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Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--
Awards/Recognition
-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Celebrate Howard Zahniser And The 60th Anniversary Of The Federal Wilderness Act [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus Is A Living, Breathing Embodiment Of Environmental Consciousness
-- LancasterOnline: PA College Of Art & Design Students Recognized For Sustainable Packaging
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: TikTok Offers Valuable Platform For Engaging Wider Audience About Waterway Education - By Sarah Joy, Summer Intern
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Pollinator Trends Can Be Indicators For Water Quality If We Are Paying Attention - By Theadora Duane, Summer Intern
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Internship Offered A Fresh Perspective On Environmentalism Through Outdoor Exploration - By Theadora Duane, Summer Intern
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can Only Manage Climate Change If We Acknowledge Its Devastating Impact On Poor People - By Raiyan Bakshi, Intern, World Affairs Council Of Harrisburg and PennLive
Grants
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For 2025 Environmental Education Grants [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- Franklin County Starting Volunteer Stream Team For Water Quality Monitoring; Info Session Sept. 10; Training Oct. 5 [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Kathryn Giblin First Volunteer Coordinator [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Birds & Brews Event Saturday [Aug. 17]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper To Offer Riverwalk Hikes A Sunbury Riverfest Aug. 17, Register Now
-- Reading Eagle: Riverzilla Riverfront Cleanup And Festival Returns Saturday, Aug. 17
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Offer Orienteering Program At Hearts Content Saturday, Aug. 17
-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights September Activities, Education Programs; Birds, Butterflies Migrating
-- Heritage Conservancy, Partners Host Aug. 20 Educator Workshop To Become A Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Program Ambassador [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Upcoming Training And Events For Agriculture Conservationists
-- Green Building Alliance: Erie 2030 District Holds Aug. 20 Progress Report Reception To Celebrate Progress Toward Carbon, Energy Reduction Goals
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Hosts Aug. 21 Webinar On Applying For The New Solar For Schools Grant Program [PaEN]
-- Solar United Neighbors Announces Cumberland Dauphin 2024 Solar Co-op; Info Sessions Start August 21 [PaEN]
-- Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County Host Aug. 24 Adams Ricci Butterfly Garden Pollinator Festival In Enola [PaEN]
-- Only A Few Seats Left: Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals Level 1 Training [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Fall Cleanup Set For Sept. 3-14 At 16 Locations [Click Here for Flyer]
-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host Sept. 4 Webinar On Watershed Friendly Lawn Care To Protect Drinking Water [PaEN]
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host Sept. 5 Webinar On Watching Out For Winter Road Salt [PaEN]
-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Hosts Sept. 5 The Taste - Celebrate The Chesapeake At The Railroad House Inn, Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 8 Music On The Mountain With the Gabriel Chamber ensemble
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Rain Barrel Discovery - Explore & Learn Webinar Sept. 11 [PaEN]
-- Living On A Few Acres - Permaculture & Risk Management Sept. 12 Penn State Extension Webinar [PaEN]
-- North Branch Land Trust Hosts Third Annual NEPA Barn Banquet To Celebrate Local Agriculture Sept. 17 In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- York Master Watershed Stewards Host Sept. 26 Tap Talk - Preserving York County Landscapes & Waterways With The Farm & Natural Lands Trust [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Bucknell Campus Theatre Hosts Sept. 28 Film, Panel Discussion Of Michael Kenney’s West Branch Susquehanna Paddle Trip
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Taste Of The Harvest Brunch & Live Jazz Sept. 29 At Cedar Lakes Estate, Port Jervis, NY
Programs/Information
-- Butler Eagle: The Rescue Of The Quecreek 9
-- Inquirer: How Time In Nature Builds Happier, Healthier And More Social Children
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Accessibility And Exercise In The Great Outdoors
-- DCNR Blog: A Promising Future Underway For Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Economy - Next Steps
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Commandment To ‘Care For The Earth’ Converts Lancaster City Church Into Community Green Leader [PDF of Article]
-- Penn State Extension: Upcoming Training And Events For Agriculture Conservationists
-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents Newsletter: Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series; What Cover Crop Should I Plant; Tree Planting For Youth
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog - John Zaktansky: 50+ Learn About Hellbender Research And Awareness On Hiawatha’s Floating Classroom In Williamsport
-- TribLive: Harmar Man Uses Nature, Film To Promote Waterway Conservation
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - August Is A Month Of Change With Plenty Of Wildflowers
-- Inside Climate News: How The Wharton School At The University Of Pennsylvania, Other Top Business Schools Are Training MBAs For The Climate Economy
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 17 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 17 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Reminder: DEP To Hold Aug. 29 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Proposed Warehouse In Kidder Twp., Carbon County
-- DEP To Hold Sept. 3 Hearing On Proposed Change Of Land Use On 2 Coal Mining Sites In Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On A Proposed $1.3 Million Cost Recovery Action At The Pool Doctor, Beaver Alkali Products Site In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Proposed New Derry-Ligonier Power Line To Follow Path Of Existing One
-- Pike County Seeking Feedback On Recreation Opportunities In The County To Update Recreation Plan [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Rare Butterfly Only Found On PA Military Base Should Be Listed As Endangered, Feds Say
Background On Issues
-- Clean Energy Boom Brings More Than $1 Billion In Private Investment To Pennsylvania, 2,881 New Jobs [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Letter: Gov. Shapiro’s Energy Proposals Will Add Clean Energy Generation, Improve Electric Grid Stability - By Dana Siler, Citizens’ Climate Lobby
-- DEP Issues Violations To 16 Owners Of 5,374 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells For Failing To Submit Annual Production, Waste Generation/Disposal, Well Integrity Reports [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 10 to 16 - Failure To File Critical Annual Report Violations Sent To Owners Of 5,300+ Conventional Wells; Failure To Fix Leaking Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Information Sessions On New Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Grant Program Aug. 26, 27 & 30 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: The Peril, Politics And Price Of Shale Gas Development, Fracking Waste - By Eric de Place And Julia Stone
-- The Grist: States Want To Clean Up Leaky Oil, Gas Wells, Well-Intentioned Laws Are Getting In The Way [Not PA]
-- US Dept. Of The Interior Announces Pennsylvania Eligible For Up To $152.6 Million In Funding To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- Attorney General Henry Announces Greylock Shale Gas Driller Will Pay $140,000, Plead No Contest To Multiple Criminal Charges For Environmental Violations In Greene County [PaEN]
-- WPXI: Western PA Natural Gas Driller Convicted In Water Contamination Case
-- TribLive: Indiana Twp. Supervisors Deny Request That Could Have Led To New Gas Wells And Fracking In Allegheny County
-- Briefing By US Dept. Of Energy On Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Previewing Future Engagement Opportunities Featured Comments Expressing Concerns About The Project [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Officials Ignore Most Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Worries
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Officials Promise Greater Transparency For Hydrogen Projects Now That It Has US DOE Approval
-- CNX: 'Natural Gas Development Is Safe And Poses No Public Health Risks,' Based On CNX Air Quality Monitoring From 14 Sites, Most For Just 4 To 24 Weeks [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: After Partnering With Pennsylvania To Monitor Itself, CNX Shale Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’
-- Investing.com: CNX Resources Stock Downgraded As Natural Gas Price Outlook Dims
-- MarketBeat.com: CNX Resources Downgraded By piper Sandler To ‘Underweight’
-- TribLive Letter: PA Must Make A Stronger Plan For Reducing Methane From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- E&E News: Oil & Gas Industry Says Bucks County Climate Damage Responsibility Lawsuit Violates State Sunshine Law
-- WHYY: Climate Change Takes Center Stage At Philadelphia Gas Commission Meeting
-- PA House Republican Caucus: American Petroleum Institute Hosts Republican Lawmakers To Talk About The Role Of Natural Gas In Attracting AI Data Centers In Luzerne County
-- Williamsport Sun: Republican US Senate Candidate: Energy Superpower Status Hindered By Permitting, Policy
-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: 18,792 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 15,346; 4 Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; No Application Fees Refunded [8.17.24]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Leaders At Beaver County Shell Petrochemical Plant Admit To Rocky Start But Insist Operations Are Stabilizing
-- Penn State, Shell Petrochemicals, Shell Pipeline Company Announce Collaboration Focused On Energy And Sustainability [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shell Flushes $1 Million Down Penn State Toilet On Energy Transition, DEI; Is It Buying Off Penn State? [PDF of article]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Shell Must Level With Petrochemical Plant’s Neighbors - It’s Too Often Bright, Loud And Stinking
-- The Guardian: Shell Oil Nonprofit Donated To Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: 75-Year-Old Plastics Plant In Beaver County May Close By End Of Year
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Styropek Plans To Cease Plastics Production At Beaver Valley Plant
-- Beaver County Foam-Packaging Plant Plans To Close
-- Post-Gazette: PA Drivers Could See 35% Spike In Car Insurance By End Of 2024 Due In Part To Severe Weather Events
-- New EPA Evaluation Shows Pennsylvania Made New Funding Commitments To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay Watershed, But Did Not Meet 2023 Cleanup Targets [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: A New Feeling For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - Optimism
-- DEP To Introduce SPEED Permit Review, Joint Chapter 105 Permit Pilot Programs [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Pennsylvania #14 In Regulatory Burden Nationwide [Based On Just Counting The Number Of Regulations]
-- ABC27: Controversy Growing As Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Revival Talks Gain Traction
-- PennLive: Possible Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart Draws Protest
-- CBS21: Damaged Three Mile Island Unit 2 Decommissioning To Have ‘Small’ Impact On Environment, Regulators Say
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Lead Paint Causes Closure Of Luzerne County School Football Stadium
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards More Than $11 Million For Pay-For-Success Nitrogen Reduction Projects [PaEN]
-- Environmental Hearing Board Assesses $65,766.68 Penalty Against Venango County Man For Willfully Failing To Comply With DEP Order For Violations Of The Dam Safety & Encroachments Act [PaEN]
-- YaleEnvironment360 - Jon Hurdle: Faced With Heavier Rains, Cities Scramble To Control Polluted Runoff [Philadelphia Green Infrastructure Initiative]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $9.9 Million To Protect 2,654 Acres On 30 Farms In 14 Counties [PaEN]
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: PA Among Worst For Animal-Vehicle Collisions; New Report Outlines How To Better Protect Wildlife
-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Update On 49 PA Trout Streams Worthy Of A Conservation Status Upgrade
-- Outdoor News - Tom Venesky: Should PA Trout Season Be Closed During Summers Of Excessive Heat That Increase Water Temperatures?
-- Erie Times: No-Swimming Advisory Remains In Place Where Alleged Alligator Sighted In Lake Erie
-- Observer-Reporter: Several Peters Twp. Trees Have Stood For More Than A Century
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: ‘Landmark’ $200 Million In Transportation Funds For New Trails In Philly, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery Counties
-- Aug. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam Double Feature, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- KYW: CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Related To Sales Of Small Turtles In 21 States, Including PA
-- Inquirer: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns To Philadelphia Skies
-- Post-Gazette: First Human Case Of Rare Tick-Borne Powassan Virus Detected In Allegheny County
-- DEP To Conduct Mosquito Control In 3 Municipalities In Delaware County
-- Reading Eagle: Mosquito Spraying Set For 2 Areas In Berks County
-- DEP To Conduct Mosquito Control In 2 More Lycoming County Municipalities
-- Erie Times: Erie County Reports Malaria Cases; How Did Tropical Illness Get Here?
-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Bird Banding Provides Valuable Data To Study
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Ospreys, Bald Eagles Soar In Latest PA Breeding Bird Atlas Survey
-- TribLive: Freeport, Fox Chapel Become Bird Towns; Tarentum To Consider Joining
-- Erie Times: Spotted Lanternflies Seen In Erie County, Are They A Problem Yet?
-- The Guardian: Inside California’s Wildfire Home Insurance Crisis
-- The Financial Times: The Uninsurable World - Rethinking How To Cover For Climate Damage
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 18, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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