strassburger, Pittsburgh City Council
-- City & State PA Guest Essay: Why Gov. Shapiro’s Energy/Climate Plan Is A Boon For PA’s Energy Sector - By Sustainability Business Network
-- Inquirer: Environmentalists Battle To Get PECO To Increase Use Of Green Energy; But The Oil Industry Calls It A Job Killer
-- Utility Dive: New PA PUC Policy Sparks Debate Over Who Can Own Energy Storage Assets
-- Two Months: Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Continues To Surround The Home Of A Senate Witness Who Opposes The Illegal Practice [PaEN]
-- Moody & Associates Study Finds Discharge Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater To The Ground Surface ‘Not A Viable Management Practice'; Supports Ban On Road Dumping; Onsite Disposal [PaEN]
-- DEP To Propose Changes To Coproduct Determination Process In Residual Waste Regulations; Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Tried To Use This Process To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Are Everywhere In PA; An Influx Of Funding Gives DEP New Urgency To Find, Plug Them
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: When A Current Conventional Oil & Gas Operator Buys Wells They Assume All The Liabilities, While Not Passing Costs Of Plugging To Taxpayers; State Could Pay Some Of Costs
-- Hundreds Of Residents Warn Against Impacts Of Shale Gas Development In Cecil Township, Washington County [PaEN]
-- WTAE: Concerns Over Fracking In Cecil Township, Washington County
-- KDKA: Cecil Township Residents Raise Concerns About Potential Fracking Plans
-- Observer-Reporter: Cecil Township Supervisors Continue To Ponder Changes To Oil & Gas Ordinance In Washington County
-- TribLive: Water Used For Fracking On The Rise But Remains Small Slice Of Westmoreland Water Authority Sale
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Senate Passes Bill To Change Permit Review For Energy Projects
-- DEP Invites Comments, Sets Hearings On Air Quality Permits For 3 Power Plants-- Clearfield County- Shawville; Montour County- Montour; Venango County- Scrubgrass [PaEN]
-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill To Punish Counties That Seek To Protect Their Residents From Impacts Of Natural Gas Thru Lawsuits [PaEN]
-- PA Watershed Advocates List Top 5 Water Priorities For State Legislators In 2024 [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA House Approves Bill Sets Efficiency Standards For New Water Fixtures, Commercial Appliances
-- City & State PA Guest Essay: Why Gov. Shapiro’s Energy/Climate Plan Is A Boon For PA’s Energy Sector - By Sustainability Business Network
-- Inquirer: Environmentalists Battle To Get PECO To Increase Use Of Green Energy; But The Oil Industry Calls It A Job Killer
-- PJM Interconnection: Concerns Remain On Grid Reliability With Final EPA Rule Setting Tougher Air Pollution Standards On New Gas, Existing Coal-fired Power Plants [PaEN]
-- The Guardian: Vermont Poised To Become First US State To Charge Big Oil For Climate Damage; Modeled On Federal Superfund Cleanup Program
-- Inquirer: The CO2 Coalition, A Source Of Climate Change Misinformation In PA, Wants Us To Love Carbon Dioxide
-- AP: High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Press For Change
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Western PA Has The Technology To Serve Both The Environment And The Market - By Consumer Energy Alliance [Industry Group]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Plans Dropped For Low-Flying Fighter Jet Training In Pennsylvania Wilds
-- KDKA: $3 Billion Will Be Spent To Clean Up Rivers, Streams In Pittsburgh Area; How Will It Impact Your Sewer Bill?
-- York Dispatch: PA On Track To Meet 2025 Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Targets
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship/Jeremy Cox: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Leaders, Advocates Divided On Best Path Forward
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Multiple Grant Programs Now Open; Updates From County Partners; Union County Cleanup Success; Much More!
-- Forests For Chesapeake Bay: Forests For The Birds; What’s Poppin?; Upcoming Education Opportunities, Events
-- Master Watershed Steward Volunteer Rich Troscianecki 'Rain Barrel Guy' Engages Youth To Protect Watersheds In Lackawanna, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Morning Ag Clips: Penn State Extension Praised For Native Plant Gardens In Philadelphia
-- WHYY: Villanova University Rain Garden Shows 20-Year Success At Soaking Up Stormwater Runoff
-- Berks Nature Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water & Environment Grant [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Nitrogen Management At Center Of Climate Conversation
-- ClearWater Conservancy: Volunteers Made A Difference On Watershed Cleanup Day [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna Greenway Communities Unite To Collect 40,000+ Pounds Of Trash [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Ecotone Renewables Turns Food Waste Into Gold With Soil Sauce
-- Reworld, Goodwill Keystone Area Introduce Free Electronic Waste Recycling In 22 Central, Southeast Pennsylvania Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Getting Rid Of Old Computers, TVs, Electronics Just Got Way Easier [Goodwill Keystone Area]
-- DCNR: After Warning Of Significant Environmental Impacts, Defense Officials Cancel Low-Level Military Operations Area Over PA Wilds
-- Penn State: Surviving Ash Trees May Hold Genetic Key To Saving Multiple Tree Species From Emerald Ash Borer In The Nature Conservancy, US Forest Service Project
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower On Nature - It’s The Time Of Year To Protect Trees
-- WHYY: 48 Heritage Trees Cut Down As Part Of South Philly’s FDR Park Project
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: What New Head Of Game Commission Hopes To Accomplish
-- Outdoor News - Tom Venesky: Hypocritical To Believe Game Commission Isn’t Political
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Researchers Test New Strategies To Fight Deadly Bat Disease
-- Firefly Populations At Risk Due To Climate Change, Urban Development [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Where Have All The Fireflies Gone In Lancaster County?
-- Penn State: Bee Body Mass, Pathogens And Local Climate Influence Heat Tolerance
-- WITF/WVIA: ‘Extreme’ Pollen Counts, Climate Change Fuel PA Allergy Misery
-- The Guardian: Global Average Temperature Highest Ever For April
-- Bloomberg: Carbon Dioxide Just Took An Ominous, Record-Breaking Jump
-- The Guardian: World’s Top Climate Scientists Expect Global Heating To Blast Past 1.5C Target
-- The Guardian: World Is On Edge Of Climate Abyss, UN Warns
-- The Guardian: Ex-President Promised To Scrap Climate Laws If US Oil Bosses Donated $1 Billion, Report
Visit the DEP Calendar of Events; 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.
Special Link:
-- We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History [PaEN]
[Posted: May 12, 2024]
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