Here are 108 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.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong. GT Thompson, Chair of the US House Agriculture Committee; Members Of The PA In The Balance Farm Conservation Initiative Team; Student Jessica Herr  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Jane Cook Leads By Example In Lehigh Valley  [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s Erie Bluffs State Park Inducted Into National Old-Growth Forest Network  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Erie Bluffs State Park Joins Old-Growth Forest Network, What It Means For The Park

-- Western PA Conservancy Adds 23 Acres To Old-Growth Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area In Crawford County  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Fracking Turns 20 In Pennsylvania, Towns Consider New Regulations For Distance Between Homes And Well Pads [Cecil Twp., Washington County]  [PDF of Article]

-- PUC Approves Emergency Order Appointing Aqua Pennsylvania Temporary Operator For 6 Rhodes Estate Water Companies As Fallout Continues From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill In Venango County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Discovers Wastewater Release At Bear Lake Properties Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Warren County During Routine Inspection  [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era:  7-Part Series Details Concerns Residents Of Cyclone, McKean County Have With Catalyst Energy Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well [PaEN]

-- Bradford Era: ‘I Regret Purchasing This Home:’ Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permitted Next Door In Cyclone, McKean County  [PDF of Article]

-- Bradford Era: Pool And Uneducated: Cyclone Residents Feel Community Was Targeted By Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Owner In McKean County.  [PDF of Article]

-- Bradford Era: Cyclone: Subterranean ‘Swiss Cheese’ Around Area Where Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Was Permitted In McKean County  [PDF of Article]

-- Bradford Era: ‘No Help From Any Quarter’ Residents Fighting Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Cyclone, McKean County  [PDF of Article]

-- Bradford Era: A Heavy Weight To Bear - Truck Traffic, Noise From Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Operations In McKean County  [PDF of Article]

-- Bradford Era: ‘I Just Want Help With My Exploding Water’ Flaming Cyclone Water No Party Trick Near Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well  [PDF of Article]

-- Bradford Era: New Water Authority Coming To Hilltop Area: Residents Of Cyclone Worried About Their Well Water From Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well  [PDF of Article]

-- The Derrick - Randy Bartley: Priority To Plug Old Conventional Oil, Gas Wells Deepens For DEP  [PDF of Article]

-- The Derrick - Randy Bartley: Plugging A Problem Abandoned Conventional Gas Well  [PDF of Article]

-- Environmental Groups File Notice Of Intent To Sue The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Pollution Violations: Similar Action In 2023 Resulted In $10 Million Settlement  [PaEN]

-- Institute For Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County 'Unlikely To Meet Financial Targets'

-- WESA: The Road To The Federal Clean Air Act Passes Through Pittsburgh [And Before That The PA Air Pollution Control Act]

-- Joint Meeting Of DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Nov. 12 On Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reductions; Hydrogen Hubs  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: ‘No Seat At The Table:’ Why Environmental Justice Activists Like Zulene Mayfield Fear Republican Presidential Win

-- Environmental Quality Board To Consider Proposed Spill Notification Regulation; Blasting; NOx & VOC Corrections Nov. 12  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On New Air Pollution Permit For Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant In Washington County; Plant Suffered Major Explosion, Fire In 2022  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Living And Dying In Sullivan County, One Of PA’s Most Rural Counties [Immigration Only Answer To Population Decline; Ranks 10th In PA Counties Natural Gas Production]  [PDF of Article]

-- Pennsylvania Declares Drought Conditions In 35 Counties -- Berks, Schuylkill Counties In Drought Warning, 33 In Drought Watch  [PaEN]

-- Low-Flow Water Conditions Trigger Big Jump In Susquehanna River Basin Water Withdrawal Restrictions, Most Shale Gas-related  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants; Nov. 20 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- ABC27: Dover Township, York County Issues Mandatory Nonessential Water Use Restrictions 

-- Courier Times: Bucks County Water Authority Seeks Voluntary Restrictions Amid Drought

-- LancasterOnline: Elizabethtown Water Authority Issues Water Restrictions In Midst Of Drought Watch 

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Enters ‘Severe Drought’ As October Dryness Sets Record

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: How You Can Conserve Water As PA, NJ Drought Drags On

-- WNEP: Crews Battle Forest Fire In Lackawanna County; Advise Residents Not To Burn 

-- KDKA: Dangerously Dry Conditions Raise Western PA Brush Fire Risk

-- MCall: Wildfire Burns Into Night On Blue Mountain In Northampton County

-- Scranton Times: Brush Fires And Dry Weather Continue

-- Reading Eagle: Berks County Enacts Outdoor Burn Ban Due To Dry Weather Conditions

-- KYW: Christmas Tree Growers In PA Concerned About Record-Breaking Drought 

-- Republican Herald: No End In Sight For Try Conditions In Schuylkill County

-- PennLive: This October Will Be One Of The Driest Ever Recorded In Central PA

-- TribLive: Trick-Or-Drought? How Dry Is It In Western Pennsylvania?

-- Spotlight PA: Owner Of Troubled Rural PA Water Company In Centre County Facing PUC Investigation Says He Wants To Sell

-- Tribune-Democrat: Johnstown Water Authority Prepares For Lead Pipe Removal 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: New Federal Rules Helping Lead Contamination In Water, But There’s More Work To Do

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: As 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Deadline Looms, Officials Propose Next Phase  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Program: Chesapeake Bay Shows Slight Water Quality Improvement In 2020-22 Assessment Period

-- CBF: New Chesapeake Bay Assessment Reveals Concerns, New Restoration Data Tool Offers Hope  [PaEN]

-- Dirty Work: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Adding 130,000 New Trees During Fall Planting Season In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Workforce Shortage Slows Progress On Stream Buffers In Pennsylvania

-- The Allegheny Front: PA Receives Another Round Of Record-Level Federal Funding For Abandoned Coal Mine Cleanups

-- Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $33.5 Million In Job Training, Disaster Recovery Grants To Continue Transformation Of Appalachian Economy; Including PA Grants

-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Grants; Natural Gas Pipeline Mitigation Projects  [PaEN]

-- Shapiro Administration Launches New Discover State Grants Website To Streamline Access To Government Funding Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro Releases $600 Million In Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project Funding

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Blog: Cocalico Creek Watershed Association’s Collaborative Path To Restoration

-- Aquatic Resource Restoration Company: Bringing Oil Creek Back To Life - A Floodplain Restoration Project In York County

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 9 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Land-Applied Biosolids - Research Update And Discussion  [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Now Accepting Nominations For Annual PAEE Awards, Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Awards  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds -  Grants Program Administrator  [PaEN]

-- USGS Releases New Video: Susquehanna River Story - What Does The Science Say About Water Quality?  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: State Of The Susquehanna River - A Closer Look At Our River

-- Western PA Conservancy: Dec. 4 Webinar: Our Work Helps The Allegheny River Thrive

-- TribLive: Nature Focus Of Artwork Featured In Loyalhanna Watershed Association’s 40th Annual Auction

-- Registration Now Open For PASA 2025 Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb. 5-7 In Lancaster  [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Reduced Permit Backlog By 67% Under Gov. Shapiro

-- Gov. Shapiro, Joins 4 Other Governors To Call On PJM To Reform Its Electric Generating Capacity Auction Rules To Prevent Billions Of Dollars In 'Unnecessary’ Costs To Their Residents, Businesses  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Electric Bills Are Rising In PA, NJ; Governors Want PJM To Help Cut Costs

-- State Now Accepting Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Change Will Simplify Applications For Public Utility Assistance In PA

-- NYT: A Three Mile Island, A Test Of Nuclear Power’s Promise

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: No Deficiencies In Luzerne County Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Response Drill

-- PA Turnpike Seeks Partners For Stationary Electric Vehicle Inductive Charging Showcase At Dauphin County Headquarters  [PaEN]

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Turnpike To Test Electrified Parking Pads For Electric Vehicles

--  WESA: First Electric Vehicle Technician Apprentice Program Starts At Allegheny County Community College

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: In Pennsylvania, Older Climate Activists Tell Would-Be Voters: ‘We Caused It, We Can Solve It’

-- The Philadelphia Citizen: PA’s Secret Weapon To Fight Climate Change - State Environmental Rights Amendment

-- WITF StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Communities Start To See Impact Of Federal Climate Spending, As Election Casts Doubt On Future Of Programs

-- MCall Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission Should Help Fight Climate Change - By Tracy Carluccio, Delaware RiverKeeper Network

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania Near Bottom For Renewable Energy Growth, Virginia 4th

-- Penn State EarthTalks Series: Nov. 4 - Repurposing Underutilized Lands For Energy - Marginal Farmlands, Abandoned Mine Sites, Brownfields  [PaEN]

-- EPA Awards $34 Million In Grants To Reduce Air Pollution At Schools; Highlights Efforts In Philadelphia  [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards $18.9 Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Nov. 14 Public Meeting On 5 Schuylkill County Facilities-- Natural Soil Products, Liberty Soils, Summit Anthracite (Stavola) Mining Site, Rausch Creek Mining Site, CES Landfill  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Nov. 19 Public Meeting On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site Landfill Permit Renewal In Schuylkill County  [PaEN]

-- Be Part Of Keep PA Beautiful’s International Coastal Cleanups In November, Free Cleanup Supplies Available  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful Now Accepting Entries For Litter Hawk Youth Award Program For Students In Grades K To 6  [PaEN]

-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Awards $44,755 In Recycling Mini-Grants  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council To Hold Nov. 9 Household Chemical Collection Event Sponsored By  PPG & Pittsburgh Penguins; Last Of The Season  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Research-Based Startup Intel-E-Waste Offers Turnkey Electronics Waste Recycling Solution  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Study Finds Microplastics Increasing In Freshwater, Directly Related To Plastics Production  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Hazardous Sites Agreement With Venango County On Cleaning Up Unlined Landfill Site  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Office Of Outdoor Recreation Rolls Out ‘Elevate’ Initiative To Engage Outdoor Businesses; Outdoor Businesses Questionnaire  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Last Fall Foliage Report: Still Plenty Of Fall Color In Pennsylvania’s Southern Tier This Coming Week  [PaEN]

-- DCNR, Trust For Public Land Celebate $2.6 Million In Federal Grants For Local Parks In Reading, Scranton

-- TribLive: Hampton Girls Excel At Riding Waves, Even On Allegheny River

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Paddlers Account For 60% Of PA Boating Fatalities In 2024

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 100 Philly Parks Need Your Help With Fall Cleanup

-- WPost: On A Hurricane-Ravaged Appalachian Trail, Vast Damage And Uncertainty

-- PA Forestry Assn. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest;  Awards Program Nov. 16 In State College  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front/WVIA: Native PA Beech Tree Battles 2 Diseases That Put It At Risk For Extinction

-- Penn State: Deer, Seedlings And Soil pH Influence Local Forest Regeneration

-- York Daily Record: Dallastown Intermediate School Students Plant A ‘Moon Tree’ That Traveled Into Space

-- Help Wanted: PA-NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Administrator Position 

-- Penn State Extension: What’s The Buzz? Pollinator Newsletter: York County Habitat Of Merit Award Winner; Late Season Bloomers; Safe Havens For Pollinators; Pollinator Podcast  [PaEN]

-- Game Commission Detects Chronic Wasting Disease In Armstrong, York Counties, Forms DMAP Units

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Headlines At North American Hawk Migration Conference

-- Penn State Extension: The Value Of Bats To Crop Production And Revenue

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Halloween Edition! Bat Stories; Bat Trivia; Witch-Hazel; News Around The Watershed

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Nov. 12 Webinar On Threatened, Endangered Species Policy Updates  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Ducks Are Back In The Landscape

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Fish Ladder Still Hampered By Some Gate Issues

Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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[Posted: November 3, 2024] 

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