Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

Awards/Recognition

-- YourErie.com: Asbury Woods Educator Speaks About Week-Long Environmental Education Workshop On Lake Erie

Grants

-- Fish & Boat Commission Awards $203,527 In Grants To Support Fishing & Boating Education Projects  [PaEN]

Help Wanted

-- Scranton Times: DCNR Seeking Members For NextGen Council To Advise On Conservation, Recreation

-- Erie Times: NOAA Seeks Advisory Council Members For Proposed Marine Sanctuary In PA Portion Of Lake Erie

-- WNEP: Game Warden Camp, Inspiring The Next Generation Of Game Wardens

-- Republican Herald: Shoot Like A Girl Program Is On Target

Upcoming Events

-- State Museum Of PA: July 26 Webinar: Pennsylvania Caves - Time Capsules Of The Past Featuring Rose-Anna Behr, PA Geological Survey  [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Set For July 27 In Blair County 

-- Protect PT To Host July 30 Community Meeting For Residents Near Westmoreland Landfill, Monessen Coke Works In Monessen, Westmoreland County On Air Monitoring   [PaEN] 

-- Protect PT Hosts Aug. 1 Training Session On Using Its App To Report Problems At Oil & Gas Infrastructure Sites  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: A Season Of Fun At Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Hosts Green Play Day Mondays

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay: Heat Wave!  Sustainable Forest Harvests; Rattlesnakes; Upcoming Events

-- Penn State Ag Progress Days To Feature 400+ Commercial & Educational Exhibits; Field Demos; Forest Management; Stream Buffers Tour In Centre County Aug. 13-15  [PaEN]

-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights August Programs, Upcoming Stream Team Volunteer Opportunities; Explorer Day Camp For Kids

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: 8 PA Resources Council Collection Events Aim To Keep Household Chemicals, Hard-To-Recycle Items Out Of Landfills

-- Autumn Migration Season Kicks Off August 15; Autumn Lecture Series; Weekend Programs At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary  [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Aug. 20 Backyard Birds For Children; Aug.22 Summer Native Plant Sale In Dauphin County  [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards Of Cumberland, Franklin Counties Host Aug. 26 Watershed Walk - Plant Identification In Letort Spring Garden Preserve, Carlisle, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

-- Registration Open! Penn State Extension 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Starting Aug. 27  [PaEN]

-- Registration Open! For Acid Mine Drainage Passive Treatment Course Set For Sept. 17-19 In State College  [PaEN]

-- Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education In York Hosts Annual Pawpaw Festival Sept. 26-29

Programs/Information

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture, Keystone Ten Million Trees Partnership Giving Away 100,000 Trees  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards Now Signing Up Volunteers For Training Sessions  [PaEN]

-- What’s The Future Master Watershed Program By Penn State Extension, DCNR?  How Can I Start A Group?  [PaEN]

-- Allegheny County Conservation District Releases Updated Development, Stormwater Data; Sept. 24 Workshop On Stormwater Trends  [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Celebrate Successes Spotlight: Neshaminy Watershed Assn. Is Back And Better Than Ever In Bucks, Montgomery Counties [PaEN]

-- WHYY: New State Law Could Help Philly Gardeners Own The Land They Steward; Lowers The Bar For Adverse Possession

-- PA Resources Council What’s Up Watershed: Do You Know What An Immature Dragonfly Looks Like?

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Releases 2023 Annual Report Highlighting New Species Discovered, Growing Impacts Of Invasive Species, State Wildlife Action Plan Update  [PaEN]

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Newsletter: Timber Products From Thoughtful Management; Who Lives In Our Woods?; Reflections From The Forest; Upcoming Events

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center - Nature Changes Despite Its Resiliency

-- Warren Times: Tower Of Turtles Highlights Audubon Community Nature Center Fundraiser 

Public Participation

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 20  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 20 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Post Information Soon On New SPEED Permit Review Program Enacted As Part Of State Budget  [PaEN]

-- Governor’s Office Published Update Of Regulatory Agenda - Agency By Agency List Of Regulations In Development  [DEP Has Its Own Regulatory Agenda & Technical Guidance Agenda]

-- Reminder DEP To Hold July 23 Hearing On Water Quality Permit For Lehigh County Core5 Warehouse Project In Lowhill Township

-- PUC Sets July 30 Telephonic Hearing On Proposed Acquisition Of Greenville Sanitary Authority By Aqua PA In Mercer County

-- DCNR Sets July 31 Public Meeting On Final Conceptual Plans For Susquehanna Riverlands State Park In York County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Aug. 21 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Equitrans LP Compressor Station In Union Twp., Washington County  [PaEN]

-- PUC Sets August Hearings On Proposed 18.7% In Aqua PA Water Rates, 20.1% Increase In Aqua PA Wastewater Rates

-- Scranton Times: DCNR Seeking Members For NextGen Council To Advise On Conservation, Recreation

-- Erie Times: NOAA Seeks Advisory Council Members For Proposed Marine Sanctuary In PA Portion Of Lake Erie

Background On Issues

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 13 to 19 - Pipeline Construction Spill; 9 Abandoned Conventional Wells; Failure To Comply With Order  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick: Are Rate Increases In The Future For Rhodes Estate Water Companies In Venango County? [Impacts Continue From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Contamination Of Water Supply]  [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Environmental Activist Lois Bower-Bjornson Busier Than Ever Pointing Out Concerns With Shale Gas Development  [PDF of article]

-- The Allegheny Front: States Like Pennsylvania Struggling To Access, Spend Federal Funds For Abandoned Mine Cleanup And Redevelopment

--- The Allegheny Front: Chalfant Run In Allegheny County Getting Federal Help To Clean Up Its Abandoned Coal Mine Pollution

-- Post-Gazette: Silica Dust Levels In Coal Mines Were Concealed For Years While Black Lung Cases Surged

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: A $40 Billion Critical Mineral Supply Chain Could Start In PA With Abandoned Mine Drainage 

-- WFMJ: Feds Plan To Plug 20 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Near The Shenango River Lake Reservoir, Recreation Area In Mercer County 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Water Suppliers Must Make Frackers More Accountable - By Tom Pike, Protect PT

-- Centre Daily Times: Plans For 1,000 Acre Ampliform/Project14 Solar Energy Project On Abandoned Mine Lands In Rush Twp., Centre County Move Forward, Questions And Concerns Remain

-- PA Officials, Business Leaders Tout Job Growth, $4.7 Billion In Clean Energy Investments In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- PA Solar Center: $74 Million In Potential Energy Savings Over 25 Years Found In Beaver County If 7 Communities Go Solar  [PaEN]

-- RiverReporter.com: Federal Representatives Tour Lukan’s Farm Resort Rural Solar Project In Wayne County

-- Citizens Voice: Overwhelming Crowd Size At Solar Energy Facility Meeting Postpones Lehman Twp. Public Hearing

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Passage Of Solar For Schools Legislation In PA

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Duquesne Light Is Preparing For Clean Energy Future - By Duquesne Light

-- StateImpactPA: Franklin County Cuts Deal To OK Transource Power-Line Project To Feed PA Power To Maryland, Virginia, W. Virginia And DC, Will Receive $5 Million Payment 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Western PA Ready To Lead Hydrogen Energy Revolution - By Conor Lamb & Kate Harper,  Energy Future PA

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Refracs Becoming Common Practice For Marcellus/Utica Oil & Gas Operators  [PDF]

-- Public News Service: Martins Ferry, OH Residents Seeking Answers Over Lack Of Action On Cleaning Up PA Company’s Oil & Gas Waste Facility

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Cleanup Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Wastewater Sludge At PA Company’s Martins Ferry, OH Plant To Begin By End Of The Month

-- Spotlight PA: Pennsylvania Expands Protections Against Frivolous Suits Aimed At Curtailing Free Speech

-- WTAJ: Gov. Shapiro Signs Bill To End ‘Frivolous Lawsuits’ Designed To Stop Lawsuit Restricting Public Participation, Free Speech

-- PennLive/TNS: New State Law Protects PA Citizens From Retaliatory Lawsuits For Speaking Out

-- ErieNewsNow.com: EPA Held Public Meeting Thursday To Discuss East Ave Study Investigating Toxic Pollutants In Residential Areas

-- Scientific American Guest Essay: New Satellites Alone Won’t Stop Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Industry

-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: The Crisis Of Confidence In Voluntary Carbon Offsets - by Danny Cullenward

-- WHYY: Philly Under Heat Health Emergency With Heat Index Values Up To 109 Degrees

-- StateImpactPA: Neighborhoods In PA Cities Can Get Up To 13 Degrees Hotter Due To Urban Environment

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Heat Advisories Outpacing The Average Rate This Summer, Climate Change Plays A Role

-- The Guardian: 14 States Urge Federal Govt. To Declare Wildfire Smoke And Extreme Heat Major Disasters

-- TribLive: ‘Tornado Alley’ Shifts East; What Does It Mean For Western PA?

-- StateImpactPA: PA Waterways Contribute To Chesapeake Bay Earning Its Best Grade In Over 2 Decades In This Year’s Report Card

-- Scranton Times: Chesapeake Bay, Its NE PA Watersheds Of The Susquehanna, Lackawanna Rivers Show Improved Aquatic Health

-- Lancaster Farming: Farmers Gain Conservation, Innovation Funds In PA State Budget 

-- USDA Awards 2 Conservation Innovation Grants For Projects Benefiting Pennsylvania Totaling $7.1 Million  [PaEN]

-- The Daily Item Editorial: Progress Is Certainly Good, But Work Remains In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- Stormwater Solutions: Hanover, York County Leveraging Community-based Public-Private Partnership To Fund Green Water Infrastructure

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: DCNR Bureau Of Forestry Planning New Forms Of Protection For State Forests, Plants  [PDF of article]

-- Lt. Gov. Davis, DCNR, Local Officials Celebrate ‘Outdoors For All Day’ At Point State Park In Pittsburgh  [PaEN]

-- WPXI: State Leaders, Families Celebrate ‘Outdoors For All’ Day In Pittsburgh  [Video]

-- July 19 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Wild Wellness NE PA Aims To Collaborate On Inclusive, Accessible Outdoor Programs

-- WNEP:  D&L Trail Closure For Construction Between Jim Thorpe And Weissport Impacts Businesses In Carbon County

-- PA Wilds Center Launches New Artisan Collaborative To Develop New Product Lines, Grow In-Region Businesses

-- Legislative Budget & Finance Committee Releases Recommendations On Using Wildlife Corridors To Protect Wildlife, Limit Vehicle Collisions, Reconnect Habitats  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Dozens of Volunteers Work To Restore Habitat In US Forest Service, DCNR, National Deer Assn. Project

-- Warren Times Editorial: Change In Planting Policies Good News; Dangers Of Invasive Species Well Known

-- Ellwood City Ledger - Brian Whipkey: PA Kayaker Collects 100 Tons Of Trash, Including Toilets, From Lakes And Reservoirs

-- Williamsport Sun: Rider Park Earns Grant Thru 2024 Breeding Bird Blitz

-- Post-Gazette: PA’s First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Allegheny County

-- Scranton Times: West Nile Virus Detected In Lackawanna County, But Not In Humans

-- Post-Gazette: Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In A Slew Of Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

-- York Dispatch: Mosquito Spraying To Take Place In Certain Areas Of York County To Prevent West Nile Virus

-- DEP West Nile Virus, Jamestown Canyon Virus County Status Map

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.

[Posted: July 21, 2024]

7/22/2024