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Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--
Awards/Recognition
-- Erie’s North East High School Team Places 8th In International NCF Envirothon Competition, Out Of 50 Teams! [PaEN]
-- RiverStewards: Hughesville H.S. Students Learn Fly Fishing, Connecting With Nature At A Deeper Level In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Summer Interns Spend A Day On The Water
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Teachers Take To The Water With Millersville University
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Warden Youth Camp Creates Awareness Of What Game Commission Wardens Do To Protect Wildlife
-- Penn State Extension: High School Students Learn About Tree Care - Online Arborist Short Course Series
-- Penn State City Semester Pittsburgh Students Learn Urban Sustainability, Community Engagement [PaEN]
-- DCNR, Labor & Industry Secretaries Visit PA Outdoor Corps Crews At Codorus State Park In York County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: While America Dithers Over Climate Change, Swarthmore College Shows How We Can Live Without Fossil Fuels
-- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Environmental Activist Maren Cooke’s ‘Sustainability Salons’ Foster Community
-- In Memoriam: Stroud Water Research Center’s Katherine “Kay” Dalton Dixon
Grants
-- TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Now Accepting Applications For Street, Park, Trail Tree Planting Grants In Pittsburgh + Allegheny County; Resources Also Available Outside The County [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center, Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn., Partners Host Aug. 14 Webinar To Get Eligible Schools Ready To Apply For The New PA Solar For Schools Grants [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Health Dept. Accepting Applications For $5 Million In Local Climate Resiliency And Adaptation Project Grants [PaEN]
-- WESA: Allegheny County Offers $5 Million In Clean Air Fund Grants For Air Quality Improvement Projects
Help Wanted
-- PA Rural Population Revitalization Commission Now Accepting Applications To Fill A ‘Young Adult’ Position On Commission
Upcoming Events
-- North Branch Land Trust Hosts Hiking Tour Of The George & Lillian Picton Wildlife Sanctuary South Aug. 11 In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts Guided Walk Thru The Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve Aug. 17 In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center, Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn., Partners Host Aug. 14 Webinar To Get Eligible Schools Ready To Apply For The New PA Solar For Schools Grants [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council/Allegheny County Health To Host Aug. 17 Household Chemical Collection Event In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council: Traveling Glass Recycling Bins Will Be In Allegheny, Delaware, Lawrence, Mercer County Communities During August [PaEN]
-- Aug. 23 In-Person Managing Invasive Plants Full-Day Penn State Extension Workshop In State College [PaEN]
-- Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals Starting Aug. 27 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Aug. 28 Webinar - Iron, Manganese, Hydrogen Sulfide In Private Water Supply Systems [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! Western PA Trails & Greenways Summit Sept. 4-5 In Clarion [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 6 Webinar On Classic Biological Control Of PA Invasive Species [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Sept. 19 In-Person Gardening With Nature - Stormwater-Friendly Lawn Care Workshop In Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 24 Webinar On Community Forestry - TreeKeeper - A Tool For Tree Canopy Management [PaEN]
-- Call For Presentations! Partnership For Delaware Estuary To Hold Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 11-12 [PaEN]
-- Call For Presentations! PA Recreation & Park Society Accepting Proposals For The 2025 Conference & Expo March 16-19 In Hershey [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- RiverStewards: Hughesville H.S. Students Learn Fly Fishing, Connecting With Nature At A Deeper Level In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Summer Interns Spend A Day On The Water
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Teachers Take To The Water With Millersville University
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Warden Youth Camp Creates Awareness Of What Game Commission Wardens Do To Protect Wildlife
-- Penn State Extension: High School Students Learn About Tree Care - Online Arborist Short Course Series
-- Penn State City Semester Pittsburgh Students Learn Urban Sustainability, Community Engagement [PaEN]
-- WESA/WPSU: Penn State Meteorologists Talk ‘Twisters’ And Science Of Storm Chasing
-- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Environmental Activist Maren Cooke’s ‘Sustainability Salons’ Foster Community
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 3 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 66 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 3 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Aug. 26 Hearing On Mining/Water Quality Permits For Proposed Maggie Lynn Underground Limestone Mine in Washington County [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- DEP Issues Violations To D & B Gas Prod LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging 110 Conventional Gas, Coalbed Methane Wells In Indiana County; Total Abandonment NOVs 697 In 2024 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 27 to August 2 - 120 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; 3rd Pipeline Construction Spill; 1,260 Gallon Conventional Oil Spill [PaEN]
-- PA US Sen. Casey Cosponsors Bill To Find, Clean Up Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Improve Detection, Plugging Tech [PaEN]
-- Eureka Resources Request To Terminate Its Water Quality Permit For A Proposed Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility In Dimock, Susquehanna County Approved By DEP [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Announces Purchase Of Up To $7.1 Million In Nutrient, Sediment Reductions From Farm Conservation Practices In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- DEP Healthy Waters Update On Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup - June/July
-- LancasterOnline: Caernarvon Twp. Farmers Model Watershed Restoration At Hammertown Run
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Small Actions At Home Can Make A Big Difference In Watershed Health - By Teresa Avery, Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Volunteer [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Teachers Take To The Water With Millersville University
-- Williamsport Sun: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Report Card Should Spark Us
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Loan Boosts Long-Planned Brush Creek Mine Drainage Remediation Project
-- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: The Cost Of Slow-Walking Clean Energy Can Be Seen In Latest PJM Electricity Prices [PaEN]
-- PennFuture: Dramatic PJM Electricity Price Increases Due To Forced Outages Of Gas Power Plants; Huge Backlog Of New Generation Projects; Demand Growth Driven By Data Centers, Cryptocurrency Mining [PaEN]
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: The High Price Of Failing To Transition To Clean Energy In PJM Footprint; Next PJM Auction Is In December - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center [PaEN]
-- House Committee Held 2nd Hearing On Governor’s Energy Plan To Diversify Energy Generation, Improve Grid Reliability, Lower Consumer Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Capacity Auction To Lead To Double-Digit Rate Hikes For Exelon Utilities: CFO [PECO]
-- Utility Dive: FirstEnergy Seeks Alternatives To PJM Capacity Market’s Dramatically Higher Prices To Bolster Power Supply
-- Meadville Tribune: National Fuel Natural Gas Rates Rising More Than 11% Aug. 1
-- Broad + Liberty Guest Essay: PA’s Energy Future Is Alarming And The Governor’s Energy Proposal Isn’t Helping - By Commonwealth Foundation
-- Spotlight PA: Legal Bills For Legislative Republicans, Shapiro Administration Top $4.2 Million In Fight Over RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In July Now Available [PaEN]
-- US Dept. Of Energy Awards Western PA/WV/OH ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub $30 Million [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Gets $30 Million; Critics Call It A ‘Boondoggle’
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: DOE, Appalachia Hydrogen HUB Reach Agreement On Initial $30 Million
-- WHYY: Hydrogen-Related Businesses Pay To Network On MACH2 Hub, Environmental Justice Advocates Say Doors Should Be Open To Public
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Solar Developer Aspen Power Completes PA Projects
-- Warren Times Editorial: It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Decarbonize Industry, But Going Too Fast Has Pitfalls [ RISE PA Grant]
-- DEP Permit Modernization: Since 11/2023 DEP Received 17,867 Permit Applications - 10 Missed Review Deadlines And Eligible For PAyback Fee Return, No One Requested Fee Back
-- Warren Times Editorial: Cutting DEP Permit Backlog Only The First Step
-- KDKA: Spillway Swim Beach At Youghiogheny River Lake Closed Due To Algae Blooms
-- Pike County Conservation District: Harmful Algal Blooms - What Are They And What Can We Do?
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Forges Forest Of The Future In Face Of Climate Change
-- Observer-Reporter: Southwest PA Farmers Grappling With Heat, Dry Weather
-- Tribune-Democrat: Lingering Drought Adding To Cost Concerns For Area Farmers
-- Allegheny County Health Dept. Started Annual Raccoon Rabies Vaccination Initiative Aug. 1
-- WHYY: In PA, Spotted Lanternflies’ Knack For Hitchhiking Proving Crucial To Their Staying Power
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Legislative Report Recommends A Network Of Wildlife Corridors In Pennsylvania
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: New Legislative Report Recommends Ways To Keep PA Wildlife And Drivers Safe
-- Lancaster Farming: Report Calls For More Conservation Corridors To Aid Animals And Motorists
-- The Allegheny Front: Project Aims To Stop Spread Of Invasive Carp To The Great Lakes
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Plenty Of Birds Can Reach Fast Speeds
-- Altoona Mirror: Cambria County Wildlife Photographer Takes Time To Find Perfect Shot
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Hello, August, So Long Bats
-- The Daily Item - Larry Hendricks: Urban Wildlife And Other Visitors
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: August 4, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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