Here are 115 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.

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-- Public News Service: Calls For More Funding In PA State Budget For Clean Water Initiatives

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Grants For Projects In PA Come At An Opportune Time, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Says

-- In Memoriam: TribLive: Penn Twp. Man Killed In Storm Cleanup Accident Was Eagle Scout In Westmoreland

-- DCNR, Education Launch PA's 2024 Summer Learning And Literacy Road Trip Featuring State Parks, Libraries  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Awards 16 BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grants In 8 Counties; Next Grant Round Opens This Fall  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: Grant Will Help Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Examine Water Quality In Shickshinny

-- Firepoint Energy Selects Jefferson County Site For Waste Coal-To-Fuel Conversion, Rare Earth Element Recovery Production Site  [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Steward Katie Stanley Leverages Knowledge In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Faithful Green Leaders Training Being Offered For Congregation Green Teams In October By Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Planting Of Streamside Forests Picked Up In 2023, But Loss Might Outpace Gain; PA Plants 268 Miles Of Buffers

-- The Allegheny Front: PA American Water To Spend $300,000 For Watershed Project For Polluting Lackawanna County Streams

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Invites Applications To Working Lands Climate Corps, AmeriCorps Program  [PaEN]

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Hosts July 18 Maximizing Your Farm Operation With Silvopasture Pasture Walk In Lancaster County  [PaEN]

-- USDA NRCS Invites Landowners To Take Survey On Why People Choose To Use Or Not Use Different Conservation Practices  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension July 16 Webinar On How To Plant A Tiny Forest In Your Neighborhood  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary Of Dr. Ruth Patrick’s Study Of The Conestoga River With July 29 Educator Program, Aug. 1 Special Program By Dr. Bern Sweeney  [PaEN]

-- StateCollege.com: PA Senior Environment Corps Volunteers Watch Over Centre County Waterways

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Blog: Conservation Funding Assists In Restoration At Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge In Monroe County - By Su Fanok, Director Of Freshwater Conservation, The Nature Conservancy-PA

-- Morning AgClips: Monroe Conservation District Protecting Pocono Creek Homes Through Streambank Stabilization

-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Holds River Ramble July 28 At ForeEvergreen Nature Preserve And Brodhead Creek Heritage Center In Monroe County

-- Post-Gazette: How Pittsburgh-Area School Districts Are Responding To PA’s New Science Standards

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Floating Classroom On Susquehanna At Williamsport Combines River Learning With Paddlewheel Charm

-- Pike, Wayne Conservation Districts, Trout Unlimited Partner On New Stream Keepers Youth Program Aug. 3  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Times: Beaver County Children Enjoy Critter Hunt In Brush Creek

-- Erie Times: EPA Research Vessel To Visit Presque Isle Bay With 3 PA Teachers

-- Erie Times: How Deep Are Lake Erie And Great Lakes?

-- The Danville News Guest Essay: Susquehanna River Shapes History, Culture Of Danville - By Clare Charlton, Danville Area High School Student

-- Franklin County Free Press: Buttonwood Nature Center’s Watershed Science Coordinator Update

-- Help Wanted: Berks Nature - Nature Preschool Assistant Teacher  [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA July News: Philadelphia Heat Map; Freshwater Restoration; Black Bear Sightings In Long Pond Barrens Preserve

-- Forest Park Water Treatment Plant Recognized With Area-Wide Optimization Program Award For Drinking Water For 17th Year In A Row  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Bucks County Water Authority Making PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Forever With New Technology

-- Spotlight PA To Host July 18 Panel Discussion On How Unreliable Small Private Water Systems Affect Quality Of Life In PA  [PaEN]

-- WTAE: Can You Drink Water From Roadside Springs?  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: A Feast At A North Philly Garden Celebrates Community Growing Power Of ‘Green People’ Over ‘Cement People’

-- Western PA Conservancy, Grow Pittsburgh Offer Community Garden Materials, Help Keeping Gardens Growing, Deadline To Apply Aug. 1

-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: These Tasty Wild Berries In PA Might Be Your Intro To Foraging [Never Eat Any Wild Food Without Being 100% Sure Of Its Identity]

-- Final Flood Insurance Task Force Report Makes Recommendations On Affordability, Risk Mitigation, Incentives, Education, Outreach Programs  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: New Tax Breaks, Grants And Assistance Recommended By Flood Insurance Task Force

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Don’t Be Fooled By These Common Flood Insurance Myths In The Philly Region

-- Inquirer: Flood-Prone Philadelphia Neighborhood Will Get Federal Climate Funds Under Biden Administration Plan

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Discuss Carbon Sequestration-Hydrogen Hub Pipelines; Critical/Rare Earth Mineral Recycling At July 9 Meeting  [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Environmental Concerns Focus Of DEP Hearing On PA General Energy Double Gas, Wastewater Pipeline Route

-- TribLive: Great Allegheny Passage Trail To Close 2.5 Mile Section In Fayette County Through Mid-October For Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Replacement Project

-- PublicSource.org: July 9 Learn The Story Behind The Story - EQT's Gas Play In Pennsylvania, West Virginia  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 29 to July 5 - Lots Of Conventional Wells Venting Gas; 12 + 6 More Abandoned Conventional Wells  [PaEN]

-- ProPublica: How America’s ‘Most Powerful Lobby’ Is Stifling Efforts To Reform Oil, Gas Well Cleanup In State After State [PA Included]

-- StateImpactPA/WITF: Per Well Impact Fees Paid By Shale Gas Drillers In PA Drop By More Than $100 Million In 2023 [IFO Predicts Another $114 Million Drop In 2024 ]

-- Federal Judge Halts Biden’s Pause On New LNG Gas Export Facility Permits; EQT, PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Plan To Ship PA Gas To China To Support Its Economy  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Energy Costs Are Rising, But Why?  Peoples Natural Gas Proposing New Mechanism To Impose Surcharges During Temperature Lows, Highs

-- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Title V Air Quality Permit Application Complete, Now Posted On DEP's Website; Comment Period Opening Soon  [PaEN]

-- DEP Approves Final Land Recycling Cleanup Report For Shell Petrochemical Plant Site In Beaver County [Original Horsehead Zinc Plant]   [PaEN] 

-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: Unpacking EPA/DOE $850 Million Program To Tackle Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions

-- CNX Foundation Launches Internship Program To Develop Student Interest In The Regional Energy Industry

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based Viatris, Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Made Time’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies List

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host July 23 Webinar On Large-Scale Solar Energy Facilities In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: As Solar Energy Facilities Begin To Blossom In Western PA, Some Townships Look To Adopt Regulations

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Interfaith Climate Convening Set For Sept. 29  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public Schools Adopt Climate Change Resolution

-- EDF Action: Pennsylvania Consumers, Labor, Legislators Highlight Cost, Climate Benefits Of Electric Vehicles  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Climate Advocates Boost Electric Vehicles As Anti-EV Ads Run In PA

-- Post-Gazette: Downtown Neighbors Alliance Works To Increase Rooftop Greenery In Pittsburgh

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available  [PaEN]

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Cong. Deluzio Calls Out Norfolk Southern’s Actions After Derailment

-- Post-Gazette: PA Cong. Deluzio Seeks Probe Of Norfolk Southern’s Actions After Train Derailment

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Accusations Against Norfolk Southern Troubling

-- Erie Times: Erie Officials, Environmental Agencies Sounded Alarms For Years About Quin-T Site

-- TribLive: Senate Bill Could Limit Citizens' Ability To Make Right To Know Requests

-- Scranton Times Editorial: With Or Without Chevron US Supreme Court Decision, Clearer Laws Are Essential

-- PA Resources Council Releases Schedule Of Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical Collection Events Remaining This Year In Western PA  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Think You Know Composting? Find Out More In This Penn State Extension, Phipps Conservatory Summer Short Course July 30

-- Keep PA Beautiful Update: Oct. 16-17 Summit For Community Stewardship; Scranton Tomorrow Projects; Land & Water Stewards; Thank You For Picking Up Pennsylvania!

-- WHYY: Upper Merion Twp. Begins 2nd Phase Of Single-Use Plastic Ban

-- PA Resources Council Invites Entries Into Lens On Litter Photo Contest By Oct. 31

-- Latrobe Bulletin: PA Resources Council Encourages Submissions To ‘Lens On Litter’ Photo Contest

-- PennTAP Hosts July 16 Food Waste Reduction & Upcycling Training Day & Tour In Berks County; Free Pollution Prevention Assistance Available  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DCNR Highlights Allegheny River River Of The Year Event Last Month

-- Republican Herald: Why Spending Time Outdoors Is Good For Your Health

-- DCNR, In Partnership With Penn State, Is Surveying Visitors On Their Experiences In Pinchot [Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wyoming], Weiser [Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Schuylkill] State Forests

-- Times Online: Visitors Pack Beltzville State Park In Carbon County For July 4; Park Closed Before 9:00 a.m. With 1,000 Cars Waiting To Get In 

-- Reading Eagle: Explore Local Parks And Trails This Summer

-- Altoona Mirror: Popularity Of Recreation Trails Spurs Call For Overseeing Authority, Linking Facilities In Blair County

-- Tribune-Democrat: 60-Year-Old Plans Rediscovered, Reconsidered For The Ridge; Westmont Recreation Commission Exploring Trail Connections

-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition Considers Enrolling In Blue Zones Wellness Program

-- Inquirer: Hate Yourself And Want To Suffer?  Hike PA’s ‘1,000 Steps’ Trail In Huntingdon County

-- Tribune-Democrat: 9/11 Trail Signs, Markings Added To National Park Service Sites

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset Commissioners Add 9/11 Trail Land For Garrett-Berlin Connection

-- WHYY: Philly Faces $50 Million Price Tag For Essential Component In Rail Park Extension

-- Western PA Conservancy Water Land Life: Build Trails In Venango County; Enjoy Trees, Gardens In Pittsburgh; Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt; Much More!

-- New Bucknell University Study Reveals How Interactions In Nature Impact Stewardship  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: New Bucknell Study Reveals How Various Interactions In Nature Impact Stewardship

-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Hosts Festival Of Wood & National Public Lands Day Sept. 28; Many Other Upcoming Events In Pike County [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Bill Requiring PennDOT To Plant Native Plants Along State Highways Into Law  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds New PA Law Requiring Native Vegetation Along State Highways

-- The Center Square: No More Invasive Species Planting Along State Highways

-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Native Plants And Insects Getting Legislative Attention - By Nate Reagle, Certified Pollinator Steward  [PaEN]

-- Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, Penguin Court Invite Entries To 4th Annual Pennsylvania Pollinator Photo Challenge  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: These Big Bugs + Pollinators Are Here To Help At Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Summer Exhibit

-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Wonders Of Crab Spiders

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: This Lancaster County Native Is Chasing Cicadas Across The US

-- PA iMapInvasives 2024 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Set For August; July 30 Webinar Training Available  [PaEN]

-- Discover How To Identify, Track Invasive Species Using iMapInvasives In Aug. 9 Penn State Extension Webinar  [PaEN]

-- American Chestnut Foundation Invites Entries Into Annual Photo Contest By Sept. 1

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission Looks To Add Thousands More Acres To Game Lands

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Hunting Heritage Began With The Magna Carta Signing

-- The Allegheny Front: When Coyotes Come To Town

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Celebrates 90th Anniversary With Aug. 10 Birds & Brew In The Outdoor Amphitheater

-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Continues 90th Anniversary Celebration With Aug. 10 Birds & Brew

-- Rachel Carson Building Falcons Continue Flight And Food Hunting Skills Training, Not Around Nest Much

-- WHYY: Chester County Hayfields Can Be Traps For Baby Birds, A Collaboration Aims To Make Them Havens

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Sweet Arrow Lake Program In Schuylkill County Says Reptiles Deserve A Chance

-- Republican Herald: West Nile Virus Mosquitoes Detected In Cressona, Schuylkill County

-- TribLive: New Florence Mosquito Tests Positive For Jamestown Canyon Virus

-- DEP Update On West Nile Virus, Jamestown Canyon Virus 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Update On Animal Rabies Cases In Pennsylvania

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[Posted: July 7, 2024] 

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